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Month 
Week 
Day November – December 2012
Nov
7
Wed
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Author Reading with Author Reading with International Bestselling author Hillary Jordan
Wednesday, November 7th 6:30 PM
Meet the Author Night at The Whiteface Lodge
Cost $5.00, cash bar available
Author, Hillary Jordan will be with us to discuss When She Woke.
The Bookstore Plus’ fall author reading is back! Bring your book club, bring a friend or spouse, come meet new friends and be ready to hear author Hillary Jordan read and discuss When She Woke. This is a fun night to mingle with old friends, meet new friends and discuss great books. The pre-reading event includes cash bar with choice of appetizers starting at 6:30 followed by the reading at 7 PM. For more information, please visit www.thebookstoreplus.com or call 518-523-2950.
As an added bonus The Whiteface Lodge will be offering 20% off any spa treatment any Tuesday after the event for the month of November. The special discount card will be passed out at the event and may be redeemed at The Spa.
Nov
10
Sat
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Suzanne Langlier-Lebeda will be the featured artist at Pendragon Theatre,Saranac Lake,NY-November, 2012 – January 1, 2013. The artist’s reception is November 10, 5-7 p.m. at the theatre,15 Brandy Brook Ave.
The exhibit, “Selected Works” features mixed media images, including drawings, paintings and photographs with writing, selected from solo exhibits held at The Adirondack Artists’ Guild, Saranac Lake, NY where she has been a member since 2004.
Images from “Works on Paper”, “Winter Solstice: Darkness into Light” and “Raquette River Seasons” reflect nature as the common theme. The images explore the enigmatic nature of the seasons, the contemplation of nature as metaphors in human terms, and strive to capture elusive essences and intimations in nature that seem just out of reach or understanding.
The images, in “Works on Paper”, for example, reflect her experience as a graphic designer and use the discipline of that design process, grid-like compositions and white space to communicate the “story” of the image.
Suzanne was Publications director/designer at SUNY Potsdam and now does freelance design and illustration: SnowLine Design; snowlinedesign.com.
For further information, contact the theatre: 518-891-1854, via email: pdragon@northnet.org or on the web: pendragontheatre.org.
Nov
14
Wed
Nov 14 all-day
The National Park Service is producing a centerpiece video honoring The Legacy of George Washington Carver and the production company is planning a trip to The Saranac Laboratory of Dr Trudeau.. Now.. George Washington Carver would become known as “the peanut man,” because of his extensive research into the practical uses and agricultural advantages of peanuts.. and As part of the filming process, the production company is bringing Carver’s experience and legacy to life through reenactments filmed in authentic period settings. Unfortunately, none of the interior settings where Carver worked at Tuskegee have been retained in their historical condition. and After a wide search, it turns out the Saranac Laboratory Museum at Historic Saranac Lake will provide the perfect backdrop for the filming. So on November 14th, you could be in pictures.. because they’re looking for extras to help show off Carver’s later labs at Tuskegee, which happen to look pretty close to the Saranac Labortary.. Producers will be outfitting a professional actor with period attire to represent Carver, and are also looking for several young college age men and women to appear as supporting actors representing Carver’s African American students atTuskegee. No Acting experience is required and these are non-speaking roles. If you’re interested, there’s a $100 stipend and a credit in the film.
More Online… (Including Contact Information; Below)
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While George Washington Carver would become known as “the peanut man,” because of his extensive research into the practical uses and agricultural advantages of peanuts, Carver’s life work and legacy went far beyond the peanut in his search for ways to “help the man farthest down,” as he put it. His early years were fraught with struggle and rejection, beginning with his birth to a slave mother near the end of the Civil War. He witnessed mob lynchings, was denied admission at a white college, and yet became a well-educated scientist and teacher of national and worldwide influence and renown. Signature Communications of Huntingtown, MD, has been engaged by the National Park Service to produce a centerpiece video for visitors to the George Washington Carver National Memorial, located at Carver’s birthplace in Diamond, MO. Titled “Struggle and Triumph: The Legacy of George Washington Carver,” this 25 minute film will be accompanied by an educational video and supplemental educational package tied to national Common Core curriculum standards.
As part of the filming process, and to augment the archival images and film available, Signature is bringing Carver’s experience and legacy to life through reenactments of seminal experiences in his life, filmed in authentic period settings. Childhood scenes have already been filmed with actors at historic villages and farms in Missouri, as well as at Carver’s birthplace in Diamond, MO. Because the lion’s share of Carver’s lifetime of achievement occurred at Tuskegee University, the filmmakers want to reinforce the significance of his laboratory research and teaching there. Unfortunately, none of the interior settings where Carver worked
at Tuskegee have been retained in their historical condition. After a wide search, Signature came upon the gem of the Saranac Laboratory Museum at Historic Saranac Lake, and will be undertaking location filming there on November 14. Dating from 1894 – near the time when George Washington Carver was preparing to move from the Midwest to Tuskegee – the Saranac Laboratory’s
white glazed brick walls, wooden cabinetry and period-accurate hood cabinet are very much of the same historical style as those of Carver’s later labs at Tuskegee.
George Washington Carver teaching in his Tuskegee University Laboratory, c.1905. Library of Congress photo archive.
Period photographs reinforce that similarity. To round out the illusion, the filmmakers will be outfitting a professional actor with period attire to represent Carver, and are also seeking several young college age men and women to appear as supporting actors representing Carver’s African American students at Tuskegee. Acting experience is not required for these non-speaking roles, and
Signature Communications will supply appropriate wardrobe as well as $100 stipend and a credit in the film.
Contact: John Allen, 410-535-3477 or email FlickKid@Signacom.tv.
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Town of Jay – The Town of Jay’s 2013 Tax Levy, amount to be raised by property taxes, will be discussed on November 14th, 2012 at the 6:30pm Public Hearing to be held at the Town of Jay Community Center Town Board Meeting Room with a Special Town Board Meeting to follow at 7pm in anticipation of passing the proposed budget(s).
This year, the Town of Jay Board will determine which Preliminary Budget to Adopt, Option #1 or Option #2.
The Town of Jay, in conjunction with the Au Sable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Service and the Town of Black Brook, hosted a “Public Information Session” on October 25th, 2012 to discuss the proposed 2013 Au Sable Forks Ambulance Budget Contract between the Towns of Jay and Black Brook.
Numerous residents from Jay and Black Brook were in attendance, to express their feelings in favor or opposed to the proposed Au Sable Forks Ambulance Contract increase of $85,351. The increase would allow the Ambulance Squad to provide 24/7 coverage, which seems to be in demand. However, this increase will affect both Town’s 2013 Budget.
The proposed increase to the Ambulance Contract would increase the Town of Jay’s Tax Levy 4.82% in 2013 and without the increase; the Levy would only increase 1.53%.
In order to accept the proposed budget that includes the Ambulance Contract increase, the Town will be holding a Public Hearing at 6pm, November 8th, 2012 to authorize the Town of Jay Board to Override the Tax Cap, if indeed it is needed.
“Supervisor Douglas asked that I prepare (2) Preliminary Budget options for our Town Board to discuss at the Public Hearing on November 14th, 2012,” said Susan Richards. Richards further stated, “Option #1 includes the proposed increase of $85,351 to the Ambulance Contract and Option #2 is without the increase, remaining the same as last year.”
The 2013 Budget includes three water districts, the Au Sable Forks Sewer District, the Au Sable Forks Ambulance (which serves the entire town under a contract) the General Fund, the Highway Fund and two libraries. Three Fire Districts are included on our 2013 Budget Analysis and Tax Impact, but they are separate entities and file their own Annual Financial Statement separate from the Town.
See below our Special Districts and the proposed Tax Levy Difference for 2013. The tax rate for each individual tax payer varies depending on which water, sewer, or fire district they reside in.
