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What Is There for Kids and Families to do in Gloversville? Plenty! When the new splash pad opened earlier this summer at Trail Station Park, it was a welcomed summer activity for Downtown Gloversville. Many people took to social media to note the excitement behind the new free facility. One person wrote that it was good to have because “there’s nothing here for the kids.” Actually, there are numerous opportunities for youth in this small, walkable city. Gloversville is home to several organizations geared towards youth sports including Fulton United Soccer, Gloversville Little League and Little Huskies. Depending on the time of year, you can see kids out on the fields learning new skills and playing games. If organized sports doesn’t interest a child, the Glove Theatre hosts several productions and movies throughout the year for local entertainment. In addition to attending an event, kids can even participate in productions. This past summer, 75 children took to the stage in “Disney’s Frozen Kids.” Another dozen youth took part in the Glove Academy where they wrote, produced, directed and acted in their own performance of “Fairy Tales … Flipped.” Organized activities not your or your family’s thing? Spend a day on your own schedule at your own pace checking out the museums in the area, including the NYS Baseball Hall of Fame, Fulton County Museum, Glove Theatre Museum, and Karepeles Manuscript Museum. Also take a trip to see art exhibits at the Micropolis Art Gallery inside the Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market at 30 N. Main St. The Dorn Space at 99 N. Main St. hosts concerts throughout the year. Check their schedule to see which ones are family friendly. The Fulton County Regional SPCA, located at, takes volunteers ages 16 and above. For more information, visit fcrspca.org/volunteer/apply-to-volunteer. Those ages 13 to 15 can participate in the shelter’s internship program and information can be found at fcrspca.org/rase/ The Gloversville Public Library, located at 58 E. Fulton St., provides a range of programming from a baby club to cooking classes and writing workshops for teens, and anime afternoons for children ages 10 and over. Of course, there are numerous books, videos, and other material that can be checked out. What better way to spend a rainy day than reading a book? Outdoors more in your wheelhouse? Take a bike ride or walk on the FJ&G Rail Trail. Gloversville is also home to numerous parks with basketball courts located at Elk Street and Darling Field (Darling Field also has tennis courts). Playground equipment is located at Spring Street Park and new pre-K age swings and slides were installed at the Washington Street Park. Fishing is always a fun activity at Wohlfarth’s Pond on South McNab Street where the Gloversville Recreation Commission hosts a spring fishing derby every year. The Gloversville Recreation Commission is also very active in hosting a plethora of activities. From providing a Summer Day Camp, to hosting outdoor movies in Meyers Park, to organizing Rail Fest and Fall Fest, the organization provides year-round programming in this city. “There’s nothing for the kids to do.” Maybe that was a typo and it should read, “There’s always something for the kids to do in Gloversville.” Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

Manuscript Museum Provides Interesting History Artifacts; Also Hosts Events for Gloversville Community Wander through history with historic papers, sheet music, drawings and more with the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum at 66 Kingsboro Ave. in Gloversville. A visitor to the museum that once was the headquarters to Taylor Made Group (and earlier a historic church) can discover a replica of the Titanic on visit only to return and find the displays changed to highlight a different era, such as the original sketches of the “Star Trek” TV show. Other past exhibits included a model of the Mayflower, a megalodon giant shark tooth, and Egyptian artifacts. While the museum is about seeing history up close, tourists can also experience the sounds of enlightenment with musical entertainment events, such as the upcoming concert by Chimera at 7 p.m. on Aug.24th. Musicians include Iva Bittova on violin and voice, Steve Gorn on bansuri flute, Timothy Hill on acoustic guitar and voice, and Michael Bisio on bass. Earlier this year, the museum also hosted the Caroga Arts Collective Spring Residency Concert. Exhibits rotate through the Gloversville site with its fifteen sister museums that are scattered across the United States. The main Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum website notes that David and Marsha Karpeles founded the organization with the mission to “inspire curiosity in others, and to promote education and literacy … By sharing the writings of authors, scientists, composers, philosophers, artists, sovereigns, leaders, and pioneers from all periods in history with the world, David and Marsha envisioned exposing future generations to the achievements of those who came before them so as to instill a sense of purpose and the courage to pursue their own dreams and goals without fear of failure, but rather with hope, pride, and fulfillment.” Purchased in 2019 by David Karpeles, the building also is home to the permanent baseball display that includes documents from the birth of baseball, gloves made in Gloversville, and the uniform worn by Lori Petty in the hit movie, “A League of Their Own.” Take the time to explore history in a unique way at this facility. For more information and hours, call (518) 752-4596 or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kmuseumglv Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

