The Bulls Head Inn, Cobleskill, will be hosting a fundraiser for the Ryan T Daly Memorial Skate Park on Monday, March 15th 2010 at 6pm.

There will be live entertainment from the Backstreet Music student bands, and there is no admission free.

$1.00 per meal will be donated to the park from the Pub menu. They will also be “passing the hat” for the park.

Rock Blues Oldies and more! Support the park, and the students!

Thursday, March 11th 2010 at 6pm

The 20th Annual Wine and Cheese Party will be held at the Raindancer Restaurant, located on  State Highway 30 North in Amsterdam, NY

The Wine and Cheese Party will also include an auction. The event is to benefit the Amsterdam Family YMCA. The cost of the event is $20.00 per person / $35.00 per couple. Tickets available at the Amsterdam Family YMCA Member Services Desk or from any YMCA Board Member.

For more information please contact:
AMSTERDAM FAMILY YMCA | 518-842-2130
www.amsterdamymca.com

The Amsterdam Family YMCA is located at 58 North Pawling Street in Hagaman.

Bring the whole family for a day of fun!

Saturday, March 6th from 11am-12:30pm
Amsterdam High School,
Saratoga Ave, Amsterdam
$5 per golfer, $3 children under 5 & non-golfers

Miniature Golf Day with various children’s activities including crafts, face painting, trivia contest, build a bear, Wii, and more…

Master Balloon Artisit Daryl Baldwin 11am-12:30pm

Gary VanSlyke and his percussion instruments 1-2pm

Make your own Sundae

Food & Refreshments available at additional costs

April 18th, 2010. Deadline for signups April 1st, 2010

Catholic Charities and Brown Coach Charters invite you to get on the bus and head out to Mohegan Sun Casino for a day of fun, games and shopping!

This huge complex has several gaming areas, many gift shops and numerous restaurants to choose from.

Pickup will be at 7am and return time is 9pm at the Dutchtown Plaza, route 5 & 10 in Palatine Bridge.

Cost is only $50 per person and includes food and gaming vouchers.

To make reservations call Judy at 673-3283 or Marlene at 993-2837

Friday, March 5th 2010

Submitted by The Fulton County YMCA.
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This Friday will be the Second Annual YMCA Dinner Dance. This year the event will feature a Beach Theme with the well-know band – The Refrigerators. All proceeds will go to YMCA scholarships. The event will take place at the new YMCA located at 231 Harrison Street, Johnstown.

Cocktails will be around the pool with dinner and dancing in the gymnasium.(no heels please). The event will feature a silent auction and time to honor a YMCA ‘Leader of Leader’. Just like last years’ successful event, this year there will be many surprises and fun activities so get out your grass skirt and flowered shirt and mark your calendar to join us for fun in the fake sun!

Submitted by Sheila Bleyl, Broadalbin Village Clerk-Treasurer. Do you have updates to publicize? Email us at events@mohawkvalleyguide.com

The Fulton-Montgomery County Home Show / Craft Fair will go on as scheduled Saturday and Sunday at the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District High School, in spite of recent inclement weather.  The event is being sponsored by the Broadalbin Youth Commission with all proceeds to benefit development of the new Town Park on lands purchased by the Town last year at the corner of Honeywell Corners Road and State Route 29.  The Show will run from 10:00am – 5:00pm on Saturday and from 10:00am – 4:00pm on Sunday.  Free Child ID’s will be provided on Saturday, compliments of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Dept.  Raffles will include One Ton of Wood Stove Pellets, donated by Terleckey Bros. of Amsterdam, 100 Gallons of Fuel Oil, donated by Midnight Oil, and much more.  Over 60 vendors will participate.  Based on the number of inquiries, organizers are expecting a good turnout.  A $3.00 cover charge will be collected at the door, with Children under 10 admitted free.

A Night of Comedy, featuring nationally-touring comedians, returns on Saturday, March 6 to benefit the Montgomery County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA).

This 3rd annual fund-raising event will be held at The Elks Club on Fourth Avenue in Amsterdam. Doors will open at 6:30 pm with complimentary appetizers, cash bar and raffles. The performance, appropriate for an over-18 crowd, begins at 8 pm.

Vinnie Mark returns to serve as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies for this triple headliner show, which will include his wife and partner Jodi Weiner. Owner of the Saratoga Comedy Club, Mark has been performing comedy and magic for the past 20 years. He has opened for Kevin James, Ray Romano, Gilbert Godfried and many others. Mark has appeared in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City, among many other nationally known venues. Weiner has also appeared nationally at locations such as at Caesars Resorts, Catch a Rising Star and Caroline’s, and has performed several shows for US troops overseas. Both she and Mark headlined the first A Night of Comedy in 2008 to a sold-out crowd. A third surprise comedian will round out the evening’s entertainment.

Tickets are $25 per person in advance and are available at the MCSPCA Animal Shelter on Route 5S during regular open hours, and from any MCSPCA board member. Tickets are also available at Old Peddlers Wagon on Church Street and Cork Hill Wine and Liquors on Kellogg Street, both in Amsterdam, as well as at Loopie’s Pub in Tribes Hill, or call Jan at 842-7022. A limited number of tickets will be available, and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door on the evening of the performance for $30 per person. A Night of Comedy sold out in advance in both 2008 and 2009, so early purchase of tickets is strongly encouraged.

This special fund-raiser will benefit the MCSPCA’s New Animal Shelter Building Fund. Land for the brand-new animal shelter facility has already been acquired on Amsterdam’s South Side, and efforts are now focused on raising funds for the planning and construction of the building.

The Montgomery County SPCA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of homeless, abandoned, neglected and abused animals in the Montgomery County area. Funded primarily by public donations, the MCSPCA appreciates public support of events such as A Night of Comedy.

For more information. visit the MCSPCA website at www.mc-spca.org.

Submitted by the Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge Chamber of Commerce.
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The Canajoharie Palatine Bridge Chamber of Commerce is adding a second Farmers’ Market day and location for the  2010 season.  The second market will be held in the parking lot of the Dutchtown Ace Hardware Store in Palatine Bridge on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6pm starting May 19, 2010.   The Saturday market will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie as it has for its first two seasons. 
 
Vendor applications are available from the chamber’s website www.canajohariepalatinechamber.com  or by calling 518-673-4434.  “Most of our vendors from the past two years will be rejoining and we have two great new producers already signed up”, said Michele McGlone, chair of the organizing committee. New vendors of all kinds are being sought, particularly those selling jams, breads, and other baked goods.  (more…)

Submitted by Knox PTSA.
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The Harlem Superstars Comedy Basketball Team is coming to Johnstown to play the Johnstown Dream Team for some fun and to share a message with area students.

The game will be played on Tuesday, March 2nd in the Johnstown High School gymnasium beginning at 7pm. 

The Harlem Superstars message to students covers anti-drugs and alcohol, stay in school, do your homework, listen to your parents & teachers, peer pressure, building self-esteem & building moral character.

The event is sponsored by the Knox PTSA which shares these same values and concerns for our students.  This message will be shared at an afternoon assembly to be held at each of the elementary schools and at the Knox Junior High School. 

The game will be played in the evening against the Johnstown Dream Team which is made up of Johnstown Faculty, administration and Community and led by Johnstown Varsity Basketball Coach Scott Hale. 

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