Foothills Art Society’s mission is Enriching Lives through Art. For over 23 years we have strengthened the community by sponsoring special events, engaging with local Artists and promoting the participation of residents. This year is no exception, and actually is more exciting as we are working to offer much more. With the opening of the North Star Gallery on Pearl we are hopeful to bring a much needed space for Artists’ expression.
We always welcome new friends, donors, patrons, sponsors, and Arts enthusiasts to our organization, if you would like to learn more about
Foothills Art Society visit www.FoothiIlsArtSociety.com
45 Pearl St., Malone, NY 12953
FoothillsArtSociety@yahoo.com
518-319-4260
June 1
Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony
Robideau Lamitie-King Exhibit
June 9
Martha Gallagher Harpist @ North Star Gallery on Pearl
June 24
June 9-July 21
June 30
Gail Bessette Exhibit and Performance by Harpist
Martha Gallagher June 9th
Reception with Gail Bessette
July 15 Creation Day; Whimsical Women and Mischievous Men at Cathy
Aug 1-Aug 12
Benware’s home.
Phoenix Mendoza Art Exhibit
Aug 11 Phoenix Mendoza mini concert
Aug 18-Sept 15
Whimsical Women and Mischievous Men Exhibit
Sept 21-Oct 21 Symbols of Peace
- International Day of Peace
Sue Horowitz @ Open Air FAS 45 Pearl St.
July 8
Childstock Music Festival @ Childstock Farm
Aug 12
Phoenix Mendoza @ Chateaugay Lake
Sept 16
Jimmy Wade @ Open Air FAS 45 Pearl St.
Oct 21
Josee Allard in Concert @ Chateaugay Theater
Nov 29
Pamela Perrin & Robert Johnson @ Hearth of Malone Restaurant
-Foothills Art Society Annual Holiday Event
Dec 9
Jack Bellows @ First Congregational Church
June 28
Fore The Arts Golf Tournament
Join us for Golf, Dinner, Art, Live and Silent Auctions at Malone Golf Course
Aug 19
Malone History Murder Mystery
Try to solve this fictitious murder mystery. Search the Village for clues! The fun starts at Foothills Art Society’s parking lot.
Sept 9
Art @ the, Orchard
A Day full of Music Art and Fun in a beautiful Autumn setting.
Oct 27-Nov 30
Indigenous - Many Perspectives Exhibit
Dec 8-Jan 2024 Deck the Walls Exhibit
We’re surrounded by arts in the Adirondack Park. Other than the obvious art displayed by Mother Nature every day — the beautiful mountains and valleys, nooks and crannies, lakes, rivers and babbling brooks — man-made art comes from all corners of our small mountain communities.
Yet it’s Mother Nature who is our main muse, and she uses all the senses to get our creative juices flowing.
Artists take her soundtrack of bird songs, canvas of forested landscapes, fragrance of balsam, taste of maple and feeling of cool river water to create art.
We see it in the landscape photography of Brant Lake’s Carl Heilman, the plein air paintings made in Saranac Lake every August and the pressed-flower designs from Wilmington’s Alison Haas. We feel it in lakeside parks during a summer concert or through a dance performance at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. We hear it in songs such as Roy Hurd’s “Adirondack Blue,” Dan Berggren’s “Mountain Air” and Peggy Lynn’s “April.”
Much of that art comes from a moment — or moments — inspired by Mother Nature, our everyday lives, our friends and families, or other artists.
All it takes is that moment of mindfulness to spark a creation. We may spend a few minutes, several months or even a decade to finish a piece of work. But once it’s done, that art begins its own work — to inspire others, to communicate a feeling or idea, to teach or to let our imaginations run wild.
Art, however, isn’t just music and painting, photography and dance, or theater and film. Art in the Adirondacks comes in many forms: Architecture, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry, Crafts, Furniture, Mural Painting, Boat Building, Fly Tying, Fiber Arts, Culinary Arts, Literary Arts, Cartoons, Calligraphy, Wood Carving, Woodworking, Fashion, Map Making, Graphic Design, Comedy, Magic, Mime, etc.
Art is all around us because art is inside every one of us. We just need to let it out. Inspiration comes in all forms and at all times of the day. Find a medium, express yourself, share it with others and see what happens.
We encourage you to take an artistic journey through the Adirondacks this year by exploring your own creations or those of your friends and neighbors. And let your journey begin here — with Arts in the Park.
Andy Flynn, Lake Placid News editor
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LAKE PLACID — Get ready to be enchanted by the Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s 2023 season, “Magic in the Mountains.”
Beginning with a park concert in downtown Lake Placid and ending with a magnificent horn concerto and Beethoven Symphony on Aug. 13, the six-week season will be nothing short of magical, with performances featuring classical masterpieces, contemporary works, light classical and pops selections.
Under the baton of Music Director Stuart Malina, the ensemble includes 20 top musicians from orchestras around the country. Three new musicians will be introduced this summer and exciting soloists include violinist Bella Hristova, saxophonist Valentin Kovalev, soprano Natalie Sweeney and harpist Gretchen Van Hoesen.
In all, 16 concerts will be presented — a subscription Symphony Series in the theater of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, open air park concerts in Mid’s Park downtown, a free children’s concert, and Adirondack Series concerts in Tupper Lake, North Creek and Saranac Lake.
This year’s subscription Symphony Series will take place on five Sundays and one Saturday evening at the LPCA. The lineup of concerts promises to transport audiences to new realms of musical beauty. Tickets are available online at both the Lake Placid Sinfonietta and LPCA websites, or can be purchased in person at the LPCA box office or by phone at 518-523-2512.
The Symphony Series kicks off on July 9 with “Hot Magic,” a concert that will ignite your senses with Ernest Bloch’s “Four Episodes for Chamber Orchestra,” Erwin Schulhoff’s “Hot-Sonate” featuring guest artist Valentin Kovalev on saxophone, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 41, ‘The Jupiter.’”
“Spellbinding Images” on July 16 features a performance of Maurice Ravel’s “Introduction and Allegro” with guest artist Gretchen Van Hoesen on the harp, as well as Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 arranged by Klaus Simon. Van Hoesen is the current principal harpist of the Pittsburgh Symphony and daughter of former Sinfonietta bassoonist David Van Hoesen.
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“Lake Flower Morning” by Mary Woodcock Johnson
Experience “String Sorcery” on July 22, a Saturday concert featuring Bella Hristova, violin guest artist, in Max Bruch’s “Violin Concerto No. 1,” followed by Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, which will place the magic of the strings at the forefront of this performance. On July 30, “Woodland Sprites” will transport you to the heart of nature with Gioachino Rossini’s “Overture from Barber of Seville,” Béla Bartók’s “Romanian Folk Dances,” Mabel Wheeler Daniels’ “Deep Forest,” and Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” featuring soloist Daniel Szasz, concertmaster of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta and the Alabama Symphony.
“Mesmerizing Melodies” on Aug. 6 features Samuel Barber’s haunting “Adagio for Strings,” Aaron Copland’s “Eight Poems of Emily Dickenson” featuring mezzo soprano Natalie Sweeney from the Seagle Festival, and Béla Bartók’s “Concerto for Orchestra,” a piece he composed in Saranac Lake. The presentation of the work by Bartók is presented in collaboration with Historic Saranac Lake in celebration of their newly acquired collection of artifacts belonging to the renowned composer.
Finally, on Aug. 13, “Mystical Light” will close out the series with Ottorino Respighi’s “Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3,” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Horn Concerto No. 3” featuring soloist James Rester, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 1.”
The Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s 2023 Park Series of free, open-air community concerts begin Thursday, July 6, at Mid’s Park in the
Paul White Memorial Shell, named for the Sinfonietta’s beloved longtime conductor. The concerts will begin at 7 p.m. and are approximately one hour long. These family-friendly events are free, but donations will be accepted, as well as proceeds from nightly raffles of donated prizes from area merchants.
This years Adirondack Series includes a free community concert in Saranac Lake on July 13 at the Hotel Saranac sponsored by Adirondack Health. On the program is Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances. This performance is also presented in collaboration
with Historic Saranac Lake. On July 21, a free morning concert for young children sponsored by Stewart’s Shops will be offered (details to be announced) and on July 27 the orchestra travels to North Creek for a concert at the Tannery Pond Center. Tickets are available in advance and at the door by calling 518-251-2505. The last Adirondack Series concert of 2023 will be at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake on Aug. 10. Tickets are available online and at The Wild Center. Concert program information and links to tickets to concerts and events can be found at www.LakePlacidSinfonietta.org.
SARANAC LAKE — BluSeed Studios has just come off celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022. While it was much fun and worthy of celebration to look back on its first 20 years, the focus at BluSeed most recently, and will be for the upcoming months and years, is the next 20 years.
While adhering to BluSeed founder Carol Vossler’s vision of creating a space where the alternative arts can flourish, either by being practiced in the studios or experienced in the gallery and performance space, BluSeed looks to the realities of maintaining that vision while keeping an art center open and available to the community — everyone in the community.
BluSeed Studios added the tag line “Community Art’s Center” to its sign in front of the building, as well as the header on the website and Facebook page and letterhead, to remind us — BluSeed board, staff and volunteers, and the community at large — that BluSeed is open to all, to experiment, to experience, to take that first step in creating some art, or take that next step of pushing an experienced artist’s own envelope.
The three primary experiences at BluSeed continue to be art exhibits, studio spaces for making art, and concerts. Each of those offer opportunities for the community:
¯ Exhibits all have an artist’s gallery talk/conversation component to the exhibition;
¯ Studio opportunities are expanding, in addition to the long established ceramics and printmaking studios, textiles and, coming soon, letterpress studios are offered at BluSeed;
¯ And concerts, along with the Sober Open Minded Mics, offer community involvement, either through performing at/attending open mics or attending concerts at
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an especially intimate concert space, where the concert goer feels very connected to the performer.
BluSeed maintains a year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts and studio classes — for details go to BluseedStudios.org or stay tuned in with the BluSeed Studios Facebook page. A couple of programs BluSeed has planned for this summer include a printmaking retreat with Katherine Levin-La and a cyanotype workshop with Evelyn Klein, as well as the 2-person exhibit of Anastasia Osolin and Janet Millstein.
While the “big blue building” is quite noticeable on Cedar Street, BluSeed is still one of the better kept secrets in Saranac Lake, partially because it’s off the beaten path, on the outer edge of downtown Saranac Lake. BluSeed Studios — a former hardware warehouse that was located on an RR siding — has not always drawn attention to itself, but that’s changing as BluSeed works more to connect directly with the community.
Located directly on the new Adirondack Rail Trail, BluSeed will be a convenient stop for visitors as well as those that want to walk or bike or ski to BluSeed Studios — keep an eye out for the new kiosk that talks about the building and BluSeed’s history, with bike and ski racks.
A more recent addition to BluSeed is “Shop at the Blu,” an art supply store of lightly-used art supplies, especially attractive to artists that may be looking to expand their own art supplies at prices that work with a limited budget.
Seen above are monotype prints made by printmaker and painter Katherine Levin-Lau, on display during BluSeed’s 20-year celebration in September 2022.
BluSeed Studios also offers its performance/exhibition space for rent as a space to groups and organizations for special events or parties. For more information, contact Executive Director Marissa Hernandez at 518-891-3799 or admin@bluseedstudios.org.
BluSeed has weathered COVID-19, man-
agement transitions from a founder-driven organization to a board-driven organization, financial challenges and is still making art. BluSeed plays off its strengths: people (staff, volunteers and visitors), collaboration (with other arts and community organizations), and a sense of community with access to the arts for all.
A place for new ideas, with room to move
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. Located at the bridge on state Route 9N, 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.
The center has five exhibits planned this summer:
June-September — “A Sense of Place,” a public art, outdoor mural by award-winning Saranac Lake artist Georgeanne Gaffney. Summer implementation of the public art project will include and foster local arts, culture and civic engagement, inspired by the scenic Ausable River gorge.
