Adirondack A&E e-News # 494

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
Friday, January 31, 2025 – Sunday, February 9, 2025
The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival has been a tradition since 1897, and is one of the oldest winter carnivals in the United States. We are proud to be part of this long-standing tradition and to be able to share it with the world.
The 2025 Winter Carnival Theme is MUSIC LEGENDS!
See the details and the full schedule HERE.
Follow on Facebook HERE.
Lake Flower Landing Presents

Adirondack Stage Rats Present
Who’s Holiday!
One Woman Show with Tara Palen


The Mill Presents
Taylor Haskins Undercover Quartet
Friday, January 31, 6 – 8 pm
Taylor Haskins Undercover Quartet delivers ambient covers of songs baby artists like Bilie Eilish, Portishead and The Foo Fighters. This evening’s performance will be supper club style, so come sit at a table up front and listen intently or hang back at the bar and just enjoy the vibes.
More info and tickets HERE.
The Mill, 6679 Main Street, Westport

DOCUMENTARY FILM: GARAGE PEOPLE AT UPPER JAY ART CENTER
The first film of our Reel Stories series is showing FEBRUARY 5TH! Reel Stories is a mid-winter film series (curated by Casey Galligan) to get you out of the house mid-week. Each Wednesday in February we will be showing a documentary film that portrays the lives of others. Settle in at the Lounge to explore the everyday lives, rituals, and issues facing communities that may seem quite distant from our own.
February 5th: Garage People
In Russia’s north, garages stretch out into endlessness. Behind rusty doors everything can be found, except cars. They are the refuge of the Russian man, the vanishing point out of bleak daily life and a signal of hope for big dreams.
Tickets and more info HERE.
February 5th, 7 pm
at Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge
$10 Suggested Donation

Chapman Museum Presents Family Craft Program
Marble Printed Valentines
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 4 – 5 pm
Participants will have a blast getting creative and messy while making one-of-a-kind valentines! Using shaving cream and paint, they’ll craft stunning marble patterns on paper and transform them into colorful, personalized valentines perfect for sharing with friends and family.
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
Pendragon Theatre Presents

In Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” a group of seven strangers are stranded at a remote country guesthouse during a snowstorm, only to discover that a murderer is among them when a local woman is found dead; as a police detective arrives to investigate, each guest becomes a suspect, revealing their troubled pasts, leading to a shocking twist ending.
More info and tickets HERE.

Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Presents
Relief Printmaking with Robin Brewer
Thursday, February 6, 3 – 5 pm
Discover relief printing and all the creative possibilities with this process. Artist Robin Brewer provides the basics when printing from a raised surface. Play with carving on polystyrene with simple found items or learn to carve with a linoleum cutter. Experiment with relief printing to create your own multi-layered original design. For all artistic abilities; all materials supplied.
Register HERE.
LARAC, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls

Adirondack Regional Theatre and The Strand Center for the Arts Present
The Magic Before Us
Youth Winter Camp Performance
Thursday, February 6, 6:30 pm, free
Adirondack Regional Theatre and the Strand Center for the Arts are excited to announce the debut performance of The Magic Before Us, an original play created entirely by participants of their Youth Winter Camp.
The students embraced themes of friendship, magic, growth, and working together to create this 30-minute play, showcasing their creativity and collaboration. Under the guidance of directors LeAnn Yelton and Gabrielle Dion, the young artists worked together to develop characters, plotlines, and a truly imaginative story.
The Strand Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St, Plattsburgh

Tradition Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) and The Arc Jefferson – St. Lawrence Present
A Glimpse of the North Country
Friday, February 7 – Saturday, March 1
Opening Reception Friday, February 7, 4:30 pm
The exhibit features over 20 works from 15 artists in Wall Art & Objects, Macrame, Ceramics, Clay, Painting, Sewing, Sculpture, Rug Braiding, Weaving, and many pieces are also available for sale.
TAUNY Center, 3 Main Street, Canton
