SCHEDULE

REGULAR WEEKLY PROGRAMS:

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

1pm: Community Crafting

Bring your projects and create in community with others!

5pm: Zumba with Annie G!

Drop in cost is $10 or a $40 punch card for five sessions. Email questions to annieg39@aol.com

6pm: Mindfulness Group Coaching

Learn how to create a present state of awareness and reduce overall stress. Cost is $10 per session- more information is available at www.BeingOneWorld.com

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

1 pm: Quilting Group

Open for new and experienced sewists! Bring your own sewing machine in good working order, machine needles, and a spool of cotton thread. You should have at least a basic understanding of how to operate your sewing machine. If you can sew a straight line, YOU CAN QUILT! Open to adults 18 years and older. If interested, please contact Lisa Wend at LPiseczny@nycap.rr.com or (518) 852-0584.

5:30 pm: Gentle Yoga with Jean Marie CYT, LMT

each session is $15 for an hour long class, and includes centering, gentle stretches, and asanas. RSVP: yoginijean@yahoo.com

7pm : LGBTQIA+ Support Group

Open to all, although minors need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No cost or commitment to attend weekly.

4:30 pm: Trinity Produce Pantry

Free produce distribution every Friday. Numbers are handed out beginning at 4:15. No I.D., paperwork, or preregistration required.

5:00 pm: Zumba with Annie G!

drop in cost is $10 or a $40 punch card for five sessions. Email questions to annieg39@aol.com

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS:

Free Community Movie Night: "Arthur the King"
Saturday, April 12th

Doors open at 6:30 PM
Movie begins at 7:15 PM

Join us for a FREE community movie night!! This month we are showing “Arthur the King”. Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, ARTHUR THE KING follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes (Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ali Suliman) for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean. This film is rated PG-13. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:15pm. The movie is free and concessions available for purchase in our ADA accessible, surround sound theatre space.​​

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April 2025

Board Game Night
Friday, April 18th at 6:30pm

Please join us for Game Night on the 3rd Friday monthly from 6:30 to 9:30 (may run later to finish up games as needed). Bring your games, or play ours! We will provide chess, checkers, cards, and a variety of board or card games including but not limited to: Settlers of Catan, Set, Evolution, Castles of Burgundy, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, Splendor, Azul, and many more! We have a solid Magic: The Gathering contingent as well! People of all ages and abilities are welcome, but most provided games are suitable for people 12 and older, so please bring games suitable for younger children if they are joining in on the fun. We hope to share knowledge and find like minded people who love to game.

Game night is free although a $5 suggested donation is appreciated to help keep Rotterdam Community Center up and running. Minors under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied minors need a virtual permission slip completed beforehand that can be found at https://bit.ly/MLCEventPermissionWe hope to see you soon!

Paint and Sip FUN-draiser
Friday, April 4th at 7:00 PM

The one and only Cheryl Borski will lead us in a fun night of painting and sipping in support of a great cause! For a suggested donation of $25 per person the event will include wine, water, coffee, tea, snacks and all the materials to make a beautiful painting. The proceeds of this event will go directly to the Rotterdam Community Center.

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Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 19th at 10:00 am

Join the young people of Rotterdam for one of our favorite traditions... a Community Egg Hunt! Try to find the golden egg and maybe you’ll even get a chance to meet the Mr. Bunny! Crafts, tasty pancakes and other breakfast items will be provided inside after the egg hunt itself!

Come join us for this exciting free event cosponsored by Messiah Lutheran Church and the Rotterdam Community Center!!

Tuesday Book Club (4th Tuesday of each month)
Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:00 pm

The RCC is excited to share that we will be hosting a monthly book club! We hope you'll join us and build community around one of the best activities - reading! To register for this event (and find out what we're reading this month) please email communications@rotterdamcc.org.

Local History Night

"Hauling the World: The Story of Schenectady's Locomotives"
Saturday, April 26th at 7:00 pm

Michael Diana, Education and Programs Manager of the Schenectady County Historical Society, returns for a Local History Night event, "Hauling the World". Schenectady has a vibrant industrial history much of which was driven by railroads. From humble steam-powered beginnings to dynamic diesel-powered titans, locomotives were once the pride of our area. We'll discuss the meteoric rise of ALCo, its shocking and sudden decline as well as its enduring legacy in our city. Together we’ll learn how Schenectady became “the City that Hauls the World.”

Free Community Movie Night: "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"
Saturday, May 10th

Doors open at 6:30 PM
Movie begins at 7:15 PM

Join us for our monthly FREE community movie night!! This month we are showing “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”. In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an army of ghosts that casts a death chill upon the city, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age. This film is rated PG-13. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:15pm. The movie is free and concessions available for purchase in our ADA accessible, surround sound theatre space.