As organizations continue to rebuild and reconnect with audiences, Essex County Arts Council is here with them all the way through a financial expansion of major grant programs and a major increase in a social media presence. In 2023, ECAC will fund over 40 organizations with Cultural Assistance Program grants. The Essex County Arts Council is grateful to the Essex County Board of Supervisors and loyal ECAC donors who continue to express their support of the arts by increasing funding for this regrant program.
Through the Sunburst Award micro grant program, the Essex County Arts Council was able to support eight individual artists in 2022, including funding for visual arts of all mediums, musical performances and creative writing. In 2023, ECAC plans to offer an additional funding cycle of this program, which provides a grant of up to $500 toward a project, training or activity that will further an artist’s career. A simple, straightforward application is available, as is assistance in preparing a request. Application deadlines are May 1 and Oct.
1. Check the ECAC website for more information at www.EssexCountyArts.org/SunburstAwards. Visit www.EssexCountyArts. org for more informartion, a calendar of events, and a Google map that shows just how many arts and cultural organizations exist in Essex County. Find ECAC on Facebook and Instagram.
April-June — A major exhibit, “Through Seven Lenses — Respecting the ordinary, imagining the intangible” showcases the vibrant breadth of watercolors by Larry Vanderburgh (Schroon Lake). The exhibit runs 8 weeks with opening and closing community events.
July — “CraftWorks on Display” is a group exhibit where a dozen Ausable Valley Artisans demonstrate their creativity with an array of works for show, share and sale.
You can also reserve your place for the Weekend “Hands On” Workshops and learn more about some of the crafts in the exhibit.
Aug. 5-Sept. 5 — “Challenging the Topic of Nature,” A group exhibit by five members of Champlain Valley Art and Crafts Club, curated by artist and farmer Bryan Briscoe (Saranac).
For more information, visit www.TahawusCulturalCenter.org.
Cloudsplitter Dance Studio
For the aspiring teen dancer, one-on-one instruction, training for performance, solo choreography projects and audition preparation are offered. Advanced dancers can learn various RKB repertory over 4-week periods in the Solo Variations Project. Results are presented in open studios or in a local summer dance festival. In the fall, dancers can participate in the Nutcracker Ballet Solo Highlights Workshop, with choreography by Rebecca Kelly. Cloudsplitter also provides rental space for music, dance and theater workshops and rehearsals.
Saturday, May 20
¯ Live music: The Midnight Stargazers — 5 to 8 p.m., Hex and Hop Brewing, state Route 3, Bloomingdale, free.
¯ Live music: Tupper Lake Mud Ball with Night School
— 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: The Big Takeover — The Waterhole, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake, at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show is 21+. More info/pricing at www. saranaclakewaterhole.com.
Tuesday, May 23
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Friday, May 26
¯ Live music: Alex Smith — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Open mic — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Saturday, May 27
¯ Live music: Altered Tones — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
Sunday, May 28
¯ Live music: Night School
— 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
Tuesday, May 30
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Friday, June 2
¯ Live music: Jae Stevens — — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: The Midnight Stargazers — 5 to 8 p.m., Hex and Hop Brewing, state Route 3, Bloomingdale, free
¯ Live music: Margarita Mike — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Saturday, June 3
¯ Live music: Jeff Stein — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Midnight Stargazers — — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Bella’s Bartok — The Waterhole, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake, at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show is 21+. More info at www.saranaclakewaterhole.com.
Tuesday, June 6
¯ Book Club discussion — With Andrea Barrett to discuss “Natural History: short stories,” 7 to 8 p.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, June 7
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel
Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Friday, June 9
¯ Live Music: Tom Toms Duo — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Susquehanna String Band — 7 to 8 p.m., Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at Paul Smith’s College VIC, 8023 state Route 30, Paul Smiths, $15, www.paulsmithsvic.org/event.
Saturday, June 10
¯ Met Live on Screen: “Die Zauberflote” — 1 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, $15-25.
¯ Open mic in celebration of life for Ron Jones — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Meta Music — 7 p.m., Keene Arts, 10881 state Route 9N, Keene, $15.
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Sunday, June 11
¯ 2023 Young Performers
Showcase — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich. org/festival.
Tuesday, June 13
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Thursday, June 15
¯ Live music: Dan Linder — Pianist, 7 p.m., Keene Arts, 10881 state Route 9N, Keene, $15.
¯ Live music: The Atkinson Family Band — 7 to 8 p.m., Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at Paul Smith’s College VIC, 8023 state Route 30, Paul Smiths, $15, www.paulsmithsvic.org/event
Friday, June 16
¯ Live music: Mickey & Claire — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Sober Open Minded Mic — Every third Friday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Family friendly, in person sign ups begins at 6 p.m. Coffee, tea and light snacks will be served. BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar St., Saranac Lake, www. bluseedstudios.org.
¯ Theater: “Forever Wild” — Song and skit show, 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. $10 at the door. More info: adirondackarts.org.
Saturday, June 17
¯ “In the Footsteps of Piatigorsky” — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Far Trio — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Brock Gonyea — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Paul Meyers World on a String Trio — Brazilian jazz, 7 p.m., Keene Arts, 10881 state Route 9N, Keene, $15.
¯ Theater: “Forever Wild” — Song and skit show, 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. $10 at the door. More info: adirondackarts.org.
Monday, June 19
¯ Film screening: CODA (2021) — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7:30 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info, tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
Tuesday, June 20
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, June 21
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Thursday, June 22
¯ New Orleans Party Cruise — Fundraising cruise for View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 9 p.m., jazz, food and drinks, raffle prizes and more. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Cinco de Mayo Karaoke with Dennis & Deb — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Friday, June 23
¯ Live music: Jeffrey Dupra — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Saturday, June 24
¯ Live music: Gab N Dad — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Scott Sileo — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Julian Schwarz and Marika Bournaki — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7 p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www. adirondackarts.org.
¯ Live music: Trillium Chamber Players — 7 p.m., Keene Arts, 10881 state Route 9N, Keene, $15.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Old Friends & New” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
Sunday, June 25
¯ Tri-Lakes PRIDE — Festival with vendors, exhibits, raffles, guest speakers, music, performance by Mhisty Knights and fashion show by the Saranac Lake Youth Center and Main St. Exchange consignment store. Noon to 4 p.m., Riverside Park, Saranac Lake. More info: ancga@outlook.com.
Tuesday, June 27
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, June 28
¯ Seagle Festival Season Preview — A sampling of the Seagle Festivals upcoming season, including selections from “Roméo et Juliette,” “A Little Night Music,” “With Blood, With Ink,” and “Fiddler on the Roof,” part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Jeffrey Dupra — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $2540 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
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SARANAC LAKE — An American classic. A cult favorite. A new play. A hit cabaret. A spin on an old fairy tale. The 2023 Pendragon Summer Festival has something for everyone.
The festival runs June 28 through Sept. 10 and includes five theatrical productions. To kick off the Summer Festival, Pendragon Theatre will present “The Rocky Horror Show,” with direction by Sarah Norris. In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. FrankN-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named Rocky. Featuring a top caliber of musical theatre performers, Pendragon’s production will be unlike any version of “Rocky” you’ve seen before. Performances begin June 28.
Norris, also Pendragon’s artistic producer, directed last summer’s “Circle Mirror Transformation” which garnered a BroadwayWorld award for Best Lighting Design, among other nominations. Norris’ work has been seen around the country and featured in the BBC and New York Times. Two productions Norris directed were named a TimeOut NY Critics’ Pick.
Then in July, Pendragon presents an original cabaret inspired by Jim Henson and The Muppets, “The Muppets Cabaret.”
This self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy combined with classic songs will be a funny, heart-felt, family-friendly show for all.
Next, Pendragon dives into the Camp Pendragon production
of “The Sleeping Beauty, sort of,” adapted by award-winning playwright Amina Henry and directed by Hannah-Kathryn Wall. This is not your traditional Sleeping Beauty — Henry gives a contemporary twist on
this classic, featuring a prince who prefers baking to waking sleeping beauties and a princess who likes fighting with swords
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rather than sitting pretty.
The production will feature over 20 local students, grades five through 12. Camp Pendragon serves to not only give students a professional theatre experience but give them the chance to also meet other peers in the area. Performances for “The Sleeping Beauty, sort of” begin July 28. Last Summer, Wall won best performer for BroadwayWay World and Pendragon is thrilled to have her leading Camp Pendragon once again.
Then, Pendragon returns to a classic: “Our Town,” the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. It’s a tender play about how we must embrace and appreciate the value of life itself. Written by Thornton Wilder, part of the production will be immersive as Pendragon will utilize Pine Ridge Cemetery behind the theatre to deliver the dramatic third act of the play. Performances begin Aug. 15.
Finally, Pendragon concludes its summer festival with a world premier, “Friends with Amenities,” written by Ahsan Ali and Lisa Jill Anderson. A romantic comedy, two strangers navigate love and romance while finding their own identity and purpose in life. The production will premiere at Pendragon Theatre on Sept. 5 and subsequently move off-Broadway to New York City in the fall. Details for shows can be found at PendragonTheatre.org or by calling the box office at 518-891-1854.
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing inspires the love of writing, reading and storytelling across the North Country. With annual programs in local high schools, senior centers, prisons, art spaces and bars, ACW believes in the power of language to reach people no matter where they are. Find an event, class, story slam or public art program for any age or experience level at www.AdirondackCenterForWriting.org, or visit in person at 15 Broadway in Saranac Lake.
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Thursday, June 29
¯ Live music: Jamie Cunningham — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Red Canna Trio — 7 p.m., Keene Arts, 10881 state Route 9N, Keene, $15.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
Friday, June 30
¯ Art opening: “Champlain Pathways”
— Four Adirondack artists Kevin Raines, Rob Powell, Dan Keegan and Steve Van Nort join to benefit Champlain Area Trails. 5 to 8 p.m., Keene Arts, 10881 state Route 9N, Keene, free.
¯ Live music: Michaell Reed — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: jae dani — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
¯ Meadowmount opening faculty concert — Featuring guest artists Molly Carr and Anna Petrova, at the Campe Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Saturday, July 1
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Junction Jam — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Theater: “Dixies Tupperware Party” — Two shows: 6 and 9 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, $20.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
¯ Piano recital: Llewellyn Sanchez Werner — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
Sunday, July 2
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 2 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
¯ Live music: Ben Cosgrove — 3 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and pricing: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 5 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Monday, July 3
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
Tuesday, July 4
¯ Fourth of July, Long Lake — 10 a.m. games, town ball field: small children scavenger hunt, balloon race, sack races, egg toss, three-legged race. 6 p.m. celebration, town beach: live music by Willie Playmore Band, feast by fire department, strawberry shortcake from Lions Club. Rain site: Mount Sabattis Pavilion. Dusk, fireworks. More info: 518624-3077 or www.mylonglake.com.
¯ Live music: Folkfaces, Brock Gonyea, Michael Shofi — 3 p.m. Michael Shofi, 4:30 p.m. Brock Gonyea, 7 p.m. Folkfaces; Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free
¯ July 4th Festival of Arts & Crafts — Food, drink and hand-crafted item vendors. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Adirondack Bank parking lot, 108 Codling St., Old Forge. $3 per person or $10 per family. More info: ViewArts. org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, July 5
¯ Live music: The Cadleys — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Roméo et Juliette” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
Thursday, July 6
¯ Bubblemainia: Comedy ... With a Drip — Soap bubble manipulations for all ages, 2 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts. org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: John Warchol — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
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¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Park Concert: “American Abracadabra” — 7 p.m., Mids Park, Main Street, Lake Placid. Rain or cold site: St. Agnes Church, Hillcrest and Saranac Avenues, 7:15 p.m., free.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854. Caution: intense adult themes, strong language, partial nudity.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Roméo et Juliette” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
Friday, July 7
¯ Little Loggers Kids Show: The Joshua J. Supershow — Circus stunts, 11 a.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Roméo et Juliette” — 2 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Live music: Out of Towners — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Mingo — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Music by the Lake: Night School — 6 to 8 p.m., Long Lake Town Beach, free.
