Two public events in the Capital Region addressing quality of life issues are being held tonight - the second in a series of "Community Conversations" about gun violence is scheduled for this evening at the Albany Public Library's John Howe Branch 16 Schuyler St. ( about 3 blocks away from where the city's most-recent gun fatality occurred) Community activist Marlon Anderson leads the forum which kicks off at 6:30 p.m.
Also happening tonight in Troy: Pastor Willie Bacote and activist Alice Green will be among those at a public forum discussing community-police relations in the Collar City in the wake of the now-infamous January Kokopellis bar brawl - The Missing Link Ministry A.M.E. Zion Church is hosting the event, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.