September 2016 Newsletter DRAFT

September 2016
Ellen Mottola, Editor [email protected]
President
Stacy Simmons
Brookside Nursery
Vice President
Catherine Spaneas
Saratoga Bridges
Vice President
Michelle Burlingame
Burlingame Orthodontics
Treasurer
Christine Kernochan
Ballston Spa National Bank
Secretary
Sandy Hassfurter
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
The BSBPA and Saratoga Automobile Museum are once again partnering to present the
14th Annual “The Way We Were” Car Show on Sunday, October 9 from 9am- 4 pm on
Front Street in Ballston Spa. The rain date will be October 16. This is one of the biggest
downtown events of the year with over 500 cars on display and hundreds of spectators
strolling the car route. Front Street will be blocked off from Milton Avenue past the Old
Iron Springs to accommodate car exhibits and vendors. In addition to food and merchandise vendors, the show will again feature a “Kids Zone”, located by the Old Iron Springs,
which will feature several free children’s activities. The car show is a judged show and
several trophies will be awarded, including Best of Show, Mayor’s Choice, Best Engine,
Best Paint, Best Stock, Oldest Vehicle plus the top 3 in each of 13 categories. Judging begins at 9:00 am with trophies awarded at 3:30 pm. The event is free to spectators. Car exhibitors can pre-register by September 30 for $10 per car or $15 on the day of show. All
proceeds will benefit BSBPA community activities and the Saratoga Automobile Museum’s
mission to combat distracted driving. Dash plaques will be given to the first 400 cars registered and the first 200 cars registered will receive car show souvenirs. Pre-registration
(recommended) can be completed online at by visiting www.ballston.org and clicking on
the online registration link. A printable, mail in registration form is also available on the
website, as well as general entry information, and information and printable application for vendors. Sponsorship opportunities are also available For more information, contact the BSBPA at [email protected] or 885-2772.
Car Show Sponsorship Opportunities
As one of the BSBPA's largest fundraising events, we are looking for sponsors to help offset the cost of putting
on this event. Last year, we had over 500 registered cars and many more hundreds of spectators in the Village. We are
very fortunate to have over 50 volunteers who work on this event each year to make this a great marketing opportunity
for your business. Without our sponsors and the many volunteers, there would be no show. We are offering sponsorships at the following levels:
Checkered Flag Sponsor - $750.00
1. Large Logo on Car Show T-Shirt.
2. Logo on poster.
3. Logo on BSBPA and SAM website sponsored events page.
4. Logo on registration table sponsor sandwich board.
5. Name on major trophy and announced at award presentation.
6. 10–15 second business promo on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
7. Logo on newspaper advertisements.
8. Prime vendor space at show, if desired.
9. Best of Show Trophy Presenter.
(Continued “Car Show Sponsorship Opportunities”, page 7)
Member Items
The Literary Cat/
The Equine Hobbyist/Math Doctor
Margaret Suchow
52 Front Street
Ballston Spa, NY
518 321-1035
Welcome to
Our
New Members
Glint/Glassworks Studio
Heather Leyh Longacker
10 Washington Street
Ballston Spa, NY
518 817-5524
glintglass.com
Facebook.com/GlassworksStudioNBM
Renewing members this month: CT Farms; Daisy Dry Goods; Gary Guilfoyle, Audiologist; Inspirational Touch Massage; Kona Ice; Mac Brin Farms; WAM Commercial Associates; Ye Olde Wishin’ Shoppe; Ballston Area Seniors; Ballston Spa Rotary Club; Donna
Dardaris; Steve Farnham; Michael and Bradlea Raga Barone. Thank you for your contin-
ued support!
From Our Members and Neighbors
Thank you to the following members
for their support for Adopt A Plot
through their donations: WAM
Commercial Associates, Donna
Dardaris. Your generosity helps
Ballston Spa “bloom”!
Ballston Spa Elks Lodge's All
You Can Eat Breakfast is September
11, from 8-11 am. Adults $7, Seniors
(60 plus) $6, Children (4-10) $5.
Ballston Spa United Methodist
Church’s 10th Annual Falling
Leaves 5K will be held on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend on
October 8, 2016. The 5K race starts
and ends at Kelly Park on Ralph
Street in Ballston Spa. Day of race
registration starts at 8:30am with
the race starting at 10 am. Awards
for the top male and female overall,
and top 3 male and female in each
age division (no duplicates). Age
groups: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30
-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Kids
fun run (Free) will be held after the
5K with each participant receiving a
ribbon. Stay for delicious baked
goods and an opportunity to win gift
certificates to local businesses Last
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year local
businesses
donated over
$1,800 in gift
certificates!
Day of Race
Registration
cost is $30
Long sleeved T shirts guaranteed to
the first 200 registrations Parking is
available at the village pool. This race
benefits Vet HELP program earmarked for the Vet House and
Guardian House for male and female
homeless Veterans
Applications and online registration:
www.ballstonspaumchurch.org/
falling-leaves-5k-run.html
Contact: Lynne Blake @ 885-9821
or [email protected]
On Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 79:30 pm, the popular Ballston
Area Seniors Pickins’ Session will
be held at the Milton Community
Center, 310 Northline Road. Admission is free, open to the public, and
there is ample free parking. Musicians are invited to play background
or join up with a group. Amateur
musicians to professionals, members
or non- members, young or not-soyoung, are invited to come and recapture the joy of playing.
Ballston Spa School Spirit and
Homecoming week is September 2630. School teams and clubs will once
again be decorating windows of
downtown businesses for the week.
if you would like to offer your window for decorating, contact Laurie
Pascucci, [email protected].
Ballston Spa High School has a
“Scottie of the Month” program to
acknowledge hard work exemplified
by students. Each month, one student from each grade level will be
selected from nominees. The school
is looking to award prizes to monthly
recipients and is asking for donations from local businesses. If you
would like to offer something for a
prize, please contact Assistant Principal Nicole Holehan,
[email protected]
September 2016
Member Items
School District Events for September
9/1-Superintendent Conference Day
Welcome Back Celebration, BSHS,
7:30-10 am
9/6- Classes Begin
9/7-Board of Education Mtg, HS Library, 7 pm
9/12-Fall Sports Meet the Coaches
Night, HS Auditorium, 6:15 pm
9/21-Board of Education Meeting,
HS Library, 7:00pm
9/22-The College Application Process
Workshop, HS Aud., 6:15-7 pm
9/23-AM - Half Day of school for all
students K-12; PM - professional development for staff, District Wide
9/28-Financial Aid Information
Night, HS, 6:30 pm
9/30-Community Spirit Parade
through Ballston Spa, 6:00pm
9/30-Varsity Football Homecoming
Game, William R. Scott Athletic
Field, 7 pm.
The Adirondack Trust Company
partnered with the leading education
technology company, EverFi, Inc., to
bring this interactive, web-based financial education program to over
1,460 students since the program’s
inception in 2014. In the 2015 – 2016
school year, the program reached
more than 900 students, through
eight different school programs.
Among the valuable topics covered
were savings, banking, investing,
renting versus owning, credit scores,
financing higher education, and consumer protection. In other news,
The Adirondack Trust Company
Community Fund continues to
accept grant applications from eligible nonprofit charities until the submission deadline of September 30,
2016, according to Mary Gavin, Chair
of the Community Fund’s Independent Advisory Committee. Grant information and application forms may
be obtained from the Adirondack
Trust Company Community Fund
website at ATCCF.org/Nonprofits.
The fund was established in 2009 to
build an endowment that acts as a
perpetual source of funding for the
broad array of nonprofit organizations
in the community, which improve the
quality of life and address issues of
common concern to the area. The
fund also seeks to foster a community
spirit of giving by providing donors
with unique and flexible ways to manage charitable donations. In 2015, the
Community Fund allocated $44,600
into 23 “Lend-a-Hand” grants averaging just under $2,000 each. These
grants were awarded to local, nonprofit organizations, supporting programs in such diverse areas as veteran’s outreach, mental health services, wildlife education, homelessness prevention, youth services, and
the arts.
BSBPA resident member Dan
Berggren is joined by Ed Lowman
for an evening of folk songs and fiddle
tunes at the historic Round Lake
Auditorium, Saturday, September 10
at 7:30 pm.
Dan's songs
celebrate an
Adirondack
heritage,
mixing old
favorites and
brand new
sing-alongs. Inspired by the stories
and songs of north country neighbors,
Dan has developed a ballad style that
explores the many dimensions of
home, hard-working people, taking
care of our planet and each other. Ed
Lowman is known throughout the
Capital Region and Adirondacks for
his rock solid bass playing
and fine fiddling. Discount tickets are
available in advance online via the
Round Lake Auditorium Facebook
page or by going
to: www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/2591588
The Ballston Spa Rotary Club
will be one of the featured food vendors at the Curtis Lumber Car
Show on Sept. 11 at their Ballston
Spa Store on Rt. 67. Hundreds of
beautiful show cars and trucks will
be featured. Come visit our stand
and remember, as with any of our
fundraisers, all proceeds go directly
back to the folks that need them the
most in our own community. We are
also progressing nicely with the 9/11
Memorial. There has been an artist's
rendition of the design for the memorial and we are in the process of
setting up the necessary paperwork
to allow us to accept donations towards the project.
The Ballston Spa Cemetery Association is looking for volunteers
to help with gravestone cleaning.
Cleaning dates have been scheduled
for Tuesdays, Sept. 6 & 20 and Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 am-noon. If
you can help out, please attend.
Wear work clothes, there will be supplies for gravestone cleaning. More
of these work days will be scheduled
this year. Community, school,
church groups and organizations are
welcome to become involved. There
are several hundred gravestones in
need of some degree of cleaning.
There is a special need for help to
clean and document the ‘Old Catholic Cemetery’ section. Most of these
gravestone are extremely old, soiled
and nearly impossible to read. Volunteers should meet near the brick
vault nearer to the Ballston Avenue
entrances. You can express your interest by going to ballstonspacemetery.org or simply stop by.
Community Emergency Corps
would like to invite everyone to visit
communityemergency-
BSBPA Members: Do you have upcoming events or news that you would like to share in our next issue? Contact Ellen Mottola,
[email protected], 885-2772 (phone or fax) or mail to BSBPA, PO Box 386, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. The deadline for the October 2016 issue is
September 26, 2016. Promptness is always appreciated, questions answered with a smile!
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Member Items
corps.org and see the 50th Anniversary Video that is now posted on
our home page. We did interviews
with some of our Charter, Lifetime,
and current Volunteer members as
well as with some staff members. We
wanted to get a number of viewpoints of our agency and show folks,
from the inside, what we are all
about. Our thanks to Dan Barner
from Prolific Marketing, for
helping us bring this project to you.
support, as well as help fund educational materials on brain health and
provide critical backing for research
and awareness activities. The Alzheimer's Association will provide
services, support and education
about brain health and Alzheimer's
disease to Edward Jones associates
and clients. Dominic Garrant and
Kelly Schmidt of the Edward Jones
Office here in Ballston Spa are proud
to announce their participation in
the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's® , the world's largest event
to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
The event is scheduled for Sunday,
Sept. 18, 1 pm at FultonMontgomery Community College,
2805 Highway 67 in Johnstown. If
you, or your family members would
like to join their team, Team Edward
Jones, as a walker, please con-
Edward Jones has partnered with
The Alzheimer's Association
and committed $4.7 million over two
years to support the mission of the
Alzheimer's Association. Funding
will enhance the Alzheimer's Association care and support programs,
including the establishment of a
24/7 Helpline available to those
seeking Alzheimer's information and
tact them at 518-885-2773
or visit www.alzwalkfm.org (scroll
through the team roster and click on
Team Edward Jones). There is also a
walk in Loudonville, NY on Saturday,
Sept. 24 and one in Glens Falls on
Sunday, Oct. 15. Together we can end
Alzheimer's.
Women in Business Committee
members of The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County gathered on
August 17 for the 9th year in a row to
assemble new backpacks filled with
school supplies to benefit chamber
member Wellspring (formerly Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis
Services of Saratoga). Due to the
generosity of chamber members as
well as the local community, the
committee donated over 100 filled
backpacks.
Margaret Suchow—
Suchow—The Literary Cat/The Equine Hobbyist/Math Doctor
The Literary Cat is a new business that I just started. I was just driving by and saw the for rent sign and decided now or never!
The business is a used bookstore which features the nonfiction collection of my late father, William J. Durka, otherwise known
as Bill. William Durka was appointed the Director of International Trade by President Carter and was the director of International trade for The General Electric Co as well. He was writing a book about the Israeli/Palestine solution when he died from a
fall in the shower. I felt people should enjoy and learn from Dad's extensive library. Dad's passion was books and cats and
thus the name- The Literary Cat, I have a large fiction book inventory as well.
Another part of the store features my other business, The Equine Hobbyist which sells Breyer, Peter Stone, and Collecta model
horses as well as Hansa and Steiff plush animals.