Special District 2012 Tax Levy 2013 Tax Levy Difference
| General Fund |
$567,850.00 |
$592,095.00 |
$24,245.00
|
| Highway |
$830,610.00 |
$836,930.00 |
$6,320.00
|
| Au Sable Water |
$ 5,582.00 |
$ 5,852.00 |
$ 270.00
|
| Au Sable Water Bonds & Interest |
$ 16,500.00 |
$15,900.00 |
$ 600.00 |
| Jay Water |
$ 8,643.00 |
$5,553.00 |
$3,090.00
|
| Jay Water Bonds & Interest |
$33,936.00 |
$33,295.00 |
$641.00 |
| Upper Jay Water |
$6,541.00 |
$5,541.00 |
$1,000.00
|
| Upper Jay Water
Bonds & Interest |
$50,592.00 |
$51,394.00 |
$802.00 |
| Au Sable Fire |
$69,235.00 |
$70,625.00 |
$1,390.00
|
| Jay Fire |
107,000.00 |
$109,150.00 |
$2,150.00
|
| Upper Jay Fire |
$73,904.00 |
$75,382.00 |
$1,478.00
|
| Ambulance (Option #1) |
$95,158.23 |
$148,840.41 |
54,624.64 |
| Ambulance (Option #2) |
$95,158.23 |
$95,158.23 |
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Supervisor Douglas said, “I feel that we the Town Board and Budget Officer have put together a very frugal and financially sound budget for 2013.” Douglas further stated, “Town Officials, HWY/DPW Director Chris Garrow and I have worked together under tough conditions to offset the budget while still trying to recover physically, financially and emotionally from Irene. Our employees have seen their first raise in three years!”
Although the Town of Jay is receiving funding assistance from FEMA and NY State through Project Worksheet documentation submitted, there are still some costs that just aren’t covered. Some expenses don’t fall under their eligibility guidelines. For example, when the Town had to borrow short term Bond Anticipation Notes for $1 Million each, the interest on each BAN was $20,900. This cost times two will be absorbed by the Town. For approximately every $16,000 in the Town Budget, is an increase of 1% on the tax levy. Therefore, the BAN interest alone equates to over 2%.
Douglas further elaborated; ”Some of the significant impacts on our Town Budget include employer costs such as New York State Retirement and rising health care costs.” New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced in August of 2012 that the Fiscal Year 2013-14 average contribution rate for the Employee Retirement System (ERS) will increase from 18.9% of salaries to 20.9%. In 2007, the Town of Jay’s annual retirement premium was $49,372.00. 2013’s is projected to be $115,791.00. This unfunded mandate has increased 134% in just five years!
Supervisor Douglas said in his opinion, “New York State made unwise decisions when they relinquished the 3% employee contribution after 10 years of service, as well as unwise decisions investing employee stocks in unstable funds.”
Health Insurance Rates are expected to exceed 10% this year as well. In just the last five years alone, our premium for our active employees has increased approximately 60%.
Nov
16
Fri
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
“How I see the Adirondacks,” is the theme by fine arts photographer Carl Rubino in his upcoming show at the Lake Placid Public Library. All are invited to a free reception for the opening from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, November 16.
The exhibit will encompass the past five years of Rubino’s work which includes shimmering reflections on a beaver pond, raging rivers, trees that look like paintings and naturally occurring abstracts in stunning colors. His works vary in size from huge to note card. Rubino says that when he was five years old, his mother played classical music and told him if he closed his eyes he would be able to “see” the music. “That has made all the difference in the way I see the creative world,” he says.
Rubino’s photos have appeared in Adirondack Life, and are part of the permanent collection at The View in Old Forge. He has had solo shows in Burlington, VT and recently had two large works chosen for the Adirondack Juried Art Show at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. He also teaches for the Adirondack Photography Institute. Samples of his works may be seen at carlrubino.photoshelter.com.
The show will remain at the library’s Guy Brewster Hughes Gallery until the second week of January. The LPPL is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. There is never any admission charge.
Nov
20
Tue
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, is Emergency Preparedness Day for Lake Placid Central School’s students. It is also the last day of school before Thanksgiving Break.
All students in the middle/high school will be dismissed at 9:50 a.m. and the elementary school will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. This will give parents an opportunity to practice making arrangements for the care of their children during the normal school day in the event that there would be an emergency and the school would have to dismiss early.
School districts are required by New York State to hold Emergency Preparedness drills so that parents, staff and students can develop a contingency plan.
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
EVENING STORY TIME PROGRAM – Join the fun at an evening children’s Story Time Program on Tuesday, November 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the Children’s Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library,109 Main Street. Terrie Perkins will present stories about Thanksgiving and family. Call 891-4190 for more information.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Draft Saranac Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan Released
Public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 20th
SARANAC LAKE – The Village of Saranac Lake Healthy Infrastructure Advisory Board announced today the release of the Draft Saranac Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan. It is available online for viewing at the Village Offices and online at www.saranaclakeny.gov.
The plan catalogs existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and existing trails. It also makes recommendations for improvements to existing infrastructure, new infrastructure improvements, and programs that help promote safe and enjoyable walking and biking. Community Development Director Jeremy Evans said, “The Saranac Lake community has tremendous trail assets and is, by its historic compact nature, very walkable. The purpose of this plan is to highlight our existing assets and make recommendations for connections that will link all of these assets together. We need to have a vision for seamless bicycle, pedestrian, and trail networks and start working to make it a reality.”
The Village will introduce the plan at a public information meeting on Tuesday, November 20th from 6-8PM in the John Black Room at the Saranac Lake Laboratory, 89 Church Street in Saranac Lake. Representatives from different organizations involved in developing or maintaining trail networks in the community will also be on hand to highlight their work and provide brief updates on their efforts. The public is invited to attend to learn about the plan, ask questions, and provide comments. Feedback received will be incorporated in the final draft of the plan.
Comments and questions regarding the plan will be accepted until Friday November 30th and should be directed to Jeremy Evans, Community Development Director at 891-4150 ext. 235 or comdev@saranaclakeny.gov.
Funding for the project was provided by a $40,000 New York State Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant. The Village hired Alta Planning and Design to work with the Advisory Board to develop the plan.
Nov
26
Mon
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Village to Salute Red Storm Football Team
Mayor Clyde Rabideau will issue a mayoral proclamation saluting the Saranac Lake Central School Red Storm Football Team at its regular Monday night meeting in the Village Hall, which starts at 5:30 PM, for winning its third straight Class C title in Section 7.
Rabideau said, “Our local high school football players have consistently performed well each game, heavily outscoring their opponents and, for the third straight year, won the Class C crown in the section, but more importantly, they’ve exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and represented our community in a very positive light. They are tremendous ambassadors of the Capital of the Adirondacks.”
The Red Storm Football team competed an undefeated regular season in league play this fall and went on to win a third-straight Section VII-X Class C title. The team recently placed 15 of its members on the First Team of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference All Stars, with Seniors Matt Phelan named Offensive Player of the Year and Michael Burpoe named Defensive Player of the Year.
Nov
29
Thu
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Jean Ouédraogo, Chair of the Foreign Language and Literature Faculty at SUNY, Plattsburgh, will present the “The Nation of Burkina Faso; African growth through Education,” at noon on Thursday, November 29, in the Cantwell Community Room at the Saranac Lake Free Library. Dr. Ouédraogo graduated from the Universite de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and in 1997, earned a Ph.D. in Romance Languages at The University of Georgia, Athens.
He teaches courses at all levels of the French curriculum including African and Caribbean Francophone literature and culture. With research interests encompassing African Cinema, literary criticism and translation, he is currently writing on Ahmadou Kourouma and planning a critical anthology of the literature of Burkina Faso. He has published numerous books and articles and been recognized with a number of awards and distinctions for excellence in scholarship, research and literature.
He will talk about conditions in the African country of Burkina Faso, a small, primarily agricultural nation in western Africa which faces both literacy and health challenges. Dr. Ouédraogo will discuss the cultural changes that are taking place.
Nov
30
Fri
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Adirondack Artists’ Guild is pleased to announce an exhibition of new pastel paintings by Diane E. Leifheit. The exhibit, “In The Raw,” is scheduled to open November 30 with a reception open to the public to meet the artist from 5-7 PM at the gallery at52 Main StreetinSaranacLake. The exhibit will continue through January 2. This will be the artist’s fifth solo exhibition at the Guild since 2003.
The body of work presented in the exhibit “In the Raw” will be shown “as is.” The approach for the exhibit is to allow the viewer to really see the color and medium without the one layer that separates the viewer from the work – glass.
“My passion for the medium revolves around color,” said Leifheit. “Pastel has an immediacy that is most striking when it is viewed without glass. The pure pigment glows on the paper, demanding to be seen.”
The body of work includes some paintings of familiarAdirondacklandscapes made outdoors plein air, most not far from the artist’s studio in Gabriels. “There is a cycle to the work.” says Leifheit. “Working with pastel outdoors is wonderful when the weather cooperates but it is nearly impossible when the weather “goes south.” Then my work comes into the studio where I work on other ideas: the figure, still life and other landscapes I have captured via sketch books and photographs. I don’t like getting stuck or pigeonholed in what genres I explore.”
The exhibit will give viewers a variety of subject matter to see. Most of the work is presented “as is,” the way a visitor to the studio would first see a piece, rough edges and all. Without the glass, “In the Raw” makes for an unusual manner to view pastel works in a gallery setting.
Diane Leifheit has been a member of the Guild since 2002. Her work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions regionally and nationally. In 2013 her work “An Incidence of Bridges,” the art map ofSaranacLake’s bridges, will be published by North Light Books in “Strokes of Genius 5.”
The Adirondack Artists’ Guild is a cooperative retail art gallery representing a diverse group of regional working artists. The Guild promotes development of the arts in the community year-round. The art gallery, located at52 Main St.,SaranacLake, is open 7 days a week in December and is on the web at www.adirondackartistsguild.com.
Dec
1
Sat
2:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks, an old fashioned Town Yuletide Christmas will include the highlight of the day, the tree lighting ceremony at 6:00pm, Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at the Town of Black Brook Town Clock.
Many hands help to make Christmas in the Forks glorious each year. This year, we want to thank Matt and Shannon Stanley of Santa’s Workshop of Wilmington NY for helping to spread the Christmas Cheer. We are so thrilled that Santa’s friends from the North Pole will join our Holiday Party this year! The Au Sable Forks downtown merchants, the Au Sable Forks Fire Department, the Au Sable Forks Free Library, Plattsburgh’s Media Central, Placid Productions, the Clock Project Committee, the Towns of Jay and Black Brook employees, the Au Sable Forks Revitalization and Beautification Committees, the Hollywood Theatre, Clinton and Essex County Sherriff’s Departments and especially the Tree Lighting
Committee Chaired by Helen Wirt-Kennedy have all collaborated as sponsors to make December 1st a magical night for children of all ages.
The Au Sable Forks Clock Park Christmas Tree will be donated this year by Robbie & Renee Baer from Jay, NY. The Bair’s tree allows them to be an extra special part of this year’s celebration!
The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks Timeline for December 1st is as follows:
2:30-3:00pm “Story Hour with Mrs. Claus (for the young at heart)” The Au Sable Forks Free Library
3:00pm “Christmas in Song/Open House” St. James Episcopal Church (Musicians from area
Churches are invited to come and share their musical talents in celebration of the Holy Season)
4:00pm Free Holiday Movie, Popcorn & Candy Canes for Children @ Hollywood
Theatre (sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Fire Department)
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Town of Black Brook Clock Park, Au Sable Forks, NY:
Featuring visitors from Santa’s Workshop in the North Pole New York, the Grinch, Cindy Lou
Who, Snoopy, our lady Frosty Forks, Santa and Mrs. Claus and two very “Special Guests” will
help light our tree this year. Performances by the Adirondack Mountain Singers will entertain the
crowd, while characters visit the crowd.
6:00pm Tree Lighting @ Town of Black Brook Clock Park, Au Sable Forks, NY:
7pm Free Holiday Movie, Popcorn & Candy Canes for Children (Sponsored by the Au Sable
Forks Fire Department)
7pm Visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus & Friends at the Town of Jay Community Center
(Sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Revitalization & Beautification Committees)
Sunday 8-11am Au Sable Forks Fire Department: Breakfast with Santa @ the Au Sable Fire House
The Annual Tree Lighting Event is led by Christmas Tree Committee Chair Helen Wirt-Kennedy and has drawn in crowds of approximately 400 people each year! Over the last eight years, the hours of this celebration has grown into an all day event for families and children of all ages. Special thanks this year to Jamie Atkins for providing transportation to Santa and Mrs. Claus to Au Sable Forks, NY.
Town of Jay Supervisor, Randall Douglas (who is M.C. of this event) said, “For me, this is one event I don’t want to miss. The annual tree lighting is more than just a celebration, it reminds us that we must all work together to do great things! To our parishes, to our businesses, and to residents young and old, may the spirit of Christmas be with you all year long.”