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May 2025

Board Game Night
Friday, May 16th at 6:30pm

Please join us for Game Night on the 3rd Friday monthly from 6:30 to 9:30 (may run later to finish up games as needed). Bring your games, or play ours! We will provide chess, checkers, cards, and a variety of board or card games including but not limited to: Settlers of Catan, Set, Evolution, Castles of Burgundy, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, Splendor, Azul, and many more! We have a solid Magic: The Gathering contingent as well! People of all ages and abilities are welcome, but most provided games are suitable for people 12 and older, so please bring games suitable for younger children if they are joining in on the fun. We hope to share knowledge and find like minded people who love to game.

Game night is free although a $5 suggested donation is appreciated to help keep Rotterdam Community Center up and running. Minors under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied minors need a virtual permission slip completed beforehand that can be found at https://bit.ly/MLCEventPermissionWe hope to see you soon!

Brooks Barbecue
Saturday, May 17th

SAVE THE DATE!

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

Local History Night

Topic To Be Determined
Saturday, May 17th at 7:00 pm

Save the date for our May History Night. More details will follow as they become available.

Free Community Movie Night: "Inside Out 2"
Saturday, June 14th

Doors open at 6:30 PM
Movie begins at 7:15 PM

Join us for our monthly FREE community movie night!! This month we are showing “Inside Out 2.” Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. This film is rated PG. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:15pm. The movie is free and concessions available for purchase in our ADA accessible, surround sound theatre space.

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June 2025

Board Game Night
Friday, June 20th at 6:30pm

Please join us for Game Night on the 3rd Friday monthly from 6:30 to 9:30 (may run later to finish up games as needed). Bring your games, or play ours! We will provide chess, checkers, cards, and a variety of board or card games including but not limited to: Settlers of Catan, Set, Evolution, Castles of Burgundy, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, Splendor, Azul, and many more! We have a solid Magic: The Gathering contingent as well! People of all ages and abilities are welcome, but most provided games are suitable for people 12 and older, so please bring games suitable for younger children if they are joining in on the fun. We hope to share knowledge and find like minded people who love to game.

Game night is free although a $5 suggested donation is appreciated to help keep Rotterdam Community Center up and running. Minors under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied minors need a virtual permission slip completed beforehand that can be found at https://bit.ly/MLCEventPermissionWe hope to see you soon!

Free Community Movie Night: "A League of Their Own"
Saturday, July 12th

Doors open at 6:30 PM
Movie begins at 7:15 PM

Join us for our monthly FREE community movie night!! This month we are showing “A League of Their Own”. A look at the first women's professional baseball league is set during World War II and focuses on the rivalry between sisters, one a sweet-swinging catcher and the other a pouty, impulsive pitcher, who play on the same team, which is managed by a washed-up, hard-drinking ex-Major Leaguer. This film is rated PG. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:15pm. The movie is free and concessions available for purchase in our ADA accessible, surround sound theatre space.

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July 2025

Board Game Night
Friday, July 18th at 6:30pm

Please join us for Game Night on the 3rd Friday monthly from 6:30 to 9:30 (may run later to finish up games as needed). Bring your games, or play ours! We will provide chess, checkers, cards, and a variety of board or card games including but not limited to: Settlers of Catan, Set, Evolution, Castles of Burgundy, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, Splendor, Azul, and many more! We have a solid Magic: The Gathering contingent as well! People of all ages and abilities are welcome, but most provided games are suitable for people 12 and older, so please bring games suitable for younger children if they are joining in on the fun. We hope to share knowledge and find like minded people who love to game.

Game night is free although a $5 suggested donation is appreciated to help keep Rotterdam Community Center up and running. Minors under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied minors need a virtual permission slip completed beforehand that can be found at https://bit.ly/MLCEventPermissionWe hope to see you soon!

Free Community Movie Night: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls"
Saturday, August 9th

Doors open at 6:30 PM
Movie begins at 7:15 PM

Join us for our monthly FREE community movie night!! This month we are showing “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls”. Indy races to rescue an old friend who has vanished after discovering a strange artifact that could hold the key to world domination. Old friends, new enemies and spectacular action sequences abound against a backdrop of Cold War intrigue. This film is rated PG-13. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:15pm. The movie is free and concessions available for purchase in our ADA accessible, surround sound theatre space.

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August 2025

Board Game Night
Friday, August 15th at 6:30pm

Please join us for Game Night on the 3rd Friday monthly from 6:30 to 9:30 (may run later to finish up games as needed). Bring your games, or play ours! We will provide chess, checkers, cards, and a variety of board or card games including but not limited to: Settlers of Catan, Set, Evolution, Castles of Burgundy, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, Splendor, Azul, and many more! We have a solid Magic: The Gathering contingent as well! People of all ages and abilities are welcome, but most provided games are suitable for people 12 and older, so please bring games suitable for younger children if they are joining in on the fun. We hope to share knowledge and find like minded people who love to game.

Game night is free although a $5 suggested donation is appreciated to help keep Rotterdam Community Center up and running. Minors under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied minors need a virtual permission slip completed beforehand that can be found at https://bit.ly/MLCEventPermissionWe hope to see you soon!