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ARTS IN THE PARK • SUMMER/FALL 2022 - 1
Art is alive and well in the Adirondacks
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rt didn’t disappear during the coronavirus pandemic; on the contrary, there’s more art than ever. It just wasn’t on display as much as it had been before March 2020, when COVID19 shut down social gatherings such as concerts, plays and art exhibits. Throughout the past two years, painters continued to paint, photographers photographed, writers wrote, dancers danced, actors acted, movie makers made movies, sculptors sculpted, and musicians made music. Now, during the third year of the pandemic, it’s exciting to see that artists and their work are slowly coming back into the limelight. We’ll see more live music and theatrical performances. We’ll see paintings and photos on gallery walls. We’ll read new books and experience all kinds of new art. More and more, as the pandemic enters a new phase without public health guidelines such as mask mandates, we’ll be able to get together again and celebrate art in the Adirondacks. Experiencing art is obviously a social activity. This summer, you’ll get reacquainted with friends — sitting in lawn chairs watching a concert at Mid’s Park in Lake Placid, Flanders Park in Tupper Lake or Berkeley Green in Saranac Lake; sharing a glass of wine at an exhibit opening at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Tupper Arts or Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake; and meandering around downtown Saranac Lake during the Third Thursday ArtWalks. This summer, art will be reborn in the Adirondacks, not just because of the art itself but because we’ll be able to share it again in public. There’s no doubt that art is alive and well in the Adirondack Park, and we’re looking forward to seeing you this year when our local artists show us all their new work. Andy Flynn, Lake Placid News editor
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Adirondack Arts & Entertainment..........................24 Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts....................20 Adirondack Center forWriting...............................28 Artists Guild.....................................................21 Carol Vossler....................................................32 Casagrain..........................................................32 Diane Leifheit.....................................................30 Depot Theatre....................................................40 East Branch Friends of the Arts.............................8 Essex County Arts Council......................................7 Lake Placid Center for the Arts.............................21 Lake Placid Sinfonietta.........................................18 Meadowmaunt...................................................21 Orchestra of northern new york...........................24 Saranac Lake ArtWorks Plein Air Festival..................2 Seagle Festival...................................................16 Sembrich...........................................................25 Songs on Mirror Lake.........................................12 Tahawus Cultural Center......................................27 Tupper Arts Center...............................................4 What’s Going On.................................................3 World Sk8ting Arts School.................................30 Cover Photos Submitted By: Diane E. Leifheit Gary Casagrain Sandra Hildreth Catherine Hartung Susan Whitman Arty Lady Ms. D Marie Cogar ~Thank You~
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14th Adirondack Plein Air festival
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aranac Lake ArtWorks is hosting the 14th Adirondack Plein Air Festival Aug. 15-20 — a week of painting activities and events intended to challenge the participating artists as well as entertain the general public. Artists from all over the country apply for this event and the top 40, as scored by a selection team of three plein air painters, get invited to attend. The event will be coordinated by Jane Davis as event founder, Sandra Hildreth, retires. There is a “Meet the Artist” reception at the Hotel Saranac on Monday, Aug. 15, from 7-9 p.m. Come see if your favorite artist has returned or watch as some begin their nocturne paintings after the sun sets. Tuesday, Aug. 16, is the best day to watch the artists at work, as they will all be painting along the family friendly trails at the Paul Smiths College VIC. There are many scenic painting spots there as well as at the Black Pond trail area on Keese Mill Road. Wednesday, Aug. 17, the artists are free to paint anywhere, so they’ll be harder to find. Keep your eyes open for cars pulled off the side of the road at scenic locations. Thursday, Aug. 18, it’s all about Saranac Lake! It’s “Paint the Town” Day and the 40 participating artists will find their inspiration in the village. Some will choose the lake or river views, others may focus on historic buildings or street scenes. This is when the small paintings are done and submitted for the “Paint the Town” Silent Auction, which will be set up at the Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, 52 Main St., by 5 p.m. It’s also a 3rd Thursday ArtWalk evening, so many other area artists and crafts people will have their displays set up on the sidewalks and several venues will host live music. It’s 100% immersion in the arts! Friday, Aug. 19 is the deadline. Artists are invited to come paint at the Saranac Lake Fish & Game Club in the morning, but will need to deliver their framed paintings for the exhibit at 10 a.m. They will be free to continue paintings while their framed pieces are being judged by Carol Douglas, an artist from Maine. The “Special Preview
Party” opens in the Town Hall at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased online, through the ArtWorks website, or at the door. Ticket holders will have the first chance to see the 200-300 brand new, still wet, paintings and to find out who the prize winners are. Each year the event gives out around $5000 in prizes, many donated by long-standing supporters in our community. Saturday, Aug. 20 is a day of fun. There is a “Quick Draw” competition from 9-11 a.m. where artists will only have two hours to do a painting. Most will paint in the Village so they can bring their completed paintings to the front of the Town Hall for judging at 11:30 a.m. The Show & Sale in the Town Hall will open at noon with free admission. The Silent Auction will be moved to the Town Hall and will end at 4 p.m. The Show & Sale will end at 5 p.m. and the festival will be over. This is a great opportunity to experience the Adirondacks
and bring home a truly unique souvenir — an original work of art! More information can be found at SaranacLakeArtWorks.org. Impossible to make the Adirondack Plein Air Festival in August? Well, the Saranac Lake event has inspired two additional plein air festivals held in Franklin County. The Downtown Artist Cellar in Malone will be holding the “Outside Art Affair,” beginning July 17. Artists need to register, but can then paint whenever they want to, in northern Franklin County, delivering their framed paintings to the Gallery for an exhibit the weekend of Aug 6-7. Find out more at DowntownArtistCellar.com. Tupper Arts is holding the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival during peak fall color season: Oct. 5-9. The culminating exhibit will be held in the Tupper Arts building on Park Street with a reception Friday, Oct. 7 continuing through Oct 9. Check TupperArts. org for more information.
Deborah Geurtze – color etchings & oil on linen 391 Park Ave., Saranac Lake by appointment cell: 607.643.1931
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What’s going on Wednesday, June 1 ¯ Gallery: “Celebrating Birds” — Featuring all NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery artists during the month of June. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com.
Friday, June 3 ¯ Art show: Eleanor Sweeney — Photography Exhibit, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through June 28. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information.
Saturday, June 4 ¯ 49th Annual Tupper Lake Arts Show — Gallery featuring the work of artists in and around the Tupper Lake Community; evening between woodworking, textile arts, sculptures, and paintings. Show continues through June. 26. Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts.org. ¯ Art opening: Under Adirondack Skies — Photography of Eric Adsit, showing the majesty of the Adirondacks as seen through his camera lens; www.adsitmediaworks.com. Show continues through June 26. Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts. org. ¯ Performance: Met Opera Live in HD: Hamlet — 1 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Sunday, June 5 ¯ Dance: Lake Placid School for Dance Recital — Noon at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-5232512.
Wednesday, June 8 ¯ Theater: “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” — Community Theatre Players production at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. Performances June 8-12. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-5232512.
Friday, June 10 ¯ Music Over the Marsh: Susquehanna String Band — Paul Smith’s College
VIC Summer Concert Series, 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, 7 p.m., $15 ticket. Visit www.paulsmithsvic.org for more information. Tickets available on the website or by calling 518-327-6241.
Saturday, June 11 ¯ Gallery: “Celebrating Birds” — Featuring all NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery artists during the month of June. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Live Music: Spring Street — 7 p.m., Tri-Lakes-based classic-rock band at Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
Thursday, June 16 ¯ Third Thursday ArtWalk — 5-7:30 p.m. in downtown Saranac Lake. More information at www.bluseedstudios.org or www.saranaclakeartworks.com.
Saturday, June 18 ¯ Live Music: Ryan Leddick & George Kuubetesuri — Original alternative and (Continued on page 6)
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Tupper Arts returns with 2022 Season TUPPER LAKE — Nestled in the heart of Tupper Lake is the Tupper Arts Center, found in the shopping district on Park Street. For almost five years, they have been huge providers and supporters of the arts in the small community and the surrounding areas. This summer, they are back in full swing, having arranged a multitude of diverse galleries, performances, and classes, certainly supplying something for everyone. After a winter of renovations, the Tupper Arts Center is reopening on May 1, happy to welcome everyone back to their now-permanent home, thanks to their 2021-2023 Capital Campaign. Kicking off the season is the return of the Kathleen Bigrow photograph series, Mostly Spruce & Hemlock, Tupper Lake’s Logging Heritage. In collaboration with the Tupper Lake Heritage Museum, hundreds of the former Adirondack Daily Enterprise-photographer’s pictures will be on display to celebrate the rich logging history of Tupper Lake. In June, the gallery will fill up with a range of work by Tupper Lake’s talented artisans in the 49th Annual Tupper Lake Arts Show, and Under Adirondack Skies, displaying the photography of Eric Adsit, who beautifully captures the majesty of the Adirondacks. In July, the Tupper Arts Center will be showing the Whimsical Twig & Bark Creations by Adirondack Craftsman Mike Campisi, whose life’s work it was to create exquisite Adirondack furniture. Artists Patrick McPhee and Patricia Bellerose’s paintings will further brighten up the gallery with their (Provided photo) show Home in the Adirondacks: Paddling Perspectives, highlighting their love for the beauty of the Adirondacks. Also in July will be the return of the Summer Sunset Series at the Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, now on Mondays and Wednesdays. Much-loved local bands Night School and Spring Street will be heading our July 4 celebration, followed by spectacular fireworks. On Wednesday, July 6, Tupper-Lake group On 3 will be jamming, with indie rock band Ursa and the Major Key on the next Monday, July 11. The fun in July does not end there, with The Altered Tones performing on Wednesday, July 13, and bossa-nova group Geo Beat
on Monday, July 18. Finishing the month is country-singer Larry Lee Ebere on Wednesday, July 20, and duo Claire & Mickey on Wednesday, July 27. The Summer Sunset Series is in collaboration with the Village of Tupper Lake and sponsored in part by New York State Music. All performances are free to attend, and in case of rain will take place at the Tupper Lake Middle-High School Auditorium. Looking for something for the family? The Little Loggers Kids Shows also return in July, happening every Friday at 11 a.m. at the Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, free and fun for everyone! “Kindie Rock” performer Jumpin’ Jamie returns for his third season on July 8, followed by Grotto Family, supplying side-splitting physical comedy on July 15. On July 22, Kit’s Interactive Theater returns to the bandshell, this year to tell the story of Grace, based on the historical Irish pirate Grace O’Malley. To finish out the month, comedy ventriloquist Sylvia Fletcher will be performing on July 29. The Little Loggers Kids Shows are sponsored generously in full by the Aseel Legacy Fund. All performances are free to attend, and in case of rain will take place at the Tupper Lake Middle-High School Auditorium. Moving to August, the Tupper Arts Center is opening the month with The Elusive Wild: Sculptures & Paintings by PJ LaBarge, whose love for the untamed Adirondacks comes through in her articulate bronze sculptures and painting. Simultaneously, Tyler Schrader’s Wood-En-Lightened: Sculpture, Furniture, Light, and Video will light up the arts center gallery. Tyler marks the future of woodworking with his use of sound, light, gems, and video to bring his creations to life. There will be an opening reception on Aug. 3 for Tyler Schrader’s show. The Summer Sunset Series continues in August, as we welcome Shakespeare in the Park back to the bandshell on Monday, Aug. 1 with their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. That following (Continued on page 9)
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2022 SUMMER CALENDAR OF EVENTS Three New Performance Series on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays All performances are at the Tupper Lake Sunset Stage in Flanders Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
MONDAYS AT 7 P.M. July 4
Night School at 4:30pm Spring Street at 7:00pm Mix of Old and New Rock & Blues
July 11
Ursa and the Major Key
July 18
Geo Beat
Indie & Psychedelic Rock Jazz & Latin
July 25 August 1 August 8
(To Be Announced) Shakespeare in the Park: Midsummer Night’s Dream Martin and Kelly Contemporary Country Band
August 15
The Big Takeover
WEDNESDAYS AT 7 P.M. July 6
On 3 Harmonic Hits from 70’s to now
July 13 July 25
The Altered Tones Larry Lee Ebere Classic Country Spanning 6 Decades
July 27 August 3
Claire & Mickey Crackin’ Foxy
August 10
Bitter Sweet
Ukulele-Driven Jazz Ensemble Classic Rock Favorites, 70’s to now
August 17 August 24
The Rustic Riders Blessid Dirt
Original Jamaican Pop
August 22
The Bob Stump Band Classic Americana – Bluegrass to Jazz
July 8
FRIDAYS AT 11 A.M.
