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

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July 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), Gallery Event (G), Historical (H),
Lecture (L), Meeting (M), Other (O), Theater (T), Workshops/Classes (W)
July 1 G Winged Jewels: Life Cycles of Butterflies and Moths
paintings by Nan Wilson
July 1-Aug 27
8:30 am-5 pm
free

 
Adirondack Mountain Club
Lake George
518-668-3746
  T Girl in the Frame
Theater with Babysitting
Babysitting provided for ages 3-10
in the Rehearsal Room, $5 per child
See
Theater
Adirondack Theatre Festival
Glens Falls
www.ATFestival.org
518-798-7479
  L History of Cartooning 2-4 pm
 
Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum
Ticonderoga
www.ticonderogacartoonmuseum.com
518-585-7015
  G Hudson River School Artists: Lake George, Lake Champlain, and the Adirondacks
through July 31
open
Wed - Sat.
10 am-4 pm
Hancock House
Ticonderoga
www.thehancockhouse.org
518-585-7868
July 2 G Seth Benzel, Paintings
July 2- July 30th
free ARTS 220
Salem
518-854-3406
  T The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan
Spa  Little Theatre
7:30 pm Lake George Opera
Saratoga Springs
www.lgopera.org
518-584-6018
  O Adirondack Center for the Arts
Annual Benefit Auction
Call for more details
10 am - 2 pm Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts

Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
  A 4th of July Noisemakers
Requires some scissor skill
 
11am - 12:30 pm
All Ages
The Children's Museum
Saratoga Springs
518-584-5540
July 3 C Concert in the Park
Schroon Lake Bandstand
Call for time
free
Seagle Music Colony
Schroon Lake
518-532-7875
Call after June 1
  O East Coast Book Launch Party
Author Pamela Cranston
Keene Valley Public Library
3-5 pm
Free
Adirondack Center For Writing
Paul Smiths
www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org
518-327-6278
  C Early Music Conference
Music from the 15th & 18th Century
to be held at Camp Sagamore
Call for details
8 pm
$10 for members
$15 non-members
 
Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts

Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
July 4 C Luzerne Chamber Players
*Call for multiple concert prices
8 pm
$20
7 pm
 Dinner $20*
Luzerne Music Center
Lake Luzerne
www.luzernemusic.org
800-874-3202
July 5 D NYC Ballet:
A Midsummer Night's Dream

 
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  W Pottery:  Hand Building for Children
6 to 10 years old
July 5 - 14
See
Classes
His. Salem Courthouse Preservation
Salem
518-854-7053
  W Pottery:  Wheel Work for Children
9 to 12 years old
July 5 - 14
See
Classes
His. Salem Courthouse Preservation
Salem
518-854-7053
  O Community Sing Along
1st Sunday of every month
1st Tuesday of every month
Sundays 3-4:30, Tuesdays 5:30-7
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  C The McKrells
Live! At the Bandstand
in City Park
7-8:30 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  C Randy Rollman's All-Star Revue
at J. T. O'Neill Meadows Park
7-10 pm
free
Town of Stony Creek
Stony Creek
 
  W Crafting for Children
July 5, 14, 19, 28
 
See
Classes
Cooke's Island Rec/Arts Center
Whitehall
518-499-2435
  T The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan
Spa  Little Theatre
2 pm Lake George Opera
Saratoga Springs
www.lgopera.org
518-584-6018
  W Claymation for Kids
Ellen Furgason

July 5 - 8
See
Classes
Saratoga County Arts Council
at The Arts Center Gallery
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  W Drawing from Life
Art & Elaboration
Nontraditional Printing

July 5 - July 30
Call for information Salem Art Works
Salem
518-854-7674
July 6 H Visit the Lois McClure Canal Schooner
July 6-11 at the Ft. Edward Yacht Basin
Call for
information
 
Washington Co. His. Soc.
Fort Edward
www.wchs-ny.org
518-747-9108
  D NYC Ballet:  Ballo della Regina
Barber Violin Concerto
Glass Pieces
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  T High Dive
a solo show by Leslie Ayvazian
July 6-16
See
Theater
Adirondack Theatre Festival
Glens Falls
www.ATFestival.org
518-798-7479
  C Simon Mulligan, Pianist 7 pm
$15
Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum
Bolton Landing
www.operamuseum.org
518-644-9839
  W Pottery:  Wheel Throwing
July 6-27
See
Classes
His. Salem Courthouse Preservation
Salem
518-854-7053
  C Cartoon Class 2-4 pm
 
Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum
Ticonderoga
www.ticonderogacartoonmuseum.com
518-585-7015
  C Burners U.K.
Upstate NY's Premiere Rock Band
8:10 pm Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
July 7 D NYC Ballet:
A Midsummer Night's Dream

 
2 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  D NYC Ballet:  Ballo della Regina
Romeo and Juliet
Allegro Brillante
Glass Pieces
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  W Cello Workshop for ages 10-15 See
Classes
Music from Salem
Salem
www.MusicFromSalem.com
518-638-5594
  C Open Rehearsal
at the Brown Farm, Priest Rd., Salem
featuring selections from July 9 concert
4 pm Music from Salem
Salem
www.MusicFromSalem.com
518-638-5594
  C Bret Mellon, Tyler Getty
at Juckett Park
7-9 pm
free
Village of Hudson Falls
Hudson Falls
518-747-5426
  O Wine & Cheese Social Fundraiser
Aboard the Lois McClure
Canal Schooner
At the Fort Edward Yacht Basin
7 - 8:30 pm
$20/person
Washington Co. His. Soc.
Fort Edward
www.wchs-ny.org
518-747-9108
  T The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan
Spa  Little Theatre
7:30 pm Lake George Opera
Saratoga Springs
www.lgopera.org
518-584-6018
  C NYC Ballet Orchestra
Lunchtime Chamber Concert Series
The Arts Center Theatre
1 pm
$5, $3 Srs. and Students
Saratoga County Arts Council
at The Arts Center Gallery
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  C "The Ernie Williams Band" 7 pm Arts Council for the
Northern Adirondacks

Westport
www.artsnorth.org
518-962-8778
July 8 T The Tempest
July 8-10
See
Theater
Hudson River Shakespeare Company
Hudson Falls
HRSC1999@aol.com
518-747-4418
  W Reiki I
History & technique for healing
7-9 pm
$150
Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Shushan
518-854-7764
  D NYC Ballet:
A Midsummer Night's Dream

 
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  D NYC Ballet:
Ballo della Regina
Romero and Juliet
Barber Violin Concerto
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet
2 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  E Founders Day Celebration
Call for luncheon reservations:
518 747 3514
11 am
$7.50
 
Fort Edward Historical Assoc.
Fort Edward
518-747-3693
  C Rutland City Band
at Skenesborough Park Amphitheater
Whitehall
7-9 pm
free
Village of Whitehall
Whitehall
518-499-1155
  T Cabaret - "Reprise for Two" at
The Bridge Theater
Pop songs to Broadway
July 8, 15 and 22
7:30 pm
Adults:  $15
Srs.:      $18
Student: $18
Children: $8
(Under 12)
The Bridge Theater
Whitehall
518-499-2435
  L Cartoons That Hit Hard 2-4 pm
 
Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum
Ticonderoga
www.ticonderogacartoonmuseum.com
518-585-7015
July 9 W Reiki I
history & technique for healing
10-5 pm Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Shushan
518-854-7764
  D NYC Ballet:
A Midsummer Night's Dream

 
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  E Old Fort House Museum
Celebration of Heritage Days;
plant sale, and tours
10 am-4 pm
free
Fort Edward Historical Assoc.
Fort Edward
www.ftedward.com/History/
OldFort/oldFort.htm

518-747-3693
  E Fort Edward Heritage Days
at Fort Edward Yacht Basin
10 am-4 pm Fort Edward Historical Assoc.
Fort Edward
www.ftedward.com/History/
OldFort/oldFort.htm

518-747-3693
  C Popular Melodies:
Imaginary and Remembered
Schumann, Ives, Martin, Dvorak
at Hubbard Hall, Cambridge
8 pm
Call for
ticket info.
Music from Salem
Salem
www.MusicFromSalem.com
518-638-5594
  E History Alive
Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the end of WWII
Parade, FDR, military presentations, dance
various venues in Chestertown
10 am-11 pm
free
Call for more info.
Friends of the Chester Library
Chestertown
518-494-7796
  T Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing
Boathouse Theater
sponsored by Schroon Lake Public Lib.
10 am &
11:30 am
free
Seagle Music Colony
Schroon Lake
518-532-7875
Call after June 1
  W Summer Dance & Games
for ages 3-6
July 9, 16, 23, Aug. 6, 13, 20
See
Classes
Adirondack Repertory Dance Theatre
Glens Falls
www.timesunion.com/communities/ardt
518-761-0873
  C Summer Concert Series
Burner's UK
Shepard Park, Lake George
8 pm
Free
Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
  E Courthouse Gallery
Zoo: Artists Look at Animals
July 9 - August 26
Call for times
Free
Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
  G Opening Reception
Michael Flecky
After 25 Years:  Photography in the

Central Adirondacks
July 9-Aug. 8
See
Galleries
Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts

Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
  O Art in the Park
Annual Visual Art Show and Sale
Congress Park
10 am - 4 pm Saratoga County Arts Council
at The Arts Center Gallery
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  T "Wild About Harry"
Musical Review based on Harry Warren
Songs from the 1930's - 1950's
July 9, 16 & 23
7:30 pm
Adults:  $15
Srs.:      $18
Student: $18
Children: $8
(Under 12)
The Bridge Theater
Whitehall
518-499-2435
  T The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan
Spa  Little Theatre
2 pm Lake George Opera
Saratoga Springs
www.lgopera.org
518-584-6018
  G "Scenes of Summer"
Paintings, Prints, Sculpture
July 9 - August 31
free
4-8 pm
Riverfront Studios
Schuylerville
518-695-5354
July 10 G From Pack Peddlers to Professionals:
Jewish Life in the Slate Valley of
New York and Vermont,
1840- present
July 10, 2005-May 31, 2007
Gallery Talk
10 am-4 pm
Talk--1:30 pm
Slate Valley Museum
Granville
www.slatevalleymuseum.org
518-642-1417
  T Vespers at 5 PM
July 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug. 7
5 pm
free
Seagle Music Colony
Schroon Lake
518-532-7875
July 11 W Dance Center of Queensbury
Dance Classes
Session I July 11-15th
See
Classes
The Dance Center of Queensbury
Glens Falls
518-798-5058
www.adkballet.com
  E Summer Arts Program for Children
Camp Creativity 8-14 yrs. old
July 11 - Aug 19th
Monday - Friday
10 am- 4 pm
$180 members
$190 non-members
$10 mat. fee
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  E Summer Arts Program for Children
Imagination Rules - 5-7 yrs. old
July 11 - Aug 19th
Monday - Friday
Attend 2, 3 or all five days
10 am-4 pm
MWF $75 plus $5 mat.  fee
T&Th $55 plus $3 mat. fee
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  T Creative Theatre Camp
for ages 4-6
 
See
Classes
Adirondack Touring Theatre
Glens Falls
www.AdirondackTouringTheatre.org
518-615-0603
  W Pottery for 8-12 year olds See
Classes
Studio Art
Glens Falls
518-743-1493
  W Body Conditioning based on Pilates
July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 15, 22
See
Classes
Adirondack Repertory Dance Theatre
Glens Falls
www.timesunion.com/communities/ardt
518-761-0873
  W Master Classes with Guest Instructors
from the NYC Ballet

July 11-15
See
Classes
Adirondack Repertory
Dance Theatre

Glens Falls
www.timesunion.com/communities/ardt
518-761-0873
  C Alumni Stars with Luzerne
Chamber Players
*Call for multiple concert prices
8 pm
$20
7 pm
Dinner $20*
Luzerne Music Center
Lake Luzerne
www.luzernemusic.org
800-874-3202
  W Children's History Camp
July 11-14
See
Classes
Warren Co. Historical Society
Glens Falls
www.warrencountyhistoricalsociety.org
518-743-0734
  W Sketches from Nature
July 11 and July 25
See
Classes
Cooke's Island Rec/Arts Center
Whitehall
518-499-2435
  L "Spirit of Intensity"
The Life of Harold Weston
Rebecca Foster
7:30 pm
Free/Members
$4/Non-members
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
July 12 D NYC Ballet:  Fanfare
Concertino
Allegro Brillante
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-3330
  C The Great Bear Trio
Live! At the Bandstand
in City Park
7- 8:30 pm
free
Crandall Public Library
Glens Falls
www.CrandallLibrary.org
518-792-6508
  C Ernie Williams
at J. T. O'Neill Meadows Park
7-10 pm
free
Town of Stony Creek
Stony Creek
 
  T Puss In Boots
Professional Children's Theatre
11:30 am and 2 pm
$7 Adults, $5 Children
Saratoga County Arts Council
at The Arts Center Gallery
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  W Nature Design Workshop
Rustic Mirrors
July 12, and 14
See
Classes
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  C Glens Falls City Band
 
7:30 pm Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
  A Summertime Tots 10 am - 12 pm The Children's Museum
Saratoga Springs
518-584-5540
July 13 C Mountain Women Can Be Heroes
presented by Peggy Lynn & Sandra Weber
(reservation required)
7 pm Adirondack Mountain Club
Lake George
518-668-4447
  D NYC Ballet:  Octet
Agon
Union Jack
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-333
  T Don Giovanni
by Wolfgang Mozart
July 13-16
8 pm
$20
Seagle Music Colony
Schroon Lake
518-532-7875
Call after June 1
  C Summer Concert Series
Alex Torres & his Latin Orchestra
Shepard Park, Lake George
8 pm
Free
Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
  W Adirondack Folk Art:
Rustic American Flag
Workshop
9 am- 4:30 pm
$145
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  C Bel Canto Songs and Arias 7 pm
$10.00
Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum
Bolton Landing
www.operamuseum.org
518-644-9839
  W Quilting
2 day workshop
See
Classes
Cooke's Island Rec/Arts Center
Whitehall
518-499-2435
  W Whitehall Wood Carving
July 13 and July 27
See
Classes
Cooke's Island Rec/Arts Center
Whitehall
518-499-2435
  T Auditions for the Hudson River Shakespeare Company
production of
"Othello"
7 - 9 pm Hudson River Shakespeare Company
Hudson Falls
HRSC1999@aol.com
518-747-4418
  W Nature Design Workshop
Rustic Folk Art
See
Classes
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  C Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra
12 Piece Latin
8:10 pm Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
  A Container Gardening
Pre-registration Required
1 - 3pm
$6
The Children's Museum
Saratoga Springs
518-584-5540
July 14 D NYC Ballet:  Fanfare
Barber Violin Concerto
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet
2 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-333
  D NYC Ballet:  Allegro Brillante
Concertino
News Martins Ballet
Glass Pieces
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-333
  T Black Box Dinner
Join ATF Directors & Staff for a casual meal before "High Dive"
at Rockhill Bakehouse
$15 Adirondack Theatre Festival
Glens Falls
www.ATFestival.org
518-798-7479
  C Bob Bates Band
at Dynamite Hill Recreation Area
Rain:  N. Warren Central School
7 pm
free
North Warren Ch. of Commerce
Chestertown
www.AdirondackLakesAndRivers.com
518-494-2772
  W Rustic Mirror
Workshop
9 am-4:30 pm
$145
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  C Jonathan Newell Band
at Juckett Park
7-9 pm
free
Village of Hudson Falls
Hudson Falls
518-747-5426
  T Much Ado About Nothing
Subscribers Gala
7 pm
Free to public
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  C NYC Ballet Orchestra
Lunchtime Chamber Concert Series
The Arts Center Theatre
1 pm
$5, $3 Srs. and Students
Saratoga County Arts Council
at The Arts Center Gallery
www.saratoga-arts.org
518-584-4132
  A Lake George Rotary Day
Music, Food, Auction, Bouncy Bounce
  Lake George Rotary
Shepard Park
Lake George
July 15 D NYC Ballet:  Octet
Agon
Union Jack
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-333
  C Summer Concert Series
The Element
Shepard Park, Lake George
7:30 pm
Free
Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park
www.lakegeorgearts.org
518-668-2616
  O The Great Outdoors: Adirondack Play & Adventure
featuring Virtual Reality
  Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  W Child-size Rustic Willow Chair
Workshop
9 am-4:30 pm
$145
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  C Children at Play
at Riverside Park Bandstand
Whitehall
7-9 pm
free
Village of Whitehall
Whitehall
518-499-1155
  T Much Ado About Nothing
Saratoga National Historical Park
7 pm
Free to public
Hubbard Hall
Cambridge
www.HubbardHall.org
518-677-2495
  W Nature Design Workshop
Child-size Rustic Willow Chairs
See
Classes
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  G "The Great Outdoors: 
Adirondack Play and Adventure"
 
