Lutherans, Albany, and the Course of History. Open informal public lecture and discussion. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, 2-4 PM, First Lutheran Church of Albany, 181 Western Avenue, Albany. http://www.firstlutheranalbany.org. 518-463-1326. Part of the 360th anniversary celebration of the oldest Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation in the nation. Speakers: Assemblyman John J. McEneny, “Religion and Government in Albany Over 300 Years.” Albany City Historian Anthony Opalka, “Albany’s Architectural History During First Lutheran’s 360 Years On the Move.” FLC Archivist Peter Christoph, “Friendly Relations, Occasional Clashes: Christian Churches in Colonial Albany.” Edward H. Knoblauch, Adjunct Professor, Schenectady County Community College, “Lutherans in the Atlantic World in the 17th and 18th Centuries.” Everyone is welcome! Discussion and refreshments afterward. A great opportunity to learn more about the history of religion and our community.

Park 19 Cookies LLC will release their new and unique cookie flavor on Labor Day weekend. They are teaming up with Next Summer located at 4955 Lake Shore Drive in Bolton Landing, NY to launch this most unique cookie flavor. The unveiling will occur Saturday September 5th at 2:00 PM at Next Summer (behind Happy Jacks). The first 25 people to arrive will receive a free cookie. Park 19 Cookies will also be handing out samples of their other famous flavors.

For further information, contact Park 19 Cookies at 518-664-4300 or at www.Park19Cookies.com. Contact Next Summer at 518-644-2774 or at www.thelakehouselife.com.

LAKE GEORGE, NY (August 10, 2009): Adirondack Winery, the Lake George region’s premier micro-winery, is pleased to announce the introduction of its 34th wine varietal, Cabernet Franc, which is made on-premises by its very own wine-maker, Michael Pardy. Adirondack Winery’s wine list encompasses several varieties, both common and uncommon, including white wines, red wines, fruity wines and dessert wines.

Adirondack Winery’s Cabernet Franc is a medium bodied, plum-colored red wine offering a peppery perfume that combines with tones of raspberry, violets and tobacco, ending with a smooth finish. The micro-winery recommends pairing their Cabernet Franc with meat entrees featuring Chicken, Duck, Ham, Pork, Veal, or Venison, as well as tomato-based pizza or pasta dishes, and Mediterranean cuisine. Ideal cheese pairings include Sharp Cheddar, Brie, Blue, Gorgonzola, Fontina, Goat Cheese, and Swiss. Adirondack Winery’s Cabernet Franc comes in a 750ml bottle and contains approximately 13.5% alcohol [...]

PRESS RELEASE
LarkFEST 2009
Albany, New York- The Lark Street Business Improvement District announced the features planned for LarkFEST 2009 at a press conference that took place today.

WEQX announced that the acts on the two Main Stages this year will be National Headliners:
Moby
Bell X1
Matt & Kim
Company of Thieves
And EQX-posure bands:
Queer for AstroBoy
Lunic
The Burnham Bros.
Ten Year Vamp

For the second year, Washington Avenue between Henry Johnson Blvd. and Central Avenue will be closed for an expanded LarkFEST. Anchoring that end of the event will be the Townsend Park Stage. The Albany Barn announced the acts for that stage this year will be:
Barrons in the Attic
Matthew Loiacono
We Are Jeneric
Scientific Maps
Beware! The Other Head of Science
Sgt. [...]

ALTAMONT NY - Breakout artist Joey Page, whose current single, “Girl Who Understands Me” has already made a huge splash on Radio Disney’s competitive Top 30 Countdown, is ending the summer with a bang. After performing at venues all over the country (including a stop at the White House this past spring), the Orlando native is set to return to the Altamont Fair after opening for the Jonas Brothers previously at the fair, and returning last summer as the headlining entertainment.

Page’s first single, “Who I Am,” dominated the Radio Disney airwaves and placed him alongside some of today’s most successful teen stars. Named one of the hottest new artists of the year by J-14 Magazine, Page has gained a dedicated base of fans, many of whom travel great distances to see his shows. “I try to make my concerts feel like my own [...]

City of Albany
Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services
City Hall - 4th Floor
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 434-2032 Fax: (518) 426-0759
www.albanyevents.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: August 6, 2009
CONTACT: Jason Bonafide (518) 434-5416

Call for Entry - Visual Artists
September in the City Art Fair 2009

Albany, NY – The City of Albany Office of Special Events is seeking visual artists for a lunchtime exhibition at the September in the City Art Fair in Tricentennial Park. Artists will be able to display and sell their work on September 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 (Wednesdays) from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.

Eligibility: Painting (watercolor, acrylic, pastel, oil, etc.) sculpture, prints, photography (all) and mixed media. No Crafts.

All exhibitors must be 18 years or older.

Cost: $10 per day OR $45 to exhibit all 5 Wednesdays.

Deadline [...]

GHENT, NY – Kinderhook Farm has recently been awarded the Animal Welfare Approved seal for highwelfare animal husbandry. Animal Welfare Approved is a free certification granted to family farmers adhering to the high animal welfare standards outlined by the non-profit program. Accredited farms use the Animal Welfare Approved logo on their products, assuring consumers that the animals were raised humanely on pasture or range and allowed to exhibit natural behavior with minimal environmental impact. Lee and Georgia Ranney and their cattle are living the good life on Kinderhook Farm in Ghent, New York.

“When we first started with the farm,” Lee says, “there was minimal fencing and pasture water, so we knew we had our work cut out for us to move to an intensive rotational grazing system. It’s been five years of hard work, putting up miles of fencing and placing [...]

Runners, On Your Mark For….
Colonie Youth Center’s Crossings 5K Challenge and Kids’ Fun Run.

Individuals, teams and walkers are welcome to join us for the 6th Annual Crossings 5k Challenge and Kids’ Fun Run on Sunday, September 27th in the Crossings Park at the Rudy A. Ciccotti Family Recreation Center at 30 Aviation Road in Colonie.

Registration for the event is now open and is just $20 if registered before September 15th and $25 anytime after September 15 and on race day. The first 300 registered 5K participants will receive a long sleeve t-shirt.

Race day registration begins at 8 a.m, followed by an organized warm-up at 9:30. The 5K Race/Walk will start at 10 a.m. with awards to follow. There will be plenty of food, drinks and entertainment throughout the event along with complimentary massages from the Center For Natural Wellness School of [...]

Denise Romeo, IOM, Vice President of Membership Development and Loretta Rankin, IOM, Director of Marketing and Communications of The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County, have graduated from Institute for Organization Management (Institute), a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania respectively.

“The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County congratulates both Denise and Loretta on their graduation from Institute. Their commitment to attend advanced professional development classes in the area of Chamber and non-profit management over the course of four years shows their dedication to providing exceptional leadership to our Chamber members and in the Chamber industry nationwide,” said Peter L. Aust, IOM, President & CEO of the Chamber.

Since 1921, Institute has attracted association and chamber professionals from across the country to its five university sites. During the four-years, most Institute participants [...]