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This Saturday, May 5, two annual events converge and create a perfect reason to get out and have a good time with friends and family. The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby goes off on Saturday at about 6:24pm, and will prove to be an exciting first leg of the Triple Crown. Every year on May 5, Americans rally to celebrate the heritage and pride of our Mexican neighbors, always a good time! The Paddock Bar and Lounge will be having their Kentucky Derby Party from 4 - 8pm on Saturday. Head over and enjoy live music, great giveaways, and a few mint juleps! Ladies, wear your best derby hat, a prize will be awarded for most creative style! Cinco de Mayo is a day to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride that is quite popular across this country. The day is usually met with margarita and tequila specials as well as popular Mexican food and novelty items.

The Greatest Show on Earth arrived today with the ceremonial animal march. Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus, now in their 141st year,  will be performing their newest show Fully Charged at the Times Union Center from May 2-6. There is a special all access pre-show party. Everyone is invited to the arena floor one hour before showtime to meet the performers and animals. You will...

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With the exception of Brewfest, the contests below allow you to enter once per day. So to increase your chances of winning, bookmark the contest page and come back and enter again and again. Best of luck to you!

Current Contests

	Enter To Win Ed Levin Jewelry! Enter to win a new $100 gift certificate for Ed Levin Jewelry from The Silo Country Store every month from June through September! Enter Now >>
	Win Free Tickets To Saratoga Brewfest, Presented By Saratoga.com The event of the summer is back! The 3rd annual Saratoga Brewfest is set and ready for action! The Saratoga Brewfest and Saratoga.com want to give you and a friend the chance to go for free! Enter Now >>
	Parrot Head Festival Ticket Giveaway From the organizers of Saratoga Brewfest, Oktobeerfest, and Saratoga Beer Week comes the inaugural Parrot Head Festival at Saratoga County Fairgrounds; the Capital Regions official kick off to summer! Enter Now >>

Here’s a slice of weekend events in Saratoga County. To see even more, check out our online calendar.

Friday

The organ and flute ensemble, Due Solisti, will perform a diverse musical program at 7:30 p.m. at Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church,175 Fifth Ave., Saratoga Springs. The program will include a variety of short works, from Richter and J.S. Bach to contemporary composers. Admission is free. 584-3720.

Volcanoes exploding, flight simulators, reptiles and robots can all be explored in on spot at the SAGE/SHEN Science and Health Discovery Night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Gowana Middle School, Shenendehowa campus. This free event is open to Capital Region students, accompanied by an adult.

Saturday

Music 4 A Cause, a special concert to benefit the American Cancer Society, starts at 4 p.m. at Putnam Den, 63A Putnam St. in Saratoga Springs. For a $10 donation you can enjoy food, DJ and live music from The Late Shift, Stay Gold, Truth Be Told, Street Lights at Midnight and others.

Kids (and nostalgic adults) can jam along to “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “Do the Circulations” when the  Emmy Award-winning 1970s series, “Schoolhouse Rock!,” comes to life on stage at 8:30 p.m. (again at 3 p.m. Sunday) at St. Peter’s Parish Center, 64 Hamilton St., Saratoga Springs.

Downtown Saratoga is going to the dogs, literally, during the eighth annual Dog Days Pet Appreciate Week celebration. A variety of activities will take place at Impressions and Dawgdon. Click here for information.

See the people that build, restore and modify cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the Saratoga Nationals & Expo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds. Also Sunday.

Also, this is the last weekend of the U.S. National Park Service’s Free Entrance Day promotion as part of National Parks Week. This allows for free admission to Saratoga National Historical Park through Sunday.

Also Sunday,

The inaugural Autism Information Fair takes place from noon to 4 p.m. at Skidmore College. Click here for information.

Home Made Theater presents a matinee performance of Neil Simon’s comedy “Rumors” at 2 p.m. at the Spa Little Theater in Spa State Park.

Technology experts from around the world are coming to Albany later this year. More than 60 countries will be taking part in the global conference on technology and government innovation. It runs from October 22-25. It's not only the first time this conference is being held in Albany, it will be the first time it's ever been held in the United States. VideoPlayerSyndicaster(3444071 ,0...

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The Skidmore College Community Engagement course will offer another public community gathering. Junior Becca Gilligan recently emailed with the details. The forum features a panel of World War II veterans from the area. The members of the “Greatest Generation” will speak alongside Skidmore students starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Skidmore’s Gannett Auditorium. One veteran that will attend was a prisoner of war from Stalag Luft III, a German-operated POW camp in what is now Poland that was the basis of the movie “The Great Escape.”

“With over 1,000 World War II veterans dying each day, this opportunity is extremely rare and exciting,” Gilligan said.

Fire departmetns throughout the state will be hosting open house on April 21-22 in an attempt to gain new members. There are many departments in the Capital Region who are participating in these open houses.For a full list of departments in the region, PLEASE VISIT.

Did you go to Saratoga Brewfest last year? Wasn't it a blast? For those of you that haven't attended the event, it's a whole afternoon to sample local, regional, and national craft beer from over 40 breweries!

A “Tax the 1%” protest is set for noon today at Broadway and Lake Avenue (in front of the post office) in downtown Saratoga Springs, one of 255 planned gatherings being held across the nation on Tax Day.

Hosted by Douglas Klein and Sharon McFarlane and supported by MoveOn.org and The 99% Spring, the event commemorates the 99% paying their taxes and underscores how the wealthy 1% do not pay equal income taxes.

ALBANY - On Monday, June 4, the 13th annual Joseph J. Dolan golf tournament will be held.All proceeds will benefit the Irish American Heritage Museum, which recently moved into its new location on Broadway in Albany.The tournament will be held at Wolferts Roost Country Club in Albany.For More information,. to register or become a sponsor, PLEASE VISIT.