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Welcome, summer! After what felt like one of the longest winters in recorded history...it's great to finally welcome summer! And, to help you make this year's summer your most memorable ever, we have once again published your official guide to summer: the Lakes Region Summer Guide. This year's edition is jam-packed with events and activities to keep you busy - and happy - all summer long. From dining out to camping, from golfing to motor racing, from hiking to visiting all the local farmer's markets, if it's happening in the Lakes Region then you will find it in the pages of your 2015 Lakes Region Summer Guide. We hope you enjoy this special edition and keep it handy throughout the summer for quick and easy reference. Have a great summer! John Manchester Publisher
Table of Contents Adventure Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Antiques index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Arts & Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Bingo directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Calendar of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Farmer's Markets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Festivals & Fairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Hiking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Lodging index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Music & Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Real Estate index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Restaurant index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Rodeos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Stock Car Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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History
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the turbulent and bloody history of the region. Valleys and waterways have always invited human settlement. This is true of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, whether it be by the native tribes or the later invasion of these lands by Europeans – the Dutch, English and French. Conflict between all of these groups was pretty continual for well over a
hundred years. This was especially true in the American Revolutionary War, after the British had wrested control of Canada from the French. Our northern neighbor served as a handy invasion point via the 125-mile-long Lake Champlain. British generals dreamed of cutting the unruly colonies in half or thirds and one way was to
sail and march up the Hudson River and down Lake Champlain and its valley to, they hoped, cut off the whole of New England. Much was touch-and-go for the rebellious colonists in this conflict, as our area’s many forts illustrate. There were many setbacks and much suffering,
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HISTORY especially in the long, bitter winters that are the rule here. So, from the dominating, stone ramparts of Fort Ticonderoga to the remote, hill-locked battlefields of Hubbardton, take some time to explore the reminders of this turbulent history in a time when the landscape has long settled back into a peaceful repose.
VERMONT Chimney Point State Historic Site 8149 Vermont Route 17W, Addison Located in a historic 1785 tavern on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, the site offers an array of fascinating artifacts in its
museum from three cultures: Native American, French Colonial and early American. In fact, some from Abenaki days date back 9,000 years. There are both permanent and traveling exhibits, an interpretive trail, frequent special events, boat access from a new ramp, and a picnic area with views of the new bridge that was opened in 2013. The range of events offered at Chimney Point includes the 20th Annual Northeast Open Atlati Championship on Saturday, Sept.19, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This features an ancient hunting technique using the atlati (spear thrower). Another of many offerings is “Blast from the Past: How They Did It in
New France,” a hands-on workshop to be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the Saturdays of June 20, July 18 and Aug.15. All dominant cultures of the area recognized and utilized the strategic location of Chimney Point, from the Native Americans who fished, hunted, camped and traded here to the French, who built a fort in this spot during the French and Indian War. Chimney Point is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., every Wednesday through Saturday, from May 23 through Oct.12. Admission is just $5 for adults and children age 14 and under get in free. The cost is $2.50 per person for groups of 10 or more if you pre-register. Directions: From north
and east, take U.S. Rte. 7 south to VT Rte. 22A and then take Rte. 17 west. Take left immediately before Lake Champlain Bridge. From south, take VT Rte. 30 or VT Rte. 22A north to Rte. 125 west and take a left immediately before Lake Champlain Bridge. For more information go to http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/chimney_point, call 802-759-2412 or email elsa.gilbertson@ state.vt.us .
Mount Independence State Historical Site 497 Mount Independence Road, Orwell Mount Independence offers both a dose of history and an opportunity for a
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HISTORY decent and mellow hike. As you follow its trails out on the jutting peninsula past scattered stone foundations and other ruins now shaded with a forest canopy, the place has a rather haunted feel. Imagine it as treeless and open to the harsh elements when you had to huddle around a meager fire to warm yourself against sub-zero winter winds coming down Lake Champlain from the north. Think of snakes slithering through your tents and swarms of biting insects spreading diseases for which there were no antibiotics and which could kill far more than cannon or musket ball. Mount Independence seemed like a good idea for the American Revolutionaries at the time, but it was a place of utter misery for the soldiers that were stationed there. Mount Independence is now one of the largest archeological sites from the American Revolutionary War. Between it and Ft. Ticonderoga, which is readily visible across a narrow passage of Lake Champlain, 12,000 soldiers were stationed at one point. Construction of the Mount Independence forts commenced in the summer of 1776 after the defeat of the American attempt to invade Canada and fears of a British thrust through the area. Many historical figures had a presence at the site, including Polish engineer Thaddeus Kosciusko. In fact, the combined forces at Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga scared off the first thoughts of a British thrust through here – at least for that year.
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That was about the only success achieved by the Americans with the two forts. Mount Independence was occupied by a reduced force of 2,500 over the next winter and they suffered mightily from cold and disease. The next summer, both this site and Fort Ticonderoga were abandoned by the Colonial Army to live and fight another day. British General Burgoyne, fresh from a nearby battle at Hubbarton, Vt., occupied the two forts with his German mercenary allies. They were there until the fall when, in a tit-for-tat, they also abandoned (and burned) the forts after American victories in Bennington and Saratoga. Mount Independence features four, color-coded/ marked hiking trails with distances ranging from .2 to 2.5 miles. The 1.6 mile long Baldwin Trail is notable as accessible for people with disabilities as it has compacted surfaces and gentle grades. It also offers 15 color signs detailing the history of the site. A permanent exhibit in the museum features artifacts from the small to large, which is a 3,000pound cannon constructed in Scotland in the 1690’s. There are also films and special events offered, from an Early Bird Nature Walk on May 23 to a history program by Mike Barbieri illustrating the miseries of winter soldiering at Mount Independence. The site is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May 23 to Oct. 12. Adult admission is $5, while children age 14 are admitted for free. For groups of 10 or more that have reservations, admission is $4 per person.
HISTORY Directions: at intersection of Rtes. 22A and 73 in Orwell, turn west on Rte. 73. Take first left onto Mount. Independence Road. Road turns to gravel to left up a hill. Parking lot on left at top of hill. For more information call 802-759-2412 or in season at 802-948-2000, email elsa.gilbertson@state.vt.us or go to http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/mount_independence
Hubbardton Battlefield State Historical Site 5696 Monument Road, Hubbardton It’s hard to visualize this remote location of gentle, wooded hills and open, grassy fields as the site for a major battle. The clash that occurred here is
delay the described as British a successful advance. The rear guard two forces action by the met early in American the morning forces who of July 7, 1777 fought the with several seasoned, British well-trained attacks British regupushed back. lars of The end General result was John deemed a sucBurgoyne to cess for the a standstill. Americans, as The their main American force manforces, havHistory comes alive each year at the Hubbardton aged to march ing abansafely and the doned Forts Battlefield during the Revolutionary War encampment. British sufTiconderoga Military Road. While the fered many casualties, forcand Mount Independence bulk of the force of 4,000 ing them to reconsider to superior British forces, Americans continued on to their plans. marched here along the Castleton, a group of 1,000 narrow Mount to 1,200 stayed behind to See HISTORY, pg. 10 Independence-Hubbardton
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HISTORY The Hubbardton Battlefield features a permanent exhibit illustrating the story of the conflict, period artifacts, a threedimensional optic map with narration, and a diorama created by Vermont artist Paul V. Winter that depicts the battle. The outdoor grass trail offers interpretive signs detailing the events of that day. Special events at the Hubbardton Battlefield are offered throughout the season. They include guided hikes, a scrapbooking and journal workshop, a stargazing gathering and more. There is also the popular “Battle of Hubbardton
Revolutionary War Encampment Weekend,” where you can observe a reenactment of the battle, as well as participate in other activities such as drilling lessons, guided tours and a history scavenger hunt. The Hubbardton Battlefield is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, plus Monday holidays, from May 23 through Oct.12. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children age 14 and under. For those in groups of 10 or more with reservations, the cost is $1.50 per person. Directions: six miles east from VT Rte. 30 in
Hubbardton or seven miles north off of exit 5 of U.S. Rte. 4 in Castleton Need further information? Call 802-759-2412 or 802-273-2282 during open hours or email elsa.gilbertson@state.vt.us . You can also go to http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/hubbardton .
Bennington Battle Monument State Historical Park 15 Monument Circle, Bennington The Bennington Battle Monument is actually the tallest structure (306 feet high) in Vermont. Its presence dominates the Town
of Bennington and is accentuated by its hilltop location. The monument commemorates a conflict that led to what is considered the turning point in the American Revolutionary War. Actually, as many do not know, the site is not where the battle actually took place, but marks the location of a key supply depot for the American forces. The British were marching rapidly in this direction back in the late summer of 1777, as they were in dire straits in terms of military supplies, especially following their tactical defeat at the Battle of Hubbardton. Thus, they
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HISTORY had their eyes on the Bennington depot. Continental Army Col. John Stark decided to head off the British by attacking on Aug. 16 across the New York border on the Walloomsac River Heights. His force included 2,000 mostly untrained troops of the newly formed Republic of Vermont, as well as New Hampshire and Berkshire County, Mass., volunteers. The battle fortunes swayed back and forth a few times before the Americans prevailed by dusk. The inability of the British to gain these desperately needed supplies led to more dire consequences for them in the autumn.
The Bennington Battle Monument site is open daily, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from April 18 through Oct. 31. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children age 6. For groups of 10 or more that pre-register, the cost is $2 per person. There is an elevator to the top and various statues on the grounds surrounding the monument, including ones honoring Seth Warner, leader of the Green Mountain Boys force that helped defeat the British forces in the second engagement of the battle, as well as General John Stark. Also featured, on the ground floor of the monument, is a diorama
designed by Paul Winters, and several panel exhibits. Directions: located at junction of U.S. Rte. 7 and State Rte. 9. At Monument Circle at top of Monument Avenue. From center of Bennington, follow W. Main St. up the hill past Bennington Museum and take sharp right at Old First Church onto Monument Avenue. For more information, including information about special events that will be offered at the site, call 802-447-0550 or email Marylou.chicote@state.vt. us . Also check out http:// historicsites.vermont.gov/ directory/bennington.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes This museum offers numerous buildings brimming with exhibits and artifacts. These include an 1818 stone schoolhouse, featuring a Native American exhibit, the Hazelett Watercraft Center, with a collection of dugout and bark canoes, kayaks, rowing skiffs and other small watercraft, and the Nautical Archaeology Center. You can also step aboard a working replica of the
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HISTORY Stephen and Sarah Pell initiated the reconstruction of Fort Ticonderoga early in the 20th century. Over the years items were gathered for the site’s museum collection as well. Today Fort Ticonderoga offers visitors the chance to explore the rebuilt fort, but also boasts of an impressive garden with a history of its own. It originally provided food for the soldiers stationed at the fort, and later Pell established an arboretum on the site. A hotel was operated here until the turn of the 20th century as well. A new garden in this space, known as the “King’s Garden,” was initiated around 1920 by Sarah Pell. Guided tours of this peaceful space began in 1967.
Special events are offered periodically at Fort Ticonderoga, including “Beyond Bullets and Blades,” which is every Wednesday at 2 p.m. from May through August. This allows the opportunity to handle original weapons from the Fort’s collection and the cost is $10 per participant (limited to five people each week). Fort Ticonderoga is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., from May 9 through Oct. 18 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Oct.19 to Nov.1. Mount Defiance is open the same hours from May 9 to Oct.18. Admission costs from May 9 to May 25 are $17.50 for adults, seniors (age 65+) are $16, children ages 5-12 are $8 and children under age 4 are free. From May 26
through Sept. 13, adults are $19.50, seniors are $17, children are $8 and children under 4 get in free. From Sept. 14 to Oct. 18 prices are the same as May 9 to May 25. Admissions to Mount Defiance only are $2.50 for adults and seniors, $1.50 for children ages 5-12 and children age 4 and under get free admission. Special two-day tickets are $27.50 for adults, $23.50 for seniors, and $12.50 for children ages 5-12 and include admission to Mount Defiance. Directions: From U.S. Rte. 87 take exit 28 onto NY Rtes. 22 & 74 east, go 18 miles, turn left on Rte. 74 east and follow a half mile to entrance. From NY Rte. 9-N go to traffic circle in
Ticonderoga, turn east on Montcalm St., continue three miles to Rte. 74E and go a half mile to entrance. From VT, follow State Rte. 74 west or Rte. 22A via Rte. 73 in Orwell to the Ticonderoga ferry. After crossing Lake Champlain, turn left after one mile. For more information call 518-585-2821 or email info@fort-ticonderoga.org. Also check out www.fortticonderoga.org.
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HISTORY Stark and Col. Seth Warner, prevented the British, under General John Burgoyne, from capturing a key American storehouse in Bennington. The Bennington Battlefield is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily from May 1 through Labor Day. From Labor Day to Columbus Day, the hours are from 10 a.m. to sunset, plus Veterans Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 518-686-7109 or 518-2791902 or go to http://parks. ny.gov/historic-sites/12/ details.aspx.
Saratoga National Historic Park 648 Rte. 32, Stillwater History books typically list the Battle at Saratoga
as the turning point of the American Revolutionary War. Here, the American Continental Army foiled an ambitious British effort to cut off the New England states from the rest of the rebellious colonies. The British plan was for a three-pronged advance with one huge force of 10,000 advancing from Canada south into New York, from Lake Ontario to the east, and led by General William Howe pushing north from New York City through the Hudson Highlands and beyond. By August of 1777 this plan seemed to be proceeding fairly well, with Burgoyne capturing Fort Ticonderoga and pushing the Americans out of
Hubbardton, Vt. In September, Burgoyne’s forces began pushing south again, while American forces were fortifying Bemis Heights near Stillwater, overlooking the Hudson River. Burgoyne split his 7,500-man force into three columns and by Sept.19 the first fighting began. Clinton began sending a force northward from New York City to help out Burgoyne’s force in early October, as his troops grew short on time, supplies and manpower. By Oct. 8, Burgoyne had been forced into a painful retreat until his forces reached Saratoga, where they were surrounded by the American forces. They finally surrendered on Oct.
17. This American victory was pivotal in convincing the French to ally themselves with the Americans, which was key to the eventual defeat of the British. The Saratoga Park’s Visitor Center is open yearround, daily, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The battlefield grounds are open to pedestrians daily from sunrise to sunset while the tour road is usually open from April 1 to the end of the first weekend of December. Schuyler House and the Saratoga Monument are open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, Friday through Sunday, plus holi-
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HISTORY days, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Victory Woods is open to pedestrians daily from sunrise to sunset. Directions: http:// www.nps.gov/sara/ planyourvisit/directions.htm Entrance fees (valid 7 days) from May 1 through Oct. 31 are $5 per private, noncommercial vehicle or $3 per adult (age 16+) for bicycles, motorcycles, pedestrians and horseback riders. Pass prices are $10 for an annual pass to Saratoga National Whitehall, N.Y. is the birthplace of the U.S Navy and home to the famous Skenesborough Museum. Historical Park, $80 for an interagency es are free for U.S. citizens ty and military passes pass, and $10 for a senior with a permanent disabiliavailable to active duty U.S. pass (age 62+). Access pass-
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Whitehall, N.Y. Located at the southern end of Lake Champlain, Whitehall was settled in 1759 by British Army Captain Philip Skene – hence its original name of Skenesborough. It quickly became an important center for maritime trade and manufacturing for the area. Skenesborough was captured by American forces on May 9, 1775 in the first war action in New York State. Also captured was Skene’s trading schooner,
oned with on its waters. There are several historic sites to check out in Whitehall including the park on the Champlain Canal and the nearby Skenesborough Museum, which contains a model of the town of the Revolutionary War period. It offers more than 4,000 artifacts and maps and photographs relative to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, as well as the lake, canal and railroad history of the area. The armory on U.S. Rte. 4’s
intersection with North Williams Street contains two of Benedict Arnold’s naval cannons, retrieved from the bottom of Lake Champlain. Summer hours at the Museum are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information about the Skenesborough Museum, call 518-499-0716 or 499-1155 or go to www. skenesborough.com/ skenesborough-museum
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Museums
History, culture on display at museums F
rom the American Revolution to the modern era, this area has incredible historical and cultural relevance. Whether it’s Rogers’ Rangers in Fort Edward, the founding of the Navy in Whitehall or the elaborate Welch slate-worker history of Granville, this area has something for every history and culture buff.
NEW YORK Old Fort House Museum Fort Edward The Fort Edward area has some of the richest early American history in the nation, and it’s on display, literally, at the Old Fort House Museum. Located in the heart of the Village of Fort Edward, on Lower Broadway, the
museum – a five-building complex –features artifacts from the 1700s and 1800s that tell the tale of America’s past. The popular Plank Road Tollhouse was restored recently to reflect the lives of a toll collector in the 1840s and show the living quarters associated with that occupation. Inside the Old Fort House, visitors can find
authentic furnishings depicting the lives of various generations of people, ranging from the 1770s through the 1940s. The circa-1853 law office of A. Dallas Wait, a Washington County Judge from the era, depicts the life of an attorney back in the day. The law office was originally located at the
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MUSEUMS end of Eddy Street and was purchased by Scott Paper and tabbed for demolition. However, in 1982 Scott Paper and many interested parties in Fort Edward elected instead to move the building to the historical campus. A one-room school, the Riverside Schoolhouse, shows education from years past. The Cronkhite Pavilion illustrates the longstanding Native American and military history of the area. Lastly, the Village of Fort Edward Water Works Barn houses exhibits on early transportation and farming. Those interested in research can utilize the John P. Burke Research Center or the photographic archives at the Fort
shop is open year round during office hours with a large selection of books on the area’s rich local history. For more information, call the museum at 518-7479600.
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The Old Fort House Museum Edward Art Center. Museum Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. June through August; then September through mid-October 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and closed on
national holidays. Schools and bus tours may call to schedule an appointment any time of the year. Museum admission is $ 5; members and children under 18 are free. The gift
Open year-round, the Slate Valley Museum in Granville illustrates the extensive history of the Slate Valley of New York and Vermont. The museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary and in April, it allowed the public to decide which exhibits will be featured to celebrate the occasion. The museum displayed a selection of about 40 pieces from the museum's collection for visitors to choose
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MUSEUMS from, including threedimensional items, photos and documents. Visitors voted on their favorite pieces from the collection and the museum will be displaying the winners, beginning in June. Ongoing exhibits at the museum include “The Dream and the Reality,” which depicts the life of immigrants working in the once-booming slate business; “Heavy Liftin,” which is a running history of human and technological handling of slate from the quarries to the markets, and “Neil Rappaport Photographs,” which document slate company work in the era of the camera from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In addition to its exhib-
its, the museum offers specialty slate items and the popular “First Friday” series, which brings the community together for interactive activities on the first Friday of each month. The Slate Valley Museum is open year round Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is closed on Sunday, Monday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. For more information, call the museum at 518-642-1417.
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sometimes even kitchens. The photos were taken by Stoddard during his own excursions into the vast expanse that is the Adirondacks. Meanwhile, The Transformation of Women’s Labor details the ever-evolving changes to the way of life for women and the role of gender in America. Photos, stories and relevant artifacts highlight this exhibit, which showcases how the lives of women in the greater Glens Falls area changed from being required to stay at home to becoming involved in the growing working class. New York State has a rich history in the realm of
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MUSEUMS women’s rights, from such events as the Seneca Falls convention, and this exhibit show how that impacted the women of this area. Programs and events at the museum are everchanging. More information about upcoming programs and events can be found on the museum’s website www.chapmanmuseum.org. The museum also features an online store with maps, books and Stoddard’s photography. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. It’s closed on major holidays.
Admission is $5, $4 for seniors and free for children under 12. Museum members also receive free admission. For more information, call the museum at 518-793-2826.
The Hyde Collection Glens Falls Opened in 1953 by Charlotte Pruyn Hyde, this museum features vast exhibits detailing both American and European antiques and artifacts. Exhibitions at the Hyde vary and this summer’s feature some new materials. “The Late Drawings of Andy Warhol: 1973-1987”
will run from June 21 until Sept. 27 and “Can You Dig It?” is set for a similar schedule. The Andy Warhol exhibition details some of the photography from the later years of Warhol’s life. Warhol was a renowned artist and a leading figure in the art form known as “pop art.” This exhibition, organized by The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, offers works created during one of the most prolific periods of his life, employing a fluid contour line to depict some of the same motifs of his iconic paint-
ings, celebrity portraits, flowers and ads. Many of the drawings in this exhibition are on view to the public for the first time. This exhibit will be located in the Wood Gallery. “Can You Dig It?” will be located in the Rotunda Gallery and will feature the art of album covers. The program is intentionally meant to coincide with the Warhol exhibit, because of his involvement in creating album covers for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Diana Ross and others.
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MUSEUMS The Hyde is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The Hyde is closed on Mondays and most national holidays. General admission is $15; the second Sunday of each month is free admission; members are admitted free; seniors are admitted for $13; children under 12, active military, military families and companions or aides of those with disabilities are all admitted free of charge. For more information, call the museum at 518-792-1761.
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Museum Granville The Pember Library and Museum was established in Granville in 1909 by Franklin Tanner Pember and his wife Ellen Wood Pember, and more than 100 years later both the museum and library still operate in the original building. Taxidermy animals line the walls and the shelves of the Pember. There are some 10,000 objects in the collections of the Pember Museum, covering a wide variety of natural history subjects. The collection includes a vast
swath of different specimens from the area’s great outdoors. Specimens include vertebrate (birds, mammals and reptiles) and invertebrate animals (insects, arachnids and sea life), rocks and minerals, fossils, some anthropological and historical materials, and a herbarium (dried plant specimens). The Pember tries to keep 80 percent of its collections on display in the museum. The Pember Museum of Natural History and the Pember Nature Preserve provide a variety of programs, exhibits and activi-
ties for the people of eastern New York and western Vermont. Not only do attendees have the chance to learn within the confines of the museum, they have the opportunity to conduct environmental studies and go on hikes, field trips and day camps. The Nature Preserve includes 125 acres of woods and wetlands, providing the perfect opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the very things they are learning about. In conjunction with the Slate Valley Museum, the Pember participates in the
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MUSEUMS “First Friday” program, which supplies the people of Granville and surrounding areas with interactive activities on the first Friday of each month. The Pember is located on West Main Street and is open year-round Tuesday through Friday, from 1-5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call the museum at 518-6421515.
Skenesborough Museum Whitehall Located in the Birthplace of the U.S. Navy, this museum illustrates the
rich history of the town formerly known as Skenesborough – now Whitehall. Skenesborough Museum was founded in 1959, during the bicentennial of Whitehall, and the museum is housed in a restored canal terminal dated to 1917. In recent years, the museum has gone through many upgrades, including a new lighting system last year, which lets patrons better observe the various items on display. Wooden ship models, 19th and 20th century household items, paintings, lake boat, canal boat and
railroad work items are some of the myriad artifacts in the museum, all of which illustrate the booming, industrious town that Whitehall once was. The museum also focuses its attention on the role that the Champlain Canal and the railroad played in developing Whitehall. Some of the most prominent exhibits can be observed outside the museum, including a massive ship known as the USS Ticonderoga and an old Delaware and Hudson railroad car. Located next to the Whitehall Town Park and
the Riverside Veterans’ Memorial Park, there is plenty of space to sit down for a picnic on a nice summer day, by the Champlain Canal. Hours vary at Skenesborough Museum based on the time of the summer, as do the rates, so visitors are encouraged to contact museum director Carol Greenough at 518-4991155. Appointments may also be made.
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MUSEUMS this property was originally constructed in 1903 to be an “ancestral home” by Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln, after he had visited Manchester 40 years prior. Since then, the site has been restored into the modern Hildene Museum. Museum-goers are welcome to jaunt out on a selfguided tour of the Lincoln Home. The tour includes a brief video presentation in the Welcome Center, a tour of the home, a 1,000-pipe Aeolian organ and access to the Hoyt Formal Garden. Other popular locations on the grounds include the Cutting and Kitchen Gardens, the Observatory, Pullman car Sunbeam, Hildene Farm and many
exhibits. Outside there are walking trails to meander around the beautiful landscape that made Lincoln decide to build a home on the 500-acre SITE. Hildene welcomes many guests daily to see the family home of the son of one of America’s most prominent presidents. The site is open yearround from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. General admission is $18, $5 for youth, and free for children under six and members. General admission includes self-guided tours of the Lincoln home. Guided tours are also available in the summer months for an additional $5 for adults, $2 for youth and free of charge for children
under six and members. Another popular service at Hildene is tractor-drawn wagon rides, which occur at 2 p.m. daily (weather permitting) and carry an additional fee of $5 for adults, $2 for youth and free for children under six. The Hildene is closed on Thanksgiving, Dec. 24-26, and Easter. To find out more, call 802-578-1788.
New England Maple Museum Pittsford Looking for something sweet to do in the summer? The New England Maple Museum has you covered. Vermont claims to produce the most maple syrup of any state in the nation and that claim to fame is
on display daily at the New England Maple Museum. Tours of the museum are self-guided, but the friendly staff greets patrons upon arrival. In addition to touring the museum, there is an eight-minute video and the famous tasting counter, which allows museumgoers to sample one of Vermont’s finest delicacies. The gift shop at the museum is popular and features maple syrup, maple products, sweets and treats,; spread, toppings and dips; gift baskets and boxes, Vermont specialty foods and gift shopping. There are free travel brochures, which include a buy-one-get-one-free admis-
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American Museum of Fly Fishing Manchester History, tradition, stewardship and recreation seamlessly blend together at the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester. The museum uses various public programs including exhibitions, gallery programs, lectures, special events and presentations to fulfill its mission of promoting the conservation of the region’s fly fishing waters. The museum has an
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MUSEUMS component to help introduce the upcoming traveling exhibition and current project initiative at the museum. The traveling exhibition is titled “On Fly in the Salt: American Saltwater Fly Fishing from the Surf to the Flats” and outlines the history of American saltwater angling from its early European roots to its current status as the fastest growing sport in fishing. The display will include watercolor works from renowned artist John Swan and highlights from the extensive research, including the first Orvis
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5; $3 for kids ages five to 14. For more information, call 802-362-3300.
Poultney Historical Society Museums Poultney The Poultney Historical Society works effortlessly to preserve the history of the 250-year-old municipality that is the Town of Poultney. Three museums are preserved by the Poultney Historical Society – the
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MUSEUMS East Poultney Schoolhouse, The Melodeon Factory and Union Academy. The East Poultney School House is a circa1896 structure and the last major building to be constructed in the Town of East Poultney. The schoolhouse closely follows the Queen Anne style. It houses a bulk collection of historical documents and the Historical Society’s research center. One of the last remaining buildings from the industrial era of Poultney is the Melodeon Factory, which was built in 1810. Since 1954 the Poultney
Historical Society has maintained the Melodeon Factory as a museum and it houses several of the Society’s permanent exhibits. The building underwent extensive renovation in 2008. The second floor was temporarily raised several inches, allowing many of the disintegrating first floor bricks to be replaced. It is believed that Union Academy may be one of the oldest surviving schoolhouses in Rutland County and second oldest in the state. Horace Greeley, who began his newspaper
career in East Poultney, gave his first political speeches here in the 1820s. The building was donated to the Poultney Historical Society in the 1980s and is currently restored as a schoolhouse, complete with desks, books, quill pens, and reproductions of its initial period. One popular annual event put on by the Poultney Historical Society is the East Poultney Day, which is tabbed for Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the East Poultney Green. This year’s theme is “Coming Home: Poultney and the Civil War.”
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Calvin Coolidge Homestead Plymouth John Calvin Coolidge is one of only two presidents to call the Green Mountain State home and the site of his birth is now a National Historic Landmark. He was born in his father’s general store in Plymouth in 1872. Coolidge’s homestead is mostly unchanged, thanks to preservation efforts. In addition to Coolidge’s home, the preservation area includes the community church, a cheese facto-
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MUSEUMS ry, a one-room schoolhouse and a general store. Most still have their original furnishings. The Calvin Coolidge Visitor Center is open all summer from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information on ticket prices and family packages, call the Visitor Center at 802-6723772.
Bennington Museum Bennington The Bennington Museum features a mix of both permanent exhibits and changing exhibits. Some of the changing exhibits which will be on display this year include
The Bennington Museum. “Alcohol in Vermont: Creation to Consumption, Tolerance to Temperance” which examines the historical relevance of alcohol. Another exhibit is “Grassroots Art: Inward Adorings of the Mind
Outsider, Visionary and Folk Art by Tolliver, Yoakum, Moses and others,” which draws on the Bennington Museum’s collection of folk art. From May 6 to July 26 “Channeling Grandma:
Fracking Paintings by Linda Finch,” will be on display. Next from May 16 through Aug. 9 will “Dan Shapiro: Living the Print 1949-1969.” The final changing display will be “1863 Jane Stickle Quilt, from Aug. 29 through Oct. 12. Permanent exhibits include the Grandma Moses Gallery, the Gilded Age of Vermont, Bennington Modernism, Fine Art Gallery, Bennington Pottery Gallery and Study Center and Military Gallery. More information on the exhibits can be obtained by calling the museum at 802447-1571 or by visiting www. benningtonmuseum.org.
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of the courses boast holes that require 300-yard tee shots, other courses feature strictly par 3s; some require pin-point accuracy, others have wide-open fairways; some follow a links layout, others are more groomed. There is a course for any type of golfer in this area.
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events. The 6,950-yard par72 course features pristine, glass-like greens that can test the putting abilities of the best golfer. The course also tests golfers’ abilities off the tee, with the likes of the seventh and ninth holes, which are par 5s of 613 and 580 yards, respectively, when played from the gold tees. It’s by no means all treacherous,
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Gansevoort 518-792-4144 www.airwaymeadowsgolf. com This course’s name is also its claim to fame; an airplane runway runs adjacent to the third and eighth holes, and occasionally forces players to yield to airplanes as they take-off or land. The potential of seeing someone skydiving from one of these planes is truly a unique aspect of this course. The 6,427-yard par-72 course features many valleys and gullies, which can offer a good afternoon cardio and leg workout for those bold enough to walk the course. The back nine will force most golfers to leave the driver in the bag, as the towering trees of the area crowd narrow fairways.
There is a snack window that allows golfers the chance to grad a bite as they make the turn from the front nine to the back nine, and after a full 18 plenty of food and drinks can be had inside the tavern. The fee is $47 for 18 holes with a cart and $32 to walk 18, or $27 for nine holes with a cart and $19 to walk nine. There are senior, junior and twilight fees; a full pro shop, with Puma golf gear; and a full driving range. Tee times are recommended.
Green Mountains, this 6,571-yard par-71 course offers a brilliant view of both sets of mountains on a clear day. The 9th hole receives the handicap as the hardest on the course; it plays at 417 yards from the blue tees, has a slight dogleg right and has water along both the left and right side of the fairway. Kingswood has a fully functional bar and grill, which serves up great food, with a great view, flat screen TVs and complimentary highspeed WiFi. Walking greens fees for 18 holes are $35 on weekends and $30 on weekdays; add $16 for a cart rental. Kingswood includes a pro shop, practice green, driving range, restaurant and locker
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Wedgewood Golf Club 69 East Rd. Fort Edward 518-747-0003 www.wedgewoodfe.com As the “wedge” in Wedgewood would hint at, this is another par-3 course. From the blue tees, the longest hole is a mere 130 yards and the shortest from those tees is 55 yards. The course, located along the Champlain Canal in the Town of Fort Edward, is ideal for beginners or those who are looking to work on their wedges and short game. There are only nine holes, but golfers who want to get 18 holes in can go back for a second round of nine from a different tee box. Weekday rates are $8
for nine holes and $11 for 18 holes; weekend rates are $9 for nine holes and $12 for 18 holes. Senior discounts and club rentals are available. The 10th hole is a very popular bar for golfers and non-golfers alike and it includes many drink options and a game room with billiards and darts.
Queensbury Country Club 907 State Route 149 Lake George 518-793-3711 www.queensburygolf.com With the feel of a traditional country club and the view of an Adirondack adventure, there’s something for everyone at Queensbury Country Club. Entering its 51st season, the Mark Cassidy-designed
course offers 6,067 yards of par-70 golf immersed in the Adirondack Mountains. The top handicapped hole on the course is the 448yard, par-4 thirteenth which supplies a sharp dogleg left, with the area to the far left out of bounds, and like many other holes on the course, the green is well protected by the vast trees that make golfing in the Adirondacks difficult. The lengthy par 5 fifth is the No. 2 handicapped hole and requires three shots to reach the green for most everyone, except maybe a long-hitting pro like Bubba Watson. Eighteen-hole greens fees with a cart go for $46 on weekends and $41 on weekdays. In addition to 18 lavish holes, the club also offers a driving
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Country Meadows Golf 10786 State Route 149 Fort Ann 518-792-5927 www.countrymeadowsgolf. net Usually a golf course has a number of holes divisible by nine, but not Country Meadows, which offers the only 14-hole golf experience in the area. Country Meadows is one of a few area golf courses with strictly par-3s and features wide open fairways in an easy-to-walk setting, which has a few ponds
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GOLF scattered throughout. An addition to the course last year was the nine-hole “foot golf course,” which features golfers using their feet to kick a soccer ball into a larger hole. Normal golf rates are $12 to play 14 holes, $10 for nine holes and $6 per person for a cart rental; there are also senior discounts. Foot golf prices are $8 for nine holes and you can either bring your own soccer ball or rent one for $2. The clubhouse includes a restaurant and full bar.
Milestone Golf Club 2338 County Route 18 Hampton 518-282-9030 Bruce Jones built and designed this course on land that his family has
owned for generations. The nine-hole course supplies a top notch view of Vermont’s Green Mountains and with three different tee locations for each hole, a second round of nine can be different enough from the front to warrant a second goaround. The sixth hole plays as a par 4 from the white tees and then can be played as a short par 5 (the only one on the course) from the blue tees. The par65 course is supplemented by a bar, which has been expanded for the start of the 2015 season and includes both traditional beers and a good selection of craft beers and hard ciders. Also new this year is that memberships can now include a cart. For fees
or more information give them a call.
Pole Valley Player’s Club 3737 Route 196 Hartford 518-632-9632 With an overall course length of 6,585 yards from its yellow tees and a good amount of ravines and gullies to climb, Pole Valley can be a good workout for those who choose to walk. The par-72 course features five par-5 holes, all of which measure more than 450 yards from their furthest tee location; as well as a course slope of 116 and a rating of 70, when played from the yellow tees. Designed by Peter Forbes, the course opened in 2002 and has since expanded to include a driving range,
putting green, small pro shop and snack bar. Call ahead to make a tee time and find out greens fees.
Skene Valley Country Club 129 County Route 9A Whitehall 518-499-1685 Skene Valley is the epitome of a grip-it-and-rip-it course. With vast expanses of fairways, relatively short rough and 6,824 yards worth of course, the driver can be used on pretty much any par 4 and par 5 on the course. In recent years, crews have worked to make the rough a little more of a factor, but it is still a very wide open course; there are some holes, however, where the woods can become a factor. One feature hole on
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GOLF the course, the par-5 seventh, won’t have anyone shooting for eagles. The seventh plays at 682 yards uphill and eventually has a slight bend to the right to reach the green. Too far right or long will put a golfer in the woods on this hole, while too far left could result in a ball skittering across Rte. 9A. In addition to 18 holes of golf, the club also features a driving range, practice green, pro shop and bar/ restaurant. During the week, the cost to play 18 holes after 3 p.m. is $14. Cart rentals, for two people, are available for $25. The course is also well known for a reported Sasquatch sighting in 1975, which explains the course’s logo.
Valley View Golf Course 2616 County Route 12 Whitehall 518-499-2634 www.valleyviewgolf.com Valley View Golf Course is the ideal course for novice golfers who may not be interested in playing a par-3 course, but aren’t yet ready to hit some of the area’s more difficult courses. The wide-open ninehole public course supplies some good scenic views, as well as a few ponds and a couple of lengthy holes to give golfers a little bit of a test. However, the course is predominately wide open, allowing a good margin of error for the less golfinclined. The par-4 fifth hole, which measures to 355 yards, is considered the signature hole of the course and includes a stiff 90-degree dogleg right. The more aggressive golfer may attempt to blast a tee shot over the trees and cut the angle, while the more faint
of heart may choose to layup for a more straightforward second shot and genuinely less risk. Weekday rates are $14 for 18 holes or $10 for nine, weekend rates are $16 for 18 holes or $10 for nine, and carts cost $6.50 per person for nine holes. Seniors receive a $2 discount on greens fees.
Windy Hills Golf Course 219 Windy Hill Rd. Greenwich 518-695-4902 www.windyhillsgolf.com Celebrating its 20th year of operation, Windy Hills was built in 1995 as a ninehole course and two years later added a second set of nine holes, for a full 18-hole experience. Nestled along the banks of the Battenkill River, this course features sloping fairways and undulating greens, which can make for some difficult stances in the fairway and hard-to-read putts on the green. For the most part, this course, which plays at 6,023 yards from the white tees, has wide open fairways, with a few holes that require a little more accuracy off the tee. The ninth hole, with a sharp dogleg right, heading back toward the clubhouse, is the No. 1 handicapped hole on the course and from its furthest tee location measures at 371 yards. The Greenhouse Restaurant includes sandwiches, wraps, salads, appetizers, hotdogs and burgers. Weekend greens fees for 18 holes are $24, with cart rentals costing $15 per person, and nine-hole rates are $13 to walk and an extra $10 per person in a cart. There are weekday specials and a “20 year special” which allows 18 holes
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Bay Meadows Golf Club 31 Cronin Rd. Queensbury 518-792-1650 www.baymeadowsgolf.com The unique feature of Bay Meadows Golf Course is the opportunity to not only play its nine outdoor holes, but to also play PGA Tour courses on its indoor simulator. The outdoor course has some of the more wide open fairways in the area and predominately flat greens. The eighth hole, though not long by any means, offers a challenge, with a complete 90-degree dogleg right. Golfers have the option to lay up on the eighth or take the aggressive approach and cut the angle, but beware of going too far right or too long, because the woods can come into play. Nine-hole rates are $23 to take a cart and $13 to walk, for the golfer who wants to play that nine a second time it will cost $18 to walk and $31 to ride. As for the simulators, weekdays before 5 p.m. cost $30, after 5 p.m. or on the weekend, it costs $34; the simulators are open year-round. Bogey’s Pub and Grill is a popular destination after a round and can also be used for private parties.
Top of the World Golf Resort 441 Lockhart Mountain Rd. Lake George 518-668-3000 www.topoftheworldgolfresort. com Truly breathtaking scenery overlooking Lake George gives Top of the World Golf Resort its ever-
so-fitting name. The course seamlessly blends into the Adirondack backdrop, as one feels like they’re on top of a mountain as they get in a quick nine or 18. The slopping hills of the course make it a challenge for golfers of varying handicaps and the Adirondack-feel of this course is perfectly portrayed on the par-5 third hole, which has trees along both sides of the fairway, as well as some in the middle of the fairway, which could ruin an otherwise perfect shot. As the hole bends to the right, the green is nestled away and protected by more trees. The course also offers the perfect scenery for weddings and ceremonies, and the course does do wedding specials during the summer months. MondayThursday greens fees are $30 for 18 with a cart and $20 for nine with a cart; Friday-Sunday rates are $40 and $30, respectively. The rates change after June 1, so call the pro shop for the summertime rates.
Ondawa Greens 217 Scotch Hill Rd. Cambridge 518-338-7513 www.ondawagreens.com Nine holes and a fulllength driving range highlight the hilly and scenic Ondawa Greens. No hole at Ondawa Greens exceeds 300 yards, but the longest hole is the par-4 sixth, which is 291 yards, has a dogleg to the right and includes a concrete wall to split the fairway in half. Golfers suggest keeping to the left of the stone wall for a good angle to the green. The pro shop, which
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GOLF is a converted barn, has a rustic feel to it, with a fireplace and taxidermy deer heads to accompany the golf paraphernalia. Normal greens fees are $17 to ride nine holes and $11 to walk, $23 to ride 18 holes and $14 to walk. There is a senior discount on Tuesdays and a twilight discount on Thursdays.
Whitehall Field Club 61 Gray Ln. Whitehall 518-832-3662 www.whitehallfieldclubny. com Although it is a technically private, guests can play the links-style course, which is entering its fifth year. The course is modeled after the famous St.
Andrews Links Course in Scotland and takes golfers on a jaunt along the Mettawee River and Champlain Canal. Eighteen pot-shaped bunkers add to the links feel of this six-hole course, which consists of three par 4s, two par 3s and a 550-yard par 5 to close out the round. Golfers can swing by the Athletic Center on Poultney Street afterward for lunch, which offers lunch on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. and includes a full bar. Guests will pay $38 to play with a cart or $28 if they are inclined to walk.
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golf, the course also features a driving range, practice green and horseshoe pit. Call ahead for rates.
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GOLF are several wooded areas, these are kept well-maintained and often don’t have any underbrush. The course was built in 1936 and remodeled by famed architect William Mitchell in the late 1950s. With five different tee locations, there is something for everyone to enjoy, whether you can bomb your driver 300-plus yards or you aren’t the grip-it-and-rip-it type. The longest tees (black) play at 7,145 yards, while the shortest tees (red) are at 5,514. The lengthy par-5 third is not only hard because of its 493-yard stature from the black tees, but also because one of the only water hazards on the course separates the fairway from the green, which
is shrouded in bunkers and trees. Rates vary based on season, residency and time of the day, so call ahead to get rates and make a tee time.
Ticonderoga Country Club 609 State Route 9N Ticonderoga 518-585-2801 www.ticonderogacountryclub.com Nestled in historic Ticonderoga, this course offers gorgeous views of the southern Adirondack Mountains. Established in 1925, it became a nine-hole course one year later and then expanded to 18 in 1932. This par-71 course measures 6,271 yards from its furthest tees and 5,070
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GOLF check the website or call ahead to find the rates. Free Lunch Thursday is a popular day which includes a free lunch when a group of four pays for a greens fee.
VERMONT Lake St. Catherine Country Club 2395 Vermont Route 30 Poultney 802-287-9341 Scenery is the signature of this course, which offers unmatched views of the Green Mountains and Lake St. Catherine. Measuring at 6,414 from the longest tees and 4,951 from the shortest, this course has a
little something for everyone. The par-3 sixteenth is one of the easiest holes on the course (No. 16 handicap) but the views from the elevated tee box are vast and are easily some of the best the region has to offer. The sixteenth’s centralized location on the course allows golfers to view many of the holes they have already played in their round. In addition to great golf, the course offers a driving range, practice green and lessons. The expansive club house, measuring at 6,000 square feet, includes a full pro shop, bar, restaurant and a deck overlooking the course. In July and August, the club offers “Play All Day” rates
which also include a cart. Golfers are advised to call ahead for tee times and rates.
Neshobe Golf Club 224 Town Farm Rd. Brandon 802-247-3611 www.neshobe.com Regulars at Neshobe call it “The Nesh” and as the name of the road it is located on would indicate, this course is in farm country. This par-72 course is nestled in the woods, pasture land and rolling hills that are synonymous with Vermont’s Lakes Region. Total yardage from the blue tees comes to 6,341 yards. The top handicapped hole is the par-4
fourth, which measures 454 yards from the blue tees and features a slight dog leg left into a green that is heavily fortified with bunkers to the front and the right side, as well as one bunker to the left. However, there is not a lot of room to miss the green long either, so a good approach shot is vital. Although the fourth is the top handicapped hole on the course, the tenth is considered “The Toughest Par 3 in Vermont.” Standing at the blue tees on this hole, a golfer faces more than 190 yards to cover, not to mention the Neshobe River sitting just short of the green. If you don’t choose enough club you could find
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GOLF yourself setting sail in the Neshobe and if you go with too much club, you could end up in Vermont’s wild. There are various rates at Neshobe, including discounts for Vermont residents, which are kept posted online. The Long Iron Restaurant and Pub, which underwent renovation in January, features a vast menu of food and drink for a post-round meal, including Tuesday wing nights. Tee times must be made seven days in advance for non-members and three days in advance for members.
Prospect Point Golf Club 111 Prospect Point Rd.
Bomoseen 802-468-5581 www.prospectpointgc.wix. com/prospectpointgc This course is sprawled along the shores of Lake Bomoseen, with stellar views of the lake, two docks and, oh yeah, nine holes of golf. Golfers are welcome to arrive by boat if they choose. This course includes both difficult holes, with up-hill and down-hill shots, and more simplistic, straight forward holes. After playing the first eight holes, you will encounter the signature hole, the par-3 ninth, which plays a shot of between 130 and 160 yards, over a pond, to the slightly
elevated green. This green offers a close view of the lake, offering a beautiful way to close out a round. After playing nine, Harpo’s Grille will offer an extensive menu of appetizers, lunches and entrees.
Green Mountain State. The most breathtaking views on the course come from the par-4 thirteenth, which can play anywhere from 423 yards to 256 yards, depending on the tee box. The most difficult hole is the second, which has slightly off-center tee boxes when played from the white or gold tees, a lengthy bunker along the right-hand side, a vast body of water to the left of the fairway, and a green which is slightly off to the right and is well-protected with sand traps to the front right and front left. The course features a pro shop,
The Golf Club at Equinox 108 Union St. Manchester 802-362-7870 The Golf Club at Equinox features lavish fairways and greens, reminiscent of the PGA Tour. Those fairways and greens have received recognition from Golf Digest as one of the “Top 75 courses in the U.S.” and from Golfweek as the No. 1 course in the
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GOLF putting green and restaurant. There are both “peak” and “non-peak” rates for the course and twilight rates are available. Because greens fees vary, golfers are encouraged to call in advance to ask about prices and to schedule a tee time.
Mt. Anthony Country Club 180 Country Club Dr. Bennington 802-442-2617 www.mtanthonycc.com History is at the heart of this course, which is entering its 118th season in historic Old Bennington. The 18-hole, par-71 course
underwent some recent renovations to better utilize the beautiful landscape that comes from being nestled in Vermont’s Green Mountains. New bunker and tee complex shapes highlighted the renovations and the grass areas are kept up to perfection by the systematic agronomic program. The top handicapped hole is the mammoth par-5 fifth, which measures at more than 544 from even the shortest tees. The par-3 fourteenth is a popular hole that features a water hazard that must be cleared. Two putting greens, a driving range and a restaurant are available.
Weddings can be hosted at Mt. Anthony as well. Weekday rates are $45 to walk 18 ($55 on weekends) or $30 to walk nine ($35 on weekends), add on $20 or $10 for the cart respectively. Tee times are recommended, so call ahead.
Stonehedge Golf Club 216 Squire Rd. North Clarendon 802-773-2666 www.stonehedgegolf.com Stonehedge offers both a traditional par-3 golf course and a foot golf course, both with nine holes of fun. The traditional golf course measures 1,186 yards and offers various opportunities
to work on a golfer’s short game and approach shots. The seventh hole is the second longest at 180 yards and gives the golfer the chance to work on clearing a water hazard, with a pond located in the middle of the fairway. Weekday rate for golf are $11.50 for nine holes and $15.50 for 18 holes; those rates go to $12.50 and $17.50 on weekends. The nine holes that make up the foot golf course measure to 790 yards, including two holes of more than 100 yards. Although it’s not the longest hole on the course, the seventh may require the most leg strength, because of a water hazard located on the fairway.
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NEW YORK Washington County Park Huletts Landing The Washington County Park at Huletts Landing is
one of the only public beaches on the east side of Lake George and is the only public-access point to the lake in Huletts Landing. The park features a nice beach for swimming and sunbathing and has a picnic area and pavilion, playground, charcoal grills,
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Lake Lauderdale Jackson Much like its sister park in Huletts Landing, the Washington County Park at Lake Lauderdale features a beach for swimming, a playground, basketball courts, volleyball, a pavilion, barbecue pits and a walk-in cooler that can be rented for group events. There are also horseshoe pits and nature trails. The park will be open weekends from Memorial Day weekend until June 27, when it will open daily through Labor Day, Sept. 7. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Here, beachgoers must also practice a “carry in, carry
out” trash policy. Parking a car costs $2. The park now allows the launching of canoes and kayaks. For more information, call the county Parks and Recreation Department at 518-746-2451.
ty is the largest beach on the lake. Life guards, a changing room and a concession stand are available, as well as a volleyball court and lockers. While parking costs $10 for cars and $4 for motorcycles, those who are willing to park a bit further and walk to the beach will get in for free. The park is open from May 23 through Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For more information, call 518668-3352.
Million Dollar Beach Lake George Named for the huge original cost incurred to bring in many tons of sand, Million Dollar Beach remains Lake George’s best-known swim spot. Its expansive views and full facility leave nothing to be desired. Within easy walking distance of Canada Street, this state-run facili-
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VERMONT Lake St. Catherine State Park Poultney Lake St. Catherine State Park features 117 acres with a beautiful beach near the northern end of the lake. The beach offers a large sanded area for relaxing and roped-off swimming area. The park rents canoes, kayaks, rowboats and pedal boats, has a concession stand and picnic area with charcoal grills, large field, basketball court and giant pines that provide respite from the sun.
Crystal Beach located on beautiful Lake Bomoseen. open from May 23 through Labor Day. For more information, call 518-668-0034.
Eastern Lake George Hidden from the overwhelming influx of summer tourists is a series of trails leading to swim spots against Lake George’s less populated eastern shore. Rocky outcrops provide both cliff-jumping opportunities and low-key wading areas. Flat, smooth rocks along the water offer a perfect way to dry off postswim and work on a tan. The area is unsupervised and swim-at-your-own-risk, but vacationers can bring food with them for a picnic in the woods and outhouses are nearby. Those interested in a little more
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SWIMMING The park is on Rte. 30 and is open daily from 10 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day to Labor Day. There is a small fee to enter the park. Pets are permitted outside the day use area. For more information, call 802-287-9158.
Bomoseen State Park Castleton. Within a 3,575-acre park, the beach at Bomoseen State Park boasts that it is the largest lake contained entirely within Vermont. Besides swimming, the beach offers a picnic area, concession stand, pavilion (for rent), and canoe, kayak, row and pedal boat rentals. The park is at 22 Cedar Mountain Road and is open daily from 10 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. There is a small fee to enter the park. Call 802-265-4242.
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Castleton This town park on the shores of Lake Bomoseen offers swimming, basketball and volleyball courts, grills and an outside covered pavilion for picnics as well as a snack bar and roped swimming area. The park opens Memorial Day weekend. Kayaks are available for rental. There is a nominal resident fee to enter. Non-residents pay a daily rate. Call Martha Clifford of Castleton Rec at 802-2788888 for more information.
Half Moon Pond State Park Hubbardton This park, which was previously selected as Vermont State Park of the Year, features two small
sandy beaches for sunbathing and swimming in the pond. As motor boats are not permitted on the lake, beachgoers can enjoy a quiet day. Rowboats, kayaks, canoes and pedal boats are available for rent, and hiking trails surround the water. This is a campingonly park and day use opportunities are not available. The park is open from Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day weekend. call 802-273-2848.
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to supervisors detailing the county’s J-Fire (Juvenile Fire Intervention Response and Education) program, which seeks to educate first-time juvenile offenders who set fires. Earlier this month, Gary Evens said the department
The Granville Central School District and the Granville Administrators’ Association, with five members, reached agreement last week on a three-year contract. Under its terms, the Petitions association available for members individuals would receive seeking salary election to increases in board / 6 each of the next three years and there will no longer be a residency requirement. The agreement needs to be approved by the Board of Education and ratified by the association. If approved, the deal would be valid from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. It affects only the district’s three principals, the assistant principal and the district’s CSE director. It provides salary increases of 3.25 percent in the first year; 3 percent in the second year; and 2.75 percent in the final
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Members of the Granville FFA read to second grade students as part of Agriculture Literacy Day. The event was designed by Cornell Cooperative Extension to remind young people where their food and clothing comes from. FFA members met with more than 110 kids, reading to them the book, “Weaving the Rainbow.” To learn more, turn to page 2.
County approves sale, use of sparklers By Derek Liebig Local residents will now be able to buy sparklers and related novelties in Washington County. The county board of supervisors authorized the sale and use of the devices within the county at its monthly board meeting
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last week, but not without considerable debate. A few supervisors voiced opposition to the law, citing safety concerns expressed by the county’s Fire Coordinators’ Office. Ray Rathbun, county fire coordinator, distributed a letter
Whitehall yes; Granville no Despite spike in sightings, town refuses to protect “Bigfoot”
Shaftsbury Featuring a small but picturesque body of water, Lake Shaftsbury State Park, 10 miles north of Bennington, has become a popular place. Besides camping facilities, the park features a well-developed beach, play area and picnic area. The snack bar rents non-motorized boats. There is a small park fee. The park is open from 10 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. For more information, call 802-375-9978.
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Sasquatch may be protected by law in Whitehall, but don’t expect similar legislation to be approved in Granville. Despite an unprecedented number of sightings and a recent
announcement that Animal Planet’s “Finding Bigfoot” plans to conduct an investigation in Whitehall, Supervisor Matt Hicks said he does not see a need to extend any further protections to the hairy, hominid-
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An artists rendering of a recent sighting of “Bigfoot” in the Village of Whitehall. The creature was spotted near the Sasquatch statue (r) in the town park.
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Theatre
The lights dim...and it's show time!
W
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consist of sequels and comic book movies, the
same certainly cannot be said for the local theatre
scene. The theatre is always a great alternative to cinema as you get the real experience right on the stage in front of you. Watch the actors laugh, cry, scream and more as they perform under the bright lights. Whether you see established actors or upstarts, you can experience the performance in ways not possible on a screen. The theatres in the Slate Valley of New York and the Lakes Region of Vermont offer shows and perspective similar to those one would find on Broadway.
VERMONT Dorset Theatre Festival Dorset The Dorset Theatre Festival is situated in the small, cozy town of Dorset. “Our mission is to create bold, innovative and authentic theatre that engages a diverse, multigenerational community, and economically diverse region, enlightening, entertaining and inspiring our audience through the celebration of great plays,” said the festival’s website. The Theatre Festival will present five plays over the course of the summer, beginning with “The Stinky Cheese Man” on June 13 and June 20 as part of the Family Fun Series. The play is based on the
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THEATRE book by Jon Scieszka, and features “a giant, an ugly duckling, and a princess who kisses a frog; this play is a collection of humorous parodies of famous children’s stories and fairy tales,” wrote Larry Murray for “Berkshire on Stage
and Screen.” “Intimate Apparel,” written by Lynn Nottage and set in 1905, runs from June 25 to July 4. The award-winning play is about a woman named Esther who sews and “when she receives a letter
from a workman digging the Panama Canal, she begins to dream of sewing her own trousseau, eventually negotiating the choice between a love that is accepted and one that is true,” wrote Murray. “Sherlock Holmes and
the Case of the Jersey Lily,” runs from July 9 to 25. “This witty new adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic features Sherlock Holmes, his trusted friend Watson, the sinister Moriarty, the glamourous Lillie Langtry and even
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THEATRE Oscar Wilde, as they navigate intrigue and danger all while rehearsing Mr. Wilde’s latest play, ‘The Importance of Being Forthright,’” wrote Murray. Tony award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley’s “Outside Mullingar” will run from July 30 to Aug. 15. This tells the story of two people in Ireland named Anthony and Rosemary. The two live near each other and “with Anthony’s father threatening to disinherit him and an argument over land simmering between their families, Rosemary has every reason to fear romantic catastrophe. But then, in this very Irish story with a surprising depth of poetic pas-
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sion, these yearning, eccentric souls fight their way towards solid ground and some kind of happiness,” wrote Murray. The last play of the season is “I Hate Hamlet,” by Paul Rudnick, which runs from Aug. 20 to Sept. 5. The play, described as “unapologetically silly, always hilarious,” is about an actor in New York. “With his television career in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there’s one problem: he hates Hamlet. His dilemma deepens with the entrance of John Barrymore’s ghost, who arrives intoxicated and in full costume to the apartment that once was his,” wrote Murray adding that having the two actors
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near each other leads to a few fights. The Dorset Theatre Festival is at 104 Cheney Road. For more information or tickets, visit www. dorsettheatrefestival.org or call 802-867-2223.
Weston Playhouse Theatre Co. Weston For more than 75 years, the award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre Co. has put on countless productions and this summer, the productions range from a Peter Pan prequel, to the life of a first grader, a musical set in New York City and more. The first production is “Junie B. Jones,” which runs from June 25 to July 12 on the Weston’s Other
Stage. The musical is based on the series of books by Barbara Park and “follows her adventures as she writes down the story of her life in her ‘Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal.’” The first production on the main stage is “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” which runs from June 30 to July 11 and features the pump boys who sell high-octane gasoline on Highway 57 and the women of The Double Cupp Diner next door. “Together they fashion an evening of country ballads and upbeat honkytonk tunes that received unanimous raves on and off-Broadway. With heartbreak and hilarity, they perform on guitars, piano,
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THEATRE bass and, yes, kitchen utensils.” The five-time Tony award winning play “Peter and the Starcatcher” will be on the main stage from July 16 to July 2Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, “a dozen actors play more than 50 unforgettable characters, on a quest to discover how Peter Pan became the Boy Who Never Grew Up.” The next play to grace the Other Stage is “The Other Place,” by Sharr White. “Juliana Smithton is a successful neurologist whose life seems to be coming unhinged. Her husband has filed for divorce, her
daughter has eloped with a much older man and her own health is in jeopardy. But in this brilliantly crafted work, nothing is as it seems,” and the play also stars David Bonanno and Susan Haefner, who are described on the company’s website as “Weston favorites.” “Guys and Dolls,” a musical romantic comedy, runs at the Weston from July 30 to Oct. 22, and features a gambler, a missionary and a showgirl, along with other characters. Set in the Manhattan of Damon Runyon’s short stories, Guys and Dolls takes us from bustle of Times Square to the dance clubs
of Havana to the sewers of New York City. The musical features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat” and “Luck be a Lady.”” “The Road to Where,” by Cass Morgan, takes place in County Clare, Ireland, and runs from Aug. 13 to Aug. 30. With a gift for storytelling and a beautiful voice, Cass shares her feelings of love and loss, of sorrow and hope. It’s where the River Shannon meets the open sea that the traveler discovers that home is indeed where the heart is. The last of the summer productions is Tennessee Williams’ “Glass
Menagerie,” which plays Aug. 27 to Sept. 5. The classic play is about a boy who narrates parts of his childhood reminiscing about his mother’s attempts to find his sister a husband and growing old. The Weston also hosts a Cabaret 15 minutes after each night performance and tickets are $12 for an hour of music and food. There are also three special cabarets beginning at 5:30 p.m. after each mainstage Sunday matinee, which are July 5 for “Pump Guys and Dinettes,” July 19 for “Peter and the Starcatcher,” and Aug. 9for “Guys and Dolls.” The tickets for those cabarets are
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THEATRE $40, which include music and a buffet. Tickets for any of the cabarets must be ordered in advance by calling the box office and reserving your ticket. The Weston Playhouse is located at 703 Main St. For more details, call 802824-8167 or visit westonplayhouse.org. Order tickets online or call 802-8245288.
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Theatre, the Lake Dinner Theatre’s production this year will be “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (ABRIDGED).” Auditions for the play were in April and the play will run from July 16 to Oct. 17. It’s described by the Lake Dinner Theatre as “a fast-paced, Readers Digest romp through Shakespeare’s plays in the style of Monty Python or The Marx Brothers. This family-friendly ‘send-up’ of Shakespeare features three actors attempting to perform all 37 of his plays in 97 minutes.” Dinner performances are Wednesday through Saturday evenings and begin with seating at 6:30
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THEATRE p.m. and the curtain at 8 p.m. There are also luncheon matinee performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and select Saturdays with seating at 11:30 a.m. and curtain at 1 p.m. Tickets for the dinner and luncheon showings are $69, and tickets for shows without dinner are $40 if seats are available. The Lake Dinner Theatre is located in the Lake George Holiday Inn, 2223 Route 9. For more information call 518-3064404 or visit www.lakegeorgedinnertheatre.com. Order tickets in advance off the website or by calling 518-668-5762, ext. 411,
after June 15.
Little Theater on the Farm Fort Edward The Little Theater on the Farm will be busy over the course of the summer with raffles, open mic nights, concerts and more along with theater presentations. Located on a farm in Fort Edward, the theater opened in 2006 and is celebrating its 10th season. The theater, which many love because of The Fort Salem Theater. its intimate surroundrical productions over the ings, will host a few theatcourse of the summer.
The first is a “Jim Henson Tribute,” on June 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., by the theater’s youth troupe, the Junior Farmhands and producers Rachael Wright and Danny Garcia. It’s described as being a musical variety show featuring “Muppets” songs. On July 9 at 7 p.m. the Mettawee River Theater will present a puppet show. The Hudson River Shakespeare company presents “Henry V” on July 17 at 8 p.m., July 18 at 2 and 8 p.m. and July 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 or $8 for students and
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THEATRE seniors. For tickets call 518747-4418. The Little Theater on the Farm is located at 27 Plum Road. For more information call 518-747-3421 or visit www.littletheater27.org.
Fort Salem Theater Salem Beginning as a church, before becoming a fort, before finally becoming a theater, The Fort Salem Theater has been owned by Jay Kerr since 2006. The church was built in 1774 but never had a service in it as soldiers were stationed there, and it was burned in 1777 before a long string of renovations and reconstruction led it to be converted into a theater by then-owner Judge Whilliam Drohan, accord-
ing to the theater’s website. “While changes have had to be made to intensify the dramatic experience for theater aficionados, efforts are always made to preserve the historic nature of the building. Some of the original wooden pews remain on premises, but the uncomfortable seats from the nineteenth century have been replaced with 199 seats donated from and by Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theater,” said the theatre’s website. The first production on the main stage is “The Secret Garden” on June 19-20 at 8 p.m. and on June 21 at 2 p.m. The musical, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with the book and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon, is about a
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girl in the early 1900’s who is sent to live in England with relatives she has never met. It features many cast-members taught by Salem summertime resident Tim Nelson when they were students of his at the Huntington Beach School of Performing Arts. Aja Nisenson will present her one-woman show, “Five Years Later,” on July 10-11 at 8 p.m. and July 12 at 2 p.m. Nisenson spent some early adult years in Italy, so there may be heavy autobiographical content in her fantasy show of a burgeoning jazz singer who revisits Bologna, Italy, where her career began, said the theater s website. “Little Red Riding Hood” takes the main stage sounding very different than the fairy tale that
many know from their childhood. The main character’s name is Rhoda and the story “(explores) the seemingly ageless issues of equal pay for equal work, personhood, and the deteriorating environment. Although it sounds more like the platform for the 2016 Presidential Election than fairytale, the traditional characters, including a wolf who has been raised to be vegetarian and a grandmother mired in the past, are joined by two plucky flowers and Mother Nature herself,” said the theater’s website. The play is on July 17-18 at 8 p.m. and July 19 at 2 p.m. Former CBS Channel 6 anchor Jerry Gretzinger and fellow Singing
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THEATRE Anchors Jessica Layton and Benita Zahn of News Channel 13 return home to take the stage in a musical tribute to Burt Bacharach called “From San Jose to Broadway and Bacharach: Songs That Shaped a Generation.” The show is sure to please fans of Bacharach who has done music for Broadway shows and movies. The show is on July 25, July 26, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. along with a showing on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. The final production on the main stage is “Dracula’s Grandmother.” It’s based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” except this time it is more about Stoker than it is
about his book. It takes place based on the actual production of “Dracula” which Stoker oversaw himself. Stoker’s wife, a famous actress and his boss took many of the well-known parts in his play. “The real dramatic debut of Dracula was a disaster. With mirth and melody, Jay Kerr presents this year’s World Premiere Musical as the fabulous explanation as to how such a sure-fire hit was dead on arrival,” said the theater’s website. Tickets for each show are $30, $27 for seniors and $15 for children12 and under. Tickets for children 12 and under for “Little Red Riding Hood” are $10.
Season passes are also available. The Fort Salem Theater is located at 11 East Broadway. For more information call 518-854-9200 or visit www.fortsalemtheater. com.
Adirondack Theatre Festival Glens Falls If you’re looking for a play by writers for “The Simpsons,” a cabaret featuring an original cast member of “Jersey Boys,” or Washington D.C.’s three time award winner for Performance Artist of the Year, look no farther than the Adirondack Theatre
Festival this summer. Between cabarets, comedies and musicals there will be many genres present at the ATF. Founded in 1995, ATF says that none of the productions are older than five years old, saying its guided by a principle which “provides audiences productions of recent hit shows from NYC as well as the latest scripts from established and emerging writers. It is a theatre experience that reflects the way we live now.” The first summer production is Michelle Kholos Brooks and Kelly Younger’s “Kalamazoo,” directed by Chad Rabinovitz. The comedy is about two people
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THEATRE over 70 years old who meet on an online dating site and have a date which not too different than a date millennials would go on. The comedy runs from June 23 to July 3, with an opening night of June 24. Tickets range from $26-$40 with performances on June 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and July 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on July 1. On June 30, see “The Simpsons” actor and writer Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson) and fellow “Simpsons” writer Deb Lacusta’s new play “The Banana Tree.” The play is described as being about Angela, who wants to be Las Vegas’ first-ever African-American magician. “But after a series of hilarious run-ins and blunders, Angela finds herself in the middle of a robbery, a kidnapping, and at the mercy of a criminal mastermind that also happens to be a telepathic banana tree,” said ATF’s website. The comedy is directed by Mark Shanahan and is a stage reading of the script. The scriptwriters will be available after to talk. Tickets are $20 and the performance is at 7:30 p.m. “The UnCivil War” that takes the stage from July 9 to July 18 is described as taking place 150 years after the end of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The bluegrass musical comedy “sheds a hilarious new light on the leaders we’ve long considered heroes” and features music by Rick Kunzi and Adam Barnosky. A winner of four New York Music Theatre Festival awards, it stars J. Robert Spencer, who also has a cabaret at the ATF over the summer. Performances are
at 7:30 p.m. on July 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m.on July 15. Tickets prices range from $32 to $45. A cabaret featuring J. Robert Spencer occurs on July 12 and July 13. Spencer was an original cast member of “Jersey Boys” as Nick Massi and was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Dan Goodman in “Next To Normal.” The cabaret begins at 7:30 p.m. both nights and tickets cost $26. From July 14 to Aug. 1, PB&J Café, dinner theatre for Kids offers a chance for children to eat a meal and meet the cast of the production and get autographs. The show is about the three little pigs and the entire audience has to decide whether the Big Bad Wolf is guilty or not. The New York Times says it is “one of the best children’s shows of the year. Case Closed.” Performances are at noon July 14-18 and July 28-31. Tickets cost $15. A rock musical called “SPUN: A Brother/Sister Rock Musical,” will rock and roll from July 23 to Aug. 1. The musical is about two siblings, Molly and Jesse, who try to reconnect after their childhood. “This high-octane musical explores the complexities of family and story-telling, weaving together the recollections and unique perspectives of siblings with comedy, wit, and rock.” Performances are on July 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. There is a 2 p.m. performance on July 29. Tickets range from $32 to $45. “SPUN” composer and lyricist Jeremy Schonfeld will play his piano for cabaret performances July
26-27. The show starts each night at 7:30 p.m. and tickets cost between $26 and $40. Tickets can be ordered online or by calling 518-4804878 or visiting the box office. ATF’s summer productions are staged at the Charles R. Wood Theater at 207 Glen St. in Glens Falls. The Adirondack Theatre Festival is located at 50 Elm Street in Glens Falls. For more information call 518-798-7479 or visit www. atfestival.org.
Mettawee River Theatre Co. Salem With productions that feature masks and puppets, the Mettawee River Theatre Co. productions are different than other
productions in the area. For its 40th season, the summer production will be “OUT OF THE PAST: Celebrating 40 Years of the Mettawee Journey.” The show will feature different elements of the company’s shows over the years and will “encompass scenes and songs from many Mettawee productions of the past four decades,” said its website. Performances begin on July 4 in Salem and continue through September at varying locations in both New York and Vermont. Some performances are subject to change. The company also promises to have characters back from productions such as Brecht’s lovers in “The Caucasian Chalk
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THEATRE Circle,” and brothers will be reunited in “Valentyne and Orson.” The puppets, masks and figures will appear in the production and will be “under the scrutiny of Mettawee resident philosopher-poet, Don Marquis’ Archy, a deeply perceptive cockroach,” said the Theatre’s website. The theatre company’s art Hubbard Hall in Cambridge. director is Ralph Lee, who local concerts, high school has taught at schools such graduations, town meetas Amherst College and ings, dress balls and Bennington College, and is chautauquas, said its webcurrently a faculty memsite. ber at New York University. The only summer perThe managing director is formance is “The Freight Casey Compton. Project,” on Aug. 29 at 8 The Mettawee River p.m., and tickets cost $15. Theatre Co. can be reached From July 6 to July 17, at 209 Dunnigan Road in children ages 5 to 7 will Salem or by calling 518-8549357 between June and August or 212-929-4777 between September and May. For more information visit www.mettawee.org.
work on the Summer Theater: Kids Company production of “Raccoon’s Last Race.” The cost for children to join the workshop is $215. There will be a showcase performance on July 17 at 6:30 p.m. The second Summer Theater: Youth Company production is “Really
Rosie,” a musical that was the first production done by Hubbard Hall’s Children’s Theatre Program in 1985. It is a four-week production for children 8 to 12 with showcase performances on July 24 at 7 p.m. and July 25 at 2 and 7 p.m. The cost for children to join the workshop is $399. The third production, Summer Theater: Teen Conservatory for teenagers 13 to 18, runs from July 6 to July 17. The showcase performance is on July 17 at 3 p.m. The production is based around the works of William Shakespeare. It cost $270 for teens to join the workshop. Hubbard Hall is located at 25 E. Main St. For more information visit www.hubbardhall.org or call 518-6772495.
Hubbard Hall Cambridge Located in a converted 19th century rail yard is Cambridge’s Hubbard Hall, which hosts a bevy of events over the summer, with plays, classes, art galleries and more. The hall was founded in 1978 and also offers music and operas. “Now, (137) years later, Hubbard Hall is the last remaining opera house in Washington County, N.Y. One hundred years ago it was home to traveling road shows, church benefits,
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Festivals & Fairs
Fairs, festivals part of summer fun S
ummer is the time of the year for festivals and fairs throughout the Lakes Region and the greater-Washington County area. Whether you’re looking to enjoy free music, learn new arts and crafts, climb onto thrilling rides or sim-
ply get out and about, there is a fair or festival for everyone.
VERMONT Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival Bennington The Southern Vermont
Art and Craft Festival is popular for those into not only arts and crafts, but a variety of different activities. In addition to featuring more than 150 fine art and craft exhibitors, The Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival features specialty foods, maple prod-
ucts, baked goods, and Vermont-distilled spirits; delightful dining; and live entertainment. Formerly the summer Hildene Festival in Manchester, this is the event’s third year in Bennington. The show is hosted at Camelot Village, home of the
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FESTIVALS & FAIRS Southern Vermont Garlic Festival. Camelot Village is worth a visit on its own. It is a sprawling multi-leveled barn full of antiques, collectibles, and furniture. The festival is located on their lawns and pathways. This year’s festival will
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FESTIVALS & FAIRS includes fireworks, food vendors, a memorial service and a trophy presentation at the conclusion of the weekend.
Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Festival Bennington More than 100 vendors will pour into Bennington for the 20th annual Southern Vermont Garlic
and Herb Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6 and 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival proudly claims “Vermont Stinks” – that is, unless you’re a garlic connoisseur. Crafts, foods, gardening demonstrations and more activities bring garlic-lovers from throughout New England to this festival. Visitors can find every-
thing from garlic ice cream to garlic jelly, pickled garlic, roasted garlic, garlic braids and, of course, plain garlic bulbs of every variety will be available for sampling and purchase, along with planting and braiding and cooking demonstrations. There are kids’ activities, including face painting and a bounce house. There is a beer and
wine garden and a designated smoking area. The festival takes place at the Camelot Village in Bennington.
Vermont State Fair Rutland This year marks the 170th annual Vermont State Fair, which takes place Sept. 5-12 in Rutland. This year will feature “Circus Hollywood,” which claims to be “America’s most dazzling circus, where dreams are made.” Other popular events for this year’s fair include “Giraffic Menagerie Zoo,” “Hollywood Racing Pigs,” and “A Grizzly Experience.” The fair was originally a one-day festival, but has grown rapidly ever since. In terms of Midway amusement, the fair tends to include a Carousel, Ferris Wheel, and 1001 Nachts each year. For more information, including rates, call 802775-5200.
Wanderlust Stratton Bondville Located on Stratton Mountain, Wanderlust is a multi-day festival of mindfreeing activities, including yoga, meditation, music and speakers. This year’s Wanderlust festival will take place June 18-21. The festival will feature 13 different musicians, 13 speakers and many yoga and meditation opportunities. Wanderlust allows attendees to “choose their own adventure” by picking what events they would like to attend online. More information, including ticket prices, a full schedule and background information on each event can be found at www.wanderlust.com/festivals/stratton.
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FESTIVALS & FAIRS Manchester Antique and Classic Car Show Manchester The 29th annual Manchester Antique and Classic Car Show will take place June 6 and 7, and registration of cars is now open. Cars will be entered into categories based on their decade, including the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. The event is not simply a car show; it features vendors, a flea market, food, a parade, a poker run and a cocktail hour. Yankee Magazine called the show a “Top 20 Vermont Event.” If you’re interested in participating in the car show or the flea market, registration can be found at www. manchestercarshow.com.
spectacular nighttime display of tethered hot air balloons that are lit from inside in time to music. More details are on the way, so visit www.balloonfestival.wordpress.com.
Al Fresco Weekend Salem Washington County is known for its agricultural history, and this is one of many events that recognize the importance of agriculture in the county. After enjoying a meal of fresh
“farm to table” food, visitors will have the opportunity to dance the night away. Live music will fill the air during the evening, as guests dine on food from a variety of local farms. This year’s Al Fresco Dinner will take place Saturday, July 25, with tickets going on sale on Friday, June 1, at 9 a.m. Tickets will cost $60.
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Celebrating the turning point of the American Revolution, the Battle of Saratoga, this parade blends patriotism with fun activities. On Saturday, Aug. 1, the weekend gets started at noon and continues until 11 p.m. Some of the popular events for the first day include the hot dog eating contest, pie eating contest, water balloon toss, village talent contest and of course, fireworks
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NEW YORK Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival Cambridge One of the area’s most popular summer festival’s take flight on June 5-7 this year. The festival is the 15th annual Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival and it draws hot air balloon fans from all over the area. There will be four launches of 10 balloons, with each starting at the Cambridge School District campus. Friday and Saturday evening launches will take place around 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday morning launches will take place around 5:30 a.m. On Friday evening, various Cambridge businesses get together to host a fireworks display. On Saturday, the Chamber of Commerce organizes a “Taste of Cambridge” to showcase local food producers and restaurants. The “Taste” is followed by the annual Moon Glow, a
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FESTIVALS & FAIRS and food. Sunday the parade begins at 1 p.m. on Broad Street and at 2:30 p.m. the amusements reopen. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at
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FESTIVALS & FAIRS The fair works with local FFA and 4H groups to focus on the importance of agriculture in Washington County. There is a vast array of discounts available throughout the week for admission and rides of the midway. Fair-goers are encouraged to visit www. washingtoncountyfair.com or call 518-692-2464 for more information.
The Great Schaghticoke Fair Schaghticoke After the Washington County Fair ebbs, the 196th Annual Great Schaghticoke Fair keeps fair-goers in the swing of things as it begins on Sept. 2 and runs to Sept. 7. New York State’s third largest fair embraces its role in showing the best
that Rensselaer County has to offer in terms of agriculture, and the fair attempts to use all of the five senses in its exhibits. Visit www. schaghticokefair.com or call 518-753-4411 for more details.
Fort Edward Heritage Days Fort Edward The last weekend of June is the time for the annual Fort Edward Heritage Days celebration, which offers a parade, food vendors, rides, games and fireworks. The majority of the event take place at the beautiful yacht basin along the banks of the Hudson River, just off Broadway in the village. In addition to the fun activities,, the festival strives to create an
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Canal Fest Whitehall Canal Fest takes place annually in Whitehall’s Veterans Memorial Park and features food, vendors, live music and fireworks. The first weekend of the festival always includes a Friday concert and a Saturday concert, then after that there is a live band on Friday nights throughout the summer at the pavilion in the park. Activities at the festival vary slightly from year to year, and organizers are still in the works of finalizing some of the events,
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Whitehall Powwow Whitehall This year’s intertribal powwow in Whitehall will take place July 26-27. The annual event gives attendees a chance to learn about Native American culture and history, through fun and interactive activities. In addition to the activities, there will be Native American art, jewelry and other crafts on sale, as well as food. The event takes place in the Town of Whitehall’s Canal Park each year and draws groups from around the area. Questions? Call Beth Hayes at 518-260-6059.
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NEW YORK Cambridge Music from Salem brings together internationally renowned musicians to prepare and perform chamber music, as well as lead educational workshops and seminars.
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MUSIC & CONCERTS They showcase their talents at weekly concerts at Hubbard Hall at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge. The opening, cello seminar concert is on Sunday, May 31 at 4 p.m. and features a range of 20th and 21st century composers such as Carter, Hyla, Havey, Mackey, Jolas, Webem, Harbison and Tower. Performing will be Rhonda Rider, cello, Judith Gordon, piano, Scott Kluksdahl, cello, and David Russell, cello. The cost is listed as “pay what you can” for these concerts, but the suggested amount is $25 and that is the cost for advance tickets. For more information, go to www.hubbardhall.org or call (518) 766-2495.
A viola seminar will be featured on Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m. at Hubbard Hall. Then there’s a pause in the schedule until the weekend of Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12. Saturday will feature performances of pieces by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Mozart and Dvorak by Calvin Wiersma, violin; Lila Brown, viola, Jan Muller-Szeraws, cello; and Judith Gordon, piano. Sunday is an encore performance of these same pieces by this line-up and will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Sembrich Museum in Bolton Landing (info for this at www.thesembrich. org ). Works by Mozart, Glazunov, Isang Yun and Tchaikovsky will be the
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MUSIC & CONCERTS on Quaker Street. Scheduled performers this season are Funk in the Trunk on June 4 and you won’t be able to sit still listening to their funky sound; The Spurs USA’s traditional country sound on June 11; the Washington County Band on June 18; New York Players, July 2 (will include strawberry social and fireworks after concert); Daryl Magill, featuring the Cagney’s and the Pneumatic Horns, July 9; Grand Central Station’s funky, danceable sound, July 16; Harold Ford and the Cash Band paying tribute to Johnny Cash classics, July 23; American Longboards with their classic rock and roll, July 30; spirited country with the Starline Rhythm Boys,
The Washington County Band will perform in Granville on June 18. August 6; the high-energy T.S. Ensemble, Aug. 13; and Country Express on Aug. 20. There is no concert on June 25. Sunday evenings on Aug. 2 through the 23rd from 6:30 to 8 p.m. will offer concerts by the
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Concert, Lake George High School Auditorium, 381 Canada Street, Lake George, 7:30 p.m. For more information call (518) 791-5089, email to info@lakegeorgemusicfestival.com or go to www. lakegeorgemusicfestival. com .
Saratoga If jazz is more your speed, and you appreciate a beautiful, outdoor venue, consider heading to the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $60 to $85 per day, children are free on the
Gazebo those scheduled are Steve Wilson and Wilsonian’s Grain, Theo Croker, Duchess, Omer Avital Quartet and the Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet. The Sunday line-up in the Amphitheater will include Erykah Badu, Shiela E, Snarky Puppy, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Head of State, Django Festival AllStars. Over in the Gazebo that day will be Benny Green Trio, Etienne Charles, Kelly Lee Evans, Yosvany Terry Quartet, Sonny Knight & The Lakers. For more information
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lawn with paying adult and discounted in the amphitheater. The Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday and at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Saturday performers in the Amphitheater will include Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly, Cassandra Wilson (celebrating Billie Holiday), Al DiMeola Electric Band, Christian McBride Big Band, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express, Theo Croker. Over in the
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Whitehall There are a couple of musical options available this summer in Whitehall. They include a Festival weekend at Skenesborough Harbor Park picnic shelter featuring the Steel Pier Jazz Band on July 10 and Children at Play on July 11. The Veterans’ Memorial Park bandstand will be the location for the 2015 Music in the Park on Fridays at 7 p.m. from July 17 through
Aug. 21. Featured will be the following: July 17, The Moonlighters, a steel guitar based swing band from the Big Apple; July 24, Free Wheelin’ Band (formerly Airtight); July 31, Bluebillies (country, bluegrass and gospel); Aug. 7, Enerjazz (Big Band sound); Aug. 14, Donnie P. & Celebration (polkas); and the Aug. 21, Hartford Community Band. For more information call the Chamber of Commerce at 518-499-4435
VERMONT Brandon Bluegrass is always a big draw in this area which is why the Brandon 21st Annual Basin Bluegrass Festival, at the end of Basin Road, remains so popular. This year it runs from July 9-12 and the line-up of entertainment promises to be true to the genre’s uniquely American roots. Opening for the Festival on Thursday night is The Cannonball Express with its blend of innovative and traditional bluegrass sound. Friday’s line-up will feature The Spinney Brothers, Dave Nichols & Spare Change, Tricky Britches and SugarHouse Run. Performing on Friday and Saturday will be Zink and Company, Ay Gallatin and Stillwaters, Kenny Stinson and Perfect Tym’n. Saturday and Sunday will see the Festival close out with the tunes of the Feinberg Brothers, Phat Burger Deluxe, Seth Sawyer Band, Smokey
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MUSIC & CONCERTS Greene and Cedar Ridge. Tickets are $23 for Friday and Saturday, or $12 after 5 p.m., and $12 for Sunday. Weekend ticket sales begin on Thursday at 8 a.m. and gates open Sunday at 8 a.m. Many Festival goers camp out for the weekend and early camping is $10 per camper for the week. Advance weekend tickets cost is $45 if postmarked by June 30 and will cost $50 at the gate. If you’d like more information go to www.basinbluegrassfestival.com, email basinbluegrass@ yahoo.com or call 802-2473275 or 802-236-1096 (after
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Castleton The Castleton Pavilion at Castleton State College is the location for the Castleton Summer Concert Series every Tuesday at 7 p.m. This year’s line-up of performers will include some new acts and several returnees from last year. Opening on June 16 will be The Party Crashers, billed as America’s premier party band, followed by the Starline Rhythm Boys, with their classic country from the genre’s early days, June 23; the American Longboards’ high energy rock and roll on June 30; Satin & Steel’s
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Fair Haven The beautiful park in the center of town is the location for the free Fair Haven Summer Concerts in the Park every Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m., from June 11 through Aug. 13. The line-up for 2015 will, as usual, satisfy a wide variety of musical tastes. Scheduled are: June 11 – Starline Rhythm Boys (Honky-Tonk), June 18 – Mellow Yellow (classic 60’s and 70’s), June 25 – Santa Croce Family Band (family singers), July 2 – Spurs USA (Country & Western), July 9 – James Mee Band
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Killington The Killington Music Festival has been offering internationally acclaimed musicians performing classical music in a picturesque mountain setting for 33 years. This year’s concerts will be at 7 p.m., every Saturday night from June 27 through Aug. 1 at the Ramshead Lodge at the Killington Resort. The festival features students from prestigious music schools who gather to play chamber music and to teach string students. Performances feature
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MUSIC & CONCERTS p.m., with Chopin & the French Connection at the Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center. This will feature clarinetist Alexey Gorokholinsky with Joana Genova, violin, Ariel Rudiakov, cello, Yehuda Hanani, cello and Vassily Primakov, piano. They will perform works by Milhaud, Chopin and Faure. Tickets are $48. The Young Artist Series will have its opening night on Monday, July 13, at 7 p.m. at the Riley Center for the Arts at Burr & Burton Academy and will continue on a weekly basis through Aug. 27. It will offer chamber music from Mozart to Shostakovich with lively
commentary (musicians ages 19 and up). Tickets are $10 for adults while those under age18 and students get in free. In Praise of Music will be offered on Thursday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arkell Pavilion. This will include chamber music performed by Joana Genova and Austin Hartman, violins, Ariel Rudiakov, viola, Edward Arron, cello, and Jeewon Park, piano, with spoken commentary by Rabbi Michael Cohen, Rev. Gordon McClellan, Rev. John Mitchell and Rabbi David Novack. They will perform works by Cesar Franck, Joseph Haydn and
others, with tickets costing $38. For a change of pace, and a fun mix of genres, just two night later on Saturday, July 18 is Whole Lotta Fun 2 at the Arkell Pavilion, at 7:30 p.m. This Led Zeppelin Tribute features The Out on the Tiles Band (Led Zep tribute band), along with the Manchester Music Festival Strings. Tickets are $20 or $5 for lawn seating. Following, on Wednesday, July 22, at 3 p.m., will be the unique Master class featuring Professor Danwin Jiang with students of the residency program. Listeners will see them “take apart and put back together a
composition.” This will be at Yester House at the Southern Vermont Arts Center. There is no charge but a donation of $10 is suggested. A high-energy night is promised on Thursday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. with Genius Unbound at the Arkell Pavilion. Featured guest will be violist Lisa Whitfield playing with Joana Genova and Austin Hartman, violins, Ariel Rudiakov, viola, Alexis Gerlach, cello and Julio Elizalde, piano. They will perform lively music by Bach, Martinu and Mendelssohn. TIckets are $38. Thursday, July 30 will
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MUSIC & CONCERTS offer something different with Beethoven, Jazz and the Road Less Traveled at the Arkell Pavilion. This will feature Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 18 No. 1; Maurice Moszkowski’s duo for two violins and piano, and Claude Bolling’s suite for violin and jazz trio as performed by Heather Braun and Joana Genova, violins, Ariel Rudiakov, viola, and Alexis Gerlach, cello. Tickets are $38. Next on the schedule is Spectacular Strings on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center. This will feature
Michael Brown, piano, Alia Kuhnert, trumpet, and Ariel Rudiakov conductor along with the Manchester Festival Orchestra, performing Johannes van Bree’s Allegro for four string quartet, Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet & Strings and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings. Tickets are $48. Following, on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. will be Power Trio + 2 at the Arkell Pavilion. Works by Dohnanyi, Adam Neiman and Rachmaninoff will be performed by Maria Bachmann, violin, Alex Gerlach, cello & Adam
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Arts & Galleries
Art is on display throughout region The natural landscape of region boasts many scenes that have inspired untold artists. The works of some of these artists can be seen at galleries or shows, many of them right here. So you can enjoy these same areas that have invoked creative works in
others, and stop in to a local gallery and see they interpret these scenes.
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foremost goal of education for artists, art students, and young people.” Featuring both the Yester House Gallery and the Elizabeth De C. Wilson Museum, the center has more than 800 pieces of art and “the world’s largest collection of works by
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ART & GALLERIES Luigi Lucioni.” The spring season exhibit runs from May 9 to June 14 at the Yester House, with works by Don Idhe, Mia Schaffey, the SVAC-presented Vermont Pastel Society juried exhibition, “In Essence: Celebrating 65 years of art at the Webster Estate” and another juried group exhibition, “Turn, Turn, Turn” with art from Barbara S. Baker-Bury, Scott J. Morgan, Matthew J. Peake. There is an exhibit called “Art of Remembrance: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story in Fabric Collage Embroidery,” by Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a survi-
vor of the Holocaust from Poland. Over a 20-year period she created 36 needlework and fabric collage pictures. The exhibit runs from June 10 to July 7. Their summer solo show begin on June 20 and runs till Aug. 2 in the Yester House, with an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. featuring works by Margaret Carde and Richard Weinstein, Douglas David, Barrack Evans, Lesley Heathcote, Keith Hoffman, Caryn King, Robert Lafond, John Olson and Tom Remp. The summer members show runs from Aug. 8 to Sep. 20 with an opening
reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 8 in the Yester House, with works by George van Hook, Christopher Pierce and the annual summer members exhibition. The Arkell Pavilion on the canter’s campus will have some plays performed along with showings of selected 1950’s movies showcasing national and local musicians. The center also has a sculpture garden, an education center for workshops, a botany trail and CreatePlace, which is downtown in Manchester Center. The center is on West Road and it’s open
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. All exhibits in the Yester House are free and open to the public. For more information call 802-362-1405, email info@s ac.org or visit .s ac.org.
Chaffee Art Center Rutland Located in an old Victorian home built in the 1890’s, The Chaffee Art Center in Rutland was founded in 1961 by the Rutland Area Arts Association with the goal “to promote the arts within
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ART & GALLERIES the Rutland community” and to foster that through exhibition, collaboration and education. The exhibits at The Chaffee are “Love of Imagination: 2015 Student Art Exhibit” which runs till May 30, showcasing Vermont work from kindergarten through 12th grade, 2015 Stafford Technical Center’s Evening of The Arts” on June 9, the “Eighth Annual Amateur Photography Contest” will be on display from June 12 to July 25, with an awards ceremony will be held on June 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Chaffee will hold its “2015 Annual Chaffee All-
Member Exhibit” from July 31 to Oct. 17. At The Chaffee’s downtown gallery on Merchants Row, the “Summer Festival of Love and Art” will be on display from May 22 to Aug. 29. Besides exhibits, The Chaffee has bi-monthly classes on Wednesday and Thursday at its downtown location and Saturday at the Rutland Farmer’s Market at Depot Park. It will hold its 54th annual “Art in The Park” on the weekend of Aug. 8-9 at the Main Street park, right across the street from the art center. The Chaffee Art Center is located at 16 S. Main St.
and is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon till 6 p.m. The downtown location is at 75 Merchants Row and it’s open Tuesday through Friday from noon till 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more, call 802-775-0356 or visit www.chaffeeartcenter. org.
Norman Rockwell Museum Rutland While Norman Rockwell is well-known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, officials at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Rutland note that those
covers only “represent a fraction of Rockwell’s art.” The museum displays more than 2,500 pieces of art by Rockwell, not only many of his Post covers but paintings and work he did for other publications. The museum, established in 1976, has works from Rockwell’s “Vermont years and the entire span and diversity of his career,” and “shows Rockwell’s development as an illustrator and links his work to the political, economic, and cultural history of the United States,” said the museum’s website. The museum has a gift shop with calendars, postcards
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ART & GALLERIES and magnets based on his work, as well as other gifts. The museum is located at 654 U.S. Rte. 4, and is open seven days a week, year round, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 877-773-6095 or visit . or a rock ell t.co .
Bennington Center for the Arts Bennington The Bennington Center for the Arts brings together multiple art exhibits, a covered bridge museum, wind sculptures and more to create a dynamic offering of exhibits and galleries. The center was opened in 1994 by Bruce
Laumeister and wife Elizabeth Small. It expanded in 1997 to add two more galleries and over the years since has added a covered bridge museum, another wing and many more spots for galleries. The center says its goal is “to bring world-class art to the residents and visitors of New England.” The Bennington Center for the Arts has a few permanent collections along with seasonal exhibits and sculptures. There are many sculptures, though it specifically features “wind sculptures,” and many of wind sculptures can be seen around the grounds.
The sculptures are made by Lyman Whitaker, who has been sculpting for more than 40 years, using stainless steel, copper or steel. One of the permanent collections is the “Native American Collection.” The center boats “more than 300 paintings, 50 bronzes, 50 Hopi Kachinas, 85 hand-woven Navajo rugs and numerous pieces of Native American pottery, jewelry and baskets,” according to the center’s website. Another exhibit is “Wildlife and Nature,” which is a revolving gallery of nature and wildlife works that are collected at
center and features works by Manfred Schatz, Carl Brenders, Bob Kuhn and others. The third permanent exhibit is a collection of works by artist Eric Sloane. “Sloane’s love of clouds, weather and structures built by settlers give the viewers a look at Americana as through the artist’s eyes – the eyes of a traveler of this country from the 1920’s into the 1980’s,” said the website. Sloane did close to 15,000 paintings and his work can be seen both in the gallery and in the covered bridge museum.
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ART & GALLERIES The last of the permanent collections shows the carvings of Floyd Scholz. The carvings were donated to the center and many of the patrons who visit are impressed with how much the carvings look like the real thing. The center will showcase “Art of the Animal Kingdom” for the 20th year. The exhibit, described as “celebrating some of the world’s best wildlife art and artists,” runs from June 5 to Aug. 2. Another showcase for over summer is “Impressions of New England,” which showcases “pieces of places, people and subjects found in and
around New England.” The exhibit runs from Aug.1 to Dec. 20. The center is accepting fine art submissions now, and the prize is $2,000 for first place and $1,500 for second. Named after the founders of The Bennington Center for the Arts is the Laumeister Fine Art Competition. The show runs from Aug. 8 to Dec. 20 and fine art will be considered for submission into the show with first place netting the winner $4,000, second place $1,500 and third place $500. The center also hosts a small works show from May 23 till Dec. 20.
The center is located at 44 Gypsy Lane and is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $9, $8 for seniors, students or AAA members. For more information call 802-442-7158 or visit www.thebennington. org.
Castleton Downtown Gallery Rutland Castleton State College, nestled in the scenic rural town of Castleton, Vt., has a gallery located in historic downtown Rutland on Center Street Operated by the college, it features
works by both current Castleton students and alumni. The gallery has two exhibits of the works of Erika Lawlor Schmidt which runs till June 6 and another by Joan Curtis which will be on display from June 10 to July 11. According to the gallery’s Facebook page, it “features shows, which change monthly, from a wide variety of artists.” The Castleton Downtown Gallery also worked with Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras to display the “Castleton Alumni Art Exhibition,” which will display art from 16 Castleton alumni in
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ART & GALLERIES Rutland City Hall, located at 1 Strong Ave. The exhibit is open to the public and on display until Aug. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Castleton Downtown Gallery is located in the Center Street alley in Rutland and it’s open from Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 802-4681266, email castleto collegegalleries@g ail.co , or visit their website www.
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NEW YORK The Hyde Collection Glens Falls Founded in 1952 by Charlotte Pruyn Hyde and her husband Louis Fiske Hyde, The Hyde Collection prides itself on its commitment to being “a truly remarkable blend of the present with the past.” The Hyde in Glens Falls is housed in an American Renaissance style mansion and features a permanent collection with art “that spans almost six thousand years of art history from antiquity to the present.” There are some 3,000 pieces of art, sculpture and decorative arts, featuring old masters such as Botticelli and Rembrandt and modern masters such as Picasso, Renoir and van Gogh. The museum has both a permanent collection and exhibitions located in both the Hyde House and the Barnes Wing. An exhibit called “Click! Selections from the George Stephanopoulos Collection” features photographs from 12 artists that were donated to the museum by television journalist George Stephanopoulos
The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y. is a world-class art museum featuring works from many of the Old Masters. and his family. The exhibit will be on display until May 31 and features more than 120 photographs. The “24th Annual Regional Juried High School Exhibition,” on display until May 31, features art from students in Washington, Warren, Saratoga, Hamilton and Essex counties. “The Late Drawings of Andy Warhol: 1973-1987,” which was organized by the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, “offers works created during one of the most prolific periods of his life, employing a confident and fluid contour line to depict some of the same motifs of his iconic paintings: celebrity portraits, flowers, and ads,” and runs from June 21 to Sept. 27. “Homer’s America” features works by Winslow Homer and includes some 24 pieces of art “that focus on the artist’s chronicling of American life.” The exhibit will be on display from June 21 to Sept. 13. The Hyde is located at 161 Warren St. in Glens Falls. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. General admission is $15 with a discount for people over 60. Children under 12, students with an ID and active U.S. military and their families get in free.
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Salem Art Works Salem The Salem Art Works, founded in 2005 by Anthony Cafritz, “is dedicated to supporting both emerging and established artists in the creation of new and progressive work, as well as promoting the understanding and appreciation of contemporary art within the region,” according to its website. The Salem Art Works, also known as “SAW,” features three different galleries in a converted farmhouse known as the Cary House Gallery, a dairy barn that was turned into a gallery called Barn 2 Gallery and the second floor of Barn 1. The Salem Art Works also offers classes, live events and more on the 120 acres of land in Salem, where it is located. “Raw Works,” an upcoming gallery showing works by Craig Usher, opens May 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Raw Works provides an unadulterated glimpse into the life and experiential production of Craig Usher, an itinerant American artist whose works breathe new meaning and direction into a stagnating culture of social media and selfie reproductionism, said Kristen Racaniello, NY Art
Historian/critic, in a quote posted on the Art Works website. The Salem Art Works will kick off its 11th season with a Sculpture Park Party on June 6 from 2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is to showcase the Cary Hill Sculpture Park and has everything; music, food, new sculptures on display, tours, activities for kids. Rusticator will play from 2:45 to 3:45, Joe Mansman and the Midnight Revival Band will be play from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Steve Roggenbuck will be there and The North & South Dakotas will perform from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $10, or $5 for kids. “Music and Pizza” is back for another year, showcasing local music and homemade brick-oven pizza. The first artist is Ben Karis-Nix on July 11, followed by David Schulman on Aug. 1 and Deena Chappell on Sept. 5. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with pizza and the music begins at 6 p.m. and goes on till 8 p.m. The Salem Art Works, located at 19 Cary Lane in Salem, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 518-854-7674, email i fo@sale artworks.co or visit www.sale artworks. org.
LARAC Lapham Gallery Glens Falls Nestled in a Victorian house in downtown Glens Falls is the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC), founded in 1972 with a mission to “enrich the quality of life in Warren, Washington, and northern Saratoga Counties by supporting
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ART & GALLERIES arts and culture through promoting, developing, sponsoring, networking, coordinating, and providing arts activities and services.” LARAC also offers lectures, readings, workshops and more. LARAC has a gallery in the house called the Lapham Gallery. The LARAC Members Show is on exhibit till June 26 showcasing works done by members of LARAC. “Ancient Practices” will show photographs, sculpture and batiks made by Sue Lezon, Carol Law Conklin, Chuck Von Schmidt, with an opening reception on July 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. LARAC s other summer time exhibit will is ReForm-ed, displaying
paintings, sculptures, and digital art that explore both geometric and organic shapes using both technology and traditional art making techniques, by Adam Daily, Carol Radsprecher and Sasson Kosian. The exhibit opens on Aug. 21 and will be on display until Sept. 18, with a reception on Aug. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. LARAC’s 43rd annual June Arts Festival takes place June 13-14 at Glens Falls’ City Park, running both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s open and free to the public, rain or shine. LARAC is located at 7 Lapham Place and can be reached by calling 518-7981144, emailing gallery@ larac.org or visiting www. larac.org.
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Moose Hillock Camping Resort Fort Ann Located off Rte. 149 in Fort Ann, Moose Hillock features all the amenities of a resort in a camping setting. The resort offers spacious sites for both tents and RVs. Sites are full hook-up and come with water, sewer, cable TV, and 20-30-50 amp electrical services. Each site also features a stone fireplace and
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CAMPING rural setting close to all amenities, the Log Village and Grist Mill Campground comprises 117 acres of mixed open field and woodland, five streams and two ponds. The campground is built with top quality Yurts, Mongolian style rigid
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Moreau Lake State Park Gansevoort This picturesque campground lies amid hardwood forests, pine stands and rocky ridges and offers wooded sites, a shaded picnic area, sandy beach, hiking trails, swimming, fishing and boating. In the summer, beach lounges, beach umbrella and fishing gear can be rented. There are sites for groups, tents and trailers, a large lakeside pavilion that can accommodate up to 120 people for events, and a lakeshore cottage rental. There are also seven campsites accessible to people with disabilities that can support power equipment for those with a legitimate medical need. Household pets are allowed at the park but must be leashed.
Moreau Lake State Park is situated 10 miles north of Saratoga Springs in the Adirondack foothills. For more information, call 518793-0511, or visit nysparks./ parks/150/details.aspx
Putnam Pond Ticonderoga Putnam Pond is a scenic pond, conveniently located six miles from Ticonderoga. The pond is a key starting point for hikers and backcountry campers trekking into the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness area, a 46,000-acre tract featuring 39 bodies of water covering 1,100 acres, more than 60 miles of hiking trails and 14 backcountry lean-tos. The campground features 72 developed campsites (nine of them remote) that can accommo-
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by Mark DeLuca and Ted LaRose, both of whom decided to not seek reelection. The top two vote-getters will win those seats and will be sworn in on July 13. Additionally, the remaining four years of former board Vice President Jim Huntington’s term will go to the third highest vote-getter. Huntington resigned earlier this year citing his wish to travel. The person who wins Huntington’s seat is expected to be sworn in on Election Day, Bascue said. Budget Vote After a lot of back and forth banter, the current school board passed a proposed bud-
Whitehall School Board candidates interviewed in this week’s edition /10 Martha Bascue said this is by far the most candidates she has seen on the ballot, and none of the eight are incumbents. Up for grabs for these eight candidates are two full fiveyear seats, formerly occupied
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Two great Memorial Day traditions in Whitehall will be taking place in the next week and a half. First, Whitehall’s youngest students will be getting patriotic next Thursday as the elementary school hosts its 42nd annual Memorial Day Ceremony outside the elementary school. Ordinarily the event is held outside, but the weather last year forced it inside the high school gymnasium. Either way the annual event is a great symbol of patriotism, honor and liberty. Members of American Legion Post 83 will be on hand, explaining the importance of civic pride and patriotism, and the symbolic importance of the POW/MIA flag. Additionally, Whitehall Mayor Ken Bartholomew is expected to
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Members of American Legion Post 83 stand at attention during last year’s Memorial Day Parade. give a speech on the importance of Memorial Day. He said it will be his first speech as a public official. While a majority of the ceremony takes a serious tone, dealing with the ultimate sacrifice made by those who serve,
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Last week an anonymous tip read: “Big doings at the school, state education crime scene tape in a couple classrooms.” The state Department of Education was investigating unspecified issues with standardized Bill Scott testing at Whitehall, after being tipped to the issues by BOCES, which had received information from then-superintendent Liz Legault. Although no school officials
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would go on the record about the specifics, interim Whitehall superintendent Bill Scott said the state investigation had to do with test security. “The evening before my first day, when Ms. Legault was here, I guess is when the issue surfaced,” Scott said. “Someone from the state sealed off a couple of filing cabinets.” One school official, requesting anonymity, went further, saying that the state was looking into some teachers in grades 3-8 who had allegedly kept copies of the Common Core test after administering
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Hearthstone Point Lake George Hearthstone Point is located two miles north of the village of Lake George. The campground fea-
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Lake George Islands Lake George Located on the “Queen of American Lakes,” the Lake George Islands offer a unique experience for campers to enjoy. The Lake George Islands campsites are accessible by boat only and are spread out over much of the lake. The campgrounds are divided into three groups: Glen, Long and Narrow. Each group has its own headquarters to make registration as convenient as possible. In all, there are 387
shoreline campsites located on 44 state-owned islands: 85 sites are located in the Narrow Island Group (Mother Bunch Group), 170 sites and 42 cruiser sites are in the Glen Island Group (The Narrows), and 90 sites are on Long Island. The 42 cruiser sites are for large boats with sleeping quarters. Twenty-five sites in the Glen Island Group are located on the mainland but are accessible by boat only. Most sites are well-forested and private. All sites have a dock for at least one boat, a fireplace, picnic table, and toilet facility. Cruiser sites also provide a charcoal burner and privy. Fishing, hiking, birdwatching, boating, swim-
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CAMPING ming and sailing are among the many activities campers enjoy. Dogs are prohibited on all of the islands and motorized boats are subject to a mandatory inspection program to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. For more information, call 518-644-9696 (Glen Island); 518-656-9426 (Long Island); and 518-499-1288 (Narrow Island), or visit dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24474. html
Battleground Campground Lake George The aptly named Battleground Campground is situated on the grounds of numerous military actions during the colonial period and Fort William
Henry is located nearby. A self-guided historical interpretive path chronicles the area’s history. The campground is conveniently located just south of Lake George Village and is a short walk to the Lake George Beach and other attractions in the village, including Prospect Mountain which offers expansive views into the Adirondacks and Green Mountains. Lake George also offers swimming and boating opportunities and some of the best fishing in New York State. There are 68 tent and trailer sites, hot showers, flush toilets, mobility impaired accessibility, and recycling and trash facilities. For more information, call 518-6683348, or visit dec.ny.gov/
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Backcountry Other backcountry camping opportunities exist in state-owned forests and wilderness areas across the state, including the area surrounding Black Mountain in Dresden, and the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area near Ticonderoga. Because backcountry camping requires you to be self-sufficient, at times carry a heavy pack, and involves limited or no access to clean drinking water, campers are encouraged to use caution and never
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VERMONT Lake St. Catherine State Park Poultney This 117-acre campground, which opened in 1953, features 50 tent and RV sites and 11 lean-tos. All the sites are at least partially wooded. Flush toilets, hot showers and a dump station are provided on premises. The park has a well-developed picnic area featuring a large grassy field, tables and
charcoal grills. There is a also a basketball court, two beaches (one for campers and another for day-users), a snack bar, and kayak, canoe, rowboat and pedal boat rentals. Boating and fishing on the lake are very popular. For more information, call 802-287-9158, or visit vtstateparks.com/ htm/catherine.htm.
Bomoseen State Park Castleton Opened in 1960, this 3,000-plus acre park is on Lake Bomoseen, the largest lake located entirely within Vermont’s borders, and includes nearby Glen Lake. The campground contains
66 campsites including 10 lean-tos and most sites are wooded, open and grassy, or along the shore of the lake. There is an open pavilion that seats up to 100 people and has electricity, grills, picnic tables and handicapped accessibility. Flush toilets, hot showers and a dump station are provided. The park has a beach for swimming, a picnic area, snack bar and boat rentals. There are several hiking trails, one of which is connected to Half Moon State Park, as well as a self-guided Slate History Trail that explores the slate mining heritage of the park and surrounding area. To learn more, call
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Lake Bomoseen KOA Bomoseen Vermont’s largest lake is the site of this campground, which features sites for recreational vehicles, including 50-amp hookups, as well as cabins and tents. A fleet of rental boats gets you out on the water. Putter around in a pontoon boat, glide along the shoreline in a canoe or set out in a fishing boat to cast for bass, northern pike and trout. You’ll find plenty of activity on shore too. There is a pool com-
plex with a large swimming pool, kiddie pool, whirlpool and waterslides. Indoor and outdoor movies, mini golf, hayrides and themed weekends add to the fun. There is also a large recreation hall and covered patio area. The surrounding woods are home to deer and moose, which occasionally wander through the campground. To learn more, call 802-2732061, or visit koa.com/ campgrounds/lake-bomoseen
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Brandbury State Park Brandon Brandbury is located on the eastern shore of Lake Dunmore at the base of Mt. Moosalamoo. The 69-acre park was originally a farm, but became a state park in 1945. It features 20 tent sites, seven lean-tos and 17 tent/RV sites. Flush toilets, hot showers and dump station are available. The
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CAMPING 1,000-foot natural sandy beach, clean, clear Lake Dunmore, and the large open grassy areas make the area very popular for swimming, sunning, or picnicking. Pets are allowed in the day use area, but not on the sandy part of beach or swimming area. Nearby hiking trails to scenic vistas, waterfalls, caves, mountain lakes and streams provide outstanding hiking opportunities. Mountain biking trails are also nearby. There is fishing and boating (canoe, kayak, rowboat, and pedal boat rentals are available at the park) on Lake Dunmore. For more information, call 802-247-5925 or visit vtstateparks.com/ htm/branbury.htm.
Lake Shaftsbury State Park Shaftsbury Lake Shaftsbury State Park is on an 84-acre parcel surrounding the small but picturesque Lake Shaftsbury. There is a fully furnished waterfront cottage that comfortably sleeps six, with
This 430-acre park draws its name from 20-acre Emerald Lake, which appears green when viewed from above. Restricted to non-motorized boats, the lake is ideal for swimming and paddling and the park rents boats. The park is popular among hikers due to its proximity to the Long Trail and to Dorset Mountain. The campground features 67 campsites and 37 leantos, located on a heavily wooded ridge above the lake. Flush toilets, hot showers and a dump station are provided. Two picnic areas are available and an open pavilion that can accommodate up to 100 people is available to rent. The park is close to attractions in Manchester. For more information, call 802362-1655, or visit vtstateparks.com/htm/emerald. htm.
sites feature fire rings and outhouses. Reservations are required and it’s recommended that visitors pack in their own water or be prepared to treat water. For more information, call 802-394-7836, or visit merckforest.org.
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deck and grill. Lake Shaftsbury also operates a group camping area with clusters of 15 lean-tos available throughout the year. There is also a developed beach, play area, and picnic area. The snack bar concession has rental canoes, kayaks, rowboats, and pedal boats. The “Healing Springs Nature Trail” around the lake is also a popular spot. A 100-person open pavilion can be rented for $100 a day. For more information, call 802-375-9978 or visit vtstateparks.com/htm/ shaftsbury.htm.
Gifford Woods State Park Killington With its location at the base of Killington and Pico, this park is a favorite of hikers, including those on the Appalachian Trail. Located within one of the few old-growth hardwood forests in Vermont, the
behind the ranger’s quarters with a play area. With its proximity to Killington and the Rutland region, there is no shortage of recreational opportunities nearby and the park offers easy access to the Appalachian Trail. Learn more by calling 802-7755354, or visit vtstateparks.
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Merck Forest and Farmland Center Rupert Merck Forest is a 3,160acre tract of farm land and forest that features 30 miles of hiking trails and a number of camping opportunities, including tent sites, lean-tos and cabins. Cabins are fully enclosed and each is equipped with a wood-burning stove, wooden bunks, and a nearby outhouse. All sites are hike-in, and the distance is anywhere from .5 miles to 2.5 miles. Shelter and tent
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This private campground on Rte. 7A in Arlington is situated on 35 acres along the Battenkill and features 103 wooded and open sites for tents and RVs. Its location makes it the perfect base camp for fishing and paddling adventures on the river. There is also a natural swimming hole on the property. The campground has an area for playing games, a dumping station, camp store, water, electric and sewer hook-ups, flush toilets and hot showers. For more information, call 802-375-6663 (toll free: 800830-6663), or visit campingonthebattenkillvt.com.
Primitive camping Like New York, Vermont offers primitive camping at no charge on many state lands. Lands designated for primitive camping are usually located in wilderness areas and are usually accessible only by foot. These sites do not offer facilities or designated water sources therefore requiring you to provide your own means of purification. You are also expected to practice “leave no trace” camping. For more information on primitive camping, call the district office that manages the land in your area. Permits are not required. For more information, visit vtstateparks.com.
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Others may opt less for lazy, and more for activity – such as playing tennis, bike riding, or joining in team sports like softball. Then there are those who seek greater challenges that will push themselves to the limit physically and mentally.
For these individuals, aiming to complete an endurance event like a Marathon run (26.2 miles) or a swim-bike-run triathlon keeps them motivated with worthy goals in the summer months. Such events have been popular for decades, but still there
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ADVENTURE SPORTS and burn the muscles to the limit. Obstacle races, which are military type events, offer this new level of challenge and are becoming increasingly popular. Fortunately, for those with the drive to test themselves in this way, our area offers many events from which to choose. An early-season event at which to get your feet wet…and muddy…is the
2015 Tough Mudder New England, to be held for the
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mud, ice, fire, and electric shocks, with the allure of a cold beer at the end. Certainly not like your standard 10k or 15k road race! There will be five aid stations on the course, which will include obstacles with such names as Arctic Enema, Bale Bonds, Boa Constrictor, Electric Eel and Greased Lightning. As always, the race will serve as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project. New this year is a race for kids billed as the Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder. Intended for children ages 7-12 (at least 42 inches tall), it features a one-mile obstacle course. So start ‘em young! Tough Mudder registration is $170 per entry plus fees and taxes and the
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Held from June 26-29 in Pittsfield, Vt.; its location in the middle of the Green Mountains promises a challenging course and rough terrain that is true to its name. The theme for this year’s Death Race is “Persistence,” which could also apply to the hordes of black flies and deer flies that you might encounter on the course. Organizers say this may be the last year for this event and, in that spirit, they are donating 100 percent of race entry fees to the charities of choice of the finishers. The entry fee is $400 per racer. For more information, go to www.peak.com
or send an email to info@ peak.com . *** If you’re still a triathlon aficionado, but want to give the obstacle thing a go, consider racing the Grizzly Bear Tri-Obstaclon. The event will be held on Saturday, July 18 in Benson, Vt., at 517 Lake Road. The Tri-Obstaclon, with run, mountain bike and swim components, will offer three choices of race distances: A sprint category, with a five-mile bike ride from Shale Hill to Lake Champlain, a 300yard swim, a five-mile bike ride back to Shale Hill, and
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ADVENTURE SPORTS then a 5k obstacle course run. A power category that features the same sequence and distances, except that the final obstacle run is a 10k. An elite category which doubles the swim to 600 yards and the run to a 20k (two laps of the 10k course). Splits will be provided at all transitions and prizes awarded to the top three men and women finishers overall, as well as the top three in each age group. Elites and relay times will start at 8:30 a.m., the power heat at 9 a.m. and the sprint heat at 9:30 a.m. The event entry fees are: SPRINT & POWER (same): $130 for youth ages 14 to 17
(from May 2 to July 1) and $150 (from July 2 to July 11); $150 for ages 18-35 (May 2 to July 1) and then $175 (July 2-11); $150 for ages 36-49 (from May 2 to July 1) and then $175 (July 2-11); masters age 50 and over is $150 for May 2 to July 1 and then $175 for July 2-11; ELITE is $130 for 14-17 age and then $150, $175 for 18-35, 36-49 & masters age and then $200, RELAY bike team members are $60 and then $70, swimmers are $60 and then $70, obstacle runners are the same. For more information, contact Jill & Rob Butler at (802) 537-3561, send an email to shalehilladventure@aol.com or go to the
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end is jam-packed with the annual Coca-Cola Firecracker special on the asphalt on Friday, July 3, and the Sprint Cars of New England tour invading The Dirt Track on Sunday, July 5. Both events will feature extra-distance racing and holiday fireworks. The double-points MidSeason Championships will be held on the asphalt on Friday, July 10, before the track goes dark for the annual mid-summer break. Weekly Friday night racing returns on July 24 as the open-wheel Valenti Modified Racing Series makes its first Devil’s Bowl appearance with “drivers who live by the grace of God and 600 horsepower.” Late-summer highlights also include C.J. Richards
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re you looking for a batch of blueberries freshly picked from a farm down the road? How about a jar of homemade strawberry jam for your morning toast or some organically grown greens for your dinner salad? Want to hear some mellow guitar music while you browse the produce or sample a freshly baked scone from the bakery downtown? Check out one of the numerous farmers’ markets in the Lakes Region of Vermont or Washington County, New York. Though a few are year-round, in the long, lazy days of summer there are many more from which to choose! Farmers’ Markets have been around for a long time, in one form or another. Their roots can be found
in history soon after mankind’s moved from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer existence to increased reliance on cultivation/organized agriculture and community life. They’ve always been a vibrant part of most every culture and economy across the world, including the United States. Farmers’ markets did, for many years, decline along with the number of farms in the U.S. This was partly the result of the changes due to the industrial revolution, increased urbanization, the development of refrigeration and better methods of food preservation, a growing obsession with “fast food” starting the 1950’s, the proliferation of giant supermarkets overflowing with food items from around the
world, and quick-paced lifestyles that left little time for food preparation, slowly translated into a decline in buying local from the farmer down the street. However, in recent decades those trends have reversed. More interest in environmental issues in the 1960’s and 1970’s led to an increased awareness in the negatives of mass production of food, such as decreased quality, less flavor, and the occasional horror stories involving foodborne diseases such as salmonella. People began to want to know, once again, who was growing their food and how it was produced. This has further developed in recent years to more overall interest in sustainable living practices and a
greater appreciation for community values. Interest in farmers’ markets has skyrocketed. “Many people come regularly every week to get their produce from our farmers’ markets,” notes long-time farmer, Linda Gifford, who coordinates a total of seven farmers’ markets in Washington County. These include ones in Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, South Glens Falls and Gansevoort. “They know what’s going to be there and where it comes from. It’s reliable.” Farmers markets in our area vary considerably in size. For instance, the one in Rutland attracts up to 60 vendors, while those in smaller communities like
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RODEOS events include steer-wrestling, bull-riding and cowgirls’ barrel racing and breakaway racing. Painted Pony Rodeo has its own Texas Style Barbeque that starts at 6 p.m., offering chicken, corn on the cob, coleslaw, hot dogs, barbeque ribs, homemade desserts, lemonade, iced tea and more. The rodeo starts at 8 p.m., but if you’re itching for a good time after the rodeo there is dancing along to country music and drinks at the Longhorn
Saloon, where you can dosi-do till the wee hours. Tickets cost $16, $10 for kids, and children under three get in free. You can purchase combo tickets that include admission to the rodeo and barbecue. Painted Pony Rodeo is located at 703 Howe Road. For a full schedule, or to purchase tickets in advance, call (518) 696-2421, or visit www.paintedponyrodeo.com.
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Castleton Pond Hill Ranch is celebrating its 45th season of rodeos starting on July 4. The ranch is owned and operated by the O’Rourke family and the rodeo is affiliated with the International Pro Rodeo Association. The ranch says the rodeos are great for families and offer plenty of excitement. The rodeos include classic events such as bareback riding and saddle riding along with calf-roping, steer-wrestling, team-rop-
ing, girls barrel racing, girls breakaway roping and bull-riding. Rodeos are held every Saturday night at 8 p.m. and uses many of the livestock raised on the ranch, which have won numerous awards from rodeo organizations. Pond Hill Ranch is located 1683 Pond Hill Ranch Road. For more information email horses@po dhillra ch.co or call 80-4682449 or 802-468-0578. Or visit www.po dhillra ch. co .
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FARMER'S MARKETS Fair Haven, Vermont or Hudson Falls, New York may have anywhere from two to ten vendors. Farmers’ markets have also grown, with their popularity, to include much more than local farm produce. Market vendors not only include local farmers with their produce, but artists and crafts people, as well as vendors that provide prepared food such as baked goods, jam and jellies and such. At markets such as the one in Rutland, one can find everything from hand-made jewelry to Pakistani food, for example. Many sites, including the smaller ones, offer musical entertainment, which helps attract more people as well. “We try to have some music every week if we can,” says Lori Barken, who manages this farmers’ market. “The musicians are usually people in or around Castleton, although we had a great Irish tenor named Andrew Donovan last year who travelled over from Mount Holly.” She says that the market barters for the services of the musicians, collecting donations of cash or produce from the vendors. “They are actually happy to get some produce or other food items for playing,” she says. The farmers’ market in Manchester, Vermont has also branched out from the now typical offerings of produce, prepared food, and arts and crafts. “We include free crafts activities for children that are usually inspired by agriculture, according to Market Director, Krysta Piccoli. “This year we’re adding a community tent for non-profits,” she adds. So if you’re looking for
some fresh, sweet strawberries in June, some delicious corn straight from the field in August, some local produced maple syrup, want to sample some bread from a local bakery, or just to browse, check out hand-made crafts or hear some music on a summer afternoon, check out one of the following farmers’ markets!
Vermont Bennington—Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 3 to October 4 at the Bennington Station at Riverwalk Park, accepts EBT & Debit Cards. Information: Katherine Keys, 802-681-3501 or www. benningtonfarmersmarket. org/ . Brandon—Every Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 23 to October 10, in Central Park. Harvest Fair on Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., no EBT or Debit Cards. Information: Wendy Cijka, 802-273-2655. Castleton—Every Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., June 12 to October 2 at Citizen Bank parking lot on Main Street. Does not accept EBT or Debit Cards. Information: Lori Barker, 802-273-2241. Dorset—Every Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 4 to October 12, on the green at H.N. Williams General Store, accepts EBT & Debit Cards. Information: 802768-1325 or www.dorsetfarmersmarket.com . Manchester—Every Thursday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., May 29 to October 9, accepts EBT & Debit Cards. Information: Krysta Piccoli at 505-470-4237 or www.manchesterfarmers. org . Poultney--Lakes Region Farmer’s Market, Every
Thursday, June 26 to October 2, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the north side of Main Street off Route 30. Information: 802-368-5805 or www.poultneyvt.com . Rutland--Every Saturday, May 10 to October 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and every Tuesday, May 13 to September 30, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at downtown Depot Park. For more information, www.vtfarmersmarket.org or call Doug Patac, 802-753-7269. West Pawlet—Every Friday, year-round, 4 to 7 p.m., outside W. Pawlet Rod & Gun Club. Information: 802-645-9928.
New York Cambridge—Every Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 25 until the end of October (depending on weather), located at the field across from Cambridge Hotel, 25 E. Main Street. Information: thosedarnsqurls@aol.com . Fort Edward—Every Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 13 to October 24, Broadway Bowl, 359 Broadway/Route 4. Information: Linda Gifford, (518) 792-0198. Gansevoort—Every Thursday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., June 12 to October 30, at the Village Park. Information: Linda Gifford, (518) 792-0198. Glens Falls—Glens Falls Market, Every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, May 4 to November 23, at South Street Pavillion. Information: www.glensfallsfarmersmarket.com . Glens Falls—City Park Market, every Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., June 5 to October 30 at City Park, Maple Avenue. Information: www.glensfallsfarmersmarket.com .
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Granville—Every Monday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 2 to October 27, at Quacker Street, Big Lots parking lot. Information: George Armstrong, (518) 499-0209. Greenwich—Every Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., year-round, at Seventy Main Historical Building, 70 Main Street. Information: Julie Callahan, (518) 944-7149. Hudson Falls—Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 10 to October 28, Sutherland Pet Store, 1161 Dix Avenue. Information: Linda Gifford, (518) 7920198. Queensbury—Every Monday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., June 3 to October 28, at Sweet Basil Restaurant, 1012 State Route 9. Information: www.glensfallsfarmersmarket.com . Salem—Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 24 to October 25, at Village Park on Route 22. Information: George Armstrong, (518) 499-0209. South Glens Falls— Every Monday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 9 to October 27, at Village Park on Spring Street. Information: Linda Gifford, 518-792-0198. Warrensburgh—Every Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., May 22 to October 30, in park on River Street across from Curtis Lumber in the Warrensburgh Mills Historic District. Live music and festivals throughout season. Information: Theresa Whalen, (518) 466-5497 or email taawhalen@yahoo. com . Whitehall—Every Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., June 3 to October 28, at Skenesborough Park near canal. Information: George Armstrong, (518) 499-0209.
Hiking
Hikers will find paradise in region T
here are few places that can match the natural beauty of this region – the bucolic countryside is dotted with gently rolling farmland, babbling brooks, pristine lakes and flanked by the Green Mountains to the east, the Taconic Mountains to the south and the Adirondacks to the north. That topography make the region a hiker’s paradise. From a leisurely stroll along an old train route to mountainside treks that offer breathtaking views, you’re sure to find a hike suited for you.
NEW YORK Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail Granville A beautiful and very flat trail, this path is the site of the former Delaware and Hudson Railroad. The trail exists in two segments of nearly equal length. From the campus of Castleton State College, the trail delves into lush pockets of northern hardwood trees and provides a glimpse of Vermont farmland. After seven miles you’ll reach Poultney, near the Vermont/New York border. The trail ends shortly thereafter. The southern section of the trail begins in Granville and continues south before
crossing back into Vermont. After passing through the town of West Pawlet, the trail opens up a bit, offering sweeping views of the surrounding hills and countryside. After passing a parking area outside the small village of West Rupert, the trail continues a half-mile before reaching its southern terminus. The surface is not paved but consists of firm stones and is perfect for bicycles, strollers and pedestrians. Getting there: Access to the northern portion of the trail can be found off Seminary Street in Castleton or Bentley Street in Poultney. The southern portion of the trail can be access south of the village of Granville on Rte. 22 a quarter mile from Andrews Lane. Walkers can also park near the Slate Valley Museum off Water Street or in public parking off Main Street in Granville for direct access to the trail.
Feeder Canal Heritage Trail/Warren County Bikeway Washington/Warren County This walk, run and bike trail starts in Fort Edward, passes through downtown Glens Falls and continues to Lake George village. Most of the Feeder Canal trail is crushed stone, while the majority of the Warren County bikeway is paved
and suitable for a variety of non-motorized recreational pursuits. Much of the trail has been laid out to avoid steep hills and therefore is suitable for people of all ages, but plan on enough time to overcome small bumps. By using designated on-street routes, it’s possible to connect with the Saratoga County Heritage Trail and the Old Champlain Canal Towpath. The trail also offers access to attractions in the village of Lake George, Queensbury, Glens Falls, South Glens Falls, Hudson Falls and Fort Edward. Getting there: There are a number of access points and several designated parking areas along the trail. For a complete trail map, visit warrencountyny.
gov/transport/docs/gf-lg-trail. pdf.
Black Mountain Dresden The highest among a group of peaks surrounding Lake George, Black Mountain tops out at 2,665 feet. Beautiful views of the lake, including the Narrows, Rogers Slide and Tongue Mountain, directly to the west, are visible from the summit, which also features a fire tower (public access is not permitted). There are two main approaches to the summit. The steepest approach is from Black Mountain Point
and is accessible only by boat. Because it cannot be reached by car and because the trail climbs 2,300 feet in 2.8 miles, most people choose to hike from the trailhead on Pike Brook Road in Dresden. Besides featuring half of the vertical ascent, it also offers two routes to the summit which can be combined for an interesting loop trip. After parking at the trailhead on Pike Brook Road, the trail follows an old logging road for a mile to its first junction. The route to the right is the most direct to the summit, but the trail to Lapland Pond on the left offers a more attractive hike. Lapland Pond and its lean-to are about one mile in, and another mile in is Round Pond, and a short distance away, Black Mountain Pond, which also features a lean-to. After leaving the pond, the trail reaches the junction with the route coming from the lake. From here, the trail climbs a series of switchbacks for the next mile until it reaches the summit. The total distance of the loop is 6.7 miles, although the hike can be done in 5 miles by taking the more direct route. Getting there: Travel north through Whitehall on Rte. 22 for about 4.5
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HIKING miles and look for a sign to Huletts Landing on the left (County Rte. 6). Drive for 2.7 miles and turn left on Pike Brook Road. At .8 miles look for a large parking lot.
Buck Mountain Fort Ann A slightly longer hike than its Fort Ann sister peaks, Buck Mountain is also located on the east side of Lake George. The open, rocky summit boasts an almost 360-degree view of the lake, the Sagamore Resort, the Tongue Mountain Range, Shelving Rock Mountain, Sleeping Beauty and Black Mountain, and the village of Lake George to the south. There are two routes to the summit: one from Pilot Knob and one from Hogtown in Fort Ann. Most hikers choose to hike from a trailhead at the end of Pilot Knob Road. This route is 3.3 miles and features a 2,000-foot vertical ascent, with a number of waterfalls and views. While the trail from Buck Mountain is shorter and involves less climbing (2.3 miles, 1,130 feet), it offers fewer views on the way up. Getting there: Pilot Knob Trailhead: Take Rte. 149 to and turn left on Rte. 9L, going just shy of 5 miles, then turn right at the sign for Kattskill Bay and Pilot Knob. The parking lot is 3.5 miles on the right-hand side. Hogtown Trailhead: Traveling on Rte. 149, turn onto Buttermilk Falls Road. At 3.2 miles it becomes Sly Pond Road. At the intersection with Hogtown Road continue straight ahead onto Shelving Rock Road. The parking area is just past the parking area for
the Lake George Trails System on the left-hand side. There is a trailhead sign for Buck Mountain.
Shelving Rock Falls Fort Ann This trail features an easy hike to a beautiful 50-foot waterfall. The appearance of the falls changes with the season and the weather. The brook leading to the falls features some cascades and smaller falls. Hikers can also follow the brook to Log Bay on the eastern shore of Lake George, and nearby Shelving Rock Mountain offers some limited views of the lake and surrounding mountains. The trail to the falls features some hills, but it follows an old carriage road and is not very steep. And at 1.7 miles (one-way), it makes a good hike for families. The trail leads to the top of the falls and there is a trail to its base. Hikers should use caution around the falls. Footing can be slick and there have been a number of serious injuries there in recent years. Getting there: Follow the directions to Buck Mountain. Once you reach the parking area for the Lake George Trails System, continue down the road for 2.8 miles until you reach an orange-painted steel gate that guards a culvert and small bridge. The trail starts here and there is a parking area just beyond this point on the left.
Sleeping Beauty Fort Ann A moderate day-hike, Sleeping Beauty is a popular mountain within easy distance of both Washington and Warren
counties. A steady, reasonable climb that takes an hour to an hour-and-half to summit finishes with open views in almost every direction. To the west is Lake George and many Adirondack peaks, to the east is Pico and Killington, and other Vermont mountains. Access to the trailhead, known as Dacy Clearing in the Hogtown area of Fort Ann, is sometimes closed. This adds an additional 3.2-mile (roundtrip) fairly flat walk from the parking lot. If it is open, hikers can drive to the start of the 1.8 mile trail. Those looking for more adventure can continue over the summit to Bumps Pond and Fishbrook Pond, where they might encounter secluded fishermen. Getting there: Traveling on Rte. 149, turn on to Buttermilk Falls Road, which at 3.2 miles becomes Sly Pond Road. At the intersection with Hogtown Road continue straight ahead onto Shelving Rock Road. You’ll see a parking area for the Lake George Trails System, and the road to Dacy Clearing is located just beyond a gate at the end of the parking area.
Pilot Knob Preserve Fort Ann Smaller than its neighbors on Lake George’s east side, this hike offers equally rewarding views for less work. A family could hike up in 30 to 45 minutes. Views from the top include nearby mountains, the distant Adirondacks and much of the length of Lake George. A gazebo sits atop the small peak, providing a perfect shaded spot for a picnic or a rest. There are several marked routes, so
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the trail can be hiked up and down or as a semi-circuit. Getting there: Traveling on Rte. 149, turn on Ridge Road or Rte. 9L north for about 4.7 miles, bear right onto Pilot Knob Road and continue for .7 miles to a small parking area on the right.
Prospect Mountain Lake George A peak with an interesting history, Prospect Mountain is a good bet for extensive, panoramic views of the Lake George region. On a clear day, hikers can see 100 miles to the east from the top. Although this hike is just short of three miles in length it climbs at a moderate to steep grade for nearly two miles and can be physically taxing for people not in good physical condition. The trail follows on an old roadbed of a funicular railway that served a oncethriving summer hotel on the mountain, and historical markers at the top explain this in detail. Getting there: Heading north on Lake George’s main road, Canada Street, take a left onto Montcalm Street and follow hiking trail signs to the end of Smith Street.
VERMONT Haystack Pawlet Haystack Mountain offers some of the finest panoramic views in Souther n Ver mont. Starting off with agrarian landscapes, the hike enters the forest and eventually comes out onto a view-filled top. It takes about an hourand-a-half to reach the summit. The trail rolls up
HIKING and down, climbing at a slight grade through soft and hardwood forest for the first two-thirds of the hike before climbing steeply to the summit where hikers are greeted by 270 degrees of unobstructed views of Granville and the Slate Valley. Getting there: The trail to the summit is off Tunket Road in Pawlet. Heading south from Granville, N.Y., toward Pawlet, turn left onto Waite Road (about 1.7 miles north of Pawlet) and go exactly 1.2 miles to the entrance at Tunket Road. There is a small parking area on the left side. Walk up Tunket Road until to you see signs for the trail on the left.
Little Rocky Pond Danby This 5.8-mile roundtrip hike is a relatively flat twomile walk through hardwood forest to a beautiful pond surrounded by large boulders. It is very popular for swimming, camping and fishing. The hike features only 350 feet of elevation change, making it nice for families. At the northern end of the pond, the Green Mountain Trail offers the option to extend the hike to a 7.5-mile hike. The trail is located on a section of the Appalachian/ Long Trail and is marked by white blazes. Getting there: From Rte. 7 in Danby, turn east onto Brooklyn Road (Forest Road 10) for about 3.5 miles to the Appalachian/Long Trail crossing. Parking is on the south side of the road.
Deane Nature Preserve Poultney The Lewis Deane Nature Preserve in Poultney is an 85-acre plot owned by Green Mountain College. Hiking
trails provide access to beautiful views from an easy to moderate hike up St. Catherine Mountain, which tops out at 1,214 feet. With the Green Mountains behind them, hikers can see Lake St. Catherine below and the Adirondack Mountains in the distance. Two trails lead to the top: The more familyfriendly Yellow Trail is the longer of the pair but has a gentler, safer incline. Look out for an important left, uphill turn by a tree with three yellow ties around it. The trail after this spot is windy and less-worn, but hikers are asked not to bushwhack so as to not disturb vegetation. The Yellow Trail should take 45 minutes to an hour each way. The blue trail is much shorter, but also much steeper. Use caution on this trail as the ground can be uneven and loose. Hike through an open field to get to the trailhead and follow the Blue trail the rest of the way. Getting there: Off Rte. 30, turn onto Endless Brook Road, across from the entrance to Lake St. Catherine State Park. Once on Running Brook Road, continue until the parking area just before the intersection with Dayton Hill Road.
White Rocks Cliffs Wallingford Cliffs, waterfalls, streams and mountain views of the Taconics, the Adirondacks and the valley below – White Rocks Cliffs offers it all. The area is defined by the Cheshire quartzite that was exposed during the last Ice Age and gives the cliffs their white appearance. Among the trails in the area are the popular and scenic Cliffs
Trail and the Ice Beds Trail, which leads to the large pile of white rocks at the base of the cliff. Both trails start from a parking lot at the Green Mountains National Forest-White Rocks Picnic area. The Cliffs Trail is 3.2 miles round trip but it rises 1,250 feet so it is a fairly strenuous hike. The first part winds around the northeastern edge of the cliffs before reaching the Appalachian/Long Trail junction, then south, following the white blazes past the Greenwall Shelter Spur trail at one mile. Continue south for .4 miles to reach the spur that leads to the cliffs and several beautiful vistas. The Ice Beds trail is 1.8 miles (180 feet of elevation gain) to a pile of massive rocks that protects ice well into the summer. The trail, easy enough for children, leaves the southwest corner of the parking lot and climbs several switchbacks until it meets an old woods road at about .4 miles, where it follows a stream to the rocks. Getting there: From Rte. 7 in Wallingford, follow Rte. 140 east 2.1 miles to the junction of Sugar Hill Road on the right.
tower atop Stratton Mountain, the highest peak in Southern Vermont. The 360-degree views at the top of this 3,940-foot peak include the Green Mountains, the Taconic Mountains and more. A caretaker is stationed at the summit during the summer and fall. This is a 7.6-mile round trip hike featuring 1,730 feet of elevation gain, making it a moderate to difficult trek. The trail follows the Appalachian/Long Trail, marked with white blazes, to the summit. The trail is gradual at first, passing through a mixed hard/soft wood forest. About a mile and half into the hike, the trail begins to climb steeply, before flattening out for awhile along the ridgeline. After this point, it begins to climb switchbacks before reaching the summit. From Rte. 7 in Arlington, turn west onto Rte. 313. Take at right onto South Road and follow to the end, turn right onto Kansas Road and follow over Rte. 7 and over a two-lane bridge. Turn right onto Kelley Stand Road for about 9.6 miles. The parking area is on the north side of the road.
From Rte. 103 in East Wallingford, follow Rte. 140
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west approximately 4.0 miles to the junction of Sugar Hill Road on the left. Follow Sugar Hill Road about 200 feet to the sign for the Green Mountain National Forest-White Rocks Picnic Area and turn right onto Forest Road 52. Follow that a half mile to the Picnic Area parking lot.
This trail leads to beautiful Stratton Pond, the largest body of water on the Long Trail and the most heavily used camping site located on the Appalachian Trail in Vermont. The pond features several designated campsites available on a first-come, first-served basis ($5 fee). The trail is 7.8 miles long (round trip), but climbs only 390 feet, making it a relatively easy hike
Stratton Mountain Arlington Hikers can see three states from the 70-foot fire
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HIKING that takes five to six hours on average. The trail ascends gradually through mixed hard/ soft wood forest. At 3.8 miles the trail turns onto a logging road and the Appalachian/Long Trail is reached soon after, leading to the pond. Getting there: From Rte. 7 in Arlington, turn west on Rte. 313 at the end of the exit ramp and take a right onto South Road and follow to the end. Turn right onto Kansas Road and cross Rte. 7 and a two-lane bridge. Turn right and travel Kelley Stand Road for about 8.7 miles. Parking will be on the left.
Bromley Mountain Peru This trail leads to the top of Bromley Mountain, a popular ski resort east of Manchester that has great views in every direction, including Stratton Mountain and Mount Equinox. On a clear day, it’s possible to see the Adirondacks in New York and Mount Washington in New Hampshire. This popular, 6-mile roundtrip trail takes four to five hours to complete. Identified by white trail blazes, this route follows the Appalachian Trail from a parking lot a few miles below the ski resort. The trail begins at the east end of the parking lot and follows Bromley Brook for the first mile, becoming steeper until it reaches the spur leading to a tenting area. From here, the trail emerges onto the ski resort’s “Run Around Trail” leading to the summit. An observation deck on the summit was deemed structurally deficient and has been removed. Getting there: From Rte. 7 in Manchester, take Rte.
11/30 east for about five miles to the Appalachian/ Long Trail crossing just below where Rtes. 11 and 30 diverge.
Lye Brook Falls Manchester A simple trail that leads to one of Vermont’s highest waterfalls, the 100-plus-foot Lye Brook Falls, this hike is 2.3 miles each way and gains less than 800 feet. A century ago the route was home to a number of charcoal kilns and sawmills that can still be seen through keen eyes. The trail follows Lye Brook on old logging roads, traveling at a steady grade. At 1.8 miles, a spur trail leads a half-mile to the falls. Moose have been known to frequent the area, so wildlife enthusiasts can keep a camera at the ready for both the falls and the animals. Caution: Rocks dot the trail and can be slippery at times, especially those near the falls. Getting there: From Rte. 7 in Manchester, travel about a quarter mile east on Rte. 11/30 to East Manchester Road, then south for about a mile, then turn left onto Glen Road, just before the overpass. Follow Glen Road and bear right at the fork onto Lye Brook Access Road. The trailhead is at the east side of the parking lot at the end of the Lye Brook Access Road.
Prospect Rock Manchester The summit of Prospect Rock offers fine views of the Manchester Valley. The hike climbs 1,000 feet in less than two miles (3.5 miles round trip) and can be completed in one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half hours. Marked with blue blazes,
the trail follows the old Rootville Road up the Downer Glen Ravine. After entering the forest, the trail gets steeper and crosses a small brook several times, then meets the Appalachian/Long Trail at 1.7 miles. A spur leads 200 feet west to the summit. Getting there: From Rte. 7 in Manchester, travel about a quarter mile east on Rte. 11/30 to East Manchester Road, turn right then immediately left onto Rootville Road for about a mile. Limited parking is found at the trail head beyond the last residence and some limited parking is available below the water tank; please obey all parking signs.
variety of hiking opportunities on some nine different trails, all open to hiking and horseback riding. Mount Antone and Spruce Peak are the tallest mountains on the property and provide outstanding views of the Taconic Mountains. Both hikes take about three hours to complete. Discovery and Burke Trails are shorter hikes suited for families with young children. Getting there: From Salem, N.Y., take Rte. 153 to Rupert to Rte. 315. Travel east for three miles and turn into the main entrance of the Merck Forest on the right. Follow the road a half mile to the visitor’s center.
Burr and Burton Trail on Equinox Mountain
The Great Cliff and Mount Horrid
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At nearly 4,000 feet, Equinox Mountain is the highest peak in the Taconic Mountain Range and offers views of the Berkshires, the Green Mountains, and into New York. It is the second-highest peak in Southern Vermont and features a radio tower, abandoned radio station and old hotel. At 6.8 round trip miles, this trail, also known as the Blue Summit Trail, offers almost 2,900 feet of elevation gain, making it a rugged hike. Starting on an old logging road, the trail begins with a short side trip to Lookout Rock with views of the valley before continuing to the summit. Getting there: From Manchester village, take Rte. 7A to the Burr and Burton Seminary parking lot on Seminary Avenue.
These trails offer excellent views and the opportunity to see nesting peregrine falcons and other wildlife. The gain is a little more than 600 feet and is 1.4 miles roundtrip, but several steep sections make it more difficult than the distance suggests. From Brandon Gap, follow the Long Trail north for .7 miles to a blue-blazed spur trail that leads to the top of Great Cliff. The trails are sometimes closed during the summer to protect nesting falcons so look for signs. Mount Horrid Overlook offers a view of a beaver pond and other wildlife. Getting there: From Brandon, take Rte. 73 east for 7.5 miles. Trailhead parking is on the right, just before the top of Brandon Gap. Please secure valuables as this parking lot experiences vandalism. The trail starts on the north side of Rte. 73. Mt. Horrid Overlook parking is at 7.6 miles.
Merck Forest Rupert Merck Forest and Farmland Center offers a
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Calendar of Events Ongoing: Wednesdays: Artful Afternoons. The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, N.Y. Drop in between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. to visit the galleries and museum followed by a themed art activity for ages 5-14. $2 per child/adult. 518-792-1761 ext. 327. www.hydecollection.org. May 8-Oct. 31: Ghost Tours, Fort William Henry, Lake George, N.Y. Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. through June 30; WednesdaySunday nights at 7:30 and 9 p.m. from July 1-Aug. 31; and Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. S e p t . 2 - O c t . 31 Reservations required. $16.95 adults, $13.95 for seniors, $7.95 for children ages 5 to 15. Involves walking up stairs and hills. 518-964-6647, or visit www.fwhmuseum.com. May 9-July 26: “Channeling Grandma: Fracking Paintings by Linda Finch.” Bennington Museum, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt. 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org. May 16- Aug. 9: “Dan Shapiro: Living the Print 1949-1969.” Bennington Museum, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt. 802-4471571 or www.benningtonmuseum.org. May 24-Aug. 31: Live Nation Concert Series, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. Featuring Dave Matthews Band, Lady Antebellum, Train, Kid Rock, Nickelback, Joe Bonamassa, Doobie Brothers & Gregg Allman, Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley and more. 518-5849330, 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.livenation.com. June 1-Aug. 31: Old Fort House Museum, 29 Broadway, Fort Edward, N.Y. Open daily for tours from 1-5 p.m. Closed July 4 and Labor Day. $5 admission,
free for children 18 and under. 518-747-9600 or oldfort@albany.twcbc.com. June 14-Aug. 31: Guided Garden Tours, Yaddo Gardens, Rte. 9P, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Yaddo Gardens are open daily free of charge from 8 a.m. to dusk. Guided tours are offered at 11 a.m. for $10, Saturdays and Sundays. During the Saratoga Track season, guided tours are also offered on Tuesdays. 518-584-0746 or visit www.yaddo.org/garden. July-August: Hands-On Horticulture, King’s Gardens, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N.Y., 1:30-3:30 p.m. Learn about flowers in these interactive programs including: Making Sense of Lavender, Favorite Perennials, Divide and Conquer Daylilies, and Iris Division Days. 518-585-2821, or visit www. fort-ticonderoga.org. July-August: Musket Firing Demonstrations. For t Ticonderoga. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. Call 518-585-2821 July 16-Oct. 10: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.” The Lake Theater, Holiday Inn: Turf at Lake George, 2223 Canada St., Route 9, Lake George, N.Y.. For dates, times, rates, call 518668-5762 ext. 411, or visit www.lakegeorgedinnertheatre. com.
June June 1-6: Americade Motorcycle Touring Rally. Based at Fort William Henry, Lake George. 518-798-7888 or www.americade.com. June 4: Funk in the Trunk. 7-9 p.m. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. June 4-6: Turandot. The Opera Company of Middlebury, Town
Hall Theater, Merchants Row, Middlebury, Vt. 8 p.m. Preperformance talk at 7 p.m. Tickets: $55-$70. 802-3829222, or visit www.ocmvermont.org. June 5: Film: Disappearances. 8 p.m. A Jay Craven movie starring Kris Kristofferson at the Ada Paresky Center of the Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vt. $7 general public; $5 for museum members. June 5-7: Bluegrass Music Roundup. Presented by the Adirondack Bluegrass League at McConchie’s Heritage Park, Galway, N.Y. 17 bands. 518221-6231 or www. AdirondackBluegrassLeague. com. June 5-7: 15th Annual Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival, launches at dusk and dawn, Friday evening through Sunday morning at Cambridge Central School. Food and events all weekend. Free. 518677-0887 or www.cambridgenychamber.com. June 6-7: 29th annual Manchester and the Mountains Antique and Classic Car Show, Dorr Farm, Rte. 30, Manchester, Vt. A classic show featuring more than 50 classes and 800 vehicles. Admission $10, $15 for two days; children under 12 free. 800-362-4144 or visit www. manchestercarshow.com. June 6: 11th Annual Courthouse Talent Show. Fort Salem Theater, 11 E. Broadway, Salem, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Area talent featured in a wide array of performances. $10, $5 under 19. 518-854-7053. June 6: Poultney Town-Wide Yard Sale. Poultney, Vt. 9 a.m.4 p.m. Search for hidden treasures and enjoy food concessions. 802-287-2010.
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June 6: Sculpture Park Party. 2:30-9 p.m. Salem Art Works kicks off its 11th season with tours, live music by the North and South Dakotas, Steve Roggenbuck, Joe Mansman and the Midnight Revival Band, and Rusticator. $10 adults, $5 kids. 518-421-1907 or www. salemartworks.org. June 6: Penrhyn Engine and Hose Co. Car Rally 2013. County Rte. 24, Middle Granville, N.Y., 5 to 8 p.m. Show featuring classic vehicles from yesterday and today. Music, food and a 50/50 raffle will be among the day’s activities. Admission is $3; children under 6 are free. June 7: 8th annual ACE Crandall Park Car Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Crandall Park, Glen St., Glens Falls, N.Y. Hosted by Adirondack Car Enthusiast with proceeds to benefit Glens Falls Wait House. Suggested donation: $3. 518-791-9926 or www.aceautoclub.com. June 11: The Spurs USA. 7-9 p.m. Classic country & western. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. June 11: Starline Rhythm Boys. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series. Free ice cream party. The Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park. www.fairhavenvt.org/concerts. June 12: Middlebury Arts Walk, downtown Middlebury, Vt., 5-7 p.m. Art, music, food and fun on the second Friday of every month. 802-388-7951 Ext. 2, or e-mail info@middleburyartswalk.com. June 13: Jim Henson Tribute Variety Show. 2 and 7 p.m. Little Theater on the Farm, Plum Road, Fort Edward. www.littletheater27.org. June 13: Scots Day, Fort
CALENDAR Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N.Y., :30 a.m.-5 p.m. Commemorate Scottish heritage at the fort, enjoy bagpipe music, honor fallen Scottish soldiers. 518585-2821, or visit www.fortticonderoga.org. June 13: Saratoga Brewfest, Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect St., Ballston Spa, N.Y., 1-5 p.m. Live music and more than 100 craft beers, plus food from local vendors. Advance tickets $45, $55 at the door. 518-339-6333 or e-mail aj@saratogabrewfest. com. June 13-14: 43rd LARAC June Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., City Park, Glens Falls, N.Y. Features hundreds of fine art and craft items, including a juried art and craft show and family friendly activities. Free. 518798-1144, or visit www.larac. org. June 13-14: Saratoga Arts Fest celebrates the Saratoga Springs Centennial, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 10-5. A two-day celebration of the arts featuring music, dance, visual art, film, theater and literary art. www. saratogaartsfest.org. June 14: 39th annual Crowley Brothers’ Memorial 10K Vermont State Championship. Proctor Green, Proctor, Vt. The oldest 10K race in Vermont, it also serves as the Vermont championships of the 10K Masters and 5K. 802-5582328, or visit www.crowleyroadrace.com. June
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Hubbardton Battlefield. 1-3 p.m. Hubbardton, Vt. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner, site interpreter Carl Fuller gives a short program on the history of the American flag, followed by children’s activities. June 14: Salem Tour de Flame Fighters Bike Ride. Registration at 7:30 a.m.; 63-mile ride at 8 a.m. 25-mile ride at 8:30 a.m.; 16-mile at 9 a.m.; 10-mile at 9:30 a.m. Start at carnival grounds on Archibald St. off Rt. 22. $35/person or $40/family to ride. Salemfd4434@hotmail.com. June 16: The Party Crashers. 7 p.m., Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-468-6039 or castleton. edu. June 18: Washington County Band. 7-9 p.m. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. June 18: Mellow Yellow. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series. The Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park. www.fairhavenvt.org/concerts. June 19: Train “Picasso at the Wheel Tour.” 7 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Saratoga, N.Y. 518-584-9330 or www.spac.org. June 19-20: Greenwich Whipple City Festival. Greenwich, N.Y. A two-day festival including a Friday Night
Parade at 6 p.m., live music, a 5K race, craft fair, carnival and more. Free. 518-692-7979 or visit www.greenwichchamber. org. June 19-21: The Secret Garden. Fort Salem Theater. 8 p.m. Fri./Sat. and 2 p.m. Sunday. $30 adults, $27 seniors, $15 twelve and under. East Broadway, Salem, N.Y. 518-854-9200. www.fortsalemtheater.com. June 20: Marty Wendell Concert. 7 p.m. Little Theater on the Farm, 27 Plum Rd., Fort Edward, NY. Littletheater27.org. June 20-July 18: “Images Extracted from Nature.” Art exhibit by Ingrid Ludt and Angus Mccullough. Opening on July 11 from 5:30-8 p.m. Salem Art Works, Cary Lane, Salem, N.Y. www.salemartworks.org. June 21-Sept. 13: Homer’s America. The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, N.Y. 518-792-1761 or www. hydecollection.org. June 21-Sept. 27: The Late Drawing of Andy Warhol: 1973-1987. 50 works, organized by the Andy Warhol Museum. The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, N.Y. 518-792-1761 or www. hydecollection.org. June 23-July 3: “Kalamazoo – The World’s Greatest New Comedy.” Adirondack Theatre Festival. Laugh out loud comedy about two 70-year-olds who meet on an online dating site. 7:30 p.m. most nights. Wood
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CALENDAR 29 Broadway, Fort Edward. 518747-9600. June 27-28: 38th Annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Featuring some of the world’s premier performers including Erykah Badu, Cassandra Wilson, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Sonny Knight & the Lakers, and more. Daily at 12 p.m. 518-584-9330 or visit www.spac.org. June 27-28: Adirondack Wine & Food Festival. 12-6 Saturday; 12-5 Sunday. Wood Festival Commons, Lake George, N.Y. Tickets: $25 or $10 for designated driver. www.adirondackwineandfoodfestival.com. June 27: Grand Season Opening. Killington Music Festival. 7 p.m. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort. Tickets: 802-422-1330 or www. killington.com. June 28: Country Music Jamboree. Fort Salem Theater. 8 p.m. $20. East Broadway, Salem, N.Y. 518-854-9200. www.fortsalemtheater.com. June 29-July 3: Beaver Cross Day Camp. For youth in grades K-6. At Christ the King Spiritual Life Center, 575 Burton Rd., Greenwich, N.Y. Other camps will take place from July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31, Aug. 3-7, Aug. 10-14, and Aug. 17-21. 518-692-9550 or www.ctkcenter.org. June 30: American Longboards. 7 p.m. Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-468-6039 or castleton. edu. June 30-July 11: “Pump Boys and Dinettes.” Mainstage, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, 703 Main Street, Weston, Vt. 7:30 p.m., TuesdaySaturday. Matinees at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday, at 3 p.m. on Sunday. 802-8245288, or visit www.westonplayhouse.org. June 30-July 5: Vermont Summer Special, Harold Beebe Farm, Rte. 7, East Dorset, Vt.,
part of the Vermont Summer Festival. New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show with $750,000 in prize money. The competition attracts the best athletes, including Olympic medalists, from across the county and the globe. 802496-4878, or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com.
July July 1: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation.org. July 1: Children’s Program “Open Fire Cooking.” 1-3 p.m. Saratoga Battlefield Visitors Center. Free. 518-664-9821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/sara. July 1: Brass & Blues. 7 p.m., Lions Concert in the Park series, Mowry Park, Greenwich, N.Y. Free. July 2: New York Players. 7-9 p.m. Big Band sound, top 40, R&B. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Also fireworks and a strawberry social. Free. July 2: Kid Rock. 6:45 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org July 2: Spurs USA. 7 p.m., Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. Free ice cream party. Free admission. www.fairhavenvt.org/concerts. July 2: Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella). 7:30 p.m. Opera Saratoga, Spa Little Theater in State Park, 21 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Also at 2 p.m. on July 11, 14, 18 and at 7:30 p.m. on July 26. www.operasaratoga.org. July 3-5: Salem annual Firemen’s Carnival and 4th of July Parade. Carnival 6 to 10 p.m. Friday-Sunday at Archibald Street grounds. Parade Saturday at 5 p.m., starting on N. Main St. Civil War encampment on school grounds
throughout the weekend. Fireworks Saturday at 9 p.m. 518-854-7516. July 3-4: Dave Matthews Band. 7 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518584-9330 or www.spac.org. July 3-5: Independence Day Celebration. Living History. Meet soldiers of the Continental Army as they appeared in 1776 in this living history weekend. Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N.Y., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 518-5852821, or visit www.fortticonderoga.org. July 4: Rutland’s July 4 Fireworks Extravaganza, Vermont State Fairgrounds, Rutland, Vt., 4:30-11 p.m. 802773-2747 or 800-756-8880. July 4: Independence Day Celebrations, Battlefield, Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N.Y. Citizenship ceremony at 10 a.m. followed by Park Ranger Joe Craig portraying a 1776 town crier with news American Independence. Free. 518-664-9821, or visit www.nps.gov/sara. July 4: Celebration and Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vt., 1-2 p.m. Colonial music, games and activities for children, reading of the Declaration of Independence by actor Willy Jones at 1 p.m. Free. 802-4470550, or visit www.historicsites. vermont.gov. July 4: Brandon Fourth of July Festivities. Brandon, Vt. Parade at 1 p.m., music in the park at 5 p.m., family activities, craft show, silent auction, more from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fireworks in the evening. www.brandon. org. July 4: Fourth of July Celebration, Poultney, Vt. 5K race at 8 a.m., parade at 10 a.m. Face painting, a magic show, puppet show, parade, and fireworks. www.poultneyvt. com. July 4: Greenwich Elks Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Softball and kids’ games, fireworks between 9 and 10 p.m. Elks Lodge,
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Route 40S, N.Y. 518-692-2061. July 4: Killington Music Festival Chamber Orchestra. Killington Music Festival. 7 p.m. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort. Tickets: 802-4221330 or www.killington.com. July 5-11: 37th annual Middlebury Festival on the Green, Middlebury, Vt., Sunday, 7 p.m.; Monday-Friday, 12 to 1 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 7 p.m. Middlebury Recreation Park. A variety of performers. Free (donations accepted). 802-462-3555, or visit www. festivalonthegreen.com. July 6: Dido and Aeneas. 8:15 p.m. Presented by Opera Saratoga outdoors at the National Museum of Dance, 99 S. Broadway, Saratoga. Also on July 12, 19, 21. www.operasaratoga.org. July 7-12: Manchester Summer Festival Horse Show, Harold Beebe Farm, Rte. 7, East Dorset, Vt. New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show with $750,000 in prize money. 802-496-4878, or visit www.vt-summerfestival. com. July 7-8: Guided Early Morning History Walk. 9-10:30 a.m. Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water, sturdy shoes and insect repellent. “The First Battle.” 518-664-9821 ext. 1777, www. nps.gov/sara. July 7: Satin & Steel, 7 p.m. Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-4686039 or castleton.edu. July 7: New York City Ballet. Opening Night: All Balanchine. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 8 p.m. 518-584-9330 or visit www.spac.org. July 8: Children’s Program “Toys and Games.” 1-3 p.m. Saratoga Battlefield Visitors Center. Free. 518-664-9821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/sara. July 8: New York City Ballet. All American. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 8 p.m. 518-584-9330 or visit www.spac.org.
CALENDAR July 8: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation.org. July 8: Derek Knott. 7 p.m., Lions Concert in the Park series, Mowry Park, Greenwich, N.Y. Free. July 8: The Pixleys. Brent Farnsworth Concert Series. 7 p.m., Fort Edward Yacht Basin, Rte. 4, Fort Edward, N.Y. www. villageoffortedward.com. July 9: Mettawee River Theater Puppet Show “Out of the Past.” 7 p.m. Little Theatre on the Farm, Plum Road, Fort Edward, N.Y. www.littletheater27.org. Free; donations appreciated. July 9: Washington County Band and Rotary Ice Cream Social. 7 p.m. Free. Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park, Shushan, N.Y. 518-854-3773. July 9: Daryl Magill featuring The Cagney’s & The Pneumatic Horns. 7-9 p.m. R&B, pop, big band sounds. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. July 9: Washington County Band. 7 p.m. Ice Cream Social. Georgi Museum, Shushan, N.Y. Free. 518-854-9339. July 9: Chopin and the French Connection. 7:30 p.m. Manchester Music Festival. $48. At the Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. 802-362-1956 or www.mmfvt.org. July 9-25: “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily.” Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt. Classic Baker Street tale of intrigue and wit. For tickets, rates, times, call 877-238-5596 or visit www.dorsettheatrefestival.org. July 9-12: 21st Annual Basin Bluegrass Festival. 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Sunday. Featuring Cannonball Express, Dave Nichols & Spare Change, The Spinney Brothers, and more. Basin Rd., Brandon, Vt. Tickets: www.basinbluegrassfestival.com or 802-2473275. July 10: James Mee and the Freeze. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. Free. www.fairhavenvt.org/concerts. July 9-18: “The UnCivil War.” Adirondack Theatre Festival. A bluegrass musical comedy long the Mason-Dixon line. 7:30 p.m. Wood Theater, 207 Glen Street, Glens Falls, N.Y. 518-874-0800 for tickets. www.atfestival.org. July 10: Middlebury Arts Walk, Middlebury, Vt., 5-7 p.m. Art, music, food and fun on the second Friday of every month. 802-388-7951 Ext. 2, or e-mail info@middleburyartswalk.com. July 10: The Long Walk. World premiere. 7:30 p.m. Opera Saratoga, Spa Little Theater in State Park, 21 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs. Also at 2 p.m. on July 13 and 17 and at 7:30 p.m. on July 25. www.operasaratoga.org. July 10-11: Whitehall Canal Festival, Harbor Park on Skenesborough Drive. Friday: Vendors, food, cake booth, children’s games and rides from 6 to 10 p.m. Steel Pier Jazz Band from 7 to 9 p.m. in the picnic shelter. Saturday: From noon to 10 p.m., “Children at Play” band from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Amphitheater. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Free. July10: New York City Ballet. “Square Dance,” “Rodeo,” more. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 518584-9330 or visit www.spac. org. July 10-12: Five Years Later. Fort Salem Theater. 8 p.m. Fri./ Sat. and 2 p.m. Sunday. $30 adults, $27 seniors, $15 under 12.. East Broadway, Salem, N.Y. 518-854-9200. www.fortsalemtheater.com. July 11-12: Revolutionary War
Encampment. Hubbardton Battlefield, Hubbardton, Vt. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Reenactors do military demonstrations, battlefield tours, children’s activities, music and more to commemorate the 238th anniversary of the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Vermont. 802-2732282. July 11: 26th Annual Ron Williams Memorial Poker Run, by the Southwest Freedom Riders. Sign-in at 9 a.m. at C&D Chopper, Route 4, Center Rutland, Vt. Cash prizes, BBQ, bike games. $10. 888-2997937. www.swfrvt.com. July11: New York City Ballet. The Gala. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 518584-9330 or visit www.spac. org. July 11: 10th Anniversary Celebration with Marv Ashby and High Octane. 2 and 7 p.m. $12. Little Theater on the Farm, Plum Rd., Fort Edward, N.Y. www.littletheater27.org. July 11: Live Music & Pizza with Benn Karis-Nix, 5:30 p.m., Salem Art Works, Barn 1, 19 Carey Lane, Salem, N.Y. 518854-7674 or www.salemartworks.org.. July 11-12: 36th annual RAVE Car Show & Flea Market, Vermont State Fairgrounds, Rutland, Vt. Saturday 9-5; Sunday 9-3. 400 vehicles, all makes and models, auto related flea market, vendors, kids’ activities. 802-265-8026 or
www.ravecarclub.com. July 11: Music from Salem Spring Concert. 8 p.m. Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2495 or www. musicfromsalem.org. July 11-12: Artificers’ Weekend, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saratoga Battlefield, Neilson House. 18th century blacksmiths, farriers, tailors, chandlers and tinsmiths demonstrate. 518-664-9821, ext. 224 or www.nps.gov/sara. July 11-12: Standard Flower Show, 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Presented by the Schuylerville Garden Club. Saratoga Town Hall, 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville, N.Y. Free. 518-461-8051 or schuylervillegardenclub.com. July 11: The World Traveler: Dvorak and Mahler. Killington Music Festival. 7 p.m. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort. Tickets: 802-422-1330 or www.killington.com. July 12: Garden Party Fundraiser, 5:30 p.m., The King’s Garden, Fort Ticonderoga. Live music, food. Reservations required. 518585-2821 ext. 226 or email MStrum@fort-ticonderoga.org. July 14-19: Manchester Classic Horse Show, Harold Beebe Farm, Route 7, East Dorset, Vt., part of the Vermont Summer Festival. 802-496-4878, or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com. July 14: New York City Ballet. All Robbins. 8 p.m. Saratoga
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July 14: Mettawee River Theater Company presents “Out of the Past.” 8 p.m. On the lawn of the Salem Central School. www.mettawee.org.
July 16: New York City Ballet. All Robbins. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 518584-9330 or visit www.spac. org.