Dec
2
Sun
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
AAoTV meets for their regular Mambership Meeting at the Holiday Inn Resort in Lake George December 2nd and 3rd with a special Sunday Evening tribute to Assemblywoman Theresa Sayward for her tireless committment and dedication to the Adirondacks. Monda’y s agenda includes an interactive workshop with the DEC, a Northern Forest presentation, Asian Clam and Invasive Species workshop and more..
Registration forms are available at www.aatvny.org or for more information call 518-661-7622
Dec
5
Wed
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Village Set to Welcome New Biotech Company
Saranac Lake will officially welcome its newest corporate citizen and biotech company, Active Motif, at 6 pm, December 4th, with a reception and ribbon-cutting event which will be held at its 21 Main Street location.
This new Active Motif site is in the former “water building” and is leased from the village after having undergone extensive renovations over the last 6 months.
Active Motif follows nearby biotech, Myriad/RBM, which opened last June, into Saranac Lake’s new “Biotech-Cluster,” which is also comprised of nearby Trudeau Institute and Bionique.
Mayor Clyde Rabideau commented, “This emerging industry offers good-paying, sustainable jobs to our Adirondack region as well as a large and positive presence in our downtown.”
The Village of Saranac Lake was recognized earlier this year by the New York Conference of Mayors for developing its biotech-cluster and garnered the first place Local government Achievement Award for Economic Development.
Rabideau said, “We’re now poised to go after other biotechs and bring them into our Saranac Lake community in the years to come.”
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the welcoming event—at no charge—by making reservations with the village Community Development office, at 891-4150.
The cost for the reception is entirely underwritten by Bernier and Carr, the renovation project engineering company, Integrated Rigging and Contracting, the project’s general contractor and Murray Electric, the project’s electrical contractor.
Dec
7
Fri
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Don’t miss the spectacular Sparkle Village Craft Show in Saranac Lake – a truly unique Adirondack holiday event! |
SARANAC LAKE NY — The Adirondack holiday season begins with the Sparkle Village Craft Show in Saranac Lake on Friday and Saturday, December 7 & 8, 2012. It’s one of the largest handmade craft shows in the North Country, and over 1500 people are expected to attend!
“It’s a great way for people to get a start on their holiday shopping if they haven’t already done so,” said Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director at the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
“It’s a wonderful place to find quality, regionally-made items from artisans – and also a great opportunity to head to downtown Saranac Lake and visit all of the locally-owned shops and restaurants and just make a day of it!”
The Sparkle Village Craft Show is held at Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium in Saranac Lake NY. The craft show is open Friday from 4pm to 8pm and Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is $1.
It’s the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind holiday giftsfor the special people in your life this season! Browse original paintings and photographs by regional artists and many other unique finds, including handcrafted jewelry, pottery, hats, candles and much more.
The Sparkle Village Craft Show is a juried show. All of the 40 participating vendors are hand-selected artisans with exemplary talent and craftmanship.
The Sparkle Village Craft Fair is sponsored by the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Contact them directly at 518-891-1990 for more information about this event.
Dec
8
Sat
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Don’t miss the spectacular Sparkle Village Craft Show in Saranac Lake – a truly unique Adirondack holiday event! |
SARANAC LAKE NY — The Adirondack holiday season begins with the Sparkle Village Craft Show in Saranac Lake on Friday and Saturday, December 7 & 8, 2012. It’s one of the largest handmade craft shows in the North Country, and over 1500 people are expected to attend!
“It’s a great way for people to get a start on their holiday shopping if they haven’t already done so,” said Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director at the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
“It’s a wonderful place to find quality, regionally-made items from artisans – and also a great opportunity to head to downtown Saranac Lake and visit all of the locally-owned shops and restaurants and just make a day of it!”
The Sparkle Village Craft Show is held at Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium in Saranac Lake NY. The craft show is open Friday from 4pm to 8pm and Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is $1.
It’s the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind holiday giftsfor the special people in your life this season! Browse original paintings and photographs by regional artists and many other unique finds, including handcrafted jewelry, pottery, hats, candles and much more.
The Sparkle Village Craft Show is a juried show. All of the 40 participating vendors are hand-selected artisans with exemplary talent and craftmanship.
