The Au Sable Forks Free Library Presents

New Member Opening at NorthWind Fine Arts

Becky Johnson

Friday, January 31, 5-7 pm  

NorthWind Fine Arts is very pleased to welcome new member Becky Johnson.

Becky brings a new dimension to the gallery with her unique wall art pieces made of reclaimed wood.  Startlingly beautiful, they capture the old and new essence of the Adirondacks in a fresh way.

Becky writes, “My evolution of working with wood in an artistic way began due to an abundance of scrap pieces from our fixer-upper, project house. I am drawn to upcycling in a way that reclaims what was heading to the garbage or the stove, and creates a new purpose for the material. Weathered farm fencing, barn boards or house renovation scraps. Experimenting with various ways they can come together to create a wood canvas. Each time, I hope that the living quality of the wood itself can be brought forward to enliven the pieces, with it’s own nuanced patterns, texture and patina.”

NorthWind Fine Arts, 85 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Open Artist Call

Walls Between Waters Mural Festival Announcement

The Essex County Land Bank and North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC) are seeking qualified artists for five large-scale mural projects as part of the Walls Between Waters mural festival, scheduled for the first week of June 2025 in downtown Ticonderoga. 

The deadline for artists to apply is February 16, 2025.

The festival’s capstone event will take place all day on June 7th, 2025, in downtown Ticonderoga. This celebration will feature local food, concerts, art vendors, and children’s activities, culminating in the unveiling of the completed murals.

Learn more HERE.

Lake Placid- North Elba Historical Society Presents

Adirondack Center for Writing Presents

All Roads Lead Home

How Hometowns Inspire Essays with Athena Dixon

Mondays, February 3 – March 3, on Zoom, 7 pm

In this 5-week course, students will use a variety of creative writing methods and techniques to explore the memories, perceptions, and experiences of their own hometown. By stepping off the path and developing parallel roads in these spaces, students will find new vessels in which to hold the stories they desire to tell.

Athena Dixon is the author of essay collections The Incredible Shrinking Woman and The Loneliness Files and her work appears in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Shenandoah, Grub Street, Narratively, and Lit Hub among others.

Find out more and register HERE.

Amy Godine Author Talk

Presented by The Jay Entertainment and Music Society (JEMS)

Check us out on Facebook HERE.Learn more about JEMS HERE.

Climate Future Film Festival

Friday, January 31, 7 pm

Ten award-winning short films from four continents explore the human and artistic response to climate change.

Drama, documentary, comedy, and award-winning animation address our many possible climate futures, exposing a range of interior responses—optimism and cynicism, climate denial and climate grief, rage and heartbreak, resilience and resolve—and offering paths toward climate empowerment.

Additional info and purchase tickets HERE.

LPCA, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid

Tannery Pond Center Presents Winter Coffeehouse Concert

The Circular Jazz Quartet

Sunday, February 2, 3 – 5 pm

The Circular Jazz Quartet will be featuring music from each of the band members plus the music of the late great Bert Wilson along with jazz standards and selections from the great American song book.

Additional details and tickets HERE.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street North Creek

Winter Carnival at the Waterhole 2025

The Waterhole Music Lounge is taking full advantage of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival’s 2025 perfectly paired theme of Musical Legends by delivering the most celebrated acts in the venue’s history.

Some may say, that the venue itself is the legend and the bands they’ve compiled best represent the independent music venue’s storied history!

Due to the sold out show, week pass tickets will not be available this year. It is highly recommended to purchase tickets in advance for all shows to guarantee entry. Tickets are available HERE and in person at the bar. 

The Waterhole, 48 Main St, Saranac Lake

New Music Inspired by People, Places, and Life in Our Local Communities

“All along this road there are people that I know, The homes of friends and neighbors light the way as darkness starts to fall, We may not always agree but we are a community. And our journey never ends along this road.” 

Right now seems a perfect time for sharing new music inspired by life in our local small-town communities. The chorus shared above comes from one of the new songs, originally born of an inspiration from years ago that came to me as I drove home in the evening from a lovely gig at the Au Sable Forks Library. It’s been waiting to be “born” for quite a while.

Please RSVP HERE; you’ll be emailed the link. The casual concert is free; generous heart donations will be welcome.