"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams Presented by NorthEast Theatre Ensemble Directed by Sandra Boynton February 28-March 1, March 6-8 Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees at 3 pm The Brouwer House, 14 N. Church St., Schenectady Tickets: $20 General Admission at northeasttheatreensemble.simpletix.com Williams' familial tale of heartache, perseverence, dissatisfaction, yearning, and love comes to life in the historic Stockade District's Brouwer House. In this memory play, Tom Wingfield looks back on years spent with his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Amanda, desperately seeking security for her children, especially Laura, finds a fragile hope in the form of Tom's work friend, Jim, a young man Laura knew in high school. Featuring: Michael Sinkora as Tom Wingfield Janet Hurley Kimlicko^ as Amanda Wingfield Shae Fitzgerald^ as Laura Wingfield Jordan Bray as Jim O'Connor Assistant Director/Production Manager: Suzanna Bornn^ Stage Manager/Production Effects: Ren Kris Costume Designer: Bonnie Fitzgerald Properties: Travis Fealy^ ^ = NorthEast Theatre Ensemble company member **As always with NETE performances, seating is limited and advance reservations are highly recommended. **Please notify NETE in advance if you require accommodations so they can best serve you as an audience member.

Drink the Seasons, our wildly popular cocktail workshops, are back for 2020! Celebrate winter's thaw with our historian John Gearing as we sample a variety of seasonal libations, made with global and local ingredients. Sample 4-6 alcoholic drinks, each drawing on inspirations of tastes and tales of the past. Get cozy in Schenectady’s oldest home as we welcome spring! Drink the Seasons workshops are offered seasonally, and you can register at a discounted rate of $80 for all four (March 5, June 11, September 24, and December 10), or $25 for one workshop. Register at www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs.

The bedrock of New York and its erosion created the landscape the Iroquois peoples made their home. It influenced their territorial boundaries, defenses, settlement patterns, trail systems, agriculture, and key natural resources. Chuck Ver Straeten is Curator of Sedimentary Rocks at the New York State Museum. He investigates the Devonian Period, c. 400 million years ago. $5 or free for SCHS members. No advanced tickets. Tickets available day and place of event.

"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams Presented by NorthEast Theatre Ensemble Directed by Sandra Boynton February 28-March 1, March 6-8 Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees at 3 pm The Brouwer House, 14 N. Church St., Schenectady Tickets: $20 General Admission at northeasttheatreensemble.simpletix.com Williams' familial tale of heartache, perseverence, dissatisfaction, yearning, and love comes to life in the historic Stockade District's Brouwer House. In this memory play, Tom Wingfield looks back on years spent with his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Amanda, desperately seeking security for her children, especially Laura, finds a fragile hope in the form of Tom's work friend, Jim, a young man Laura knew in high school. Featuring: Michael Sinkora as Tom Wingfield Janet Hurley Kimlicko^ as Amanda Wingfield Shae Fitzgerald^ as Laura Wingfield Jordan Bray as Jim O'Connor Assistant Director/Production Manager: Suzanna Bornn^ Stage Manager/Production Effects: Ren Kris Costume Designer: Bonnie Fitzgerald Properties: Travis Fealy^ ^ = NorthEast Theatre Ensemble company member **As always with NETE performances, seating is limited and advance reservations are highly recommended. **Please notify NETE in advance if you require accommodations so they can best serve you as an audience member.

"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams Presented by NorthEast Theatre Ensemble Directed by Sandra Boynton February 28-March 1, March 6-8 Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees at 3 pm The Brouwer House, 14 N. Church St., Schenectady Tickets: $20 General Admission at northeasttheatreensemble.simpletix.com Williams' familial tale of heartache, perseverence, dissatisfaction, yearning, and love comes to life in the historic Stockade District's Brouwer House. In this memory play, Tom Wingfield looks back on years spent with his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Amanda, desperately seeking security for her children, especially Laura, finds a fragile hope in the form of Tom's work friend, Jim, a young man Laura knew in high school. Featuring: Michael Sinkora as Tom Wingfield Janet Hurley Kimlicko^ as Amanda Wingfield Shae Fitzgerald^ as Laura Wingfield Jordan Bray as Jim O'Connor Assistant Director/Production Manager: Suzanna Bornn^ Stage Manager/Production Effects: Ren Kris Costume Designer: Bonnie Fitzgerald Properties: Travis Fealy^ ^ = NorthEast Theatre Ensemble company member **As always with NETE performances, seating is limited and advance reservations are highly recommended. **Please notify NETE in advance if you require accommodations so they can best serve you as an audience member.

