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

February 2005

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February 2005 Calendar of Events

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

 

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Codes:  Activity (A), Concert (C), Gallery Event (G), Fundraiser (F), Historical (H),
Lecture (L), Meeting (M), Other (O), Theater (T), Workshops/Classes (W)
February 1

 

G Opening Reception
2005 Skidmore Student Exhibition
Feb. 1- Mar 6
6:30-8:30 pm
Free
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Saisselin Art Building, 2nd Fl.
518-580-5049

 
  A New Classes beginning the first week
 in February
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  O Film:  Citizen King 6:30 pm
Free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  W 7 Afternoon Workshops for children
ages 8 - 13 throughout the spring
Tuesdays from February 1-March 22
See
Classes
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
February 2

 

C Pokingbrook Morris Dancers
Live Music and Dance
Celebrate 2 exhibitions of children's art on display
7:00 pm
Free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  C Music At Midday
Sergei Musaelyn:
A Piano Recital
 
12:45 pm
Free
Visual arts Gallery
Adirondack Community College
Queensbury
  A ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 and up with adult
Tours, lessons, & art project
1:30-5 pm
Free

 

The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  W Pottery Workshops See
Classes
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
February 3 O Glens Falls Writers Group
Anyone interested is welcome
at LARAC
10 am-noon LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  L Artist Russell Crotty 6 pm
free
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
518-580-8080
  G Opening Reception:
Memoirs
Fiber, Photographic, Collage, Digital and Mixed Media
Jan. 15- Feb. 26
Gallery Talk 6:30 pm
6-9 pm
free
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132

 

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Musical production
 
7 pm
See
Theater
Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls
518-798-0202
February 4 W Pen and Ink with Watercolor Wash:
Anne Butler

Feb. 4 & 5
Fri. 6-9 pm
Sat.
10 am-4 pm
$145.00
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  C Brentano Spring Quartet 8 pm
$5/$2
Skidmore
students &
seniors
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Filene Recital Hall
518-580-8080
February 5 C Battenkill Chorale's
10th Season

Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah with chorus, full orchestra, and soloists Gene Marie Callahan Kern, Susan Hermance Fedak, Charles Blandy, and Keith Kibler as Elijah
2 pm
 $10/$14
Battenkill Chorale
Cambridge
518-692-8261
at St. Joseph's Catholic Church
35 Hill Street, Greenwich
  G Opening Reception
Landscape painters ~ new artists from across the country
Exhibit  Jan. 20- Apr. 3
6-8 pm
Free
Gallery 100
Saratoga Springs
518-580-0818
  G Lee Boroson/Outer Limit
The eighth installment of the Opener series.  Large scale works, room-filled inflated sculptures. February 5-June 5
 
6-7:30 pm
Free
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
518-580-8080

 

  L Douglass Crockwell
in Context

Speaker: Murray Tinkelman
2 pm
Free
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.ChapmanMuseum.org
518-793-2826
  O 1st Annual "Works of Heart"
art auction, music and a few surprises. Proceeds to benefit St. Mary's - St. Alphonsus School's Art, Music and Theater programs
8 pm
$25
St. Mary's-St. Alphonsus
Glens Falls
518-792-3178 ext.10,
  G Opening:  Carrie Mae Weems Exhibition
The Louisiana Project

 
5:30-7:30 pm
$12 or
invitation
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Lake George Winter Kite Show
Kite Flying 10-2
Kite Workshop for kids 11 am-1 pm
Kite Skiing demos & Lessons 10-4
10 am-4 pm Lake George
  O No Strings Marionette Company
 performing "Wasabi…A Dragon’s Tale"
at the Cambridge Library
1 pm
free
Friends of the Cambridge Lib.
Cambridge
 518-677-3982
  G Special Exhibit: "Remembering the
1980 Winter Olympics"

 memorabilia, souvenirs, posters. pictures, and news articles
11 am-4 pm
Feb. 5-6,
12-13, 19-20,
26-27
Lake George Historical Museum
Lake George
www.lakegeorgehistorical.org
518-668-5044
February 6 C Chamber Music, USA
Emerson String Quartet
3 pm
$25
Union College
Schenectady, NY
518-388-6098
  G Exhibition Opening
Carrie Mae Weems:
The Louisiana Project
Still photography, sound, & video
Feb. 6-April 10
See
Gallery
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  C Rock 'n Orchestra
Glens Falls Symphony and
"Horse in a Box"
Connecting rock and classical music
4 pm
$5
Glens Falls
Symphony Orchestra

Glens Falls
www.GlensFallsSymphony.org
518-793-1348
  L  The 1980 Winter Olympics and the Adirondacks
presented by historian Marge Lamy
1:30 pm
members
free/$3 non
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
February 7 M Digital Photography Seminar
 & general meeting
at the Troy Shirt Factory
7-9 pm Upper Hudson Valley
Watercolor Society
Glens Falls
February 8

 

L Seminar:
2004 Pulitzer prize winner
Edward P. Jones
4:15 pm
free
NYS Writers Institute
University of Albany
Recital Hall
Performing Arts Center, uptown
  O Film:
Standing on my Sisters' Shoulders
6:30 pm
Free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  L Cookies, Cocoa and Curators
 Unexpected Treasures from the Library

with Jerry Pepper
6 pm
free
Adirondack Museum
at Lake Placid
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  G Collar City Clay Guild
 show of fine quality, hand-made
pottery and ceramic art
 at 621 River St. in Troy 2nd floor
4-8 pm Collar City Clay Guild
Troy
518-274-0853
February 9 A ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 and up with adult
Tours, lessons, & art project
1:30-5 pm
Free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Film followed by Discussion
The Best Years of Our Lives
7 pm
free
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
February 10 W Squiggles (Reverse Appliqué)
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9316
  C Fiddler's Holiday
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

at the Charles R. Wood Theater
 
7 pm
Free
$5 Donation suggested
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  F Reception:  Open to those
purchasing raffle tickets

for catered gourmet dinner for 8
in the DeLong House, tour of the house,
limousine service
$50
per ticket
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.ChapmanMuseum.org
518-793-2826
February 11 O Adirondack Camera Club
Anyone interested is welcome
at LARAC
7:30-9:30 pm LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  T Steve Martin's
Picasso at the Lapin Agile

opens Feb 11
See
Theater
Home Made Theater
At the Spa Little Theater
Saratoga Springs
518-587-4427
  C Soprano, Sari Gruber 8 pm
$5/$2
Skidmore
students &
seniors
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Filene RecitalHall
518-580-8080
February 12 W Fabric Collage, 2 day workshop
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9316
  L Carrie Mae Weems
highlights the scope of her work
5:30 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Square Dance with Bear Strings
and pot luck
6:30 pm
free
Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts

Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
  L Book signing & Talk by Thomas Simpson
author of The McMullen-Leavens Co:
How Hometown Worked
2 pm
free
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.ChapmanMuseum.org
518-793-2826
  W Master Class
with soprano Sara Gruber
10:30 am-
12:30 pm
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Filene Recital Hall
518-580-8080
  O Open House:  Troy Shirt Factory
Lawrence & Cooper Sts.
10 am-5 pm Troy Shirt Factory
Glens Falls
February 13 O Saratoga Poetry Zone
with Paul Lamar & Ina Jones

Readings and Workshop
3 pm
fee
Saratoga Springs
Public Library

Saratoga Springs
518-584-7860
February 14        
February 15 O Grant Awards Ceremony
SPAF & AIE Grant Awards will be presented
 
4-6 pm Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  O Film/ Beah:  A Black Woman Speaks 6:30 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  G Opening:  Horses
Photography by Clifford Oliver

on display, Feb. 15-Mar. 14
6 pm
on Feb. 15
First Pioneer Farm Credit
Greenwich
518-692-9559
February 16 W Watercolor Classes
with Laura Walsh
6 weeks
See
Classes
Laura Walsh Studio
Glens Falls
walshpaint@yahoo.com
  A ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 and up with adult
Tours, lessons, & art project
1:30-5 pm
Free

 

The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Film followed by Discussion
Mildred Pierce
7 pm
free
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
February 17 G Third Thursday Gallery Receptions
Signature Studios, Ridge St. Coffee Co., Scoville Jewelers, Laminate & Frame, Aimie’s Dinner & Movie, The Charles R. Wood Theater, The Pottery Place and Gift Gallery, Samantha’s Café & Catering, The Lapham Gallery at LARAC and The 6 Pine St. Gallery,  South St. Floral
5-7 pm
free
Art Walk in Glens Falls
Glens Falls
  O Glens Falls Writers Group
Anyone interested is welcome
at LARAC
7-9 pm LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  H Black History Month
George Stoney  to screen and discuss his 1953 All my babies
Meet the Filmmaker
8 pm
$6/
$4 members
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  L Meet the Author:  Jon Katz
The Dogs of Bedlam Farm
7-8:30 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
 
G
LARAC Celebrates Its Members
Opening Reception, Feb.  17
Exhibition runs Feb. 17-Mar. 24
part of Art Walk in Glens Falls
5-7 pm
free
LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
February 18 T Death and Deceit on the Nile
Feb. 18,19,20,25,26,27
March 4,5,6
See
Theater
Glens Falls
Community Theatre

