Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
information@larac.org

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April 2005 Calendar of Events

A calendar of arts and cultural events in the Adirondack region.

 

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Codes:  Activity (A), Concert (C), Dance (D), Film (F), Gallery Event (G), Historical (H),
Lecture (L), Meeting (M), Other (O), Theater (T), Workshops/Classes (W)
April 1 G Title TBA
paintings and stitchwork by Gail Barlow
8:30am- 5pm M-S
April 1-June 25
Adirondack Mountain Club
Lake George
off exit 21 of the Northway
  F "The Hour of the Star"
("A  Hora da Estrele")

Brazil, 1985, 96 min, color
Page Hall at UAlbany, 135 Western Ave.
7:30 pm NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
  O Teenage Coffee House & Open Mic 7 pm
free
Tannery Pond Community Center
North Creek
www.TPCCA.org
518-251-2505
  O The Big Kahuna Beach Party
at the Knights of Columbus Hall
Queensbury
Music/Hors D'Oeuvres/Dinner/
Dancing/Prizes
6 pm
$25
in advance
$35
at the door
World Awareness
Children's Museum

Glens Falls
www.worldchildrensmuseum.org
518-793-2773
  C Works by Scandanavian Composers
Andrew Holman, Concert Organist
free The United Methodist Church
Saratoga Springs
518-584-3720
April 2 L North Country Garden Symposium
The Garden as Living Space
Registration deadline March 21, 2005
Lunch provided by Monahan-Chase
Municipal Center, Route 9 in Chestertown
8:30 am-4 pm
$55
North Country Symposium
Queensbury
518-792-5934 or
518-792-9557
  C Sonny & Perley
I'll Take Romance

Songs of love, romance, & heartache
7:30 pm
$12
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  O Laugh the Night Away with
comedian Eddie Brill
in Heritage Hall
to benefit GF Civic Center Foundation
social hour, dinner, comedy
6 pm
$60
Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls
518-798-0366
  O Auditions for 2nd Annual
Courthouse Talent Trials

Call 854-9777 between 6 & 8 pm to schedule audition time
noon-5 pm His. Salem Courthouse Preservation
Salem
518-854-7053
April 3 O Glens Falls Sing Along
Open to all; not auditions
in the Brown Room
3-4:30 pm Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  T The Reluctant Dragon
presented by Schenectady Children's Theater
2 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Stepping into Spring Fashion
lunch and show, door prizes
at the Queensbury Hotel
noon-3 pm
$20
Adirondack Repertory Dance Theatre
Glens Falls
www.timesunion.com/communities/ardt
518-761-0873
  G In Stoddard's Footsteps
40 pairs of photos by Seneca Ray Stoddard
free Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.chapmanhistorical.org
518-793-2826
  G In Stoddard's Footsteps
on exhibit April 3-September 4
Work of Seneca Ray Stoddard & Mark Bowie
See
Galleries
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.chapmanhistorical.org
518-793-2826
April 4 O Riverway Storytelling Festival
April 4-10
7 days of storytelling
Call for
details
Riverway Storytelling Festival
Albany
518-383-4620
April 5 L William Vollman 8 pm NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
  O Sesame Street Live
also see April 6
7 pm
$18/$16/$12
$14 & $10
for groups of
10+
Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls
518-793-7750
  O The Writers Project at ACC
Russell Banks
at the Scoville Learning Ctr.
Room 296
7-8:30 pm
free
Adirondack Community College
Queensbury
518-743-1433
  W Workshop:  Making New Look Old
techniques for antique reproduction and wall & furniture distressing
Also see May 17 & June 8
noon-1 pm
$10 for 3 classes
Saratoga Preservation Society
Saratoga Springs
518-587-5030
  F The Motorcycle Diaries
 
