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May 23
THE
20TH ANNUAL CROSSROADS CLASSIC GOLF TOURNEMENT
The Edison Club
891
Riverview Road -
Rexford, NY
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Registration
begins at 8:00 am with raffles, Mulligans, and breakfast bags.
Shotgun commences at 9:30 am. There will be the opportunity to
participate in on-course contests with prizes for Hole in One,
Putting Contest, Closest to the Pin. Assorted snacks and
beverages will be available throughout the day with the awards
luncheon beginning at approximately 2:30 pm. The staff and event
committee are working hard to make sure the event is safe for
all individuals to participate.
Play as a foursome for $600 if you register together, or $160
per person. We will pair up solo golfers to the extent that it
is possible. Interested participants may register online at
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/crocenfochi/event/844255/ ... or by
contacting Vicki Ramotar, Resources Development Specialist at
518-280-0083 ext. 126 or VickiR@crossroadcenter.org
There are opportunities to join us as a corporate sponsor,
giving your brand great exposure to an engaged audience. For
more information about sponsorships or Crossroads Center for
Children, contact: Vicki Ramotar, Resources Development
Specialist at 518-280-0083 ext. 126 or
VickiR@crossroadcenter.org
The staff, board,
and volunteers at Crossroads Center for Children in Rotterdam
invite the community to take a swing at the 20th annual
Crossroads Classic Golf Tournament on May 23 and help children
throughout the greater CapitalDistrict with and without special
needs.
8AM-4PM
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May 13 -
June 3
UKRAINE
EXHIBIT
New York
State
Library
222 Madison
Avenue -
Empire State
Plaza - Albany, NY (518)
474-2274.
The current
New York
State
Library
exhibit
features
items from
our
collections
relating to
the country
of Ukraine;
its history
and culture,
and its
triumphs and
tribulations.
9:30AM-5PM
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May 20
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCING &
KARAOKE
Water Works Pub
76 Central Avenue - Albany, NY (518) 465-9079.
10PM-4AM
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May 20
UNPLUGGED NETWORKING EVENT
Bull Moose Club
Albany
150 State Street - 4th Floor - Albany, NY (518) 227-0390.
Unplugged
Networking is about connecting us like the human beings we are.
Please come relax, eat, socialize, and network with us.
We will have activities such as networking group exercises, a
warm open space, coach speakers, light appetizers, and
refreshments will be provided.
In addition, with your ticket purchase you will have the
opportunity to be one of the lucky "WINNERS" to our raffle
prizes of an ABC Fitness & Sports 1 -year ultimate gym
membership valued at $299, and a $50 makeup consultation gift
certificate provided by CHEEK by Rez.
Seating is limited to ONLY 40 tickets, so reserve now and invite
a friend.
We are excited to meet you personally, and learn more about who
serves our great Albany community!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unplugged-networking-event-tickets-281002324517?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
6-8PM
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May 21
SATURDAY NIGHT
DANCING
Water Works Pub
76 Central Avenue - Albany, NY (518) 465-9079.
10PM-4AM
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May 21
13 FRIDAYS
MORE TBA
Pauly's
Hotel
337 Central
Avenue - Albany, NY (518) 426-0828.
8PM
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May 23
MANIC KARAOKE MONDAYS
Elda's On Lark
205 Lark Street - Albany, NY (518) 499-3532.
9PM/21+
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May 23
OPEN MIC
Cafe Lena
47
Phila Street -
Saratoga
Springs, NY
(518) 583-0022.
•Every Monday.
All ages, all styles. Originals encouraged but not required.
•Free for Students / $3 for Adults
•Sign-up is 7 PM to 7:25 PM / Show at 7:30 / 2 songs or 10
minutes
You are welcome to use our Yamaha studio upright acoustic piano
or acoustic Martin guitar. We can play your MP3 backing track
through our sound system. You are welcome to bring amps and
drums BUT set up and break down is part of your 10 minutes. The
host draws names from a bowl at 7:30. The first person drawn
gets first choice of timeslot, second gets second choice, etc.
The host will add you to the end of the roster if you arrive by
8:30 PM.
•Full table service (see menu). No alcohol.
•Play Nice! We foster a diverse community that has a great time
making art and helping one another get better. Excessive
profanity, explicit sexual themes, and “humor” that unkindly
targets a specific group undermines this goal. It is up to the
discretion of the host to enforce the house standards.
