The Last Full Week of August

Okay, my parents are visiting and we’re meeting cute W in downtown Albany for lunch tomorrow, but any suggestions on what else we should do?  Went to State Museum with them last time, Albany Institute & Albany Art Room are closed on Mondays, too wet & chilly for outdoor fun, don’t want to stray too far from Albany. . . any suggestions?  If so, let me know.  Meanwhile, here’s what’s going on this week:

All Week:

• Missed out on Altamont or just can’t get enough fair?  The Washington County Fair runs from August 23-29.
• From Tuesday through Thursday from 5:30-7 pm, the Lynwood Reformed Church is having a Block Party for kids from 4-12.  Free, but they’d like you to bring paper goods for a food pantry.

Monday, August 23rd:

• There are guided nature hikes at state parks today, but the weather’s looking way too crappy at this point.  Click here if it gets pretty by Monday morning to check them out.
• It’s Fiesta Day from 12-4 pm at the Children’s Museum at Saratoga.
• Courtney Biondo will be playing at Howe Branch Library at 5 pm.
• Register for East Greenbush Library‘s Culinary Showcase by 9 pm (see Thursday).

Tuesday, August 24th:

• If you’ve got a child starting kindergarten and Clifton Park-Halfmoon is your library, today’s the day to register for a special Kindergarten Kick-off Program.
• It’s Summertime Tots from 10 am to noon at the Children’s Museum at Saratoga.
• Alas, it’s the last week of the Regal Cinema free movies at 10 am.  It’s Muppets from Space and Madagascar 2 at Crossgates and Jimmy Neutron and Akeelah and the Bee at Clifton Park Center.
• There’s Art in the Park from 10 am to 6 pm in Saratoga’s Congress Park.  Art, music, and kids’ activities, all free.
• Kids ages 6 and up can learn about Small Science at the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology at 3 pm.  Pre-register, $2/non-member.
• The Rymanowski Bros. are playing at 6:30 pm at Cook Park in Colonie.
• Go on a family Insect Hunt at 7 pm at Five Rivers.
• Tonight’s the second-to-last of the Waterski Shows at Jumpin’ Jacks in Scotia.
• They’re showing Monsters vs. Aliens at Freedom Park in Scotia at 7 pm.
• The Lustre Kings are performing at 7 pm in the Town of Brunswick.
• At Five Rivers, go on an Insect Hunt at 7 pm.
• At 8 pm, take a Full Moon Hike at Moreau Lake State Park.

Wednesday, August 25th:

• At 9:30 am, there’s a free kids’ music program at the Open Door Bookstore.  Please call them to register.
• Alas, it’s the last week of the Regal Cinema free movies at 10 am.  It’s Muppets from Space and Madagascar 2 at Crossgates and Jimmy Neutron and Akeelah and the Bee at Clifton Park Center.
• Take a Mud Pond Hike at Moreau Lake State Park.
• Preschoolers can participate in the ‘Tute for Tots at the Albany Institute of History & Art from 10-11:30 am.  It’s $5/non-member, and today’s theme is landscape collage.  Then, from 1-4 pm, 12- to 15-year-olds can do a more sophisticated version for a more sophisticated price of $20/non-member.
• There’s Super Summer Science from 11 am to noon at the Children’s Museum at Saratoga.  Pre-register and pre-pay.
• Lucky Ticket are playing at Half Moon Town Hall at 6 pm.
• It’s the last of the Freedom Park concerts–the Rymanowski Bros. play at 7 pm.

Thursday, August 26th:

• 6- to 11-year-olds can spend 3 hours learning and working on a Narrative College at the Albany Institute of History & Art .  $20/non-member, timing depends on your child’s age.
• Take a Walk in the Woods at Thacher Nature Center at 9 am.
• Alas, it’s the last week of the Regal Cinema free movies at 10 am.  It’s Muppets from Space and Madagascar 2 at Crossgates.
• Kids ages 6 and up can be part of  Inventors’ Corner at the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology at 3 pm.  Pre-register, $2/non-member.
• Sirsy is playing at 6 pm in Wiswall Park in Ballston Spa.
• At 6 pm, it’s the Fourth Annual Culinary Showcase for kids in grades 2-12 at the East Greenbush Library.  Register and submit a recipe by Monday at 9 pm.
• Kidz Theatre is performing at 6:30 pm at The Crossings at Colonie.

Friday, August 27th:

• It’s Troy Night Out from 5-9 pm.
• Go on a Spider Search at Thacher Nature Center at 5:30 pm.