Plan Ahead

Shelve of paperback books in East Line Books on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 in Clifton Park, N.Y. The bookstore, which opened in 2007, is closing because the building owner is planning to knock down the building. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Shelve of paperback books in East Line Books on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 in Clifton Park, N.Y. The bookstore, which opened in 2007, is closing because the building owner is planning to knock down the building. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren

Food in art subject of historian's talk

SCHENECTADY — "Art in Food and Food in Art" will be the subject of a talk by food historian Peter G. Rose from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Congregation Gates of Heaven, 852 Ashmore Ave.

Using slides of 40 paintings by Jan Steen, Adriaen von Ostade, Jan Davidsz and others, the author and columnist will focus on the 17th-century Dutch Masters and their relevance on the American kitchen today.

A free lunch is provided. Reservations are required.

For more information, call Kathy Laws, 374-8173; email: klaws@cgoh.org; or go to http://www.cgoh.org

Wilton schedules break program

WILTON — Breakers Club, a school break program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, will be offered Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 at Gavin Park, a state-licensed child care center.

The program will offer gym activities, crafts, movies, bingo and outside fun (weather permitting), as well as a light afternoon snack and drink. Children need to bring sneakers, as well as their lunches and drinks.

Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no session Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.

Program fee is $35 a day for Wilton residents, $45 for non-residents.

Register online at http://www.townofwilton.com or https://apm.activecommunities.com/wiltonrecreation Or mail form and a check, payable to Town of Wilton, to Gavin Park, 10 Lewis Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Register in person at the Gavin Park office, 10 Lewis Drive, Wilton. For information, call 584-9455.

Donate books for Habitat families

ALBANY — Donations of new books are sought for the third annual New Books for New Homes initiative to encourage city Habitat for Humanity homeowners to learn and succeed.

The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave., will participate through Jan. 4.

Store employees will provide book suggestions. The store will offer a 20 percent discount on books purchased for the project.

Gift cards to area book stores will be accepted.

Participating organizations are Habitat for Humanity, ACARC, The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza and the Albany Public Library. They will provide library services information, new books and bookshelves for 10 families in Habitat homes in Albany's Sheridan Hollow neighborhood.

In the first two years of the program, over 800 books were distributed.

For information, go to http://acarc.wordpress.com or email Liz Yanoff: acarcny@gmail.com.

Unity House seeks holiday giving help

TROY — Unity House, 2431 Sixth Ave., seeks help for its holiday giving program that provides gifts for children in need in the community:

• Donate cash to help buy toys for hundreds of children who are not adopted.

• Conduct a toy drive to buy and solicit toys.

• "Adopt" a child or a family and make the donation process personal.

• Donate gift cards to Target, Walmart, Gamestop and Price Chopper so older children may pick out their own gifts.

Call Mandy Brown, 274-2607, Ext. 4139.

Mandela memorial set for Sunday

The Northeast Regional NAACP's memorial celebration honoring Nelson Mandela was rescheduled to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Union Missionary Baptist Church, Morton Ave., Albany.

— Azra Haqqie
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