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

January 2005

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January 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), Historical (H),
Lecture (L), Meeting (M), Other (O), Theater (T), Workshops/Classes (W)
January 1        
January 2        
January 3 M Live Model Painting
 & general meeting
at the Troy Shirt Factory
7-9 pm Upper Hudson Valley
Watercolor Society
Glens Falls
January 4 O Library at Lunchtime
Documentary
Cracks in the Mask
noon
Free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-7860
  T Auditions
for Death and Deceit on the Nile
Call for
time
Glens Falls
Community Theatre

at the Queensbury Hotel
www.GFCommunityTheatre.org
518-792-2839
January 5 W Watercolor Classes
with Laura Walsh
6 weeks
See
Classes
Laura Walsh Studio
Glens Falls
walshpaint@yahoo.com
  W Rug Hooking Classes
Call for details
See
Classes
Running Ridge Studio
Bolton Landing
www.RunningRidgeStudio.com
518-644-3166
  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
         
January 6 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
  W Fabric Collage, 2 day workshop
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9216
January 7        
January 8 C Pianist, Diane Walsh
at Hubbard Hall, Cambridge
8 pm
$20/$17
MfS Members/
$12 students
Music from Salem
Cambridge
www.MusicfromSalem.org
518-677-2495
January 9 C International Festival Series
Trio Mediaeval - Three Nordic Sopranos,
a capella
3 pm
$20
Union College
Schenectady, NY
518-388-6098
  A Saratoga Poetry Zone 3 pm
Free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-7860
  C Just a Song at Twilight:
Popular Songs for Victorian Visions

by Michael Lasser, Peabody Winner
2 pm
$7/
$5 members
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
January 10 W Children's Theater for grades 3-6
Jan. 10-Mar. 22
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  W Dance Classes
17 week winter/spring session
Pre-ballet, Ballet, Pointe, Let's Dance,
Irish Step, Jazz, Tai Chi, Pilates
See
Classes
Adirondack Repertory Dance Theatre
Glens Falls
www.timesunion.com/communities/ardt
518-761-0873
  W Tai Chi (6 week session) See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
January 11 O Library at Lunchtime
Documentary
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
noon
free
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-7860
January 12 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
January 13        
January 14 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
  W NYSCA Grant Seminar
open to any organization
considering application directly to NYSCA
for 2006 funding
workshop to be held at LARAC
Pre-registration encouraged
(This is not for Arts Initiative funding.)
10:30 am-
12:30 pm
free
LARAC
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls
www.LARAC.org
518-798-1144
  C Mark Rabin "Guitar Guy" 8-10 pm
free
Starbucks
Saratoga Springs
518-581-9498
January 15 A Honoring the Divine Dancer
Dancing in the Spirit of Ruth St. Denis
Festival, Programs & Workshops
Jan 15 & 16
Call list of programs, times & fees
National Museum of Dance
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-2225
  A Hudson-Mohawk Traditional Dances
Contras and traditional squares danced to live music.  Paul Rosenberg, calling w/ the Beverwyck String Band
8-11 pm
adults $8
students $6
under 15, $5
Waldorf School of Saratoga Spgs.
Saratoga Springs
518-885-4430
  M Warren County Historical Society
Annual Luncheon Meeting and Program
Reservations no later than January 11
Noon- 3 pm
$15.50
Warren Co. Historical Society
Glens Falls
518-743-0734
  L Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking: 1950s Cookbooks
Speaker: Jessamyn Neuhaus
2 pm
Free
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.ChapmanMuseum.org
518-793-2826
  W Squiggles (Reverse Appliqué)
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9216
  W Awareness and Self-Defense for Women
class begins
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  W Foil (6 week session)
Beginning and Continuing
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  O  "Picturing Music"  by Michael Hadfield
exploring the connection between children’s books and the folksongs on which these books have been based
1 pm
free
Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge
518-677-2443
  W Master Class with
Jennifer DePalo Riveria
Ballet 10:00-11:30 am (open)
Gyrotonics 11:45-12:45 pm (open)
Salsa 1:00-2:15 pm (Level III/IV)
Modern 2:30-4:00 pm (Level III/IV)
Single Class
$15
Multiple
Classes $45
Observation
$5
Adirondack Children's Troupe
Glens Falls
www.AdirondackChildrensTroupe.org
518-793-2627

 

