BIRCH No r t h C o u n t r y A r t s & L i f e s t y l e
Foraging [ North Country Style ]
Into Realms of
Days Past Family The
Cookie Architect
Spring Fling
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CONTENTS North Country Foraging
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Natural treasures in your own backyard
Into Realms of Days Past
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Experience the fantasy of Krebashia Kingdom
Icing For Joy
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Wild Leeks make for exceptional Quiche
Family Grown 24 A glimpse into the family affair that is Chateaugay Lake Homegrown Market
The Cookie Architect 30 Architect Rebecca Weld shares her cookie creations
Spring Fling 36 Photographer Cassandra Blair captures the many images of Spring in the North Country
Calendar of Events Upcoming festivals, art shows and events in July and August
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editor's corner
Spring has sprung in the North Country! Sometimes it can seem as if we’ll never again feel the warm sun on our skin or smell the sweet scent of blooming flowers. Inevitably the wheel of time rolls around and we can rejoice that the wintry winds have been banished. (At least for a few months.) Spring 2015 makes our third issue of BIRCH to be released. I can’t complain seeing as we’ve only been at this for a year and a half at this point. It takes time to build up interest and momentum. We are steadily gaining new readers and I couldn’t be happier with the response we have been receiving. The magazine is evolving and changing over time too. You might notice a new feature, format or style. We have other ideas we’d like to implement in future issues. I’m letting it happen in an organic fashion without trying to be too controlling of the process while still maintaining some consistency. It’s a bit of a journey for us, putting together and releasing these issues into the World. We are so happy and grateful all of you can share the process with us! I’m looking forward to following the path and seeing just what corner of the North Country it takes us to next!
p ho to by C a s s an dra Blai r
Ryan Meashaw Editor In Chief
f r o m t h e a s s o c i at e e d i t o r
Jessie here. Hello to our readers! If you’ve been following us from the beginning, we want to extend many thank yous. We have received so much support and positive feedback from the North Country community and we are forever grateful. We’d also like to thank all of our contributors, past and present, for the wonderful content. If you are a new reader, we’d like to welcome you and thank you for taking interest. We hope you enjoy what you see within the pages of BIRCH Magazine.
are always looking for new content to include in future issues, so please get in touch if you’d like to contribute or if you are interested in advertising your business. Also, if you haven’t already done so, please like us on Facebook and invite your friends to do the same! Read on! With warm regards, Jessie A. LaRose Associate Editor
Here’s an update! We are still working on smoothing out some details in terms of content and our future release dates, so we ask that you please be patient and stick with us! While Ryan and I had projected an earlier release of our Winter and Spring issues, delivering a quality publication is and will always be our main priority. It was simply not feasible to meet our original deadlines. In the meantime, we
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BIRCH Ryan Meashaw FOUNDER /EDITOR-IN-CHIEF editor@birchmagazine.com
Jessie LaRose ASSOCIATE EDITOR jessie@birchmagazine.com
Colin Brotherton CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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foraging Remember those tiny apples your parents always told you not to eat? They actually make a delicious jelly. How about those giant white mushrooms on your front lawn you were asked not to touch? They can be substituted for portabellas in any recipe that calls for them. A lot of folks don’t realize it, but wild foods are almost everywhere you look, and searching for them can be quite an exciting activity. Here in the North Country, foraging season lasts from around April or May until around October or November, depending on the weather in a particular year. That means that there is plenty of time to take advantage of the countless array of edible plants and mushrooms that our forests, gardens, and even yards, have to offer.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR Zach Gagliardi
From Spring’s three sisters (fiddleheads, ramps, also known as wild leeks, and morels), to summer’s wild cherries, and fall’s plethora of fallen tree nuts, there is no lack of wild edibles in our area. Many of you however, may not be able to recognize, and therefore utilize, a lot of these little treasures our beautiful part of the world has to offer. I recommend to all of you with an interest in the subject to do some of your own research, whether it be through identification books, encyclopedias, or even online information, so that you can start to enjoy the bounty of nature more than ever before. Whether you’re an avid outdoorsman or just someone who likes to take walks from time to time, remember that nature gives us all many gifts, and we should take advantage of them!
*Note to readers: Zach created a Facebook group called North Country Foragers, where locals can share their knowledge and adventures related to foraging. Join the group to learn more about foraging in the North Country and share your own findings.
Fiddleheads, wild leeks and morel mushrooms - the three Sisters of Spring foraging
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Into Realms of D ay s P a s t
A N I N T E RV I E W WITH K R E B AS H I A K I N GDO M CR E AT I V E DI R E CTO R B AR RY A R M ST R O N G
Bar r y Ar ms t ro n g ph o to by C as s and ra Blair
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CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR Brooke Lynch
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you venture to Malone, New York this July (10th-12th), you may notice things a bit amiss
in the town. Chances are, that knight in tempered steel crossing the parking lot is headed to Krebashia Kingdom, Northern New York’s own Fantasy Faire. That fair damsel and that country wench are in the right vicinity. Yes, the Malone Rec Park will be home to a three day festival reminiscent of days of yore. The activities promise to incite your imagination and deliver fun for the whole family. This past week, I had the privilege of speaking with Barry Armstrong, the Creative Director of the 2015 Krebashia Kingdom. I enjoyed a glimpse into the world of fantasy soon to be witnessed by those adventurous shining souls traveling to this summer’s fantasy faire.
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Brooke Lynch: Now, Krebashia Kingdom can’t be described as a typical Renaissance Faire, correct? Barry Armstrong: True. We have our own mix of talent, art and activities that make us a unique Faire. Citizens of Krebashia come from many realms inhabiting various “Time Zones.” You just don’t know what unlikely pair you will see.
BL: Is costume encouraged for the casual civilian entering the Kingdom? BA: The good people of Krebashia Kingdom are a bit more easily recognized when they show up in their unique outfits, but people of all tribes are warmly welcomed and will still feel quite comfortable in our realm even wearing jeans and t shirt. You should expect to see pirates, fairies, Medieval and Renaissance, Middle Earth, etc. If you come in Steampunk or Star Trek, you will fit right in. Krebashia Kingdom is a realm which celebrates variety and contrasts, where even Vikings and Friars get along famously.
All o t h e r p h otos suppl i e d by K re bashia Kingdom or from their Facebook page
BL: Paint us a picture of what a typical day at Krebashia Kingdom can be. BA: Each day of the Faire starts with a royal procession, an opportunity to get a taste of the talents that will be available throughout the day. From there, exciting and captivating activities continue throughout all three days. You will cheer on your favorite champion as you watch jousters compete on horseback. Perhaps you will be a lucky volunteer as the crowd watches theatrical makeup artists transform you into something else. Sword swallowers will amaze you with their many death defying talents. You can sing along with some pirate musicians. Your attention will be captured by our theatrical fighting troupe. Fire spinners will be sure to keep things heated up. Test your prowess with the bow and arrow, and other carnival games. Enjoy a turkey leg, or a pork chop on a stick. Learn to write your name in Viking or (if you are really daring) Dragon Runes. Kids can partake in the pleasures of Kiddie Kingdom, crafts, dramatic play, stories, horse rides, maybe even find a dragon’s egg! All this with the backdrop of a few traveling minstrels providing ambiance, and skilled artisans and vendors displaying their wares and giving demonstrations. Watch the blacksmith forging at his anvil. Learn how to make a nosegay. Add your own weaving skills to some community art.
event page you will be able to decide which days you will attend. There will be falconry, May Pole dances, drum circle (also a great time for a little freestyle dancing or showing off your hula hoop skills), clogging, belly dancing, perhaps a costumed pet parade. We are still working on some things. You can always slow things down a bit with a few simple games spread around the fair, chess and checkers, tic tac toe, oversized Jenga or Kerplunk styled games, learn how to tie some nautical knots or take part in a scavenger hunt.
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BL: How do you feel Krebashia Kingdom enhances the community? BA: Our Faire is a unique environment where you can experience things available nowhere else in the North Country. Adults and children alike can be as dramatically involved as they wish, or just enjoy vicariously the imaginations and creativity of others. Krebashia gives the opportunity to travel to exotic places and times, to be someone else for a day, to be a part of something big. Though Krebashia has, in the past, drawn people from other states and Canada, we are hoping to make the transition from largely a local event to a regional one, drawing more visitors from all over Northern New York and Canada. Additionally, many communities are finding renewal in event tourism. I believe our community will reap comparable benefits, and, hopefully, we will see more events with similar economic impact. BL: Can you talk about some of the local organizations and how they will be contributing? BA: This aspect is still in its infancy, but I can say that Ekrub Players Inc., the organizing agency of the Faire, is very interested in reaching out to others who would like to be a part of Krebashia
Kingdom. Though not confirmed yet, the Greater YMCA has shown interest in running a carnival game like a jousting (think huge Q-tips) or pillow fight game. Titus Mountain is donating rocks to be used to outline a contemplative medieval labyrinth. I just have to find someone willing to make it. The Adirondack Arc has been very active in some of our other events concerning “manpower�, and they also assist us logistically by providing space for our monthly meetings. The activities director at the nursing home has agreed to help us out. Some of the residents will be making rag rope, which will be used to define the perimeters of the Faire, as well as certain areas within the kingdom. A school drama group may be manning a dunking tank. Some school band groups have agreed to provide some minstrels. We have plans to reach out to more civic groups this year and increase that number in the years to come. BL: Barry, I know you are a Spanish teacher at Salmon River Central. Can you also discuss your past involvement with community arts? BA: Sure. My wife, Laura, and I have performed in the Malone Winter Carnival for the past nine years. It raises tens of thousands of dollars to enable the YMCA to provide scholarships for underprivileged children and families who would otherwise be unable to take part in the
programs offered. For the last four years, we have directed the show, partnering throughout the years with Foothills Art Society, who has done brilliant work on our backdrops for the local musicians, dancers and comedy routines that entertain our local audiences. Also, for the YMCA and the Franklin County Fair, we direct Franklin County Has Talent, where we give away each year $5,000 in cash prizes to local talent in three age categories - children, teens and adults. Additionally, we are the creative directors of the Mystical Forest River Walk each Columbus Day weekend at Sellars Field in Burke, New York. It is a guided, evening tour through the woods with a different theme each year. Two years ago, we had 16 foot mushrooms for the Alice inspired show. Last year, we had an 18 foot blue monster and a 35 foot dragon for our Monsters Academy. Participants were treated to interactive live theatre, dramatic reading, a puppet show and interactive live music, with the woods full of monsters all shapes and sizes. In this fall’s theme families will learn how to train a dragon. Over the years, we have also participated in New Covenant Church’s Vacation Bible School in Malone which has rotating themes and is open to the whole community. Finally, we just returned from chaperoning 18 students and a few parents and grandparents on a 10 day trip I organized to London, Paris and Barcelona, over our Spring
Break. It was an amazing group of students on a fabulous, and for some, life-changing trip!
BL: As Artistic Director, I am sure you encounter a multitude of issues. What do you feel are some of the greatest challenges you face in the position? BA: Manpower. I have more ideas than I can execute. Our vision for this Faire is bigger than we are. It is going to take a whole village to raise this baby! BL: And what are your greatest rewards or anticipated rewards? BA: There are several. I enjoy exposing both adults and children to creative endeavors; to inspire people to develop their talents, to go beyond their comfort zone, to dream bigger, is very exciting for me. I love being a part of something much bigger than myself. Seeing a project come to fruition that none of us could have accomplished alone, providing unique family friendly events in a community that is admittedly off the beaten path - that not only entertain, but encourage creativity and experience in the arts is very important to us. In that vein, what Ekrub Players hopes to do is to be in a place financially where we can provide grants to arts programs like the small one we
gave the art department at Salmon River High School, who donated their talents to design and paint an amazing Jabberwocky featured in the Alice show. In turn, we were able to gift their program some money to buy some extra art supplies. It’s a small beginning, but you have to start somewhere and Ekrub Players is committed to expanding the amounts we can award. BL: Considering the acts to be seen at Krebashia Kingdom, are there any new, exciting ones to particularly look forward to? BA: We have never had Ravenbane’s Firecraft from Connecticut at the Faire before. Find them on Facebook and you will see why we booked them. They are incredible! I am very excited that they will be with us. Another team that is new was recommended by a previous performer and director of his own show from Florida, the XOD Monster Lab. They are the interactive makeup team which will be sure to add great depth to the event. BL: And how about beloved acts from past years set to return? BA: Paragon Jousting will be returning! They give everything they have to give us a thrilling jousting tournament. They are awesome! Olaf and Sadie are returning to astound with their sword-swallowing, bed of nails, knife-throwing, glass-walking show. Also, Off Keel will bring their infectious, piratey, enthusiasm and musical talents to our show, once again. As for some of our local talent, Veils of the Nile will be performing their exotic belly dancing for us and Drew’s Crew Cloggers will bring their unique dance style to our stage.
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BL: Is the show set to go on, rain or shine? BA: We are a rain or shine event! We have the large pavilion on the State Street side of the Rec Park, we will have some tents, but really, we have spent a lot of money and time preparing this show. Even in less than perfect weather, these activities are just so cool, the rain really can’t dampen the fun that we have! BL: Any last words of enticement for our readers to come join us July 10th, 11th, and 12th? BA: You will get no better value for your money (adults $10, students and seniors $7, children 5 and under are free!) Other private enterprises charge around three times that. Talent from all over the North Country and the Eastern Seaboard are coming here! Mix that with the efforts of a dedicated group of local individuals and organizations, and you have a show that you will find nowhere else in Northern New York! Don’t miss it. In fact, you may very well discover that one day is not enough! Plan accordingly.
photo courtesy RavenbanesF irecraft .com
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R E GUL A R CO LU M N BY AN ASTAS I A H ULL
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he leek is a vegetable that belongs, along with onion and garlic, to the genus Allium, currently placed in family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae. Packed with nutrients, they are extremely healthy to incorporate in your diet! This spring, I will be using them in Anastasia’s Bakery quiche. My family packed our belongings in our Knapps Station house and moved to Madrid, NY when I was fifteen years old. It was a wonderful change that we needed and with it, came many new adventures. For me, the biggest change of all was my running routine. I no longer had my Norwood hills to sprint or the Amish farm horses to talk to as I ran past. My running routes now had more houses than trees and I actually wasn’t a fan. I usually ended up (and still do) charging past all the houses to find fields and woods to run with. Little did I know that some of these woods had gold growing inside of them. The first spring of living in our Old Stone Home, I befriended a boy, whom we dubbed as Pip, living down the street from us. We ended up stuck like glue to each other for years. I will never forget one spring adventure, the very first time we actually met. He decided to take us to a special spot and help us pick wild leeks! I remember looking out our window and seeing a shaggy haired boy walking down the street, leaning over his shoulder, with a bucket in one hand and shovels in the other. My mom and I grabbed gloves and spades and followed his lead. Down the road and down another and down another and past fields and woods until finally, we were at the special spot. We crawled through the branches and bushes and then Pip showed us how to dig in the dirt and pull up these wondrous pieces of treasure called leeks. We came home with buckets full and my mom made a glorious cream leek soup. We dined over candles and a beautiful friendship bloomed! Not all of you have best friends who take you to pick wild leeks, BUT you can go to your local Co-op or farmer’s market and purchase some! I personally love leeks in soups, frittatas, quiches, grilled, or just simply sauteed with veggies. Get yourselves some wild leeks this spring and enjoy! 23
fa m i ly g r o w n FR O M S E E D TO S ALE
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR/PHOTOGRAPHER Cassandra Blair
CHATEAUGAY LAKE HOMEGROWN MARKET 5584 State Route 374 Merrill, NY 12955
There is no question that the Adirondack region is filled with beautiful lakes, mountains, and scenery. This land is some of the purest land in the country. When The Sharland Family started selling Marigolds and Geraniums on a roadside picnic table, they never could have imagined just what it would have to offer them. From a few flowers to multiple greenhouses, Chateaugay Lake Homegrown Market, owned by James and Sarah Sharland, has become a hot spot for purchasing garden ready vegetable and flower plants. Growing the majority of their product from seed, their plants are some of the hardiest in the area. From a young age, James has been working in the dirt. He remembers when he was just a boy, helping his grandmother in her vegetable garden, and says “I have always loved getting my hands in the Earth, watching the plants in the garden grow, harvesting, and preserving.” This tradition continues with his family, which has grown right along with their business, as they raise their four children together. Sarah explains, “For the first three years, my customers would come to buy flowers and see a bassinet in the greenhouse. We don’t joke when we say “Family grown, from seed to sale.” 26
Their children played a huge role in their decision to grow their business from flowers to food. “They say you are what you eat. There is nothing better than something grown by your own two hands,” James comments, as he rocks their youngest in his arms. They made the choice to grow organic, to make sure the family is not surrounded by or ingesting chemicals. This gives their children the freedom to fill their bellies with the freshest veggies and fruit, right in their own back yard. In the most recent years, they have incorporated a small amount of livestock as both a source of meat and to provide fertilizer for their gardens. All of these things ensure the family is delivering the best and healthiest plants possible to not only their customers, but most importantly their family. They work hard every day to be self sustainable, from start to finish. This comes with some challenges. Sarah confesses, “It’s a lot of juggling, both family and business, there just isn’t enough time in the day. It really all comes down to time.” To sustain themselves, the Market must expand each year like any advancing business. Balancing a farming business and a family is no easy feat, but the Sharland Family does it with grace and strength; remembering and ensuring that their children get what they need first.
They hope to grow from two to four greenhouses over the next year. Eventually, James and Sarah hope to turn their home into a market, where local gardeners have the freedom to sell their excess produce. This would also provide the Chateaugay Lake area with an opportunity to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh baked goods and other local products. They also plan to stock the shelves with dried and preserved goods, something that is desperately needed in the area. Before I left The Sharland Family, I had one more question: “What does this work mean to you?” James replied, “Work is life. Everyone should do what they love. There is nothing else we would ever want to do than this. This is our work, this is our life, this is our love.”
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Spring has returned.
The Earth is like a child that knows poems. . ~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~
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the cookie
architect An Interview with Rebecca Weld
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CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR Associate Editor Jessie LaRose
Jessie LaRose: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Rebecca Weld: Sure! I returned to the North Country five years ago to be closer to family as I was growing my family with my husband, Tim. We have two young boys, Tighe and Phin. I started my own architectural firm, Renew Architecture and Design (check it out on Houzz), focused on green buildings, residential and professional/commercial buildings. I like to run and read, and for the last few years, decorate sugar cookies in the wee hours of the night. I share them with the world under the name The Cookie Architect. JL: Your cookie decorating skills are impressive. Do you do any other type of art? RW: I don’t currently do other kinds of art, beyond sketches and drawings for my architectural clients. In the past, I have always been crafty (quilting, cut paper collage), but I’ve never been much of a selfidentified artist until the cookies. Something about the medium and the process of “cookie-ing” something really makes me happy and inspires me. JL: How did you get into cookie decorating? Do you do any other sort of artsy baking? RW: I started out making gingerbread houses. When I came back to the North Country and needed some clients for my business, I entered the TAUNY gingerbread contest and used my model making skills from college to put together a gingerbread “Adirondack Chalet”. It worked! I won, AND I got my first client. The next year and the year after, I made even larger and more complicated gingerbread projects. But, they took a lot of time, and with the third project, I was pregnant with my second child. The next year at gingerbread season, there was no way to put in the time on a project like that. Then, I saw some decorated cookies on a King Arthur Flour catalog, and then stumbled on to the massive online cookie decorating community, and the rest, as they say, is history.
O p p o si te : C hi c ke n and E gg Py ansky decorated cook ies. P h o to s co u r tesy The C ooki e A rc hi tect
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Jessie LaRose: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
JL: How did you get into cookie decorating? Do you do any other sort of artsy baking?
Rebecca Weld: Sure! I returned to the North Country five years ago to be closer to family as I was growing my family with my husband, Tim. We have two young boys, Tighe and Phin. I started my own architectural firm, Renew Architecture and Design (check it out on Houzz), focused on green buildings, residential and professional/ commercial buildings. I like to run and read, and for the last few years, decorate sugar cookies in the wee hours of the night. I share them with them world under the name The Cookie Architect.
RW: I started out making gingerbread houses. When I came back to the North Country and needed some clients for my business, I entered the TAUNY gingerbread contest and used my model making skills from college to put together a gingerbread “Adirondack Chalet”. It worked! I won, AND I got my first client. The next year and the year after, I made even larger and more complicated gingerbread projects. But, they took a lot of time, and with the third project, I was pregnant with my second child. The next year at gingerbread season, there was no way to put in the time on a project like that. Then, I saw some decorated cookies on a King Arthur Flour catalog, and then stumbled on to the massive online cookie decorating community, and the rest, as they say, is history.
JL: Your cookie decorating skills are impressive. Do you do any other type of art? RW: I don’t currently do other kinds of art, beyond sketches and drawings for my architectural clients. In the past, I have always been crafty (quilting, cut paper collage), but I’ve never been much of a self-identified artist until the cookies. Something about the medium and the process of “cookie-ing” something really makes me happy and inspires me.
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JL: Do you or are you interested in selling your cookies through special orders or a third-party website such as Etsy? RW: I don’t really sell my cookies in the traditional way. For one thing, I have a real business, in my architecture firm. That is how I make my money, and that takes priority. For another, my cookies are so artsy, and they represent a lot of my time and effort, so they wouldn’t really be affordable! That said, I do occasionally do cookies on commission for publication or display, in exchange for payment or royalty. My most exciting project has been a collaboration with Springbok Puzzles. They recently published a picture of a set of my cookies as a large, 2000 piece, jigsaw puzzle, Spring Flowers. I believe that there will be more to come. I am working on additional designs for them, and they have another set already! JL: Anything else you’d like to share with us? RW: I love taking part in the cookie art conversation. You can find me posting sporadically on my blog at thecookiearchitect. net, where you can also find an up-todate portfolio. I am on Facebook and Instagram too. Come say hi!
Facebook.com/TheCookieArchitect
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Do You Believe In Fairies?
Saturday August 15, 2015 - Thompson Park, Watertown NY http://faefest.wix.com/faefest
Come out for a day of merriment and wonder, as the FAE and Earth creatures descend upon Thompson Park. There will be vendors, children’s activities, performers, food and more. Northern Rivers Protogrove, will be attending. Cost for admission is food donation only, to be donated to a local food pantry. “Arethusa” Father & Son strolling musicians performing on a good many instruments for music of the Renaissance, Victorian, World Music, Celtic, Jazz Improv and more! VEILS OF THE NILE” a group of ladies who love belly dancing and performing locally to share the art of this beautiful dance. “The Paddy Nappers” This band of nautical rapscallions was created on a whim and the roving marauders are invdaing various events ... so be aware, be very aw arrgh! Graveyard Fresh For the first time the Festival will be having their very own Dark Fairies!! Played by a CNY Not-for-Profit - Graveyard Fresh.
spring fling
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Cassandra Blair
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July
calendar
of events
1st
Mare’s Wares Arts Fest
4th
Made In NY
4th-Aug 16th
Renaissance Festival
Ogdensburg
Sackets Harbor Sterling
French Fest Cape Vincent
9th-11th
Summer Festival
10th-12th
Krebashia Kingdom
11th-12th
Buck Moon Arts Festival
11th
Can-Am Festival
18th-19th
Alex Bay Summer Craft Fair
Potsdam Malone
Johnstown
Sackets Harbor Alexandria Bay
Seaway Festival Ogdensburg
Harborfest Oswego
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23rd-26th
Arts, Crafts & Wine Fest
24th-26th
Spencerport Canal Days
25th-26th
Artists on the Point
Syracuse
Spencerport Dexter
Festivals & events coming up in the North Country region
1st
Wine & Jazz Festival Wolcott
Arts & Wine Fest Brewfest On the Beach Plattsburgh
4th-9th
St. Lawrence County Fair
7th-9th
Stone Mills Art and Craft Fair
8th-9th
Brockport Arts Festival
7th-16th
Franklin County Fair
8th-9th
Wine & Food Festival
Gouverneur
LaFargeville Brockport
August
Cortland
Malone
Ogdensburg
American Grape Wine Fest Dunkirk
15th
Fairy and Earth Festival Watertown
Have an upcoming event you’d like added to the Calendar? Send us the event information via email to editor@birchmagazine.com and we’ll be sure to include it in the next issue! 45
Summer Festival 2015
saturday, july 11 Chamber & TJ Toyota Main Stage 10-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon Noon-1 p.m. 1-2 p.m. 2-3 p.m. 3-4 p.m. 4-5:15 p.m. 6:30-6:55 p.m. 7:15-9 p.m. 9-11 p.m.
