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Planting Fall Flowers Family Activity

Saturday, September 11th, 1-3pm
Participants will decorate flower pots and plant pansies to take home. Cost is $3 per child. Adults are free. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Chapman at 793-2826.

Concert “Adirondack – A Cappella”

Saturday, September 11, at 3:30 PM
On Saturday, September 11, at 3:30 PM, the Chapman Historical Museum will present a concert featuring the “Vintage Colgate 13” with Adirondack troubadour, Dan Berggren at Harrisena Community Church, 1616 Ridge Road, Queensbury, NY. The public is invited. Light refreshments will be served.
Dan Berggren, well known for his songs and stories of Adirondack life, will start the afternoon’s program. His stories celebrate the hard-working folks who pioneered the region and those who still care for the balance of wilderness and human nature. Born in Brooklyn, he grew up in the Adirondacks before attending St. Lawrence University where he sang with The Laurentian Singers.
For over 65 years, the Colgate 13 has entertained audiences with some of the best a cappella singing anywhere. Eleven years ago, members of the Thirteen from the 1960s held a reunion in Lake George and discovered that their love for singing together had not diminished. Since then, they have gathered at the Lake and other locations to renew old friendships and perform for grateful listeners. Calling themselves “Vintage 13,” these young-at-heart musicians have an active repertoire of over 50 songs. Slow, fast, funny, sweet – they can do it all, from ballads to barbershop and from calypso to classic rock.
Advance tickets ($10/person, $20 family max) may be purchased at the museum at 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls; tickets at the door are $13 ($25 family max). Reservations are suggested. For more information, call the Chapman at (518) 793-2826. Proceeds benefit the museum.

Fall Luncheon featuring Queen Victoria’s Secrets

Monday, September 13th, starting at 11:30 am
The Chapman Historical Museum’s annual Fall Luncheon, entitled “Queen Victoria’s Secrets,” will take place at the Glens Falls Country Club on Monday, September 13th.
The event will start with a social hour at 11:30 am, followed by lunch featuring marinated grilled chicken, Mediterranean salad, and chocolate mouse with raspberries. The luncheon program will feature “Secrets of Successful Women in a Man’s World.” Speakers will include Connie Gerarde of Keena Staffing, Karen Howard of Dunham’s bay Boat Cp., Christina Kaidas of Sterling & Co., NYS Senator Elizabeth Little, and Jean Stark of JMZ Architects.
Reservations, which cost$40/person, may be purchased at the Chapman Historical Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls. For information call 518 793-2826.

Chapman Tag Sale

Saturday, October 9th, from 8 am to 3 pm
Do you have things that did not sell at your garage sale this summer? Or maybe you did not get around to having a sale, and the garage is full. Please donate linens, flatware, china, furniture, paintings, framed prints and other household furnishings by October 1st. (Please, no clothes or broken toys.)

Workshop: Caring for Photo Collections

Tuesday, October 19th, 7 pm
Learn how to care for your family portraits, snapshots and photo albums so they will last for future generations. At the Chapman. Instructor: Jillian Mulder, Chapman Curator

Halloween Luminaries Family Activity

Saturday, October 23rd, 1-3pm
Participants will create Victorian inspired Halloween luminaries to take home. Cost is $3 per child. Adults are free. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Chapman at 793-2826.

Wine & Chocolate Tasting

Friday, November 12, 5:30 – 8 pm
The 2010 Wine & Chocolate Tasting, to be held at the Queensbury Hotel, will feature wines of all varieties from around the world with decadent chocolate and craft cheeses from local providers. This year will also feature a Special Tasting, starting at 5 pm, at which participants will be able to sample select wines before joining the main event. Cost for the main event is $30/person in advance ant $35 at the door. Tickets to the Special Tasting will be $75/person. Tickets available October 15th.

Candle Making and Marzipan Decorations

Saturday, November 20th, 1-3pm
Participants will make hand-dipped candles and edible marzipan holiday decorations. Cost is $3 per child. Adults are free. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Chapman at 793-2826.

Planting Fall Flowers Family Activity

Saturday, September 11th, 1-3pm
Participants will decorate flower pots and plant pansies to take home. Cost is $3 per child. Adults are free. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Chapman at 793-2826.

10th Annual Glens Falls Cemetery Tour

Saturday, September 25th, 10 am to 2 pm
In marking the 10th anniversary of the event, this year’s tour will revisit some of the more memorable characters portrayed over the past 10 years. Included on the tour will be Harry Elkes, noted bicyclist who was killed in a racing accident; Stephen Little, a lieutenant in the Civil War who died in the Battle of Cold Harbor; Clarence Wilmarth, the 3rd of 4 generations of furniture makers in Glens Falls; Dr. Edward Bemis, internationally known eye specialist; the female relatives of Solomon Parks who donated his home to be the first hospital in Glens Falls; and Gertrude Benedict who perished along with her family in the 1918 flu epidemic. New characters on the tour will be Samuel Gregory Boyd, a Glens Falls resident who included in his memoirs personal stories involving the Underground Railroad in Glens Falls; and Warren Bristol, an original member of the paid Glens Falls Fire Department.
The tour is a collaborative project with the Glens Falls Community Theater and the Glens Falls Cemetery. The tour script was written by William Woodward based on research materials furnished by the Chapman Historical Museum.
Tours will run from 10am to 2 pm and last approximately 1-1/2 hours. Golf carts will be available for the handicapped at 10am and 12 noon. Space on golf carts is limited so advanced reservations are required. Tickets are $10 for nonmembers and $9 for members. Participants should call the Chapman Historical Museum at (518) 793-2826 for tour times and reservations.