The Sparkle Village Craft Fair is sponsored by the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Contact them directly at 518-891-1990 for more information about this event.
11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saranac Lake Holiday Art Stroll Dec 7-8-9
The weekend of December 7-8-9 will find Saranac Lake bustling with art activities, in addition to all the wonderful events planned for “Home for the Holidays”.
The first Holiday Art Stroll has been organized by Saranac Lake ArtWorks. Like the 3rd Thursday ArtWalks in the summer, the public is invited to stroll the festive, holiday decorated streets of Saranac Lake. Visit various art venues for special exhibits, demonstrations, opportunities to meet the artists, live music, and holiday refreshments.
The Adirondack Carousel will be open Friday from 6 – 9 and Saturday and Sunday from 11 – 4 and it’s reported that Santa will be stopping in for a ride!
The Adirondack Artists Guild at 52 Main St. will be open until 7 on Friday and Saturday, with regular 11 – 3 hours on Sunday. The featured artist of the month is Diane Leifheit, whose exhibit of pastels ‘In the Raw” will be on display. The works of the other 13 members of the Guild will also be on display and there will be free refreshments.
Up above the Artists Guild, Matt Paul and Maria DeAngelo will have their studio open with work on display and refreshments available.
Mark Kurtz Photography, also above the Artists Guild, will be open Friday until 8 pm, Saturday til 6 and Sunday from 12 – 4 with “hot, steaming holiday refreshments to warm the stroller between gallery visits”!
Friday from 4 – 8 and Saturday from 10 – 4 the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce “Sparkle Village Arts & Crafts Fair” will be going on in the Harrietstown Town Hall. 40 regional vendors will have their handicrafts on display for holiday shoppers.
Pendragon Theatre is hosting a Holiday Cabaret Fund Raiser on Friday evening with some holiday music and a “sprinkling of showtunes”! Art work by Artist Guild member Suzanne Langelier-Lebeda is on display in the theatre gallery.
The Small Fortune Studio will be open during the weekend with Tim Fortune at work, as usual, on his oils and watercolors of the Adirondacks. Stop in for a chat with the artist!
Sandra Hildreth, another painter of Adirondack landscapes, will have an Open House at her home Studio/Gallery at 182 Lake Street on Sunday, only, from 10 – 4.
The “Enchanted Christmas on Helen Hill” will be continuing with various artists studios open on Saturday from 11 – 3. More information is on their Facebook page.
Over at 36 Broadway, there will be live music at the Left Bank Cafe, where the “Rustic Riders” will be performing Saturday from 7 – 9. The NorthWind Fine Arts gallery is hosting a Holiday Reception on Friday from 6 – 8 pm. New small works by all 10 gallery members will be on display as well as handmade ornaments. Refreshments available and the gallery will be open throughout the weekend. At Piece by Piece studio, Beth Gallagher will be open until 7 on Friday and Saturday and will conduct demonstrations on how to make fabric and wool ornaments.
Bluseed Studios, at 32 Cedar St., welcomes visitors to stop in and see “Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron / Where our home is”, an exhibit of original, hand-made traditional prints by Iroquois artists trained at the Atelier CIEM in Mirabel, QC.
“Home for the Holidays’ will be hosting a Marshamallow Roast Friday from 4 – 6; a Community Sing-Along with High School Carolers, and at 5 pm the official Tree Lighting in Berkeley Square with Mayor Clyde Rabideau.
Come celebrate both the Holiday season and the arts in Saranac Lake! To obtain more information, visit SaranacLakeArtWorks.com.
Sandra Hildreth, shildreth@roadrunner.com, 518-891-1388
Saranac Lake ArtWorks
PO Box 1274
Saranac Lake, NY
Dec
13
Thu
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY PARTY — The Story Time Holiday Party, sponsored by the Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, will take place Thursday, December 13, at 10:30 a.m., in the Thomas B. Cantwell Community Room. The program will include seasonal stories and festive treats. All preschoolers are cordially invited to attend. Call 891-4190 for more information.