GALLERY SHOWS
Kids Little Loggers Shows
Tupper Arts | 106 Park Street | Tupper Lake
Jumpin’ Jamie
June
“Kindie Rock”
July 15
Grotto Family Circus Act Fun
July 22
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July
Kit’s Interactive Theater
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History, Music, Dance
July 29
Sylvia Fletcher Puppets
August 5
Dinoman Solar System Fun
August 12
Tim Dumas
August
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Photographs by Eric Adsit 49th Annual Tupper Lake Arts Show Paintings by Patrick McPhee and Patricia Bellarose Whimsical Twig & Bark Creations by Mike Campisi Sculpture, Furniture, Light, and Video by Tyler Schrader Sculptures & Paintings by PJ LaBarge
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All exhibits and performances are FREE and open to the public. Kids Little Loggers Shows made possible by Aseel Legacy Fund. Performances are presented in collaboration with the Village of Tupper Lake.
For more information, visit TupperArts.org
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What’s going on (Continued from page 3) African rhythms, 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts. org. ¯ Movie: John Brown Lives Movie — June 18, 7 p.m. In partnership with John Brown Lives! and Adirondack Film society. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512 ¯ Live music: Gabrielle Stravelli Quartet — East Branch Friends of the Arts features NYC jazz singer and songwriter Gabrielle Stravelli at the Recovery Lounge at Upper Jay Art Center, 8 p.m. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
Friday, June 24 ¯ Introduction to Djembe Drumming — Hosted by East Branch Friends of the Arts, 7 p.m. at Keene Valley Library. No experience necessary. Space is limited - reservations required. Visit www. eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
Saturday, June 25 ¯ Gallery: “Celebrating Birds” — Featuring all NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery artists during the month of June. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Live Music: Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel — Violin-piano duo, classical-music program. 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Seagle Festival: Old Friends & New — Seagle’s traditional opening concert will feature songs and arias from all 32 of
(Enterprise photo — Griffin Klly)
Potter Carol Vossler instructs Gary Daby on throwing clay during Saranac Lake’s Third Thursday Art Walk in July 2018. our 2022 Seagle Festival Emerging Artists, and will be followed by a reception where audience members can meet and greet the singers. 7:30 p.m. at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Sunday, June 26 ¯ Live music: David Kim — 4 p.m. $35/$25 at View. Pianist David Kim will perform a program featuring the works of Chopin, works of Liszt, Debussy or Scriabin will complete the program. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge.
Nancy Brossard Oil Paintings Member of the Adirondack Artist Guild and featured Artist August 3rd - 30th 2022
52 Main Street, Saranac Lake 518-354-8360 nbrossardart@live.com
Monday, June 27 ¯ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Tuesday, June 28 ¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Americana Night with Midnight North — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free. (Continued on page 9)
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Essex County Arts Council increases support to artists of all disciplines
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he arts are vital to building strong, resilient communities. They help us to relax, inspire us, give us courage, bring us joy. Essex County is rich with creative vision and the Essex County Arts Council supports a wide spectrum of activities including performing, visual, historical/heritage, music and literary arts. 2021 was a year of rebuilding and reconnecting with audiences. After 2020, a year of virtually no (or at least very few) cultural activities, the artists and arts organizations of Essex County have struggled to find their way back into our lives. Essex County Arts Council was there with them all the way, through a financial expansion of both regrant programs, and with a major increase in a social media presence. In 2021, ECAC funded 38 organizations with CAP (Cultural Assistance Program) grants. Thanks to the Essex County Board of Supervisors and loyal ECAC donors, each group received 85-90% of requested amounts. For 2022, the Essex County Board of Supervisors have expressed their support of the arts in the county with an increase in county funding for this invaluable regrant program. This year, 42 organizations have requested CAP funds for a wide variety of projects. Check our events calendar on the website, www.essexcountyarts.org, and follow ECAC on Facebook: facebook.com/essexcountynyarts/ and Instagram: essexcountyarts. The Google map, added to our website in 2021, shows just how many arts and cultural organizations exist in Essex County. You’ll find it at www.essexcountyarts.org/content/arts-map. This year, the Essex County Arts Council is excited to announce a newly reimagined microgrant opportunity for artists of all genres. Now called the Sunburst Award, this program supports creators of art in Essex County by providing a stipend of up to $500 toward a project, training or an activity that will further an artist’s careers. Do you have a pet project you’ve been dying to try but are a little short on materials, money for PR, or do you want to learn a new technique that could take
your art to the next level? Through this program —previously called the Artist Career Development Grant — ECAC has funded projects that included musical composition, publishing an art portfolio, the creation of musical instruments, creative fly fishing lures and taxidermy. A simple, straightforward application is available, as is assistance in preparing a request. Application deadline is Oct. 1. ECAC is a non-profit organization. Your support will help us to promote and advocate for the Arts here where you live and vacation. Please ask any grant recipient how important their grant was to them and consider making a donation to strengthen our outreach.
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East Branch Friends of the Arts features a wide range of concerts
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n 1996, trustees Linda Fisher, Sam Fisk, Ruth Kuhfahl, Mary Lawrence, Lelia Matthews, Peter Proud and Barbara Strowger, with Lulu Brown as Honorary Chairman, began East Branch Friends of the Arts. Peter Proud suggested the name for the organization and Linda Fisher created the logo. Based in the town of Keene, East Branch Friends of the Arts is a community-based, non-profit group dedicated to supporting and promoting the visual and performing arts; expanding opportunities of involvement in arts events for residents and visitors; developing and showcasing the community’s rich musical, artistic, literary heritage; and instilling a love of the arts and learning in children. Past and current activities include play readings, poetry readings, chamber music concerts, artists studio tours, dramatic presentations, snow sculpture contests, photography contests and jazz concerts. EBFA welcomes the support and suggestions of the year round and seasonal residents of Keene, and those of our many visitors. East Branch Friends of the Arts is proud to present this season’s featured concerts: Gabrielle Stravelli Quartet, Cole Quest and the City Pickers, Berta Rojas, and Honeysuckle. For information on events and more, visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com. Gabrielle Stravelli Quartet June 18, 8 p.m., Recovery Lounge Gabrielle is a wonderful jazz singer and songwriter from NYC with an impressive resume, including great reviews in the NY Times and Downbeat Magazine. She has performed extensively with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and has appeared around the world as part of the “American Music Abroad” program. Her band features two great musicians with North Country connections; bassist Pat O’Leary and drummer Michael Benedict, both of whom attended the Crane School of Music.
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Cole Quest and the City Pickers Aug. 20, 8 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church
Cole Quest and The City Pickers are a group of New York City musicians connected by friendship and a love of bluegrass. Cole Quest, grandson of the folk icon Woody Guthrie, has brought together a collection of eclectic pickers who have gained recognition on the local scene. Performing both Quest’s original tunes as well as traditional favorites, The City Pickers bring their special brand of high-spirited talent to the stage, with up-beat, knee slapping energy and a high lonesome sound that’ll leave you wanting more. They’ve shared the stage with great musicians such as Sarah Jaroz, Blind Boy Paxton, Tony Trischka, and many others, and have been featured in leading publications like Bluegrass Today, American Songwriter, and more. Bluegrass legend Tony Trischka described the group’s first release: “The overall sound is wonderfully organic, with rich trio and lead singing, solid instrumental picking, and a repertoire that keeps you coming back for more.” Journalist and producer Frank Matheis wrote: “The ensemble is packed with individual talent and each musician (Continued on page 10)
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Tupper Arts (Continued from page 4) Wednesday, Saranac-Lake jazz group Crackin’ Foxy will be joining us on Aug. 3. On Monday, Aug. 8, popular Nashville-based duo Martin and Kelly will be returning, with Bitter-Sweet taking us through the decades of music on Wednesday, Aug. 10. New York City-based Jamaican pop group The Big Takeover will be performing on Monday, Aug. 15, followed by The Rustic Riders on Wednesday, Aug. 17 with their “bouncy and danceable” songs. Finishing the series is The Bob Stump Band on Monday, Aug. 22 with their classic Americana sound, and Adirondack acoustic-duo Blessid Dirt on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The Little Loggers Kids Shows continue Fridays in August, as the popular Dinoman returns on Aug. 5 with his fast-paced exploration of our solar system. Students receive a unique view of the heavens with Dinoman Space’s use of dinosaurs, meteors, comets, liquid air, and even a goldfish! Finishing up the month on Aug. 12, comedy magician Tim Dumas returns with another fun-filled performance. To finish out Tupper Arts’ season, the popular Plein Air Festival is returning for the fourth year in a row in October. Artists from all over journey to Tupper Lake for a week to paint the beautiful vistas of the town and the surrounding areas. The festival wraps up with a show and sale at the Tupper Arts Center. For registration information, visit www.tupperarts.org. Classes at the Tupper Arts Center for kids and adults will continue throughout the season. This year, the Stewarts Holiday Match Grant will be sponsoring all children’s classes. Tupper Arts partners with talented local artists to bring a diverse collection of classes for all ages, from glass work to painting to basket weaving. For more details on Tupper Arts’ packed season, visit our website tupperarts.org, where visitors can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter and calls for artists. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram, @tupperartscenter.
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Friday, July 1 ¯ Gallery: Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman — Featuring Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman during the month of July. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Art opening: Anastasia Osolin — Assemblages & Collages, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through Aug. 2. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information. ¯ Art show: Whimsical Twig & Bark Creations — Celebrating the life of Adirondack Craftsman Mike Campisi through his exquisite furniture woodworking, showing his love of the Adirondacks. Show continues through July 31. Monday - Sunday, 11
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Oils and Watercolors of the Adirondacks Tim Fortune – Artist 76 Main Street • Saranac Lake 518.891.1139 www.fortunestudio.com
a.m. - 5 p.m. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts.org. ¯ Home in the Adirondacks: Paddling Perspectives — Past Plein Air participants and Adirondack natives Patrick McPhee and Patricia Bellerose share with us their gift of painting; www.patrickmcphee.com and www.patriciabellerose.com. Show continues through July 31. Monday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www. tupperarts.org. ¯ Music Over the Marsh: Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert — Paul Smith’s College VIC Summer Concert Series, 8023 State Route 30 Paul Smiths, 7 p.m., $15 ticket. Visit www. paulsmithsvic.org for more information. Tickets available on the website or by calling 518-3276241. (Continued on page 14)
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East Branch
Honeysuckle Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church
(Continued from page 8) exhibited virtuosic skill...What makes them special, however, is their sheer energy and exuberance. Here with Cole Quest and The City Pickers, the fun-index was in overdrive.” Berta Rojas Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church When a 7 year old girl in Asuncion, Paraguay named Berta Rojas first picked up a guitar and began to play, nobody could have imagined she would one day become a world famous musician and one of her country’s most beloved musical artists. But that’s exactly what happened. Berta would go on to perform in many prestigious concert venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, record Grammy nominated CDs, be named as one of the most influential women in Hispanic culture, and be awarded the title Illustrious Ambassador of Musical Arts by her native Paraguay. Berta seamlessly blends Latin and Classical music, infusing everything she plays with her outstanding warmth, virtuosity, and a remarkable ability to connect with audiences. Latina Magazine once wrote “In the hands of Berta Rojas, the classical guitar truly becomes the world’s instrument—a means of bridging wide cultural divides via the uncommon clarity and inherent loveliness of her music.” Berta has long been considered one of the greatest interpreters of the music of Augustin Barrios Mangore, the legendary guitaristcomposer from Paraguay who thrilled audiences across the world in the early 20th century. Berta was honored to perform the soundtrack of an awardwinning feature film based on Barrios’s life and work. She is also a committed educator, a professor at the Berklee College of Music, and the founder of a Pan-American guitar competition for young people.
