Lake Placid Film Festival

Thursday – Sunday, November 7 – 10, 2024

The 2024 Lake Placid Film Festival features not only Award Winning International Films, Shorts and TV Pilot Competitions, but Filmmakers: panels and discussions on varied aspects of filmmaking from the original idea to distribution. Filmmaking life skills shared by UPWIFT, ACW, Catalyst Story Institute and Stockade Works, along with our 2024 Artists in Residence, Jacob Krueger and Jonathan Burkhart. Ignite Your Spark!

Find out all the details, including event locations, schedule, passes and tickets, and more HERE.

25% Off Two Tickets for Halloween Rocky Horror Show

Halloween is creeping up, and Adirondack Regional Theatre has a treat with no tricks! 

For the October 31st performance of The Rocky Horror Show at The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, you can grab TWO tickets for 25% off with the code: ROCKOWEEN! Get your tickets HERE. 

Strand Center for the Arts, 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh

NewVida Preserve Presents

Halloween Party with Mallory’s Bush

Saturday, November 1,  7-11 pm

We are gearing up for an exciting FREE NewVida Halloween party!

Costumes are highly encouraged. The bar will be open with some light food options.

Darkside Skinny Dippers Album Release Halloween Party

Friday, November 1, 2024, 7 pm

Join the Darkside Skinny Dippers (#DSkinnyD) as they unleash their brand-new 180-gram vinyl album in true Halloween style at The Rusty Nail, Saranac Lake’s favorite haunt! Only 100 individually numbered albums will be available, so don’t miss your chance to grab one.
The Rusty Nail, 82 Broadway, Saranac Lake

The Chapman Museum Presents

Wine & Chocolate Tasting

Friday, November 8, 2024, 5:30 to 8 pm

Wines & Artisanal Spirits—Over 28 wine vendors and distilleries offering tastings of 150+ fine wines and spirits. Sample locally sourced artisan chocolates, cheeses, and desserts. Door prizes and raffle items including a custom-made 5′ wine cabinet and live music from Déjà Vu!

More info and purchase tickets HERE.

Queensbury Hotel, 88 Ridge Street, Glens Falls

Hysterical Beasts

A New Work of Theatre at Upper Jay Art Center

November 7 – 16 (7 pm, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays)*

Hysterical Beasts is an original piece of theatre utilizing dance, music, storytelling, and puppetry to explore the ways in which the “Wild Woman” archetype appears in our cultural (and personal) narratives. Part of our New Work in the North Country series, this production was developed at Upper Jay Art Center through collaboration with an ensemble of local performers. We invite you to be a part of the process by being one of the first audiences to see this bold new work and engage in creative feedback.

Directed by Gabrielle Schutz
Created and Performed by Sarah Chien, Linnae D’Auria and Gabrielle Schutz

*Performances on the 7 and 16 will be followed by a talkback with the artists. Due to limited seating, we suggest purchasing tickets ahead of time HERE or email info@upperjayartcenter.org to RSVP.

Upper Jay Art Center, 12198 9N (North), Upper Jay

Chapman Museum Presents Family Craft Program

Coffee Filter Leaves

Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 4 – 5 pm, free

Join us for a fun and creative fall craft! We’ll use markers, coffee filters, and a splash of water to make vibrant, beautiful leaves, perfect for decorating your windows this season.

Parental participation is encouraged, and supervision is required.

This program is free but requires a reservation. To register, please call (518)793-2826.

Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls

Adirondack Center for Writing Presents

Nature Governance in the Adirondacks with Talking Rivers

Thursday, November 7, 6 pm

What if Nature was on the Board of Directors of every nonprofit in the Adirondacks? What if businesses listened to the voice of ecosystems before making decisions that would impact them? Businesses and nonprofits from the Netherlands to the Bahamas are striving to act in a respectful way with the ecosystems that comprise their homes, making sure the ecosystem is considered in the decision making process. 

Join Blake Lavia & Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo from Talking Rivers as they return to ACW for an open conversation on “Nature Governance” and how its central tenets could be applied here in the Adirondacks through our nonprofits, businesses, and municipalities. Together we can meet Nature’s needs and respect the rights of all. This round-table discussion is free and open to all.

Find out more and register HERE.

ACW, 15 Broadway, Saranac Lake

In Case You Missed It

“Artist Margaret Jacobs wants you to consider the Emerald Ash Borer”

Artist Margaret Jacobs grew up in Ogdensburg and is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe. She incorporates aspects of her Indigenous identity into her sculpture and jewelry. One of Jacobs’ sculptures is now in a permanent exhibit at the Adirondack Experience: the Museum at Blue Mountain Lake. The sculpture is made of steel and represents her unique take on the iconic Adirondack packbasket.

North Country Public Radio’s Julia Botero interviews Artist Margaret Jacobs in this fascinating piece you can read or listen to HERE.

Image: Margaret Jacobs works with metal and steel in to make sculpture and jewelry. Photo courtesy of Margaret Jacobs.