Valerie Patterson wins People’s Choice award at Adirondack Artists Guild

Her watercolor painting, “That Persistent Memory,” won the People’s Choice award at the annual juried show. This award is donated each year by a local friend of the arts.

Patterson, formerly an art teacher in Saranac Lake, was a member of the Artists Guild for many years before moving back to Ogdensburg, her home town. Her painting was awarded an honorable mention at the opening reception for the show. Meg Bernstein once again created ribbons for all the prize winners; Valerie’s is hanging below her painting.

Spring Fundraising Dinner April 27th

Location: Garnet Hill Lodge
Cocktail Hour: 6 pm. Dinner: 7 pm
Cost: $100 per person, limit to 100
Cocktail Hour: Music & Cash Bar
More information and purchase tickets HERE or by calling 518-251-2505.

RSVP by April 24

Jim & Frances Rucker, owners of Garnet Hill Lodge, are generously donating the dinner, staff and the lodge in support of the arts and Tannery Pond.
Susan & Russell Hearn, owners of Suhru Wines, are graciously donating dinner wines.

The elegant evening kicks off at 6 pm with a delightful cocktail hour with music by Lark Strings duo, Jessica Belflower (Violin) and Tara Hanish (Cello), followed by dinner at 7 pm.

The picturesque setting for this special event will be the historic 1936 dining space at Garnet Hill Lodge, a generous donation by the owners Jim and Frances Rucker.

Garnet Hill Lodge, 39 Garnet Hill Road, Section 2, North River

Trashy Closing Event

April 27, 2024, 5 – 7 pm

It’s the last time to get Trashed with us for our April Fun Drive! Exhibit closing, snacks, drinks and a raffle!

BluSeed Studio, 24 Cedar St, Saranac Lake

Cherish the Earth Gathering & Celebration

Pause. Appreciate. Cherish, Celebrate! A gathering in celebration of the Earth, with meditation, music, inspiration and poetry creation this Sunday, April 21 at 4 pm in the Van Santvoord room of the Keene Valley Congregational Church, Keene Valley, NY.

Let us join together for an hour of reverence and of fun, of stillness and of song, of reflection and of creation. The gathering will be guided by Martha Gallagher. Contributions invited; $20 suggested.

Jon Lehrer Dance Company

April 27, 2024, 7:30 pm

Based in NYC since 2019, Jon Lehrer started his company in 2007 in Buffalo, NY and has already received critical acclaim nationally and internationally. Under his artistic direction, the company showcases Jon’s unique choreography and embodies his definitive style. His extensive background in both the modern and jazz dance idioms fosters choreography that is organic, athletic, artistic, and often humorous, reflecting life experience and the human condition.

Learn more and purchase tickets HERE.

Strand Center for the Arts (Theatre), 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh

Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton Hosts

Latin Beats: Salsa Dancing

Saturday, April 27 and Saturday, May 25, 4 – 5:30 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton is partnering with North Country Latin Dance to host a two-session Latin Beats: Salsa-Dancing workshop.

Community members can spice up their Spring with Latin rhythms. Dr. Jeanna Matthews, founder of the North Country Latin Dance community, will lead dancers through the fundamentals of salsa including leading and following and a variety of dance moves such as shoulder check and hairbrush, and basic steps like cumbia, and a variety of turn patterns. In April, the workshop will include bachata moves and in May the instruction will include bomba.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton (social room), 3 1/2 E. Main Street, Canton

The Central NY Watercolor Society Signature Show

Thru May 25, 2024

The works in this exhibit represent the Society’s Signature members, dedicated artists who have demonstrated a level of excellence as juried by the CNYWS Board of Directors.

Additional details HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge