Washington Park Neighborhoods - March 2021
(Find Real Estate Rental and For Sale Notices Under “Classifieds” Heading)
Return to Something Approaching Normal
News of the virus is more positive in terms of reopening & easing of some restrictions. Please continue to protect yourselves and others by following the mask & social distancing guidelines. We will continue to offer shopping assistance. Check the NYS & Rensselaer County Health Dept. websites for info on vaccinations.
Bench to be Donated in Memory of Rosemary Oathout
The family of long time resident, the late Rosemary Oathout, is memorializing her with the donation of a bench in her honor. Rosemary lived on the Park for decades, succumbing to cancer in April 2019. The Valenti Family has approached WPA about the purchase of a bench for the Park. Rosemary especially enjoyed her view of the Park from the 2nd floor of 199 2nd Street. The bench will be a fitting reminder of Rosemary.
New Neighbors, New Owners
While the pandemic may have slowed some of us down, others were busy joining our community. Lots of new neighbors and owners. We are waiting for info from many of them & will provide the news as we get it.
Birthday Wishes
The Park’s Alex Knoblauch turned 28 last month.
2021 Hidden Garden Tour
Spring is here! It’s a good time to start thinking of this year’s Hidden Garden Tour!
The committee has met and decided on Thursday June 10th 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM, rain or shine, as our date for the tour this year. The end of May is the date that our President announced that there will be enough vaccines for everyone to be vaccinated. Moving the date to June would allows us to offer an in person tour in 2021. Yay!
We will follow all precautions recommended by the CDC at that time. It will be our 21st – in person- tour and our 22nd event.
If you would feel comfortable having your garden on the tour this year, here is the link to sign up https://www.hiddengardentour.com/call-for-gardens If you have a neighbor that you think might want to participate, feel free to share the link.
There has been some discussion about creating some videos that would be used as advertising. If you are interested in participating in this, call Phyllis Conroy. Volunteers are always welcome.
Happy Spring!!
SCOOP YOUR POOP!
Stolen Packages
Be alert for package deliveries. Packages are disappearing from stoops. Report all stolen packages to Troy Police. The Troy Mart at Hill & Adams will accept delivery of packages & hold them for pick up. Please contact the Troy Mart staff for information.
Spring Garden Clean Up
Just in time for the Hidden Garden Tour, Peg & Suzy of Albion Gardens can help with clearing out the winter debris & getting ready for spring renewal. All organic methods. Call Peg at 518-322-1909. Peg is our neighbor in Historic Sage; Suzy lives in Little Italy.
Patronize Local Businesses
Take out & limited seating is available at most downtown restaurants. Other boutique businesses are open. Check the Troy BID website for details. While some businesses have closed, others have opened.
Events
Troy Night Out
The last Friday of the month. Check the Troy Night Out website for details.
Troy BID
Downtown happenings are posted on the Troy BID website. New businesses are opening! Established ones are here to stay! Patronize our local merchants.
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall – 30 2nd Street
Concerts are scheduled! Check out the TSBMH website for info & tkts.
Hart Cluett Museum – 57 2nd Street
The Museum’s dynamic director, Karin Krasevac-Lenz, our neighbor in Historic Sage, has retired but the Museum is going strong. The Research Library is open by appointment only.
A. The Irish in Troy & Rensselaer County: A Drinking History Event. Thurs, 3/18, 7-8
B. Exhibits; The Way We Work(ed) in Rensselaer County & Black History in Rensselaer County
Check the website or call 518-272-7232 for info. COVID19 protocols in place.
Marketplace Opens
A new marketplace is open thru Sunday, March 28, from 10 to 2 at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market.
The newly-launched business development organization, Make It Up State, hosts The Marketplace in partnership with the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market to showcase local handmade goods and food. Osgood’s Heather Morra is a regular merchant with her custom designed & craf ted jewelry, Morra Designs. Check out the website at http://www.morradisigns.com.
Martinez Gallery – Cannon Building, 2nd Floor
Laudalina Martinez’s Martinez Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that functions as a boutique enterprise for collectors and artists. Since its beginning in 2001, the Gallery has maintained a specialty in Latino art and promotion of Nuyorican artists.
The Gallery focuses on outstanding art at a good value; it advises clients who are experienced collectors or wish to start collections. The Gallery provides specialized services for clients who are in the Trade, designers and architects; work in real estate; or seek an independent curator for corporate spaces and non-profits. The gallery is open with limited hours. Check the website.
St. John’s Offerings – Candlelight Meditations, Storywalks & More
Park resident & pastor at St. John’s Church, Judith Malionek welcomes all to various non-denominational events at St. John at 1st & Liberty.
On 4 Friday evenings in March, from 5 to 6 pm, St. John’s will be open & candlelit. That time of evening the stained glass windows, created in a variety of styles, are backlit by the evening sun. While quietly basking in the beauty of the sanctuary, attendees will hear instrumental music, played intermittently. 3/12 George Richardson, guitarist; 3/19 Lydia Smith, cellist; 3/26 Ted Phillips, organist. COVID protocols will be observed for everyone’s safety.
For children, St. John’s displays a Storywalk, along the fence on 1st Street. The stories change every month or so. Currently posted is Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis. This a sweet & funny snippet from the childhood of John Lewis, who dreamed of being a preacher, moving crowds to action by the power of his sermons. Lewis later became a prominent civil rights & congressional leader.
St. John’s also has emergency bags of food ready to go, available during office hours, Mon-Fri, 8:30 to 12:30.
Coming Soon
All the News & Then Some
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!