6:30 &
8:45 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
April 6 L Camille Paglia
Reading and seminar
8 pm
reading
4:15 pm
seminar
NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
  C Susan Hamlin
Celtic/Adirondack/Original music
at the United Pres. Church, Main St., Argyle
7 pm
free
Argyle Free Library
Argyle
518-638-8911
  O Sesame Street Live
$8 for school & daycare groups of 10+
at the 10:30 am performance
10:30 am
& 7 pm
$18/$16/$12
$14 & $10
for groups of
10+
Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls
518-793-7750
  O ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 & up, with adult
Tour, lesson, art project
1:30-5 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  L Ecuador
with Jan & Dave Rowell
7 pm
Free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  W Laundry Basket with Legs
workshop/class
Patty Farrell, instructor
9am- 5pm Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts

Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
  O First Thursday
Artist Receptions at downtown galleries
free Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  G Laura Von Rosk
Solo Exhibit of Recent Work
April 7- May 15
Artist Reception April 9
free Gallery 100
Saratoga Springs
www.gallery100.net
April 8 C April 8-9, Special Weekend with
Jean Redpath

frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion
April 8:  Concert
8 pm
$20/
$18 members/
$12 students
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  T Charlotte's Web
April 8-10
See
Theater
Adirondack Children's Troupe
Glens Falls
www.AdirondackChildrensTroupe.org
518-793-2627
  G "Spring at LARAC" Opens
Exhibit featuring Carolyn Abrams,
Sara Bishop, David Doonan,
Gerry Holzman,
Ginny Howsam Friedman, Kate Hartley, David Juckett
Exhibit closes May 20
5-7 pm
See
Galleries
LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  D Ballet:  The Firebird
at Maple Ave. Middle School in
Saratoga Springs
7:30 pm,
Call for ticket
information
Adirondack Ballet Theatre
Glens Falls
518-798-5058
www.adkballet.com
  G Exhibition:  Laura Von Rosk
Recent Work
Hours:
Wed-Sun.
11 am-5 pm
Gallery 100
Saratoga Springs
518-580-0818
April 9 O April 8-9, Special Weekend with
Jean Redpath
Heritage workshop 10 am-noon
$30/$18 students
Scottish Country Dance:  2-4 pm
$20/$18 members/$12 students
Jean's Slides of Scotland:  8 pm
$20/$18 members/$12 students
times &
fees
vary
 
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  W Workshop by
Choreographer Barbara Roan

to teach a new work
"Images from the Red Tent"
1-3 pm
Call for fees
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  G Opening Reception:  Joan Mormon ~ Rugs &
Pam Barker ~ Colored Pencils

on exhibit April 1-30
5 pm Tannery Pond Community Center
North Creek
www.TPCCA.org
518-251-2505
  O Film:  Baran
at Tannery Pond Com. Ctr.
7 pm
$5
Our Town Theatre Group
North Creek
www.ourtowntheatergroup.org
518-251-2938
  O Auditions for 2nd Annual
Courthouse Talent Trials

Call 854-9777 between 6 & 8 pm to schedule audition time
noon-5 pm His. Salem Courthouse Preservation
Salem
518-854-7053
  T Registration:  Spring Session of School of Theatrics classes
Session April 18-22  or April 25-June 3
at ATT Studios 21 Cooper Street Glens Falls more information on web site
11 am-1 pm Adirondack Touring Theatre
Glens Falls
www.AdirondackTouringTheatre.org
518-615-0603
  D Ballet:  The Firebird
at Maple Ave. Middle School in
Saratoga Springs
1:30 pm,
Call for ticket
information
Adirondack Ballet Theatre
Glens Falls
518-798-5058
www.adkballet.com
April 10 D Performance
Images from the Red Tent

See April 9
3 pm
Call for
ticket infor.
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  O The Mushroom Club 7 pm
free
Tannery Pond
Community Center

North Creek
www.TPCCA.org
518-251-2505
  O Bridgit Pegeen Kelly
poetry reading
in honor of National Poetry Month
3 pm
free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs
518-584-7860
  O Antique Appraisal Day
at Proudfit Hall, Salem
 
1:30-4 pm
$5 per item
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
Salem
April 11 T Auditions for Outdoor Touring Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing

April 11 & 12
6-8 pm Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
April 12 O Samual G. Freedman
 will read from new book "Who She Was: My Search for My Mother's Life"
8 pm NYS Writers Institute
@ The Performing Arts Center at UAlbany
518-442-5620
  L A Day in Afghanistan
discusses the people of Afghanistan as presented in the novel, The Kite Runner
Connie, Frisbee Houde, photojournalist
7 pm Saratoga County Arts Council
@ The Arts Center
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
  F Undertow
 
6:30 &
8:30 pm
free

 

Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
April 13 C "Tempest"- High Energy Celtic Folk Rock
at The Waterhole Upstairs in Saranac Lake
8 pm
$8
Arts Council for the
Northern Adirondacks

Westport
www.artsnorth.org
518-962-8778
  O The Writers Project at ACC
Dr. E. T. A. Davidson
in Miller Auditorium, Dearlove Hall
 
12:30-2 pm
free
Adirondack Community College
Queensbury
518-743-1433
  L Birds of the Adirondacks
presented by Gerry Lemmo
(reservation required)
7 pm Adirondack Mountain Club
Lake George
518-668-4447
  O ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 & up, with adult
Tour, lesson, art project
1:30-5 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Favorite Poems About the Heavens
Robert Pinsky
8 pm
free
The Tang Teaching Museum
Skidmore College, Saratoga
Barbara Melville
580-5740
April 14 C Shades of Country
A traditional country band with a bit of rock and roll, original songs, bluegrass and gospel
 
7 pm
Free

 

Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  G Opening Reception
Amelia Biewald Installation
6:30-7:30 pm
Free
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
518-580-5049
  O Meteorites: Mysteries and Secrets Revealed
Dr. Theodore Bunch
8 pm
free
The Tang Teaching Museum
Skidmore College, Saratoga
Barbara Melville
580-5740
April 15 O Adirondack Theatre Festival
Tickets go on sale to the public
  Adirondack Theatre Festival
Glens Falls
www.ATFestival.org
518-798-7479
  O Teenagers Only!  Workshop 7 pm
free
Tannery Pond Community Center
North Creek
www.TPCCA.org
518-251-2505
  F A Raisin in the Sun
b/w 128 min.
moving drama of race, gender, class, & generational conflicts
7:30pm NYS Writers Institute
@ Page Hall at UAlbany
518-442-5620
  L Gardening Program:
Frank Pemberton, Master Gardener
1:30 pm
free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs
518-584-7860
  F Italian-American Identity
Big Night (1996)
Joseph Tropiano/Stanley Tucci Story
7:00 pm
free
Slate Valley Museum
Granville
518-642-1417
April 16 F Italian-American Identity
Prisoners in Paradise (2001)
Camilla Calamandrei
2:00 pm
free
Slate Valley Museum
Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  F Italian-American Identity
Prisoners Among us (2004)
Michael Dilauro
7:00 pm
free
Slate Valley Museum
Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  T Banshou and the Dragon
to be held at
Tannery Pond Com. Ctr., North Creek
2 pm
free
Town of Johnsburg Library
North Creek
518-251-4343
  A Saratoga Contradance
please wear sneakers  or other soft shoes
8-11 pm
7:30 beginner instruction
First Presbyterian Church
Ballston Spa
http://www.danceflurry.org
  C Krystian Zimmerman, piano 8 pm The 33rd International Festival of Chamber Music
Union College, Schenectady
518-388-6098
  T Registration:  Spring Session of School of Theatrics classes
Session April 18-22  or April 25-June 3
at ATT Studios 21 Cooper Street Glens Falls more information on web site
11 am-1 pm Adirondack Touring Theatre
Glens Falls
www.AdirondackTouringTheatre.org
518-615-0603
  T Pasta and Puccini
at Panza's Restaurant on Saratoga Lake
 
