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Songs at Mirror Lake announces 2022 lineup

(Enterprise photo — Griffin Kelly)

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.

Weekly performances at Mid’s Park begin June 28

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

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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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.

Tuesday, July 5

¯ Songs at Mirror Lake: Acoustic Jam

with Orebolo — 7 p.m., Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid, free.

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 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.

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.

Friday, July 8

¯ 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.

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

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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.

Sunday, July 10

¯ 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 Sinfo-

nietta — 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 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.

Wednesday, July 13

¯ 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.

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,

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July 1 - August 10 wednesdays & fridays 7pm July 3 - August 7 sundays 5pm

(benefit concert august 7) extra concerts August 8 & 9

CLASSICAL MUSICConcerts

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