WNBZ Community Calendar

Lake Placid and Saranac Lake’s School Boards will meet in a joint session to discuss their insights into the concept of sharing a superintendent..  This meeting will be held in the Petrova Library.

The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center program, with its community partners offers these blood drives in September.

• Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Morrisonville Ambulance Service, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 5, Adirondack Medical Center, Noon to 5 p.m.
• Thursday, September 6, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Thursday, September 6, Jeffords Steel, Noon to 3 p.m.
• Friday, September 7, NYS Dept. of Conservation, Ray Brook, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Friday, September 7, Riley Ford Chazy, Noon to 3 p.m.
• Monday, September 10, Willsboro Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Monday, September 10, Keene Valley  Neighborhood House, 3 to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 11, Plattsburgh State University Angell Center, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12, Hulbert Brothers Tri-Lakes Supply, Saranac Lake, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13, FCI Ray Brook, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, September 14, Garvey Hyundai, Noon to 3 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16, St. Peter’s Church, Plattsburgh, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Monday, September 17, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 18, Wadhams Community Church, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 18, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 19, Altona Fire Department,  4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Thursday, September 20, Town of Black Brook, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Friday, September 21, Clinton Community College, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Friday, September 21, Curtis Lumber, 8 to 11 a.m.
• Monday, September 24, Twin State Voice Data Video, 8 to 11 a.m.
• Monday, September 24, Ausable River Lodge #149 Keeseville, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 25, Essex County Department of Social Services, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Thursday, September 27, Beekmantown Fire Department Station #1, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, September 27, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Located in the CVPH Health Plaza, the Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. No appointment is necessary. For more information about sponsoring a drive or becoming a blood donor call 562-7406 or go online at www.cvph.org.

Visiting Professor to Give Talk About Coyotes and Their Interactions with Humans

PAUL SMITHS, NY- A behavioral ecologist will kick off the fall 2012 Fisheries and Wildlife Science Seminar series at Paul Smith’s College with a talk about the “Suburban Coyote Syndrome.”

Professor Dan Bogan will discuss his recent doctoral work at Cornell University, where he studied coyotes and their interactions with humans.

Bogan also studied spatial ecology and survivorship of coyotes and other carnivores such as fishers while working toward his master’s at SUNY Albany. He is a 1996 graduate of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a frequent visitor of the Adirondacks.

Bogan is currently teaching courses in the School of Natural Resources Management and Ecology at Paul Smith’s College while filling in for professor Celia Evans, who will be in Siberia on a Fulbright Fellowship this fall.

Bogan’s talk will take place Friday, Sept. 7 from 10:10-11:05 a.m. in the Freer Auditorium.

Two more Fisheries and Wildlife Science Seminars will follow this fall:

On Friday, Oct. 12, Ray Rainbolt, a civilian employee for the Department of Defense at Fort Drum, will discuss his experience managing habitat for a variety of species including black bear and endangered species such as Indiana bats. He’ll also discuss managing game species for hunting by Army personnel at Fort Drum.

And on Friday, Nov. 2, Hugh Robinson will talk about his work with mountain lions in Montana. Since 1996, he has been involved in cougar research in British Columbia, Washington, Montana and the mountain national parks of Canada, which has helped shape their wildlife management policies.

Both talks will take place from 10:10-11:05 a.m. in the Freer Auditorium.

All Fisheries and Wildlife Seminars are free and open to the public. For the past six years, Paul Smith’s College has hosted a different professional fisheries and wildlife biologist each month as part of the series, which is sponsored by the Fisheries and Wildlife Science program.

ABOUT PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE

At Paul Smith’s College, it’s about the experience. Our programs – in fields including hospitality, culinary arts, forestry, natural resources, entrepreneurship and the sciences – draw on industries and resources available in our own backyard while preparing students for successful careers anywhere.

Hidden History Tours!

Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. - Join the Adirondack Museum for Hidden History Tours at the Collection Storage and Study Center on Friday, September 7, 2012. Tours will be held approximately every half-hour from 11 a.m. through 4 p.m.

These special curator-led tours will highlight the museum’s famous boat collection – keeping with the boating theme as the 90-miler or “Adirondack Canoe Classic” passes through Blue Mountain Lake on this day. Tours will also feature the rustic furniture collection, as the 25^th Rustic Fair begins on September 8 at the Adirondack Museum. Doreen Alessi, Conservator and Collections Manager, and Hallie Bond, Curator, will lead the tours.

The Collections Storage and Study Center holds an amazing array of objects from the Adirondacks.  Collections consist of boats, including power boats, canoes, kayaks, guideboats, and unusual boats; traditional and rustic furniture; hand tools and machinery; large vehicles, including horse-drawn carriages and sleighs, snowmobiles, fire trucks, and a Jitterbug; maple sugaring equipment; ice harvesting tools; and agricultural artifacts.

Tours are free to museum members and $10 for non-members; no pre-registration is necessary, simply register at the start of the tour. The Collections Storage and Study Center is located at 8757 State Route 30, Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. 12812. For additional information, please visit www.adkmuseum.org.

The Adirondack Museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums, shares the history and culture of the Adirondack region in 22 exhibits on a 32-acre campus in the Central Adirondacks.  The museum is supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. For additional information, visit www.adirondackmuseum.org or call (518) 352-7311.

NCCC TO OFFER RED CROSS SWIM LESSONS

North CountryCommunity Collegeis pleased to announce that registration is open for American Red Cross Swim Lessons.  The College will offer three eight week courses that will begin September 8 and extend until November 3.  Please see below for a complete description of class offerings, times, and fees.

9:00 am  – 9:45 am Level I  – Intro to Water Skills and $75

Level 1- Water Exploration – Skills taught: Breath holding, front and back float, entering water independently, introduction to flutter kick and front crawl arms.  Students with water experience may be able to move through this level quickly.

9:50am – 10:50 am Level II and III – Fundamental Aquatic Skills & Stroke Development $90

Level II- Primary Skills – Skills taught: Unsupported front and back glide, front crawl coordination with breathing, begin back crawl arm action, and orientation to deep water.

Level III- Stroke Readiness – Skills taught: Coordinate front and back crawl, introduce elementary backstroke, introduce treading, retrieving objects, and introduce diving.

The objective of the American Red Cross swim program is to teach people to swim and to be safe in, on, and around the water.  The program is designed to give students a positive learning experience.

To register, please visit the NCCC Records Office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM.  For more information on the Red Cross Swim Lessons, please contact, Jerrad Dumont at jdumont@nccc.edu or 518-891-2915, extension 1236.

25^th Annual Rustic Furniture Fair at the Adirondack Museum

Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. - Join the Adirondack Museum for the Rustic Furniture Fair on Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9.  Renowned artisans from throughout the United States will showcase and sell their one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture, furnishings, and artwork.

The show will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Visitors interested in an early buying opportunity can visit on Saturday, September 8 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at the door, and are available now online at http://www.adkmuseum.org/exhibits_and_events/special_events/detail/?id=305

The Adirondack Museum’s Rustic Furniture Fair is recognized as the premier event of its kind in the country. This gathering of talented artisans includes both traditional and contemporary styles of furniture design, handcrafted from natural materials. A list of the sixty participating artisans can be found on the museum’s website at www.adkmuseum.org. Demonstrations of furniture making and painting will take place throughout the weekend. Exhibitors will answer questions about their work, or discuss custom made pieces.

In celebration of the 25^th or Silver Anniversary of the Rustic Fair, more than twenty-five artisans have elected to design and create a unique commemorative piece for this year’s show. Each piece will bear a tribute plaque.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the commemorative pieces will benefit the museum.

In addition, there will be a very special silent auction happening during the Fair featuring the works of Barney Bellinger, Randy Holden, Larry Post, Russ DeFonce, Jonathan Swartwout, Bill Perkins, Rick Pratt and Bob Jones. Winners will be announced Sunday, September 9 at 3 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Adirondack Museum.

Music throughout the weekend will be provided by Intermountain Trio. They will be releasing their second album “Can’t Find the Words” at the Rustic Fair this year. Intermountain Trio will be playing starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, and at 10 a.m. on September 9. Visit their website for additional information: http://www.imtrio.com/.

Adirondack Life, North Country Public Radio, Mountain Lake PBS, and Adirondack Explorer are media sponsors for the Rustic Furniture Fair.

The Adirondack Museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums, shares the history and culture of the Adirondack region in 22 exhibits on a 32-acre campus in the Central Adirondacks.  The museum is supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. For additional information, visit www.adirondackmuseum.org or call (518) 352-7311.

The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid will host the Second Saturday Storytime at 10 A.M. on September 8^th. This is National Grandparent’s Day! We are going to read stories and do a craft – please join us! Please visit www.thebookstoreplus.com for more information, or call 518-523-2950.