July 14: Mango Jam Band. 7 p.m. Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-4686039 or castleton.edu. July 14: The Battenkillers. 6-8 p.m., Manchester Summer Concerts on the Green, Manchester, Vt. Rain Site: Riley Rink, Hunter Park. Free. July 15: New York City Ballet. Danish Delight. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 518584-9330 or visit www.spac. org. July 15: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation. org. July 15: Children’s Program “English Country Dancing.” 1-3 p.m. Saratoga Battlefield Visitors Center. Free. 518-6649821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/ sara. July 15: Ranger-guided Evening Bike Tour, 6-8 p.m., Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water and insect repellent. Helmet required. 518-6649821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/ sara. July 15: The Hartford Band. Brent Farnsworth Concert Series, 7 p.m., Fort Edward Yacht Basin, Rte. 4, Fort Edward. www.villageoffortedward.com. July 15: Phil Henry. 7 p.m. Marches, show tunes, light classical and old favorites. Bring a blanket or chair. Mowry Park, Greenwich, N.Y. Free. July 16: Caffe Lena on the Battenkill presents Harpeth
July 16: Grand Central Station. 7-9 p.m. Pop. R&B, standards. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. July 16: EnerJazz. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. Free concert and ice cream party. www. fairhavenvt.org/concerts. July 16: In Praise of Music. 8 p.m. Manchester Music Festival. At the Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. 802-362-1956 or www.mmfvt.org. July 16: Starry Starry Night. 8-11 p.m. Hubbardton Battlefield, Hubbardton, Vt. Amateur astronomers bring their telescopes to show you the stars and planets. Weather dependent; call 802-759-2412 to confirm. July 17: New York City Ballet. Danish Delight. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 518584-9330 or visit www.spac. org. July 17-19: Little Red Riding Hood: A Feminist Ecological Musical. Fort Salem Theater. 8 p.m. Fri./Sat. and 2 p.m. Sunday. $30 adults, $27 seniors, $15 under 12.. East Broadway, Salem, N.Y. 518854-9200. www.fortsalemtheater.com. July 17-19: “Henry V” presented by Hudson River Shakespeare Company. Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $10. Little Theater on the Farm, 27 Plum Rd. Fort Edward, N.Y. Reservations: 518-747-4418. July 17-25: “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Mainstage, Weston Playhouse Theatre
Company, 703 Main Street, Weston, Vt. Tony Award-winning prequel to Peter Pan. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Matinees at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday, at 3 p.m. on Sunday. 802-824-5288, or visit www. westonplayhouse.org. July 17: Washington County Band. 7 p.m. Salem Courthouse Community Center, E. Broadway, Salem, N.Y. Free. 518-8549339. July 17: Moonlighters. 7-9 p.m. Music in the Park, Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Free. July 17--19: Killington Wine Festival, Killington Resort, Killington, Vt. Tasting dinners, nine and wine golf, champagne brunch. 800-337-1928, or visit www.discoverkillington.com. July 18: New York City Ballet. All Balanchine. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 518584-9330 or visit www.spac. org. July 18-19: 1758 Battle of Fort Carillon Re-enactment. Fort Ticonderoga. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., with reenactment at 1:30 p.m. each day. With the roar of cannons and musketry, re-enactors skirmish in fight that led to the death of Lord Howe. www.fortticonderoga.org. July 18-19: Washington County Open Studio Tour. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Professional artists around the county open their doors to visitors. Free. www.studiotour. org. July 18: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. 3:30-6 p.m. Killington Snowshed Base Area. Free. www.discoverkillington.com. July 18: A Little Night Music: Mozart and Brahms. Killington Music Festival. 7 p.m. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort. Tickets: 802-422-1330 or www.killington.com July 19: Music from Salem concert. 4 p.m. Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge. N.Y. $25 suggested donation. www. musicfromsalem.org. July 19: Silver Towers Run, pre-
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sented by the Southwest Freedom Riders. Sign-in at 9 a.m. at Outdoors in Motion, Rte. 4 East, Rutland, Vt. BBQ to follow. $10. 888-299-7937. www. swfrvt.com. July 20: Mettawee River Theatre Company “Out of the Past.” 8 p.m. Lawn of the Georgi Museum, Shushan. Free. July 21: 27th Annual Great Brandon Auction, Central Park, Brandon, Vt., 4 p.m.; preview at 2 p.m., to benefit Brandon’s Chamber of Commerce. Rain or shine. 802-247-6401. July 21: Jamie Lee Thurston, acoustic. 7 p.m. Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-468-6039 or castleton.edu. July 21-22: Guided Early Morning History Walk. 9-10:30 a.m. Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water, sturdy shoes and insect repellent. “The First Battle.” 518-664-9821 ext. 1777, www. nps.gov/sara. July 21-26: Valley Classic Horse Show, Harold Beebe Farm, Route 7, East Dorset, Vt., part of the Vermont Summer Festival. 802-496-4878, or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com. July 22: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation. org. July 22: Children’s Program “Laundry and Dress-up.” 1-3 p.m. Saratoga Battlefield Visitors Center. Free. 518-6649821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/ sara July 22: Steve Candlen. 7 p.m., Lions Concert in the Park series, Mowry Park, Greenwich, N.Y. Free. July 22: Mike Flores. Brent Farnsworth Concert Series, 7 p.m., Fort Edward Yacht Basin, Rte. 4, Fort Edward. www.villa-
CALENDAR geoffortedward.com. July 22: Julie Shea Band. 6-8 p.m., Manchester Summer Concerts on the Green, Manchester, Vt. Rain Site: Riley Rink, Hunter Park. Free. July 23: Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labours Lost” 7 p.m. Presented by Hubbard Hall Theater company at Georgi Musuem, Shushan, N.Y. Free. 518-8543773. July 23: Harold Ford & the Cash Band. 7-9 p.m. Dedicated to the music of Johnny Cash. Granville Summer Concert Series. Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. July 23-Aug. 1: “Spun: A Brother/Sister Rock Musical.” Adirondack Theater Festival. 7:30 p.m. Wood Theater, 207 Glen Street, Glens Falls, N.Y. 518-874-0800 for tickets. www. atfestival.org. July 23: Genius Unbound. 7:30 p.m. Manchester Music Festival. $38. At the Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. 802362-1956 or www.mmfvt.org. July 23-25: Danby Olde Country and Bluegrass Festival, Powers’ Field, Danby, Vt. Ninth annual festival featuring Beartracks, Cannonball Express, Smokey Green, Seth Sawyer Band, and more. Concessions, camping available. 802-293-5206. July 24: Aaron Audet. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. Free. www. fairhavenvt.org/concerts. July 24: Def Leppard with Styx and Tesla. 7 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-584-9330 or www.spac.org. July 24: Freewheelin’. 7-9 p.m. Music in the Park, Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Free. July 25-Aug. 22: Art exhibit – “Infinity of Layers.” Roy Dawes, Terry Conrad and Mark Lorah. Salem Art Works. Opening reception on Aug. 1 from 5:30-8 p.m. Salem Art Works, 19 Cary
Lane, Salem, N.Y. 518-4211907. www.salemartworks.org. July 25: Annual Fife and Drum Corps Muster, Fort Ticonderoga, featuring corps from around the Northeast. www.fortticonderoga.org. July 25: BimSkalaBim. 3:30-6 p.m. Killington Snowshed Base Area. Free. www.discoverkillington.com. July 25: 10th Annual Lakes Region Car Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. www.fairhavenchambervt.com. July 25: 13th Annual Al Fresco Dinner, Historic Salem Courthouse. A celebration of agricultural heritage. Al Fresco Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, July 26 at 5 p.m. Tickets: $50. Info: www.salemcourthouse.org. July 25: Wine and Food Tasting, 4 to 7 p.m., hosted by Schuylerville Lions Club. Schuylerville Yacht Basin. Admission $25. 518-695-6487. July 25: 44th annual Ox Roast, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Methodist Church, Whitehall, N.Y. Flea market, bake sale, dinner at noon, auction at 1 p.m., snack bar. 518-499-0851. July 25: A KMF Souvenir. Killington Music Festival. 7 p.m. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort. Tickets: 802-4221330 or www.killington.com. July 25-26: First Nations Intertribal Pow-Wow, Whitehall Skenesborough Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Native American dances, drums, flute, storytelling and singing, handcrafted items for sale. Free. 518-499-2776. July 25-26: Pawlet Public Library’s 43rd Annual Book Sale. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 26 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 27 at the Mettawee Community School, Route 153, just south of junction of Route 30. July 25-26, Aug. 1-2: The Singing Anchors. Celebration of Burt Bacharach. Fort Salem Theater. 8 p.m. Fri./Sat. and 2 p.m. Sunday. $30 adults, $27
seniors, $15 under 12.. East Broadway, Salem, N.Y. 518854-9200. www.fortsalemtheater.com. July 26: Brad Paisley. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. July 26: Country Fair & Antiques Auction. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fort Edward Historical Association, 29 Broadway, Fort Edward. Auction at 10 a.m. 518-747-9600. July 26: Biggest Loser Run/ Walk. Half marathon, 5K and kids 1-mile fun run. Killington. With celebrity contestants from the TV show. www.biggestloserrunwalk.com. July 26: Country Fair & Antiques Auction, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Fort House Museum, 29 Broadway, Fort Edward, N.Y. 518-747-9600. July 28: The Banana Tree. Adirondack Theatre Festival. Written by Simpson’s star Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson) and writer Deb Lacusta. 7:30 p.m. Wood Theater, 207 Glen Street, Glens Falls, N.Y. 518874-0800 for tickets. www. atfestival.org. July 28-Aug. 2: Manchester and the Mountains Horse Show, Harold Beebe Farm, Rte. 7, East Dorset, Vt., part of the Vermont Summer Festival. 802496-4878, or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com. July 28: MOOSE CROSSING. 6-8 p.m., Manchester Summer Concerts on the Green, Manchester, Vt. Rain Site: Riley Rink, Hunter Park. Free. July 28: Left Eye Jump. 7 p.m. Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT. Free. 802-4686039 or castleton.edu. July 29: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation.
org. July 29: Ranger-guided Evening Bike Tour, 6-8 p.m., Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water and insect repellent. Helmet required. 518-6649821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/ sara. July 29: The Washington County Band. 7 p.m., Lions Concert in the Park series, Mowry Park, Greenwich, N.Y. Free. 518-854-9339. July 29: Brent Farnsworth Concert Series. Band TBA. 7 p.m., Fort Edward Yacht Basin, Route 4, Fort Edward, N.Y. www. villageoffortedward.com. July 30-Aug. 15: “Outside Mullingar.” Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt. Romantic comedy from the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright John Patrick Shanley. For tickets, rates, times, call 877-2385596 or visit www.dorsettheatrefestival.org. July 30: American Longboards. 7-9 p.m. American music from the 50s, 60s and more. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. July 30: Snake Mountain Bluegrass. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. Free. www.fairhavenvt.org/concerts. July 30: Beethoven, Jazz and the Road Less Traveled. 7:30 p.m. Manchester Music Festival. At the Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. 802-362-1956 or www.mmfvt.org. July 31: Slipknot. 6 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. July 31: The Bluebillies. 7-9 p.m. Music in the Park, Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Free. July 30-Aug. 22: “Guys and Dolls.” Mainstage, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, 703 Main Street, Weston, Vt. The legendary Broadway musical. 7:30 p.m., TuesdaySaturday. Matinees at 2 p.m. on
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CALENDAR Wednesday and Saturday, at 3 p.m. on Sunday. 802-8245288, or visit www.westonplayhouse.org. July 31-Aug. 2: Southern Vermont Art & Craft Festival, Camelot Village, Bennington, Vt., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art & fine craft, demonstrations, food. $8. 802-425-3399 or www.craftproducers.com.
August Aug. 1: Live Music & Pizza with David Shulman. 5:30 p.m., Salem Art Works, Barn 1, 19 Carey Lane, Salem, N.Y. 518854-7674 or www.salemartworks.org. Aug. 1: Yard Sale Day, Brandon, Vt., 9 a.m. Town wide yard sale. Maps available. 802-2476401. Aug. 1-2: 21st annual Turning Point Parade and Weekend Festival, Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville, N.Y. Family fun, food, music, lively entertainment and the Turning Point Parade at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3. Fireworks at dusk on Saturday. www.turningpointparade.com. Aug. 1-2: Summer Antique Fair & Flea Market. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. Washington County Fairgrounds. More than 200 dealers. $3. www.fairgroundshows.com. Aug. 1: On Killington’s Peak: Beethoven and Puccini. Killington Music Festival. 7 p.m. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort. Tickets: 802-4221330 or www.killington.com. Aug. 2: Granville Town Band, 6:30 p.m. Marches and concert band specialties. Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 2: 22nd annual Ticonderoga Area Car Show, Bicentennial Park, Ticonderoga, N.Y. Food, door prizes, vendors, music, Community Cruise-in Downtown. 518-585-6619 or www.ticonderogany.com. Aug. 4-7: “Think Again: An Evening of Mind Reading & Magic.” Adirondack Theater Festival. Starring mentalist Max Major. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St., Glens Falls, N.Y. 518-874-
0800 for tickets. www.atfestival.org. Aug. 4-9: Vermont Summer Celebration, Harold Beebe Farm, Rte. 7, East Dorset, Vt., part of the Vermont Summer Festival. New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show with more than $750,000 in prize money. 802-496-4878, or visit www.vt-summerfestival. com. Aug. 4: Tuesday Lunchtime Music Series. Battlefield, Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N.Y., 12-1p.m. Elizabeth Huntley on harp. 518664-9821, or visit www.nps. gov/sara. Aug. 4: Sky Blue Boys, 7 p.m. Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-4686039 or castleton.edu/concerts. Aug. 4: So Far, 6-8 p.m., Manchester Summer Concerts on the Green, Manchester, Vt. Rain Site: Riley Rink. Free. Aug. 5: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation. org. Aug. 5: Country and Bluegrass Jamboree. Noon to 10 p.m. With Smokey Greene, Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys, the Bluebillies, Dry Town Drifters, and more. $12. Little Theater on the Farm, 27 Plum Rd., Fort Edward, N.Y. www.littletheater27.org. Aug. 5: Philadelphia Orchestra. Opening night with Bernadette Peters. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-584-9330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 6: Starline Rhythm Boys. 7-9 p.m., Old-time country, bluegrass, rockabilly. Granville Summer Concert Series. Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 6: JP Murphy Band. 7 p.m.
Free concert and ice cream party. Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. www.fairhavenvt.org/concerts. Aug. 6: Philadelphia Orchestra. French Connection. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 7-9: Dracula’s Grandmother. Fort Salem Theater. 8 p.m. Fri./Sat. and 2 p.m. Sunday. $30 adults, $27 seniors, $15 under 12.. East Broadway, Salem, N.Y. 518854-9200. www.fortsalemtheater.com. Aug. 7: Philadelphia Orchestra. An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 7: Philadelphia Orchestra. Pixar in Concert. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 7: Enerjazz. 7-9 p.m. Music in the Park, Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Free. Aug. 8: Donavon Frankenreiter. 3:30-6 p.m. Killington Snowshed Base Area. Free. www.discoverkillington.com. Aug. 8: Washington County Band. Noon. Wood Memorial Park, Hoosick Falls. Free. 518854-9339. Aug. 8: Music from Salem. 8 p.m. Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 518-6772495. www.musicfromsalem. com. Aug. 8: East Poultney Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., The Green, East Poultney, Vt. Historical demonstrations, singing, music, historical programs, food and more. 802-287-2330, or visit www.poultneyhistoricalsociety. org. Aug. 8: Midsummer Gala, Fort Ticonderoga. Celebrate the Fort’s historic legacy with music, food, and a silent auction. Creative, formal or historic attire is encouraged. Reservations required. 518-
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585-2821 ext. 226 or MStrum@ fort-ticonderoga.org. Aug. 8: 11th Annual Cardboard Boat Race. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. First race at 1 p.m. Fun for the whole family! Build your own cardboard boat and launch it. Free admission for spectators. Fort Hardy Park Beach, Rt. 29, Schuylerville, N.Y. info@hudsoncrossingpark.org. Aug. 8: 20th annual Norman’s Attic, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arlington, Vt. Flea Market, craft fair and town-wide tag sale. 802-3759952. Aug. 8-9: 54th Annual Art in the Park Summer Festival, presented by the Chaffee Art Center. Fine arts, crafts, food, music, children’s activities. Main Street Park, Rutland, Vt. 802-775-0356. Aug. 9: Fyffes and Drumms of Olde Saratoga. 11 a.m. Georgi Museum, Shushan. N.Y. Free. 518-854-3773. Aug. 9: Ulysses S. Grant portrayed by Steve Trimm. 12:30 p.m. Georgi on the Battenkill Park, Shushan, N.Y. Free. Aug. 9: 18th Century Day, Schuyler House, Schuylerville, N.Y. Noon-5 p.m. Puppet shows, music, ox cart rides, blacksmithing, basket-weaving, chaircaning, candle-making. Hosted by Old Saratoga Historical Assoc. 518-664-9821 ext. 1777. Aug. 9: Granville Town Band, 6:30 p.m. Marches and concert band specialties. Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 10: Joe Bonnamassa “Tribute to the Three Kings.” 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 11: Tuesday Lunchtime Music Series. Battlefield, Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N.Y., 12-1p.m. Rich Bala with songs of the Hudson Valley. 518-664-9821, or visit www.nps.gov/sara. Aug. 11-12: Guided Early Morning History Walk. 9-10:30 a.m. Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water, sturdy shoes and insect repellent. “The First Battle.”
CALENDAR 518-664-9821 ext. 224, www. nps.gov/sara. Aug. 11: John O’Rourke Legato Blues Band. 6-8 p.m., Manchester Summer Concerts on the Green, Manchester, Vt. Rain Site: Riley Rink. Free Admission. Aug. 11: New York Players. 7 p.m. Castleton Summer Concert Series, Castleton Pavilion, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vt. Free. 802-4686039 or castleton.edu. Aug. 11: Nickelback. 7:30 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 12: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation. org. Aug. 12: Philadelphia Orchestra: All Beethoven. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 12: Ranger-guided Evening Bike Tour, 6-8 p.m., Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water and insect repellent. Helmet required. 518-6649821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/ sara. Aug. 12-15: MWA Carnival and Parade, Wells, Vt. Traditional carnival and games from 6 p.m. until close Wednesday-Friday, and 1 p.m. to close on Saturday. Antique Tractor Pull at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Parade at 4 p.m. on Saturday; fireworks Saturday at dusk. Parade theme: “Frozen: A Winter Wonderland.” 802645-9522. Aug. 13: Philadelphia Orchestra: Luck be a Lady: Megan Hilty. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-584-9330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 13: T.S. Ensemble. 7-9 p.m. Standards from the Beatles, Santana, Chicago, more. Granville Sunday Summer Concert Series. Veterans Park,
Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 13: Maple Jam. 7 p.m. Fair Haven Concert Series, the Gazebo at Fair Haven Town Park, Fair Haven, Vt. Free. www. fairhavenvt.org/concerts. Aug. 14: Middlebury Arts Walk, Middlebury, Vt., 5 to 7 p.m. 802-388-7951 Ext. 2, or e-mail info@middleburyartswalk.com. Aug. 14: Donnie P & Celebration. 7-9 p.m. Music in the Park, Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Free. Aug. 14: Philadelphia Orchestra: Winter Tales. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 15: Washington County Band, 9 a.m. Marches, show tunes, light classical and old favorites. Town Hall, West Rutland, Vt. Free. Aug. 15: Castleton Colonial Day House Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., includes 18 outstanding period homes, public buildings, galleries and historic sites. Exhibits of antique tools, carriages, period costumes, and demonstrations of Early American crafts. House Tour tickets, $20, $18 seniors, free for children 12 and under. 802468-5691. Aug. 15: Philadelphia Orchestra: Heavenly Journeys. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518584-9330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 15-16: Bennington Battle Weekend, Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vt., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Encampment will take place on the grounds with drill presentations, musket and artillery demonstrations, educational exhibits, and activities for children. 802-447-0550, or visit www.historicvermont.org/ bennington. Aug. 15-Sept. 1: Fort Ticonderoga’s Heroic Maze: A Corn Maze Adventure, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N.Y. Test your knowledge of Fort Ticonderoga history in a sixacre corn maze. Fun for all ages. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Aug. 15 to Sept. 1. 518-585-
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Aug. 16: Annual Peaches ‘n Cream Ladies Lead Poker Run, presented by the Southwest Freedom Riders. Sign-in at 9 a.m. at Price Chopper Plaza, West Rutland, Vt. Cash prizes, BBQ. $10. 888-299-7937. www.swfrvt.com.
Aug. 19: Philadelphia Orchestra: An Evening on the Rhine. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-584-9330 or www.spac.org.
Aug. 16: Brantley Gilbert. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 16: 9th annual Battle Day 5K Road Race, Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vt. Registration begins at 8 a.m., race at 9:30. The half-mile “Fun Race” follows. 802-4470550, or visit www.historicvermont.org/bennington. Aug. 16: Granville Town Band, 6:30 p.m. Marches and concert band specialties. Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 18: Tuesday Lunchtime Music Series. Battlefield, Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N.Y., 12-1 p.m. Adirondack folk music. 518664-9821, or visit www.nps. gov/sara. Aug. 18: Don’t Leave Band. 6-8 p.m., Manchester Summer Concerts on the Green, Manchester, Vt. Rain Site: Riley Rink. Free Admission. Aug. 18: Washington County Band, 7 p.m. With special guest pianist. Marches, show tunes, light classical and old favorites. Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. Free. 518-8549339. Aug. 18: Deep Space Night. 8-11 p.m. Hubbardton Battlefield, Hubbardton, Vt. Amateur astronomers bring their telescopes to show you the stars and planets, and maybe a comet. Weather dependent; call 802-759-2412 to confirm. Aug. 19: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or
Aug. 20-Sept. 5: “I Hate Hamlet.” Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt. By humorist Paul Rudnick. For tickets, rates, times, call 877238-5596 or visit www.dorsettheatrefestival.org. Aug. 20: Philadelphia Orchestra: Yannick NezetSequin, conductor. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 20: Country Express. 7-9 p.m. Current and classic country hits. Granville Summer Concert Series, Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 21: Philadelphia Orchestra: An Evening with Joshua Bell. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-584-9330 or www. spac.org. Aug. 21: Hartford Community Band, 7 p.m. Big Band. Bring a blanket or chair. Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, Whitehall, N.Y. Free. Aug. 22: Military Road Car Tour. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Driving tour along part of the 1776 Mt. IndependenceHubbardton Military Road, from Hubbardton Battlefield to Otter Creek. Hubbardton Battlefield, Vt. 802-273-2282. Aug. 22: Philadelphia Orchestra. 1812 Spectacular. 8 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518584-9330 or www.spac.org. Aug. 23: Granville Town Band, 6:30 p.m. Marches and concert specialties. Veterans Park, Granville, N.Y. Free. Aug. 24-30: Washington County Fair, Greenwich, N.Y. One of Washington County’s biggest and most popular events, an agricultural tradition for more than 100 years. Music, entertainment, food, agriculture
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CALENDAR and fun. 518-692-2464 or visit www.washingtoncountyfair. com. Aug. 25: Tuesday Lunchtime Music Series. Battlefield, Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N.Y., 12-1p.m. Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum Corps. 518-664-9821, or visit www.nps.gov/sara. Aug. 26: Lake George Association Floating Classroom, 10-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aquatic learning adventure. Lake George Village Dock north of Shepard Park. $15. Reservations required. 518-668-3558 or info@lakegeorgeassociation. org. Aug. 26: Ranger-guided Evening Bike Tour, 6-8 p.m., Saratoga Battlefield. Bring water and insect repellent. Helmet required. 518-6649821 ext. 1777, www.nps.gov/ sara.
Aug. 27-30: Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally, Killington, Vt. Featuring group rides, concerts, marketplace, bike show, themed dinners and more. 802-773-4181, or visit www.killingtonclassic.com.
Aug. 29: Chicago with Earth, Wind and Fire. 7:30 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www. spac.org.
Aug. 27-Sept. 5: “The Glass Menagerie.” Mainstage, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, 703 Main Street, Weston, Vt. Tennessee Williams classic. 7:30 p.m., TuesdaySaturday. Matinees at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday, at 3 p.m. on Sunday. 802-8245288, or visit www.westonplayhouse.org.
September
Aug. 29: Live at the Fillmore. Allman Brothers Tribute. 3:306 p.m. Killington Snowshed Base Area. Free. www.discoverkillington.com. Aug. 29: ACE Car Show. 6-10 p.m. Derby Park, Hudson Falls, N.Y. Hosted by Adirondack Car Enthusiasts. Suggested donation: $3. 518-791-9926 or www.aceautoclub.com.
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Aug. 29: Hee Haw Style Variety Show. 7 p.m. Little Theater on the Farm, 27 Plum Rd., Fort Edward, N.Y. www.littletheater. org. Sept. 2-7: 196th Great Schaghticoke Fair. Live entertainment, rides, demonstrations, motorsport events, more. Admission is $11. www.schaghticokefair.org. Sept. 4: Doobie Brothers and Greg Allman. 7:30 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www. spac.org. Sept. 5: Live Music & Pizza with Deena Chappell. 5:30 p.m. Salem Art Works, 19 Cary Lane, Salem, N.Y. www.
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Sept. 5-6: Southern Vermont Garlic Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Camelot Village, Rte. 9 West, Bennington, Vt. Sample food and crafts from 50 vendors offering everything garlic, from garlic ice cream to garlic jelly. Admission $6, $2 children. 802-447-3311. Sept. 6: Zac Brown Band. 7:30 p.m. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, N.Y. 518-5849330 or www. spac.org. Labor Day and beyond Sept 5-12: Vermont State Fair, Rutland, Vt. Amusement rides, animals, food, comedians, live music, games. 802-775-5200, or visit www.vermontstatefair. net. Sept. 11 and 12: Sandy Hill Days. Two-day festival celebrating history of Hudson Falls, with rides, amusements, arts and crafts fair. Hudson Falls, N.Y.
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