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Calendar! This is the place to find information about local events,
activities, sporting events, fundraisers and fun things for the whole
family to do in the Southern Saratoga region.
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Events For 7/14/2010 [ Register For an Account ] [ Login to Post an Event ]
| "Wild, Wild West" Photography Show |
Event Location: Hadley Luzerne Public Library.
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Contact Person: Cynthia Hedger - Director
Phone: 696-3423
Description: The photography show,"The Wild, Wild West," will be on display the entire month of July, at the Hadley Luzerne Public Library, 19 Main Street. (696-3423). Campers welcomed! Great rainy day activity! It's all about the Western image, in this show. Come sign the artist guest book. See you at the artists reception, Saturday, July 10th, from Noon - 2PM! All are welcomed! Come as you are! Bring a picnic and sit on the lawns next to the river and falls - a wonderful experience. Visit the Chamber of Commerce too, a quaint old home , restored, with beautiful picnic grounds, walking distance also. The library opens at 9 am, everyday, except Sunday. It closes at 4 PM, except for Tuesdays and Thursdays, where closing is at 7 and Saturday, closing is at 2 PM. Sign the guest book too! See you at Sues artist reception. Bring/wear your old silver and turquoise! Suzie is a member of the Southern Saratoga Artists Society and Saratoga Arts. Many photographs are award winning. |
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| The Art of the College Application Essay |
Meeting Location: East Line Books, 1714 Route 9, Clifton Park
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Contact Person: Robyn Ringler
Phone: 371-4151
Description: Classes for high school juniors and seniors are held privately for
the individual at a mutually convenient time
Instructor: Robyn Ringler
Cost: $85 includes three meetings and continued
follow-up until the essay is complete
In this class, you will learn to write a college essay that is original and compelling—one that makes you stand out. You will explore topics, learn how to present ideas in clear, engaging language, learn the best way to structure your essay, and, most important, learn how to revise (and revise and revise) your essay until it reaches its full potential. |
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| Creative Writing For Teenagers |
Meeting Location: East Line Books, 1714 Route 9, Clifton Park
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Contact Person: Robyn Ringler
Phone: 371-4151
Description: Description: Most of the material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen. –Willa Cather
You’re never too young to start writing. So, why wait? Use this summer break as a time to get started. Put your hopes, secrets, and fears into writing and learn writing techniques that will help you for the rest of your life. Come meet new people and share your work with a supportive audience. Bring a notebook, a pen and your ideas! Limit 8 students.
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| Creative Writing Classes for HS Juniors & Seniors |
Event Location: East Line Books, 1714 Route 9, Clifton Park
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Contact Person: Robyn Ringler
Phone: 371-4151
Description: Cost: $120 for six weeks
Description: “Most of the material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.” –Willa Cather
You’re never too young to start writing. So, why wait? Use this summer break as a time to get started. Put your hopes, secrets, and fears into writing and learn writing techniques that will help you for the rest of your life. Come meet new people and share your work with a supportive audience. Bring a notebook, a pen and your ideas! Limit 8 students.
Instructor: Robyn Ringler's articles have been published in the Albany Times Union, Newark Star-Ledger and have been sent out over the New York Times wire. She has written regularly for Nursing Spectrum and has contributed to the Philosophical Mom webzine and other publications. She has read her personal essays on Northeast Public Radio, Martha Stewart Radio, The Health Show and 51%, nationally syndicated radio programs. Robyn has also published essays in two prominent anthologies: Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Present, published by Dial Press,and Stories of Illness and Healing: Women Write Their Bodies, published by Kent State University Press. |
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| CLIFTON PARK ELKS HOOP SHOOT COMPETITION! |
Event Location: Clifton Park Commons Basketball Courts
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Contact Person: Mike Gunther
Phone: (518) 331-9677
Description: CLIFTON PARK ELKS LODGE #2466
HOOP SHOOT – FREE EVENT – FREE COMPETITION
WHO: Open to all boys and girls ages 8-13 as of April 1, 2011
DATE: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
PLACE: Clifton Park Commons Basketball Courts
TIME: Registration starts at 6:00pm - Rain or shine
COST: FREE of charge!!!
• Three Age Groups for Competition (Age as of April 1, 2011)
o 8 and 9 years old
o 10 and 11 years old
o 12 and 13 years old
• Girls and Boys compete separately.
• Winner in each age group.
• Age is determined by age of the contestant on April 1, 2011
Clifton Park Elks Lodge #2466 are going to try something new this year and hold its Hoop Shoot qualifier after the Town of Clifton Park's annual "Night Out Against Crime", to Promote Community Safety and organized youth activities. The town has requested Albany Coach Will Brown to conduct a skills clinic and coordinate a basketball foul shooting contest. The Elks qualifier will start after the town event under the lights, rain or shine, at the Clifton Park Commons basketball courts on Tuesday, August 3! Registration starts at 6:00pm.
The Hoop Shoot is America’s largest non-commerical co-educational sports program and has served to highlight the Elks commitment to youth. Winners and their parents also travel to state, regional and national competition, courtesy of the Elks. One parent commented, “we can't say enough positive things about the Clifton Park Elks and the Hoop Shoot Contest".
Hoop Shoot funding is provided by the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA.
For additional information contact the Hoop Shoot Director, Mike Gunther, at (518) 331-9677 or PSUGunther@yahoo.com.
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| Summer concert series |
Event Location: town complex of Harris Rd.
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Description: The Halfmoon Celebrations Association and Town of Half moon continues with their summer concert series at 6:30 pm Wednesday, July 14 with Bobby dick and the Sundowners. After the performance there will be fireworks by Alonzo. The concert will take place at the Halfmoon Town complex off Harris road. For more information, go to www.halfmooncelebrations.org |
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| BINGO TOMORROW EVENING |
Fundraiser Location: Clifton Park Elks Lodge, MacElroy Road
Start Time: 6:45 PM
Contact Person: Phil Dana
Phone: 518-877-5200
Description: *** PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT ***
Please join us for Bingo held on Thursday evenings. We are a Non-Smoking facility in compliance with New York State Law |
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| Open Space, Trails & Riverfront Meeting |
Meeting Location: Public Safety Building
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
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