A Message to Our ADK A&E Subscribers…

Because you, our subscribers, are key to the operation of Adirondack A&E, we want to give you a heads up about what’s going on behind the scenes that you should know about on a couple of levels.

We were notified at the end of July—totally out of the blue—that the email company we had been using would be “no longer available” after August 30 (this Friday).

The company, “MadMimi,” was the same company used by our sister news service Jay Community News since 2007, so it was a natural ft when we started ADK A&E three years ago.

MadMimi was purchased by GoDaddy in 2014. For 10 years GoDaddy ran MadMimi without any modifications, but now has chosen to shut it down.

We’ve had to scramble to find a new email marketing company without very much notice, and we think we have—a company called AWeber. We have “migrated” our databases over and our wonderful web guru, Steve Suloff, has helped reintegrate the ADK A&E website and the emails.

So, two points to be made:

This is costing a significant chunk of change. The new company is about three times as expensive as MadMimi was, and the move to AWeber has also cost a bundle in fees and contracting services, not to even mention our time involved. We (Beth and Tim) are making up the difference in the short term, but we’ll say more about it during our fundraising campaign this autumn.

For now, we just want to ask you to bear with us as we get the new system working. There are many moving parts here, and a lot for us to learn on the fly, so if there are hiccups over the next week or so, or if the ADK A&E e-News comes out late, or upside down—well, we’re working on it.

And we so appreciate your patience as we do!

Beth and Tim

Adirondack Artists Guild Presents

Winter Spring Summer Fall

New watercolor paintings by Jacqueline Altman
Friday, September 6 through September 30.
Opening reception Friday, September 6, 5 – 7

The lyrics to “You’ve Got a Friend,” written by Carole King, remind Jacqueline of her relationship to viewing art as well as creating it. Her new exhibit,’Winter Spring Summer Fall,” includes paintings done throughout the past year.

“No matter the season, revisiting a particular landscape or work of art is like visiting with an old friend,” she writes. ”It feels good to see them again, and a quiet, comfortable dialogue may ensue between a familiar subject and me. Sometimes a new approach presents itself. ‘All you need to do is call’ opens me to new possibilities. The works in this show range from vivid colors and active brushwork, using a variety of watercolor media and surfaces, to my more traditional approach to plein air Adirondack landscapes.”

Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St, Saranac Lake

In Case You Missed It

“Creative Adirondacks: Georgeanne Gaffney at Paul Smith’s VIC”

Writing in the Adirondack Almanack, Linda Friedman Ramirez profiles artist Georgeanne Gaffney.

Georgeanne’s upcoming exhibit at the Heron Marsh Gallery, inside the Paul Smith’s Visitors Interpretive Center (VIC) is called Insects of the Adirondacks.

Read the full article HERE.

Climate’s Shipwreck Ballad by Robin Lasser & Transmutation Traces by Marguerite Perret

Through December 9, 2024,
Opening reception Thursday, August 29, 4 – 6 pm, Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir at 5 pm

Did you know that here are 300 wrecks below the waters of Plattsburgh’s Lake Champlain, as well as 300 species of birds, flying above, utilizing the lake as habitat? Lake Champlain’s shipwreck burial ground serves as a timeline, a mariner archive of the industrial revolution to the present demarcating the era responsible for the climate crisis profoundly affecting our shared global commons, water. This exhibition features room-size immersive video projections, musical compositions, large-scale photographs and sculpture that are all inspired by faculty research occurring in the Lake Champlain Research Institute and The SUNY Plattsburgh Center for Earth & Environmental Sciences.

Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Burke Gallery, Myers Building, 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh

Upper Jay Art Center & Recovery Lounge Presents

Sasha McCoy + Nubble

Thursday, September 5, 7 pm

One night, two amazing local musical groups! Sasha McCoy is a singer/songwriter and guitarist that has been captivating listeners with their whimsical originals since 2019. From hypnotic “Psychedelic” to romantic “What I’m Trying to Say” Sasha offers music that entrances listeners with inspiration from indie and alternative genres.

Nubble is an alternative folk band based in Saranac Lake. Their sound is ever-evolving and flexible; they dabble in a little bit of folk, rock, pop, grunge and whatever else happens to light up their insides in the moment. Since the summer of 2023, they’ve been building a robust catalog of original music and have been playing consistently throughout the Adirondack Tri-Lakes region, including a headlining spot as part of a Local Showcase at The Waterhole. The group consists of Edek Falkowski (fiddle, banjo, guitar, vocals), Gene Baritot (guitar, keyboard, vocals), Christian Eggleston (bass) & Chris Radey (drums, vocals). A live Nubble show will always keep you guessing…and keep you dancing.

More info and tickets HERE.

Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge, 12198 Rte 9N, Upper Jay

Play Music on the Porch Day

Saturday, August 31, 1 – 4 pm

The Whitcomb’s Music Jam and Song CIrcle invites everyone to join us this for Play Music on the Porch Day, a worldwide celebration of people making music together. Over 1100 locations in 70+ countries have registered and we’re on the map, too!

We’ll be playing music on the back porch. Bring instruments, voices, picnics and lawn chairs. Come play or just listen.

Whitcomb’s in Whallonsburg, 1598 NYS Route 22, across from the Grange. (5 miles north of the Essex Ferry dock.)

Caroga Arts Collective Presents

Tribute Night: Eagles meets AC/DC

Live Wire AC/DC Tribute; Epic Eagles Experience
Saturday, August 31, 7 pm

The evening will feature the high-energy nationally renowned Live Wire AC/DC Tribute, capturing the essence of an authentic AC/DC concert with electrifying performances of their greatest hits, alongside the Epic Eagles Experience, delivering masterful renditions of Eagles classics like “Hotel California” and “Take it Easy.” Tickets are $25 for general admission, with free entry for students 17 and under. Join us for a night of rock ‘n roll legends and vibrant music under the stars at Sherman’s Park!

Find out more and get tickets HERE.

Sherman’s Park W Caroga Lake Shore Road, Caroga Lake