sponsored by Potsdam Chamber of Commerce
friday continued 5-7 p.m. 7-9 p.m. 9-11 p.m. Calendar subject to change
thursday, july 9 Chamber & TJ Toyota Main Stage Noon-1 p.m. 1-2 p.m. 2-3 p.m. 3-4 p.m. 4-5 p.m. 5-7 p.m. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Troy O’Brien, pop standards Church & State, jazz Animal Crackers, americana Time Line, country rock Countdown-The Wolf, country 12 Struck, acoustic duo Ten Speed Taxi, country rock
Throughout Potsdam 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Noon-8 p.m. 11 a.m. - ? 5-7 p.m.
6:30-8 p.m.
Scholastic Book Fair, 24 Market St. inside Vendors, concessions Potsdam Elks, chicken bar-b-que, 10 Elm St. Tour de Potsdam Walk/Run For Wellness, register 5 pm, 6 pm walk, 6:30 run, Waverly St. Potsdam Rescue ice cream social, Norwood Brass Firemen, Ives Park
friday, july 10 Chamber & TJ Toyota Main Stage 10-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon Noon-1 p.m. 1-2 p.m. 2-3 p.m. 3-4 p.m. 4-5 p.m.
Christian Parker, singer/ songwriter Andy Van Duyne and Mary Casal, folk, blues/americana Ed Trainor, acoustic A Fine Line Jazz Trio, jazz Odis, blues/folk Hermon DeKalb Rock Ensemble, rock Jeff Stein, singer/songwriter
Bee Children, folk/rock Six Foot Midget, rock KTX, pop/r&b
Throughout Potsdam 10 a.m. -8 p.m. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Noon 1:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Noon-6 p.m. 6:30-8 p.m. 8:30-10 p.m.
Vendors, concessions Kids inflatables, Potsdam Elks, 10 Elm St. Book sale, Civic Center basement Scholastic Book Fair, 24 Market St. inside Scholastic Book Fair story hour Clifford the Big Red Dog, outside Chamber Office (rain location: Sergi’s) Outer Market Mania (OMM), Save A Lot Plaza, touch a truck, games, bike give away OMM-Step It Out Dance Studio OMM-Cubby T Clown & Co. OMM-Cubby T Clown & Co. Tap to Toe Dance Art Market- Ives Park, juried artisan show SLC Arts Council Potsdam Community Band, Ives park gazebo Outdoor Movie, “Paddington,” Gazebo
Big Papa, beach music, danceable Sunday Rock Legacy, musical review Lou Dacques Band, blues/classic rock Bill Mechoir & Rebecca, solo/duo singers Crescent Street Jam, jazz/blues; classic jazz Tye Dye, 50’s-80’s, country Microburst, blues/classic rock Fashion Show, Today’s Hair & Day Spa Northbound, mix of folk acoustic, classic rock We Build Tomorrow, indie alt., Gazebo, Ives Park
Gazebo, Ives Park 9-10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. -Noon 12:15-1 p.m. 1:15-2 p.m. 2:15-3 p.m.
Yogi Strong, Gurumantra Kaur New Horizons Band, concert band Jack Kelly- Big Band, swing/big band Veils of the Nile, belly dancing Sweet Adelines, woman’s a cappella
Throughout Potsdam 8:45-9 a.m.
9 a.m.-2 p.m. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 5:30-6:15 p.m. 7-7:15 p.m. 8 p.m.-Midnight
Police Dept. Auction, Hatch Rd, viewing 8:30 am move to village Elm St. police garage at 9 am Rubber Duck Pluck sales, Ives Park, pluck at 2:30 pm Craft show, Ives Park (Farmer’s Market in normal location) Car show, Ives Park (south end) ONNY Junque Sale, Pine St. Arena Vendors, concessions, inflatables at Elks Book sale, Civic Center basement Scholastic Book Fair, 24 Market Street inside Parade Run To The River Laser Tag - Ives Park, $5 per person per game