TODAY
COMMUNITY
Opening reception for Life Drawing exhibition
Where: West Hall gallery, Room 111, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth St., Troy When: 4-6 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 276-4829 Notes: Exhibition runs Sept. 13-Oct. 4.
COMMUNITY FARE
Roast pork dinner
Where: Troy Elks Lodge, 134 North Greenbush Road, Troy When: 4-7 p.m. Cost: Adults $7.50, seniors $7, children $3 Contact: 283-1193 Notes: Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary.
Support group dinner for HIV affected
Where: Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 313 10th Street, Troy When: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: Art Carroll, 266-1280 Notes: Dinner served at 6 p.m.; sponsored by Randy Shilts Center of Troy.
ENTERTAINMENT
Wednesday free movies
Where: East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush When: 6:30 p.m. Contact: 477-7476 Notes: 'Memoirs of a Geisha' rated PG-13. Call to sign up.
GOVERNING
East Greenbush Board of Education
Where: Administration Center, East Greenbush When: 7:30 p.m.
East Greenbush Town Board
Where: East Greenbush Town Hall, 225 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush When: 7 p.m. Contact: 477-7145
Sand Lake Town Board
Where: Sand Lake Town Hall, 8428 Route 66, Sand Lake When: 7:30 p.m.
MEETINGS
North Greenbush Library budget informational meeting
Where: North Greenbush Public Library, 141 Main Ave., Wynantskill When: 7 p.m. Contact: 283-0303 Notes: Proposed budget of $216,008.
Quilt Interest group
Where: Grafton Community Library, 2455 Route 2, Grafton When: 1 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 279-0580 Notes: Open to all levels, share ideas, group projects.
Rensselaer County chapter, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Where: Margaret Krause Center, 2212 Burdett Ave., Troy When: 5:30 p.m. Contact: Sean Moran, 462-2000 Notes: Speaker Kerry Strand, director, Northeast Health Treatment Services, will discuss co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Rensselaer Public Library new book club
Where: Rensselaer Public Library, 810 Broadway, Rensselaer When: 7 p.m. Contact: 462-1193 Notes: Starting a new book club, bring suggested titles, club will meet once a month on Wednesday nights.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Where: Love Lutheran Church, Pheasant Lane at Middlesex Road, East Greenbush When: noon Notes: Preceded by 12 Step Support 9-10:30 a.m.
Men's discussion support group for HIV affected
Where: Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 313 10th Street, Troy When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: Art Carroll, 266-1280 Notes: Leader is Steve Hendrickson of Project Hope; free OraQuick HIV testing 7:30-8:30 p.m.; sponsored by Randy Shilts Center of Troy.
WORDS & IDEAS
A Slice of White Bread: Surviving the Holocaust
Where: Bulmer Telecommunications Center, Hudson Valley Community College, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy When: Noon Cost: Free Contact: 629-7336 or http://www.hvcc.edu Notes: Anne Sztajel Weissman shares childhood memories of 1940s Belgium when the Nazis invaded.
Sand Lake book discussion group
Where: Sand Lake Town Library, 8428 Miller Hill Road, Averill Park When: 7 p.m. Contact: 674-5050 Notes: Paul Grondahl, a reporter at the Times Union, will discuss his book, 'Mayor Erastus Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma.'
THURSDAY
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Child CPR and safety
Where: Pattison Board Room, Samaritan Hospital, 2215 Burdett Ave., Troy When: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 271-3393 Notes: Certified instructor Don Miller will teach the basics. Call to register.
COMMUNITY
North Greenbush Public Library election and budget vote
Where: North Greenbush Public Library, 141 Main Ave., Wynantskill When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Contact: 283-0303 Notes: Issues: election of one trustee and proposed budget of $216,008.
Rabies clinic
Where: Brunswick Community Center, Keyes Lane, off Route 7, Brunswick When: Cats and ferrets 5-6 p.m. Dogs 6-7 p.m. Contact: County health department, 270-2655 Notes: Bring most recent immunization certificate.
ENTERTAINMENT
BookMobile
Where: Castle Hill Senior Apartments, 114 Green Ave., Castleton When: 2:30 p.m. Notes: Videos, large print books, CDs and audio books. Matinee shown later is 'The Shaggy Dog' rated PG.
'Seussical the Musical'
Where: Columbia High School, 962 Luther Road, East Greenbush When: 7 p.m. Cost: $8; children and seniors $5 Contact: 207-2000 Notes: Staging Youths' Future Inc. performs a stage show based on the works of beloved children's author and illustrator Dr. Seuss.
'Sins and Needles: a Dramatic Monologue'
Where: Maureen Stapleton Theater, Hudson Valley Community College, Siek Campus Center, Troy When: Noon and 7 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 629-4849 or http://www.hvcc.edu Notes: Ray Materson shares how he found salvation in prison by creating embroidered art from sock threads.
FARMERS MARKETS
Rensselaer County Farmers Market
Where: Twin Town Little League Park, Williams Road, Troy When: 2:30-5:30 p.m.
GOVERNING
Nassau Town Board
Where: Nassau Town Hall, 29 Church St., Nassau When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: 766-3559
Sand Lake Town Library Board of Trustees
Where: Sand Lake Town Library, 8428 Miller Hill Road, Averill Park When: 6:30 p.m. Contact: 674-5050
MEETINGS
Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Where: WMHT Studios, Rensselaer Technology Park When: 7:30 a.m. Cost: $20; nonmembers and walk-ins, $30. Contact: 274-7020 or http://www.renscochamber.com Notes: 'Podcast Like A Pro: Strategies for Success' features Michael Santarcangelo II, founder and president of the Michelangelo Group, conducting this workshop, part of the chamber's business education series.
Rensselaer North End Neighborhood
Association
Where: First Baptist Church, 1101 Washington Ave., Rensselaer When: 7 p.m. Notes: Guest speaker is Gordon Reynolds, superintendent of schools.
WORDS & IDEAS
Sister's Book
Where: St. Bonaventure Church, Hillview Drive, Speigletown When: 7 p.m. Cost: A free will offering. Contact: 235-0337 Notes: Sr. Anne Bryan Smollin will speak on her new book, 'Live, Laugh and Be Blessed.' Books will be available for purchase.
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TIMES UNION ARCHIVE A QUILT INTEREST GROUP will meet at 1 p.m. today at the Grafton Community Library. It is open to all to share ideas and work on group projects.