¯ Adirondack Jazz Repertoire Ensemble — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore
Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Play: “Southern Comforts” — 7 p.m., Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: adirondackarts.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Ugly Duckling” — Kids’ opera on tour in the North Country, 10:30 a.m., Seagle Boathouse Theater, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Michaell Reed — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Play: “Southern Comforts” — Production by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., Tannery Pond Center, North Creek. More info and tickets: adirondackarts.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Roméo et Juliette” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memo-
rial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Musical theater: “The Rocky Horror Show” — 2 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-40 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Play: “Southern Comforts” — Production by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3 p.m., View Arts Center, Old Forge. More info and tickets: adirondackarts.org.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 5 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert: “Hot Magic” — 7:30 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive. Playing Erwin Schulhoffs “HotSonate” with virtuoso saxophonist Valentin Kovalev, Mozarts “Jupiter Symphony” and Ernest Bloch’s “Four Episodes.” Meet-theartist reception follows. $10-30.
Monday, July 10
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
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The Adirondack region has become a hotbed for plein air painting events. Franklin County is home to three of them, including the original, nationally recognized, Adirondack Plein Air Festival in Saranac Lake, as well as the Keeseville Plein Air and Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
All plein air events scheduled for the northern Adirondacks this year include:
¯ June 10-17: Publisher’s Invitational
Adirondack Paint Week, Paul Smiths
¯ July 18-22: Keeseville Plein Air, as part of their Community Arts Festival.
¯ Aug 14-19: Adirondack Plein Air Festival, Saranac Lake
¯ Sept 13-16: Salmon River Valley
Plein Air Festival, Malone
¯ Sept 19-23: Adirondack Harvest
Plein Air Festival, Ticonderoga
¯ Sept 29-Oct 6: Plein Air Magazine
Fall color Week, Saranac Lake
¯ Oct 4-8: Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival, Tupper Lake
What is plein air painting? It is a French term that basically means painting out in the open air. Instead of painting for hours indoors in their studios, day or night, artists take their paints and easels to outdoor locations. Natural light and scenic views, whether wilderness or farmland, industrial or village locations, offer unlimited subject matter.
Plein air paintings have to be finished quickly because the lighting and weather can change in a few hours. So rather than having days or weeks to contemplate their work, plein air painters work much more intuitively, painting what they see very quickly.
Plein air painting isn’t just an Adirondack thing — a revival of interest in plein air painting began some 20-plus years ago. Small groups of artists often chose a location and went out and painted as a group, sharing the experience. Festivals, or painting competitions, developed as artists learned that their audiences enjoyed the idea of being able to watch an artist at work one day and then be able to purchase the wet, framed painting the next.
In 2009, Sandra Hildreth, a Saranac Lake painter and one of the founding members of Saranac Lake ArtWorks, organized the Adirondack Plein Air Festival, which started out with just a few local artists who painted for two days and then hung a show of their work on a Sunday afternoon. A few people came to see it. Now, after 15 years, the event has a national reputation, a juried selection process, five and a half days of painting, gives out over $5000 in prizes, and hosts a huge show and sale in the Harrietstown Town Hall in Saranac Lake. These events are for the artists, many of whom travel the country attending different festivals, as well as art collectors and spectators.
The Keeseville, Malone and Tupper
Lake festivals were all modeled after the Saranac Lake event and have no trouble attracting artists who want to paint the Adirondack landscapes, from the High Peaks, to the foothills, from mountain lakes to river valleys. Ticonderoga has its own history of hosting the Adirondack Harvest Festival in September.
The Publisher’s Invitational Adirondack Paint Week and the Fall Color Week event are entirely different. They were organized by Plein Air Magazine, a direct result of the fact that the publisher has a second home in the Adirondacks. They are more like summer camps for artists. Both are set up to host 100 artists who come simply for a week of painting and camaraderie. For the June event, artists will be housed in the dorms at Paul Smiths College. For Fall Color Week, they will be at the Saranac Village Young Life facility. There is no competition, no prizes, no exhibits — just artists going out in small groups to explore and paint. Spectators are welcome at all the plein air festivals and most will have schedules or specific locations where the artists can be found, at least some of the time.
The exhibits, however, attract the most attention. Forty artists can frequently do at least two paintings a day, for five days, resulting in a show of more than 400 paintings. Large, small, oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, in a full range of subject matter. And yet they will all be unique.
The festivals may also have secondary events as part of their schedules: meet the artists receptions, silent auctions of donated works, nocturne paintings (done at night), and quick draw competitions. It is best to check the schedules of the individual events.
To learn more about these events, visit SaranacLakeArtWorks.org and go to the Plein Air home page.
By Diane Leifheit
A plein air painting is an art work that, for the most part, is made outside, not in the studio. A plein air painter brings a lightweight set-up to venture into the out of doors, “en plein air” as the French say. A portable easel, a canvas or board, paints brushes, bug repellent, good shoes, a hat are standard, and a snack and the ubiquitous water bottle are a must.
There are all kinds of eventualities the plein air artist has to be ready for — a sunny day that turns rainy, or the wind comes up and wants to knock down the easel, or critters, from barking dogs to black flies — all just to paint outside. The end vision one sees is the effort of lots of planning. The colors of the Adirondack summer or the orange, red, gold of fall beg for different palettes, so the painter needs to prep their box of color for what they will see for the daily excursion into the woods and streams or perhaps the streets of town.
There is always that other animal too that may approach the painter, the curious passerby. At that point it may be time for a break, so there is a bit of chitchat about painting and aunts that paint and this other great place to paint.
What really makes it special, though, is being outdoors in the sun, in the air, painting what is of interest to the artist. The sparkle of light on water, cool shadows in the woods, that red umbrella on the beach, the way Adirondack chairs sit just so on the dock.
A painting made en plein air is not a photograph that captures only an instant, but about three to four hours of time, many blinks of an eye, clouds and sun moving, shifting shadows — a million different decisions that culminate in the final piece. The work may not be completed in one day but it usually is because it is rare the weather will hold its breath for 48 hours.
What makes a plein air painting special is it catches the day, the time, the place. It is one of a kind. In this day and age, that is a rare occurrence.
Mark Kurtz’s photography comes from a formal fine arts background. His time in art school in the early 1980s (BFA from Alfred University) has informed his fine art work as well as his commercial photography. He also has a background in teaching, having taught art and photography at the high school and college level as well as photography workshops.
For 35 years Kurtz has been providing Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and the Adirondack region with fine art, commercial and event photography. Kurtz’s studio and gallery of fine art photography is located in downtown Saranac Lake at 52 Main St. and holds hundreds of handmade prints, many framed and on display, and many unframed that are available for a visitor’s perusal.
While much of Kurtz’s current work is with the digital camera and printed as ink-jet (giclee) prints, he also works with film and continues to produce silver prints made in the darkroom, which is part of his studio space and open for visitors to check out. Kurtz works with several different camera formats, some digital and some film based. The panorama, large format and “Holga” (simple plastic camera) film based cameras are his favorites. He is particularly known for his natural landscapes of the Adirondacks — made primarily with the panorama camera — as well as his urban landscapes, many having been made in the concrete canyons of New York City. He also shows a unique interpretation of “landscape” photography with his Pavement Series, also on display at his studio.
Kurtz is one of the founding members of the Adirondack Artist’s Guild and Saranac Lake ArtWorks and is currently on the board of BluSeed Studios in Saranac Lake. Kurtz also shows his work at the Adirondack Artists Guild, located right next to the doorway that leads up to his own studio. In addition to his own studio/gallery and the Artists Guild, his work can be found at markkurtzphotography.com. For more information, call 518891-2431 or email mark@markkurtzphotography.com.
A tradition of film excellence in an authentic Adirondack mountain town
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¯ Live music: The Big Takeover — Horn-powered reggae, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Film screening: Koyaanisqatsi (2021) — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7:30 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
Tuesday, July 11
¯ Play: “Southern Comforts” — Production by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Middle/High School auditorium. More info and tickets: adirondackarts.org.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, July 12
¯ The Young & Fun Experience: Tim Dumas — Hands-on exhibits from PlayADK at 9:30 a.m., Tim Dumas magic and comedy performance at 10:30 a.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, free.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Ugly Duckling” — Kids’ opera on tour in the North Country, 10:15 a.m., Ticonderoga KofC Pavillion, Ticonderoga. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Live music: Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Joe Bolton with Mary Brophy-Moore — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Larry Ham-Woody Witt Quartet — 6:30 p.m., Holt House, Marcy
Field, Keene Valley, free.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Park Concert: “Crystal Ballroom” — 7 p.m., Mids Park, Main Street, Lake Placid. Rain or cold site: St. Agnes Church, Hillcrest and Saranac Avenues, 7:15 p.m., free.
¯ Live music: New Horizons Swing Band — 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Thursday, July 13
¯ Live music: Maribyrd — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Free Community Concert — 7 p.m., Hotel Saranac Ballroom, 100 Main St., Saranac Lake, free. Playing a mix of orchestra favorites highlighted by Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók.
¯ Meadowmount Student and Faculty Concert — Featuring guest artist Astrid Schween on cello, 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Friday, July 14
¯ Little Loggers Kids Show: Mega Bubble Man — 11 a.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Uncle Jimmy (full band) — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Mark Mulch — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Music by the Lake — Band to be announced, 6 to 8 p.m., Long Lake Town Beach, free.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Saturday, July 15
¯ Inlet Arts in the Park — 60 artisans offering original, handmade products. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arrowhead Park, Inlet. More info: inletartsinthepark.com.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Late Earth — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Night School, and Class of 1978 reunion — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ “The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing — The Scandal, Murder and Trial of America’s Gilded Age” — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Euclid Quartet — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7 p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www. adirondackarts.org.
¯ Inlet Arts in the Park — 60 artisans offering original, handmade products. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arrowhead Park, Inlet. More info: inletartsinthepark.com.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 10 a.m. performance during morning service, Church of All Souls, St. Huberts, Keene Valley. More info: meadowmount. org.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 5 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
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We invite all musicians for our Open Mic Night every Tuesday. Happy Hour Mon-Friday 4-7pm. Evening & Weekend Specials. Bar food is back!
Come on down to the other End of Town!
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert: “Spellbinding Images” — 7:30 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, $10-30. Playing Ravels “Introduction and Allegro” with harpist Gretchen Van Hoesen, Gustav Mahlers First Symphony. Meet-the-artist reception follows.
Monday, July 17
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: The Altered Tones — Classic alternative and rock, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
Tuesday, July 18
¯ Keeseville Plein Air —
Part of the Community Arts Festival, July 21-22. Three days of painting, two days of shows and sales. Plein air show & sale opening reception Friday night, show and sale Saturday, brunch with the artists, live music and more. More info: www.adkaction.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Ugly Duckling” — Kids’ opera on tour in the North Country, 10 a.m., Tannery Pond Center, North Creek. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Aesops Fables: On Stage — Actors use rap, rhyme and masks to give these famous fables a modern twist, 4 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, July 19
¯ Keeseville Plein Air —
Part of the Community Arts Festival, July 21-22. Three days of painting, two days of shows and sales. Plein air show & sale opening reception Friday night, show and sale Saturday, brunch with the artists, live music and more. More info: www.adkaction.org.
¯ Alma Mahler and Her Charmed Circle — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: The Bobcats — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315369-6411.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Park Concert: “Now You See It ...” — 7 p.m., Mids Park, Main Street, Lake Placid. Rain or cold site: St. Agnes Church, Hillcrest and Saranac Avenues, 7:15 p.m., free.
¯ Live music: Moments Notice — Jazz, Latin and blues rock, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band setup available for those without instruments.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “A Little Night Music” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ The Young & Fun Experience: Gratto Family Jugglers — Hands-on exhibits from PlayADK at 9:30 a.m., performance by Gratto Family Jugglers at 10:30 a.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, free.
¯ Keeseville Plein Air — Part of the Community Arts Festival, July 21-22. Three days of painting, two days of shows and sales. Plein air show & sale opening reception Friday night, show and sale Saturday, brunch with the artists, live music and more. More info: www.adkaction.org.
¯ Live music: Erin Powers — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15
Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance. More info: 518-891-1854.
