TROY - The Tri-City ValleyCats will be holding their 2nd Annual National Anthem tryouts on Saturday, May 19. Anyone interested in auditioning is welcome to attend.

The auditions will be held on the Lower Level of Crossgates Mall near the Apple Store from 9-1p. Registration begins at 9a, auditions will be held on a first come first go basis. 

Singers may perform individually or as a group, instruments will be allowed as long as they do not require electricity. 

The panel will select five finalists and those finalists will be voted on on the ValleyCats website.

You may see some broken bicycles parked around the Capital Region this summer.

They will hopefully drive people to register for Bike MS, a fundraiser for the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

It will take place September 22 at Birth Hill in Schodack.

The bikes are broken because MS takes away your mobility.

They are bright orange because that is the color of MS.

ALBANY -Organizations from New York City to Albany to Buffalo, and everywhere in between, will be part of an exciting state-wide celebration of New York history and culture – New York Heritage Weekend. Now in its 3rd year, NY Heritage Weekend will kick-off the summer tourism season on May 19-20. Last year Heritage Weekend hosted 166 Heritage Weekend events with 143 federal, state, and private organizations. Heritage Weekend offers New Yorkers and visitors alike, special programs, discounted or free admission, to sites and events that celebrate national, state or local heritage. 

Historic sites, museums, architecturally significant buildings, local historians and historical societies, battlefields, historic districts, community groups and any organizations that connect directly with New York’s heritage may still participate by registering events on the Heritage Weekend website by April 30th.