Community Calendar

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and, to raise awareness of the disease and issues dementia caregivers experience, the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York is holding a FREE Schenectady Caregiver Conference on Thursday, June 26 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. This FREE full-day event at Terrace at the Waters Edge (2 Freemans Bridge, Schenectady) will feature an array of presentations, workshops and panel discussions geared specifically toward the needs of family caregivers. Note, topics will vary from our Albany Caregiver Conference taking place earlier in the month.

Topics include: connecting with compassion; resources for the caregiver journey; a caregiver's guide to a safe home; and caring for the caregiver. This conference is FREE and all interested residents of the Capital Region are welcome to attend.
Lunch will be provided.
RSVP by June 18: visit https://bit.ly/SchenectadyCaregiverConference2025 or call our office at 518.675.7201

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

Lake Myosotis Boat Launch

Join Stewardship Garrett Chisholm every Thursday to help tackle the invasive species that threaten the health of the Preserve. Volunteers will learn how to identify and manage a different invasive species every week.

The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors can experience the incredible story of Yiddish on this 45-minute tour.

Masked tours are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on:

Monday, May 19
Monday, June 30
Monday, July 28

The tour guide as well as all guests on the tour will be masked. There is no additional charge for these tours and no advance registration required. If you have any questions about our Masked Tours, please email us at access@yiddishbookcenter.org.

Suggested donation: $12

We also offer tours that do not require masks on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Learn more and plan your visit: https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events-and-store/plan-your-visit-hours-and-directions

Yiddish Book Center hours:
Sunday–Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Address:
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

Phone number: 413.256.4900

Sandglass presents a series of special appearances by stellar artists working in exciting interdisciplinary performance techniques, all of which are somehow related to Puppet Theater. This series celebrates the crossroads of art forms and the connection between puppetry and other art forms like clowning, magic and music.

A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville
By Happenstance Theater

Happenstance Theater brings old Vaudeville back - an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song, and dance. Happenstance Theater's five versatile players breathe new life into classic old routines from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes awry, from novelty songs and a musical saw to waiters juggling meatballs, all with full live “foley” sound effects. This show is teeming with hijinks, harmonies, nostalgic beauty, and physical comedy. Something for everyone and family friendly!

Featuring Happenstance Theater’s Ensemble:
Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon

Sandglass presents a series of special appearances by stellar artists working in exciting interdisciplinary performance techniques, all of which are somehow related to Puppet Theater. This series celebrates the crossroads of art forms and the connection between puppetry and other art forms like clowning, magic and music.

A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville
By Happenstance Theater

Happenstance Theater brings old Vaudeville back - an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made up of specialty acts, song, and dance. Happenstance Theater's five versatile players breathe new life into classic old routines from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes awry, from novelty songs and a musical saw to waiters juggling meatballs, all with full live “foley” sound effects. This show is teeming with hijinks, harmonies, nostalgic beauty, and physical comedy. Something for everyone and family friendly!

Featuring Happenstance Theater’s Ensemble:
Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon

The Royal Bopsters are a NYC based jazz vocal quartet. Singers Amy London, Jeanne O'Connor, Dylan Pramuk, and Tomas Cruz delve deeply into vocal improvisation and vocalese, the art of penning lyrics to instrumental jazz solos. Their original songs and arrangements further the tradition of modern jazz, bebop, and the blues…Described by The New Yorker as “expert practitioners of vocalese,” The Royal Bopsters bring jazz standards to life with electrifying four-part harmony and a fearless embrace of improvisation. Their performances are as intellectually rich as they are soulful and swinging—balancing tribute and innovation in every arrangement.

Perfect for both first-timers and all lovers of classical opera, La Vie parisienne is a fun (and bawdy at times) romp through Paris with hummable tunes, fabulous parties and Champagne-fueled seductions that will have you dancing out of your seat and rolling in the aisles with laughter. This beloved Jacques Offenbach operetta is sung in French, with new modern dialogue in English by Tim Drucker that adds an air of Broadway. After the stars of the show — two bachelors —give their all to seducing a (married) Swedish baroness via a series of fictitious set-ups, will the city of lights look too bright through the next morning’s hangover? Find out June 20, 26 and 28 at 7:30 pm, and June 22 at 2 pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to OperaSaratoga.org

Join us for the rambunctious Tony Award winning comedy I'M NOT RAPPAPORT starring Tony Award winner Judd Hirsch! Focused on a bench in Central Park, the play follows two feisty octogenarians—Nat, a fiery idealist clinging to his independence, and Midge, a superintendent dodging his tenants—as they resist being pushed aside by society. It’s a rich and relevant comedy, brimming with heart and humanity.

Directed by Tony Nominee Neil Pepe.