7PM/$3
DOOR
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May 23
LEARNING TO SEE: FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING
Saratoga Arts
320 Broadway -
Saratoga
Springs, NY
(518) 584-4132.
Spring classes
for adult students at Saratoga Arts are currently open for
registration. From introductory drawing, to improv comedy and
weaving with paper, check out some of the vast array of spring
offerings.
$180 members/ $200 non-members
6:30-8:30PM
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May 24
BINGO
Polish Community Center
225 Washington Ave. Ext. - Albany, NY (518) 456-3995.
Warm in the
winter and cool in the summer for a nice night out! Jackpot
$1,000. Kitchen opens at 6PM! Special Games and Great Food
Specials every week!
Doors Open At 6:00PM
- Games Begin At 7:30PM
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May 25
OLDER
AND WISER: NEW IDEAS FOR YOUTH MENTORING IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
New York State
Library - Online
222 Madison Avenue -
Albany, NY
(518) 474-2274.
Youth mentoring
programs must change in order to become truly effective. This
talk shows how.
Youth mentoring is among the most popular forms of volunteering
in the world. But does it work? Does mentoring actually help
young people succeed? In Older and Wiser, Professor Jean Rhodes
draws on more than thirty years of empirical research to survey
the state of the field. Her conclusion is sobering: there is
little evidence that most programs—even renowned, trusted, and
long-established ones—are effective. But there is also much
reason for hope. Mentoring programs, do not focus on what young
people need. Organizations typically prioritize building
emotional bonds between mentors and mentees. But research makes
clear that effective programs emphasize the development of
specific social, emotional, and intellectual skills. Most
mentoring programs are poorly suited to this effort because they
rely overwhelmingly on volunteers, who rarely have the training
necessary to teach these skills to young people. Moreover, the
one-size-fits-all models of major mentoring organizations
struggle to deal with the diverse backgrounds of mentees, the
psychological effects of poverty on children, and increasingly
hard limits to upward mobility in an unequal world. Rhodes does
not think we should give up on mentoring — far from it. In this
talk, she will show that evidence-based approaches can in fact
create meaningful change in young people’s lives. She will also
discuss “organic” mentorship opportunities — in schools, youth
sports leagues, and community organizations.
Jean Rhodes, PhD is the Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology
and the Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring at
the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Rhodes has devoted her
career to understanding and advancing the role of
intergenerational relationships in the social, educational, and
career development of marginalized youth. She has published
widely on topics related to positive youth development, the
transition to adulthood, and mentoring. Her new book, Older and
Wiser: Rethinking Youth Mentoring for the 21st Century (Harvard
Press) describes ways that programs can improve their outcomes.
Rhodes is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and
the Society for Research and Community Action, a Health Policy
Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Distinguished
Fellow of the William T. Grant Foundation. She holds a doctorate
in clinical psychology from DePaul University and completed her
clinical internship at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
12-1PM
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May 25
TRIVIA
City Beer
Hall
42 Howard
Street -
Albany, NY
(518)
449-2337.
KNOW-IT-ALL?
SMARTY
PANTS? WISE
GUY?.....PROVE
IT!!
7PM
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May 25
KARAOKE &
MARGARITAS
Bomber's
Burrito Bar
258 Lark
Street - Albany, NY (518) 463-9636.
9PM
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May 25
POETRY
OPEN MIC
Cafe Lena
47
Phila Street -
Saratoga
Springs, NY
(518) 583-0022.
•First Wednesday
of the month. Admission is $5.
• Sign-up from 7 to 7:25. Readings start at 7:30.
•Two short poems (less than one page) or one longer poem, with a
limit of 5 minutes altogether.
•A featured poet reads for 20 minutes. Featured poets are booked
by host Carol Graser. Generally, our features are established,
published poets and/or have made significant public
contributions to the regional poetry scene.
7PM/$5
DOOR
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May
25
BINGO
Knights of Columbus
46 Market Street - Amsterdam, NY (518) 842-5260.
Games Start at
7:00PM
May 25
SMASH WEDNESDAYS OPEN
MIC NIGHT
Geno's On The Avenue
2197 Central Avenue - Albany, NY (518) 982-5004.
8-11PM
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