COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Friday, MAY 17
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 60th Annual Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saranac United Methodist Church, Route 3, Saranac. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., items half price; 4 to 8 p.m., items $1 a bag.
Guided Hike. 10 to 11:30 a.m., Macomb Reservation State Park, 201 Campsite Rd, Schuyler Falls. Join a park naturalist to explore the nature trails and look for early wildflowers, busy birds, and other signs of spring in the diverse habitats of the park. Length of walk will be no more than 2 miles on easy trails. All ages welcome.
“When Life Gives You Scraps, Make a Quilt” Quilt Show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Congregational Church, 2 Clay St., Malone. Admission $5.
TALK
“Portraits from the Turn of the 19th Century and the Stories They Might Tell.” 12:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine St., Plattsburgh.
Saturday, MAY 18
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 60th Annual Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Saranac United Methodist Church, Route 3, Saranac. All items free.
Pollinator Picnic. 10 to 11 a.m., Point au Roche State Park Nature Center, 19 Camp Red Cloud Rd, Plattsburgh. Learn a bit about the diversity of pollinators and their choice flowers, and then try to spot some in our pollinator garden. Program will be followed by pollinator games and a chance to sample some pollinator themed snacks.
“When Life Gives You Scraps, Make a Quilt” Quilt Show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Congregational Church, 2 Clay St., Malone. Admission $5.
Sustainability Saturdays: Native Plants at Home. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Point au Roche State Park Nature Center, 19 Camp Red Cloud Rd, Plattsburgh. Join our education staff and Clinton County Master Gardeners for a special information session and Q&A about gardening with native plants at home.
MEAL
Military and Veterans Appreciation BBQ. 1 to 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Family Center, 20 Ampersand Dr, Plattsburgh.
Sunday, MAY 19
EVENT
Pickleball Party. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., West Plattsburgh Park Pickleball Courts, 44 Catherine Hayes Lane, Plattsburgh. Tournament registration required, $40. Interfaith Food Shelf Fundraiser, $5 per person; $20 per family/carload.
MEAL
Michigans for Mission. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Harkness United Methodist Church, 776 Hallock Road, Peru. $5.
Lake Placid Food Pantry and Thrift Shop Pizza Fundraiser. 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Mr. Mike’s Pizza, 2742 Main St., STE 1, Lake Placid. Suggested donation of $20 per adult, $12 per child.
Monday, MAY 20
EVENT
Little Explorers: Mud. 10 to 11 a.m., Point au Roche State Park Nature Center, 19 Camp Red Cloud Rd, Plattsburgh. Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages 5 and under. Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10 to 10:30, then stay for some outdoor playtime.
Spring Yoga Classes. 5 to 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 34 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Admission by donation. Enter through red door on Marion Street.
MEETING
Clinton County Board of Health. 7 p.m., Clinton County Health Department, 1st Floor Meeting Room, 137 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.
Tuesday, MAY 21
TALK
“The Golden Age of the Cigar Trade in Downtown Plattsburgh.” 6:45 p.m., Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. Hear the story of our own flourishing cigar industry and the families that managed it using photos and artifacts from the Clinton County Historical Association Collection.
Wednesday, MAY 22
EVENT
Birding Excursion. 9 a.m. to Noon, Heyworth Mason Park, 2948-2956 Mason Hill Rd, Peru. Ages 18 and up. Free, but participants are encouraged to join the Northern NY Audubon or a donation. Register online at tinyurl.com/5n7dstdc or call 518-562-6860 by May 17.
TALK
Suicide Awareness and Prevention: A Community Perspective from the North Country. 6 p.m., West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, Plattsburgh.
Thursday, MAY 23
TALK
“The History of Railroads in Clinton County: Part 1.” 6:30 p.m., Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Ave., Plattsburgh.
Saturday, MAY 25
EVENT
The Heart’s Delight Spring Premier Open Horse Show. 8 a.m., Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fair Grounds Rd, Plattsburgh
Kids to Parks Day with Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Point au Roche State Park Nature Center, 19 Camp Red Cloud Rd, Plattsburgh.
Sunday, MAY 26
EVENT
The Heart’s Delight Spring Premier Open Horse Show. 8 a.m., Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fair Grounds Rd, Plattsburgh.
Monday, MAY 27
EVENT
Spring Yoga Classes. 9 to 10 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 34 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Admission by donation. Enter through red door on Marion Street.
Teddy Bear Picnic. 10 to 11 a.m., Point au Roche State Park Nature Center, 19 Camp Red Cloud Rd, Plattsburgh.
TALK
Author Panel Discussion. 3 to 5 p.m., Keene Valley Library, 1796 Route 73, Keene Valley. Authors Lorraine Duvall, Celine Keating and Caperton Tissot to read works and discuss.
Tuesday, MAY 28
TALK
“Discovering the Town of Peru.” 2:30 p.m., Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Ave., Plattsburgh.
MEETING
Champlain Valley Toastmasters Club. 6:30 to 8 p.m., via Zoom or at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 6064 State Route 22 #5, Plattsburgh. Email ransom@northnet.org or call 518-335-1951 for more information.
Thursday, May 30
MEETING
Nature Book Club for Adults. 10 to 11:30 a.m., Point au Roche State Park Nature Center, 19 Camp Red Cloud Rd, Plattsburgh. This month’s book is “A Year of Moons: Stories from the Adirondack Foothills by Joseph Bruchac.” Meet at the Nature Center or email kristin.collins@parks.ny.gov for a link to join the meeting virtually. Come join in the discussion even if you haven’t read the book.
Saturday, JUNE 1
EVENT
Master Gardeners’ Annual Plant Sale. 9 a.m. to Noon, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Plattsburgh.
Adirondack Game Nights. 6:15 p.m., Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake. Free.
Sunday, JUNE 2
EVENT
St. Ann’s 6th Annual Festival of Cars Car Show. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Ann’s Grounds, 24 Town Hall Road, Mooers Forks.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192: Monday, May 20, 7 p.m., and Tuesday, May 21, 8 p.m.
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine is at the recent Chazy Central Rural School’s First Grade presentation, followed by the Champlain Fire Department’s annual awards banquet, NAC vs. NCCS modified girls basketball, and the recent Confirmation conferment at Holy Angels in Altona, with Bishop Terry LaValley.
Home Town Cable’s Spectrum Cable-TV schedule for Monday and Tuesday, May 27 and 28.
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192: Monday, and 7 p.m., and Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine is at the CCHA presentation of Art Kohn’s talk on the history; discovery; and preservation plans for the American Revolutionary War gunboat “Spitfire”, followed by Chazy vs. Seton Catholic varsity girls basketball and the recent Eagle Scout award ceremony for Boy Scout David LePage.