free
10 am
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  C Wood's Tea Company
comedy and music
Reservations are recommended
8 pm
$15/$10
for members
Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts

Blue Mountain Lake
www.adk-arts.org
518-352-7715
  O Speakers, Historians, Cartoonists Series Stan Burdick presents
 Comic Cartoons
2-4 pm
 
Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum
Ticonderoga
www.ticonderogacartoonmuseum.com
518-585-7015
July 16 L Masks for Ceremony & Art, Local Plants for Food & Health, Pipe Ceremony
w/ Bill LaPrairie
2 pm Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Shushan
518-854-7764
  W Rustic Baskets
Workshop
9 am-4:30 pm
$105
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
518-352-7311
  D NYC Ballet:  Fanfare
Octet
Union Jack

 

2 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-333
  D NYC Ballet Gala
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
News Martins Ballet
An American in Paris
8:15 pm
Call for info.
Saratoga Performing
Arts Center

Saratoga Springs
www.spac.org
518-587-333
  C Alumni Stars with Luzerne
Chamber Players
*Call for multiple concert prices
8 pm
$20
7 pm
Dinner $20*
Luzerne Music Center
Lake Luzerne
800-874-3202
  L Looking at Lake George: 
The Artistic Vision
2 pm
free

 

The Hyde Collection
Glens Falls
www.hydecollection.org
518-792-1761
  H 7TH Annual Solomon Northup Day
A Celebration of Freedom
at the Saratoga Visitors' Center
11 am-3 pm Saratoga Visitors' Ctr.
Saratoga Springs
518-587-3241
July 17 C A Musical Evening at the Manor
at the Rice Mansion, Cambridge
4-8 pm
$50
Music from Salem
Salem
www.musicfromsalem.org
518-677-2495
  O 2005 Chapman Garden Tour
private gardens in Glens Falls &  Queensbury, including the Millman-Taft gardens, Botanical Gardens of Hovey Pond Park, & the grounds of the Chapman
Advance tickets at the Chapman,
day-of-the-tour tickets at the museum and the Millman-Taft gardens on Rt. 149 in Queensbury
11 am-4 pm
$10 Advanced
$15 day of tour
Chapman Historical Museum
Glens Falls
www.ChapmanMuseum.org
518-793-2826
  O Pig Out at the Stony Creek Inn
Food, Raffle, Silent Auction, Dancing
Fundraiser for LGAP
 
3 pm
$15/$8
children under 12
Lake George Arts Project
Shepard Park