Thirdly, I am a college Math Professor and hope to have a math tutoring practice as well—Math
Math Doctor. The store is located at
52 Front Street in the Medbery Inn building. Fall hours will be Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings 5-8 or 9 depending on
business and Saturday 9-4. Tutoring is by appointment.
Association News
The next BSBPA
Board of Directors Meeting
will be held
Monday, September 19, 6:30 pm
at Brookside Museum,
6 Charlton Street
You are welcome to attend.
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Upcoming Networking Breakfasts
Tuesday, September 20, 7:30-8:30 am
Sherry Hoffman Insurance, 415 Geyser Road
Tuesday, October 18, 7:30-8:30 am
Living Water Photography ,87 Milton Avenue
$5 with RSVP, $10 walk-in
RSVP to [email protected] or 885-2772
September 2016
Association News
Marketing:
Group Marketing: At right is the two-page spread in
the Fall 2016 issue of Southern Saratoga Magazine,
with a feature article and group ads. 15,000 copies
of the glossy magazine are inserted into Gazette
home deliveries in Saratoga County and parts of
Scotia-Glenville, with an additional 5,000 drop distributed in Southern Saratoga County. This ad opportunity has been a very reliable and affordable option
for our business members. Look for information
about the holiday issue and don’t miss out on being
a part of this visible marketing promotion.
Be A Part of the Filming of Fireball Run in Ballston Spa!
On September 29th, the internationally broadcast/streaming series, Fireball Run, will be filming the
finale of an episode in the village. The Fireball Run follows 40 teams of contestants, driving fabulous
cars in a “life sized trivia game on the road less traveled” to underunder-discovered places and obscure historic artifacts across the US. Each season highlights a different part of the country in an 8 day, 2000 mile journey. For the
the upcoming 10th season of the series, the focus is from western New York, Pennsylvania, the Hudson Valley and Saratoga region,
ending in western Massachusetts. The entire series is filmed in real time, in front of thousands of spectators, and it’s all for
for contestant bragging rights and the cause of bringing awareness to missing and exploited children. Working with the Chamber of
Southern Saratoga County, the producers of Fireball Run have chosen Ballston Spa to be a finish line for one leg of the journey.
journey.
On Thursday, September 29, from about 2 pm to 6 pm, Low Street and Front Street will be closed to regular traffic, while the
production company films the cars and contestants arriving and their interactions with the people and places here in the village. This is where you come in—
in—we need PEOPLE! School groups, community groups, residents, fire companies—
companies—we want
everyone to turn out to show them Ballston Spa’s great community spirit. You’ll be lining the streets for the filming, meeting
meeting
the contestants, who will be going into businesses as well. It is a great opportunity to show off Ballston Spa to the world, literliterally! Please mark your calendars now, so that you can be a part of this very special event! Contact Ellen Mottola at the BSBPA
BSBPA
office with any questions.
Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association
2016-17 Officers
Stacy Simmons, President (Brookside Nursery) [email protected]
Catherine Spaneas, Vice President (Saratoga Bridges) [email protected]
Michelle Burlingame, Vice President (Burlingame Orthodontics) [email protected]
Sandy Hassfurter (Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Blake Realtor) [email protected]
Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market
Open Thursdays, 33-6 pm
and Saturdays, 9 amam-noon
in Wiswall Park
Locally--made Food
Fresh Farm Products, Locally
Handcrafted Goods
Christine Kernochan, Treasurer (Ballston Spa National Bank) [email protected]
2016-17 Board of Directors
Jere Blackwelder (Resident) [email protected]
Donna Dardaris (Resident) [email protected]
Dominic Garrant (Edward Jones Investments) [email protected]
Debi Gustafson (Ye Olde Wishin’ Shoppe), [email protected]
Kathi Leigh (Ballston Area Community Center), [email protected]
Jennifer Martin (Double M Haunted Hayrides) [email protected]
Kelly Ostrander (Trustco Bank) [email protected]
Lisa Rice (Bouchey & Clark Benefits) [email protected]
Joe Russell, (Saratoga County Chamber) [email protected]
Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association
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Association News
A special thanks to all those who helped out with this
year’s Ice Cream Social: Mayor Romano, Milton Town
Supervisor Dan Lewza, Jim Tedisco, our volunteers Meg
Stevens, Ken Hahn and help from our Board Members
Catherine Spaneas, Jere Blackwelder, and Donna Dardaris. A special thanks and recognition for the financial
support from Burlingame Orthodontics, McDonalds of
Ballston Spa, and Jumping Bean Day Care for making this
annual event completely free to all. A big thank you to the
following for their donations: Stewart's for the ice
cream, Front Street Deli for the coffee, Whittredge Family for the bottle water and Edward Jones Investments for providing
the plates, bowls, utensils. Our appreciation as well to Miss Molly
Bakery for making delicious cakes and cupcakes and to "Mischief
the Clown” (Marie), for creating many balloons for all the children in
attendance. Finally, thank you to the talented Union Fire Company
for providing the wonderful music!
