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FULTON COUNTY REGION EVENTS
May 26 - June 8
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Greetings!
This e-mail contains events taking place on one of the biggest vacation weekends of the year-Memorial Day! We have two parades, our beaches are opening, and you can already see boats out on our 44 lakes! Please take advantage of all the Fulton County has to offer.
White trillium photo (above) was again taken by our official "tourism photographer" and Chamber friend Debra Kolsrud.
Questions? Please use the contact information listed with each event, or call the Tourism Department at (518) 725-0641 or 1-800-676-3858. And, remember to:
The Fulton County, NY Tourism Department
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FRIDAY, MAY 27
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6:30pm - 8:30pm
Johnstown Memorial Day Parade,Main Street, Johnstown (518) 762-9351
Annual Memorial Day Parade, free admission
10:00pm - 2:00am
Karaoke Night at Limbo Bar & Grill!, 46 Forest Street, Gloversville(518) 705-7144, www.limbobarandgrill.com
Come and join us this Friday night (and every Friday night!) for Karaoke Night at Limbo Bar & Grill! Every Friday, we host the very best Karaoke Entertainers in all of Upstate New York, and we do it all without ever charging our valued patrons a cover charge!
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SATURDAY, MAY 28
8:00am - 12:00pm
GLOVERSVILLE FARMERS' MARKET,
Farmers' Market Pavilion, Bleecker Square, Gloversville
(518) 853-3183,
www.fultonmontgomeryfarmersmarket.org
Farmers' Market in Downtown Gloversville. Takes place every Saturday through October. Farmers, crafters, musicians, entertainment and more.
10:00am - 5:00pm
Opening of Mohawk Harvest Co-op in new location, 30 North Main Street, Gloversville (518) 863-9135,
www.mohawkharvest.org
The Mohawk Harvest co-op move to a new location. There will be a parade at 10 AM from the current co-op location at 31 North Main Street to the new location at 30 North Main Street. Come join the festivities as we celebrate our new home.
11:00am - 4:00pm
Rhea Haggart Costello, Adirondack Country Store, 252 North Main Street, Northville (518) 863-6056
www.adirondackcountrystore.com
Local artist, Rhea Haggart Costello, will be painting in oils and introducing new works. Free admission.
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Memory Wire Ring with Jamie, Black Bear Bead Co., 43 Cayadutta Street, Gloversville (518) 773-2323 blackbearbeads.com
Using memory wire and your choice of colorful beads Jamie will teach you how to make a cool spiral memory wire ring. Your friends and family will all be jealous of your new piece of jewelry. If you want to sing up for the class just give us a call at 518-773-2323 or come into the shop and let us know. $20 plus materials
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| SUNDAY, MAY 29
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Lunch, Launch & Store Opening Celebration,
Caroga Lake Marina, 2279 State Highway 10, Caroga Lake (518) 835-6615, www.carogalakemarina.com
Please join us on Sunday afternoon for the 3rd Annual Lunch & Launch. This year is especially exciting as we celebrate the opening of the Caroga Lake Marina General Store. Thanks to everyone who supported our efforts to make this dream a reality!
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MONDAY, MAY 30
9:00am - 1:00pm
Vroomans Memorial Day Scramble, Nick Stoner Golf Course, 1803 State Highway 10, Caroga Lake (518) 835-2201
4 person scramble 9:00 AM Shotgun Start; Call for pricing
9:30am - 11:00am
GLOVERSVILLE'S MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, Kingsboro Avenue, Gloversville (518) 848-1029
Parade route will follow from Sixth Avenue at Kingsboro Avenue south to West Fulton Street, with a closing ceremony at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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TUESDAY, MAY 31
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3:00pm - 6:00pm
Johnstown Farmer's Market,
North Perry Street, Johnstown (518) 775-7844,
www.fultonmontgomeryfarmersmarket.org
Shop locally from local vendors every Tuesday afternoon until mid-October. Many new items this year: plants, herbs, eggs, greens and more! Market is located in front of Lexington and Perry Lanes. Visit our website and like us on Facebook.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
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7:00pm - 8:00pm
Annual Friends of the Library meeting,
Northville Public Library, 341 South Third Street, Northville (518) 863-6922
Annual Library meeting featuring author Caperton Tissot and her book "Adirondack Ice" and the 25th Anniversary of the Northville Public Library. Event is open to the public. Free admission.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 3
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6:00pm - 8:00am
Relay For Life of Fulton/Montgomery Counties, Park Terrace School, Gloversville (518) 725-8138 www.relayforlife.org/fultonmontgomeryny
The Relay For Life of Fulton/Montgomery Counties, the signature event of the American Cancer Society, an all-night cancer walk, will be celebrating its 14th annual walk. The event starts with a Survivor Lap/Caregiver lap at 6:00 PM. At 9:00 PM, there will be a Luminaria ceremony to honor and remember those who have battled cancer. The event goes all night long until 8:00 Saturday AM and is done relay-style with members from participating teams on the track throughout the night. $10.00 registration fee for shirt.
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Neil Simon's-London Suite, Colonial Little Theatre,
1 Colonial Court, Johnstown (518) 347-2372
The Colonial Little Theatre presents Neil Simon's comedy London Suite a fast-paced comedy that chronicles the stories of four different couples in a posh London hotel.
Show times are June 3-4 and 10-11 at 8 p.m., and June 5 and 12 at 2 p.m. $12 | Tickets can be reserved by calling the Box Office 762-4325
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4
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7:30am - 11:30am
Latex Paint Exchange,Fulton County Solid Waste Dept., 847 Mud Road, Johnstown (518) 736-5501, recycle@co.fulton.ny.us
Open every Saturday morning June-August. No cost, open to all Fulton County residents. Drop off good, re-useable latex (only) paint. Paint can also be taken out (as available, 5-gallon limit per week). This is for Latex Paint ONLY (save oil paint or bad paint for HHW Day on Aug. 13). Please call 736-5501 for questions on all paint disposals.
8:00am - 12:00pm
Gloversville Farmers Market Gloversville Market, Bleecker Street Square, Gloversville (518) 853-3183, www.fultonmontgomeryfarmersmarket.org
Farmers Market in downtown Gloversville with locally grown produce, music, crafts, food samples, yarn spinning demos, and more! Open every Saturday until mid-October. Free admission.
8:00am - 5:00pm
Broadalbin Village-Wide Garage Sale Village-Wide, Broadalbin, (518) 883-8265, broadalbinvillage@frontiernet.net
Participants participate at their own homes at their own convenience throughout the weekend. Visitors can find sales on a map complied at the Village Clerk's Office, 16 W Main Street. To be included on the list, participants need to contact the Clerk at 883-8265 no later than May 27th.
9:00am - 4:00pm
Craft and Flea Market, Johnstown Moose Club, South Comrie Avenue, Johnstown(518) 725-8861
Soroptimist International of Fulton County presents its First Annual Craft and Flea Market. You'll find something for every taste and budget...gifts, crafts, and a hodgepodge of other great stuff. Refreshments will be available. Free Admission.
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Neil Simon's-London Suite, Colonial Little Theatre, 1 Colonial Court, Johnstown (518) 347-2372, www.coloniallittletheatre.org
The Colonial Little Theatre presents Neil Simon's comedy London Suite a fast-paced comedy that chronicles the stories of four different couples in a posh London hotel.
Show times are June 3-4 and 10-11 at 8 p.m., and June 5 and 12 at 2 p.m. $12, Tickets can be reserved by calling the Box Office 762-4325
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8:00am - 5:00pm
Broadalbin Village-Wide Garage Sale,
Village-Wide, Broadalbin, (518) 883-8265
broadalbinvillage@frontiernet.net
Participants participate at their own homes at their own convenience throughout the weekend. Visitors can find sales on a map complied at the Village Clerk's Office, 16 W Main Street. To be included on the list, participants need to contact the Clerk at 883-8265 no later than May 27th.
June 05, 2011 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Neil Simon's London Suite, Colonial Little Theatre, 1 Colonial Court, Johnstown (518) 347-2372, www.coloniallittletheatre.org
The Colonial Little Theatre presents Neil Simon's comedy London Suite a fast-paced comedy that chronicles the stories of four different couples in a posh London hotel.
Show times are June 10-11 at 8 p.m., and June 5 and 12 at 2 p.m. $12 | Tickets can be reserved at the Box Office by calling 762-4325.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 7
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Johnstown Farmers Market,North Perry Street near Lexington Center, Johnstown (518) 853-3183, www.fultonmontgomeryfarmersmarket.org
Farmers Market in Johnstown with locally grown produce, music, crafts, food samples, yarn spinning demos, and more! Open every Tuesday until mid-October. Free admission.
June 07, 2011 6:00pm - June 07, 2011 8:00pm
Basic Hemp Jewelry with Cassandra, Black Bear Bead Co., 43 Cayadutta Street, Gloversville (518) 773-2323, blackbearbeads.com
If you want to make your own Hemp Jewelry then this is the class for you. Cassandra will teach you the stitches and the how to's in class so you can walk away with a new bracelet or necklace. After class, with your new knowledge, make more at home. To register call us at 518-773-2323 or come on into the shop. $25 plus materials
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
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7:00pm - 9:00pm
ECSHA Book Club,First Presbyterian Church (basement)
37 South Market Street, Johnstown (518) 773-8800
info@elizabethcadystantonhometown.org
The ECSHA Book Club will meet the second Wednesday of each month. Our 2011 selection, read in approximately 50-page sections, is Elizabeth Cady Stanton's autobiography, Eighty Years and More. (We will be taking a break in July and August.) Our aim is to discover together the life story of Mrs. Stanton through conversations assisted by a different invited facilitator each month. Please join us for some or all of the sessions, which are free and open to the public. This week we will cover pages p. 245-321 No meetings July or August, September 14 Writing History of Woman Suffrage p. 322-376, October 12 Theology p. 377-421, November 9 Women's Bible'80th Birthday p.422-484
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