Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Thaddeus Flint
For the second month in a row, the monthly Board meeting in New Lebanon opened on a sad note, with the remembrance of yet another of those rare-and-getting-rarer citizens that makes a town so much more than just a town. Last month it was Assistant Fire Chief, Mark Sheline. This month it was Councilman Bruce Baldwin who passed away while on vacation in Australia on March 9.
[Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board – Missing Councilman Baldwin
Submitted by Erin Clary
The New Lebanon CSD, in conjunction with Becca’s Closet, is collecting gently used formal dresses, suits and accessories to donate to local teens in need so they can attend their proms. Dresses can be dropped off at Walter B. Howard Elementary School or at the New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School through April 18.
Dress Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, from 9 am to 5 pm. Please call 518-794-7774 or email michellebienes@aol.com for an appointment. Volunteers are needed for set-up on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18. Information can be found here: http://goo.gl/YYyIQ0
New Lebanon – Bruce Travis Baldwin, of New Lebanon, NY, died unexpectedly on March 9, 2015 while vacationing with his wife in Australia. He was 73. Bruce was born in Minneapolis on December 2, 1941, and graduated from Mound High School (MN) in 1959. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a medic in Korea.
by Thaddeus Flint and Colleen Teal
Bruce Baldwin was on vacation with his wife in New Zealand and Australia when he died suddenly in the morning of March 9 DST. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Councilman Bruce Baldwin Dies While On Vacation Overseas
In observance of Women’s History Month, acclaimed short story author Lydia Davis will speak at the New Lebanon Library on Tuesday, March 31. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Davis, a MacArthur fellow and winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize, is a professor of creative writing at the University at Albany. She was a Lillian Vernon Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University in 2012. The “extremely short short stories” she is known for were described by The New Yorker as “probably unique in American writing, in its combination of lucidity, aphoristic brevity, formal originality, sly comedy, metaphysical bleakness, philosophical pressure, and human wisdom.” Davis’s most recent collection, “Can’t and Won’t: Stories,” features stories in miniature — complaint letters, reflections on dreams, and small dilemmas. Davis is also a novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages, and has produced several new translations of French literary classics.
All are welcome at this event. For more information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.
Sand Lake Center for the Arts presents Atwater-Donnelly in Concert on March 14 at 7:30 pm. This duo brings gorgeous harmonies with vocals, guitar, banjo, mountain dulcimer, mandolin, and more with a variety of fancy footwork styles. [Read more…] about Atwater-Donnelly In Concert At SCLA
Join Sand Lake Center for the Arts – Circle Theatre Players as they present J. M. Barrie’s play Peter Pan opening March 20 and continuing March 21, 26, 27, 28 at 8 pm and March 22 and 29 at 2:30 pm. Directed by Jane Nielsen and produced by Eric Washburn, this classic tale will take you on a journey with Wendy, John and Michael as they travel through time to follow after Peter Pan and Tinker Bell.
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submitted By Erin Clary
As the demand for tech-savvy employees increases in the global market, the New Lebanon Central School District technology program gives students a competitive advantage in both college and careers. Many students learn computer programming beginning in third grade and all students have computer class beginning in Kindergarten.
[Read more…] about New Lebanon Students Gain Competitive Technical Advantage
The Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra will perform at the New Lebanon Library on Friday, March 13, at 7 pm. This event is free and open to the public, although donations for the performers are appreciated.
Formed in 1994, The Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra includes songwriter and educator Bernice Lewis, and educator Bernie McMahon, as well as surprise guests. They perform both originals and reinvented standard favorites. Close-cropped harmonies and unrestrained ukulele strumming produce a highly original sound. Their sets boast something from every era, ranging from Mozart to Radiohead, all of which benefit from fresh arrangements and a vocal delivery with tongues buried firmly in cheeks. Nothing is sacred in the Ladies’ quest for suitable material.
For further information, please call the library at (518) 794-8844. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.