Dec
14
Fri
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
BluSeed Studios Inc.
is proud to announce a brand new exhibition,
“Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron”
Where Our Home Is
is proud to announce a brand new exhibition,
“Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron”
Where Our Home Is
Friday, December 14, 2012: 4pm-6pm
Exhibition Opening Reception & Meet and Greet BluSeed’s New Office Coordinator Michelle Hannon
Saturday, January 26, 2013: 4pm-6pm
Special Meet the Artist’s Closing Reception
Winter Gallery Hours: Noon-6pm
Tuesday-Saturday or by appointment
Exhibition Dates:
Dec. 14 – Jan. 27, 2013
“The art of printmaking necessitates truth. From apprenticeship to mastery, the printmaker cannot lie.
Two celebrations will occur at BluSeed Studios on Friday December 14, the first being an opening for a new international print exhibit titled: “Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron” or “Where Our Home Is”. Having toured throughout Eastern Canada, this traveling exhibition “Where Our Home Is”, has been brought to Saranac Lake through, The Centre de l’Image et de l’Estampe de Mirabel (CIEM)and artist and CIEM mentor Martin Loft. The second reason for celebration is to introduce BluSeed Studios new Office Manager and Coordinator Michelle Hannon.
As stated from the “Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron” catalog, “The art of printmaking necessitates truth. From apprenticeship to mastery, the printmaker cannot lie. The works assembled here enchant us through their sincerity and the freshness, spontaneity and astonishment of discovery they emanate”. “Where Our Home Is” presents a wide range of works on paper all created by the young Kanehsatake (Mohawk) printmakers, whom participated in a mentoring program offered to them at The Centre de l’Image et de l’Estampe de Mirabel (CIEM). The prints are chosen from the production of fifteen participants who frequented CIEM from 2007 to 2010.
Each annual internship involved an open theme: identity, territory and mythology that served as a connecting thread as the interns learned the techniques of printmaking, traditional and digital. Each participant was free to either follow the suggested theme, to widen its scope, or to move away from it. From this thus emerges a great diversity of approaches. The artist in the Tsi Nón:we Tewèn:teron / Where Our Home is are as follows: Roger Nelson, Jasmin Gunn, Daakota Bonspille, Jason Montour, Kyle Bonspille, Felix Drolet, Craig Nicholas, Melissa Cree, Sherry Benedict, Melinda Nelson, Alannah Gabriel, Alannah Gabriel, Audrey Avery, and Martin Loft.
The Centre de l’Image et de l’Estampe de Mirabel (CIEM) provides equipment and instructors of the highest quality to the youth of Kanehsatake in the context of a training program. This initiation in the traditional techniques of printmaking and new image- making technologies culminates in the presentation of the touring exhibition Where Our Home Is. The CIEM is also a production workshop, meeting place, and promotional centre, and is undeniably the creative centre of cultural events for all the communities of the Lower Laurentians. Michelle joined BluSeed’s ranks on November 20, and has already made a major impact with her presence. She moved to Saranac Lake from Detroit with her husband, Dan, in 2002 after Technical Sales careers in the Automotive Industry, and has fallen in love with Saranac Lake and the Adirondack Mountains. Since moving here, she has been involved with Literacy Volunteers, Community Theater Players and Girl Scouts. She has had a variety of interesting jobs including Customer Service Manager for the “Adirondack Explorer,” Program Director at the Lake Clear Girl Scout Camp, and Concierge at The Whiteface Lodge. She is excited about her new position at BluSeed Studios. The public is invited from 4pm-6pm to view the show and meet Michelle Hannon.
Please join us to welcome Michelle Hannon and our visiting artists; it is free and open to the public. On Saturday January 27 there will be a special closing with the Kanehsatake (Mohawk) printmakers. The public is invited to attend to meet these fine artists from 4-6pm. This exhibit runs from December 14- January 27. BluSeed Studios winter gallery hours are 12pm-6pm, Monday-Saturday or by appointment.
For further information please visit: bluseedstudios.org
518-891-3799 or email art@bluseedstudios.org.
518-891-3799 or email art@bluseedstudios.org.
BluSeed Studios is a member supported not-for-profit organization.
Membership information is available at www.bluseedstudios.org.
Dec
18
Tue
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
EVENING STORY TIME PROGRAM – Join the fun at the evening children’s Story Time Program on Tuesday, December 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the Children’s Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library,109 Main Street. Terrie Perkins will present stories about the holidays. Call 891-4190 for more information.
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