Listening to the progressive folk-Americana duo Honeysuckle for the first time can be something of a surprise; you might hear some throaty mandolin playing over a fingerpicked guitar, and then out of nowhere an electronic effect right out of a good film score sneaks in and changes the whole vibe. The Boston-based musicians Holly McGarry and Chris Bloniarz definitely have put their own stamp on the folk genre, blending innovation with tradition in a really effective and fun way. The two musicians met at the Berklee College of Music in 2012, and came together to form a band out of a shared love of Americana music, counting Gillian Welch and Andrew Bird among their chief influences. Holly had grown up in Idaho and studied Bluegrass guitar, while Chris, from Long Island, started studying piano at age 4 before eventually playing violin and mandolin. Now they can frequently be found performing across the country. Honeysuckle has performed at Newport Folk Festival, Lollapalooza, Mountain Jam, Americanafest, Otis Mountain Get Down and Audiotree. They have won an impressive array of awards, including Americana Artist of the Year (2019) and Folk Artist of the Year (2018) at the Boston Music Awards, in addition to having been nominated every year since 2016. NPR named Honeysuckle one of the “Top 10 bands of 2016 So Far.” The duo has released four full length albums: Great Divide (2021), Fire Starter (2019), Catacombs (2017), and Honeysuckle (2015). All are available on the major streaming platforms and on their website, www.honeysuckleband.com.
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AT THE LAKE PLACID HORSE SHOW GROUNDS / AUGUST 2ND-15TH The Lake Placid Center for the Arts proudly presents a brand new, multidisciplinary festival for arts lovers of every age. Explore two weeks of music, dance, film and theatre outdoors against a spectacular mountain backdrop. You’ll find something for everyone in your family under the open sky!
AUGUST 11-14, 2022
ND TH TS AR E TH R fO ER NT AT THE LAKE PLACID HORSE SHOW GROUNDS / AUGUST 2 -15 CE ID AC PL KE LA E TH AT TO ATTEND AT LAKEPLACIDARTS.ORG REGISTER The Lake Placid Center for the Arts proudly presents a brand new, multidisciplinary festival PROGRAMMING ● of music, dance, film and theatre outdoors for arts lovers of every age. Explore two weeks 08/08: TBD | TBD 08/03: Young & Fun: Pirate School | 10:30am against a spectacular mountain backdrop. You’ll find something for everyone in your family 08/10: Young & Fun: Yogapalooza |10:30am 08/03 : Songs at Mirror Lake | 7:00pm under the open sky!
EMMYLOU HARRIS THE SPIN DOCTORS PAULA COLE & SOPHIE B. HAWKINS 08/04: Acrobuffos: Waterbombs | 2:00pm & 5:00pm 08/05 : Young & Fun: Bubble Trouble | 10:30am
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08/04: Acrobuffos: Waterbombs | 2:00pm & 5:00pm
08/10: Songs at Mirror Lake | 7:00pm
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TBD | TBD 08/05 Young &We Fun:are Bubble Trouble | 10:30am COVID: SAFETY following the latest guidelines from New York08/10: State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since safety protocol may change leading up to the festival, visit the website 08/11: TBD | TBD for the most up-to-date information 08/05: Judith Hill | 7:00pm as you plan your trip to Open Sky. 08/13: Elisa Monte Dance | 7:00pm 08/06 : Gibson Brothers | 7:00pm 08/14: Complexions Contemporary Ballet | 7:00pm
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Songs at Mirror Lake announces 2022 lineup
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A group of children enjoy the music of soul-rock ’n’ roll band leader James Hunter at a Songs at Mirror Lake Concert in July 2018.
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LAKE PLACID — The Songs at Mirror Lake Music Series has announced that The Pines Inn will, once again, be the Whole Note (Title) Sponsor for the 2022 season. This is the 13th year The Pines Inn has committed to supporting the music series. In addition, the Hampton Inn has been added as the Half Note (Presenting) Sponsor for a second consecutive year. Songs at Mirror Lake Music Series is held at 7 p.m. on seven Tuesdays throughout the summer at Mid’s Park on Main Street in Lake Placid. These weekly performances, running from June 28 through Aug. 9, feature local, regional and national acts in the scenic and historic setting of Mid’s Park. The series features local and regional emerging artists in a variety of musical genres and provides valuable exposure to these up and coming acts. The music series is also an opportunity to introduce residents and visitors to a diverse range of musical genres in a scenic and relaxing setting. In its sixteenth year, The Pines Inn Songs at Mirror Lake Music Series presented by Hampton Inn is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is comprised of a volunteer committee with all expenses covered by sponsorship and donations. Concerts are also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts as well as the National Endowment for the Arts. It is truly a community inspired initiative that has produced a lineup that includes the following upcoming performances: • • • • • • •
6/28: Americana Night with Midnight North 7/5: Acoustic Jam Night with Orebolo 7/12: Chilean Pop Night with Pascuala Ilabaca & Fauna 7/19: Folk Rock Night with Brett Dennen Trio 7/26: Electric Blues Night with Shemekia Copeland 8/2: Indie Rock Night with Stephen Clair 8/9: Zydeco Night with Terence Simien
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Weekly performances at Mid’s Park begin June 28
Admission to the music series is free, so grab your blanket and head on down to Mid’s Park on Tuesdays for a fabulous time. With our beautiful band shell, performances are rain or shine. If you would like to volunteer to assist with the concerts please contact Bill at bill@songsatmirrorlake.org. For more information on The Pines Inn, visit www.thepinesoflakeplacid.com. For more information on Hampton Inn, visit www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lkpmlhx-hampton-suites-lake-placid. For more information on the Songs at Mirror Lake Music Series, or to become a sponsor/donor, contact us on Facebook or visit us at www.songsatmirrorlake.org.
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What’s going on (Continued from page 9)
Saturday, July 2 ¯ Play: “Putting it Together” — This show is a celebration of the stage and screen work of multiple Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim, the foremost theatrical composer/lyricist of our time, who passed away in 2021 at the age of 91. Performances July 1-17, 7 p.m., Depot Theatre, Westport, $25 preview on June 30. More information and tickets can be found online at DepotTheatre.org or by calling 518-962-4449.
Sunday, July 3 ¯ 49th Annual Old Forge Festival of Arts & Crafts — $3 entry or $10 per family (whichever is less). Proceeds will benefit View Center for Arts and Culture. Sponsored by the Adirondack Bank. This annual show consists of dozens of skilled vendors and features an assortment of food and hand-crafted items such as paintings and drawings, fiber arts and leather, jewelry, glass, metal, candles and skin care, pottery and ceramics, toys and dolls, woodwork, local authors, health and wellness and edible art. There will also be kid friendly activities such as sand art, tie-dye and much more! 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located at Adirondack Bank in Old Forge For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411.
Monday, July 4 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Spring Street — Mix of Old and New Rock & Blues; TriLakes based. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ 49th Annual Old Forge Festival of Arts & Crafts — $3 entry or $10 per
family (whichever is less). Proceeds will benefit View Center for Arts and Culture. Sponsored by the Adirondack Bank. This annual show consists of dozens of skilled vendors and features an assortment of food and hand-crafted items such as paintings and drawings, fiber arts and leather, jewelry, glass, metal, candles and skin care, pottery and ceramics, toys and dolls, woodwork, local authors, health and wellness and edible art. There will also be kid friendly activities such as sand art, tie-dye and much more! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located at Adirondack Bank in Old Forge For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Night School — North-Country based rock group, 4:30 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
7:30 p.m. and July 9, 2:30 p.m., at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Tuesday, July 5
Friday, July 8
¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Acoustic Jam with Orebolo — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free.
¯ Little Loggers Kids Series: Jumpin’ Jamie — “Kindie Rock” for All Ages, 11 a.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Drag Queen Bingo — 6:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Wednesday, July 6 ¯ Young & Fun: Tim Dumas — 10:30 a.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Summer Sunset Series: On 3 — Harmonic Hits from the 70s-80s to now, 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Hello, Dolly!” — Based on the play “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder. The well-loved Tony Award winning musical by the late great Jerry Herman is one of the most enduring shows in the Broadway canon. Follow the strong-willed matchmaker Dolly Levi as she wrangles the lives of half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder and others in turn-ofthe-20th-century New York City. July 6-9
Thursday, July 7 ¯ Play: “2 Across” by Jerry Mayer — Two-person romantic comedy directed by Jordan Hornstein. Performances July 7-11, with venues to include the Art Center, Tannery Pond Center in North Creek, and View in Old Forge. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Sinfonietta: Chamber Concert — 7 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Saturday, July 9 ¯ Gallery: Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman — Featuring Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman during the month of July. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Seagle Festival: “The Three Bears” — A production by the touring children’s opera. Appropriate for children pre-K to 6th grade. The production is approximately 40 minutes long and will be followed (Continued on page 15)
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What’s going on Sunday, July 10
Wednesday, July 13
¯ Live music: Lucie Arnaz — “I GOT THE JOB!” Songs From My Musical Past 4 p.m. $65/$50 reserved seating at View. Lucie and Musical Director Ron Abel offer audiences this brand new concert sharing stories and songs that Lucie has long been known for. Lucie is the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-3696411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge. ¯ Symphony Series: Lake Placid Sinfonietta — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
¯ Young & Fun: Treehouse Shaker’s Olive & Pearl — 10:30 a.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Summer Sunset Series: The Altered Tones — 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
(Continued from page 14) by a Q&A session with the audience. The story follows the traditional fairy-tale with the added twist that Goldilocks is a homeless orphan. The show resonates with the principals of equality, fair-treatment and empathy. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875. ¯ Live Music: Gretchen Koehler and Barb Heller — Member of the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame and vocals and guitar, the renowned host of North Country Public Radio’s String Fever. 2 p.m., Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church, Childwold. Limited seating, first come, first served. For more information about ONNY and its programs, call 315-212-3440, email info@onny.org, or visit www.onny.org. ¯ ONNY ice cream social — The Orchestra of Northern New Yor k is kicking off its summer line-up with an ice cream social. Entertainment provided by Gretchen Koehler, member of the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame, and Barb Heller, vocals and guitar, the renowned host of North Country Public Radio’s String Fever. 2 p.m. at the Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Chuch. ¯ Drag Queen Bingo — 6:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Monday, July 11 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Ursa and the Major Key — Indie & Psychedelic Rock; Plattsburgh-based. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Tuesday, July 12 ¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Chilean Pop Night with Pascuala Ilabaca & Fauna — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free.
