Events Calendar
Shelter Dog Portrait Showcase
Check out the amazing shelter dog portraits created by Gloversville Middle School's 8th Grade art classes! ?? All pieces can be viewed ONLINE here ?? fcrspca.org/shelter-dog-portraits VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES! The top FOUR community choice picks will be featured on our 2025 thank you cards! ?? The show will be on display at the Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts from May 22 - May 28. Check it out! ?? Awards will be presented to the contest winners at the Paul Nigra Center on Tuesday, May 28th 5:30-7:30. ?? THANK YOU to the amazingly talented students AND GMS art teachers, Samantha Catano and Crisan Anadio! ?? Interested in purchasing a piece? The students have generously offered to sell their work and donate the proceeds back to the shelter!! ?? Email PR@fcrspca.org to reserve! SOLD pieces will be marked online. ?? See less
Caroga Arts Collective Presents: Kids Carousel Concert with Reptiles & Friends With VIA Aquarium
Caroga Arts Collective Free Concert with Via Aquarium
Friends & Family Team Puzzle Challenge at Gloversville Public Library
***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** ***PLEASE REGISTER EACH TEAM MEMBER SEPARATELY FOR ACCURATE HEAD COUNT*** Form a team of up to 4 people to see who can put together a 300-piece puzzle the fastest!! Prize for the winner!! LOCATION: CARNEGIE ROOM
2024 Scottish Games and Gathering at Great Sacandaga Brewing Company
Save the Date for our annual 2024 Breadalbane Scottish Games and Gathering. It will be on May 25th. There will be competive games in the back grass area. We will Scottish Music, Food, Dancers and Vendors. Order your Kilts today. Join us for great day of Fun. Cheers.
The Inspired Youth-A Pre-Summer Motivational Seminar at Go For It Fitness
The Inspired Youth is a pre-summer motivational seminar hosted by Go For It Fitness & Personal Training! Creating an interest and drive within our youth to pursue their passions is of upmost importance to the future of our community. Our seminar will assist in inspiring its participants through success stories told by our guest speakers. We have the pleasure of welcoming Bobby Stewart a former Professional Boxer and Dr. Michael J. Fraser a Doctor of Sports Psychology to speak at this event! Aside from success stories our seminar will get into topics on how to overcome internal and external circumstances in order to attain personal growth and achieve goals. Ages 8-18 are welcome to attend and no admission fee is necessary......this is a FREE event and we wish the attendees come prepared to interact with their speakers. Please make the guest list on or before May 17th to reserve a seat.....refreshments will be served and we hope to see you then!!
The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash at Sherman's Park
Get ready to kick off the summer with an unforgettable Memorial Day weekend concert at Sherman's Park featuring The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash. With his striking resemblance, spot-on mannerisms, and baritone voice, Shawn Barker embodies the character and spirit of Johnny Cash. Shawn Barker?s Tribute to Johnny Cash is an accurate and energetic recreation of an American music icon. The show brings a legend back to life onstage for the fans of today and the next generation.
518 Concert Series Presents: Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra at The Glove Theatre
The 518 Concert Series continues with the dance-inducing Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra, with guests Baila Albany! Formed October 1980 in Amsterdam, NY, this 12 piece orchestra is led by the Bronx-born bassist Alex Torres. They have been presented by hundreds of festivals, performing arts centers and events annually to perform their original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, Bomba, Plena and Latin Jazz. The Orchestra has been the recipient of numerous awards including the New England Cultural Arts Preservation Award, the New York State Music Achievement Award, the Schenectady League of Arts Award, The Governor´s Excellence in Arts Award, The NAACP Albany Chapter Award and 3 awards from NY Capital District Original Music Awards in 2016. Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra have performed for President Bill and Hillary Clinton at the New York State Democratic Convention and also for New York Governor's George Pataki and Eliot Spitzer's Inauguration. They have shared the stage and billings with such major acts as Tito Puente, Tito Puente Jr., Eddie Palmieri, Andy Montañez, Los Hermanos Moreno, Arturo Sandoval, Luis ?Perico? Ortiz, Ray Barretto, Jane Burnette & The Spirits Of Havana, Larry Harlow, Jose Alberto ''El Canario,'' Brenda K. Starr, Tito Nieves, Jerry Gónzalez & The Fort Apache Band, King Changó, Arrested Development, Branford Marsalis, The Count Basie and Woody Herman Orchestras. The group is also registered with the Arts-In-Education Program of New York State. This program brings the orchestra into schools to showcase cultural diversity and explain the music, instruments and rhythms associated with their music. Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra also have been featured on television commercials for The Albany Times Union Newspaper, they wrote and performed the music for the PBS weekly program '' Made in New York'', and twice performed for Time Warner?s music series, Sounding Board. Their music has also been featured in the motion pictures ''Slammin' Salmon,'' ''Old Dogs,'' ''Drunken Wedding,'' ''Broken City,'' indie films,''The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,'' ''Guten Tag Ramon,'' ''Permission''and the made for TV movie ''Unanswered Prayers.'' Also on the TV series, ''Ugly Betty,'' Australian TV series ''Tricky Business,'' ''The Glades,'' two Fox TV series ''Human Target,'' ''The Finder,'' Miami's The Color Splash,'' ''Road To The Kentucky Derby,'' ''Quiero Mis Quinces,'' ''Mistresses,'' ''Breaking Amish,'' ''The Blacklist,'' ''Code Black,'' USA Network series ''Complications,'' Netflix, ''Seven Seconds,'' Verizon's web series ''Grown,'' Netflix series, ''Shameless,'' ''Ant-Man,'' & ''Hit & Run,'' NBC's ''Ordinary Joe'' APPLE+ ''The Shrink Next Door,'' HBO MAX ''Gordita Chronicles,''& appearing live on a HBO mini series ?White House Plumbers? starring Woody Harrelson in 2022 & also the featured sound tracks on the video games ''Tropico 3, 4 & Tropico 5.'' Baila Albany is owned and operated by Felix Ortiz, who began in 2000 and states ?Baila Albany is a vision based on one simple premise??To dance is to be happy!??. Baila Albany offers dance instruction, apparel, and more!
