Free area events – Feb 17 to Feb 24 (partial Listing)

Feb 17 (Sun)

  • Schenectady Greenmarket inside Proctors from 10 am to 2 pm. Food, Vendors, Music, Produce and more. A great place to meet your friends.
  • Schenectady Light Opera Performs (Songs from Musical Theater) atBeat the Snow Concert Series at 2:30 at the main branch of the Schenectady County Library at 99 Clinton St.
  • Lake George Winter Carnival
  • NYS Free Fishing Day – rules and regulations on your catch apply

Feb 18 (Mon)

  • President’s Day – Federal Holiday

Feb 19 (Tues)

  • Nixon McMillian and Claudia Bracaliello performing — Free Organ Concert Series at Proctors at Noon
  • Sunrise Hike at 7 am. Ages 6 and above. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road.
  • Full Moon Hike at 6 pm. Ages 6 and above. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road.
  • Schenectady Today In & Around the Capital Region is filmed at Proctor’s Addy Theatre at 10 am.  Plenty of audience seating.  Meet the on-air guests in person.
  • Exhibiting Artists Carrie Schneider and Nicole Cherubini will Speak at the University Art Museum at 4:30 pm – 1400 Washington Ave. Albany

Feb 20 (Wed)

  • The House with a Clock in its Walls – Free Film series in McChesney Road at Sch’dy County Public Library at noon
  • Family Movie Night “A Wrinkle in Time” at the main branch of the Sch’dy Public Library from 5-8 pm
  • “The Science and Politics of Global Warming” Guest Speaker and discussion at Nott Memorial at Union College. 7 pm
  • Pups on Snowshoes for ages under 6 with caregivers. 10 am. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road.
  • Winter’s Eve Nature Journaling from 6-8 pm. Suitable for tweens and adults. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road

Feb 21 (Thurs)

  • Family Snowshoe Hike at 11 am. Ages 6 and above. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road
  • Interfaith Story Circle – Stories of Healing and Faith from 7-9 pm at the Albany Friends Meeting House at 727 Madison Ave. Albany
  • Science Lecture Series: Southern Pine Beetle in NY starting at 6:30 pm. Adults. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road
  • Grand Opening of A Second Look Bookstore at ViaPort Mall in Rotterdam at 12 noon. This is a project of the Sch’dy Friends of the Library. This is their second location.

Feb 22 (Fri)

  • Snowshoe Hike for Teens at 11 am. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road

Feb 23 (Sat)

  • Lake George Winter Carnival

Feb 24 (Sun)

  • Owl Investigation at 1 pm Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road
  • Lake George Winter Carnival
  • Schenectady Greenmarket inside Proctors from 10 am to 2 pm. Food, Vendors, Music, Produce and more. A great place to meet your friends.
  • Roseanne Hargrave & Michael Clements (lovely music) atBeat the Snow Concert Series at 2:30 at the main branch of the Schenectady County Library at 99 Clinton St.

Exhibitions:

Feb through March – Vince Forte Jr. “Celebrating Italian Artists” at the American Italian Heritage Museum at 1227 Central Ave. Albany

Feb 21 to Mar 20 – Vince Forte Jr. New Identity – on man show at the First Reformed Church of Schenectady at 8 North Church St.

Feb through April — Multiple Artists. Winter in New York at Niskayuna Town Hall

Feb through May – Multiple Artists Group Show at the Turf Tavern at 40 Mohawk Ave. Scotia.

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