Studio Tours

Saturday & Sunday, July 27 & 28
Did you ever wonder how an artist actually works? One of the goals of ArtWorks is to connect artists and artisans with people interested in arts and culture. The are one way to create this opportunity!

Artists will open their home studios to visitors and give tours, demonstrations and an inside look at their creative space. It’s your chance to see the newest creations and chat with artists about their work, see works in progress and perhaps even bring something home.

Details including participating locations HERE.

New Member Joins NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery

join NorthWind Fine Arts this August in welcoming artist and poet Craig Milewski as our newest member! Craig brings an abstract esthetic to the gallery with his interpretations of Adirondack scenery.

Craig currently resides in the northern Adirondacks. After 20 years, he retired from Paul Smith’s College where he taught a range of courses in ecology and creative writing. Life prior to NY included ecological work in the fields of conservation and environmental science in Michigan, Minnesota and South Dakota.

Retirement finally affords him the time to pursue two of his big interests: painting and writing. Craig also completed an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and describes the experience as liberating. Although he is a self-taught painter, he applies the creative process learned from poetry to oil painting, with a special interest in the use of palette knives to give texture to his pieces and the mystery of existence.

Learn more about NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery HERE.

NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery, 85 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Step Mother Nature Presents

Playing in the Road

Friday, July 26, 6 pm

Outdoor Sculptures by:

Daniel Buckingham
Mike Beitz
Carol Loeffler
Daniel A Bruce
Drew Goerlitz
Michael DeLucia

Step Mother Nature, 1720 State Route 3, Bloomingdale (Across the street from Hex & Hop)

LPCA Hosts

U.S. Navy Band Cruisers Concert

Tuesday, August 20, 7 pm

Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) is excited to announce a free concert featuring the United States Navy Band Cruisers on Tuesday, August 20th at 7pm at Mid’s Park, 2445 Main Street, Lake Placid. The performance is free and open to the public and part of the Cruisers’ 2024 national tour.

This family-friendly event is a great way to enjoy an Adirondack summer evening by the lake. The Cruisers will play Top 40s tunes from the 60s to today, music by The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus and more.

More info HERE.

Mid’s Park, 2445 Main Street, Lake Placid

Pendragon Theatre Presents

Guys and Does

August 1 & 2, 7 pm

After a sold out run during the 2024 Winter Carnival, Guys and Does is back on August 1st and 2nd at Paul Smith’s College outdoors on the Quad.

You will not want to miss this Deer-Hunting Musical with amazing performances from John Jeffords as Joe Jimmy Ray Bob Johnson III & Staghart of the Goldenhorns, Dylan Duffy as Duane Puddles & White Doe, and Brenden Gotham as Fritz Dingleheimer!

Get tickets HERE.

SLC Arts Presents

Summer Flow

Opening Date: Thursday, August, 5 pm, thru October

The St. Lawrence County Arts Council invites you to attend the opening of Summer Flow,” an exhibition features artwork from North Country artists of all ages, celebrating the dynamic beauty of the warmer months.

The exhibition can also be shopped online HERE.

Potsdam Town Hall, 18 Elm Street, Potsdam

Also presented by SLC Arts

NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Program

Artists of all disciplines living and working in the North Country of New York State are encouraged to apply to participate in this free entrepreneurial program to be presented by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council in Canton, NY from September 26 – 29.

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Program is an intensive professional development opportunity that serves artists and creatives of all disciplines (including visual, literary, performing arts, among others). This 3.5 day program delves into the fundamental principles of sustainability in the arts, empowering artists with the tools to imagine and pursue success as they define it.

Find out more and apply HERE.

Apply by Thursday, August 8, 11:59PM.

John Brown Lives! Presents

For more info or to purchase tickets, visit HERE.

Re-Thinking Thanksgiving by Perry Ground |

Saturday, August 3, 2024. 7:30 pm

This lively, content-based presentation will give an overview of the history of this very misunderstood holiday. Based on the only primary source document that chronicles the “First Thanksgiving” and using a quiz-style format (the audience will take the ‘quiz’ prior to the presentation), participants will learn accurate and culturally appropriate information about the English settlers at Plymouth and the Wampanoag, the Native people who inhabited that area.

More details HERE.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

Essex Theatre Company Presents

Third Annual Talent Show

Friday, August 2, 6:30 pm

Members of the Essex community and surrounding towns are invited to showcase their talents onstage for all to enjoy!

Sign up to perform HERE.

Purchase tickets HERE.

Masonic Lodge, 2756 Essex Road (next to the ferry dock), Essex

Troy author and former bank robber Daniel Killion to read at ACW

Wednesday, July 31, 7 pm

Troy author Daniel Killion will be at Adirondack Center for Writing, along with co-author Michael Klane to read from his book, Portrait of a Bank Robber.

Portrait of a Bank Robber is a work of creative nonfiction that follows Killion’s life from his adoption into an evangelical family in suburban Connecticut, to his adventures in bank robbing and subsequent 12-year incarceration, to his post-prison life as an artist and small business owner.

Learn more and register HERE.

Adirondack Center for Writing, 15 Broadway, Saranac Lake

Rich Saunders’ Songwriter Circle

With Caroga Arts Ensemble

Sunday, August 4, 6 pm

Over the years, the New York based artist Rich Saunders has gained over 1.3 million followers on Spotify, Instagram, and TikTok combined, quickly becoming a singer-songwriter sensation online. A founding member of Thirdstory, Rich has performed and opened for A-list artists like Tori Kelly and Chance The Rapper, in addition to making appearances on Saturday Night Live and more.

Rich is a resident of Canada Lake. He brings his friends—renowned artists like Belle-Skinner and other world class musicians from New York City to Caroga Lake for an unforgettable evening of music with the Caroga Arts Ensemble.

Get tickets HERE.

Sherman’s Park, Dance Hall, 114 East Shore Road, West Caroga Lake

Northern Needles Bi-Annual Quilt Show

Friday, August 2 – Sunday, August 4
Friday & Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, Sunday 12 – 4 pm

Admission is free, donations are accepted in support of the Long Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squads.

Long Lake Town Hall 1204 Main Street, Long Lake