SARATOGA SPRINGS — On May 18 and 19, Putnam Den presents JGB and Melvin Seals, featuring Jerry Garcia Band veteran keyboard player Melvin Seals. Saturday night’s show with Twiddle is $23, while Sunday night’s appearance with Lucid has a $20 admission. Two-day passes are available for $40, and all tickets can be purchased at www.putnamden.com. Putnam Den is located at 63 Putnam Street in Saratoga Springs.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Each year in May as part of National Historic Preservation Month, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation recognizes individuals and organizations that have completed preservation projects in the past year.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Skidmore Early Childhood Center put on their yearly Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude’s Research Hospital on Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3.  The children in all four classes, from 3-year-olds to multi-ages, happily biked on Case Green at Skidmore to raise money for St. Jude’s. 

MALTA — Hannaford Helps Schools contributed $1,000 to support local education in Malta.  The top recipient was Chango Elementary School in Ballston Lake.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Local Actors Guild of Saratoga proudly presents the literary classic, ‘Of Mice and Men,’ by John Steinbeck.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Evelyn M. Dwyer entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 3, 2013 at home with family around her, following a brief illness. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga City Ballet Company will present Alice in Wonderland May 10 and 11. Join SCBC as they follow Alice down the rabbit hole and the antics that ensue in this exuberant original ballet full of unexpected surprises. With charming characters, colorful costumes and lively music, this ballet is sure to entertain and delight audiences of all ages. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Skidmore College continues a beloved tradition with the annual studio art majors’ Senior Thesis Exhibition, scheduled May 10-18 at the Tang Teaching Museum. An opening reception is scheduled from 6–8 p.m. Friday, May 10. The Department of Art is sponsoring the exhibition.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is pleased to announce Mayor Scott Johnson and Julie Johnson as the honorary co-chairs of 2013’s TRASK event. Mayor Johnson’s support of TRASK proved instrumental in garnering the city’s support for the initial Spirit of Life Restoration Campaign and the Foundation is honored to have him and his wife, Julie, co-chair this years’ event.

MALTA — With all the talk about Brett Hearn and Stewart Friesen at the 4/10-mile Albany Saratoga Speedway this season, it appeared that Kenny Tremont was trying to remind folks that you can’t count him out when it comes to dominating at the “Great Race Place.”