A Message for ADK A&E Subscribers…

When we began Adirondack A&E back in December 2021, we planned to get the news service established and turn to fundraising at some point down the road. Our two main goals have always been to show readers how much there is to do in and around the park, and to help arts-related organizations thrive by sending more patrons their way.

Somehow, almost three years have slipped by and we are doing our first real request for support from our subscribers.

It’s become even more critical in the past weeks, as we had to find another company to handle the e-News’ delivery on very short notice—we told the whole sad story in Adirondack A&E e-News # 430, which you can read or reread HERE.

As we mention in that post, this change has been expensive: The new company, AWeber,  costs about three times as much as the previous company did, and the move (the “migration” in the vernacular) alone cost a bundle in fees and contracting services, not to even mention the hours of our time involved. 

But it was mandatory so we could keep Adirondack A&E going.

We hear from so many of you—artists and patrons alike—how much this news service means to you, how it’s raised the curtain to reveal just how much is going on in the Adirondack Park in art and craft galleries and performing arts centers, including theater, concerts and musical performances, along with museums, restaurants, nightclubs and breweries.

We also hear just how much you use the Event Calendar on the website, the hands-down most comprehensive event calendar available anywhere (“no brag just fact,” as Will Sonnett said in The Guns of Will Sonnett). See the Event calendar HERE. 

There is no charge to receive the ADK A&E e-News, nor does it cost anything to post your event or activity on the website’s calendar—but it is definitely NOT free. In addition to paying for the e-News to be sent to you, we pay for website hosting and maintenance and have hired a part time helper to monitor the Event Calendar (a BIG job—thank you, Stef!)

So now we’re asking for your help and to make a donation to ADK A&E. You can make a secure online donation HERE.  

You can make a single donation or set up a monthly donation of a modest amount; that’s an easy option to set up when donating online and spreads your donation out over any term you wish.

Or, if you prefer, you can send a check to Jay Community News, PO Box 422, Jay, NY 12941.

Whatever amount you can give, we appreciate your support—thank you!

And please never hesitate to get in touch and share your thoughts with us—we love hearing from you.

Beth and Tim Rowland

Comedian Hari Kondabolu

Presented by Autism Alliance Of Northeastern NY

Saturday, September 21, 2024, 7 pm

Join us for an evening of comedy with Hari Kondabolu! A fundraiser for Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY.

Hari Kondabolu is a comedian, writer and podcaster based in Brooklyn. The NY Times called him “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today” and described his 2018 Netflix special Warn Your Relatives as “an incisively funny and formally adventurous hour that reveals a comic in command of his powers.” The special was named on many “Best of” lists, including for Time, Paste Magazine, Cosmopolitan, E! Online, and Mashable. He was also named one of 2018’s “Comics To Watch” by Variety. Hari currently hosts the new Netflix food competition series Snack vs Chef along with Megan Stalter.

More info and tickets HERE.

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

Lake Flower Landing Presents

Billy & Shamim: “The Allens”

Sunday, September 22 @ 4 – 6 pm

Local legend and Waterhole-founder, Billy Allen, shares Shamim’s last name but they are not actually related, they’re friends. Their repertoire will be from Billy’s extensive catalog of songs that evoke the heartfelt work of Townes Van Zandt, with close harmony vocals, always reaching, and firmly rooted in local Adirondack lore. Expect cameos from the Saranac Lake musical community.

Learn more HERE.

Lake Flower Landing, 421 Lake Flower Ave, Saranac Lake

Adirondack Harvest Festival

Saturday, September 21,12-5 pm

A community celebration of agriculture in the Adirondacks! The 2024 Adirondack Harvest Festival will return to the Essex County Fairgrounds on 

A full day of family fun with local food trucks, live music by HEARD, The Big Takeover and Ploughman’s Lunch, a local beer and wine tent, floral demonstrations and workshops, a farmers’ market, draft horse-drawn wagon rides, a farm animal petting zoo, educational kids activities, and more!

Free admission and parking. More info HERE.

The Hootenanny is a weekly gathering of musicians at The Garagery in Saranac Lake, New York. Hosted and produced by Charlie Reinertsen of Twolined Studio, musicians and listeners are welcome every Monday at The Garagery from 6:30-9:30 pm for a night of featured artists, open mic performances, and the SL’oo Line.

Find out more HERE.

Next up at The Hootenanny

Curt Sager & Kary Johnson

Monday, September 23, 7 – 7:45. 

Featuring the work of folks like Rev. Gary Davis and Elizabeth Cotten that was later covered by Hot Tuna, Eric Clapton, The Dead, and others, but  also look deeper into the stories of the songs, uncovering unexpected connections with some of the early Black settlers of the Adirondacks too.

The Garagery, beneath GrizleT, 53 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Vintage Game Night

Wednesday, September 25, 6 pm

Bring your A-game and join us for our third Vintage Game Night at the Saranac Laboratory Museum. For this Museum After Hours event, we’re teaming up with Goody Goody’s to bring you the best of the best: vintage games spanning the lab’s history set up throughout the museum. Play classics like Pit, Monopoly, Operation, and Clue, or discover new games we’ve tied back to our community’s history. Don’t think we’ll have your favorite? Bring your own game to share! 

Snacks from Jamdots and drinks from Ray Brook Brewhouse will be available for purchase. Admission is free, though donations are welcomed!