Enhancing Main Street: Making Upper Floors Work Again

Ausable Valley Grange, Keeseville (Clinton/Essex Counties)

Monday, September 10, 2012

9am-3:30pm

The Issue: Upper Floor Vacancy

Many downtowns throughout New York are characterized by two-to five-story buildings constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These commercial rows have endured changing uses and economies and with timely care, they can last for centuries. Many boast special details – from cast iron storefronts to brick cornices – and some buildings are designated as landmarks. While street level business may catch our attention first, the upper floors are also integral to the buildings. However, vacant upper stories present opportunities and challenges for reuse.

Response: Workshop and Strategic Grants
Recognizing the need for information on how downtowns can become more vibrant, the Preservation League of New York State developed a program consisting of a workshop and grant award made available to communities facing the issue of upper floor vacancy. The workshop, “Enhancing Main Street: Making Upper Floors Work Again,” brings together experts in community revitalization. The workshop sessions address design, building code and financial strategies employed in New York State communities for bringing upper floors back to productive use. In addition to the workshops, in some cases the Preservation League has provided a grant for demonstration project related to the topic.

Thanks to financial support provided by the Preservation League of New York State, there is no registration fee. Please contact AARCH with questions or to register.

Keeseville Workshop: Upper Floors Re-Use Key to Revitalizing Main Streets

Free Workshop – Monday, September 10

In 2004, the Preservation League of New York State launched an ambitious pilot project of workshops and technical assistance in western New York to address an important aspect of Main Street revitalization: the reuse of vacant upper stories in downtown commercial buildings.

Now, the League is bringing its workshop to Keeseville on Monday, September 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Ausable Valley Grange, 1749 Main Street in Keeseville.

“We developed and offered a model workshop, Enhancing Main Street: Making Upper Floors Work Again, in six Western New York counties to demonstrate how upper floors can offer attractive housing options,” said Jay DiLorenzo, President of the Preservation League. “Now, with the support of the Empire State Development Corporation, we are continuing to present this program around the state. By bringing together experts in the fields of historic preservation, project development, financing, and New York State building codes in one place at one time, we hope to address many questions facing building owners who are thinking about upper floor conversion possibilities.”

The Preservation League has found that the interest in downtown revitalization is very strong and growing in New York State. Through the Upper Floors program and by monitoring upper floors projects already underway, the Preservation League is building a case for reinvestment in the state’s historic commercial centers.

“The League has advocated strongly for tools like the Rehabilitation Tax Credit to help direct new investments to our older cities to make them safer, healthier and more prosperous – places people want to live as well as work.” said DiLorenzo. “Each community faces unique challenges, but with programs like the Tax Credit and the generous sharing of best practices by experts at our Upper Floors workshops, the lights are coming back on above many Main Street shops and offices across upstate New York.”

“The Preservation League is proud to partner with the Empire State Development Corporation, Adirondack Architectural Heritage, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and many others in encouraging downtown revitalization,” said Erin Tobin, the League’s Regional Director of Technical and Grant Programs in eastern New York. “As we’ve seen around the state, creating downtown housing in formerly vacant upper floors leads to an increase in foot traffic and purchasing on Main Streets before and after work hours. Investment in a community’s historic districts and structures will happen when vision and practicality meet.”

The workshop is free and open to the public and includes materials and refreshments. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. To RSVP, contact Susan Arena at Adirondack Architectural Heritage at 518-834-9328, or email susan@aarch.org .

For more information on the Preservation League of New York State, please call 518-462-5658 or visit the League’s website at www.preservenys.org.

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.

The Trudeau Institute announced today that Peter Lawson-Johnston, a fifth-generation member of the Guggenheim family, will discuss his memoir, “Growing Up Guggenheim: A Personal History of a Family Enterprise,” on Wednesday, September 12, in the John Black Room of the Saranac Laboratory Museum.

The event will begin with a reception at 5:30 pm and Lawson-Johnston will give a brief lecture at 6 pm. He also will be available to sign copies of his book following the lecture.
A grandson of Solomon R. Guggenheim, since 1964 Lawson-Johnston has been a trustee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which currently operates Guggenheim Museums in New York, Bilbao (Spain) and Berlin (Germany), along with the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice (Italy). He is presently honorary chairman of the foundation.

A graduate of the Lawrenceville School and the University of Virginia and a former reporter for the Baltimore Sun, Lawson-Johnston has also served as a senior partner at his family holding company, Guggenheim Brothers, since 1971, having joined the firm as a partner in 1962. He has also been a director of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation since 1968 and its chairman since 1971.