From Parkhurst to Darling Field, Explore Using the FJ&G Rail Trail; New Spur Planned to Take Travelers to the Downtown Core Take a calming journey through the City of Gloversville by using the FJ&G Rail Trail and visit the region’s history by stopping at Parkhurst Field, Trail Station Park, and Darling Field. The estimated 3-miles of the City of Gloversville’s portion of the trail (total of 9 through both the cities of Johnstown and Gloversville and another 2 near Broadalbin) will take travelers through some beautiful nature scenes, including glimpses of deer and ducks. FJ&G Rail Trail’s creation story begins in the mid-1990s as Fulton County began converting the unused tracks once owned by the Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville (FJ&G) Railroad to a scenic recreation area. The thoroughfare brought vacationers to the foothills of the Adirondacks, made stops for baseball games in Gloversville, and picked up and dropped off freight for the local tanneries. Eventually, the rail line closed in the 1980s and the ideas began to revitalize the path for tourism. Since the conversion to a recreational pathway, walkers, hikers, bicyclists, rollerbladers and cross-country skiers have enjoyed time outside, utilizing the trail from parking lots located at Trail Station Park on West Fulton Street and off Harrison Street, near the baseball ball fields. On their travels, they could catch a baseball game at Parkhurst Field and learn the history of baseball greats such as Cy Young playing in Gloversville. The park was home to exhibition games that featured teams such as the Brooklyn Royal Giants and it has always been in use since the Gloversville Little League began to play on the grounds in 1955 and continues to do so to this day. At the other end of Gloversville, near the rail trail, lies Darling Field, once owned by the local school district. The front entrance off Kingsboro Avenue has recently had some upgrades with beautiful gardens leading to the archway entrance. Passing by the back fields when on the trail, travelers can either come off the trail and watch soccer games or stop and play a pickup game of tennis or basketball at the nearby courts. The first two courts could also be used for pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in America. The stop at Trail Station Park now includes a splash pad that has been a great hit with the youth of the area. The pad was the first phase of the expansion of Trail Station Park with funding through a $365,000 grant from the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). The expansion nearly doubled the size of the park with amenities and landscaping over a large area that was formerly a parking lot. The next phase of the project, funded through the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant (DRI), will include a new 80’ x 20’ building to house restrooms, a kitchen area, and a large indoor space for special events. Soon Trail Station Park will also be home to a new offshoot path from the FJ&G Rail Trail Gloversville’s Downton Corridor so travelers can explore the city’s core, do some shopping, and grab a bite to eat during their journey. Also funded through the DRI, $441,000 will be dedicated to creating a more welcoming environment for visitors and residents by providing improved sidewalks, street trees for shade and pedestrian lighting at key locations downtown. Church Street, which is a key connector for the FJ&G Rail Trail to Downtown Corridor, will receive improvements, including a two-way bicycle track on the southside. Work on this path has already begun. When the splash pad was erected, the short-arched footbridge that crossed Cayadutta Creek at Trail Station Park was replaced with a longer, flatter bridge that could accommodate bicycle traffic. Gloversville is the perfect small city for traversing, Find the hidden gems in Downtown Gloversville when using this trail. Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

Visit the History of America’s Pastime on Your Way to Downtown Gloversville Those who played little league ball or spent youthful summers playing neighborhood pick-up games, along with those who idolize Mickey Mantle or know the statistics of every World Series Champion team, will want to visit the City of Gloversville as it is a place all baseball fans will want to put on their Bucket List. Just outside Downtown Gloversville, Harrison Street is the new Mecca of Baseball with both the historic Parkhurst Field and the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame beckoning those who love everything baseball to come explore the history behind the National Pastime of the United States. At Parkhurst Field, the stadium is a perfect replica of the original from 1906 that held 1500 spectators and is so flawless that one could almost hear the crack of the bat and the roar of the crowds despite sitting alone in the grandstand seats on an early Monday morning. The field was a popular stop on the FJ&G Railroad line. Visit website www.parkhurstfield.org to learn more about its history and how many baseball greats such as Cy Young played on the field. The park was home to exhibition games that featured teams such as the Cuban Giants and the Brooklyn Royal Giants. The park has always been in use for games as in 1955 the Gloversville Little League began to play on the grounds and continues to do so to this day. Retired stockbroker and baseball fanatic Rene LeRoux brought his dream of a baseball museum to Gloversville, choosing this city because of Parkhurst Field and being only 45 minutes away from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The Hall of Fame Museum not only has historic baseball artifacts such as signed balls, jerseys, bats, photos and cards, it also has a movie theatre complete with authentic stadium seating. Displays set up as lockers show off jerseys and collections from players including Mickey Mantle and Mookie Wilson. Ian Anderson, a local star that is a Saratoga County native who graduated from Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park in 2016, also donated items as he pitched for the 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves. Those who don’t know stats will also enjoy visiting these two sites. Remember the character “Moonlight” Doc Graham and the movie “Field of Dreams”? It will give you pleasure to know the real Moonlight Graham played at Parkhurst. Most people know the reputation of sports announcer Bob Costas. He was inducted in this Hall of Fame and a plaque hangs on its walls in his honor. (To learn about other inductees, visit www.nysbhof.com) As hot dogs are the top treat at baseball games, this trip would not be complete without getting a bite to eat at the New York Lunch, located on Bleecker Street. If baseball is the National Pastime of the United States, this restaurant is a slice of Americana and certainly goes hand in glove with a tour of the field and museum. In existence since the 1930s, the New York Lunch establishment has been known for its hot dogs. While current owner Tammy Capano has been at the helm for nearly 25 years and serves a wide variety of home cooked meals and fabulous lunches, she keeps the eatery’s reputation for its hot dogs fresh as she serves them with a wide variety of toppings, including her famous meat sauce. Spend a day in Gloversville appreciating the sites dedicated to your beloved pastime. It will bring back childhood memories and will create new ones for you and your family. Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