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Thursday, July 14 ¯ Live Music: Adirondack Pro Musica — An outstanding quartet of flute, violin, viola, and cello. Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church, Childwold. Seating is limited, first come, first served basis. For more information about ONNY and its programs, call 315-212-3440, email info@onny.org, or visit www.onny.org.
Friday, July 15 ¯ Little Loggers Kids Series: Grotto Family — Exciting and Side-Splitting Physical Comedy, 11 a.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Live Music: Sultans of String — Juno-Award nominated Canadian group, (Continued on page 17)
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Seagle Festival celebrates 107th year
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SCHROON LAKE _ Seagle Festival will celebrate its 107th season in 2022, continuing as the premiere opera and musical theatre producing organization in the Adirondack region, as well as the oldest summer vocal training program in the U.S. After a cancelled 2020 season and a highly adjusted 2021 season due to the pandemic, Seagle Festival is thrilled to return to a more typical summer and early fall season for 2022. The four-show mainstage summer season includes the blockbuster musical Hello, Dolly!, by Jerry Herman, and a double bill of two one-act Italian operas by Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. The mainstage season will continue with the North Country premiere of Fellow Travelers, an American opera premiered in 2016 by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce. This frequently performed new opera tells the tumultuous love story of two men working in the U.S. Government during the “Lavender Scare” of the 1950’s McCarthy Era. The mainstage summer season will wrap up with Once Upon A Mattress, the re-telling of the Princess and the Pea story by Mary Rodgers. Through the summer and into the school year, Seagle Festival will continue its focus on cultivating new audiences by presenting the children’s opera The Three Bears by Jonathan Stinson. Also touring the region in the early fall will be a revue of music of the esteemed late composer Stephen Sondheim. All the summer and fall productions will feature the 32 extremely talented 2022 Seagle Festival emerging artists, an elite group chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants. Alongside the performances, the emerging artists will participate in career training to help propel them into their professional careers. More details online at seaglefesitval.org or by calling 518532-7875.
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Berta Rojas
World renowned Paraguayan classical guitarist September 17 - 7:30pm Keene Valley Congregational Church
Cole Quest and the City Pickers
Award winning NYC based Jazz vocalist June 18 - 8:00pm Recovery Lounge
Woody Guthrie’s grandson and his outstanding bluegrass group
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August 20 - 8:00pm
Honeysuckle
Folk and Americana traditions with a creative twist
October 8 - 7:30pm
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What’s going on (Continued from page 15) world-music influences. 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
Saturday, July 16 ¯ Gallery: Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman — Featuring Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman during the month of July. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Book and Blanket Players: Little Women, Concert Version — Hosted by East Branch Friends of the Arts, 4 p.m. at Keene Valley Country Club. An annual collaboration with a local music theater group that puts together a musical with kids as the singers-actors in a very intensive one week workshop. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
Sunday, July 17 ¯ Book and Blanket Players: Little Women, Concert Version — Hosted by East Branch Friends of the Arts, 2 p.m. at Keene Valley Country Club. An annual
collaboration with a local music theater group that puts together a musical with kids as the singers-actors in a very intensive one week workshop. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information. ¯ Symphony Series: Lake Placid Sinfonietta — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Monday, July 18 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Geo Beat — Jazz & Latin: Guitar, Vibraphone, and Percussion, 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Tuesday, July 19 ¯ Keeseville Community Arts Festival — Plein air painting July 19-22; community festival, art show and sale July 22-24. In the week leading up to the festival, visiting artists will be outdoors (rain or shine) painting the scenes in and around Keeseville. Artistry Community Threatre will be performing Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cindarella at the Keeseville Elk’s Lodge, with shows starting July 13 and running through the festival. For more information and a fuller schedule of events, visit www.adkaction.org/keeseville-community-arts-festival.
¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Folk Rock Night with Brett Dennen Trio — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free.
Wednesday, July 20 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Larry Lee Ebere — Country Classics Spanning Six Decades; Chazy-based. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Young & Fun: Timbalooloo — 10:30 a.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” — Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Two of the “Il trittico” trio of one-act operas by beloved composer Giacomo Puccini, of “La bohme” and “Madame Butterfly” fame, these operas are full of gorgeous arias and ensembles. “Suor Angelica” is an uplifting tale of religious redemption, while “Gianni Schicchi” is a hilarious farce full of greed and conniving. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Friday, at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
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Lake Placid Sinfonietta offers wide array of events all summer
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The Lake Placid Sinfonietta returns in 2022 to present The Sounds of Summer from July 6 through Aug. 14. The orchestra will perform in a variety of settings, and concerts will vary from traditional classical to light pops programming. “This will be an extremely varied, entertaining and inspiring program which combines standard repertoire like Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony with less familiar new masterworks by living composers,” Music Director Stuart Malina said. Six Symphony Series concerts at will be held at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts theater and will feature exciting guest artists as well as both in-person and virtual ticketing options. Six outdoor Park Series concerts are scheduled as are concerts at the Tannery Pond Center in North Creek, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake and at the Hotel Saranac in Saranac Lake. A free morning children’s concert will also be held, with the date and location announced on the website. COVID related concert attendance protocols for (Continued on page 19)
Tuesdays | 7pm-9pm | Mid’s Park | Lake Placid Free Concerts with diverse music from Folk to Funk 6/28: Americana Night with Midnight Nor th 7/5: Acoustic Jam Night with Orebolo 7/12: Chilean Pop Night with Pascuala Ilabaca & Fauna 7/19: Folk Rock Night with Brett Dennen Trio 7/26: Electric Blues Night with Shemekia Copeland 8/2: Indie Rock Night with Stephen Clair 8/9: Zydeco Night with Terence Simien
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Sinfonietta (Continued from page 18) summer 2022 will be posted on the Lake Placid Sinfonietta website during the first week of June. The Symphony Series at the LPCA will feature both in-person and live-streamed ticketing. Series tickets for all six concerts are available through June 30, with a guarantee of the same seating at each concert. All tickets to this series are sold through the LPCA box office which can be reached at 518-523-2512, or through the LPCA website, www.LakePlacidArts.org. Links to online ticket sales will also be available on the orchestra’s website, www.LakePlacidSinfonietta.org. Each concert will be approximately one hour without intermission and will be followed by a complementary meet-the-artist outdoor reception under the box-office portico. The Symphony Series starts on July 10 with the return of Dallas Symphony concertmaster Alexander Kerr performing Jonathan Leshnoff’s Chamber Concerto followed by a collaboration with Sinfonietta concertmaster Daniel Szasz for the mighty Bach Double. On July 17, pianist Sara Davis Buechner takes the stage to offer Mendelssohn’s Second Piano Concerto in a program that will include a prizewinning work by Gwyneth Walker previously commissioned by the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. The third concert in the series, Masters’ Trio Supreme on July 23 will include Beethoven’s Pastoral, Rossini’s Scala di Seta and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll. (While this concert series has traditionally been on Sunday evenings, the July 23 concert was moved to Saturday to accommodate traffic challenges posed by the Ironman Triathlon race on July 24.) On July 31, the Sinfonietta is pleased to present a concert of all American Music sponsored by the Victor Herbert Foundation. This concert will include Sinfonietta concertmaster Daniel Szasz as soloist in O Magnum Mysterium by Morton Lauridsen, Strum by Jessie Montgomery, and a presentation of Voices from the Gallery by Stephen Paulus with Leigh Barrett narrating.
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A second Guest pianist, Jeffrey Biegel, joins the orchestra on Aug. 7th for Saint Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in a concert that ends with Elgar’s Enigma Variations. For the last concert in this series, the Sinfonietta is partnering with the Adirondack Sky Center in Tupper Lake for a multi-media presentation of Holst’s The Planets paired with the world premiere of a new piece by Sinfonietta trumpeter, Steven Franklin. Complete details about each of these programs will be posted on the Sinfonietta website. The six free Wednesday evening Park Series concerts will return to Mid’s Park in downtown Lake Placid on July 6 at 7 p.m. with St. Agnes Church as a rainsite. Concert dates this year are: July 6, “American Patriot,” July 13 “Dance Music,” July 20 “Travelogue,” July 27 “Music of Theater,” Aug. 3 “Folksy Music,” and Aug. 10 “Orchestra Dazzlers sponsored by NBT Bank.” Limited seating is available, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring a blanket or light lawn chair to sit on. If it rains on the night of a concert, or the temperature is likely to dip below 65 during the concert, the performance will be held in at St. Agnes Church on Saranac Ave., a short walk from the park. This rain site venue has a large parking lot, ample seating and great acoustics. If a move to the rain site occurs, the concert will begin at 7:15 p.m. rather than 7 p.m. In addition to these concerts in Lake Placid, the orchestra will perform in Tupper Lake at The Wild Center on July 14, at the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek on July 21, and Free Community Concert sponsored by Adirondack Health at the Hotel Saranac in Saranac Lake on July 28. For tickets to the concerts in North Creek and Tupper Lake, please contact those venues. For those reading who are unfamiliar with this musical gem of the Adirondacks, the Lake Placid Sinfonietta is a fully professional chamber orchestra of twenty musicians who are some of the top players from larger orchestras across the country. Aside from a break in 2020 for the pandemic and in 1945 for World War II, the orchestra has performed every summer since 1917, making music a part of summer in the Adirondacks for residents and visitors alike. Information can be found on the website www.LakePlacidSinfonietta.org and updates on programs will also be posted on the orchestra’s Facebook page, @OfficialLPSinfonietta.
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‘Back in Blue, Act II: The Magic Returns!’ BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts has announced its lineup of programming for the 2022 season, “Back in Blue, Act II: The Magic Returns!” featuring a return to the “magic” of live music and theater, along with new art exhibits and the first workshops and kids’ activities there since pre-pandemic years. The Arts Center lineup will include classical, folk, rock, alternative and Broadway music through its Weekend Series, including legendary pianist Misha Dichter performing on the Arts Center Steinway on Aug. 6. The magic continues with three Adirondack Lakes Summer Theatre Festival productions, all with the theme of enchantment and love. “55 years ago, in 1967, a little group called the Beatles came out with The Magical Mystery Tour, a musical tour de force that helped define a generation,” says ALCA Artistic General Director George Cordes. “That same year, Jim and Sheila Hutt founded the arts center in Blue Mountain Lake, a magical place that has continued to help define what the arts mean to our Adirondack communities.” The arts center is open through summer and fall, and hours will be Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., with gallery exhibits featured all season in the Arts Center’s firstfloor spaces. The Gift Shop will also reopen to the public. All current New York State COVID-19 guidelines will be followed. The Weekend Series kicks off on Saturday, June 11, with the classic rock of Tri-Lakes band Spring Street. On Saturday, June 18, Ryan Leddick & George Kuubetesuri bring original alternative, African rhythm-influenced music. Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel rounds out the month with a program of classical violin and piano on Saturday, June 25. The Weekend Series continues in July when the Canadian Juno-Award-nominated group, Sultans of String, return to the Arts Center on Friday, July 15, followed by the classical cello and piano music of the Daurov/Myer Duo on Saturday, July 23.
