Arts & Movement at the Elizabethtown Social Center

Join us for Arts or Movement classes this fall at the Elizabethtown Social Center!

Please register in advance HERE or call (518) 873-6408.

The Waterhole Music Lounge Presents

The Fall Line Up

Featuring an evening of stand up comedy, the return of ticketed performances in the Upstairs Music Lounge performances and the last few installments of the Party on the Patio series! 

Don’t miss the finale of Party on the Patio 10/17 with Raisinhead.

Find out more HERE.

NorthWind Fine Arts Presents

Exhibit by Heidi Gutersloh

NorthWind Fine Arts for their October exhibit, the representational work and still life oil paintings of founding member Heidi Gutersloh.

“As long as I have been painting, I have always been a realistic artist. Some people may say ‘you’re just painting what is there.’ That may be so, but isn’t that true of any painting of anything…person, place or thing? It’s all interpretive.”

“While placing in the smallest details with the smallest of brushes, blending the truest of colors or making an item appear to come out of the canvas give me excitement… when someone says my paintings remind me of days fishing with my Dad, the boathouse we had on a lake while growing up, or my pet dog who is long gone, those are the things that make my love of painting complete.

And, yes, when they shed tears, and some do, I know my work has made a true connection. Now, that’s worth it!”

“Evoking emotions from people is the perfect compliment to my artwork.”

NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery, 85 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Bell Fire Arts Collective Presents

Speakeazy Storytelling Open Mic 

Wednesday, October 9, 7 – 8:30 pm

Join host Alex Clark and hoist your favorite beverage in the cozy comfort of Plattsburg’s Old Soul Taproom in Downtown Plattsburgh. 

How SpeakEazy works:

Join us for an evening of storytelling! Sign up list opens at 6:45 (if you want to tell a story). 

Come and share 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. No Critique. No scoring.

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. Participants are welcome to tell from the head and heart, or to bring paper up with them if they need it.

When your name is called, the stage is yours for seven minutes.

Learn more HERE.

Old Soul Design Shop, 124 Margaret St, Plattsburgh

Lake Flower Landing Presents

Hinterlands

Saturday, October 5, 8 pm

Ben Russell and Matt Schreiber weave together threads of vernacular music, improvisation, and songcraft to create a musical fabric entirely their own. Sometimes fiery, sometimes melancholy, Hinterlands journeys through landscapes of shapes and sound. Ben has performed with Kronos Quartet, Max Richter, Björk, Sufjan Stevens, The National, and Johann Johannson. Matt has studied and performed Romani and Balkan music for almost two decades and is considered one of a handful of American accordionists moving the instrument forward. $15 Advance(Venmo @PayPeterSeward), $20 at-the-door.

Lake Flower Landing, 421 Lake Flower Ave., Saranac Lake

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Presents

Open Mic & Karaoke Party

Friday, October 4,sign ups start at 7:30

Send off the 2024 season with us! 

It’s ALCA’s final Open Mic & Karaoke party of the season! Individuals and groups are welcome to perform.

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 3446 State Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake

Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton Co-Hosts

Japanese Zen Garden Tour

Thursday, October 10, 1 – 2:30 pm

The North Country Japanese Zen Garden was constructed in 2008 after a study-trip by students and faculty to Kyoto, Japan. The goal of the trip was to study famous Zen temple gardens, bring back design ideas, and create a garden inspired by Buddhist principles and reflect the spirit of the unique North Country environment. 

There will be a tour of the history and elements of the garden, with an explanation of the different religious elements within the design, and how one might see the garden in the context of Buddhist practice. The second half of the tour is a hands-on activity where participants will make their own ema or votive tablet which they can leave in the garden to elicit good luck.

Learn more HERE.

Sykes Courtyard, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Dr, Canton

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Presents

Watercolor Workshop with Diane Swanson

Wednesday, October 9, 10 am – 12 pm

Two-hour painting workshop covering watercolor techniques and tricks to help take the fear out of working in the medium. Participants will practice technique demonstrated by instructor to learn some of the magic of the medium, while working on a specific landscape scene. The instructor will work with each participant through the process, with tips on handling composition, color and brushwork. All materials supplied; for all artistic abilities.

Register HERE.

LAARAC’s Lapham Gallery, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls