“New Work for a New Year” Exhibition

Community Reception

Thursday, January 18th at 5pm

Don’t miss out on The opening reception for the first exhibition at the Potsdam Town Hall in 2024. You’ll view the exhibit and can chat with the artists and ask questions!

This event is free and open to the public.

The 2024 Potsdam Town Hall Exhibition Series is developed and curated by Sharon H.J. Cheng, an artist working with SLC Arts through the Creatives Rebuild New York grant program.

The Potsdam Town Hall,18 Elm Street, Potsdam

And, also from SLC Arts

Mimosa & Make: Intro to Watercolor

Saturday, January 20, 10 am – 12 pm, Ages 21+

Sip on a mimosa while you learn the basics of watercolor technique!

All materials and one mimosa included in the class registration fee, with a cash bar to purchase additional drinks.

This class is the first in a series of paint & sips serving as fundraisers for the renovation project at the Creative Spirit Community Arts Center.

Register HERE.

SLC Arts Temp Storefront, 45 Market Street, Potsdam

Bread Basket with Warming Stone

Saturday, January 20, 2024, 10 am – 1 pm

In this workshop, you will make a 5” X 11” bread basket. There will be a selection of accent colors available, and a choice of a pottery “warming” stone to use in the base of your bread basket. You will be learning the basic under/over weave, which is perfect for first time weavers.

The workshop is intended for ages 12 and up. No experience is necessary. All materials are included in the cost of the class.

The presenter, Barbara Green, has been featured in several of View’s exhibitions, including Art of Craft, running December 9 – March 1, 2024.

More details and register HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge

Music over the Marsh

Holy Doughnuts

Saturday, January 20, 2 – 4 pm, FREE

The Holy Doughnuts features many well known local musicians jamming together. Come see Peter Crowley, Addison Bickford, Ben Hamelin, Brady Callaan and many more?!

Enjoy FREE Live music in the Great Room of the Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at the VIC every Saturday January through March (except for February 10th–Happy Carnival). Take a break after skiing and enjoy some tunes from local and regional musicians.

Paul Smith’s VIC, 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths

Sober Open Minded Mic

Spotlight artist: Jeffrey Wanzer Dupra

Friday, January 19, 2024, 6 (signups) – 9 pm

At each Sober Open Minded Mic there are ten, 10-minute performance slots and a ½ hour spotlight artist.
Spotlight artists have included a renowned tabla player, a high school stand-up comic, electric and acoustic performers. Open mic participants have included poets and folk musicians, electric guitarists and pianists performing covers and originals.

RSVP HERE.

And, also at BluSeed

Cold Chocolate

Saturday, January 20, 2024, 7 – 10 pm

Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own.

Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar and mandolin & Ariel Bernstein on percussion and banjo, this power duo from Boston is impressing audiences throughout New England and beyond.

Buy tickets HERE.

Learn more about Cold Chocolate HERE.

BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar St, Saranac Lake

Presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing and NCPR

The HOWL Grand Slam

Saturday, January 20, 7 pm, $15,

Winning storytellers from this year’s slams will compete head-to-head, telling stories in line with this year’s theme, Achilles Heel.

Admission is a $15 donation and can be purchased HERE. Tickets at the door will be $20.

Grab your tickets now to save money and reserve your seat—last year’s grand slam saw a packed theatre of over 500 people!

St. Lawrence University, Gulick Theatre, Canton