This winter, make time for thinking deeply about a single idea from a variety of perspectives. Led by City Historian Chris Leonard, this reading and discussion series invites participants to delve into the history and literature of American crime. We'll meet five times, to discuss five pioneering works of new journalism and true crime writing. At each session, participants will come together with others in our community to discuss what we've read. Dates (6pm-7:30pm): -Feb. 26: Defining True Crime (Book: Compulsion, selections from True Crime: An American Anthology) -Mar. 11: Writing True Crime (Book: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York) -Mar. 25: True Crime outside of books (selections from True Crime: An American Anthology, selected clips from podcasts/TV/movies) -Apr. 8: Crimes that changed us (Book: Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America) -Apr. 22: Serial killers and True Crime (Book: Blind Eye: The Terrifying Story of a Doctor who Got Away with Murder) Books are available to borrow from SCHS with a small security deposit. To register, email librarian@schenectadyhistorical.org or call 518-374-0263x3

In conjunction with the Folk and Their Art exhibition, curator Suzy Fout will lead a workshop on painted tin, with each participant decorating their own piece to take home. $30.

POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY 2021 Alplaus’ village historian will be here to take us through author Kurt Vonnegut’s time working for GE in Schenectady, and the people and places he encountered while living in the region. The program will feature some authentic Vonnegut artifacts, as well! $5 or free for SCHS members. No advanced tickets. Tickets available day and place of event.

This winter, make time for thinking deeply about a single idea from a variety of perspectives. Led by City Historian Chris Leonard, this reading and discussion series invites participants to delve into the history and literature of American crime. We'll meet five times, to discuss five pioneering works of new journalism and true crime writing. At each session, participants will come together with others in our community to discuss what we've read. Dates (6pm-7:30pm): -Feb. 26: Defining True Crime (Book: Compulsion, selections from True Crime: An American Anthology) -Mar. 11: Writing True Crime (Book: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York) -Mar. 25: POSTPONED -Apr. 8: POSTPONED -Apr. 22: True Crime outside of books (selections from True Crime: An American Anthology, selected clips from podcasts/TV/movies) -May 6: Crimes that changed us (Book: Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America) -May 20: Serial killers and True Crime (Book: Blind Eye: The Terrifying Story of a Doctor who Got Away with Murder) Books are available to borrow from SCHS with a small security deposit. To register, email librarian@schenectadyhistorical.org or call 518-374-0263x3

POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2021 As winter cold begins to recede, the ground unfreezes and the sap starts to run. On a New York farm, the first harvest of the year was always maple syrup. In this family-friendly program, you’ll learn the process for yourself. From tapping to boiling to sampling some sweet maple treats, we’ll do it all. Pre-Registration Required. Tickers are $8/person, for adults and kids 3+. Register at www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs

POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2021 Local Scots-Irish settlers were highly rebellious toward British rule, and, almost to a  person, fought for the Rebel American side during the American Revolution. Terry McMaster is an independent historian whose research focuses on the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley and on the settlement patterns, family connections and border warfare along colonial New York’s western frontier in the 18th Century. $5 or free for SCHS members. No advanced tickets. Tickets available day and place of event.

POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2021 Water! Where do we want it? And where DON'T we want it? Having a predictable level of water in the Erie Canal has always been a challenge. Craig Williams, formerly of the NYS Museum, is our region's foremost scholar on the Erie Canal. He'll be here to discuss where the Canal's water come from, how it flows, how much is enough, and how much is TOO much. $5 or free for SCHS members. No advanced tickets. Tickets available day and place of event.