The annual Fort Plain Street Fair is underway! Fort Plain Idol Contest & DJ Wayne Tucker tonight, Pancake Breakfast tommorow, and of course,
Don’t worry, according to NOAA, the rain will clear shortly…
Check the Event Calendar for more details!
The Canal Street Pub in Fort Plain now has Happy Hour each and every Thursday and Friday from 4-6pm
Stop on down, relax with some friends, and enjoy free munchies and drink specials!
And every Thursday is a friendly Pool Tournament starting at 7pm
$5 to play, and winner takes all!
The Canal Street Pub in Fort Plain welcomes back Nancy and Phil, by popular demand. They will be performing at the pub this Saturday starting at 9pm.
Nancy Kenyon is a singer/song writer who has been performing all over upstate New York, and has traveled as far as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a member of a local band for about ten years.
During this time Nancy has had the chance to open for such acts as The Romantics, Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, Orleans, Mulberry Lane, Jana and Blessid Union of Souls.
Throughout these years she has introduced her fans to her own style of original acoustic “folk-pop” music. During one of her performances the audience can experience sounds from the guitar, conga, harmonica and a unique and captivating voice that pulls on your heart strings. Nancy writes heartfelt songs of insecure love, fond memories of a small town childhood and wonder of the world to come in the next millennium.
The Fort Plain Community Activity Council is planning a three day “Street Fair Days” celebration on May 13-14 and 15, 2010.
At this time we are still signing up crafters for the park and looking for groups to provide music at the bandstand. For more information, contact the village office at 518-993-4271 and ask for Diane or Annette.
Durring the Street Fair Days, there will be carnival rides, craft fair and non-profit booths in the Haslett Park/Legion Street Parking lot area. Come and enjoy a fried dough, try your hand at a game of skill or ride the Ferris wheel.
Music will be provided on the newly renovated bandstand all weekend. On Thursday night at 5 pm will be the annual Pizza Eating Contest followed by a band concert starting at 7 pm.
On Friday at 6 pm we are bringing back the Fort Plain IDOLY contest. Come to the bandstand to sing and compete for one of the fabulous donated prizes. After the contest, DJ Wayne Tucker will spin tunes until 10 pm.
On Saturday, starting at noon will be local musicians performing followed by the County Line Rebels Band at 5 pm.
Also all weekend, there will be a Village Wide Garage Sale. Participants are urged to signup early so they can be placed on the locator map which will be available at the Haslett Park information booth. (more…)
The Fort Plain Free Library will offer a card-making workshop with instructor Loralee Whitlock on Thursday evening, April 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Participants will create and take home a lovely hand crafted greeting card using scrap booking and stamping techniques.
The program is free to any interested individual. While registration is not required, space and supplies are limited. For further information, please call the library at (518) 993-4646 during regular library hours.
The Fort Plain Merchants Association is looking for vendors, crafters, and flea marketers to participate in the Fort Plain Spring Market.
The Market will be on Saturday, May 1st 2010 from 10am-4pm at the Haslett Park in Fort Plain.
Join us for a fun day of shopping, prizes, drawings, sidewalk sales and baked goods. Many of the participating merchants will be offering discount coupons for their businesses.
If you would like to reserve a space for this event, please contact Linda Scaffidi-Fonti at 518-328-6704 by April 12th.
The Central Mohawk Valley Lions Club is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 27th 2010.
The hunt will take place in Haslett Park, downtown Fort Plain. This event is for children in 6th grade or younger. Eggs found will be exchanged for a solid chocolate Lions bunny.
Submitted by The Fort Plain Free Library.
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The Fort Plain Free Library offers area residents the opportunity to participate in the Central Asia Institute’s worldwide Pennies for Peace campaign running through the end of March, 2010.
Pennies for Peace helps well-known author Greg Mortenson promote peace through education by building schools and libraries, most of them for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The program began in 1994 in Wisconsin at which time students collected 62,340 pennies to help Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones Into Schools”, build his very first school in Pakistan.
How can a penny bring peace? It doesn’t buy much in Fort Plain. But in the villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan, it can buy a pencil, start an education, and transform a life. In a region where terrorist organizations recruit uneducated, illiterate children, that penny can help to empower a child to read, write, learn, and think for himself. The pennies that are collected can add up to make a real difference.
1 penny = a pencil
2-3 pennies = an eraser
15 pennies = one notebook
$20 = one child’s school supplies for one year
$50 = one treadle sewing machine and supplies
$100 = maternal healthcare supplies for one year
$300 = one advanced student’s annual scholarship
$600 = one teacher’s annual salary
$5,000 = support for existing school for one year
$50,000 = one school building and support for up to five years.
Last Wednesday Night the Charter House, Fort Plain hosted a Wine and Cheese Tasting fundraiser for the Ayers Memorial Animal Shelter.
On hand for the event were representatives from Palatine Valley Cheese and Swedish Hill Winery. They were offering free tastings of their products.
There were many raffles and door prizes donated by local businesses and area residents. Everyone was having a great time, and we enjoyed seeing a lot of old friends and aquaintences.
Here are some photos of the event.
Don’t forget to stop by the Charter House Restaurant this evening for the Free Wine and Cheese Tasting to benefit the Ayres Memorial Animal Shelter. The event is scheduled from 6-8:30pm.
Professional Wine Tasting Hosts will be on hand serving a selection of wines with advice on pairings.
There will also be raffles and drawings throughout the event.
All proceeds will go to the Ayers Memorial Animal Shelter in Sprakers, NY. Your generosity helps to save cats and dogs.
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