The Adirondack Artists Guild presents

Photographer Mark Kurtz’s Many Faces of Whiteface

Friday, August 1 – Tuesday, September 2

Opening reception Friday, August 1, 5 – 7 pm

Gallery talk  Sunday, August 17, 3 pm

In his nearly forty years of living and photographing in the Adirondacks, Mark Kurt, one of the Adirondack Artist Guild’s founding members, has had plenty of opportunity to capture the iconic Whiteface Mountain.

Using both film and digital formats, primarily in the wide—and in some cases, tall—panorama shots for which he is known, Kurtz has documented the many flanks of the mountain. One particular view will be predominantly featured in this exhibit; living within a half mile of Norman Ridge, Kurtz has returned many times to the same spot, which offers one of the more dramatic views of Whiteface.

He says, “There’s something intriguing about visiting the same location and photographing it under the many different weather and light changes we experience here in the Adirondacks.  This one particular view I’ve been shooting for many years, and for quite a while I’ve wanted to put all those various ‘moods’ in one place to look at how that mountain can seem so different from one weather and light scenario to another.  I can do that with this exhibit.” 

Learn more about the Adirondack Artist Guild and see more of Mark’s work as well as other Guild members HERE.

Image: Whiteface Mountain from Norman Ridge

Adirondack Artist Guild Gallery, 52 Main St., Saranac Lake

Pendragon Theatre presents

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Shakespeare Meets Adirondack Heart at Pendragon Theatre

Wednesday, July 30 – Saturday, August 9, 2025

Pendragon Theatre offers a fresh Adirondack‑inflected retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, adapted by Michael Allen Aguirre with original music by local folk duo Blessid Dirt.  

Twelfth Night is reimagined in the modern-day fictional village of Illyria Lake, nestled amid the storied Great Camps and lakeside serenity of the Adirondacks.
As Managing Director Michael Allen Aguirre—who leads Pendragon —has stated, the production aims to marry Shakespeare’s timeless themes of identity, loss, and love with authentic local flavor. His adaptation reframes Illyria as a lakeside resort‑village surrounded by pine forests and historic Camp‑style lodges, evoking the spirit of the Great Camps where the region’s cultural and artistic history took root.

Blessid Dirt, the Adirondack‑grown acoustic duo of Tereson Dupuy and Eric Pasternak, brings a haunting Americana soundtrack to the stage. Their original compositions underscore key moments—Viola’s arrival on the “shore,” Orsino’s reveries beside the water, Malvolio’s comic delirium—with lyrics steeped in lake‑life imagery and guitar melodies that echo the lapping Adirondack lakeshore.

Get the full details and tickets HERE.

Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., Saranac Lake

The Mill presents

Jody Redhage-Ferber Trio

Saturday, August 2, 7:30  – 9 pm

Cellist and composer Jody Redhage-Ferber collaborates with Sara Caswell (violin) and Camila Meza (guitar & voice) to explore a musical ecotone between chamber music and jazz improvisation.

The collaborators share an eerie simpatico of musical phrasing, harmonic language, and a passion for the art of melody.

More info and tickets HERE.

The Mill, 6679 Main Street, Westport

The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts presents

Pianist Ryan Reilly

Concert: Saturday, August 2, 7:30 

Talk: Sunday, August 3, 7:30 pm, free

The ALCA features a weekend immersed in the Romantic period as acclaimed concert pianist Ryan Reilly presents a program of Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, and Scriabin.  followed by a talk on Chopin, Liszt and Schumann: The Romantics” the following day.

Get additional details and tickets HERE.

The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, 8897 NY-30, Blue Mountain Lake

John Brown Lives! Presents

The Welcome Table: James Baldwin’s Dream

Saturday, August 2, 5 – 8 pm

Join us at The Welcome Table: James Baldwin’s Dream with Reggie Harris, Rob Shetterly & Eleanor Stein.

Inspired by Baldwin’s vision of a place where “all would be respected, loved, seen, known, & fed,” we gather in community to honor his legacy through conversation, food & celebration.

Dishes will be prepared by Chef Lewis Hughes, a descendant of Harper’s Ferry Raider Lewis Sheridan Leary.

Purchase tickets HERE.

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

High Peaks Art Show

Saranac Lake PorchFest

Saturday, August 2, 2025, 12 – 6 pm

Saranac Lake PorchFest is a community-wide music festival where porches become stages, yards become venues, and neighbors gather together!

Perhaps you’ve sat on your porch and overheard a neighbor strumming guitar on another porch. Porchfest takes this idea and multiplies it! It’s a free, family-friendly, community event where Saranac Lake residents and visitors share their love of playing and listening to music.

Find out more HERE.

And, read Aaron Marbone’s article in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise HERE.

Seagle Festival presents

Seagle 110 – American Composers Concert

Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 2 pm, Free, with a suggested donation of $20 benefiting Seagle Festival and the Schroon Lake Food Pantry.

Seagle Festival, America’s oldest summer vocal training program, is proud to announce a special concert, “Seagle 110 – American Composers Concert,” celebrating its 110th anniversary.

This commemorative concert will feature music by renowned American composers who have a special connection to Seagle Festival over its 110-year history. The program will include works by Tom Cipullo, Evan Mack, John Duke, and Harry Burleigh, showcasing the rich legacy of American vocal music nurtured by the Festival.

Concert will be held at Schroon Lake Community Church, 1088 US-9, Schroon Lake

The Waterhole presents

The Mallett Brothers Band 

at Party on the Patio

Thursday, July 31,  6 pm 

The Mallett Brothers Band is an American roots rock band formed in Portland, Maine—you won’t want to miss this!

More HERE.

The Waterhole, 48 Main St, Saranac Lake

Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) presents

VIVA MOMIX

August 2, 2025, 8 pm

Delight in the spectacle of illusion during this “Best Of” show featuring some of MOMIX’s most impressive moves, costumes and props!

Known internationally for presenting works of astounding inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX is a company of unbelievable dancer-illusionists. In VIVA MOMIX, the company mixes traditional MOMIX styles of fun and beauty in a two-act program that is sure to keep you at the edge of your seat.

In an endless search for another gravity, Artistic Director Moses Pendleton combines athletic dance, riveting music, outrageous costumes, props, and pure talent to create an entertaining multimedia experience that will surprise and astonish. MOMIX has something for everyone … experience the exceptional!

Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Watch a trailerHERE.

TicketsHERE.

Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid