Save the Date

Save the Date! Save the Date!

Heritage Garden Club of Saratoga Springs Herb, Perennial Plant & Garden Decor Sale

Saturday, June 1 9 a.m. to sold-out Italian American Center 247 Grand Ave, Saratoga Springs

An assorted selection of perennial plants and a variety of herbs will be sold. And… Garden Accent items available to enhance the beauty of your garden! New members are always welcome. Please feel free to contact us at heritage40@gmail.com.

Starting May 30th…

TrailBlaze NY celebrates the completion of New York’s Empire State Trail— 750 miles of cycling, walking, and hiking trails alongside the state’s most significant waterways. Over five weekends and across nine counties, the Albany Symphony will present free new music concerts, multimedia art, interactive family fun, and recreation events to thousands of people along New York’s scenic trails and rivers. An intensive Troy kick-off week of wall-to-wall new music is followed by free outdoor concerts and on-trail activities in Kingston, Hudson, Albany, Schenectady, Amsterdam, and Schuylerville to a total prospective audience of over 23,000 people of all ages. To learn more about TrailBlaze and the Albany Symphony contact Robert Pape, Director of Development and Marketing, at 518-694-3300 x144 or robertp@albanysymphony.com

Now through July 10th…

OPERA SARATOGA

Guest Performers Include Internationally Acclaimed Artists Carolee Carmello, Craig Colclough, Siphokazi Molteno, Daniel Mobbs, Phyllis Pancella, Sidney Outlaw, and Marietta Simpson. At the heart of the 2022 Summer Festival will be performances of Rossini’s bel canto comedy The Barber of Seville on Proctor’s Main Stage, as well as his exquisite Petite Messe Solennelle at The Round Lake Auditorium; the deeply moving Sky on Swings by Lembit Beecher and Hannah Moscovitch at The Egg, which explores the journey of two women living with Alzheimer’s disease; and Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway masterpiece, Sweeney Todd, on the Amphitheater Stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Additional events will include Stars of Tomorrow at The Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls; A Broadway Cabaret at The Mansion of Saratoga in Rock City Falls; and A Juneteenth Celebration at Proctors’ GE Theater in Schenectady. In addition, the 2022 Opera Gala – Opera Under the Stars will take place on Sunday, June 5th at The Barn at French Mountain in Lake George Village. Tickets for Summer Festival performances are currently available through Festival Passes (previously called Subscriptions); or tickets can be purchased to individual performances. This season, Opera Saratoga is offering two Festival Passes, which provide significant savings, priority ticket access, and the greatest degree of flexibility. For complete details on Festival Passes and Single Tickets, visit operasaratoga.org

“Art with Heart & Hope” Show Provides a Voice and Venue for Those Using Art to Cope with Medical Challenges

If you are an artist living with or caring for someone living with a rare disease, illness, or disability, this is a great opportunity to share your art. Saratoga-based nonprofit, Beyond My Battle, is holding its fourth annual “Art with Heart & Hope” showcasing the ways art can help manage the many stressors of living as a patient or caregiver. The deadline to submit artwork is July 1, 2022. All art must be able to be displayed on a wall or easel. Artists must have lived with, or cared for someone living with, a physical illness, disease, or disability; be at least 18 years old; and live in the Capital Region. Artists should submit their information and work at beyondmybattle.org/artshow-2022 by July 1st. Artists have the option to price their artwork and donate a portion of the sale to Beyond My Battle or not price their artwork at all.

We’re back!

Yaddo is delighted to announce the reopening of our Gardens to the public after more than a year of pandemic-related closure. Our garden volunteers will return over the next weeks to join Yaddo’s Facilities team in preparing the Gardens for visitors. The official reopening date is Monday, June 6, 2022. The excitement of Yaddo’s Return will continue June 23rd when the Annual Summer Benefit will be held in the Mansion and on the Great Lawn. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our sanctuary during public hours and for the benefit. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Yaddo’s Return!