¯ Live music: Shades of Bubl — Three-man tribute to Michael Bubl é, 7:30 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and pricing: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — Featuring the Aizuri Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “A Little Night Music” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
Friday, July 21
¯ Keeseville Plein Air — Part of the Community Arts Festival, July 21-22. Three days of painting, two days of shows and sales. Plein air show & sale opening reception Friday night, show and sale Saturday, brunch with the artists, live music and more. More
info: www.adkaction.org.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Children’s Concert — 10:30 a.m., St. Agnes School gymnasium, 2322 Hillcrest Ave., Lake Placid, free.
¯ Little Loggers Kids Show: Dinoman — Fast-paced look at science, 11 a.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “A Little Night Music” — 2 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Live music: Spring Street — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Music by the Lake: Altered Tones — 6 to 8 p.m., Long Lake Town Beach, free.
¯ Live music: Ursa and the Major Key — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7 p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
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Maria DeAngelo is a studio artist working in the Capital Region of New York state.
Her childhood home was near what is now the Plotterkill Preserve, allowing her to spend many hours outdoors exploring and creating with materials that inspired her. For many years, she and her husband, artist Matt Paul, made their home in Saranac Lake, where they raised their children.
Teaching in and around the Adirondack Park had a great influence on DeAngelo as an artist. She earned her BFA from The NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University and MsEd from SUNY Potsdam. Working with children has been a passion and inspiration for DeAngelo. Having taught hundreds of young artists over her career, DeAngelo shares their love of exploration and discovery. She has shared her passion for creating in many settings including the classroom, art centers, nature centers and art fairs.
DeAngelo’s past exhibited work has included paintings, jewelry, dresses created from flowers, assemblages of found objects and natural items, large murals and installations. DeAngelo’s love of the interaction of color and the beauty of nature continue to influence her work. She continues to love creating in diverse media.
Solo shows for 2023 include: The Trees Dance at the Electric City Barn in Schenectady; Vital Chroma in Saratoga Springs Public Library; and her residency show and artist talk at The R Gallery in Albany.
DeAngelo is currently an artist in residence at Arlene’s Artist Materials located in Albany, exploring intersections between personal history and plant forms using printmaking, painting and stitching. DeAngelo’s portfolio can be seen at www.artyladymsd.com.
WESTPORT — The Depot Theatre has announced its 45th season lineup, which includes two hilarious and thought-provoking plays and a nod to the Depot’s anniversary with a classic musical from its very first season.
Lights go up on the main stage on June 29th with “What The Constitution Means To Me.” Upbeat and quick-witted, a middle-aged woman recounts traveling the country as a fifteen-year-old speech and debate champion. She takes the audience on a fascinating and gut-wrenching journey, ending each performance with a unique, live debate against a student on the subject of the U.S. Constitution. The show will run from June 29 through July 16.
The season continues with “Chesapeake” by Lee Blessing, in which one wildly versatile actor brings alive a string of disparate characters who argue completely polar perspectives on the value of art, politics and the mysterious connections between dogs and their humans. Hilarious and delightfully otherworldly, this oneman show draws its title from the Chesapeake retriever that plays an integral role in a heist gone wrong. Performances run from July 20 through Aug. 6.
The season ends with the world’s longest-running Off-Broadway musical and one
from the Depot Theatre’s very first season, “The Fantasticks.” The show is a quintessential celebration of love, its enduring mysteries, it’s sweet simplicities, and all the foolish ways we tend to mess it up.
Boasting a cherished score of classic tunes, including “Try to Remember” and “Soon it’s Gonna Rain,” the season’s finale runs from Aug. 10-27.
“This season conveys a message collectively about meeting one another on a shared level and moving forward together,” says Michael Glavan, Depot Theatre artistic production manager. “And as a bonus, each production tells a story with a solid dose of comedy!”
The Depot Theatre is a non-profit, professional theatre located in a historic, functioning 1876 train station in Westport, and it’s the only theatre in the Adirondacks that operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. The 2023 Depot Theatre season is sponsored by the Roger-Carroll Family Foundation.
Season passes and individual tickets can be purchased online at DepotTheatre.org or by calling the box office at 518-9624449 More details and information about the Depot Theatre Academy summer youth program, additional events, and news updates can be found online.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Keeseville Plein Air — Part of the Community Arts Festival, July 21-22. Three days of painting, two days of shows and sales. Plein air show & sale opening reception Friday night, show and sale Saturday, brunch with the artists, live music and more. More info: www.adkaction.org.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — 3 to 5 p.m. with Kim van Alkemade, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: Far Trio — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Brad and Mike of Annie in the Water — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 6:30 p.m., Lake Forest Senior Living Community, Plattsburgh. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ “A Tribute to David Smith” — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich. org/festival.
¯ Adirondack Gems: North Country Women in Music — Featuring Martha Gallagher, Rose Chancler, Patricia McCarty and more, plus Adirondack premiere of Winfred Hysons “Somewhere in the Wild,” 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 NY-73, suggested donation $10-20.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert: “String Sorcery” — 7:30 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, $10-30. Playing Max Bruchs “Violin Concerto No. 1” with Young Concert Artist Bella Hristova, and Tchaikovskys “Symphony No. 5.” Meet-theartist reception follows.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “A Little Night Music” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
Sunday, July 23
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 10 a.m. performance during morning service, Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 state Route 73, Keene Valley. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — 3 to 5 p.m. with L.R. Smolarek, The Bookstore Plus,
2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 5 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Monday, July 24
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: Night School — Dance hits from yesteryear and today, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Film screening: The Conductor (2021) — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7:30 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
Tuesday, July 25
¯ Birding hike with Joan Collins — 7 a.m. meet at Overlook Park, 3 Santanoni Drive, Newcomb, walk on rail bed along Vanderwhacker Brook. Register: 518-6243077. Maximum 15 participants. Bring food, water, jacket, appropriate attire/hiking shoes, binoculars, hat, sunscreen and bug spray.
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PLATTSBURGH — The Lake City Arts Festival launched its inaugural event in late August 2022 in downtown Plattsburgh. The festival was conceived by The Plattsburgh Arts Coalition and the city of Plattsburgh after hearing many community members express interest in finding a way to showcase and highlight the growing artist community in the North Country.
The festival brought together local musicians, artists, downtown businesses and food trucks to the intersection of Margaret Street and Brinkerhoff Street for an afternoon of live music, art demonstrations, a chalk art festival and Art Market. A highlight of the event was the raku firing demonstration that took place on the front lawn of The Strand Center for the Arts.
“I think the organizing committee would describe last year’s event as a success,” says Courtney Meisenheimer, community engagement coordinator for the city of Plattsburgh. “There was music in the streets, and lots of foot traffic downtown. The chalk art festival in Betty Little Arts Park showcased our local talent in action while also providing a space for youth to participate, too.”
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 26 and will be located in Trinity Park, City Hall and MacDonough Monument Park. The festival features local live music, a beer garden (21+), food truck court, art demonstrations, Art Market, Mural Walk, Kids Art Zone and more. Visit www.LakeCityArtsFest.com for a full list of activities, events and to see the musical line up.
Robert Henry’s photography has been nontraditional in contemporary times. Henry did not go to a fine art institution of learning, rather, he sought out professional mentors to teach him what they thought made them successful.
Many of these professionals were affiliated with Eastman Kodak Company, and Henry considered himself lucky to know one of the Kodak employee photographers who travelled the world to shoot photos for National Geographic, which was invaluable to him for obtaining tips on how to photograph wildlife. The relationships Henry had with these professionals in his early years were more like a master and apprentice relationship.
As times passed, computers and the internet provided Henry with access to vast changing technology in digital photography. Henry receives emails every week from National Geographic Society and daily photo uploads from Instagram.
Henry’s knowledge about wildlife began when he was in grade school with his father teaching him about fishing the native species and trapping muskrats & mink. His teachings included annual changes and lifecycles of local wildlife and how time of day, weather, climate and season affected wildlife behavior. Twice Henry attended NYSDEC Conservation Education Camp at Rushford, where he learned about New York state birds, mammals, fishes and other species. Later, for multiple decades he fished and hunted small game, big game and migratory waterfowl.
As time passed he put away his guns and archery gear and started his photography journey with a 35mm film camera. He later advanced to digital photography and computer processing and printing. He took night school classes at a community dark room with four different instructors who were professionals in their fields of expertise.
Henry’s landscape photography developed over the years by experience in the field and reading books and magazines on outdoor photography, as well as regional magazines like “Adirondack Life” and “Life in the Finger Lakes.” Traveling in the United States, Canada and Western Europe has become a learning experience in photographing varying landscapes.
TUPPER LAKE — For 50 years, Tupper Lake has been celebrating the arts and artists within its community by hosting an annual art show. Since its inception six years ago, Tupper Arts has taken on this proud tradition. This summer Tupper Arts is honored to host the 50th Annual Tupper Lake Art Show at its newly renovated art center. The art center has become a local hub where the community can experience, enjoy and immerse themselves in the arts. This year, Tupper Arts is excited to once again provide a full summer of galleries, performances and classes for the community.
Tupper Arts has had a lot to celebrate since last summer, including the finishing of their brand new façade, thanks in part to the success of their 2021-2023 Capital Campaign, which is still going strong. In addition to the generosity of donors and community members, Tupper Arts, along with the whole of Tupper Lake, got to celebrate last fall when they were awarded a DRI grant by the state of New York, which will go toward the continued improvement of the Tupper Lake business district on Park Street. For the first time in Tupper Arts’ history, the arts center stayed open all winter long, continuing to provide classes and events for community members of all ages, including a Paint ‘n Sip which they hosted in beloved memory of Tupper Lake community member, Jamie Rose Martin.
Now as the days get longer and warmer, Tupper Arts is ramping up for another season featuring brand new artists, musicians and performers.
In June, Tupper Arts will officially begin celebrating the 50th Annual Tupper Lake Arts Show, which will remain in the gallery through the beginning of July. This is the oldest art tradition in Tupper Lake.
As July approaches, Tupper Arts will be welcoming Adirondack artists Deborah Geurtze and Patrick Kirmer. Inspired by the world around them, Geurtze and Kirmer have spent their lives honing their craft, and their etchings and paintings beautifully display their interpretation of nature through organic shapes and colors.
Later in the month, local quilting group The Stitchin’ Bees will be taking over the Tupper Arts gallery for an exclusive two-day gallery to display their handmade quilts, each with a story to tell. And taking us through to early August, John Prime and Michael Rossi will be bringing their Adirondack and mountain-inspired landscapes to transport all of Tupper Arts’ visitors to places unseen.
To finish off July, Night School is going to host a rocking evening on July 24 with their popular dance hits, and brand new to the Summer Sunset Series is Rose & The Bros on July 26, who will keep the party going with their Zydeco and Cajun dance grooves. The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts will be returning on July 31 with their production of The Tempest, performed as part of their Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival.
through the beginning of September.
The Summer Sunset Series will also be continuing through the end of August, starting with the Midnight Stargazers on Aug. 2, bringing their cosmic country rock music. Following them, Annie & the Hedonists are performing on Aug. 7 with their acoustic blues, vintage jazz, and swing favorites. On Aug. 9, Junction Jam will be performing their decade-spanning rock music, and enjoy true-grit, blues-based rock and roll with An Evening with The Silks the next week on Aug. 14.
To round out August, Organ Fairchild, a groove funk jam band, is performing on Aug. 16, followed by a return of The Bob Stump Band, whose popular blues and Appalachian folk music was a hit last year. For the grand finale, the Larry Ham Quartet will play an evening of jazz on Aug. 23.
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Also at the beginning of July is the start of the Summer Sunset Series, back for its fourth year. Kicking off on July 4, Michael Shofi will be returning for a second time with his nature-based indie folk rock, followed by Tupper Lake native Brock Gonyea and his classic country sound. To finish off the night before the fireworks, Folkfaces will be performing a range of genres from jugband to rock. The Summer Sunset Series will be offering performances every Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., completely free and open to the public.
