NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!

The Mill Presents

William Lee Ellis & Steve Feinbloom

Friday, December 13, 6:30 – 8:15 pm

“There’s no one else playing exactly the same sort of music as William Lee Ellis,” said legendary producer Jim Dickinson of the Americana/blues master acoustic guitarist. “it’s as if he’s invented his own sort of ‘holy blues’ genre.”

This evening’s performance will be supper club style with a $5 cover charge. No advance tickets, The Knock opens @5 pm

Find out more HERE.

The Mill, 6679 Main Street, Westport

BluSeed Studios Presents

80’s Dance Party 

Pop – New Wave – Hip Hop – Post Punk

Saturday, December 14, 7 – 10 pm

Pay what you can at the door.

BluSeed, 24 Cedar St., Saranac Lake

Jay Entertainment & Music Society Presents

Contra Dancing with Adirondack 2-Step

Wednesday, December 11, 7 – 9 pm

Come on down and join in the fun! LAUGH, DANCE, REPEAT!

Amos & Julia Ward Theater, 15 Parkside Rd. Jay

Adirondack Regional Theatre Pick Up Play

December Edition

Monday, December 16, 5:30 -8 pm

Join us for an exciting evening of theatre with December’s Pick Up Play! We’ll be reading Six Characters in Search of an Author, and everyone is welcome—no experience necessary. It’s a great way to try something new and meet awesome people!

What to Bring:

• If possible, please bring a device to read the play on to help us save paper.
• A suggested donation of $5 to support the costs of printing and script rights.

Special Thanks to Old Soul Design Shop for opening up their space for us! Please consider supporting them during the event. We’re grateful for their support of local arts.

No need to RSVP—just show up and have fun!

Old Soul Design Shop, 124 Margaret St, Plattsburgh

Tour the Mill

Saturday, December 14, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Join Catherine Haskins to learn about how she curated The Mill’s galleries and commissioned art projects. This private tour begins before The Knock opens, but for the full Mill experience, plan to join us for food & drink after the tour ends!

Catherine received her BA from Dartmouth College in Studio Art, attended Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 2002 and was a receipient of The Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Space Program in 2005. From 1998 to 2015 her video work was presented continuously in exhibitions and festivals internationally. Venues included PS1 Museum and Reina Sofia Museum, with solo exhibitions at The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and New Britain Museum.

The Knock will be open for dinner 5-9 pm.

Get tickets and learn more HERE.

The Mill, 6679 Main Street, Westport

The Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton Hosts

Annual Holiday Pageant

Sunday, December 15, 10:15 am

Members of the congregation under the direction of Carol Zimmerman, Director of Religious Education, will present the story of Jesus’s birth told in the Bible’s Gospel of Luke.

Unitarian Universalist Church,3 1/2 E Main St., Canton

And in Grant News…

Depot Theatre awarded 2025 NYSCA Funding

The Depot Theatre in Westport, NY was awarded a $25,000 Support for Organizations grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). 

The funding will support infrastructure and staffing for both the Depot’s main stage and Academy outreach and education programs for the 2025 fiscal year.

Full details are HERE.

Depot Theatre, 6705 Main Street, Westport

PHOTO ABOVE:  A portion of NYSCA 2025 funding will support teaching artists for the Depot Theatre Academy outreach and education programs. (2024 performance of SHREK THE MUSICAL JR. photo courtesy Betsy Bacot.)

We Are Instrumental gets $40K boost from state grant

We Are Instrumental (WAI) announced the receipt of a $40,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the nonprofit arts and culture sector.

Read More in the Sun Community News article HERE.

Tannery Pond Center receives  $40,000 grant 

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) grant will go toward operating expenses. Read the full details HERE.

Tannery Pond Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

TiArts awarded $20K by NYSCA

The funding will support expanded curricula, artist opportunities, and community outreach.

Read more in the Sun Community News article HERE.

NYSCA awards $62M to support arts, culture

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that more than 2,000 grants totaling $62 million from the New York State Council on the Arts will be awarded to support 1,497 nonprofit organizations and 509 individual artists, increasing access to arts funding and recognizing the substantial economic and social impact of New York’s vital arts and culture sector.

With more than $21 million already awarded as multi-year grants, this funding round brings Fiscal Year 2025’s totals to $84 million in grants.

“As the unparalleled leader of arts and culture, New York’s creativity and innovation inspires the world,” Gov. Hochul said. “Our continued investment in our dynamic creative sector will further boost tourism, strengthen our local economies and continue New York’s success as a rich and vibrant place to live, work and visit.”

Learn more HERE.