January 16 L Victorian Roots of Film Noir
by David C. Cody, Hartwick College Prof.
lecture & slide proesentation
2 pm
$7/
$5 members
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  W Winter Dance Class
term begins
Dance, Music, & Sing: Creative Funky Dance; Dancing Playground; Preballet & Playdancing; Beginning Ballet Mixed Level 1 & 2; Hip Hop & Jazz; Irish Step Dance beginners; Mixed Level Jazz Dance; Irish Step Dance intermediate; Intermediate Ballet Level 1; Basic Pointe; Mixed Level Intermediate/Advanced Ballet; Mixed Level Pointe & Repertory; Intermediate Level Modern Dance
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  w Pilates Workshops (6 weeks) See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
January 17 O Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 5:30 pm
free
Charles R. Wood Theater
Glens Falls
www.woolworththeaterproject.org
518-361-6278
January 18 W Basics & Beyond in Watercolor
6 weeks instruction begins
Instructor:  Betty O'Brien
See
Classes
The Watermedia Academy
Glens Falls
www.larac.org/Betty_Obrien.htm
518-260-3764
  O The Friends of Caffe Lena
The Inaugural Gathering Encore Gathering (Renovations)
7:00pm
Free
Caffe Lena
Saratoga Springs
518-583-0022
  W Song Writing Workshop
4 week term begins
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  O Leonard Bernstein, An American Life
at the Charles R. Wood Theater
7 pm Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
January 19 O Library at Lunchtime
Photos & Discussion
Rollin' Down the River: Europe's Waterway Cruises
noon Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-7860
  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
January 20 G Third Thursday Gallery Receptions
over 10 sites participate
in downtown Glens Falls
5-7 pm
Free
Glens Falls Art Walk
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
  W Squiggles (Reverse Appliqué)
Instructor: Kris Gregson Moss
See
Classes
Kris Gregson Moss Studio
Glens Falls
www.krisgregsonmoss.com
518-792-9216
         
January 21 O "Backstage"
Adirondack Theatre Festival
Annual Winter Benefit

featuring Lisa Asher
refreshment and beverages
silent & live auction
at the Charles R. Wood Theater
7 pm
$60/$75
Adirondack Theatre Festival www.ATFestival.org
Glens Falls
518-798-7479
  T King Richard III
at the Hudson Falls Senior High School January 21-23
See
Theater
$10
$7 with
groups
over 10
Hudson River Shakespeare Company
Hudson Falls
HRSC1999@aol.com
518-747-4418
January 21 W Still Life Workshop:  Trudi Smith
Jan 21-22
 
10 am-3pm
$50 Members
$60 Non-Members
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
 
January 22 G Gallery Talk and Opening
The Thin Edge of Fate: Tragedy and Redemption: Works on Paper ~ Ed Smith

Exhibition runs Jan. 22–March 4
See
Gallery
Lake George Arts Project
Shepherd Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
668-2616
  O A Variety Show
an evening of skits, songs, comedy, dance
benefit for
The Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad
8 pm
$15
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  W Pastel Workshop
6 week term begins
See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  W Draw With Dave
Drawing for school aged kids
1:30pm
Free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
January 23 C Chamber Music, USA
David Finckel, Cello & Wu Han, Piano
8 pm
$25
Union College
Schenectady, NY
518-388-6098
  L How New is the New Museum of Modern Art
Mary Anne Staniszewski, RPI Assoc. Prof.
2 pm
$7/
$5 members
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  W African Drumming Lecture See
Classes
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
January 24        
January 25   Library at Lunchtime
Documentary
Caught in the Crossfire
Arab-Americans in Wartime
noon Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-7860
January 26 O Writers on Reading
Guest Suzanne Rancourt
7:30 pm Saratoga Springs Public Library
Saratoga Springs, NY
584-7860
  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
January 27 O Snow Sculpting Competitions
Jan. 27-30
free City Park
Glens Falls
January 28 W Pen and Ink with Watercolor Wash: Anne Butler
Jan. 28 & 29
Fri. 6-9 pm
Sat. 10-4 pm
$145
Saratoga County Arts Council
Saratoga Springs
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
January 29 O Saturday Sampler
Sample various art classes
$10 per class for early registration or
$15 as a walk-in
$10 early or
$15 walk-in
Troy Shirt Factory
Glens Falls
  O Scout Fun Day
Tour the museum, create artwork, & storytelling workshop
for scouts working toward Local Lore badge
1 pm
$3
registration
required
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O A Party to celebrate Molly Oakley
pot-luck dinner
6 pm
dish to pass
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  C Battenkill Chorale presents
Mendelssohn's Elijah
$14/$10
sr. & student
Battenkill Chorale
Cambridge
518-692-8261
  G David W. O'Keefe ~ New Beginnings
Opening Reception
2-5 pm
free
Arts 220
Salem
518-854-3406
  A Bring a Friend to Dance
interact with advanced dancers in creative movement activities
10-11 am
free
The Dance Center of Queensbury
Glens Falls
518-798-5058
www.adkballet.com
January 30 C International Festival Series
Emerson String Quartet
3 pm
$20
Union College
Schenectady, NY
518-388-6098
  A Museum Mosaics
design & create a mosaic masterpiece
2 pm
free
The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  O Adirondack Wilderness” with
 acclaimed Adirondack photographer Nathan Farb
1:30 pm Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
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Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
7 Lapham Place
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 798-1144 • Fax: (518) 798-9122
information@larac.org