The following week, The Big Takeover is returning on July 10 with their horn-powered reggae and world music, followed by the New Horizons Swing Band on July 12, who will be performing big band favorites. The Altered Tones will be performing classic alternative and rock music on July 17, with jazz, Latin and blues rock music by Moment’s Notice on July 19.
The Little Loggers Kids Shows funded by the Aseel Foundation will also be returning every Friday morning at the Tupper Lake Sunset Stage, starting on July 7 with the brand new Joshua J. Supershow, a side-splitting, nail-biting circus show. Mega Bubble Man will be performing on July 14 with a fantastical soap bubble puppet show, followed by beloved Dinoman on July 21. Dinoman will be taking audience members on a fast-paced journey through the science around us in his all-new show, “Super Heroes of Science.” In the final performance of July, Jumpin’ Jamie will be returning on July 28 with his “Kindie” rock for all ages.
Famed Tupper Lake fine artist Gary Casagrain will be bringing his one-man-show to Tupper Arts in August. Gary is renowned for his exquisite attention to detail in all of his landscapes and still scenes, which the arts center is excited to have in their gallery space
For the final two weeks of the Little Loggers Kids Shows, The Magic of Chris Wheel will have amazing illusions on Aug. 4. And finally, for her third year performing, Kit’s Interactive Theater is returning for a performance filled with audience participation, acting, singing and dancing. This year’s mini musical is titled “Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother,” a twist on the classic fairy tale.
To finish out Tupper Arts’ season, the Plein Air Festival is returning for the fifth year in a row in October. Artists from all over travel 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. 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, visit tupperarts.org, where visitors can also subscribe to weekly newsletter and calls for artists. You can also find the arts center on Facebook and Instagram, @tupperartscenter.
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¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Ugly Duckling” — Kids’ opera on tour in the North Country, 6 p.m., Elizabethtown Community Center, Elizabethtown. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — Time TBA, Elizabethtown Social Center, Elizabethtown. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, July 26
CRANBERRY LAKE —
The 6th Annual Cranberry Lake Art Show will take place Aug. 12 and 13 at the Cranberry Lake Fire Hall with over 45 North Country artists expected to participate. The artist-created pieces will be on display both days and include paintings, photography, furniture, fabric art, pottery, wooden sculptures and jewelry.
The show will feature a live auction of decorated Adirondack pack baskets creatively designed and produced by participating artists. Auctions from past shows have featured decorated Adirondack chairs, wooden fish, mini canoe paddles and loons. Todd Moe of North Country Public Radio, a media sponsor of the show, will once again be the auctioneer. In addition to the live auction, a silent auction of pieces donated by the participating artists is active both show days.
The success of the art show has enabled organizers to give back to the community. The monies raised have provided scholarships for graduating seniors of the Clifton-Fine School. Funds also benefit the Clifton Community Library, the Cranberry Lake Fire Department, the backpack program at the school and the Clifton Fine School Art Department.
The art show is open both days from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The live auction will be held Saturday, Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. Artist demonstrations of techniques and approaches will be held on Sunday, Aug. 13. The silent auction will be held both days and closes at 2 p.m. on Sunday. A chicken BBQ by the Fire Department will be held for lunch on Saturday. Food and drink will be available and provided by the Cranberry Lake Fire and Rescue Department.
¯ Secret Garden Tour —
The annual Secret Garden Tour provides an opportunity to visit local pristine gardens at private residences, organized by Michael DeCamp. Proceeds benefit View, the Center for Arts & Culture in Old Forge. Tours available 9 to
11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or call 315369-6411.
¯ Live music: The Fabulous Mojos — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Park Concert: “Wizard’s Tale” — 7 p.m., Mids Park, Main Street, Lake Placid. Rain or cold site: St. Agnes Church, Hillcrest and Saranac Avenues, 7:15 p.m., free.
¯ Live music: Boyd Meets Girl — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Rose & The Bros — Zydeco and Cajun dance grooves, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe
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DOWNTOWN PLATTSBURGH • NOON � 6:30PM
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ART MARKET � LIVE MUSIC � KIDS ZONE STEAMROLLER PRINTING � CHALK ART MURALS MURAL WALKS � TIE DYE STATION FREE & FAMILY FRIENDLY!
Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ The Young & Fun Experience: Mr. Willy — Hands-on exhibits from PlayADK at 9:30 a.m., song and story performance by Mr. Willy at 10:30 a.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, free.
Thursday, July 27
¯ Live music: John Weyl — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta concert — 7 p.m., Tannery Pond Center, 228 Main St, North Creek, $15 advance, $20 day of, free for youth 18 and younger. Tickets: 518251-2505.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Friday, July 28
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Ugly Duckling” — Kids’ opera on tour in the North Country, 10 a.m., Sembrich Opera Museum, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Little Loggers Kids Show: Jumpin’ Jamie — Kiddie rock, 11 a.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Boys of
Summer “ — 2 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park: “The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version, part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. Open dress rehearsal, 2 p.m., Chef Darrell’s Mountain Diner, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Live music: Midnight Stargazers, and Class of 1973 reunion — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Music by the Lake: Yacht Lobsters — 6 to 8 p.m., Long Lake Town Beach, free.
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Saturday, July 29
¯ View ice cream social — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Point Park, in the center of Old Forge. Pick a hand-crafted bowl from local potters and fill it with an ice cream sundae. $10-25 for pottery and ice cream, $5 ice cream only. More info: ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411.
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty,
Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 2 to 3 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park: “The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version, part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. 2 p.m., Arrowhead Park, Inlet. More info: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Joe Mansman & The Midnight Revival Band — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: F.A.R. Trio — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Live music: Meadowmount in the Valley — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 NY-73, suggested donation $10-20.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “The Boys of Summer “ — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
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¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 8 p.m., East Branch Friends of the Arts, Keene Valley. More info: meadowmount. org.
¯ Musical theater: “The Muppet Cabaret” — 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
Sunday, July 30
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 2 to 3 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Play: “The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version. 2 p.m., Overlook Pavilion, Newcomb. More info: www. adirondackarts.org.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 5 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park: “The Tempest” — 7 p.m., Mount Sabattis Pavilion, 46 Pavilion Road, Long Lake, free.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park: “The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version, part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. 7 p.m., Sabattis Pavilion, Long Lake. More info: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert: “Woodland Sprites” — 7:30 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the
Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, $1030. Playing Antonio Vivaldis
“The Four Seasons” featuring Concertmaster Daniel Szasz, Mabel Wheeler Daniels’ “Deep Forest” and Bartók’s “Romanian Folk Dances.” Meet-the-artist reception follows.
Monday, July 31
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — Time TBA, The Depot Theatre, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park: “The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version, part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake.
Tuesday, Aug. 1
¯ Gary the Great — Improv show with magic, comedy and juggling, 2 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 6:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Plattsburgh. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Book Club discussion — With Nadia Hashimi about her book, “Sparks like Stars,” 7 to 8 p.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park:
“The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version, part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. 7 p.m., Speculator Pavilion, Speculator. More info: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Aug. 2
¯ The Young & Fun Experience: Gary the Great — Handson exhibits from PlayADK at 9:30 a.m., performance by magician and mentalist Gary the Great at 10:30 a.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, free.
¯ Live music: Poor Mans Gambit — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Shakespeare in the Park: “The Tempest” — Free, outdoor show, abridge version, part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. 2 p.m., Prospect Point Cottages, Blue Mountain Lake. More info: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Live music: Monk Rowe — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Park Concert: “Hocus Pocus” — 7 p.m., Mids Park, Main Street, Lake Placid. Rain or cold site: St. Agnes Church, Hillcrest and Saranac Avenues, 7:15 p.m., free.
¯ Live music: Midnight Stargazers — Cosmic country rock, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band setup available for those without instruments.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “With Blood, With Ink” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
Thursday, Aug. 3
¯ Live music: Jeff Balerno — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — Time TBA, Ballard Park, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “With Blood, With Ink” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
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SCHROON LAKE — Seagle Festival is celebrating its 108th season in 2023, 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.
Coming out of pandemic protocols, Seagle Festival is excited to have a return to normal this summer and fall. The fourshow mainstage summer season will begin with Gounod’s glorious operatic telling of “Roméo et Juliette,” sung in French with English supertitles.
The opera is followed by Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,” and the contemporary opera “With Blood, With Ink” by composer Daniel Crozier and librettist Peter Krask. The opera tells the story of inspirational 17th century Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the “Phoenix of America”.
The mainstage summer season will conclude with the ever-popular “Fiddler on the Roof” by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Also included in the summer season is a special cabaret-style revue concert featuring the male Seagle Festival Emerging Artists, entitled “The Boys of Summer.”
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 Ugly Duckling” by Andrew Duncan. Touring the region in the early fall will be a revue of music of the wellknown musical theater writing team Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, affectionately titled “Almost Like Being in Love.”
All the summer and fall productions will
feature the 32 talented 2023 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. For more information on these productions and more, visit SeagleFestival.org.
OLD FORGE — View Center for Arts and Culture encourages the creation and the contemplative experience of viewing art by hosting exhibitions with regional and national appeal. Recognized and emerging artists working in every discipline and medium are featured in conjunction with a diverse spectrum of notable national shows.
The Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, on display this year from Aug. 5 through Oct. 1, is widely considered to be one of the top five of its kind in North America. It is part of an annual series whose highlights include a national themed exhibition, the Central Adirondack Art Show, and Quilts Unlimited.
View has seven other featured exhibits planned this year as well, briefly detailed below, as well as a three-day Plein Air Paint Out festival.
June 4 - July 22
Fluid Forces: Adirondack
Paintings by Anne Diggory
Inspired by pristine Adirondack landscapes, Anne Diggory’s watercolors capture the light and fluid juxtapositions between landscape and sky. Water is a unifying theme, and smaller works are often painted from her
canoe or standing on bridges and shores. This show will include a virtual Gallery Talk, and onsite artist demonstration of her watercolor techniques.
June 4 - July 22
Water Seen & Unseen —
Artist Sandy Gellis has long been fascinated with the natural world,
and especially in awe of water in all its forms. Her water projects include collecting evidence of the impact of water daily over long periods of time, and transforming the resulting materials into stunning and thought provoking visual compilations using glass, printmaking, and collage. Her work is widely collected, and can be seen at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Library of Congress, among many others. This show will include a virtual artist talk to explore the various unusual techniques that Gellis has employed to try to capture glimpses into the impact of water, from rain to rivers, on our daily lives.
June 10 - July 30
Ripple & Roar: The Wonder of Water — This national juried
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show will feature the work of artists from across the US working in all media as they explore the theme of water - its ethereal beauty, changing moods, and its critical role in sustaining all life on earth.
July 29 - Sept. 24
ANEAW Jurors Exhibition: Ken Call and Sarah Yeoman
Leading watercolor artist Ken Call, ANEAW Juror of Selection, joins Juror of Awards, Sarah Yeoman, in an exhibition of their work. Both will also participate in the presentation of awards at the Opening Reception on Aug. 4, and in both onsite and virtual artist talks. Gallery admission is $10 and free for members of View.
July 29-Sept. 24
The Elusive Wild: Sculpture and Painted Illustrations — PJ La Barge is best known for her stunning life-sized, authentically detailed cast bronze sculptures of animals in the wild, including fox, rabbits, cougars, and bear. This exhibition will include a variety of her bronze pieces as well as a selection of sculptural studies and new paintings.
Aug. 5 - Oct. 1
Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors — The 42nd annual ANEAW features works by more than 75 nationally recognized water media artists. Every year, this exhibit reminds us again of Miriam Kashiwa, founder and abiding inspiration for View. Gallery admission is $10 and free for members of View.
Aug. 24 - Aug. 26
2023 Plein Air Paint Out
Three days of painting and activities in Old Forge, culminating in a fundraising live auction
fundraiser for View on Saturday evening. More information on participating and visiting online.
Sept. 30 - November
25SAQA: By Contrast —
Studio Art Quilt Associates of NY (SAQA) presents By Contrast, an exploration of the juxtaposition of obvious difference as a design technique in art quilts designed to convey meaning, spark energy, and evoke emotion. By Contrast will showcase art quilts that intentionally use opposing elements, ideas, or techniques to add drama and engage the viewer.
