Busy Weekend Ahead for Gloversville
Food Truck Fridays, Art Walk, Southern Adirondack Wine & Food Fest, Glove Theatre Marker Unveiling and More are Slated for June 2,3 and 4
Mark your calendars as Downtown Gloversville is slated to be full of activities this coming weekend.
Starting on Friday, June 2nd, is the return of Food Truck Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Castiglione Park at 47 Main St. in Gloversville. Food Trucks that will be on hand include A&S Spice on Wheels LLC, Jammin Juice Bar, Parkside Hot Dogs, Teddy’s Gyro of Herkimer, and Trucksteraunt. Michelle King will be performing during the lunch hour. This is a joint venture sponsored by the Gloversville Recreation Commission and Fulton County Center for Regional Growth. Cricket Wireless has joined as a corporate sponsor. John and Sunday Blackmon are sponsors for the music and entertainment during Food Truck Fridays.
At 6 p.m. on Friday, June 2nd, the Fulton County Historical Society kicks off its First Fridays series with a tour of the Schine Memorial Hall at 6 p.m. on June 2nd. Participants are asked to meet in front of the Glove Theatre at 42 N. Main St.
At 7 p.m. on Friday, June 2nd, the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 66 Kingsboro Avenue, will host a concert with Kirk Knuffke and Michael Bisio, two artists who love jazz.
On Saturday, June 3rd, spending the morning exploring the FJ&G Rail Trail as part of National Trails Day and end at the Farmers Market, located at 2-8 Elm Street. The hours of the market are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
At 2 p.m., the Glove Theatre, located at 42 N. Main St., will unveil its new state Historic Marker, funded with a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. Its museum, located next door, will be open for the public to see its new look and renovations.
Later that day, both the Gloversville Art Walk and the Southern Adirondack Wine and Food Festival start at 3 p.m. Main Street will be blocked off for these activities and people are encouraged to park in lots nearby and enter through Church Street. For more information on the festivals, visit www.facebook.com/southernadirondackwineandfoodfestival and www.facebook.com/glovecitiesarts.
Not far from the Downtown Core, the Fulton County Museum, located at 237 Kingsboro Avenue, opens for the season, also on June 3rd, from noon to 4 p.m., and it will also be open on Sunday, June 4. For more information and other hours, visit https://fultoncountyhistoricalsociety.org
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