Roger Dames, CSSC’s Driver Fitness Coordinator, will conduct a Defensive Driving Class in June as follows: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Class will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, NY. Cost is $25 per person, due before day of class. To reserve your seat, call 518-459-2857, ext. 340.

Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. along with the Irish American Heritage Museum, the Albany AOH and LAOH, and the Watervliet AOH are honored to host a meet and greet along with a viewing of “How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story”, a powerful feature documentary film that celebrates the unsullied hard work and dedication of the Project Children Charity and one of its founding members, Denis Mulcahy, a retired and highly decorated NYPD Bomb Squad Officer who has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The film documents the pursuit of reconciliation in Northern Ireland, through the medium [...]

Is there a better bread in the world than a loaf of Irish soda bread, particularly as we get close to St. Patrick’s Day? Irish soda bread, made with white flour, is the cousin to Irish Brown, which was as common as a pint of Guinness or Smithwick’s Ale. Although today both are equally popular, brown bread was initially more common because white flour was more expensive. Join us on Tuesday, March 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, when well-known local Chef Harold Qualters will demonstrate the proper way of making delicious Traditional Irish Soda Bread; just in time for [...]

Join Diane on her next scheduled international excursion to the Parting Glass on Wednesday, March 8 at 5:30 p.m. (CCSC buses will leave BLC and KTSC at 4:45 p.m.) Opening on Saint Patrick's Day in 1981, The Parting Glass is said to be the oldest continuously run bar & restaurant in Saratoga Springs. In the 1990s The Parting Glass had the honor of being voted one of the top ten great places to toast the luck of the Irish by USA Today. They derive their name, "The Parting Glass" from a beautiful song and poem that wishes everyone a safe journey home [...]

Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Buses Will Leave The Beletrone Living Center at 11:30 a.m. Interested in being in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023? CSSC will have two CSSC buses riding in the parade and we are looking for fun, friendly and green-wearing seniors to ride in our buses along the parade route, smiling and waving to the parade goers. If you are interested call Diane at 518-459-2857 ext. 305.

By the luck of the Irish, CSSC has reserved Triskele, an all~female Celtic band out of Albany NY. They are known for their stunning harmonies, singing the Gaelic language and for their Irish wit. These ladies perform traditional, original and some modern Celtic/Irish music. Save the date to join us at The Beltrone Living Center on Monday, March 13 at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. See our March Newsletter for more details.

Do you have a favorite children’s book that you enjoyed reading to a little one? RSVP of the Capital Region is seeking volunteers to read their favorite K-3 children’s story on camera. The project involves filming 10–12 volunteers reading their favorite story book and then the compilation will be made available to interested schools or groups as a Story Hour resource. Volunteers should choose an appropriate book that takes a few minutes to read—no chapter books please. Participants should practice reading the book so that they are comfortable with the story and can be expressive while reading. The Program Director will [...]

As an agency, CSSC continues to support local residents as a good neighbor. Our monthly food distribution day helps those in need. Join us on Tuesday, March 14th from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at The Beltrone Living Center. Please bring your own reusable grocery bag. The number of participants attending continues to grow. We ask for your patience and kindness extended to all involved. We do our best to ensure that everyone in attendance receives assistance. Thank you.

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, on Wednesday, March 15 at 5:30 p.m., Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. will be hosting a Free Community Concert featuring the Mendelssohn Club of Albany in the Lakeview Room at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany. The group will perform a variety of traditional Irish/Celtic pieces.  Since its inception in 1909, the Mendelssohn Club of Albany has become the longest continuously performing arts group in the Capital District of New York State. The group is composed of men with a variety of occupations and interests who live in the greater Capital District, [...]

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Colonie Senior Service Centers will be working with Mazzone Catering to create an authentic to-go meal entitled “A Taste of Ireland.” The dinner meal will include Irish stew, corned beef, boiled potatoes, a root salad, Irish Soda Bread and Chocolate-Guinness cake for dessert. Meals may be picked up at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.  For those who have difficulty getting to The Beltrone, CSSC will make home deliveries within a small radius of 6 Winners Circle. The cost for the meal is $16. To make a reservation, please [...]

Roger Dames, CSSC’s Driver Fitness Coordinator, will conduct a Defensive Driving Class at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, as follows: Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 9:00 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. 340.

Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. is excited to partner with the Pride Center of the Capital Region to help host Aging with Pride, a monthly group for LGBTQ+ folks 55+ to allow participants to connect with each other and build community in an safe and accepting space. Join us Friday, March 24th from 10:00 to 12:00 noon at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, and every 4th Friday of the month after that. Expect music, fun, camaraderie, and a lot of love and support! Attendees are able to make a reservation and stay for lunch afterwards. For questions and [...]

The journey continues Wednesday, March 29th at 1:00 p.m., as we take a trip to Immaculate Heart of Mary, located at 2416 7th Avenue in Watervliet. Immaculate Heart of Mary is the culmination of six local parishes that had been closed previously in the Cities of Watervliet and Green Island and included the parishes of St. Joseph’s, Sacred Heart of Mary, Mt. Carmel, St. Patrick’s, St. Bridget’s, and Immaculate Conception. A fascinating fact about this merger is that the current church of Immaculate Heart of Mary has historical artifacts of all six church structures contained within its structure such as pews, [...]

Roger Dames, Driver Fitness Coordinator, will conduct this Defensive Driving class at The Beltrone Living Center. Cost is $25 per person, due before day of class. To reserve your seat, call 518-459-2857 ext. 340.

Join CSSC staff, visiting chefs, foodies and local food producers for a monthly book club and practicum all about food entitled "Food Glorious Food". We will explore the serious side of food, how it is produced, the economics and politics behind it and the responsibility we have as consumers. This reading and discussion program will also entail some hands-on opportunities. Registration is FREE but will be limited. The group will meet the last Thursday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the community room at King Thiel Senior Community, 17 Elks Lane in Latham. We ask that participants plan on attending [...]