Find Locally Made Products at Mohawk Harvest Buying local and shopping small businesses are mantras that we say when purchasing much needed and loved items. Why not use it as a fun game when exploring the Mohawk Harvest and Micropolis Art Gallery on 30 N. Main St.?! A community-owned grocery store in historic Downtown Gloversville, Mohawk Harvest is dedicated to supporting local farmers and producers, and recently became a sponsor of the Farm to Table Tour that will be held in Fulton and Montgomery counties on July 30th. Can you name at least 10 products that are made locally that can be found in the store? We will give you four to get started ... Upstate Coffee produced in Gloversville, Baucy Be’s hot sauces from Broadalbin, Y Not Dog Cookies from Mayfield, and Lanzi Brothers Gourmet Italian Dressing from Fulton County. While investigating the Mohawk Harvest for great and local buys, be sure to check out the Micropolis art Gallery that is housed inside. Numerous works that are on display include those by many local artists and include paintings, drawings, pastels, photographs, fiber art, mixed media, woodwork, glass, digital art, jewelry and more. Enjoy this summer exploring Downtown Gloversville and learning the local flavors and art that are created by your Fulton County neighbors! Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

Explore the Fulton County Museum Tucked away just outside the Downtown Gloversville corridor, is the Fulton County Museum, located at 237 Kingsboro Avenue. If you haven’t visited yet, you are missing a true gem! Trip Advisor lists the museum as one of the best 5 things to do in Gloversville (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g47802...). It’s also a site on the NYS Path Through History map and a stop on the NYS Haunted History Trail. It’s also listed on the NYS Historical Marker database for being the site of the Kingsborough Academy, “built 1831 demolished 1900 private school 1831-1863 public elementary school 1863-1900.” Google reviews include this one from Kathy R.: “Friendly docents, learned more about our nee adopted home county!” Tek T. wrote this Google review: “What a gem. If you want to learn the history of this town, this is the place to go.” On July 11 and 18, continues the museum's Hands on History Series for kids ages 5 to 10. Events begin at 10 a.m. and run for an hour and are free. Take the time to explore the two levels of history with exhibits ranging from leather and tanning to military, railroad history to school, and Native American to farming. For more information on the museum, visit https://fultoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

The Meaning of Flag Day Did you know that Wednesday is Flag Day? Do you know what Flag Day is? While it is not an official federal holiday where banks and schools are closed for observing the commemoration, it is an important day to remember the birth of the nation and how colonists from all walks of life came together to fight for freedom. “When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the colonists weren’t fighting united under a single flag. Instead, most regiments participating in the war for independence against the British fought under their own flags. In June of 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to create the Continental Army—a unified colonial fighting force—with the hopes of a more organized battle against its colonial oppressors. This led to the creation of what was, essentially, the first ‘American” flag, the Continental Colors,’” according to www.history.com/news/what-is-flag-day. The first flag was created in 1877, 100 years after the Continental Congress adopted the flag, according to this news article, What is flag day? Here's when and how to celebrate the summer holiday (usatoday.com), but the United States didn’t have an official standard flag until 1912. Flag Day was established in 1916 with President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation establishing June 14 as the day to commemorate the nation’s flag and President Harry Truman made Flag Day a National Day of Observance in 1949. Many people honor Flag Day by hanging their flags out and leaving them up through Independence Day on July fourth. This Wednesday, the Gloversville Senior Citizens Center at 53 Church Street will be hosting a Veteran’s Lunch in honor of the holiday. A short program for Flag Day will be held. Be sure to notice the flags flying around Downtown Gloversville! And if you fly your own, follow the etiquette and rules of flag flying that can be found at www.usa.gov/flag Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