6 pm
Call for
ticket info
Lake George Opera
Saratoga Springs
www.lgopera.org
518-584-6018
  W 2 day Floorcloth Workshop
Apr. 16-17 with Susan Wiley
See
Classes
Susan Wiley Studios
Glens Falls
www.SusanWiley.com
518-587-4530
  G Exhibition:  ColorFORMS
runs April 16-May 28
See
Galleries
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
April 17 F Italian-American Identity
The Italian
Thomas H Ince Story
2 pm
free
Slate Valley Museum
Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  T Pasta and Puccini
at Panza's Restaurant on Saratoga Lake
 
5 pm
Call for
ticket info
Lake George Opera
Saratoga Springs
www.lgopera.org
518-584-6018
April 18 C Pacifica Quartet 8 pm
$18/
students free
de Blasiis Chamber Music
Glens Falls
at The Hyde Collection
518-793-0531
  O Read to Feed Day
Family activities lead by Heifer International
volunteers and library staff
petting zoo, stories, games
Anytime
between
10 am-1 pm
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  W Theatre Camp
Introduction to Theatre
Theatre Arts Camp
Performance Theatre Camp
Advanced Performance Theatre Camp
See
Classes
Adirondack Touring Theatre
Glens Falls
www.AdirondackTouringTheatre.org
518-615-0603
April 19 O The Writers Project at ACC
Cathy McDowell
at the Visual Arts Gallery, Dearlove Hall
12:30-2 pm
free
Adirondack Community College
Queensbury
518-743-1433
  O Rock and Mineral Identification
learn to identify rocks & minerals at the
Slate Valley Museum
Call for
infor.
Slate Valley Museum
Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  W Basics and Beyond in Watercolor
classes begin
See
Classes
The Watermedia Academy
Glens Falls
www.larac.org/Betty_Obrien.htm
518-260-3764
  F The Story of the Weeping Camel 6:30 &
8:30 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  L Ruby Dee -
Annual Burian Lecture and
discuss her life in Theatre
8 pm
free
University of Albany
Downtown campus, Page Hall
518-442-5620
www.albany.edu
April 20 O Family Trees and Story Telling
create a family tree at Slate Valley Museum then listen to stories about family & immigration at the Pember Museum
Call
for infor.
Slate Valley Museum &
Pember Mus. of Nat. His.

Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  O ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 & up, with adult
Tour, lesson, art project
1:30-5 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  H 2005 Cronkhite Series--
History of Early Railroads: Fort Edward to Lake George Spur of D&H

Presented by Kip Dare
7:30 pm
 
Washington Co. His. Soc.
Fort Edward
www.wchs-ny.org
518-747-9108
April 21 G Exhibtion:  XXX and Under
Six to Eight Selected Skidmore Alumni
runs April 21-June 11
 
Reception
6:30-7:30 pm
Free
Skidmore College
Schick Art Gallery
Saratoga Springs
518-580-5049
  O Spring Animals
learn about animal life cycles with stories & puppets
  Pember Mus. of Natural His.
Granville
www.pembermuseum.com
    Remembering the Spuyten Duyvil: A Special Saratoga Watering Spot
excerpts from the books of Leighla Ford & Carole Ione
noon
free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs
518-584-7860
  G Third Thursday
Artist Receptions at downtown galleries
free THIRD THURSDAY
Glens Falls
www.third-thursday.org
  G Spring at LARAC
Artist Reception
Exhibit closes May 20
 
5-7 pm
See
Galleries
LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  O Two Views of the Universe
Margaret Geller and Scott Kenyon
7 pm
free
The Tang Teaching Museum
Skidmore College, Saratoga
Barbara Melville
580-5740
  L Kazuo Ishiguro: Novelist
read and discuss book
"Never Let Me Go"
8 pm
free
NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
  F Off the Map
April 21, 22 and 23
8 pm
Call for ticket
information
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
April 22 G Gallery Talk:  XXX and Under
Panel Talk
10 am
Free
Skidmore College
Schick Art Gallery
Saratoga Springs
518-580-5049
  O Creative Writing
use items from the collection at the Slate Museum or Pember Museum for ideas
Call for
details
Slate Valley Museum &
Pember Mus. of Nat. His.

Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  C Lee Ann Womack
in concert
Call for
details
Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls
518-798-0366
  T To Kill a Mockingbird
April 22-23, 29-30, May 1, 6-8
 
See
Theater
Home Made Theater
Spa Little Theater, Saratoga Springs
www.homemadetheater.org
518-587-4427
  O  Earth Day
Celebrate the Earth
Water Restoration Ceremony
  Dionanodehowa Wildlife Santuary
Sushan
www.dionondehowa.org
  F Beat the Devil 7:30 pm
free
NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
April 23 O Chinese New Year Celebration
at Tannery Pond Community Ctr.
2 pm
free
Town of the Johnsburg Lib.
North Creek
518-251-4343
  W Children's Music Mornings
Workshops for ages 5-9
May 7-8, 14-15, 21
Registration Deadline:  April 23
See
Classes
Music from Salem
Salem
www.musicfromsalem.org
518-677-2469
  F Forever Callas 3 & 8 pm
call for ticket
information
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  T Broadway Comes to Hudson Falls
Old Songs and latest hits of Broadway

 

8 pm
$10/$8 for Students/ Seniors
Hudson River Shakespeare Company
Hudson Falls
HRSC1999@aol.com
518-747-4418
April 24 W Spring Extravaganza
Calendar-making workshop
2 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
April 25 O Adirondack Slide Presentation Series
presented by Paul Gibaldi
7 pm
free
The Glen at Hiland Meadows
Queensbury
information:  518-812-0361
April 26 O Writers on Reading
library reading group welcomes Elizabeth Gold who will read her own work & lead discussion on Alice Munro's collection
7:30 pm
free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs
518-584-7860
  F Bright Leaves 6:30 &
8:30 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  W New Voices Series
3 Day Workshop by emerging writers
April 26-28
contact for
times
free
NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
April 27 O ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 & up, with adult
Tour, lesson, art project
1:30-5 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  H 2005 Cronkhite Series--
The History, Present, and Future of Railroading in Washington County

Presented by: Ronald Crowd and Pat Nestle
7:30 pm
 
Washington Co. His. Soc.
Fort Edward
www.wchs-ny.org
518-747-9108
April 28 F At Four in the Afternoon
(Kandahar)
April 28, 29 and May 1
8 pm
call for ticket
information
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
April 29 O Variety Show
Benefit the Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad
8 pm
$15
(rescue members free)
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  T The Man Who Came to Dinner
April 29 & 30, May 1
See
Theater
Glens Falls
Community Theatre

Glens Falls
www.GFCommunityTheatre.org
518-792-1740
  F Talk Radio 7:30 pm
free

 

NYS Writers Institute
Albany
518-442-5620
April 30 W Rustic Curio Shelf with Russ Defonce 9 am-noon Lakes Center for the Arts
Blue Mt. Lake
www.adk-arts.org
  C Ahmed El-Salamouny:  An Evening of Classical Guitar 8 pm
$20
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
tickets:  518-798-5851
  O Poetry Slam
Poetry Reading & Performance Competition
7:30 pm Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  O  Grand Opening Battenkill Kitchen, Inc.  Location: Old Washington County Courthouse with Ribbon Cutting and Food Demonstrations 10 am-noon His. Salem Courthouse Preservation
Salem
518-854-3095
  O Special Tours of the DeLong House
April 30 & May 1
series of dramatic vignettes
Saturday tours start every half hour
Reservations recommended.
every half hr. 10-11:30 am
& 1-3:30 pm
$5/$4 members
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.ChapmanMuseum.org
518-793-2826
  C Crane School Chamber Chorus
at Tannery Pond Community Center
 
7:30 pm
$15/$5
Upper Hudson Musical Arts
North Creek
518-251-2203
   
 

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
7 Lapham Place
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 798-1144 • Fax: (518) 798-9122
information@larac.org