Arts & Entertainment

Lumineers Announce SPAC Show May 29

The Lumineers, coming to Saratoga Springs in May.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Lumineers announced a series of North American dates as part of their Brightside World Tour 2022, which will stage a show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on May 29.

The shows begin May 18 at Jacksonville, Florida and continue through early September. Also performing: Athens, Ohio trio, Caamp. And, yes, “Caamp” is the correct spelling of the name of the band.

The Lumineers’ tour takes its name from the band’s new album, “Brightside.” The album was produced by longtime collaborator Simone Felice and produced, mixed, and engineered by David Baron over two sessions in winter and spring 2021 at Baron’s Sun Mountain Studios in Boiceville, NY, located in Ulster County.

“Brightside” marks The Lumineers’ first new music in more than two years. The nine-song collection sees The Lumineers’ cofounders/co-songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites performing virtually all of the eclectic, effervescent instrumentation, with Baron on a wide variety of keyboards and backing vocals and more by Simone Felice, touring members Byron Isaacs and Lauren Jacobson, famed backing singer Cindy Mizelle (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band), The Felice Brothers’ James Felice, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 18 via Livenation.com.

Saratoga Springs Musical Trio Warden and Co. Set for Live Shows, Debut Album Release

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Spa City based Americana/roots rock/folk trio Warden and Co. will perform a series of local shows in the lead-up to the showcase of their debut album, “Somewhere,” which is released April 8.

Band members include frontman/vocalist/ guitarist Seth Warden, violinist/vocalist Doug Moody, and drummer Brian Melick. The 11-song album, an independent release, was co-produced by multi-instrumentalist Chris Carey and Warden and recorded at Millstone Studio in Ballston Spa. A single, “Living for Love,” was released in January.

Longtime veterans of the regional music scene, Warden, Melick, and Moody originally joined forces in Saratoga Springs in 2011 as the award-winning children’s and family artists, Seth and the Moody Melix. For Warden.

Upcoming shows include: Peddlers Bar and Bistro in Clifton Park on Feb. 11, Barvino in North Creek on Feb. 23, and The Saratoga Winery on March 4. For additional information, visit Warden and Co.’s website www.wardenandcompany.com.

Warden and Co. L to R: Brian Melick (percussion), Seth Warden (vocals, guitar), Doug Moody (violin, viola, vocals). Photo: Tim Ferris.

Tang Teaching Museum Opens, Offers Free Public Tours

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College reopened to the public on Feb. 3 and announces a series of upcoming tours that are free and open to the public.

Tang Guide Tours, Sundays at 2 p.m. during the spring semester (through May 1), provide visitors with an overview of the museum and what’s on view. These tours are given by Tang Guides, Skidmore College students and visitor services associates who are part of a program that introduces them to the Tang and the museum world, trains them how to be gallery ambassadors and tour guides, provides guidance in how to talk about art, and gives them valuable experiences interacting with visitors.

Curator’s Tours feature the organizing curator or curators providing in-depth information of an exhibition:

• Friday, February 11,

Noon: Tang Student Advisory Council member Paige Meade ’22 gives a tour of Hyde Cabinet #15: Doomsday.

• Thursday, February 17,

Noon: Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator Rachel Seligman, Assistant Professor of Art History Nancy Thebault, and students from the Scribner Seminar “Outsiders? Folk and Self-Taught Artists in the United States” give a tour of On Their Own Terms.

• Thursday, March 24,

Noon: Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara gives a tour of Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science, which includes the community-created crochet coral reef Saratoga Springs Satellite Reef.

• Thursday, April 14, Noon:

Dayton Director Ian Berry gives a tour of Opener 34: Ruby Sky Stiler—New Patterns.

• Thursday, May 12, Noon:

Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator Rachel Seligman on Thursday, May 12, at noon, for a tour of Lauren Kelley: Location Scouting

All tours are free and open to the public. The museum is open Thursdays noon to 9 p.m., and Fridays through Sundays noon to 5 p.m. All visitors are asked to follow Skidmore College protocols for COVID-19, which include wearing high-quality KN95 masks (or the equivalent, such as N95 or KN94) and showing proof of vaccination plus booster shot via a vaccination card, a copy of a vaccination card, or the Excelsior Pass.

For more information, call 518580-8080, or visit tang.skidmore. edu or email tang@skidmore.edu.

Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara speaks about the Core Memory Quilt, 2018, by Helen Remick, Daniela Rosner, Samantha Shorey, and Brock Craft, in the exhibition Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science. Photo courtesy of Tang Teaching Museum.

The King’s Singers Bring Their New Program to Universal Preservation Hall Feb. 17

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The King’s Singers will be performing their program Finding Harmony at Universal Preservation Hall on Thursday, Feb. 17.

They are known around the world, having performed at venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, and Tokyo Opera City.

The group’s unique collection of pieces span the globe–including music that’s too often forgotten–each song is the key to a powerful true story about who we are and how we’ve got here.

The King’s Singers were formed in 1968, when six choral scholars from King’s College, Cambridge gave a concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. By chance, the group was made up of two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones, and a bass, and the group has maintained this formation ever since that debut.

Tickets are $25.50-60.50. For tickets and information, call the Box Office at Proctors 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday-Friday at 518.346.6204 or visit universalpreservationhall.org.

Dave Matthews Band Announces SPAC Summer Shows July 8-9

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dave Matthews Band has announced the dates of its 2022 North American summer tour. The extensive outing will kick off on May 11 in Austin, Texas and conclude with two nights at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sept. 19-20.

The band’s summer shows at Saratoga Performing Arts Center will be staged Friday and Saturday, July 8-9.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 via livenation.com and Ticketmaster.

Dave Matthews will be bringing his 12-string guitar and full band to Saratoga this summer. Photo: Dave Matthews at SPAC 2021, by Mathew Tucciarone.

Carolyn Shapiro Album Release at Lena’s

Carolyn Shapiro. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Caffe Lena's very own Carolyn Shapiro will perform at her album release concert at Caffe Lena. She will be joined by James Gascoyne on guitar, Oona Grady on bass and Connor Armbruster on fiddle. Show time is 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20. Go to: caffelena.org.

The Egg Initiates Search for New Executive Director

ALBANY — The Egg, the Empire State Plaza’s Center for the Performing Arts, has announced that it is launching a national search for a new executive director following the announcement that its current leader Peter Lesser, who has been at the helm since August 2000, is retiring.

In a letter to the Board of Directors, Mr. Lesser explained that as his two daughters have relocated to the west coast to pursue career and educational opportunities and since his wife is spending a good deal of time there to help with the care of their grandson, he has decided to relocate to spend more time with his family.

“Peter’s expertise in booking music, dance and family shows, and other special presentations has made The Egg a diversified and premier performance venue in the Capital Region and throughout the State,” said Board Chair Tony Esposito, in a statement.

“I am proud of what we have accomplished together in the past 21 plus years,” said Mr. Lesser. The Center was hosting an average of 200-250 events each year before the theaters were shuttered in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In addition to expanding our music, dance and family programming, we initiated a number of special projects that included the commissioning of new work, community outreach programs and the development of a state-wide performing arts presenter network.”

A search committee has been formed and will be accepting applications through the end of February. There is no specific timeline for the transition, and Lesser has agreed to work remotely as long as necessary until a new executive director is in place. The job description and application process may be accessed at: www.theegg.org/ wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ Job-Opportunity-ExecutiveDirector-The-Egg-PerformingArts-Center.pdf.