The View Presents

Love Letters, A Play by A.R. Gurney

Friday, February 14, 2025, 7 pm

The Black Bear Players at View are proud to present a special production for Valentine’s Day!

Love Letters, a play by A.R. Gurney, centers on Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner as they re-examine their fifty-year friendship. As they re-read the notes and letters that passed between them throughout it, what they discover could be the love of a lifetime.

To further celebrate this special day on the calendar, ticket holders will be presented with a glass of “bubbly” (NA on request), hand-dipped, chocolate-covered strawberries and a Valentine flower served up at a cozy cafe table for two—or more if you prefer! 

Bring a friend and discover the love between the lines in Love Letters!

Get tickets HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge

Also at The View …

18th Annual Chili Bowl Luncheon

Saturday, February 15, 11 – 3

Do you love Chili? What about some incredibly beautiful hand made ceramic pottery? 

Pottery sale starts at 10:30 am. Choose a hand-crafted bowl (or two!) made by our fabulous local and regional potters (mostly made in our own pottery studio) and try chilis and soups donated by a number of area chefs and restaurants. We will also be hosting a 50/50 raffle. Cast your vote for your favorite chili and a local restaurant will win the “People’s Choice Award.” An honor which includes the coveted Chili Pepper traveling trophy.

The artist-made ceramic bowls range from $15-$45 and include the opportunity to taste the chili. To taste Chili without the purchase of a ceramic bowl it will cost $10. Delectable desserts are included and made by talented local volunteer bakers!

Find out more HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge

The Whiteface Club Presents

The Whiteface Club & Resort, 373 Whiteface Inn Lane, Lake Placid

Piano by Nature presents

Ricochet Duo

Saturday, February 15, 7 pm 

Sunday, February 16, 3 pm

Percussionist Jane Boxall and pianist Rose Chancler comprise a long-standing power duo unlike any other in the Adirondacks, and the ‘Greatest Hits’ concert program will bring together a plethora of carefully chosen new works by a wide-range of living composers who deftly cross between classical and contemporary styles. These fresh and newly-written compositions are sometimes percolating, sometimes wistful, utilizing textures of minimalist repetition, playful polyrhythms, bold dynamic contrast, and vibrant electronic colors to create unique and imaginative soundscapes. 

Full details and tickets HERE.

Hand House, 8289-8253 River St, Elizabethtown

ADK ArtRise presents

Secret Valentine Date Night

Friday, February 14, 7 – 8:30

Grab someone special and join us for a fun valentine date night! Couples will make each other a card while chatting across the table through a heart-shaped divider—the cards will be a secret until the end of the night! Wine and dessert will be provided! $30 price is for 2 people. Ages 21+

Get tickets HERE.

ADK ArtRise, 62 Main St, Saranac Lake

Keeseville Free Library Presents

The Rockwell Kent Gallery now open! 

Special reception Thursday, February 13, 2025, 4-6 pm

After a closure for gallery improvements, theRockwell Kent Gallery,located in the Feinberg Library, is now open during normal museum hours

Join us for a special reception in honor of the re-envisioned exhibit and installation of the Mountain Lake PBS Learning Lab.

SUNY Plattsburgh, Feinberg Library, 2 Draper Ave, Plattsburgh

The Bookstore Plus presents

Book Signing Event with Jordyn Taylor

Saturday, February 15, 1 – 3 pm

The Bookstore Plus is pleased to host author Jordyn Taylor, for a book release event to autograph copies of her newest book Wicked Darlings.

Wicked Darlings is a twisty YA thriller about the underbelly of Manhattan’s high society, where nothing is off-limits—not even murder.

Jordyn Taylor is the award-winning author of the young adult novels The Paper Girl of Paris (2020), Don’t Breathe a Word (2021), The Revenge Game (2023), The Rebel Girls Of Rome (2025), and Wicked Darlings (2025). 

The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, Lake Placid

Jay Entertainment & Music Society (JEMS) presents

 Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir 

The Live Experience

The SUNY Plattsburgh Gospel Choir is a SATB chorus that performs music primarily from the Africa American tradition. Its members develop strong “rote learning” skills regardless of initial ability. Vocal scores are also incorporated especially on the more sacred musical pieces. Members learn choreographed movements while singing to a full spectrum of gospel styles and genres such as traditional, contemporary, spirituals and urban. Come and immerse yourself in this reflective and uplifting experience!

Amos & Julia Ward Theatre, 15 Parkside Drive, Jay 

SLC Arts presents

Graffiti Art with Alec Silluzio

Saturday, February 15, 11 – 1 pm

Details and register HERE.

SLC Arts Creative Spirit Community Arts Center 6-8 Raymond Street, Potsdam

Upper Jay Arts Center presents

YOUTH (SPRING)

Directed by Wang Bing

Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 6-9:45 pm (note earlier start time)

YOUTH (SPRING) is set in Zhili, 120 miles from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young workers come from rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. They are in their early twenties, sharing dormitories and snacking in the corridors. They work tirelessly to be able one day to raise a child, buy a house, or set up their own workshop. Friendships and romantic affairs are made and unmade according to the seasons, financial difficulties, and family pressures.

*Please note the run time on this film is 3 hrs 32 min. We invite you to bring snacks, settle in, and enjoy the work of one of the foremost documentarians working today.

Tickets are HERE.

UJAC, 12198 9N (North), Upper Jay