TODAY
BINGO
Nathaniel Adams Blanchard American Legion Post 1040
Where: 16 W. Poplar Drive, Delmar When: 7:30 p.m. Notes: Every Wednesday.
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
Where: 440 Whitehall Road, Albany When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: 489-4442 Notes: Every Wednesday.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Computer classes
Where: Watervliet Public Library, 1501 Broadway, Watervliet When: 11 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Contact: 274-4471 Notes: Basic Internet skills for the beginner; offered every Wednesday during May; registration needed.
Savvy Caregiver
Where: Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center, 421 W. Columbia St., Cohoes When: 10 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Contact: 238-4164 Notes: For non-professional caregivers of a loved one with memory loss. Wednesdays through May 10. Registration needed.
COMMUNITY
College information session
Where: Empire State College's Northeast Center, 21 British American Blvd., Latham When: 5:30 p.m. Contact: 783-6203 or http://www.esc.edu Notes: Information about the college's flexible undergraduate program for working adults.
COMMUNITY SALES
Thrift shop
Where: Basement, Blessed Sacrament Church, 607 Central Ave., Albany When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: 482-9507 Notes: Every Wednesday and Saturday.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dancing With Our
Elders
Where: Trinity Institution, 15 Trinity Place, Albany When: 2 p.m. Cost: Free. Contact: Corey Ellis, 449-5155, Ext. 131 Notes: Learn a variety of dance styles including Latin, modern, salsa, meringue and folkloric.
GAMES & HOBBIES
Chess
Where: Friends Meeting House, 727 Madison Ave., Albany When: 7:15-9:45 p.m. Contact: Charles Eson, 861-6256 Notes: Albany Chess Club meets every Wednesday.
GOVERNING
Cohoes Board of Education
Where: Cohoes Middle School, 7 Bevan St., Cohoes When: 6:30 p.m. Contact: 237-4131 Notes: Annual budget hearing.
STORY TIME
Family Story Times for Spring
Where: Upper level, near Filene's, Crossgates Mall, 1 Crossgates Mall Road, Albany When: 10:30 a.m. Contact: 456-2400 Notes: Program for families with children 6 months to 7 years on most Wednesdays through May 24. Jointly presented by the Guilderland Public Library and Voorheesville Public Library.
THURSDAY
BINGO
Congregation Beth Abraham Jacob
Where: 380 Whitehall Road, Albany When: 7:30 p.m. Notes: Doors open at 6 p.m.; every Thursday.
VFW Post 1019
Where: 481 Washington Ave., Albany When: 8 p.m. Notes: Doors open at 6 p.m. Every Thursday.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Business planning
Where: College of Saint Rose, When: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $160 (includes materials and refreshments) Contact: 436-8586 Notes: Long-term business planning for people starting or expanding a micro enterprise. Sessions last for eight Thursdays starting today.
Hamlet planning
Where: Guilderland Fire Station, 2303 Western Ave., Guilderland When: 6:30 p.m. Notes: Residents and businesspeople can attend workshop to identify long-term plan to address development patterns, land uses and transportation options.
Landlord training
Where: Affordable Housing Partnership, 255 Orange St., Albany When: 5 p.m. Cost: Free, workbook is $10 Contact: 434-1730 or on the Web at http://www.ahphome.org Notes: Participants can learn about leases, management strategies and legal issues.
COMMUNITY
College information session
Where: Empire State College's Northeast Center, 21 British American Blvd., Latham When: 5:30 p.m. Contact: 783-6203 or http://www.esc.edu Notes: Information about the college's graduate degree programs.
Hazardous waste disposal
Where: Rapp Road Landfill, When: 4-7 p.m. Contact: Department of General Services, 434-2489 Notes: Albany residents can dispose of brake liquids, insecticides, pool chemicals, photo chemicals, and paints in an environmentally safe way. Registration needed; call (800) 494-2273.
Legal clinics
Where: Phillip Schuyler Elementary School, 141 Western Ave., Albany When: Evenings, by appointment only Cost: Free Notes: For individuals who need legal advice but cannot afford a lawyer.
Music jam
Where: Terrace Gallery, State Museum, Empire State Plaza at Madison Avenue, Albany When: 12-2 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 474-5877 or 486-2024; E-mail: pkernan@mail.nysed.gov Notes: Public welcome to play own instruments or to listen; every Thursday
Poppy Days
Where: Boscov's Department Store, Colonie Center, Central Avenue and Wolf Road, Colonie When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Contact: 456-7794 Notes: Members of Robert L. Weininger VFW Post 8692 sell poppies Thursday through Saturday to benefit veterans and their families; tradition of Poppy Days goes back to World War I when poppies in the fields of France grew even during wartime.
COMMUNITY SALES
Thrift shop
Where: Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan St., Albany When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: 465-1342 Notes: Every Thursday
FARMERS MARKETS
Downtown Albany
Where: State Street and Broadway, Foot of State Street, Albany When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: 732-2991 Notes: Produce, organic produce, plants, summer bouquets, baked goods, crafts; every Thursday through Oct. 26.
GOVERNING
Colonie Town Board
Where: First floor hearing room, Memorial Town Hall, Route 9, Newtonville When: 8 p.m. Contact: 783-2734 Notes: Regular meeting.
Colonie Zoning Board of Appeals
Where: Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham When: 7 p.m. Contact: 783-2706
HEALTH
Medicare Part D
Where: St. Vincent dePaul Church, 900 Madison Ave., Albany When: 1-3 p.m. Contact: Mike Burgess, 783-6231; E-mail: swnys@aol.com Notes: Discussion of problems being faced by beneficiaries, caregivers, doctors, pharmacists and caregivers; sponsored by community groups.
Medicare Part D
Where: GuildCare Adult Day Care Health Care Center, 2 Clara Barton Drive, Albany When: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Contact: 396-3626 Notes: Prescription drug education and enrollment forum; reservations needed.
RECREATION
Guided bird walk
Where: Five Rivers Environmental Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar When: 7 a.m., start of program; 7:30 a.m. walk begins Cost: Free Contact: 475-0291 Notes: Center naturalists will offer tips for bird identification; participants can bring binoculars and bird identification books; Thursdays through May 26.
WORDS & IDEAS
The Everchanging Earth
Where: Museum theater, State Museum, Albany When: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 474-5877 Notes: Museum geologists discuss how rocks and fossils record history of Earth and evolutionary history of life.
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TIMES UNION ARCHIVE COMPUTER CLASSES teaching basic Internet skills are offered every Wednesday at the Watervliet Public Library.
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