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June 2019
Please join us on Tuesday, June 18, as local multi-media artist Marjorie Ward offers a Handmade Greeting Card workshop. All supplies will be included (card stock, envelopes, decorative papers, embellishments, glue sticks, stickers and markers) so all you need to bring is your imagination. You can create as many cards as you want and even take home some extra supplies. A fee of $10 will be charged. The classes will be held in the Art Room of The Beltrone Living Center. We will be offering two separate sessions, the first from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The second from 12:30 p.m. [...]
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The journey continues on Wednesday, June 19, as we visit another sacred space. Join Diane Conroy-LaCivita as she travels to America’s first Shaker settlement, which is located in the Town of Colonie near the Albany International Airport. The well-being of this significant historical site is overseen by the Shaker Heritage Society, a local non-profit. Preservation of the Church Family site and the remaining property within the Historic District is a primary objective of the Society. The Church Family site is the heart of the 770-acre Historic District. The property includes nine remaining Shaker buildings, herb garden, open fields, apple orchard, Ann [...]
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Roger Dames, CSSC’s Driver Fitness Coordinator, will conduct a Defensive Driving Class at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, as follows: Thursday, June 20, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person, due before day of class. To reserve your seat, call 518-459-2857 ext. 303.
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Barbecue or barbeque is a cooking method, a style of food, and a name for a meal or gathering at which this style of food is cooked and served. Barbecuing is usually done outdoors by smoking the meat over wood or charcoal. Barbecue is practiced in many areas of the world. Barbecuing techniques include smoking, roasting, baking, and grilling. The technique for which it is named involves cooking using smoke at low temperatures and long cooking times (several hours). Baking uses an oven to convection cook with moderate temperatures for an average cooking time of about an hour. Grilling is done over [...]
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Summerfest: A Senior Community Block Party Open to the Public! Monday, June 24, 2019 Starts at 4 p.m. The Beltrone Living Center 6 Winners Circle Albany, NY 12205 518-459-2857 www.colonieseniors.org • Live Music and Dancing Enjoy Donny Elvis and the Colonie Town Band • Duck Derby Choose a duck for the duck race • Hat Contest Enter your summer hat creation • Pie Baking Contest Enter your special pie in our pie contest • Summertime Food Hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream for purchase • Wine Tasting • Antique Car Show • Caricature Artist and much more! Admission is free. Register [...]
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The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is an American private college and culinary school specializing in culinary, baking, and pastry arts education. As part of a recently awarded grant, CSSC will be visiting the CIA in Hyde Park on Friday, June 28, for a guided tour followed by an optional lunch at Ristorante Caterina de’Medici. Space is limited. Through the grant, CSSC will cover the cost of transportation. To cover the cost of the tour, lunch, and tip for the driver, a fee of $55 will be charged to the attendees. The bus will be leaving The Beltrone Living Center at [...]
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Libby Lee was a career art instructor and beloved teacher at Shaker High School. After she retired in 1983, she spent time volunteering at the Shaker Heritage Society and for the Friends of Pruyn House. The founder of the Friends of Pruyn House often asked Libby to help by sketching one of the buildings at the Pruyn House site. Libby’s sketches have been used over the past thirty-six years in letterhead, illustrations, as note paper, and in promotional materials. Her work mainly encompasses the use of watercolor. Libby was born and raised in Colonie, graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree [...]
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Your list of top things to do in the Hudson Valley has to include a sightseeing cruise on the Hudson River! Enjoy clear views of historic Hudson River lighthouses, waterfront mansions, and other notable sites. Attendees will see some of this region’s most unique and fascinating locations on the Hudson River waterfront including: • The Rondout Lighthouse and the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse • The Wyndcliff Mansion • The Dinsmore • Wilderstein • The Vanderbilt Mansion • The Col. Oliver Hazard Payne Mansion • The Rosemont • Staatsburg Other highlights of the cruise include the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, the Esopus Meadows, and Mt. [...]
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On Monday July 15, Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. (CSSC) will host the 26th Annual Salvatore R. & Anna E. Beltrone Golf Classic, at Schuyler Meadows Club in Loudonville.Proceeds from The Beltrone Golf Classic support programs and services of CSSC that help keep seniors active and independent. This outstanding Golf Classic once again promises to be another day of exceptional golfing, delicious food and an outstanding silent and live auction!Monday, July 15, 2019Schuyler Meadows ClubLoudonville, NY 11:00 a.m. Registration11:30 a.m. Lunch12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception 5:45 p.m. Putting Contest6:30 p.m. Dinner View Sponsorship Form
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