The Return of the Jay Invitational of Clay

Thursday, August 22 – Sunday, August 25

The 6th Annual Jay Invitational of Clay returns to the grounds at The Jay House!

Curated by Jason Andrew and Ali Della Bitta, this is the longest running exhibition in the Adirondacks specifically focused on new works by local and regional artists working in clay. This edition features artists from the Au Sable Valley as well as those from Brooklyn, NY, Asheville, NC, Pittsburgh, PA, and more.

Kick off event is Thursday, Aug 22, 6-9 pm featuring performances by Drag Sensation Tippy Gourley, singer/song writer Jeffrey Dupra, and the band Ursa and the Major Keys!

Jay Clay is a free event. Exhibition hours are Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm,

To learn more: 646-361-8512.

The Jay House, 35 Randy’s Lane, Jay.

At That Hour, Act One

A Chamber Opera After James Joyce

Saturday, August 24, 7 pm and Sunday, August 25, 2 pm

World Premiere by composer Richard Wargo

Help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Sembrich Studio with a special collaboration between Seagle Festival’s American Center for New Works Development and The Sembrich.

Seagle Festival 2024 Fall Artists Emily O’Connor and Nicholas Fahrenkrug will join the Hyperion String Quartet in the World Premiere of this new opera.

Tickets are selling fast, so get yours today!

More info and tickets HERE.

The Sembrich – Indoors, 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing

Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation

Film and discussion

By Rex Lyons
Friday, August 23, 2024, 6 – 9:30 pm

Rex Lyons, born and raised on the Onondaga Nation, capital of Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy, is a member of the Eel Clan. He currently sits on the Haudenosaunee Nationals Board of Directors and served as key spokesperson and representative for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, hosted by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy on the Onondaga Nation in 2015.

Lyons is a former coach and world class lacrosse player who played on the original Iroquois Nationals (now the Haudenosaunee Nationals) team formed in 1983. He’s played professional lacrosse in the MILL with the Rochester Knighthawks and the Onondaga Athletic Club Senior B team for 19 seasons. He’s a lifelong advocate of growing the game throughout the world.

More details and purchase tickets HERE.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

ICYMI

“Hill and Hollow Music Director will retire”

Hill and Hollow Music’s Angela Brown was interviewed by Paul Larson, host of Spotlight on Mountain Lake PBS.

The founder of Hill and Hollow, Angela recently announced “The 2024-25 concert season will be my last and it’s going to be FAB!”

Listen to their conversation and learn about upcoming Hill and Hollow concerts HERE.

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Presents

Flirting with Eternity

Featuring work from Jon Segan and Tiina Bockrath

Friday, August 16 – Wednesday, September 18
Opening Reception Friday, August 16, 5 pm

Learn more about LARAC HERE.

Lapham Gallery, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Fall

Paul Smith’s VIC Presents

Kristine St-Pierre

Friday, August 23, 7pm

This bilingual folk singer-songwriter provides soul-searching ballads and a rollicking bluesy flair. Described as a ‘chansonnière’ with a traveling heart,’ Kristine sings her life with passion, vulnerability and authenticity.

She received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination in 2018. She is also a 5-time nominee for Francophone artist of the year by the Country Music Association of Ontario.

Learn more and get tickets HERE.

Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center, Routes 86 & 30, Paul Smiths

Wells Memorial Library Presents

Nathanael Yelle Artshow

The Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum Presents