You’re Invited to a Free Fulton County Small Business Symposium on June 13th Gloversville residents who are thinking about starting a business and those who have a business but want to expand are invited to Fulton County Center for Regional Growth’s free Small Business Symposium that is being held on Tuesday, June 13th, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Comrie Avenue in Johnstown. All of the county’s business experts will be in one room so it will be easy to travel from table to table to find the answers to your concerns. Sponsored by Community Bank, Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region, First Financial Choice Credit Union and Pursuit Lending, vendors can talk to you about financing your business, getting insurance, establishing an online presence, and creating a business plan. Information on energy rebates and grants will also be available. Business owners will also have the time to mingle and meet other businesses. This networking may create new relationships and creative ways to sell one another’s products! In addition to the sponsors of the event, experts in the room include: · NYS Empire State Development · Fulton Montgomery Chamber of Commerce · Fulton County Industrial Development Agency · Fulton County Tourism and Planning Department · Fulton County Veterans’ Agency · FMS Workforce Solutions · Mohawk Valley Economic Development District · New York Life Insurance · Fulton County Center for Regional Growth At 5:30 p.m. Greg Chanese from the Albany Small Business Development Center will give a discussion on “What Is the Small Business Development Center and How Can It Help Your Business Grow.” At 5:50 to 6:10 p.m., Betsy Emery from Emery Designs will give a talk on “Best Marketing Strategies, How to Have a Better Footprint in the Digital World for Your Business.” There is no fee, but participants are requested to RSVP and can by calling (518) 725-7700 ext. 4 or by emailing JennD@fccrg.org Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

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 Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

Remembering and Honoring Memorial Day in Gloversville Memorial Day is upon us, a day that we honor the country’s military members who died in service. Take a look at our local cemeteries, such as Prospect Hill Cemetery and Kingsboro Cemetery, and you will see that volunteers have been busy placing flags next to all our veterans’ graves as we prepare for Memorial Day, this year being commemorated on Monday, 29th. Many also use Memorial Day to say thank you to all those who served and lost their lives in defense of our nation. Gloversville DPW recently installed new flags honoring each of our Armed Forces at Veterans Park, located at Kingsboro Avenue and East State Street, and the Doughboy statue in Estee Park in Downtown Gloversville is has a beautiful patriotic wreath and servers as a reminder of those who served. Please take time to remember and thank our fellow brave Americans for everything they have done for us. Here are some places and events to visit for honoring our military: * The American Legion Post 137, located at 200 North Main Street, has displays dedicated to our military and reminds visitors of the sacrifices made by our soldiers. Outside is a marker that explains the post was named after Private Harold Wilmot, a Fulton County native that was thought to be the first casualty of Ward War I. * Be sure to stroll down Main and Fulton Streets and take in the views of the Hometown Hero Banners. These banners honor Gloversville’s own heroes, who dedicated their lives to fighting for the freedoms we are able to enjoy today. Several of the heroes’ families submitted personal stories about their loved ones and they can be downloaded from website www.downtowngloversville.org/hometownheroprofiles * The Fulton County Museum opens for the summer season on June 3rd. Be sure to visit as it has a military displace dedicated to our local heroes. Museum hours are Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. in June; Thursdays through Sundays noon to 4 p.m. from July 1 through Labor Day; and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. from Labor Day to Columbus Day. Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

Celebrating Earth Day Also Means Celebrating Your Community This year, Earth Day falls on April 22, and it is a day dedicated to raising awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Communities also use that day to clean up parks, streets and neighborhoods. Not only is it the right thing to do, but beautification efforts help cities to be welcoming, inviting and great places to visit. Keeping parks clean not only give recreational opportunities to residents in the area, but they also help enhance nearby property values, and that can help bring in homebuyers and families. This weekend there are many clean-up crews hitting the streets of Gloversville with teams from City Hall, Fulton-Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce and Fulton County Center for Regional Growth. The Gloversville Women’s Alumni Club also participates in caring for the community as they pick up trash in the Prospect Hill cemetery from now leading up to Memorial Day, and they place the flags for our veterans at their headstones. Their clean-up also includes removing dead trees and cutting down limbs with help from family members and local business owners. Keeping care of our community doesn’t stop at Earth Day. Next week is National Historic Marker Day on April 28th where volunteers clean and check up on historic markers throughout the area. Not only is taking care of the markers a part of beautification, but it also reminds us of all the great local history that is here. The one at Rail Station Park reminds us of the impact of the railroad industry on this region when Gloversville was the Glove Capital of the World. The one at Parkhurst Field reminds us of our rich baseball history. The one at Fulton County Museum reminds us of our education and school beginnings in this area and the one at the American Legion reminds us of the sacrifices our military and veterans gave on our behalf as the legion is named after Harold Wilmot, the first Fulton County person who died in World War I on behalf of defending his country. Similar to parks and greenspace, communities with a strong sense of history can attract employees that will want to work and live here, increase tourism revenues, and enhance economic development by showing developers the area’s numerous assets. Whether you are a developer, tourist, resident or a soon-to-be resident, we all want a good quality of life in our communities. Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville

April's Calendar is Filling Up for Gloversville April is lining up to be a busy month for Gloversville, not just in the Downtown Core but throughout the city, with events of interest for all. These events are in addition to the weekly movies at the Glove Theatre at 42 N. Main St., the Thursday nights Open Mic Night at AGORA Market place at 50 N. Main St., the weekly activities and classes at the Gloversville Public Library at 58 E. Fulton St., and all the other ongoing activities! Parkside Hot Dogs will open for the season on Wednesday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is located directly behind 44 Bloomingdale Avenue, across from Park Terrace School. Gloversville Public Library will host an Erie Canal Comic Book Creation session on Wednesday, April 12, from 2 to 3 p.m., at 58 E. Fulton St. For those ages 10 to 16, participants will explore the Erie Canal from conception to creation through comics and then create their own canal-themed comic strip. The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum at 66 Kingsboro Avenue has a model of the RMS Titanic currently on display. It will be 111 years since the ship sank in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The museum also has replicas and documents of note such as the S.O.S. from Captain Arthur Henry Rostron and sheet music that the band played while the ship sank. The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, including April 15, from noon to 4 p.m. Flame will perform at The Glove Theatre on Saturday, April 15, at 7 p.m., to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Dorn Space at 99 N. Main Street will host Writer’s Club Open Mic on Monday, April 17, at 7p.m. where poetry, prose, original music, comedy and more will be performed. A press conference will be held on Monday, April 17, at 11 a.m. at Trail Station Park highlighting Earth Day Clean-Ups in the City, sponsored by the Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful initiative, Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce, Joyce Royal Realty, Center for Regional Growth (CRG) and the City of Gloversville. The Chamber, the City and CRG are hosting teams on Saturday, April 22nd, to clean up and pick up litter. They welcome participants into their groups, or people can create their own teams for Earth Day and can sign up through Fulton Montgomery Chamber (518-725-0641), The City of Gloversville (518-773-4500), CRG (518-725-7700 x4), The City of Amsterdam Tourism, Marketing, and Recreation (518-841-4307) or KMVB (315-866-4671). Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting for Infinity Nails, a new business at 19 N. Main St., on Friday, April 21, 2023 at 12:15 PM. The Shoeleather Express will be hosting a birthday square dance for Toni Cilberti’s 98th birthday on Saturday, April 22, from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the ED Center, 31 Spring St., Gloversville. Those interested in learning how to square dance are welcome to attend. Call (518) 225-1405. The Dorn Space will host Niki Kaos in concert on Saturday, April 22, at 7 p.m. at 99 N. Main St. The Glove Theatre will be hosting a 90’s Dance Party on Saturday, April 22, at 7 p.m. at 42 N. Main St. The Gloversville Downtown Development Specialist (GDDS) Office at Fulton County Center for Regional Growth (CRG) will be participating in the National Historic Marker Day by cleaning Downtown Gloversville historic markers on Friday, April 28th, at 1 p.m. Volunteers are welcome to participate, and the group will start with the marker located at Trail Station Park on West Fulton Street. For more information, or to sign up, call (518) 725-7700 ext. 4 or email at JennD@fccrg.org. The Glove Theatre and Jurassik Jamz Present Sing for Life: A Singing Competition Fundraiser (PG) on Friday, April 28, at 4 p.m., to benefit the Rob Constantine Foundation and Hickstrong, supporting mental health awareness and suicide prevention. The Gloversville Recreation Commission will be hosting its annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wohlfarth’s Pond. The event is open to children of Gloversville ages 15 and under and they are to bring their own poles and earth worms. This is a hook and worm, catch and release competition. No mealworms or corn. Trophies will be awarded for the most fish caught, largest fish caught in each age group, first fish caught, and smallest fish caught. Each child who catches a fish will receive an award ribbon in recognition of their accomplishment. Stay. Play. Explore. Live. Discover Downtown Gloversville