Three Tall Persian Women is a comedic and touching play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go; but more than anything, it’s a love letter to immigrant mothers. Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing and walks into hoards of family memorabilia that her grandmother Mamani has moved in with her. Get Shakespeare & Co tickets here.

Events: RCS Community Library

In Events, Events - Ravena, The Ravena News Herald
September 11, 2024
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  • Family Storytime

Thursday, Sept. 12, from 10-11 a.m.

Family Storytime is a fun, participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities. Early literacy activities are emphasized. No registration is necessary.

  • Bookmark Bonanza!

Thursday, Sept. 12, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Use watercolors, crayons or markers to decorate cardstock bookmarks. Choose from templates or make your own. Registration is required at rcscommunitylibrary.org. For adults and teens.

  • Romp and Read

Friday, Sept. 13, from 10-11 a.m.

Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. with interactive themes, stories and action songs with props. No need to register.

  • Chair Yoga for Seniors

Friday, Sept. 13, from 10:30-11:15 a.m.

This gentle yoga class, taught by local instructor Kelley Curran of Well & Kell, is for folks ages 50 and up. No experience or equipment is required. Join in at Senior Projects of Ravena for this series of yoga classes. There is no fee for this class. Registration is required at rcscommunitylibrary.org. Please provide an email address or phone number so the library may notify you in the event of any change to the schedule.

  • Craft: Chatter of Chickens

Saturday, Sept. 14, from 2-3 p.m.

Here, chicken, chicken! You asked, and the library listened. This fun craft is for kids and adults. You may have seen the library’s cute handmade chickens at the checkout desk — now you can make your own. Participants will transform some dull and boring toilet paper rolls into customized chickens. Make enough of them and you’ll end up with your very own “chatter,” or flock, of chickens! Note: Kids ages 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Registration required at rcscommunitylibrary.org.

  • Destash Your Crafts

Monday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Have too much yarn, fabric or other craft supplies collecting dust and taking up space? Give your unused supplies a new home at the Second Annual Destash/Restash craft re-homing event. Drop off your gently used or new craft supplies to share with fellow crafters. Help keep usable items out of the landfill and promote creativity. The library will be accepting donations from Sept. 16 to Oct. 11. The Restash/Rehome event will be on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Any items that don’t find a home at the October event will be donated to Up-Stitch in Albany. For adults and teens.

  • The Great Pumpkin Growing Contest: Weigh-In Week

Monday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

How did your pumpkin grow? Please bring it in to the library one day this week (from Sept. 16 through Sept. 21) for the official weigh-in. Winners will be announced on Monday, Sept. 23, and will be “crowned” Pumpkin Masters at the Saturday Fun for Families event on Oct. 5. For ages 5-9 and 10-18.

  • Friends of the RCS Community Library Monthly Meeting

Monday, Sept. 16, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

New members are always welcome! The Friends of the RCS Community Library, which is in the development process, welcomes new members. The group is seeking eager participants with ideas about how to advocate and support the library’s outreach. Monthly meetings are at the library, on the third Monday of the month. For adults and teens.

  • Romp and Read

Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 10-11 a.m.

Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. with interactive themes, stories and action songs with props. No need to register.

  • Seed Saving: Harvest Today to Plant Next Season

Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

So you’ve been working in the garden and growing lots of great vegetables and flowers all summer. Come to the library to learn about the importance of seed saving and how you harvest seeds to share with friends (and the library!) in order to keep growing next year. With an emphasis on how to harvest and save annual and perennial flower seeds for future use, participants will discuss when and how to harvest seeds/seedpods, how to clean and prepare seeds for storage, and proper methods for storing them. This is part of the “Sustainable at the Library” series of events. Registration is required at rcscommunitylibrary.org. For teens and adults.

  • Even More Drawing: Keeping It Simple and Fun

Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Art does not have to be serious or of museum quality. In these sessions, you will draw from images chosen to be inspiring, exciting and amusing. Drawing, if you haven’t done it before, is a very learnable skill and a very relaxing pastime. It takes your brain in new directions and is a great way to begin other two-dimensional art styles like painting. Both “wet” and “dry” techniques of drawing will be introduced in this series of classes. All skill levels are welcome. Individual instruction and supplies will be provided. Local artist and instructor Thomas Baldovin will return to the library to offer these classes. There is no fee for this class. Registration is required at rcscommunitylibray.org. For adults and teens ages 16 and up.

  • Silent Book Club

Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

This non-traditional “book club” has no required reading and no book discussion. Instead, it’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy the company of others without the pressure of conversation. Simply bring a book that you’re reading (or have been meaning to read!), join in in the library’s comfy chairs and settle in for some uninterrupted reading while in the presence of others. Covered beverages are also welcome. No registration required.

NEW FICTION

“One on One” by Jamie Harrow

“An Eye for an Eye” by Jeffrey Archer

“Ghost Soldier” by Mike Maden

“The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams” by Karen Hawkins

“The Royals Upstairs” by Karina Halle

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February 9, 2024
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The Rev. Antonio Booth and the Rev. Dr. Roxanne Jones Booth, retired co-pastors at Riverview Missionary Baptist Church. Contributed photo

COEYMANS — The next program of the Ravena Coeymans Historical Society, scheduled for Feb. 11, at 2 p.m., will feature retired co-pastors of the Riverview Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Antonio Booth and the Rev. Dr. Roxanne Jones Booth, who will discuss the Great Migration, its impact in Coeymans and its impact on the founding of the church.

Serving as co-pastors for 13 years, the Revs. Booth became active in numerous community activities. They encouraged and were engaged in outreach opportunities, ranging from participation at the Friendship Festival to the RiverFest and to the 350th anniversary of the town.

At those activities, by partnering with TCI and Carver, the church gave free backpacks with school supplies. They organized a summer day camp for elementary school children and applied for and were awarded an Albany County Legislature grant three times to ensure nutritious lunches every day for the young children.

The Booths used summer youth employment workers as camp coaches and had them take surveys at the Coeymans Landing about the quality of life in their community.

They also served on the Coeymans Police Reform Committee, and Riverview Baptist was selected by the Unified Court System as an access kiosk for “people who may not have access to a home computer and/or internet service or need assistance in accessing the courts.”

The Rev. Antonio Booth revived the Ravena CROP walk, often raising substantial funds, with 25% of the money raised to support the town’s local food pantries.

The Rev. Antonio Booth was raised in Durham, North Carolina, graduated from North Carolina Central University with a B. A. in Public Administration, and received a Master of Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts.

The Rev. Dr. Roxanne Jones Booth grew up in Catskill, was baptized and ordained at Riverview Missionary Baptist Church, and became a three-time graduate of Howard University in Washington D.C., where she received a B. A. in Political Science, M.A. in Religious Studies and Master of Divinity. She also received a Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell, specializing in Missions and Cross-Cultural Studies. Later, she spent 10 years serving and living as a mission worker in the Kingdom of Eswatini in South Africa. And in 2015, her “African American Baptist in Mission: A Historical Guide” was published.

This program, open to the public, will be held in the Ravena Coeymans Historical Society Museum, located in the rear entrance of the Ravena municipal building at 15 Mountain Road, which is handicap accessible.

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