Talk of the Town 02-06-13
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Attention Parents/Guardians
The Saranac Lake High School is working to establish a Parent Teacher Organization. A committed PTO helps develop a strong partnership between parents and teachers, with a common goal of providing the best school environment for students to attend and achieve their highest potential.
The PTO meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the SLHS cafeteria. Parents and teachers are invited to attend.
To view the PTO’s website, please click here.
Contact Paul Van Cott, paulvancott@hotmail.com, 637-3612 for more details.
Saranac Lake’s Middle School Winter Concert -
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.
Petrova Elementary Students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 will present their Holiday Concert
10am and again at 7pm
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE IS SPONSORING
A PRESENTATION THAT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
BATH SALTS
SYNTHETIC MARIHUANA
METHAMPHETEMENES
THE PRESENTER WILL BE NEW YORK STATE POLICE
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR SAMUEL MERCADO
SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY – DECEMBER 13, 2012
EMERGENCY SERVICES BUILDING (911)
BARE HILL ROAD MALONE, NY –
1:00PM – 3:00PM
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY – DECEMBER 14, 2012
NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE BUILDING ROOM S-19
SARANAC LAKE, NY
9:00AM – 12:00PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
SHERIFF KEVIN MULVERHILL – 483-3304
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
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.
BluSeed Studios is a member supported not-for-profit organization.
Membership information is available at www.bluseedstudios.org.
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.
Petrova School Holiday Concert for parents and friends of students in K, 1, 2.
10am and 7pm
Christmas Break – Students return to school January 2nd
Attention Parents/Guardians
The Saranac Lake High School is working to establish a Parent Teacher Organization. A committed PTO helps develop a strong partnership between parents and teachers, with a common goal of providing the best school environment for students to attend and achieve their highest potential.
The PTO meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the SLHS cafeteria. Parents and teachers are invited to attend.
To view the PTO’s website, please click here.
Contact Paul Van Cott, paulvancott@hotmail.com, 637-3612 for more details.
LPI Book Club meeting
“Art Lover, A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim,” by Anton Gill is this month’s choice of the Lake Placid Institute Book Club, which will meet at the Lake Placid Library at 7 p.m., Monday, January 28. Ms. Guggenhiem, was left a small fortune at a young age after her father went down on the Titanic. She soon relocated to Europe, moving about with the American expat group of bohemian writers and artists of the day. She has been dubbed by some as the “mistress of modern art” but was equally well known for her colorful and scandalous life style.
The LPI Book Club usually meets 7 p.m. on the last Monday of the month to discuss books about arts and architecture. All are invited to join in the discussion or to come just listen.
Oral History training – at Noon in the John Black Room
Led by Anthropologist Adam Dewbury..
RSVP – 891-4606
The event is free and open to the public – bring a lunch..
Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society
2013 “Odds and Ends” Winter Lecture Series
The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society is pleased to kick off their 2013 “Odds
and Ends” Winter Lecture Series on Wednesday, January 30 at Howard Johnson’s
Restaurant in Lake Placid. The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm with attendees encouraged
to come for dinner at 6:00pm. The first program in the four-part series is titled “Sandra
Weber, author of Adirondack Roots”.
Sandra Weber, dressed in period costume, delivers a lively program of readings and
portrayals from Adirondack Roots. The book, published by The History Press, is a
collection of Sandra’s finest writings on Adirondack hiking, history, and women. Be
prepared to sob and chuckle as you hear the stories of those who have lived in and loved
the Adirondack mountains, including the presenter’s own tussles. After spending many
summers in the region, she has now permanently put down Adirondack roots at her drafty
log cabin in the woods near Elizabethtown. Sandra’s other books about the region include
Two in the Wilderness (with photos by Carl Heilman), Breaking Trail: Remarkable
Women of the Adirondacks (with Peggy Lynn), Mount Marcy, and The Finest Square
Mile. She is also well-known for her dramatic portrayals of Mary Brown in “Times of
Trouble” and of other Adirondack women in “Mountain Women Can Be Heroes” (with
folksinger Peggy Lynn).
The Winter Lecture Series has been titled “Odds and Ends” in memory of Laura Viscome,
a longtime supporter of the Historical Society. Laura’s weekly “Odds and Ends” column
ran in the Lake Placid News for many years and was a great source of information for
residents and visitors.
Lectures will be offered monthly from January through April 2013. All programs offered
in the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society’s “Odds and Ends” Winter Lecture
Series are free and open to the public. The series will continue at Howard Johnson’s
Restaurant on Wednesday, February 27 with Scott Carroll and Marc Nathanson: “The
making of the documentary, Small Town: Big Dreams”
For more information, please contact Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society at (518)
523-1608 or thehistorymuseum@verizon.net.
An opening reception for “Arts and Flowers,” a show featuring art work by Guild members depicting gardens and flowers to benefit the Village Improvement Society, will be held at the Adirondack Artists Guild on Friday February 1 from 5 – 7 PM. The show runs through February 28. All are welcome.
Free personal tax computation and filing is being offered again this year by local American Association of Retired People volunteers. “We expect to begin about the end of January,” said Carol Pinney, one of the preparers. There is absolutely no charge for service which is located at the Lake Placid Public Library. It is available to everyone regardless of age or income.
Anyone wishing to use the AARP program should call the library at 523.3200 and leave their name. A representative of the organization will call back to set a time and date and instructions on what information to bring.
The tax preparers are fully recertified each year to keep up with the ever-changing federal and state tax laws. The returns are submitted by email, which is the method preferred by the IRS, and taxpayers receive a folder containing hard copies for their files.
A tour of the Lab will follow the presentation in the John Black Room at Historic Saranac Lake..
For more information call 891-4606
The event is part of the regular Women’s College Scholarship Club Meeting…
The Slideshow about Saranac Lake’s unique history as a pioneer health resort, followed by a tour of the museum. The Business Meeting will follow at 8pm.. - For more details call 891-6717 (Women’s College Scholarship Club)
Stories by Natalie Leduc and other History Buffs – The 2013 Winter Carnival theme “Under The Sea” will bring to mind the norwegian sailors who came to Saranac Lake for the TB cure during WWII -
The event is at noon in the John Black Room at The Historic Saranac Lake Museum on Church Street.
Free and open to the public..
For more information call 891-4606
Attention Parents/Guardians
The Saranac Lake High School is working to establish a Parent Teacher Organization. A committed PTO helps develop a strong partnership between parents and teachers, with a common goal of providing the best school environment for students to attend and achieve their highest potential.
The PTO meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the SLHS cafeteria. Parents and teachers are invited to attend.
To view the PTO’s website, please click here.
Contact Paul Van Cott, paulvancott@hotmail.com, 637-3612 for more details.
Tupper Lake CSD Winter Break
The Monthly meeting of the Saranac Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is held on the third Tuesday of the Month..
at the VFW, Broadway, Saranac Lake.