Walter Cronkite described Growing Up Guggenheim, first published in May 2005, as a “book of extraordinary and surprising revelations by a Guggenheim about the private lives of that fabulous and opulent family.” And William F. Buckley Jr. called Lawson-Johnston’s memoir a “splendid book, original, readable, dramatic, and instructive.”
Local residents are encouraged to attend the September 12 event and share with Lawson-Johnston and his daughter, Mary (Mimi) Lawson-Johnston Howe (vice president of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection), any personal experiences they may have had with philanthropist Edmond A. Guggenheim, who helped supervise his family’s copper holdings for nearly 50 years and summered in the Adirondacks. Guggenheim built the Guggenheim Camp on Lower Saranac Lake, which he owned from 1917 to 1963. He also acquired the famed Algonquin Hotel, which was located on an adjacent property, and donated it to the Trudeau Institute, which replaced the structure with their present building in the late 1950s.
The event, co-sponsored by the Trudeau Institute, Historic Saranac Lake and local resident Lilo G. Levine, will conclude at approximately 7 pm and is free the public. The Saranac Laboratory Museum is located at 89 Church Street in Saranac Lake.
About Historic Saranac Lake Historic Saranac Lake is a not-for-profit, architectural preservation organization that captures and presents local history from its center at the Saranac Laboratory Museum.
The Trudeau Institute is a nonprofit biomedical research center founded in 1884 by Dr. E.L. Trudeau. The Institute’s fundamental research on immunity fosters the development of vaccines, treatments and cures for many life-threatening diseases, including cancer, tuberculosis and influenza. The Institute is supported by federal and state grants and contributions from individuals, private foundations and corporations. For further information about the Trudeau Institute, go to www.trudeauinstitute.org.

The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center program, with its community partners offers these blood drives in September.

• Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Morrisonville Ambulance Service, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 5, Adirondack Medical Center, Noon to 5 p.m.
• Thursday, September 6, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Thursday, September 6, Jeffords Steel, Noon to 3 p.m.
• Friday, September 7, NYS Dept. of Conservation, Ray Brook, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Friday, September 7, Riley Ford Chazy, Noon to 3 p.m.
• Monday, September 10, Willsboro Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Monday, September 10, Keene Valley  Neighborhood House, 3 to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 11, Plattsburgh State University Angell Center, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12, Hulbert Brothers Tri-Lakes Supply, Saranac Lake, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13, FCI Ray Brook, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, September 14, Garvey Hyundai, Noon to 3 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16, St. Peter’s Church, Plattsburgh, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Monday, September 17, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 18, Wadhams Community Church, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 18, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 19, Altona Fire Department,  4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Thursday, September 20, Town of Black Brook, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Friday, September 21, Clinton Community College, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Friday, September 21, Curtis Lumber, 8 to 11 a.m.
• Monday, September 24, Twin State Voice Data Video, 8 to 11 a.m.
• Monday, September 24, Ausable River Lodge #149 Keeseville, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 25, Essex County Department of Social Services, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Thursday, September 27, Beekmantown Fire Department Station #1, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, September 27, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Located in the CVPH Health Plaza, the Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. No appointment is necessary. For more information about sponsoring a drive or becoming a blood donor call 562-7406 or go online at www.cvph.org.

 Russell Banks will read and discuss his latest novel, The Memory of Lost Skin. A prolific writer of fiction, Russell Banks’s other titles include The Darling, The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter, Rule of the Bone, Affliction, Success Stories, and Continental Drift.

 The reading itself starts at 7:30pm and is free to Paul Smith’s College faculty and students, $5 general admission. Books will be for sale, provided by Bookstore Plus of Lake Placid, and Mr Banks will sign them before and after the reading.

 Consider joining us before the reading for a special event of drinks and appetizers with the author. Drinks will be non-alcoholic specialty drinks. Spend the evening with other book lovers from around the region and meet Russell Banks. Cost of the pre-reading event is $25 and benefits the Adirondack Center for Writing, a great grass-roots literary organization. Contact ACW to reserve your space at acwevents@gmail.com or 518-327-6278.

 Past authors featured in the Visiting Author Series sponsored by Paul Smith’s College and Adirondack Center for Writing have included Rick Moody, Andrea Barrett, Terry Tempest Williams, William Kennedy, Steven Millhauser, and Alistair McLeod. The Adirondack Center for Writing is an independent non-profit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting literature and providing educational opportunities and support to both aspiring and established writers in the Adirondack region. We provide workshops, conferences, and readings throughout the year in locations all around the Adirondack Park.  The Adirondack Center for Writing is supported by a strong membership and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Opening Reception & Award for the 2012 LPCA Adirondack Jurried Art Show will be held in the Fine Arts Gallery of The Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The Adirondack Jurried Art Show will contiue through October 20th and will feature work from regional artists. All media and artists welcome.

The LPCA Fine Arts Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 1-5pm. Admission is free. For more information visit www.lakeplacidarts.org or call 518-523-2512.  Below is a list of this years collection.

ARTIST NAME – TITLE OF EXHIBITED WORK

Mary (Gariepy) Dade  – Adirondack Magic

Jim Abendroth – Sanctuary

Charles Atwood King – Tamaracks

Nancie Battaglia – Boats

Alice K. Boardman – Beaver Pond in Winter

Karla Brieant – Autrain  

Marjorie Burns – Beaver Dam  

Susan Camp – Passings  

JoAnn Cancro – Adk Loj Road  

JoAnn Cancro – Storms Coming (Elizabethtown)  

Jessica Chevalier – Colonial Reflections  

Penelope Clute – After Sunset, Inlet NY  

Penelope Clute – Eagles Hunting Ausable Point

Bill Crosby – Avalanche Pass  

Jeanne Danforth – Man in the Moon  

Scott David – Between Fences  

Barbara Delaney-Smith  – Amélie’s Hibiscus                                                                                                    

Anne Diggory – Making Waves                                                                                                          

John DiGiacomo – Dipper on Rock                                                                                                        

John DiGiacomo – Little Cherry Patch Pond                                                                                        

Charles Dilzer – Puss in Boot                                                                                                            

Suzanne Doin – Paint the Sky                                                                                                            

Laura Fair-Schulz – Back in the Mirror                                                                                                   

Ellen Few Anderson – Lake Champlain, Early Spring #3                                                                          

Margo Fish – Universe’s Prophetic Longing                                                                               

Kelli Gottschall – Junkyard Treasure                                                                                                  

Gaye Grabowski – Camel’s Hump from Bluff Point                                                                            

Heidi Gutersloh – Bowl of Oranges                                                                                                     

Shawn Halperin – Heaven & Earth                                                                                                        

Shawn Halperin – Lake Series: March                                                                                                 

Michael Hart – Between Question and Answer                                                                             

Susan Hoffer – Bowling with Oranges                                                                                            

Andrea Knight – Cattails                                                                                                                      

Marion Kratky – Saranac Fish & Game Club                                                                                    

Betsy Krebs – Lake Ozonia                                                                                                             

Betty LaDeau – Sunrise                                                                                                                     

Gary Larsen – Foliage at Woodward Reservoir                                                                            

Ann Larsen – Saratoga Summer                                                                                                   

Ann Larsen – Tupper Lake Shadows                                                                                            

Peggy L. McCartney – Windswept Pines                                                                                                      

Gail McKay – Adirondack Icon- Winter                                                                                        

Jerome Milks – Nature in Balance                                                                                                    

Lynda Naske – A Little Night Music                                                                                                

Lynda Naske – Teapot Rising                                                                                                          

Burdette Parks – Bartlett Bay Light                                                                                                    

Valerie Patterson – From the 1% to the 99%                                                                                          

Valerie Patterson – Homeward Bound                                                                                                   

Larry Poole – Conversations                                                                                                         

Larry Poole – On the Move                                                                                                             

Flossy Powell – Don’t Bet On It, Dogs!                                                                                            

Flossy Powell – The Berry Eaters                                                                                                     

Jon Prime – VanHoevenberg Beaver Pond                                                                               

Tyler Rand – Bridging the Singularity                                                                                         

Carl Rubino – With a Little Help From My Friends                                                                      

Linda Sauther – Crow in the Trees                                                                                                    

Olaf Soot – Adirondacks, As Waves on a Churning Sea                                                      

Olaf Soot – Misty Cataracts of Opalescent                                                                              

Roy W. Stevens – Men of Steel Spotting the Crane                                                                         

Carol Stinnett – Deep Woods                                                                                                             

Eleanor Sweeney – Palm Streams                                                                                                           

Linda Sweeney – River Song III                                                                                               

Eleanor Sweeney – Winter Music                                                                                                            

Michael Volino – Looking East on Algonquin                                                                                   

Leslie Walch – Empowerment, Limitless, Expansion                                                                   

Connie Wheeler Geisler – View form the Harbor                                                                                             

Ken Wiley – Not Juliet’s Balcony                                                                                                

Jeri Wright – Aptera- Crete                                                                                                           

Jeri Wright – Ausable Impression V                                                                                             

Ursula Wyatt Trudeau – Nightfall                                                                                                                    

Radmila Zuman – Die Walküre                                                                                                              

Radmila Zuman – Tally-Ho

Please join The Bookstore Plus in welcoming author Jeremy Davis to Lake Placid on Sunday, September 16^th. David will be signing copies of his new book, Lost Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks from 2 to 4 PM. For more information, please visit www.thebookstoreplus.com or call 518-523-2950.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM — The preschool Story Hour Program, sponsored by the Saranac Lake Free Library,109 Main Street, will resume on Thursday, September 20, at 10:30 a.m., in the Elinor B. Preis Children’s Room. All preschoolers are cordially invited to enjoy stories and the fun of getting together with other children every Thursday morning. Call 891-4190 for more information.

TUMBLING CLASSES AT THE ARTS CENTER Fall 2012

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will be hosting tumbling classes beginning September 20^th for 6 weeks in the Annex studio at the Arts Center. Registration begins on Monday, August 27 at 9:30am.

During the weekly sessions, youngsters two years to twelve years of age will be introduced to tumbling and basic gymnastic skills. The goal of the program is to develop strength, flexibility and coordination while simultaneously building self-confidence. The classes will be instructed by Donna Walsh, Mary Heaverly and Debbie Neill. Classes will be held on Thursdays for six weeks: September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 18, 25.

Classes will be offered in the following groups: Tots A ages 2 to 3 ½ (must be accompanied by an adult) will meet from 1-1:45pm with a course fee of $50. (please note: Tots B will be filled first, Tots A will only run if Tots B is full). Tots B for ages 2 to 3 ½ will meet from 1:45-2:30pm with a course fee of $50. Kinder Gym is for children 3 ½ to 5 years of age from 2:45-3:45pm with a course fee of $60. Wiggle and Roll is geared for children 5 to 8 years of age and will meet from 4-5pm with a course fee of $60. Flips is presented for ages 8 to 12 years from 5 -6pm with a course fee of $60.

For additional information contact instructors Donna Walsh at 891-5909 or Mary Heverly at 891-2973. To register contact the Lake Placid Center for the Arts at 523-2512.

3rd Thursday ArtWalks
Last one – Sept 20 – come celebrate the Arts in Saranac Lake with a stroll through our historic downtown.

Carousel to feature Watercolors by Valerie Patterson Sept. 20^th

 The thought provoking watercolors of Valerie Patterson will be on display at the Adirondack Carousel on Thursday, September 20^th from 5 to 7:30 as part of the Art Walk event in Saranac Lake.

Patterson’s striking watercolors reflect a sense of social consciousness in a broad range of themes.  She describes her motivation as a means to “create images that provoke action, thought and a feeling of commonality, often transcending the decorative, entertaining, or ‘easy’ in the hopes that my art can be a force for discovery, unity, humanity and support in difficult times”.

A prolific artist, Patterson has exhibited her work throughout the country.  Among her numerous awards are the 2009 Peace Prize for the Arts at the 1^st Annual Arts for Peace Exhibition in Dayton, Ohio and a 1^st Place Profile Award in the “HerStory Competition” at Manhattan Arts International in New York.

The art exhibit is part of the Adirondack Carousel’s vision to fuse art, education and entertainment in ways that foster imagination and inspire people of all ages.

The Carousel will be open during the fall from noon to 5 Wednesday through Sunday but is extending its hours to 7:30 on Sept. 20^th for Art Walk.  For more information, visit the carousel’s website at adirondackcarousel.org or friend the carousel on Facebook.

Open House at the Lake Placid Middle/High School will be on Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

From 6:00 PM –7:45 PM families will be able to follow their child(ren)’s schedule(s) through Periods 1-9; stopping in for refreshments at the Blue Bomber Café during lunch periods. The evening will end at 7:45 p.m. After meeting their child(ren)’s teachers at Open House, parents may arrange for an individual conference time by contacting the teacher directly. Parents are being provided a blank Middle/High School student Schedule Card to fill out with the classes that their child takes on a “C” day. Our classes rotate over a 4-day schedule that is identified as “ABCD”.

More upcoming events:

On Friday, September 21, 2012, students at the LPM/HS will have morning classes only. Students will be dismissed at 9:50 AM.
On Monday, September 24, 2012, Lifetouch will take school pictures at the Middle/High School.