Oct. 7 - Dec. 2
Quilts Unlimited — A perennial favorite, Quilts Unlimited features the work of national and international quilters working across the genre, from bed quilts to wall quilts to art quilts. During this exhibition View will again host the three-day Adirondack Quilt Conference Oct. 6-18, welcoming quilters of all levels for classes, lectures, and a trunk show, and the chance to meet and mingle with fellow quilters.
For more information on these galliers and more, visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411.
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¯ The Old Forge Stomp featuring The Martin and Kelly Band — 7:30 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-3696411.
¯ Durant Days Weekend
— Starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 4-6, Raquette Lake. Boat tours aboard the W.W. Durant, great camp tours. More info: 518624-3077, www.mylonglake. com.
¯ Little Loggers Kids Show: The Magic of Chris Wheel — 11 a.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “With Blood, With Ink” — 2 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Live music: Jae Stevens — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: ADK Players
— 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Music by the Lake: High and Mighty Brass Band — 6 to 8 p.m., Long Lake Town Beach, free.
¯ Live music: The Honey Dewdrops — 7 to 8 p.m., Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at Paul Smith’s College VIC, 8023 state Route 30, Paul Smiths, $15, www.paulsmithsvic.org/event
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Musical theater: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., the Arts Center, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Durant Days Weekend — Starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 4-6, Raquette Lake. Boat tours aboard the W.W. Durant, great camp tours. More info: 518624-3077, www.mylonglake. com.
¯ Eco-Arts Festival — Free, family-friendly, participatory arts and science event, with activities related to the environment and environmental stewardship. Scavenger hunt, ecothemed observation stations, pottery projects, a watershed/ erosion model and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Wide Variety — 2 p.m., Raquette Lake Village Green, free.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — 3 to 5 p.m. with Ralph White, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www. thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: Altered Tones — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Blessid Dirt
— 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Durant Days boat parade and fireworks — Raquette Lake. 7 p.m. boat parade, registration forms at Burke’s or Birds Marina, cash prizes. Fireworks at dusk.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7 p.m., Hill & Hollow, Saranac. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 7 to 8 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Musical theater: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., Tannery Pond Center, North Creek. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “With Blood, With Ink” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memo-
rial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Durant Days Weekend — Starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 4-6, Raquette Lake. Boat tours aboard the W.W. Durant, great camp tours. More info: 518624-3077, www.mylonglake. com.
¯ “Heart of the Park” Craft Fair — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mount Sabattis Pavilion, 46 Pavilion Road, Long Lake, $1 admission, 518-624-3077.
¯ Musical theater: “Sleeping Beauty, Sort Of” — Camp Pendragon presents, 2 to 3 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $12.50 to $15 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Meadowmount Benefit Concert — 5 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
¯ Live music: Philip Kates
and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Musical theater: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., Indian Lake Theater, Indian Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert: “Mesmerizing Melodies” — 7:30 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, $10-30. Playing Aaron Coplands “Eight Poems of Emily Dickenson” with Seagle Festival singer Natalie Sweeney, Barbers “Adagio for Strings” and Béla Bartók’s “Concerto for Orchestra,” composed in Saranac Lake in 1943. Meet-the-artist reception follows.
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Buy tickets at paulsmithsvic.org or by calling 518-327-6241
June 9th, 7pm $15
Join Rick Bunting, Dan Duggan, and John Kirk, all outstanding musicians. They combine their talents in a way that highlights their individuality through the performance of traditional music from America and the British Isles.
July 15th, 7pm $15
The Atkinsons play a style that’s all their own, an acoustic genre of Americana, bluegrass and folk music with a refreshing sound, that tells the stories of their lives in the northern mountains of the Adirondacks.
August 4th, 7pm $15
Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish of The Honey Dewdrops expand their experimental folk sound while maintaining a commitment to deepening their understanding of the world through the lens of music.
September 13th, 7pm $15
Peggy Lynn, Dan Berggren, and Dan Duggan play original and traditional music of the Adirondack mountains with front porch style picking and charm.
Monday, Aug. 7
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: Annie & The Hedonists — Acoustic blues, vintage jazz and swing, and folk roots Americana, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
Tuesday, Aug. 8
¯ Birding hike with Joan Collins — 7 a.m. meet at Geiger Arena, 6 Pavilion Road, Long Lake, walk a trail through boreal habitat in Minerva. Register: 518-624-3077. Maximum 15 participants. Bring food, water, jacket, appropriate attire/hiking shoes, binoculars, hat, sunscreen and bug spray.
¯ Musical theater: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., Tupper Lake Middle/High School auditorium. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Aug. 9
¯ SOUND TRAILS: an Immersive Soundscape — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Paris Hill Brass Quintet — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Park Concert: “Sorcerer’s Wand” — 7 p.m., Mids Park, Main Street, Lake Placid. Rain or cold site: St. Agnes Church, Hillcrest and Saranac Avenues, 7:15 p.m., free.
¯ Live music: Junction Jam — Rock spanning the decades, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Musical theater: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7
p.m., Indian Lake Theater, Indian Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Meadowmount Student Concert — 7:30 p.m., Campe Concert Hall, 1424 County Route 10, Westport. More info: meadowmount.org.
Thursday, Aug. 10
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta concert — 6 p.m., Great Hall of The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake, $25 adults, $20 museum members, free ages 4-17. Tickets: Wild Center website or 518-359-7800.
¯ Live music: Blue Bandana — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Missy Raines & Allegheny — 7:30 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
Friday, Aug. 11
¯ Little Loggers Kids Show: Kits Interactive Theater — “Cinderellas Fairy Godmother,” 11 a.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live Music: Tom Toms Duo — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Music by the Lake: Glass Pony — 6 to 8 p.m., Long Lake Town Beach, free.
¯ Live music: Organ Fairchild — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7 p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
Saturday, Aug. 12
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Midnight Stargazers — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Jonathan Foster — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Cole Quest and the City Pickers — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational church, 1791 NY-73, suggested donation $10-20.
Sunday, Aug. 13
¯ Lake Placid Sinfonietta Symphony Series Concert: “Mystical Light” — 7:30 p.m., Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, $10-30. Final concert of the season, playing Respighis “Ancient Airs and Dances,” Suite No. 3, Mozarts “Horn Concerto No. 3 featuring James Rester, and Beethovens “Symphony No. 1.” Meet-theartist reception follows.
Monday, Aug. 14
¯ Adirondack Plein Air Festival — Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19 in Saranac Lake. Gala show and sale from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Harrietstown Town Hall. Preview party and awards presentation Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. More info: saranaclakeartworks.com.
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: The Silks —
Blues-based rock & roll, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Film screening: ticktickBOOM! (2021) — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7:30 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Adirondack Plein Air Festival — Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19 in Saranac Lake. Gala show and sale from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Harrietstown Town Hall. Preview party and awards presentation Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. More info: saranaclakeartworks.com.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
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¯ Adirondack Plein Air Festival — Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19 in Saranac Lake. Gala show and sale from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Harrietstown Town Hall. Preview party and awards presentation Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. More info: saranaclakeartworks.com.
¯ “Hamilton — The Man, The Musical, The Cultural Phenomenon” — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/ festival.
¯ Live music: Blessid Dirt — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Organ Fairchild — Groove funk jam band, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-8911854.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Fiddler on the Roof” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Adirondack Plein Air Festival — Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19 in Saranac Lake. Gala show and sale from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Harrietstown Town Hall. Preview party and awards presentation Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. More info: saranaclakeartworks.com.
¯ Live music: Laura Thurston — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-8911854.
¯ Live music: The Seven Wonders — 7:30 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Fiddler on the Roof” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Adirondack Plein Air Festival — Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19 in Saranac Lake. Gala show and sale from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Harrietstown Town Hall. Preview party and awards presentation Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. More info: saranaclakeartworks.com.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Fiddler on the
Roof” — 2 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
¯ Live music: Keith Leon S. — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Live music: Bob Milne — Ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist. 7:30 p.m., Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main St., $15, 518-6243077.
¯ Adirondack Plein Air Festival — Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19 in Saranac Lake. Gala show and sale from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Harrietstown Town Hall. Preview party and awards presentation Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. More info: saranaclakeartworks.com.
¯ Open Sky Music Festival — Martin Sexton, High on the Hog, Gibson Brothers, Split Rock Ramblers, The Legendary Ingramettes, Blessid Dirt, Dailey & Vincent, Crackin Foxy, and Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience. Starts at noon, outdoors at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, $75.
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MALONE — With two newly renovated galleries, the Downtown Artist Cellar is ready to welcome artists and art lovers alike, hoping to continue inspiring curiosity, courageous creativity and community connection. The Downtown Artist Cellar has announced six exhibitions and events scheduled this season:
May 26 — Grand reopening of DAC’s new Galleries and kick-off for “A Collective,” with works by Jeanne Danforth, Noreen Sadue, Eleanor Sweeney and Diane Leifheit. When four dynamic regional artists are brought together, it becomes “A Collective.” This leading exhibit runs through July 8.
June 30 — Gallery B will feature DAC’s member artists throughout the summer with a surprise Pop-Up exhibit opening at the end of June.
July13 - Aug. 14 — Works by Montreal artists Holly Friesen and Peter Aitkens will be on display in “From Montreal, The Practice Of The Wild.”
Aug. 18 - Sept. 16 — Featured artist, musician and author Dave Korbenski has traveled extensively in West Africa to study tradition-
al music with master musicians, including Famoudou Konat, Sayon Camara, Nansady Keita and more. As an artist, Dave conveys his love for culture and diversity in his vivid portrait drawings and rich watercolor paintings. Dave’s work seeks to preserve cultural wisdom, promote cultural diversity and celebrate the sacred nature of all beings. His paintings can be seen in “Drawing On Culture: Paintings And Drawings From West Africa”
Sept. 13-16 — The Downtown Artist Cellar is excited to establish the first Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival. With rolling hills, farmland, sparkling streams and friendly locals, the community event will showcase the scenic opportunities of the greater Malone region.
Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 — DAC is hosting its annual Art on East Main Juried Art Exhibit, with more details to come.
The Downtown Artist Cellar is located at 410 East Main St., open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, or by appointment. Visit DowntownArtistCellar.com or call 518-651-5172 for more information about exhibitions, workshops and other events.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Moment’s Notice — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Josee Allard Trio — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Stephanie & Saar — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7 p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Fiddler on the Roof” — 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-532-7875 or seaglefestival.org.
Sunday, Aug. 20
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 2-4 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
Monday, Aug. 21
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Live music: The Bob Stump Band — Blues, Appalachian folk, bluegrass, country, jazz standards, and rock, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Aug. 23
¯ Live music: Ryan Quinn — Free concert at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. 5 to 6:30 p.m. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Genghis Barbie — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
¯ Live music: Larry Ham Quartet — Jazz, 7 p.m., Flanders Park, Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
Thursday, Aug. 24
¯ Plein Air Paint Out —
Three days of painting and activities in Old Forge, culminating in a fundraising live auction fundraiser for View, the Center for Arts & Culture on Saturday evening. More info: ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Kiel Love — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Sara-
nac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
Friday, Aug. 25
¯ Plein Air Paint Out — Three days of painting and activities in Old Forge, culminating in a fundraising live auction fundraiser for View, the Center for Arts & Culture on Saturday evening. More info: ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Big Boss Sausage — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
Saturday, Aug. 26
¯ Plein Air Paint Out —
Three days of painting and activities in Old Forge, culminating in a fundraising live auction fundraiser for View, the Center for Arts & Culture on Saturday evening. More info: ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411.
¯ Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show — Presented by the
St. Lawrence Rock & Mineral Club at the Canton Pavilion, 90 Lincoln St., Canton, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adults $4, kids 12 and under free. More info: stlawrencecountymineralclub.org.
¯ Lake City Arts Festival — Located in Trinity Park, City Hall and MacDonough Monument Park in Plattsburgh. Live music, beer garden (21+), food truck court, art demonstrations, Art Market, Mural Walk and Kids Art Zone. Visit www.lakecityartsfest.com for full list of activities, events and music line up.
