Learn to Play Ukulele in a Day!

Saturday, May 10, 10:30 – 12

A Workshop with Jenn VanBenschoten. Ukuleles provided for participants in the Workshop.

RSVP’s encouraged to save your spot. Reserve your space: TahawusCenter@gmail.com

Tahawus Center, 3rd fl. Cloudsplitter Studio, 14234 Rt. 9N, Au Sable Forks

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Announces 2025 Season

The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA) has announced its exciting lineup of programming for the 2025 season with the theme “Arts for All”, presenting an expanded lineup of live music and theatre, workshops, art-gallery exhibits, kids’ activities, and a new speaker series in celebration of its brand-new location, a beloved former resort.

ALCA reopens May 23, and season activities kick off with the speaker series on June 22, a concert on June 24, a ribbon-cutting, concert, and return of the No-Octane Regatta on June 28, and return of the Annual ALCA Auction on July 6. The Arts Center will be open this year through Oct. 11, and new hours will be announced. 

Check out everything going on at the Arts Center HERE.

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA), 8897 State Route 30, Blue Mountain Lake

Call for Artists

Annual Third Thursday ArtWalk Tradition Continues

Saranac Lake ArtWorks is calling for artists to participate in the Third Thursday ArtWalks, held downtown Saranac Lake, June through September.

Registered artists will line the streets selling and demonstrating their handmade creative works, offering artists the perfect platform to connect with the community and visitors alike. Local artists of any age, working in all genres and with all skill levels are able to register for this free summer event, held June 19, July 17, August 21 and September 18 from 5 – 7:30 pm. Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, woodworker, or craftsperson, this is your chance to be part of this beloved tradition!

The Third Thursday ArtWalk have taken over the streets of Saranac Lake for more than 25 years, bringing artists and performers to the sidewalks and parks of downtown Saranac Lake. 

Artists interested in participating can complete the registration form available at HERE. Please email admin@saranaclakeartworks.org with any questions.

Taylor Haskins announces Summer Music at The Mill ADK 2025

The Mill in Westport NY is thrilled to announce its 2025 summer music program. Located in the rural Adirondack Park, The Mill is the visionary concept of its Creative Director, Taylor Haskins, to transform a historic former grain mill into a beacon of arts & culture. The Mill in Westport, New York is an 11,000 square foot former grain mill housing a curated art exhibition program of world class contemporary art, a speakeasy The Knock, and a cathedral-like performance space open to the public Thursday-Saturday 5-9 pm.

The 2025 summer concert series will feature an eclectic range of instruments and experimental performances to showcase the full spectrum of music being made at this very moment. Whether revisiting jazz standards, classical pedagogy or presenting new music, these artists all bring innovative ideas through improvisation and new writing. Leave your preconceptions about music behind and open your ears to a unique and transformative listening experience in The Listening Room.

See the full schedule and purchase tickets HERE.

The Mill, 6679 Main St, Westport

North Country Children’s Museum Presents

North Country Children’s Museum, 10 Raymond Street, Potsdam

Learn more HERE.

John Brown Lives! Presents

John Brown Day

Saturday, May 10, 2 – 4 pm

John Brown Day celebrates his legacy with awards, poetry, authors, and music, inspiring attendees to pursue justice.

John Brown Farm State Historic Site, 115 John Brown Rd., Lake Placid

The Westport Library Presents

Lecture Series with American Historian Connor Williams

Learn more HERE.

Tannery Pond Center’s Widlund Gallery Presents

Johnsburg Central School Student Exhibit

Tuesday, May 13 – Saturday, June 21

Reception Friday, May 23, 5-7 PM

Featured will be a variety of art from Johnsburg Central School’s Pre-K through 12th grade art students. Featured art will include: 6th grade atmospheric landscapes, pre-k watercolors, paper mache sculptures by the 5th grade, ebony pencil drawings from the 7th, and charcoal from the 8th grade. Advanced drawing and painting students has completed a diverse series of works of art as well as some giant wearable head sculptures made by the studio art students. Each JCS art students has at least one of their pieces ready to hang, with some of the students showing multiple pieces.

Tannery Pond Center, 228 Main St, North Creek

Whitcomb’s Gallery Presents

Sally Smith: Wonder and Whimsy

Thru Saturday, June 7, 2025

Whitcomb’s Arts presents a show to welcome and celebrate spring!  Sally J. Smith transforms our indoor and outdoor spaces into a whimsical world of fairy houses and environmental art.

Sally creates sculptures out in the environment and in her studio from natural materials. Her fairy houses and photos of her environmental sculptures have been exhibited around the world, included in several books, collectible calendars, and other print materials. These will be available for purchase during the exhibition. 

Also of interest …

Make your own Mini Fairy House with Sally Smith

Saturday, June 7, 1:30-3:30. $15 including materials.

Additional details HERE.

Whitcomb’s Arts, 1598 NYS RT 22, Essex