Marie Cogar Fused Glass Artist Wellsprings Spectrum Studio
August begins with pianist Misha Dichter and his wife, Cipa, performing a solo and duo classical program on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Adirondack folk trio Jamcrackers — featuring Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn, and Dan Duggan — performs Saturday, Aug. 20, and Annie & the Hedonists bring their vintage blues and jazz to the Arts Center on Friday, Aug. 26. September’s Weekend Series schedule will include folk duo Brillhart & Smith on Saturday, Sept. 10; the touring Seagle Music Festival on Friday, Sept. 16; and the pop/rock/folk-influenced music of the Vermont group Phil Henry and the News Feed, on Saturday, Sept. 24. All concerts of the Weekend Series begin at 7 p.m. The Adirondack Lakes Summer Theatre Festival also returns with three touring productions: the romantic comedy 2 Across by Jerry Mayer, with performances July 7-11; an abridged A Midsummer Night’s Dream, free and outdoors, July 30-Aug 4; and Beguiled Again, the Music of Rodgers & Hart, with performances August 12-15. The festival concludes with Bewitched at Sagamore: A Concert featuring Rodgers & Hart favorites at Great Camp Sagamore on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Visual-arts exhibits at the arts center will resume with its Members’ Show, along with the return of the macro photography of Cathy Marczyk and drawings on shelf mushrooms by Robert Hameline. A number of wonderful artists have applied for 2022 gallery shows, and a list of subsequent exhibits will be released in the coming weeks. In-person workshops, lectures, and Kids’ Camp activities will also be reintroduced in the 2022 season, with more information to come. To close its season, the Arts Center welcomes back the songs and skits of our Adirondack neighbors in Forever Wild, with two performances Oct.7-8 for ALCA’s season finale. Both shows begin at 7 p.m. More details on all this programming and other events are available at adirondackarts.org.
55th Annual SLC Gem & Mineral Show August 27th & 28th, 2022 Hours: Sat. 9:00 – 4:30; Sun. 9:00 - 3:00
55th Annual Gem and Mineral Show
August 27 & 28, 2022
Canton Pavilion, 90 Lincoln St., Canton, NY. Museum quality mineral specimens, crystals, gemstones, and hand-crafted gemstone jewelry for sale from numerous collectors/vendors from all over the Northeast and Canada *** Free Kid’s Fluorescent Mineral Hunt *** Friday, August 26, 2022 @ Dusk.
4 Wellsprings Road Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-524-1998 wellspringsspectrumfusedglass.com
For more show information and/ or to become a member Visit the St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral Club’s website: stlawrencecountymineralclub.org
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Meadowmount School Artists Guild returns in-person Celebrates 25 Years SARANAC LAKE — The 14 current members of the Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery are celebrating the 25th year in business on Main Street, Saranac Lake. The Gallery originally opened, in the space now occupied by Origin Coffee, in December 1997. The Gallery operates as a co-op. Each member pays a monthly fee and they all volunteer their time to help manage the various galleries tasks from maintaining the website, to keeping the books, to writing the press releases, painting the (Enterprise photo — griffin kelly) walls and more. There are new exhibits every month, featuring one of the member artists. The schedule for 2022 includes Susan Lebeda in May, Eleanor Sweeney in June, Anastasia Osolin in July, Nancy Brossard in August, Barry Lobdell in September, Jeanne Danforth in October, Jacqueline Altman in November, and the newest member of the co-op, Karen Morris in December. Eleanor Sweeney is the only original member still showing her work in the Gallery. Mark Kurtz was also one of the original artists, but left for a number of years as his own photography business occupied most of his time. The Gallery is open 7 days a week from Memorial Day through Columbus Day, and Wednesday through Sunday the rest of the year. More info at AdirondackArtistsGuild.com.
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LEWIS — Meadowmount School of Music returns in-person in 2022 with 170 of the best violin, viola and cello students from around the world in performance. Join us in our beautiful, air-conditioned concert hall on the Meadowmount campus in Lewis, for chamber music concerts every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from July 1 to Aug. 10 to hear the stars of tomorrow today. Founded by legendary violin teacher Ivan Galamian in 1944 on the historic Milholland estate, and now under the Artistic Direction of Janet Sung, Meadowmount School of Music is the premiere summer training ground for great string players with alumni including Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Joshua Bell. Come hear our rising stars this summer!
Lake Placid Center for the Arts LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is a year-round center for performing and visual arts. As a dedicated and dynamic home for the arts in the North Country, the LPCA strives to present programs that inspire people of all ages. The LPCA hosts live performances, in-person and online classes and promotes visual art from the region and beyond at two galleries, the Gallery @ LPCA on the main campus (17 Algonquin Drive) and Gallery 46 (2525 Main Street). Summer is a special time at the LPCA, marking the return of beloved series like the free Young & Fun performances, brand new gallery exhibits, the Open Sky Arts Festival outdoors on the lawn at the LPCA, annual presentations from community partners like the Lake Placid Sinfonietta and more! More information, registration and ticketing can always be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
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What’s going on (Continued from page 17)
¯ Third Thursday ArtWalk — 5-7:30 p.m. in downtown Saranac Lake. More information at www.bluseedstudios.org or www.saranaclakeartworks.com. ¯ Live music: Ronnie Leigh — Leigh vocal stylings include Soul, R & B, and jazz. As Jazz In The City’s co-founder and artistic director, Leigh will be joined on stage by Dino Losito on Piano, Peter Chwazik on Bass, and Jimmy Johns on Drums. After 40 years in the music biz, working with everyone from Smokey to Aretha to Ray Charles, Leigh is considered one of the finest song stylists working in jazz today. $35/$25 members at View, 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” — Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Two of the “Il trittico” trio of one-act operas by beloved composer Giacomo Puccini, of “La bohme” and “Madame Butterfly” fame, these operas are full of gorgeous arias and ensembles. “Suor Angelica” is an uplifting tale of religious redemption, while “Gianni Schicchi” is a hilarious farce full of greed and conniving. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Friday, at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Friday, July 22 ¯ Keeseville Community Arts Festival — Plein air painting July 19-22; community festival, art show and sale July 22-24. In the week leading up to the festival, visiting artists will be outdoors (rain or shine) painting the scenes in and
(Provided photo — Seagle Festival)
Thursday, July 21
around Keeseville. Artistry Community Threatre will be performing Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cindarella at the Keeseville Elk’s Lodge, with shows starting July 13 and running through the festival. For more information and a fuller schedule of events, visit www.adkaction.org/keeseville-community-arts-festival. ¯ 47th Annual Central ADK Antiques & Vintage Show and Sale — $6 per person for both days. Proceeds will benefit View Center for Arts and Culture. Held at the George T. Hildebrandt Recreation Center in Old Forge. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. This
annual show consists of dozens of skilled Dealers and features an assortment of Antiques and Vintage goods. Items include oriental rugs, jewelry, antique and vintage furniture, camp decor, china, books, fine art, sporting goods, coins, steins and taxidermy. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. ¯ Little Loggers Kids Series: Kit’s Interactive Theatre — Historical Theatre Showcasing the Pirate Grace, 11 a.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. (Continued on page 26)
July 16th & 17th, 2022
46th Annual “Arts in the Park”
Sat. 10:00-5:00, Sun. 10:00-4:00 @ Arrowhead Park 60 artisans offering original, handmade products InletArtsinthePark.com
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POTSDAM — Exceptional live music amid the pine trees will be created this summer by four talented groups on five different dates as the North Country’s only year-round professional symphony orchestra presents small ensemble groups at the Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church in Childwold. The Orchestra of Northern New York, based in Potsdam and celebrating its 35th anniversary year in 2022-2023, invites the public to the Third Annual Childwold Chamber Music Series. Kicking off the summer line-up will be an ice cream social with entertainment by Gretchen Koehler, member of the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame, and Barb Heller, vocals and guitar, the renowned host of North Country Public Radio’s String Fever. The social begins at 2 p.m. Adirondack Pro Musica, an outstanding quartet of flute, violin, viola and cello, presents two concerts on July 14 and Sept.1. Members hail from Potsdam, Boston and Montreal. Sebastian Buhts, from St. Louis, MO, performs incredible music on the marimba at 7 p.m. on Aug. 4. The dynamic husband and wife duo of Karl Doty (bass) and Liesl Schoenberger Doty (violin) entertain with a program of blended-genre music on Aug. 18. With the exception of the July 9 concert, all performances begin at 7 p.m. Seating is limited, so guests are accommodated on a first come, first served basis. The Childwold Chamber Music Series is made possible by a generous grant from the Secret Sits Pro Music Ensembles, Inc. It was established to honor the memory of Marie Patten, of Gull Pond, NY and Athens, GA, who believed “Better Music. Better World.” It is one of five Adirondack outreach initiatives being undertaken by The Orchestra of Northern New York. ONNY presents multiple performances of six mainstage concerts annually in Potsdam, Watertown and other communities in the region. Depending on the repertoire, the orchestra’s 40-70 professional musicians hail from Northern New York, the Northeast and Canada. For more information about ONNY and its programs, call 315-212-3440, email info@onny.org or visit onny.org.
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The Sembrich reopens, announces 2022 summer festival
Highlights of the summer festival include: Reimagining The Classics: Breaking Operatic Traditions - Michael Capasso, New York City Opera General Director, shares his insights on favorite works by Verdi and Puccini, exploring a variety of productions and performance practices from the past 150 years. Soprano Kristin Sampson illuminates the afternoon with famous arias. Promenade Series: This new outdoor series, modeled on the famous Proms of London, features a wide range of musical styles including classical, light classics, and jazz. This year’s Promenade Series performers are the cutting-edge trio Empire Wild, the comedically virtuosic Bridge &
Sat. 7/9 2 pm
Announcing an Adirondack Outreach Program Third Annual Childwold Chamber Music Series
Live Music Amid the Pines
Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church
104 Bancroft Road, Childwold, NY Watch for signs on Route 3
FREE CONCERTS
Seating is Limited – First Come, First Served More info: onny.org/Childwold
The Bridge & Wolak Duo
(Provided photo — Bo Huang)
BOLTON LANDING — The Sembrich reopened in May following an extensive historic preservation project that provided critical updates to the treasured facility. The project included a new roof, improved lighting, complete rewiring of the building, HVAC replacement, restoration of historic light fixtures, and more. The newly improved facility will host several performances in The Sembrich’s 2022 Summer Festival “Reimagining the Classics,” as well as new museum exhibits. “We are thrilled to welcome visitors back into our historic building to experience the magic of music and history in a delightful lakeside setting,” said Executive Director Suzanna M. Bernd. “The Sembrich Studio will be 100 years old in 2024. Thanks to the work completed in this project, we look forward to sharing the beauty of The Sembrich for another 100 years.” The 2022 Summer Festival “Reimagining the Classics” will explore reinvention — from transcriptions and arrangements of beloved classics, to rhapsodies and variations on themes of popular composers. Some events will return to the intimacy of the historic Sembrich Studio and others will be held under a lakeside performance tent. Events begin in June and run through early September.
Wolak Music & Comedy Duo, and celebrated trumpeter Chris Coletti. Spectacular Stradivarius: Elizabeth Pitcairn and The Red Violin — Celebrated violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn and her legendary “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius join her Luzerne Music Center colleagues for an evening of violin showpieces and chamber music! This event will be a fundraiser to help support The Sembrich’s Studio Centennial Campaign. Touba Family Foundation World Music Wednesday Concerts: This popular lakeside series, now in its 12th season, explores musical traditions from around the globe. This year’s concerts will feature lively music from French Canada by dynamic ensemble .T.., exotic strains of flamenco, jazz, Balkan, classical, bluegrass, and North and East African (Continued on page 27)
ICE CREAM SOCIAL with GRETCHEN KOEHLER (Hall of Fame fiddler) and BARB HELLER (NCPR host of String Fever, guitar and vocals) performing great bluegrass and folk music
Thurs. 7/14 ADIRONDACK PRO MUSICA 7 pm Outstanding quartet (flute, violin, viola, and cello) presenting popular classical music Thurs. 8/4 7 pm
SEBASTIAN BUHTS
Magnificent musician entertains on marimba
Thurs. 8/18 THE DOTYS 7 pm Liesl Schoenberger Doty (violin) and Karl Doty (bass), a blended-genre husband and wife musical duo Thurs. 9/1 7 pm
ADIRONDACK PRO MUSICA
Outstanding quartet (flute, violin, viola, and cello) presenting popular classical music
ONNY is supported in part by NYSCA, a state agency, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature.
