Come Dance And Drum!

Season 2025 Opening Weekend 

At the Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum

Surday, May 17 & Sunday,  May 18, 10 am to 4 pm

Plowing and planting with antique farm equipment will be ongoing throughout the weekend. Other demonstrations will be featured in the granary, blacksmith shop, sawmill and shingle mill. Take a stagecoach ride, feed the animals, enjoy the child-oriented hands-on exhibits in our center room and bring a lunch to enjoy in our picnic area. Beverages, snacks, ice cream and unique gifts will be available in the Museum Store. 

On Sat. May 17, at 10 am please join us for the grand unveiling of the New Museum Sign, designed and painted by Local Artist/Art Teacher Greg Badger and his students.  We will be serving cider and donuts from 10 – 11 am.

Learn more HERE.

Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, 250 River Road, Peru

The Boothe River Park Presents

River Reels Film Fest

Saturday, May 17, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Join us for a fun, family-friendly evening on May 17 at the Garagery (back entrance at Grizle T’s). We’ll have river films, a cash bar, door prizes  merchandise,  raffles and fun!

Proceeds benefit the planned Boothe River Park in Saranac Lake.

Details and tickets available HERE.

Garagery at Grizle T’s, 53 Main St, Saranac Lake, (back Dorsey St entrance to Grizle T’s)

Trillium Chamber Players Present

Spring Serenade

Saturday, May 17,  7 pm, Keene Valley Congregational Church 

Sunday, May 18, 2 pm, St Eustace Church in Lake Placid 

Welcome in the season with vocal duets and instrumental solos spanning the Baroque to George Gershwin.

Soprano, Amy Nelson, and bass, Thomas Stork will sing a variety of songs ranging from profound duets by Brahms, Haydn’s splendid “The Creation,” and delightful Moravian folk songs by Dvorak.

Internationally acclaimed violist Patricia McCarty will perform Bach and Hubay’s “Song of May,“ with pianist Timothy Mount, Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University.

Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 NY-73, Keene Valley

St Eustace Church, 2450 Main St,  Lake Placid 

Snowfort Books Grand Opening

Saturday, May 17, 11 am – 9 pm

A new cultural space is opening its doors in the Champlain Valley! Snowfort Books, a cozy new bookstore and community gathering spot in downtown Westport, will celebrate its grand opening with a day of festivities including food, music, literature, and family-friendly activities.  

Snowfort blends small-town charm with creative energy, offering new and used books, a vibrant play area for kids, and regular cultural programming. The store’s grand opening festivities will highlight its mission: to be a welcoming hub for readers, families, and creatives in the Adirondacks and beyond. 

The day begins at 11 am with a ribbon cutting in partnership with the Westport Wadhams Community Alliance (WWCA). Guests can enjoy coffee, donuts, mimosas, and quiche during the ceremony. At noon, families are invited to a children’s celebration, featuring a story hour and art-making activity with author Amy Guglielmo. Throughout the day, Snowfort will be open for bookselling and giveaways from noon to 6 pm, with food and drink including Irma’s Tamales and popsicles from King of Pops, a nod to co-founder Amy Robinson’s Atlanta roots. In the afternoon, Slow Wasps, co-founder Adam Robinson’s rock band, will play a live set at the old Skidoo Shop behind the bookstore. The celebration continues into the evening with an after-party at The Mill, another exciting new destination in Westport, and just down the street from the bookstore. The event will feature a signature cocktail and poetry readings by the Robinsons. 

Additional info HERE.

Snofort Books, 6592 Main Street, Westport

Tanney Pond Center Presents Tannery Talk

The Wild Life of Theodore Roosevelt

Sunday, May 18, 2025, 2 pm 

Join American Historian (and year round Adirondacker) Connor Williams for The Wild Life of Theodore Roosevelt. Williams will trace Roosevelt’s lifelong relationship with nature, paying especially close attention to those moments that intersected with the Adirondack past.  After approximately 45 minutes of a talk that contains equal parts historical lecture and campfire story, Williams will welcome as many questions as the audience cares to ask. 

Connor Williams is a formally trained historian with more than two decades of researching, teaching, and writing about the past.  A native of Saratoga County, Williams grew up visiting the Adirondacks and hiking the High Peaks. His love for nature brought him to Middlebury College for his undergraduate degree, and his love for history brought him to Dartmouth and Yale for advanced study.  

Additional details HERE.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

In Case You Missed It

Adirondack artist showcases new abstract pieces in Saranac Lake exhibit

North Country Public Radio’s Emily Russell profiles artist Andy Mitchell, whose exhibit AUF WIEDERSEHEN is now open at Coldwell Banker Whitbeck gallery in downtown Saranac Lake.

Listen to Emily’s interview HERE.

Photo: Emily Russell