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What’s going on
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.
Tuesday, Aug. 15
¯ 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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Wednesday, Aug. 16
¯ 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.
Thursday, Aug. 17
¯ 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.
Friday, Aug. 18
¯ 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.
Saturday, Aug. 19
¯ 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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