A.L.L. schedules special events throughout the year. Some of these are planned as extensions of study group activities:

• A group of Academy members attended a performance of The Barber of Seville following a Comic Opera study group.
  
• After American Broadway Musicals was offered by the Academy, another group saw Crazy for You.
  
• An overnight trip to Ottawa climaxed the Canada: Our Friendly Neighbor Across the Backyard Fence study group.
  
• An overnight trip to Montreal, Canada offered members of the Beginning Conversational French study group the opportunity to practice their French on the natives.

• A private tour of Yaddo, the world-famous artists' retreat in Saratoga Springs.
  
• Hosting "Celebrating the Vintage Years with Good Humor," a day-long humor workshop featuring nationally-renowned The Humor Project of Saratoga Springs.
  
• Hosting "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen," a performance by the Glens Falls Community Theater.
  
• A guided tour of the new Saratoga Springs Public Library upon its opening.
  
• A one-session Introduction to the Online Public Access Catalog at the Saratoga Springs Public Library.
  
• A gallery tour and seminar hosted by internationally-renowned artist Jenness Cortez.
  
• A dinner theater party to a performance at HomeMade Theater, our local community theater.
  
• The membership committee sponsored a evening at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady on May 2006 to attend a performance of Thoroughly Modern Millie.
  
• The membership committee sponsored a evening at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady on March 2007 to attend a performance of Hairspray.
  
• A two-day trip to Corning, NY.
  
• A two-day trip to Philadelphia, PA.
  
• A two-day trip to Quebec City, Canada.
  
• A day trip to Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate on the Hudson.
  
• A four-day Mystery Trip to western New York and Canada.
  
• A day at Wiawaka, the last remaining women's retreat from the Progressive Era.
  
• A very successful murder mystery luncheon fundraiser Murder at Tara, presented by the In-A-Pinch Players.
  
• Silver Bay Conferences: A.L.L. has held three weekend conferences at Silver Bay Conference Center on Lake George, NY.
  Other special events may be planned by members with the approval of the executive council.