¯ Sidewalk Signing — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Far Trio — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ GALA: Leonardo Sanchez
Mi México Querido — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 6 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
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BOLTON LANDING — The Sembrich regularly presents museum exhibitions and an annual summer festival featuring a mix of world-class musicians, noted musical scholars, a free film series, and the opportunity to enjoy it all on the shores of Lake George. Listed on the National Historic Register, The Sembrich was once the teaching studio of Polish soprano Marcella Sembrich, one of the most famous musicians at the turn of the 20th century. The organizers of this year’s festival and exhibition promise a lively and exciting mix of events and activities.
Trailblazers — 2023 Summer Festival
June 11 - August 30
Trailblazers includes 23 individual events throughout the summer months. From David Smith to Marin Alsop and Alma Mahler to Philip Glass, the singu lar achievements of outstanding individuals in arts and culture will be celebrated throughout the season by a line-up of today’s finest concert artists.
“The art world has always had trailblazers, those unique individuals who forged a route through the wilderness for others to follow,” says Sembrich’s artistic director Richard Wargo. “Our fes tival this summer is built around a number of these innovators. ... Modernist sculptor David Smith, con ductor Marin Alsop, musicians
Gregor Piatigorsky and Alma Mahler, composers Franz Liszt, Philip Glass and Lin-Manuel Miranda, to name just a few. A number of our featured performers can be said to be ‘trailblazers’ in their own right: guitar and cello duo Boyd Meets Girl, the all-female horn quartet Genghis Barbie and Hub New Music, whom the Boston Globe praised as ‘contemporary chamber trailblazers.’ We’ve planned an exciting series of programs that we look forward to sharing.”
Highlights of The Sembrich’s 2023 summer festival include: Promenade Series — A lineup of genre-bending groups including the Adirondack Jazz Repertoire Ensemble, guitar and cello duo Boyd Meets Girl, and the leading post-feminist all-female horn experience Genghis Barbie.
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (July 15, 7 p.m.) — This presentation with vintage photos by Betty Spinelli is a true tale of forbidden love, jealousy and mental instability that resulted in a shocking, cold-blooded murder, at a rooftop theater in New York City in front of nearly a thousand witnesses. The ensuing “trial of the century” mesmerized the public and helped close the curtains on America’s “Gilded Age.” As this bizarre story unfolds, you’ll discover several local connections to Saratoga and Lake George.
Alfred Z. Solomon Masterwork Series — Featuring some of the finest concert artists in the classical music scene, the Masterwork Series celebrates monumental figures in arts and culture including sculptor David Smith, Jean Francaix, Franz Liszt and more. Artists appearing include 25-year-old virtuoso pianist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, the trailblazing quartet HUB New Music, and members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
“Mi México Querido” featuring Leonardo Sánchez (Aug. 26,
6 p.m.) — An elegant cantina-style gala performance on the lakeshore featuring rising operatic star, tenor Leonardo Sánchez. After five years in Europe, Leonardo has returned to his native roots with a program that evokes the color, tradition, and passion of his beloved Mexico. A not-to-be-missed evening of song and sentiment accompanied by the guitar, guitarrn, vihuela and accordion — pillars of traditional Mexican music.
Trailblazing Trends: Fashion and Accessories from the Gilded Age 2023 Exhibition
May - October
Marcella Sembrich was one of the first modern celebrities, a solo artist sought out by businesses to lend her star power to a new fledgling trend or product. During the turn of the 20th century, Sembrich lent her celebrity endorsements to many notable companies including Baldwin Piano, House of Worth, Victor Talking Machine Company, Columbia Records and Vin Mariani. Because her endorsements carried weight in the public eye, Sembrich became a trend setter not only in music, but in the fashion world as well — even inspiring a style of shirt collar and ladies’ hat.
This year, a specially curated collection of Sembrich’s own Gilded Age fashion accessories will help illuminate the iconic, and sometimes controversial, trends that birthed them. The exhibition highlights her personal accessories from fans to lorgnettes to gloves and even several custom pieces by Louis Vuitton.
The Sembrich’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is being provided by a Market New York grant awarded to The Sembrich from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
KEENE — In 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. Proud suggested the name for the organization and 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. Visit www.EastBranchFriendsOfTheArts.com for more information.
In its 2023 season, East Branch has a variety featured events between June and October, including:
Saturday, June 17
Paul Meyers World on a String Trio Brazilian Jazz with a New York twist — 7:30 p.m., Keene Arts. Suggested donation $10-$20.
Wednesday, July 12
Larry Ham-Woody Witt Quartet
Pianist Larry Ham returns to the North Country with Texas Jazz sax giant Woody Witt — 6:30 p.m., Holt House, Marcy Field. Free.
Pianist, composer and arranger Larry Ham is a veteran New York sideman, performing, touring and recording with many great jazz artists. His own recordings have also received international critical acclaim: “Presence” a recent collaboration with saxophonist Woody
Witt, and an acclaimed trio recording. A graduate of the Crane School of Music, Ham began his professional career in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and has worked extensively with countless other jazz legends. He has appeared at jazz festivals, concerts and nightclubs throughout the United States, Europe, West Africa and Japan. His New York appearances include Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Blue Note,
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Cole Quest
Woody Guthrie’s grandson and his all star Bluegrass Band August 12 - 7:30pm
Bill Kanengiser
Grammy winning classical guitarist playing music from around the globe.
October 7 - 7:30pm
Keene Valley Congregational Church
Carnegie Hall, The Village Vanguard and many others.
Saturday, July 22
Adirondack Gems: North Country Women in Music
Featuring Martha Gallagher, Rose Chancler, Patricia McCarty and more, with the Adirondack premiere of Winfred Hyson’s “Somewhere in the Wild” — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation $10/$20.
Saturday July 29
Meadowmount in the Valley Students and faculty from the renowned Meadowmount School — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation $10/$20.
Saturday, Aug. 12
Cole Quest and the City Pickers
Woody Guthrie’s grandson and his all star bluegrass band returns to Keene Valley — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation $10/$20.
Cole Quest and The City Pickers are a group of New York City musicians connected by friendship and a love of bluegrass, and brought together by Cole Quest, grandson of the folk icon Woody Guthrie. 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 upbeat, 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.
Sunday, Sept. 3 Seagle Festival
A Revue of favorites from Musical Theater greats Lerner and Loewe — 4 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation $10/$20.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa
The legendary Folksinger-songwriter makes his first Keene Valley appearance — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation $20/$30.
Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration — a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ‘60s and the renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists, including James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Garth Brooks and others. He continues to enjoy a six decade brilliant career as a performer and recording artist.
Sunday, Oct. 1
Kite Fest
Great fun for the whole family, and much more than just kites — 10 a.m. Marcy Field. Free
Saturday, Oct. 7
Bill Kanengiser
Grammy winning classical
guitarist with incredible musicality and technique plays eclectic music from around the world —7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation $10/$20.
Recognized as one of America’s finest classical guitarists, William Kanengiser won first prize in the 1987 Concert Artists Guild International Competition as well as major guitar competitions in Toronto and Paris. He has recorded sev -
eral solo CDs, ranging from classical to jazz to Caribbean to Near Eastern styles, and as a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, has recorded over a dozen major label CDs, including the 2004 Grammy winning “LAGQ Guitar Heroes.” He has toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas, and has appeared at virtually every leading guitar festival worldwide.
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¯ Live music: Northern Borne — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
¯ Live music: John Lloyd — 7:30 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
Sunday, Aug. 27
¯ Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show — Presented by the St. Lawrence Rock & Mineral Club at the Canton Pavilion, 90 Lincoln St., Canton, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adults $4, kids 12 and under free. More info: stlawrencecountymineralclub.org.
¯ Play: “Our Town” — 7 to 9 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518891-1854.
Monday, Aug. 28
¯ Monday Morning Storytime — 10 a.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Film screening: Elvis (2022) — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 7:30 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich. org/festival.
Tuesday, Aug. 29
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Aug. 30
¯ Live music: Iberi — Part of The Sembrich Trailblazers Summer Festival, 2 p.m., 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. More info and tickets: thesembrich.org/festival.
Thursday, August 31
¯ Cinco de Mayo Karaoke with Dennis & Deb — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Friday, Sept. 1
¯ Live music: Knotty Paddy
— 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Saturday, Sept. 2
¯ Live music: Movin’ On — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Night School
— 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Sunday, Sept. 3
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Almost Like Being in Love” — On tour revue in the North Country, time TBA, Keene Valley Community Church. More info and tickets: seaglefestival.org.
Monday, Sept. 4
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Almost Like Being in Love”
— 7:30 p.m., Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake. More info and tickets: 518-5327875 or seaglefestival.org.
Tuesday, Sept. 5
¯ Book Club discussion — With Peter Stark for book, “The Last Empty Places,” 7 to 8 p.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Play: “Friends with Amenities” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Sept. 6
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
¯ Play: “Friends with Amenities” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Thursday, Sept. 7
¯ Play: “Friends with Amenities” — 7 p.m., Pendragon
Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Friday, Sept. 8
¯ Live music: Shane Scarazzini — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Friends with Amenities” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Saturday, Sept. 9
¯ Wilmington Fall Festival of Colors — Live music, food vendors, local beer, baking contest, local produce, arts and crafts, kids activities. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Preston Festival Field, Springfield Road, Wilmington.
¯ Live music: ON3 — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Friends with Amenities” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Sunday, Sept. 10
¯ Play: “Friends with Amenities” — 7 p.m., Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake, $25-30 advance, 518-891-1854.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Sept. 13
¯ Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival — Sept. 13-16, Downtown Artists Cellar, Malone. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
Thursday, Sept. 14
¯ Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival — Sept. 13-16, Downtown Artists Cellar, Malone. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
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¯ Live music: Newberry and Verch — 7:30 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival — Sept. 13-16, Downtown Artists Cellar, Malone. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
¯ International Dot Day — See website for details, www.thebookstoreplus.com. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid.
¯ Live music: Downtown The Band — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Views Antique & Artisan Festival Preview Cocktail Party — Get a chance to preview and purchase fine antiques, meet the dealers, and enjoy complimentary cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and desserts. 6 to 9 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts. org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Jamcrackers — 7 to 8 p.m., Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at Paul Smith’s College VIC, 8023 state Route 30, Paul Smiths, $15, www.paulsmithsvic.org/ event
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Almost Like Being in Love” — On tour revue in the North Country, part of the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7
p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
Saturday, Sept. 16
¯ Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival — Sept. 13-16, Downtown Artists Cellar, Malone. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
¯ Views Antique & Artisan Festival —
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info and tickets: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
¯ Live music: Fulton’s Folly — 5 to 8 p.m., Raquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Scott Sileo — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Sunday, Sept. 17
¯ Seagle Music Festival: “Almost Like Being in Love” — On tour revue in the North Country, 3 p.m. at View Arts in Old Forge. More info and tickets: seaglefestival.org.
Tuesday, Sept. 19
¯ Adirondack Harvest Plein Air Festival — Sept. 19-23, Ticonderoga. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
¯ Adirondack Harvest Plein Air Festival — Sept. 19-23, Ticonderoga. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Thursday, Sept. 21
¯ Adirondack Harvest Plein Air Festival — Sept. 19-23, Ticonderoga. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
Friday, Sept. 22
¯ Adirondack Harvest Plein Air Festival — Sept. 19-23, Ticonderoga. More info: www.saranaclakeartworks.org.
¯ Live music: Rocky James — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Bob Stump Band — Closing the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Weekend Series, 7 p.m. at the arts center, 3446 state Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
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MALONE — Art lovers in the community have a new reason to celebrate with the recent opening of the North Star Gallery on Pearl, part of Foothills Art Society. This new gallery, which opened in mid-December 2022, provides an additional space for local artists to showcase their work and offers visitors a diverse array of artistic pieces.
The gallery boasts an impressive collection of paintings and photography, as well as sculptures and mixed media pieces. One of the standout features of the North Star Gallery on Pearl is its gift shop, which includes a wide range of handmade items such as jewelry, ceramics, cards, wooden furniture and garden features.
The gallery will host an exhibit and opening featuring the work of Gail Bessette, accompanied by harpist Martha Gallagher, on June 9. Later in the summer, the gallery will feature an exhibit by Phoenix Mendoza, with a mini concert to accompany the art.
The gallery is committed to being an ongoing supporter of Indigenous communities and looks forward to presenting “Indigenous — Many Perspectives” in late October.
The North Star Gallery on Pearl is a welcome addition to the local art scene, and provides a vibrant and welcoming space for artists and art lovers alike. The gallery is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.FoothillsArtSociety.com for more information.
Mary Woodcock Johnson is a Maine native who has painted and taught art in the Adirondacks since 1984. Oil, watercolor and drawing are her usual media, and she recently ventured into acrylic painting.
While attending classes at the University of Maine and the University of Wisconsin she focused on drawing and painting figures. Their interactions and relationships along with their gestures create that sense of place that allows the viewer access to the painting.
The tilt of a head, the closeness of two figures as they walk by a third, Winter Carnival crowds or a solitary figure walking down a Saranac Lake street are often her subjects.
During the past few years, Johnson’s daily walks in the woods influenced her painting so that landscapes, flowers, trees, animals and birds are often her subjects. Those both seen and those she hopes to see have found their way into her work. But always the figures return.
Johnson is a member of NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery. Her work is included in both private and public collections and can be viewed online at mwjohnsonpaintings.com
Saturday, Sept. 23
¯ Adirondack Harvest Plein Air Festival — Sept. 19-23, Ticonderoga. More info: www. saranaclakeartworks.org.
¯ Cinco de Mayo Karaoke with Dennis & Deb — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Live music: Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa — 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational church, 1791 NY-73, suggested donation $20-30.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Friday, Sept. 29
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
¯ Live music: Andy Walkow — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Saturday, Sept. 30
¯ Birding hike with Joan Collins — 7 a.m. meet at Geiger Arena, 6 Pavilion Road, Long Lake, walk to Hitchins Pond and Upper Dam on Bog River. Register: 518-624-3077. Maximum 15 participants. Bring food, water, jacket, appropriate attire/hiking shoes, binoculars, hat, sunscreen and bug spray.
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
¯ Live music: Cam Caruso — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Sunday, Oct. 1
¯ Kite Fest — 10 a.m., Marcy Field, Keene Valley, free.
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine pub-
lisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
Monday, Oct. 2
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
Tuesday, Oct. 3
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
¯ Book Club discussion
— With Tom Walker to discuss “The Wanderer: An Alaska Wolf’s Final Journey,” 7 to 8 p.m., The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid. More info: www.thebookstoreplus.com.
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Oct. 4
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Oct. 4-8, Tupper Arts, 106 Park St., Tupper Lake. four-day festival that concludes with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center. More info: www.tupperarts.org.
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band setup available for those without instruments.
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More
info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Oct. 4-8, Tupper Arts, 106 Park St., Tupper Lake. four-day festival that concludes with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center. More info: www.tupperarts.org.
Friday,
¯ PleinAir Magazine Fall Color Week — A private week-long painting adventure with PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads, Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 in Saranac Lake. More info: fallcolorweek.com/saranac-village.
¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Oct. 4-8, Tupper Arts, 106 Park St., Tupper Lake. four-day festival that concludes with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center. More info: www.tupperarts. org.
¯ Live music: Erin Powers — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ Play: “Cure” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., the Arts Center, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www.adirondackarts.org.
Saturday, Oct. 7
¯ Octo-BEAR-Fest — Craft fair to benefit cancer charity: vendors, activities and live music. 10 a.m., Hoss’s Country Corner, 1142 Main St., Long Lake.
¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Oct. 4-8, Tupper Arts, 106 Park St., Tupper Lake. four-day festival that concludes with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center. More info: www.tupperarts.org.
¯ Play: “Cure” — Part of the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., the Arts Center, Blue Mountain Lake. More info and tickets: www. adirondackarts.org.
¯ Live music: Bill Kanengiser — Classical guitar, 7:30 p.m., Keene Valley Congregational church, 1791 NY-73, suggested donation $10-20.
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— The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts has announced its newly expanded 2023 Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival, formerly the Adirondack Lakes Summer Theatre Festival, which is adding two productions to its former threeshow lineup and will now run from June 16 through Oct. 7, with performances and theatre activities continuing into the fall and winter.
This year, the festival opens with perennial favorite “Forever Wild” at the arts center, followed by four touring productions: the romantic comedy “Southern Comforts” by Kathleen Clark; the free, outdoor Shakespeare in the Parks production, “The Tempest”; the feel-good musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”; and a world premiere of the play “The Cure” by local playwright Fred Glover.
The 2023 ALTF season is part of ALCA’s continuing return to live, in-person activity, which this year is titled “Back in Blue, Act III: The Magic Continues!”
“Forever Wild”
June 16-17
“Forever Wild,” the hilarious song and skit show produced and performed by your Adirondack neighbors, returns to the arts center with performances on Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $10 and available at the door. This production, under the direction of Karen Butters, will bring back some favorites from the past, along with some brandnew material.
“Southern Comforts”
July 7-11
The play “Southern Comforts” by Kathleen Clark is set in a sprawling New Jersey Victorian, where a taciturn Yankee widower and a vivacious grandmother from Tennessee find what they least expected — a second chance at love. Directed by Beth Glover and starring Jordan Hornstein and Natalie
Luxford, the production opens at the arts center on Friday, July 7, at 7 p.m., followed by performances at Tannery Pond Center in North Creek on Saturday, July 8, at 7 p.m., View Arts in Old Forge on Sunday, July 9, at 3 p.m., and the Tupper Lake Middle/High School auditorium on Tuesday, July 11, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30, $25, and $10, available on the arts center website.
“The Tempest”
July 28 - August 2
“The Tempest,” a free, outdoor show at town parks, beaches and campgrounds, is an abridged version of the Shakespeare classic by director Karen Lordi-Kirkham. Performances run from July 28 though Aug. 2, and venues will include Arrowhead Park in Inlet, Overlook Pavilion in Newcomb, Sabattis Pavilion in Long Lake, the Sunset Stage in Tupper Lake, the Speculator Pavilion in Speculator, and Prospect Point Cottages in Blue Mountain Lake.
“You’re
August 4-9
The fourth production of the 2023 ALTF season is “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” a musical that, with charm, wit and heart, explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. Including such songs as “Happiness”, “Suppertime” and the title song, the show will feature a cast of talented singing actors from New York City and across the North Country. Directed by George and Elizabeth Cordes, the production opens at the arts center on Friday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m., followed by performances at Tannery Pond Center in North Creek on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m., View Arts in Old Forge on Sunday, Aug. 6, at 3 p.m., the Tupper Lake Middle/High School auditorium on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m., and Indian Lake Theater on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 7
p.m. Tickets are $30, $25, and $10, available on the arts center website.
October 6-7
The final production of the season will be “The Cure,” a play written by Canton playwright Fred Glover and inspired by actual people and events in Saranac Lake, during the summer of 1936.
The story follows writer, Margaret, from New York City, seeking “the cure” for her case of tuberculosis at the famous Saranac Lake health resort. Her story intertwines with the life and struggles of Dr. Edward Trudeau, a driven, deeply compassionate man who devoted himself to finding a cure for the dread disease during the late 1800s. The stories of Margaret and Dr. Trudeau combine
to celebrate the importance of community in healing and the many sides of the natural world while emphasizing the struggle to transcend a deadly pandemic.
“The Cure” will open at the arts center on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7, at 7 p.m., and tour to various schools and other venues through the fall and winter. Stay tuned for ticketing and other information on the arts center’s website.
The Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival is supported by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts and other sponsors, including David Myers, in memory of Anne Vaccaro and Jayson Grigsby.
The arts center is located at 3446 state Route 28 in Blue Mountain Lake. More information and tickets are available on the arts center’s website, www. AdirondackArts.org.
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts has announced its 2023 lineup for its Weekend Series of concerts, featuring a variety of musical genres, including classical, funk rock, musical theatre and Americana folk. Performers will range from the world-renowned Euclid string quartet, to the award-winning Buffalo band Organ Fairchild, to the return of ALCA favorite the Bob Stump band.
The Weekend Series kicks off on Saturday, June 24 with the classical duo of cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki. On Saturday, July 15, the Euclid Quartet makes its ALCA debut with a program of classical music including works by Haydn, Hugo Kauder and Beethoven, and the beautiful Crisantemi by Puccini. The quartet features violinists Jameson Cooper and Aviva Hakanoglu, cellist Justin Goldsmith and violist Luis Enrique Vargas.
On Friday, July 21, the young Plattsburgh-based indie/psychedelic rock band Ursa and the Major Key also makes its ALCA debut, followed by the funk jamband Organ Fairchild, led by Dave Ruch, on Friday, Aug. 11. Classical pianists Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia, as Duo Stephanie & Saar, will perform a program of music for piano four-hands on Saturday, Aug. 19.
In September, the Seagle Music Festival returns with its brand-new touring revue, Almost Like Being in Love — Music of Lerner & Loewe, on Friday, Sept. 15. To
close out the Weekend Series, local favorite the Bob Stump Band will be rocking the arts center with its blend of bluegrass and Americana-inspired originals on Friday, Sept. 22.
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. at the arts center, located at 3446 state Route 28 in Blue Mountain Lake. Tickets and more information are available on the arts center’s website at www.AdirondackArts. org, along with more information and
announcements on other upcoming programming, including the Adirondack Lakes Theatre Festival, adult workshops, Kids’ Arts Camp and more.
Sponsors for the Arts Center’s Weekend Series include Tony Zazula and Mark Chamberlain, the Joe and Rita Coney Memorial Fund, and other generous sponsors and donors. Everything the arts center does is funded and supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
New Orleans Party Cruise
June 22
Fluid Forces: ADK
Paintings by Anne Diggory
June 4-July 22
Ripple & Roar: The Wonder of Water
June 10-July 30
July 4th Festival of Arts & Crafts
July 4
Shades of Bublé
Missy Raines & Allegheny
August 10
The Seven Wonders
August 17
Plein Air Paint Out Auction
August 26
John Lloyd Young
August 31
Almost Like Being in Love: The Music of Lerner & Lowe
September 10
Ice Cream Social
Tony & Grammy Winner
John Lloyd Young
Shades of Bublé
July 20
Ice Cream Social
July 29
ADKs National Exhibition of American Watercolors
August 5-October 1
Eco-Arts Festival
August 5
Antique & Artisan Festival
September 16
Quilts Unlimited
October 7 - December 2
4th Annual Halloween Party
October 28
All dates subject to change; Please confirm schedule on our website
Pottery
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Sunday, Oct. 8
¯ Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival — Oct. 4-8, Tupper Arts, 106 Park St., Tupper Lake. four-day festival that concludes with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center. More info: www.tupperarts.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Friday, Oct. 13
¯ Live music: Eric Peter — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m.
first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Friday, Oct. 20
¯ Open Mic hosted by Yod Crewsey — 6 p.m., P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
Tuesday, Oct. 24
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Saturday, Oct. 28
¯ Spookie-Okie — Karaoke 5 to 8 p.m., live music by Night School 8-11 p.m., costume contest. P-2’s Irish Pub, 31 Main St., Tupper Lake, free.
¯ 4th Annual View Halloween Party — Dance music, cash bar, appetizers, costume contest and more. 7 to 10:30 p.m., 21+, at View, the Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge. More info: ViewArts.org or 315-369-6411.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Tuesday, Nov. 14
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Nov. 15
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Tuesday, Nov. 21
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Tuesday, Nov. 28
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Tuesday, Dec. 5
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
Wednesday, Dec. 6
¯ Open Mic — 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Wednesday every month, Great Hall Bar, Hotel Saranac. Full band set-up available for those without instruments.
Tuesday, Dec. 12
¯ Open Mic — 8 p.m. every Tuesday, The Rusty Nail, 83 Broadway, Saranac Lake.
