Silver Bay YMCA and Ti Arts Present

Ti Arts Presents

John Brown Lives! Presents

Born Into Quasi-Freedom in New York State

Thursday, August 15, 6 pm, free

Sarah Gronningsater will visit the John Brown Farm State Historic Site to talk about her new book, The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom. The book tells a new story about the long history of emancipation in the United States. It follows the cradle-to-grave experiences of a remarkable generation of Black New Yorkers who were born into quasi-freedom after the American Revolution and reached adulthood on the eve of the Civil War.

Sarah examines the role this generation played in advocating for equality before the law, excellent public education, and the end of slavery nationwide. In a broad sense, this generation helped shape important changes to the U.S. Constitution as well as groundbreaking federal civil rights legislation. Sarah is a historian of the 18th and 19th century United States at the University of Pennsylvania. She teaches courses on the history of American law, the American Revolution, the history of U.S. baseball, and American democracy. She has particular research interests in the abolition of slavery in the North and in local histories of New York State.

John Brown Farm State Historical Site, 115 John Brown Road, Lake Placid

Celebrate summer and join us for a special outdoor program!

Thursday, August 22, 2 – 3 pm

Stop by the Chapman Museum’s lawn for outdoor games, sidewalk chalk art, and a self-guided garden tour.

This program is free and does not require registration.

Please note this event is weather permitting.

Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls

Thursday, August 15, 7 pm

Lumbering the highest mountains in New York State was a dangerous and precarious job, where everything had to be worked by brute manpower and horses. Deep snows and frigid winter temperatures, mountains over 4000 feet with 45-degree slopes, logging camps high in the mountains dozens of miles away from civilization, and swollen rivers filled with log jams, all made being a lumberjack a tough occupation. This presentation by Sharp Swan will share the story of the people who worked the Adirondack High Peaks bringing timber off the slopes to market. ​

Adirondack History Museum, 7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown

Violinist Kinga Augustyn

Saturday, August 17, 7 pm
Alfred Z. Solomon Masterwork Series

The acclaimed violinist returns in a program of Polish masterworks — and a rendering of the de Beriot concerto that Sembrich herself performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1884. Other selections on the program include Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28, Kreisler’s Three Old Viennese Dances and Polish masterworks by Henryk Wieniawski and Grażyna Bacewicz, accompanied by Alla Milchtein.

Polish-American Kinga Augustyn is a versatile New York City-based virtuoso concert violinist and recording artist. “Beyond amazing, one hell of a violinist!” (The Fanfare Magazine).

Followed by a lakeside reception.

Tickets and more Info HERE.

The Sembrich, 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing

McCarty & Zito Duo, Viola & Guitar

Saturday, August 17, 7 pm

Internationally acclaimed artists Patricia McCarty and Bill Zito will perform three centuries of music for viola & guitar, featuring works from Baroque and classical eras, as well as romantic and more recent music inspired by Austrian, Spanish, and American folksongs. Come hear Locatelli, Gragnani, Braun, Rebay, Llobet, Nin and Beaser, surrounded by paintings by Frank Owen.

More info HERE.

Keene Arts, 10881 NYS RT 73, Keene

Adirondack Center for Writing and NCPR Present

Part 2 of The Howl Season 8 “Close Call”

Thank you to everyone who has joined us so far this year! The Howl Story Slam has been to Plattsburgh, Morristown, Upper Jay, Indian Lake, Saranac Lake, and Wanakena at so many awesome venues. Over 400 attendees have joined us so far this year, and nearly 60 different storytellers took the stage to tell their “Risky Busines.” We’re saying goodbye to that theme and introducing a brand new one for our final 6 slams of the year.

We’re gearing up for the second half of season 8 which will include Howls in Keeseville, Bolton Landing, Malone, Potsdam, Saratoga Springs, and Tupper Lake.

Meet us at Ausable Brewing this Wednesday August 14, at 6:30 PM to tell a story with our NEW THEME, “Close Call.”

Ausable Brewing Company, 765 Mace Chasm Road, Keeseville

Stephen Story

Wednesday, August 14 through Monday, September 2, 2024
Opening Reception Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 5 – 6:30 pm

Captivated by the beauty of the Adirondacks, Steve Story and his wife, Dorothy, began renting a summer home in the region in 1956, and eventually purchased a summer camp in 1964 on Lake Simond, near Tupper Lake. Spending summer months in the Adirondacks, Stephen Story began to concentrate on painting seriously. And in 1977, when he retired, the Story’s purchased a home in the Village of Saranac Lake where he erected a studio and devoted his remaining life to his art, primarily intimate views of the Adirondacks.

Details HERE.

Tupper Arts, 106 Park Street, Tupper Lake

Bell Fire Arts Collective Presents

SpeakEazy Open Mic at Old Soul

Wednesday, August 14, 7 pm

Join host Alex Clark for an evening of storytelling!

Come and share your story or just listen as community members and visitors from all walks of life, backgrounds and orientations come together and connect through the sharing of personal stories in a safe, supportive environment free from pressure or judgment.

No experience necessary. Any story is perfect: from your life story to what you saw in town last week. Family stories, funny stories, heartbreaking stories–anything you want to share. You are welcome to tell from the head and heart, or to read your story When your name is called, the stage is yours for seven minutes.

Tellers and would-be tellers learn more HERE.

Old Soul, 124 Margaret St., Plattsburgh