Glens Falls
www.GFCommunityTheatre.org
  O Film & Discussion
CItizen KIng and
the legacy of Martin Luther King
7 pm
Free
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  T The Three Sisters
Feb. 18-20, 25-27, Mar. 4-6, 11-13
See
Theater
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  T The Diary of Anne Frank
presented by Pendragon Theatre
at the Charles R. Wood Theater
Feb. 18 & 19
See
Theater
Charles R. Wood Theater
Glens Falls
518-798-9663
February 19 W Theorem Workshop See
Classes
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  A

 

Movie/Buffet/Dance Music
"RAY"
Reservations limited
6:00 pm
$22.00 per person
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  T Afterplay
Feb. 19, 20, 26, 27, Mar. 5, 6, 12, 13
See
Theater
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
February 20 C Lake George Chamber Orchestra 2 pm
Free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-6931
  W Master Class with Cherlyn Smith
Isadora Duncan dance technique
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
February 21 A Scavenger Hunts
 
Free
call for times
Slate Valley Museum &
Pember Museum

Granville
518-642-1417
  A Vacation Arts Program for ages 7-11
February 21-25

while school is out, art workshops, 3 great classes and a break for lunch. Cartooning, Theater, Painting, Movement Ceramics and more.
10 am-2:30pm
Per-Day:
$30Mem/
$40Non
All five Days: $120/$130
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  W Winter Arts for Kids (Feb. 21-24)
Calligraphy for ages 10-14
Knitting for ages 10-14
Sketching for ages 8-12
See
Classes
LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  L  John Thurman,
Founder of Town of Johnsburg

Guest speakers:   William Richards of Queensbury, Town Historian Doris Patton and Milda Burns
at Tannery Pond Community Center
2 pm
free
Johnsburg Historical Society
Wevertown
518-251-4253
February 22 O Film:  Bringin' in Da Spirit
In person meet the
film maker: Ronda Haynes
6:30 pm
Free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  A Pysanky Egg Decorating Free
call for times
Slate Valley Museum &
Pember Museum

Granville
518-642-1417
  W Fabric Collage, 2 day workshop
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9316
February 23 A ARTfull Afternoons
for ages 3 and up with adult
Tours, lessons, & art project
1:30-5 pm
Free

 

The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  A Children's Drawing & Painting
Draw your favorite animal at Pember then go to Slate museum & paint on slate your favorite animal.
Free
Call for time
Slate Valley Museum &
Pember Museum

Granville
518-642-1417
  A Vacation Workshop:  Storytelling
with Sweet Mama String Bean

learn the basics of storytelling
Final performance on Feb. 25 at 1 pm
10:30 am-
12:30 pm
$50/
$40 members
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Writers on Reading
Tobia Seamon will read his work & others
& lead discussion
7:30 pm
free
Saratoga Springs
Public Library

Saratoga Springs
518-584-7860
February 24 O Live Animal Program Free
Call for time
Slate Valley Museum &
Pember Museum

Granville
518-642-1417
  G ACC Faculty Exhibition
Exhibition runs February 24-March 15
Reception today
6-8 pm
Free
Visual Arts Gallery
ACC/Queensbury
518-743-2328

 

  T The Diary of Anne Frank
presented by Pendragon Theater
at Tannery Pond Community Ctr
7:30 pm
$15/$8
students
Our Town Theatre Group
North Creek
www.ourtowntheatergroup.org
518-251-2938
February 25 C International Festival Series
Florestan Trio
8 pm
$20
Union College
Schenectady, NY
518-388-6098
  T Life is a Musical
James Pentaudi
storytelling, music
Feb. 25-27
See
Theater
Charles R. Wood Theater
Glens Falls
518-798-9663
  O Storytelling Workshop Performance
presented by Shirley McFerson &
her workshop participants
1 pm The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
February 26 W Painting with Fabric, 2 day workshop
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9316
  O Informal Showing of New Work
Showing of new work with post-performance discussions with choreographers
at the Red Barn Studio
7 pm Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  O Film:  Beyond Silence
(1996, German, Rated PG13)
Preceding the film, The Depot Museum will be serving dinner ($10)
at Tannery Pond Community Center
For more information:  518-494-5280.
7 pm
$5
suggested
donation
Our Town Theatre Group
North Creek
www.ourtowntheatergroup.org
518-251-2938

 

February 27 A Silhouette Sunday
create silhouette based on exhibits
2 pm
Free

 

The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  C Music of Brahms and Schumann
Artist-in-Residence, soprano Anne Turner
with special guest musicians
3 pm Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
518-580-8080
February 28        
   
 

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