Dominic Garrant
Ice Cream Social Chair
Thanks again to everyone who attended this
summer’s Concerts in the Park series and helped
make the 2016 season a success! This year we
again presented a variety of music to satisfy all
types of music lovers from the 1960’s style surf
music of Big Fez and the Surfmatics, to local indie rockers Sirsy. Overall it was a successful year and luckily the weather cooperated with us each week. I hope many of you had a chance to get out and enjoy an
evening or two at Wiswall Park, listening to the sounds of some great local musicians.
A huge thank you goes out to this year’s sponsors for making this event possible Pizza Works, Ellis Medicine, Name Bubbles, The Chamber of Southern Saratoga
County, Adirondack Trust Company, Ballston Spa Veterinary Clinic, Edward Jones
Investments, Front St. Deli, Next Door Kitchen & Bar, Stewart's Shops, The Iron
Roost, Price Chopper, Saratoga County Fairgrounds, Burlingame Orthodontics,
Ballston Spa National Bank, Canvas Hair Salon, Ballston Spa Teacher’s Association, Jumper
Bean Daycare, Ye Olde Wishin’ Shoppe, The Brickyard Tavern, Rosie Antolick, Corina Contemporary Jewelry, Sam Capuano and The Mottola Family. Your support is greatly appreciated—without you, this wonderful community event would not happen.
Anyone interested in sponsoring in the future or if you would like to volunteer to help
make the Concerts in the Park 2017 summer series a success, please contact me directly by
e-mail at [email protected] or by calling me at 518-810-2343.
Debi Gustafson
Concerts in the Park Chairperson
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September 2016
Association News
Car Show Sponsorship Opportunities (cont. from page 1)
Platinum Sponsor - $600.00
1. Medium Logo on Car Show T-Shirt
2. Logo on poster.
3. Logo on BSBPA and SAM website sponsored events page.
4. Logo on registration table sponsor sandwich board.
5. Name on major trophy and announced at award presentation.
6. 10–15 second business promo on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
7. Logo on newspaper advertisements.
8. Prime vendor space at show, if desired.
Goody Bag Sponsor - $500.00
1. Exclusive logo on 200 goody bags.
2. Sponsor mention in communications to participants.
3. 10–15 second business promo on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
4. Prime vendor space at show, if desired.
Kids Zone Sponsor - $400.00
1. Logo on signage in Kids Zone.
2. Logo on poster.
3. Logo on BSBPA and SAM website sponsored events page.
4. Logo on registration table sponsor sandwich board.
5. 10–15 second business promo on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
6. Logo on newspaper advertisements.
7. Vendor space in Kids Zone, if desired.
Gold Sponsor - $300.00
1. Small Logo on Car Show T-Shirt.
2. Logo on BSBPA and SAM website sponsored events page.
3. Logo on registration table sponsor sandwich board.
4. Name on 1st place trophy and announced at award presentation.
5. 10–15 second business promo on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
6. Logo on newspaper advertisements.
7. Prime vendor space at show, if desired.
Silver Sponsor - $200.00
1. Name of Car Show T-Shirt
1. Name on poster.
2. Name on BSBPA and SAM website sponsored events page.
3. Name on registration table sponsor sandwich board in bold listing.
4. Name on 2nd place wall plaque and announced at award presentation.
5. 10–15 second business promo on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
6. Vendor space at show, if desired.
Bronze Sponsor - $100.00
1. Name on poster.
2. Name on BSBPA and SAM website sponsored events page.
3. Name on registration table sponsor sandwich board.
4. Name on 3rd place wall plaque and announced at award presentation
5. Business name on sponsorship loop played every half hour throughout the day.
6. Vendor space at show, if desired.
Sponsorships are available on a first come, first served basis.. Deadline to be included on the poster is September 9, 2016.
