TODAY
BINGO
American Legion Melvin Roads Post, 200 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: 462-7006 Notes: Doors open at 6 p.m.; sponsored by Holy Spirit School, East Greenbush.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Financial aid workshop, Bulmer Telecommunications Center, Hudson Valley Community College, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy When: 6-8 p.m. Contact: 629-7150; e-mail:
financialaid@hvcc.edu or http://www.hvcc.edu Notes: High school students, nontraditional students and those looking to go back to college can learn about who is eligible for financial aid and how to apply for federal and state aid and scholarships.
Self-defense class, Athletic Facility, Russell Sage College, Canal Avenue, Troy When: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 632-1082; e-mail: sctroy-watch@gmail.com Notes: Officer Tony Strauss teaches how to protect yourself in an attack.
COMMUNITY FARE
Roast beef dinner, Valley Falls United Methodist Church, 16 State St., Valley Falls When: Seatings: 4:30 and 6 p.m. Cost: $9; ages 6-12, $3.50; children younger than 6, free Contact: 753-6053 Notes: Take-out available after 5 p.m.
Spaghetti and meatballs dinner, Pittstown United Methodist Church, 45 Old Route 7, Pittstown When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $10; ages 5-12, $4; children 5 and younger are free Contact: 663-5102
COMMUNITY SALES
50-cent bag sale, Christ United Methodist Church, 22 Bridge St., Johnsonville When: 9 a.m.-noon Cost: 50 cents per bag of clothing Contact: 753-4070 Notes: Held every Wednesday except holidays and during bad weather.
ENTERTAINMENT
'Fascinatin' Rhythms,' Troy Public Library, 100 Second St., Troy When: 6:30 p.m. Contact: 274-7071 or http://www.the
troylibrary.org Notes: Sonny and Perley perform music of the Gershwins.
People and Places from the Past, Edward C. Swartz Senior Center, 1800 East Schodack Road, Castleton When: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Contact: 477-6581 Notes: Presented by storytellers Kate Dudding and Mary Summerlin.
GAMES & HOBBIES
Knit Night, Lansingburgh Branch, Troy Library, 114th Street and Fourth Avenue, Lansingburgh When: 6-7:30 p.m. Contact: 235-5310 Notes: Bring your knitting projects.
Trivia Nite with Ryan West, The Taproom at Brown's Brewing Co., 417 River St., Troy When: 8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 273-2337
GOVERNING
East Greenbush Board of Education, Administration Center-Genet, 29 Englewood Ave., East Greenbush When: 7:30 p.m.
HEALTH
Bellevue mobile mammography, Price Chopper, 865 Second Ave., Lansingburgh When: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Contact: (888) 423-3366 Notes: Women without health insurance or with limited coverage may be eligible for a free breast screening as well as a clinical breast exam and pap smear. Transportation may be available for women with screening appointments. Call for appointment.
MEETINGS
Bicentennial Committee, Sand Lake Town Library, 8428 Miller Hill Road, Averill Park When: 7 p.m. Contact: 674-5050 Notes: Sand Lake residents are invited to join in the planning of activities leading up to the 2012 town bicentennial.
Brunswick Historical Society, 605 Brunswick Road, Brunswick When: 7 p.m. Contact: 279-9160 Notes: A business meeting followed by a talk by Maria Hull about clothing from the Civil War period to the Victorian era.
The Rensselaer County Alliance for Trails, Heffner Alumni House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth St., Troy When: 7 p.m. Contact: 339-8367; e-mail:
melbary1@yahoo.com
Troy Neighborhood Action Council, Hope 7 Community Center, 596 Pawling Ave., Troy When: 5:30 p.m.
STORY TIME
Story time, Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson When: 10 a.m. Contact: 822-1438 or http://www.hud
sonoperahouse.org Notes: Featuring a different storybook each week, followed by related hands-on activities, including arts and crafts and music and movement. For kids age 3 and older; parent participation encouraged.
THURSDAY
BENEFITS & GALAS
An Evening of Wine Tasting, Art and Music, Tosca Grille, 200 Broadway, Troy When: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $50 Contact: 441-3463 Notes: Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Troy Scholarship Fund.
BINGO
Rensselaer Elks Lodge, 683 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush When: 7:20 p.m. Contact: 479-2073 Notes: Doors open at 5 p.m.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Literacy Volunteers orientation, Literacy Volunteers Office, 1915 Fifth Ave., Troy When: 5:30 p.m. Contact: 274-8526 Notes: For a winter tutor training workshop to be held in February and March.
ENTERTAINMENT
'The House of Mirth,' Troy Public Library, 100 Second St., Troy When: 6 p.m. Contact: 274-7071 or http://www.the
troylibrary.org Notes: A screening of the film based on the Edith Wharton novel; part of the community Big Read program.
Native-American storyteller, Maple Hill High School, 1216 Maple Hill Road, Castleton When: 12:30 p.m. Contact: 732-7701 Notes: Storyteller Gayle Ross will share stories from her Cherokee heritage.
GAMES & HOBBIES
Beginner's crochet class, Rensselaer Public Library, 810 Broadway, Rensselaer When: 6 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 462-1193 Notes: Teaching the basics of crochet to adults and teens; supplies will be provided.
HEALTH
Panel discussion, conference rooms A & B, St. Mary's Hospital, 1300 Massachusetts Ave., Troy When: 6 p.m. Contact: 268-5950 or http://www.setonhealth.org Notes: Seton Health/St. Mary's Hospital is holding a panel discussion on support services available for patients and their loved ones. Reservations required.
Team Approaches in Breast Cancer: Surgery, Radiation and Medicine - Providers Working Together, Krause Center, 2212 Burdett Ave., Troy When: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 439-5975; e-mail: info@tolife.org Notes: Hosted by To Life!, the Capital Region's breast cancer education and support organization, and the Samaritan Hospital Cancer Treatment Center.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Seton Health's cardiac support group, Cardiology waiting room, St. Mary's Hospital, 1300 Massachusetts Ave., Troy When: 4-5 p.m. Contact: 268-5558 or http://www.seton
health.org Notes: Reservations required.
Wave Riders, Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer When: 5 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: Will Hannah, 285-8100 Notes: A program that helps children in kindergarten through eighth grade 'ride the waves of grief' in a caring environment. In these group experiences, children develop skills to help them cope with the losses they may encounter throughout their lives and build self-esteem.
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TIMES UNION ARCHIVE JAZZ DUO Sonny & Perley present 'Fascinatin' Rhythms' at 6:30 tonight at the Troy Public Library, 100 Second St., Troy.
