Adirondack Artists Guild Presents

Cool Vibes and Visual

Friday, January 31 – Wednesday, March 5

Opening reception Friday, January 31,  5- 7 pm

In keeping with the theme of this year’s Winter Carnival, “Music Legends,” the Adirondack Artists Guild will present a music-related exhibit, “Cool Vibes and Visuals,” for the month of February. All of the 15 members of the Guild will contribute one or two artworks for the featured show.

Stop by the opening reception on your way on to the coronation that evening, or at any time while the show is up. 

Image: Local Icon, watercolor painting by Kathy Ford

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Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery, 52 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Funding For The Arts Available!

The Essex County Arts Council is pleased to announce that the 2025 Cultural Assistance Program (CAP) Grant application is now available HERE. For any arts group, historical society, preservation program, library, museum, organization or town providing public cultural programs for Essex County residents, this is an opportunity to request funding.  

The CAP application deadline is March 15, 2025.

CAP grants will support a wide range of activities, events and programs. Artists fees, program expenses, one-time use of materials for workshops, partial fees for program administration, advertising, rental space for a cultural event, equipment rental, lighting, sound, costumes, and professional fees are examples of what the CAP program will support.  Each program may be funded up to $1,000. The application and eligibility requirements are available HERE.  For any questions, please email Susan Hughes, ECAC Arts Administrator at admin@essexcountyarts.org.

Adirondack Center for Writing Presents

ADK Legacy Writing Anthology

Saturday, February 1, 2 – 4 pm, free

Join us for the launch of I Am From All of This and More To Come: an Anthology of Adirondack Legacy Writing, featuring stories and poems by local writers who participated in our 2024 Legacy Writing workshops for older adults. 

The book combines writing from Adirondack Center for Writing workshops at Heaven Hill Farm and Adirondack Correctional Facility. Authors will read from their contributions to the anthology and celebrate its release. Copies will be available by donation at the event. 

Authors in the anthology include Lori Brand, Bev Burnell, Crystal Carter, Diane Cuff-Carney, Stacey Dodd, Lorraine Duvall, Eileen Hayes, Chris Hyson, Barbara Sheehy, Betsey Thomas-Train, and Michelle Zelkowitz. 

Register HERE.

ACW, 15 Broadway, Saranac Lake

Life Story with Lauren McGovern

The Betts Brothers

Thursday January 30, 6 pm

Looks like you would not like to run into these guys in a dark alley in Plattsburgh. We think they are physically harmless.

But expect to be wrecked by their blend of folk, rock and the kitchen sink.

You might ID a few of them as the warm and funny storytellers and hangers on at the SpeakEazy Open Mic at Old Soul.

Join us for their debut concert.

When they make it into the big time you will be able to tell your Grandkids, their eyes full of wonder, “I was there that first night.”

Old Soul Design Shop, 124 Margaret Street, Plattsburgh

Circular Jazz Quartet

Friday, January 31, 7 pm

Come enjoy world-class jazz right here in the heart of the Adirondacks! Anchored by drummer Bob Meyer’s complex shadings and impeccable rhythm, The Circular Jazz Quartet demonstrates a mastery of color, swing and improvisation that marks them as first-class expositors of America’s greatest art form.

Keene Arts, 10881 Route 73, Keene

Online Watercolor Workshop

Castle Window with Sarah Yeoman

Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

In this workshop we will be exploring the use of watercolor washes and how to paint them in a fluid and impressionistic way. Sarah will demo this painting twice with a different color palette. 

We will draw this together. Paint along if you like or sit back and just watch. The video will be available for 3 weeks for you to replay and practice.

Find out more including materials list and register HERE.