An Adirondack Outreach Program of The Orchestra of Northern New York sponsored, in part, by a generous donation from The Secret Sits Pro Musica Ensembles, Inc., Gull Pond, NY & Athens, GA.
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What’s going on (Continued from page 22) ¯ Play: “Red” — Raw and provocative, “RED” is a moving and compelling account of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing. Performances July 22 through Aug. 7, 7 p.m., Depot Theatre, Westport, $25 preview on July 21. More information and tickets can be found online at DepotTheatre.org or by calling 518-962-4449. ¯ Yogapalooza — At Lake Placid Center for the Arts, in partnership with Ironman Lake Placid. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-5232512. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” — Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Two of the “Il trittico” trio of one-act operas by beloved composer Giacomo Puccini, of “La bohme” and “Madame Butterfly” fame, these operas are full of gorgeous arias and ensembles. “Suor Angelica” is an uplifting tale of religious redemption, while “Gianni Schicchi” is a hilarious farce full of greed and conniving. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Friday, at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Saturday, July 23 ¯ Gallery: Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman — Featuring Catherine Hartung and Damon Hartman during the month of July. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ 47th Annual Central ADK Antiques & Vintage Show and Sale — $6 per person for both days. Proceeds will benefit View Center for Arts and Culture. Held
at the George T. Hildebrandt Recreation Center in Old Forge. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. This annual show consists of dozens of skilled Dealers and features an assortment of Antiques and Vintage goods. Items include oriental rugs, jewelry, antique and vintage furniture, camp decor, china, books, fine art, sporting goods, coins, steins and taxidermy. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. ¯ Live Music: Daurov/Myer Duo — Cellopiano duo, classical music program. 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” — Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Two of the “Il trittico” trio of one-act operas by beloved composer Giacomo Puccini, of “La bohme” and “Madame Butterfly” fame, these operas are full of gorgeous arias and ensembles. “Suor Angelica” is an uplifting tale of religious redemption, while “Gianni Schicchi” is a hilarious farce full of greed and conniving. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Friday, at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875. ¯ Meadowmount in the Valley — Hosted by East Branch Friends of the Arts, 8 p.m. at Keene Valley Congregational Church. Students and faculty from the Meadowmount summer string program come to Keene Valley for a concert. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
Sunday, July 24 ¯ Symphony Series: Lake Placid Sinfonietta — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Monday, July 25 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: TBA — 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Tuesday, July 26 ¯ Musical: “Frozen Jr.” — 2 p.m. $15/ Adults $13.50/students $8/Children - Children under 5 free with purchase of adult ticket at View. The enchanting live modern classic brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film. A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Princesses Anna and Elsa. Produced by Camp Pendragon. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. ¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Electric Blues Night with Shemekia Copeland — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free
Wednesday, July 27 ¯ Young & Fun: Puppet People’s The Wizard of Oz — 10:30 a.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Music on the Porch — Hosted by East Branch Friends of the Arts, 6:30 p.m. at Holt House, Marcy Field. Presented by the Keene Valley Library and town of Keene. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information. ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Claire & Mickey — 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Friday, July 29 ¯ Little Loggers Kids Series: Sylvia Fletcher — Renowned Puppeteer and Come(Continued on page 29)
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Tahawus Cultural Center announces its 2022 Season AU SABLE FORKS — Tahawus Center is a historic building that sits on the banks of the famed fly-fishing West Branch of the Ausable River, in the hamlet of Au Sable Forks. Located at the bridge on Rte 9N, Main Street, you climb a flight of stairs to enter the Windows Gallery and the Cloudsplitter Dance Studio, where activities and ideas in the arts are created and highlighted. Tahawus offers a spirit of resilience and exposure to artists and their work through multi-disciplined programs. Art Exhibit in the Windows Gallery Spring/Summer: “Wild at Heart.” Three Adirondack artists. Rachel Finn (Wilmington) is a renown Adirondack guide and shows her explorations in digital art. Alison Haas, Wildly Pressed (Wilmington), is a collage artist whose fanciful designs are created with botanicals using pressed plants, ferns and flowers. Sue Burdick Young (Jay) crafts beautiful, functional, as well as one-of-a-kind pottery. Each artist has unique relationship with the natural wilds of the North Country. The exhibit will run six weeks in mid-May - June 26, 2022, with opening and closing community events. Tahawus provides a wall to launch “The Mural Project: A Sense of Place” — real, surreal, imagined Adk landscape or portal — over the summer 2022, fostering local arts, culture and civic engagement. The project has already garnered enthusiastic support from local legislators and community members. With the success of the first outdoor mural in Au Sable Forks, it is hoped additional businesses with favorable walls will join the project in 2023 and 2024.
The
RUSTY NAIL
83 Broadway Saranac Lake, NY We support the Art Walk Every 3rd Thursday June-September We invite all musicians for our Open Mic Night Tuesday Artist to exhibit their work Drink Specials each event day Happy Hour Mon-Friday 4-7pm Evening & Weekend Specials Offered Come on down to the other End of Town
The Sembrich (Continued from page 25) music by The Brooklyn Nomads, and melodies from the Celtic regions by Boston-based group Fellswater. The Sembrich Film Series: This year’s films focus on reinvention in several forms and include film adaptations of the popular musicals Dear Evan Hansen (2021), West Side Story (2021), and In the Heights (2021). Also featured is the classic Dracula (1931) with a new score by Philip Glass and a special screening of Sunrise, A Song of Two Humans (1927) with a live musical score performed by the progressive Brooklyn-based duo Tenth Intervention. Strings of The Philadelphia Orchestra: Hear the Philadelphia sound performed by Sembrich board member and violinist Philip Kates with four colleagues in a concert of reimagined musical gems highlighted by a transcription of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 101 for string quintet. Adirondack Shakespeare Company: Merry Wars — A unique theatrical experience performed progressively in various locations on The Sembrich’s grounds. Follow a broad range of the Bard’s characters through a series of skirmishes. Masterwork Series — This year’s Masterwork Series performances return to the intimacy of The Sembrich Studio for evening performances of monumental classical works. Join us in the newly renovated studio for a 4th of July celebration with pianist Simon Mulligan, a must-see performance by the innovative Bridge & Wolak Duo, and an evening of reimagined masterworks by pianist Christopher Johnson! GALA: A Kind of September — An Evening with Kate Baldwin For one night only, The Sembrich takes on the ambiance of a New York City supper club, a lakeside Feinstein’s 54 Below, with an exclusive performance by one of Broadway’s current-day stars, Kate Baldwin. Hailed by the NY Times as “the redheaded firecracker” and acclaimed for her roles in Hello Dolly!, Finian’s Rainbow, and Big Fish, Baldwin performs signature songs from her Broadway career, and shares personal anecdotes about how each song became part of her life. For more information, to view additional events, or to purchase tickets visit TheSembrich.org/festival.
SEAGLE FESTIVAL Summer 2022 Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Herman, July 6-9
Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini, July 20-23
Fellow Travelers
Gregory Spears & Greg Pierce, Aug. 3-6
Once Upon a Mattress Mary Rodgers, Aug. 17-20
Supported in part by:
seaglefestival.org (518) 532-7875 999 Charley Hill Rd., Schroon Lake, NY
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Adirodack Center for Writing features first ever Kickass Writers Festival SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing will present its first Kickass Writers Festival, featuring writers, poets, comedians, mountaineers and more on Aug. 19 and 20. The festival will take place across various locations all over Saranac Lake and will include readings, workshops, talks, publishing programs, special performances, a book fair, speed dating, and more. The Kickass Writers Festival celebrates how writing and storytelling-in all of their forms-are essential to art, entertainment and social change. The two-day event will kick-off Friday, Aug. 19 at Pendragon Theater with the 2021 New York State Author, AYAD AKHTAR, and the 2021 New York State Poet, Willie Perdomo. The pair will be introduced by former New York State Writer, Russell Banks along with the award-winning poet Chase Twitchell. On Saturday, Aug. 20, ACW will present memoirist, feminist, and humanitarian, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, the first Peruvian woman to climb Mt. Everest and the first openly gay woman to climb The Seven Summits (the highest mountains on each of the seven continents). Her debut memoir, In the Shadow of the Mountain, tells the story of how an early life of abuse and addiction led her to discover hiking as a method of healing. These pursuits transformed her life and empowered her to not only climb the world’s most challenging
summits, but also to found the non-profit, Courageous Girls “...dedicated to healing and empowering survivors of violence and abuse through adventures in nature.” Her memoir is currently being adapted into a major motion picture starring Selena Gomez. The Adirondack Center for Writing brings words and people together through events, programs, and classes throughout the entire Adirondack region. Learn more about all that ACW has to offer readers, writers, and storytellers of all ages at www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org.
518-891-3799
24 Ceder Street Saranac Lake, NY
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What’s going on (Continued from page 26) dic Ventriloquist, 11 a.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Saturday, July 30 ¯ ArtMarket — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Riverfront Park, Saranac Lake. More information at www.bluseedstudios.org or saranaclakeartworks.com. ¯ Play: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Abridged)” — Shakespeare in the Parks tour directed by Karen Lordi-Kirkham. Outdoor and free to the public. Performances July 30-Aug. 4, with venues throughout the central Adirondacks. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless individual artists choose to modify them. ¯ Symphony Series: Lake Placid Sinfonietta — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Monday, August 1 ¯ Gallery: Susan Whiteman — Featuring Susan Whiteman during the month of August. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www. northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Shakespeare in the Park — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, part of the Adirondack Lakes Summer Theatre Festival. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Sunday, July 31 ¯ ArtWorks Open Studio Tours — Various artists will be on hand to demonstrate and talk about their work in the Saranac Lake region. Maps and directions to participating artists’ studios will be available each month at the Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery. Visitors can also check online each month for the participating artists at saranaclakeartworks.com/studiotour. Contact ArtWorks at info@saranaclakeartworks.com. Studio Tour hours
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Tuesday, August 2 ¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Indie Rock Night with Stephen Clair — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free
Wednesday, August 3 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Crackin’ Foxy — Ukulele-Driven Jazz Ensemble; Saranac Lake-based. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake
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Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Art opening: The Elusive Wild: — Sculptures & Paintings by PJ LaBarge: Capturing the untamed Adirondack wild with her expert bronze sculptures and paintings; www.pjlabarge.com. Show continues through Aug. 31. Monday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts.org. ¯ Art opening: Wood-En-Lightened — Sculpture, Furniture, Light, and Video: Featuring the future of woodworking through Tyler Schrader’s immersive pieces, brought to life with sound, light, gems, and video; www.tylerschrader.com. Show continues through Aug. 31. Monday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts.org. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Fellow Travelers” — Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon. Premiered in 2016, the powerful story of this opera focuses on the forbidden love affair of two men working in the US federal government during the lavender scare witch hunt of the McCarthy era of the 1950s. The beautiful music of the opera compliments the deeply personal stories of the characters along with the dark situation in which they find themselves.Performances Aug. 3-6., Wednesday, Thursday (Continued on page 33)
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Diane Leifheit has been painting plein air in pastels for over 20 years beginning with local events and participating in regional and international festivals, winning second place in Parrsboro Plein Air International Festival in 2020. As a pastel painter, color is what grabs Diane Leifheit. Her home base, the Adirondack Mountains of New York, contains the whole spectrum of color from the blue that is a shadow in a snowbank, to the myriad greens of summer, to the riot of autumn leaves. Leifheit’s medium of pastel allows her to construct a close interpretation of a particular landscape, but also exhibit the freedom to capture a mood in the work like misty mornings, swirling snow storms or the atmosphere of a hot, humid day. Most recently she has painted as far away as Norfolk, Virginia and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia and as close as her own backyard. A few years ago she spent a year making one-foot-square pastel portraits of people who live, work and visit in Saranac Lake. The final exhibit in the Saranac Lake Free Library had 185 portraits looking right back at the viewer in the Thomas Cantwell Community Room where all the portraits were hung. Leifheit is a passionate advocate for the medium of pastel. Diane says, “Pastel will keep its color. Unlike an oil painting, it will not suffer from atmospheric changes in the home, i.e. wood smoke, kitchen smoke. Glass is cleaned when it needs to be and the work retains its beauty.” Check out Leifheit’s work on her website Dianeleifheit.com.
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uring the coronavirus pandemic, five olympians knew that they had an opportunity to make figure-skating, specifically the “Art of Skating” with fine arts and academics, more accessible to more people. World Figure Sport’s Board of Directors include those five olympians: Dorothy Hamill, Barbara Wagner, Bibi-Moritz, Patrick Kelly and Karen Courtland Kelly. “The World Sk8ting & Arts School and Academics Virtual Academy was launched virtually in 2020 to make art,” Courtland Kelly said. The various aspects include painting, drawing, knitting, calligraphy, culinary arts and figures and fancy skating. There’s even — craving alert — the “art of skating” in chocolate. But before the school was launched, the World Figure Sport Society, not-for-profit, built a new skating history since it’s striking beginnings in 2015 as an international independent sports organization that expands traditional figure-skating in modern times, which is known as Figures and Fancy Skating. 2022 is the 8th anniversary year of the World Figure & Fancy Skating Championships on black ice. Why black ice as a canvas? Courtland Kelly explained the “Black ice reveals to the world the great ‘Art of Skating’ made by the blades of the world class or developing skating artist. Plus, we have a healthy approach to education that links figures and fancy skating to all the culinary, fiber, fine arts and academics to improve not only one’s education but one’s quality of life at any age.” Kelly has researched books dating back to the 18th Century which detail how skating was considered an art form. Nancy Haley has experienced the school not as a skater, but as an adult wanting to develop her love of fine arts. “As a student, I connect to my inner peace through the creativity of drawing and painting in the art programs. Each class, we learn new drawing techniques that develop my skills and imagination,” Haley said. “With a little perseverance, my artistic abilities have expanded beyond my wildest dreams.” “We want all of our students to have well rounded resumes, strong work ethics, and perseverance to attend any college or to have the skills to flourish in life, wherever it takes them, including the World Figure & Fancy Skating Championships on black ice,” Kelly said. As a former U.S. Olympian, and the School’s Chef de Mission of Education and Sport, I understand the necessity of having access to healthy, efficient and cost effective educational solutions to flourish because most people do not reach their full potential in academics, arts or athletics. We are the solution for a healthier education and life because it is not about mass production for us, but World Class opportunities that positively impact life.” For more information, visit worldsk8ting.org. summer
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Gary Casagrain, a native of the Adirondacks, has been creating art for over 40 years. Study, persistence and patience have given the artist not only the technical ability but the artistic wisdom for freedom of expression. Born in June of 1957, he soon realized his desire for the arts. By the 1980’s he began painting full time and developed a style that is now being called an “Adirondack Classic”. His love of music combined with a trained eye took on an artistic journey that has given us many beautiful creations. He feels his work is a blending of inner musical visions with visual reality and a symphony of contrasts. By capturing the Adirondacks’ many changing moods, he is leaving a record of its natural beauty. Public and private collections are growing throughout the country, noting not only the popularity of his work, but interest in the Adirondacks in general. The Casagrain Gallery features many of his works. He and his wife, Barb, have assembled a collection worthy of your inspection. Located 10 miles west of Tupper Lake, the gallery elegantly captures the Adirondacks. Your visit will include a warm welcome into the world of fine art where you can be treated in conversation with the artist or his wife. Works include original oils, drawings and giclee prints, as well as custom creations that combine original oils with functional furniture. “Art enhances life and brings joy to the heart. It is a universal language that stimulates, inspires and broadens our living world.” — G. Casagrain Located at 10287 State Route 3 in Tupper Lake. Call 518-3592595 or 518-359-3805 for more info, or email casagraingallery@ outlook.com.
Lunar Horizons provides a fun-structured approach to skill building within the visual arts. The papermaking and pulp-painting workshops are designed to empower individuals, groups, and organizations. Using pulp that is created from recycled teeshirts and/or plants is a sustainable practice that is good for the environment. We provide a judgement free vibe, emphasizing the creative process and not one’s preconceived skill or art-knowledge. Carol Marie is the Founder and Director Emeritus for BluSeed Studios. She has introduced artists from around the world to the North Country, curating several national and international exhibitions at BluSeed Studios. In June of 2019, after twenty years of successfully managing the studio, she has stepped aside from the non-profit world so she could pursue her own creative endeavors Carol’s work, “Mother to daughter” under the banner of Lunar Horizons LLC. To learn more about Carol Marie Vossler, upcoming workshops or to schedule a workshop visit “Lunar Horizons” at lunarhorizons.com or call 518-570-9493. Carol Marie Vossler was born and raised in Rochester, NY. She arrived in the Adirondacks in 1979 where she attended and earned her AAS degree in Forestry from Paul Smith’s College. She later earned her BFA from Plattsburgh State University and her MFA in Sculpture from Syracuse University. She taught in higher education for seventeen years, first as an adjunct instructor at SUNY Plattsburgh and then as a full time instructor at North Country Community College.
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What’s going on (Continued from page 29) and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Thursday, August 4 ¯ Beatrice Bardin prints opening — East Branch Friends of the Arts, in collaboration with Keene Arts, will provide music for the opening. Beatrice Bardin is a local/NYC based print maker. 7 p.m., at Keene Arts. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information. ¯ Live Music: Sebastian Buhts — Performs incredible music on the marimba. 7 p.m., Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church, Childwold. Seating is limited, first come, first served basis. For more information about ONNY and its programs, call 315-212-3440, email info@onny.org or visit www.onny.org.
Friday, August 5 ¯ Art opening: Nancy Brossard: — Paintings, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through Aug. 30. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information. ¯ Outside Art Affair Exhibit — 5 p.m.,
Downtown Artist Cellar, Malone. For more information, contact Jennifer at 518-6515172 or email downtownartistcellar@icloud. com or visit saranaclakeartworks.org. ¯ Little Loggers Kids Series: Dinoman — Dinoman Space; Journey Through the Solar System, 11 a.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Resistance Revival Chorus — 7 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Fellow Travelers” — Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon. Premiered in 2016, the powerful story of this opera focuses on the forbidden love affair of two men working in the US federal government during the lavender scare witch hunt of the McCarthy era of the 1950s. The beautiful music of the opera compliments the deeply personal stories of the characters along with the dark situation in which they find themselves. 2 p.m. at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518532-7875.
Saturday, August 6 ¯ Gallery: Susan Whiteman — Featuring Susan Whiteman during the month of August. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac
Lake. For hours and more info, visit www. northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Outside Art Affair Exhibit — 5 p.m., Downtown Artist Cellar, Malone. For more information, contact Jennifer at 518-6515172 or email downtownartistcellar@icloud. com or visit saranaclakeartworks.org. ¯ Live music: Martin and Kelly Band — 5:30 p.m. $30/$20 at View. It’s a happy hour party with dance floor, cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres. Learn a line dance or two and then dance to standouts in today’s crossover country music scene. Martin and Kelly’s songs bridge the boundary between traditional and new country. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge. ¯ Live Music: Misha Dichter & Cipa Dichter — Piano solo & duo, classical music program. 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
Sunday, August 7 ¯ Outside Art Affair Exhibit — 5 p.m., Downtown Artist Cellar, Malone. For more information, contact Jennifer at 518-6515172 or email downtownartistcellar@icloud. com or visit saranaclakeartworks.org. (Continued on page 34)
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What’s going on (Continued from page 33) ¯ Music Over the Marsh: The Gibson Brothers — Paul Smith’s College VIC Summer Concert Series, 8023 State Route 30 Paul Smiths, 2 p.m., $50 ticket. Visit www.paulsmithsvic.org for more information. Tickets available on the website or by calling 518-327-6241. ¯ Symphony Series: Lake Placid Sinfonietta — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Monday, August 8 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Martin and Kelly — Contemporary Country Band; Nashville-based. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Tuesday, August 9 ¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Zydeco Night with Terence Simien — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free
Wednesday, August 10 ¯ Summer Sunset Series: Bitter-Sweet — Classic rock favorites, 70s to now;
Forever-Wild natives. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Thursday, August 11 ¯ Open Sky Arts Festival: The Hillbenders presents WhoGrass — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Terry Barber: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber — $35 at 7:30 p.m. at View. With an extraordinarily broad vocal range and natural fluency in many musical styles, countertenor Terry Barber has been featured on some of the world’s most storied stages and has worked with many of the music industry’s most prestigious figures, like Chanticleer, Madonna, Jewel, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Smith, and many more. For more information, visit ViewArts. org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge.
Friday, August 12 ¯ Little Loggers Kids Series: Tim Dumas — Magic Comedy for the Whole Family, 11 a.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Play: “Beguiled Again” — Musical-theater revue directed by Beth MacLeod
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Largent with the music of Rodgers & Hart (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart). This cleverly compiled potpourri juxtaposes the urbane and the melancholy, the sardonic and the romantic, providing ever-changing and contrasting emotional journeys that give this revue real momentum. Performances Aug. 12-15, with venues to include the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake, Tannery Pond Center in North Creek, View in Old Forge, and Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Play: “The Addams Family” — In this comical feast set to music, dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday is now an 18-year-old young woman who has fallen in love with a sweet, smart boy from a “normal” family, and to make matters worse, she has invited his parents to the Addams’ home for dinner. Performances Aug. 12-28, 7 p.m., Depot Theatre, Westport, $25 preview on Aug. 11. More information and tickets can be found online at DepotTheatre.org or by calling 518-962-4449. ¯ Open Sky Arts Festival: Paula Cole & Sophie B. Hawkins — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512. (Continued on page 35)
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Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Saturday, August 13
¯ Summer Sunset Series: The Big Takeover — Original Jamaican Pop; New York City-based. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Thursday, August 18
¯ Gallery: Susan Whiteman — Featuring Susan Whiteman during the month of August. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www. northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Open Sky Arts Festival — Young & Fun The Secret Agency, 11 a.m. The Larry Stephenson Band, 2 p.m. EmmyLou Harris, 5 p.m. The Spin Doctors, 8 p.m. At Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Sunday, August 14 ¯ Open Sky Arts Festival: Martin Sexton — 2 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512. ¯ Symphony Series: Lake Placid Sinfonietta — 7:30 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-5232512.
Wednesday, August 17 ¯ Concert: Bewitched at Sagamore — Summer Theatre Festival singers present Rodgers & Hart favorites, 7 p.m. at Great Camp Sagamore in Raquette Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Summer Sunset Series: The Rustic Riders — Bouncy Songs with a loving message. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake. ¯ Seagle Festival: “Once Upon a Mattress” — Adapted from the fairy-tale “The Princess and the Pea.” As the shy Princess Winifred arrives in the kingdom to win the heart of Prince Dauntless, she hopes to break the decree from domineering Queen Aggravain that no one in the kingdom shall marry until the Prince does. But, will she be able to pass the Queens test? Performances Aug. 17-20, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Friday, at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon
¯ Third Thursday ArtWalk — 5 to 7:30 p.m. in downtown Saranac Lake. More information at www.bluseedstudios. org or saranaclakeartworks.com. ¯ Live Music: Karl Doty and Liesl Schoeberger Doty — Husband and wife duo (Bass and Violin) blended-genre music. 7 p.m., Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church, Childwold. Limited seating, first come, first served. For more information about ONNY and its programs, call 315-212-3440, email info@ onny.org, or visit onny.org.
Friday, August 19 ¯ Kickass Writers Festival — Presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing, the two-day festival will feature writers, poets, comedians, mountaineers and more, Aug. 19-20. Readings, workshops, talks, publishing programs, special performances, a book fair, speed dating and more will take place across across various locations. For more information, visit www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org. (Continued on page 36)
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What’s going on and Dan Duggan, 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Live music: Cole Quest and the City Pickers — East Branch Friends of the Arts features a band from NYC with a mix of bluegrass classics and fun originals at Keene Valley Congregational Church, 8 p.m. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
(Continued from page 35) ¯ Live music: Hanna and the Blue Hearts — $30/$20 at 5:30 p.m. at View. Dance with Hanna and the Blue Hearts as they channel a wide variety of the blues, from pre-war styles to 50’s & 60’s Chicago blues, to boogie woogie. Fueled by a love of jazz, this band also really swings! Cash Bar and hors d’oeuvres will be available. For more information, visit ViewArts. org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge.
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Saturday, August 20
¯ Summer Sunset Series: The Bob Stump Band — Classic Americana, from Bluegrass to Jazz. 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
¯ Gallery: Susan Whiteman — Featuring Susan Whiteman during the month of August. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www. northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Kickass Writers Festival — Presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing, the two-day festival will feature writers, poets, comedians, mountaineers and more, Aug. 19-20. Readings, workshops, talks, publishing programs, special performances, a book fair, speed dating and more will take place across across various locations. For more information, visit www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org. ¯ Live Music: Jamcrackers — Adirondack folk trio Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn
Wednesday, August 24
¯ Live Music: Annie & the Hedonists — Vintage blues & jazz based in Capitol District, 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
Saturday, August 27 ¯ Gallery: Susan Whiteman — Featuring Susan Whiteman during the month of August. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www. northwindfineartsgallery.com.
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¯ John Lloyd Young: Mostly Soul — $65/$50 at 7:30 p.m at View. He is the multiple Award-winning Frankie Valli from Broadway’s Jersey Boys, as well
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What’s going on (Continued from page 36) Lake. For hours and more info, visit www. northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Live Music: Adirondack Pro Musica — An outstanding quartet of flute, violin, viola, and cello. Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church, Childwold. Seating is limited, first come, first served basis. For more information about ONNY and its programs, call 315-212-3440, email info@onny.org, or visit onny.org.
Friday, September 2 ¯ Art opening: Barry Lobdell — Photography, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through Oct. 4. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information. ¯ 20th Anniversary Celebration at BluSeed Studios — Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. More details to come. For a list of dates and events, visit www.bluseedstudios. org.
Saturday, September 3 ¯ Performance: Parsons Dance Company — 8 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and
ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts. org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Sunday, September 4 ¯ Live music: Seagle Colony Review — Weekend show of singers from the Seagle Colony in Schroon Lake, 4 p.m. at Keene Valley Congregational Church. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
Monday, September 5 ¯ Seagle Festival: Happily Ever After - the music of Stephen Sondheim — Join the 2022 Seagle Festival fall-season artists as they bring you this heart-felt revue of music by the late, great Stephen Sondheim. You’ll hear some of Sondheim’s best known tunes as well as many lesser-known gems from shows like “Sunday in the Park with George,” “A Little Night Music,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Company,” “Into the Woods,” and many more. 7:30 p.m. at Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, 999 Charley Hill Road, Schroon Lake. More details at seaglefestival.org or call 518-532-7875.
Saturday, September 10 ¯ Live Music: Brillhart & Smith —
Alex Smith & Jake Brillhart, Rustic Furniture Fair weekend. 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
Thursday, September 15 ¯ Third Thursday ArtWalk — 5 to 7:30 p.m. in downtown Saranac Lake. More information at www.bluseedstudios. org or saranaclakeartworks.com.
Friday, September 16 ¯ Music Over the Marsh: Jamcrackers — Paul Smith’s College VIC Summer Concert Series, 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, 7 p.m., $15 ticket. Visit www. paulsmithsvic.org for more information. Tickets available on the website or by calling 518-327-6241. ¯ Theater: Seagle Music Festival performance — Touring musical theatre. 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Performance: The Second City — 8 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. (Continued on page 38)
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What’s going on (Continued from page 37) More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Saturday, September 17
training program in the United States. For more information, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge.
Saturday, September 24
¯ Live music: Berta Rojas — East Branch Friends of the Arts features Berta Rojas, a Paraguayan guitarist who is one of the most beloved female concert artists in Latin America, and one of the finest and most highly acclaimed classical guitarists in the world, at Keene Valley Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. Visit www. eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
¯ ArtMarket — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Riverfront Park, Saranac Lake. More information at www.bluseedstudios.org or saranaclakeartworks.com. ¯ Live Music: Phil Henry and the News Feed — Vermont-based original pop/rock/folk influenced music, 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
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Sunday, September 25
¯ Fashion Show — BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake. More information at www. bluseedstudios.org. ¯ Happily Ever After: The Music of Stephen Sondheim — $30/$20 at 3 p.m. at View. Seagle Festival brings you another wonderful revue of great music from one of America’s most prolific composers. Seagle Festival is the premier opera and musical theater producing organization in the Adirondack region of upstate New York, as well as the oldest summer vocal
¯ ArtWorks Open Studio Tours — Various artists will be on hand to demonstrate and talk about their work in the Saranac Lake region. Maps and directions to participating artists’ studios will be available each month at the Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery. Visitors can also check online each month for the participating artists at saranaclakeartworks.com/ studiotour. Contact ArtWorks at info@ saranaclakeartworks.com. Studio Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless individual artists choose to modify them.
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Friday, September 30 ¯ BluSeed Studios 20th Anniversary Closing Reception — Outdoor music festival, Saranac Lake. More details to come. For a list of dates and events, visit www. bluseedstudios.org. ¯ Manhattan Short Film Festival — 7 p.m. at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. More information, registration and ticketing can be found at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling 518-523-2512.
Saturday, October 1 ¯ Gallery: Mary Woodcock Johnson and Russ Hartung — Featuring Mary Woodcock Johnson and Russ Hartung during the month of October. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com.
Sunday, October 2 ¯ Kite Fest — Family friendly event, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marcy Field. Visit www. eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information. (Continued on page 39)
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Tuesday, October 4 ¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Welcoming artists to Tupper Lake for the fourth consecutive year to capture the vistas, concluding with a show and sale. Oct. 4-9. To register, visit tupperarts.org. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts.org.
Friday, October 7 ¯ Art opening: Jeanne Danforth — Paintings, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through Nov. 1. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information. ¯ Performances: Forever Wild — Hilarious songs and skits by your Adirondack neighbors! 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org.
Saturday, October 8 ¯ Gallery: Mary Woodcock Johnson and Russ Hartung — Featuring Mary
Events
Forge Festival of Arts & Crafts Lucie Arnaz
Tony & Grammy Winner John Lloyd Young
Performances
Woodcock Johnson and Russ Hartung during the month of October. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com. ¯ Performances: Forever Wild — Hilarious songs and skits by your Adirondack neighbors! 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. For more information and links to tickets, visit AdirondackArts.org. ¯ Live music: Honeysuckle — East Branch Friends of the Arts features Honeysuckle, a Boston-based Folk-Americana duo with a twist you might hear a beautiful mandolin solo right from the bluegrass tradition alongside an array of electro-acoustic atmospheric effects, all in support of soulful vocals. At Keene Valley Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. Visit www.eastbranchfriendsofthearts.com for more information.
Sunday, October 9 ¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Welcoming artists to Tupper Lake for the fourth consecutive year to capture the vistas, concluding with a show and sale. Oct. 4-9. To register, visit tupperarts.org. Tupper Arts Center, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake. More info at www.tupperarts.org.
Saturday, October 15 ¯ Gallery: Mary Woodcock Johnson and Russ Hartung — Featuring Mary Woodcock Johnson and Russ Hartung during the month of October. Located at 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. For hours and more info, visit www.northwindfineartsgallery.com.
Friday, November 4 ¯ Art opening: Jacqueline Altman — Watercolors, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through Nov. 29. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information.
Tuesday, November 22 ¯ Arty Lady Art Show — Nov. 22 Jan. 23, 2023 at Nori’s, 138 Church St., Saranac Lake.
Friday, December 2 ¯ Art opening: Karen Morris — Ceramics, Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, Saranac Lake. Show continues through Jan. 3. Visit www.adirondackartistsguild.com for more information.
Notable Summer & Fall Events A Select Rustic Show Watercolor Workshop Week August 8-12 May 28-July 10 Terry Barber: The Music of Adk Pastel Exhibition June 11-July 31 Andrew Lloyd Webber August 11 Forge Festival of Arts & Crafts July 3-4 John Lloyd Young: Mostly Soul Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! August 25 July 10 Plein Air Paint Out Auction Ronnie Leigh September 3 July 21 Seagle Festival: CADK Antique Show The Music of Stephen July 23-24 Sondheim Disney’s Frozen Jr. September 18 July 26 Quilts Unlimited Ice Cream Social October 1-December 3 July 29 Quilt Conference ADKs National Exhibition ADKOctober 17-19 of American Watercolors August 6-September 25 All dates subject to change
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ADKs National Exhibition of American Watercolors
ADK Quilt Conference
Workshops
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WESTPORT — The Depot Theatre will ease into live theater’s “new normal” with a decidedly abnormal (and eclectic) three-show lineup for the 2022 main stage season, which features a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a riveting drama and a spookily hilarious musical. The only professional Equity theater in the Adirondacks, the Depot will continue to adhere to government and Actors’ Equity health and safety guidelines. “Just as we creatively manage the on-stage reaction to trains that interrupt our performances, we are prepared for whatever protocols we’ll need to implement to protect our cast and patrons,” said Kim Rielly, Depot Theatre Executive Director. “As in 2021, we appreciate everyone’s support and flexibility in making it possible to experience live theater yet again.” The season opens with the humorous, poignant and sophisticated musical review Putting It Together. This show is a celebration of the stage and screen work of multiple Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim, the foremost theatrical composer/lyricist of our time. Sondheim passed away in 2021 at the age of 91. The show weaves a lyrical story around the emotions and relationships of five guests attending a Manhattan cocktail party, and it features material from a number of Sondheim’s works, including Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday In The Park With George and Into The Woods. The show will run from June 30 through July 17. Next up for the season, beginning July 21 through August 7, is Red by John Logan. Raw and provocative, Red is a moving and compelling account of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing. Based on the real-life commission Rothko received in 1958 to create a series of murals for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York, Red is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. Viewed through the lens of his youthful new assistant Ken, they challenge
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Depot Theatre announces main stage season
each other to ask big questions about art as they paint: what it takes to create it and what its role should be in the world. The season ends in the kooky, upside-down world of The Addams Family. In this comical feast set to music, dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday is now an 18-year-old young woman who has fallen in love with a sweet, smart boy from a “normal” family, and to make matters worse, she has invited his parents to the Addams’ home for dinner. The Addams Family performances will be Aug. 11-28. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 518-962-4449 beginning June 1. As policies evolve, updates will be posted online and at the Depot. More details, additional events and news updates can be found online at DepotTheatre.org.
