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Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low around 60F. Winds light and variable..

Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low around 60F. Winds light and variable.

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DELMAR — The Mendelssohn Club of Albany will hold auditions beginning in September for male singers interested in joining the club for the 2022-23 season. Interested tenors and basses are invited to rehearse with the club at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesdays starting Sept. 7 at the New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 916 Western Ave., Albany. Prospective members are invited to sing with the club during subsequent rehearsals in September to become acquainted with the music, conductor and members of the club. Rehearsals are held every Wednesday, and auditions will take place near the end of September or early October. For information, visit the Mendelssohn Club www.mendelssohn.org or email the club at info@mendelssohn.org.

STOTTVILLE — The Church of St. Joseph, 2824 Atlantic Ave., Stottville, monthly food pantry will be held 3-5 p.m. Sept. 9.

DELMAR — Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar. QUILT Inc. is a not-for-profit guild of quilters interested in learning about the art of making quilts. Members live in the Capital Region and surrounding communities. All levels of quilters are welcome. Meetings are held the second Friday of each month September through June. For the September meeting, a brief business meeting begins at 9:45 a.m. followed by Meet Our Members, Show and Share and an Open Sew. Visit https://www.quiltinc.org/ for more details.

GHENT — High & Mighty annual fundraiser The Barn Doors Are Open: Kick Up Your Heels will be held 5-10 p.m. Sept. 10 at 71 County Route 21C, Ghent. The event includes live music, great food, both live and silent auctions, games, raffles and a bonfire. This is a fun evening for the whole family. All proceeds go to supporting the programs. Tickets can be purchased at high-n-mighty.org/events. Adults, $100; children, $25; children under 5, free. If you can’t attend, you can still support High & Mighty by participating in the online auction, going live at noon Sept. 2. For information, contact Dianne Ortmann at dianne@high-n-mighty.org.

GERMANTOWN — The Germantown Garden Club annual Standard Flower Show will be held 1-4 p.m. Sept. 10 and 1-3 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Kellner Activity Building, Palatine Park Road, Germantown. The show will feature flower arrangements, educational displays and horticultural specimens. This year the Germantown Garden Club’s show title is “Nature’s Best.” The design and horticulture classes will offer this theme for their entries. The design division will feature fresh and dried flower arrangements in eight significant groups. The horticulture specimens division will include individual flowers, herbs, branches and container-grown plants as well as vegetables. The show is open to the public and admission is free. It’s a great opportunity for everyone to see the different types of horticulture available at this time of year, to see beautiful and inspiring flower arrangements and to visit Germantown’s premier historic site and maybe learn something new, too. For information, call Fran Bufi at 518-537-4868.

OLD CHATHAM — “Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries” screening will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 in the Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham, across from Pitt Hall Road and Powell House. Today’s Quakers share a spiritual DNA with their earliest forebears. They follow in the footsteps of dedicated Friends who battled authorities for abolition of slavery, civil rights, religious freedom, women’s suffrage and resistance to all war. This film covers who the Quakers are, their beginnings and activism, early Quaker women, troublemakers and martyrs, Quakers in America from persecution to power, William Penn and the holy experiment, the Quietest period, the diversity of Quaker worship and belief, abolition and women’s suffrage, women claiming their rights, spirit in action, journeys of principle, civil and human rights, Quaker presidents, Quaker witness and Quaker education and the future. Free and open to the public. A moderated discussion will follow. For information, call 518-610-3735. For directions, www.oldchathamquakers.org.

CORNWALL — Join the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum for Butterfly Day 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Outdoor Discovery Center, 120 Muser Drive (off Angola Rd) in Cornwall. Enjoy games, sweep netting, the caterpillar enclosure, migration station, play in Grasshopper Grove and a craft. Children and adults alike will get a thrill getting “up close and personal” with butterflies in the Butterfly Tent. With the purchase of each ticket, you will also be registering for a half hour slot during which you will have several minutes to enter and enjoy the Butterfly Tent offered at 10, 10:30, 11 a.m., 1:30, 2 and 2:30 p.m. Be a Citizen Scientist as you observe Nature Educators tag and release Monarch Butterflies at noon and 3 p.m. as part of “Monarch Watch. Recommended for ages 3 and older. Pre-registration is required. HHNM Members, $8 ages 3 and older; Not- yet-Members, $12 per person ages 3 and older. Children under 3 are free. Entrance to Grasshopper Grove is included in the admission price. Visit hhnm.org or call 845-534-5506 for registration and more information.

STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts — The Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, presents the program Beginning Botanical Cyanotype 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 10. Cyanotypes are a compelling and simple way to capture botanical forms and create compelling pieces of art. Learn about the history of the cyanotype process and the work of botanist Anna Atkins, who created the first photographic book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions in 1853. Led by Madge Evers, students will observe the mixing of the light-sensitive emulsion used to create cyanotype and its application to paper. Students will create their own cyanotype prints to bring home. Pressed plants will be provided, but participants may also bring their own. Non-members, $45; members, $35. For information, call 413-298-3926 or email info@berkshirebotanical.org.

COEYMANS HOLLOW — CCE Albany County & Stanton Dairy Farms are hosting Albany County Family Farm Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 11 at Stanton Dairy Farms, 7 Biers Road, Coeymans Hollow. Experience agriculture with Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County and the Stanton Family as we celebrate 150 years of 6th generation dairy farming at Stanton Dairy Farms. This event is free, rain or shine and open to the public.

DELMAR — The Delmar Community Orchestra will begin rehearsals for its Fall Season 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar. The Orchestra, conducted by Michael Blostein, rehearses weekly on Monday evenings, and will perform public concerts in October and December. The Orchestra is currently seeking musicians in all sections: strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. New members are especially welcome, and instrumentalists 16 and older are invited to participate. For information, visit the DCO website at www.delmarcommunityorchestra.org or contact DCO President Kate Henson at delmarcommunityorchestra@gmail.com or 315-363-3844.

NEW LEBANON — The Columbia County American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at New Lebanon American Legion Post at the New Lebanon Fire House, State Route 22, New Lebanon. For directions or if interested in becoming a member of the American Legion, contact Jeff at 518-672-4757.

SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, will hold puzzle parties 6-8 p.m. Sept. 13 and 1-4 p.m. Sept. 25. Different puzzles are set up at a few tables, that you just can work on while enjoying the easy going socialization of others, and meet new people and having refreshments. The grange is handicapped accessible and air conditioned. These events are open to the public. All ages are welcome. The Grange is also looking for more puzzles, especially any that are relating to agriculture, farming, fish hatcheries, honey making, bees, maple sugar production, farm stands and so much more. They are still looking for llamas, apples, apple picking, peaches, pear trees, grape vines and pie baking. If you have any puzzles you would like to donate to the cause, we would certainly appreciate it.

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