Community Programs/Events/Activities

Interested? Email: jalderman17cp@yahoo.com with your interest , age of participant (s) and Mrs. Alderman will follow up with the details after gauging community interest.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Presents Social Media & Mental Health in Youth at St. Catherine’s Connections to Care Family Opportunity Center.
Lunch will be provided! Please see flyer below and attached.
Registration: mkd59@cornell.edu | 518-598 -9937

Caregiver Coaching through Bright Start Connect

Notice from the BMHS Counseling Staff – Youth Drop-In Support Groups

Cornell Cooperative Extension Parent Education Programs!

News & Events from our Local Libraries

Berlin Free Town Library:

https://www.bftl.org/

Library Hours
Monday 10 am – 2 pm
Tuesday 2 pm – 6 pm
Wednesday 1 pm – 5 pm
Thursday 2 pm – 6 pm
Friday 1 pm – 5 pm
Saturday- Temporarily Closed
Sunday- Closed

Grafton Community Library:

https://www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org/

Library Hours
Monday- Tuesday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 1 pm
Thursday, Friday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 1 pm
Sunday: Closed

Petersburgh Library:

https://www.petersburghpubliclibrary.org/

Library Hours:
Monday 2 pm – 6 pm
Tuesday 2 pm – 6 pm
Wednesday 2 pm – 7 pm
Thursday 2 pm – 6 pm
Friday 2 pm – 6 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday Closed

Stephentown Memorial Library:

https://www.stephentownlibrary.org/

Library Hours
Monday – Thursday 12-6 pm
Friday 12-5 pm
Saturday 10-2 pm
Sunday (Closed)

The Fox Hollow Music & Art Café

The Fox Hollow Music & Art Café Newsletter

A Program of the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center

71 Main St. in Petersburgh, NY

Ceili Crew

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Doors at 5:30pm, Show at 6:00pm

$5.00 Admission, FREE for Minors

We are excited to be able to offer traditional Celtic music during the upcoming St. Patty’s holiday weekend! Ceili Crew was formed in the fall of 2024 by three area musicians, adding a fourth member during the winter. All the musicians are multi-instrumentalists and seasoned performers! Rick Hawes is a mandolinist, guitarist and singer with a focus on Celtic music. Fritz Stafford has performed all his life and adds Uilleann pipes, guitar, Irish whistles and his voice to the mix. Martha von Schilgen has played for many occasions with several groups in the area, playing fiddle and cello and sometimes singing. Patricia Kernan adds her well experienced flute, fiddle and lever harp to the band. Patricia has performed for many occasions including family, country, English Country and contra dances, weddings, fairs and historic sites.

As usual, this is our monthly community potluck night (dish not required for admittance). You can bring your own alcoholic beverages if you are 21+. Please bring cash for refreshments ($1.00 each) and the 50/50 Cash Raffle ($1.00 per ticket, or $10.00 for 15 tickets!). Activities always available for youth in our “Kids’ Corner.” A big thanks to Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Grant for sponsoring our youth to attend for free!

Are you interested in being a performer or vendor during one of our 3rd Saturday events? Email foxhollowcafe@gmail.com
or call your hosts Siobhan & Lee at:
(430) 305-2017

A Program of the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center

3rd Saturday of the month

Doors at 5:30pm, Show at 6:00pm

$5.00 Admission, FREE for Minors

71 Main St. in Petersburgh, NY

Are you interested in being a performer or vendor during one of our 3rd Saturday events? We are booking NOW for the 2024 season, and dates are filling up fast! Email foxhollowcafe@gmail.com
or call your hosts Siobhan & Lee at:
(430) 305-2017

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center

Events

475 Dyken Pond, Cropseyville, NY 12052

Pre-registration required for all programs at

(518) 658-2055 or jp844@cornell.edu.

Your registration is not complete until you receive confirmation from the Center.

Dyken Pond EEC website

Attention BCSD Community Event!
Save the Date: Snowshoe Hike: Tuesday, February 18th: 1pm-2:30pm
Enjoy a hike exploring the snow-covered forest for animal signs with the help of snowshoes as long as the weather permits. If conditions are not suitable for snowshoeing, we’ll take a short hike instead. All Ages. Free. Snowshoe rentals available for $5. Pre-registration required at (518) 658-2055 or dykenpond@gmail.com
https://dykenpond.org/

GRAFTON LAKES STATE PARK

Call (518) 279-1155 to register. Registration is required for all event unless otherwise noted.

Park hours: 8AM – sunset
Welcome Center: Wed. – Mon. 9AM – 4PM

Entrance Fee: Free until May*

“Hudson Taconic Lands (HTL) (formerly Rensselaer Plateau Alliance/ Rensselaer Land Trust) invites your involvement in the Wolf Creek Community Forest Committee!
In 2024, HTL conserved a 385-acre parcel in the Town of Berlin on Route 22. This property, now named Wolf Creek Community Forest, will be led by a committee made up of Hudson Taconic Lands members and active volunteers. Join us in managing this new recreation resource!
The Community Forest Model at Hudson Taconic Lands
A community forest is a public nature area run by and for the community.
For each new community forest, HTL invites interested volunteers to join a community forest committee. The committee helps create a land management plan, set guidelines for recreation and public use of the preserve, and plan projects on the land. Each community forest has a Committee Chair who organizes meetings and activities, and a Steward who visits the land regularly to keep an eye on the trails and lead work projects.
Through this innovative model, we’ve seen an inspiring level of involvement and effort, leading to long-term care and love for the land. Our existing community forests offer miles of trails for passive recreation. The forests are frequented by hikers, birders, hunters, school groups, volunteer groups, researchers, and many others. They also serve as host sites for our annual Forest Conservation Corps program for teens.
Wolf Creek will be our sixth community forest and we look forward to serving your community through conservation.
Have questions? Reach out to our Stewardship Manager Andrew Schwitzgebel at andrew@rensselaerplateau.org“

Events
Scroll down to see all events.
Click here to fill out our Participant Waiver.