Please make checks payable to BSBPA and mail to BSBPA Car Show, PO Box 386, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Sponsorships can also be
paid online at www.ballston.org. Look for the sponsorship link on the home page.
For more information, contact any of the following individuals:
Donna Dardaris – [email protected]
Heidi Shull – [email protected]
Thank you in advance for your support of this year’s show. We look forward to yet another successful Car Show!
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B. Spa B. There
Events & Activities Around Town
Pop Up Art Show
The Jan Rutland Memorial Artists’
Space at The National Bottle Museum
in Ballston Spa is proud to present the
August 2016 Pop-up Show; fifteen
artists, showing 60+ pieces of art, in a
wide range of media and subject matter. The exhibit is on display through Sept. 17, with the artists’
reception on Friday, Sept. 2 from 6-8pm in conjunction with
Ballston Spa First Friday and open to the public. Part of the
September First Friday event village-wide will be Chalk Walk.
Artists of all ages are encouraged to participate. The Artists’
Space twist on this will be to bring the sidewalks into the gallery and allow artists to create chalk art during the artists’
reception, whether they are in the Pop-Up show or not. The
resulting chalk art will remain on display throughout the PopUp show.
Glassworks Studio Offers Classes
Glassworks Studio, owned and operated by
the National Bottle Museum and located at 10
Washington St. is offering classes in beginning flameworking, glass bead making and
glass sculpture. Studio director Heather Leyh
Longacker will be the instructor for most
classes, with additional instruction by Corina Oberai and Alex
Buswell. Information on class schedule, cost and details will
be found on the studio’s Facebook page (Glassworks Studio at
NBM) or contact Heather at [email protected], 8175524. Torch rental time is also available for Glassworks students and those with torch experience. Hours vary, but are
commonly Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6-9 pm and Saturdays, 10am-2 pm and are also available by appointment.
Chalk Walk & Sidewalk Sales!
Ballston Area Seniors Dance
Saturday, September 10
7– 10 pm
Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Road
Featuring: Peaceful Country Band
Admission: $5
All dances are open to the public
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Downtown sidewalks become canvases for creativity!
Stroll the village, enjoy sidewalk sales, art and pottery sales. Watch sidewalk artists or join in the fun!
Sept. 2
Details on the First Friday page at Ballston.org
September 2016
B. Spa B. There
Events & Activities Around Town
September 16 & 17
Friday 5 pmpm-11pm
Saturday 10 amam-11 pm
Saratoga County Fairgrounds
Featured performers include Gaelic Storm, Hair of the Dog,
The Screaming Orphans, The McKrells, The Narrowbacks
and many more!
Other attractions include kids’ rides & shows, Irish dance
performances and food and craft vendors.
Discounted advance tickets available through Price Chopper’s Tickets to Go program or on festival website via PayPal through Sept. 15.
At the gate, tickets for Friday only are $20, Saturday only
are $25. Children under age 12 are free.
All sales at the gate are cash only.
Parking is $3 per car.
For more information, visit
irish2000fest.com
or call 11-888888-414414-3378
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Calendar of Events
September 1,8,15,22,29 Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market, 3-6 pm, Wiswall Park
September 3,10,17,24 Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market, 9 am-12 pm, Wiswall Park
September 2 First Friday, 6-9 pm, downtown Ballston Spa, celebrating “Chalk Walk” and Sidewalk Sales
September 9 & 10 Garage Sale Fundraiser, 9 am-5 pm, Gateway House of Peace
September 10 Ballston Area Seniors Dance, 7-10 pm, Milton Community Center
September 11 All You Can Eat Breakfast, 8-11 am, Ballston Spa Elks Lodge
Car Show, 11 am-3 pm, Curtis Lumber
September 14 Ballston Area Seniors Pickins’ Session, 7-9:30 pm, Milton Community Center
September 16 & 17 Irish Fest 2000, Friday, 5-11 pm, Sat. 10 am-11 pm, Saratoga County Fairgrounds
September 19 BSBPA Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30 pm, Brookside Museum
September 20 Networking Breakfast, 7:30-8:30 am, Sherry Hoffman Insurance
September 24 “Petstock”, 1-5 pm, Ballston Spa Veterinary Clinic
September 26-30 Ballston Spa Schools Spirit Week
September 29 Fireball Run Filming, Approx. 2-6 pm, Front Street, downtown
September 30 Ballston Spa Homecoming Parade, 6 pm, Milton Avenue
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