Find more RPA events here

https://www.rensselaerplateau.org/events

Working cooperatively with the community, RPA listens, inspires, leads and gets results.

RPA | About (rensselaerplateau.org)

RPA NEWSLETTER

Notice from the BCSD Counseling Department:

Upcoming Events

Mental Health Matters Day 2025

Mental Health Association in New York State (MHANYS) is partnering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to host Mental Health Matters Day on March 12, 2025 at the Empire State Plaza, 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY 12242.

The day will provide an exciting opportunity for school districts to bring classes of students to Albany to experience the advocacy process firsthand, including a morning policy briefing where an overview of the critical pending issues impacting youth mental health, school mental health and community mental health will be provided by MHANYS leadership as well as from invited guests including state commissioners and key legislators. The interactive morning briefing will be followed by a rally to engage youth in demonstrating support for community mental health and then an opportunity for students and chaperones from schools to meet with their legislators to advocate on the priority issues.

Schools are invited to register online via the MHANYS website here and learn more about the itinerary for the day.

We look forward to seeing you in Albany!

Register

Resources

Managing Holiday Stress: Strategies for Cultivating Calm and Contentment

The holidays suddenly arrive, and you realize that you aren’t experiencing the Zen you had expected. During “the most wonderful time of year,” you’re feeling more stressed and anxious than before. Here are a few steps that you and your family can take to proactively manage stress and anxiety and to cultivate some calm amidst the chaos.

Click Here

McLean’s Guide to Managing Mental Health Around the Holidays

There are a variety of reasons why your days may not be merry and bright around the holiday season. It can be the jam-packed social calendar, deadlines at work, the loss of a loved one, sunless winter days, or all of the above.

Experts share the best ways to manage if your days aren’t all merry and bright:

How to deal with pressure from family and friends
Tips for getting support when living with loss, grief, or loneliness
Ways to manage holiday stress and low moods
When to reach out to a mental health professional

Click on the link below for more information.

Click Here

The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is now offering a group for parents of infants/toddlers diagnosed with ASD. Find out more on the flyer below.

Noteworthy Center of Albany

Volunteer some hours, learn bike repair, get a bike of your own.

https://troybikerescue.mayfirst.org/

Connect Center

The Connect Center is primarily a safe space for youth to be after school. Once students’ basic needs for safety have been met, the organization uses mentorship and youth development programs to allow students to explore their passions, talents, and eventually, a career path.

Connect After School is a youth program filled with workshops focused on student exploration in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Students in the Capital Region grades 6-12 can participate in the program at no cost!

Program Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:00-5:00pm. Snack included!

This Week at The Connect Center

Hello Everyone! We are thrilled to start Connect After School programs this week! Down below you will find information for all the programs we have to offer. As a reminder, Connect After school is every Tuesday- Thursday from 3pm-5pm. Please Make sure to click the button down below to register for open slots in our After School programs! Have an amazing week!

BPM LESSONS (Tuesdays)

BPM is a dynamic and hands-on experience dedicated to teaching beat making, digital audio production, and audio engineering to aspiring musicians and producers. Designed for students of ALL skill levels.

F.L.O.S.S. SESSION 1 (Tuesdays)

F.L.O.S.S. offers an engaging educational experience for students interested in the world of computers. At the end of the program, students will receive the computer they’ve worked on!

$MART ART (Wednesdays)

Young Futures Art and Financial Literacy program is a unique fusion of art, creative, and financial education. Nurture your artistic talents, your financial skills and set the stage for a brighter future!

AMPED UP! (Wednesdays)

Performers such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé rely on sound engineers to bring their music to audiences. This hands-on workshop will allow students to explore audio technology and how to run systems used at events and performances.

LEGO LEAGUE (Thursdays)

Inspired by the First LEGO League our LEGO workshop allows students to be innovative and creative as they construct LEGO structures. Using elements of robotics and programming students will bring their creations to life!

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD (Wednesdays)

Take a trip down flavor lane with Chef Mel, this culinary class will be on Wednesdays in our very own Connect Center kitchen!

AI RHYTHM (Wednesdays)

Are you interested in beat making or AI music production? Join Rhythm, a local artist on Wednesdays!

YOUNG MAKERS MARKET (Thursdays)

Explore the world of arts with Paint Cohoes, Students will be painting and creating art. This course integrates STEAM programming to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in a makers market.

REAL ESTATE BUILDERS (TUESDAYS)

Have you ever wondered how houses are built, or how you can own a home one day? In Real Estate Builders on Tuesdays, you’ll get hands-on experience in designing homes, exploring careers in real estate, and learning how to turn your ideas into reality.

SIGN UP HERE https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EA4AF29A2FCC07-51000711-connect?mc_cid=b7262c3891&mc_eid=820f01af63#/

SHAC Center-Adventure Community Center

Programs open to Berlin CSD Students and Families
The SHAC Center-Adventure Community Center is here to facilitate and support the development of healthy, active lifestyles for people of all ages in Averill Park and surrounding communities. Our Vision: To create a connected community and provide opportunities for healthy, active living and recreation in a safe, inclusive environment.