Hill and Hollow presents

Martin Shamoonpour & Kenny Vymyslicky

Saturday, August 23 at 1:00 pm (approximately)

Hill and Hollow is participating in Downtown Plattsburgh’s Lake City Arts Fest 25!

Over the years we have had Martin Shamoonpour several times with several bands; every time the audience has loved him! Martin has appeared with Journey West, Dara Anissi Ensemble, Krakauer & Tagg’s Good Vibes Explosion, and most recently his duo with Kenny Vymyslicky opened for ARKAI at the Strand. 

Lake City Arts Fest is an annual celebration of art in the heart of Downtown Plattsburgh to showcase artists from all mediums and backgrounds. The Lake City Arts Festival is co-produced by the City of Plattsburgh and the Strand Center for the Arts and powered by local artists and community volunteers. Find out more HERE.

Margaret Street Bandshell (next to the Betty Little Park), Plattsburgh

Ti Arts Presents

The Adirondack Experience presents

Mushroom Mania Festival

August 23, 2025, 10 am – 5 pm

Mushroom Mania is back! Come spend the day exploring the fascinating world of fungi with ADKX. There will be family-friendly activities, guided mushroom walks, cooking demos, and more!

See the full schedule of activities HERE.

The Adirondack Experience, 9097 State Route 30 | Blue Mountain Lake

Reber Rock Farm Presents

Tahawus Center presents

Rob Fountain Workshop: Portrait of a Town

Saturday, Aug 23, 11 am

Use cellphone cameras a stroll through the town streets, alleyways and parks in Au Sable Forks. Discover everyday images that go unnoticed.  We will review composition, angles, texture, and shapes, and editing.  (Cell phones or your own regular camera.

 Free, but reserve your spot today: TahawusCenter@gmail.com

 or  robfountainphoto42@yahoo.com.

Tahawus Center, 14234 RT 9N, Au Sable Forks. (Meet up at the Downstairs Gallery)

Also on the 23rd at Tahawus …

House Concert with Abby Newton and Selma Kaplan

August 23, 7:30pm

A warm welcome back to Abby Newton and Selma Kaplan, from the Catskills region! They blend a cello classical/Celtic background and a dance piano force to perform gorgeous Scottish and Irish Airs, rocking jigs and reels, and Baroque settings of Scottish tunes that delve deep into the spirit and history of a people and their music.  

Cellist Abby Newton has toured the US and Europe with her Celtic Bands and performed several times on Prairie Home Companion and Thistle and Shamrock.  Pianist Selma Kaplan has been the rocking piano force behind many Scottish and Cape Breton dance bands.  Abby and Selma have just finished recording their new CD which will be available for sale in the fall.

Tahawus Center, 14234 RT 9N, Au Sable Forks. 

Essex Theatre Company presents

Broadway Through the Decades

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 21, 22, 23, 7 pm

ETC’s Broadway Through the Decades will feature the many talents of the community with Jennifer Moore, accompanist. This is the Season’s main production so come and enjoy the songs of Broadway!

Tickets are HERE.

Adirondack Explorer presents 

Bill McKibben, “Here Comes the Sun”

Friday, August 22, 7 pm 

Join the Explorer and Bill McKibben for a reading and discussion of his new book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization.

McKibben shows how solar power offers more than climate solutions — it’s a chance to reorder the world on saner, more humane grounds. You can’t hoard sunlight or hold it in reserves. It’s available to all.

Reserve your ticket HERE.

Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive Tupper Lake

Whallonsburg Grange Hall seeks Manager

The Whallonsburg Grange Hall, a flourishing, year-round nonprofit arts and community center in Essex, New York, in the beautiful Lake Champlain region of the Adirondacks, seeks a new Manager. The Manager will oversee both the Grange and Whitcomb’s, a community space and art gallery owned and run by the organization. The Manager will coordinate programming organized by multiple volunteer committees; handle publicity and marketing; work with individuals and organizations who rent the Grange Hall for events; and serve as the organization’s public face in the community. 

The successful candidate will be highly organized, with good office management and computer skills. They will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and bring energy and enthusiasm to this unique and exciting position. Exact pay and hours are dependent on experience but will be in the range of $25/hour and 30-35 hours per week, including some weekend/evening work. Deadline for applications is Friday, August 22.

If you are interested in the position, please send a resume and cover letter to:
Kathryn Reinhardt, Board president at admin@thegrangehall.info.

Questions regarding this position are welcome and can be directed at the above email address. To learn more about the Grange and Whitcomb’s Arts visit HERE.

Tannery Pond Presents

Tea & Tincture, with Melanie Sawyer

Saturday, August 23, 2025, 10 – 4

Tinctures are concentrated herbal extracts made by soaking the bark, berries, leaves (dried or fresh), roots from one or more plants or mushrooms in alcohol or vinegar. The alcohol or vinegar pulls out the active ingredients in the plant parts, concentrating them as a liquid. Teas are created by adding hot water or simmering ingredients for a period of time to extract the medicinal benefits. 

 In this beginner class, Melanie will teach students the medicinal benefits of each plant, lichen or mushroom. Students will learn about and will learn how to create an effective tincture with a choice of powerful ingredients she has foraged.

More info and purchase tickets HERE.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

Portside Presents

Summer Garden Party At The Bark Eater

HeartSongs Retreat

Friday, August 22, 7 – 9 pm

Saturday, August 23,  9 am – 12 pm 

Sunday, August 24, 10 – 11 am,  optional

Rejuvenate Yourself With Song Retreat

Chants are “the music of the cosmic spheres and the natural expression of our consciousness. . . . it is an important tool used by people everywhere to heal their bodies, quiet their minds, and bring the sacred into their lives,” according to Don Campbell, author of The Mozart Effect. Whether used as a creative “tool” for occasional uplift of mind and heart or as a daily spiritual practice, creating and singing one’s own mantras, chants and simple songs is a beautiful way to say/sing what is in our hearts.

HeartSongs Retreat, led by songwriter and spiritual journeyer Martha Gallagher, will refresh you—body, mind and spirit—offering you new ways to creatively express yourself and more deeply connect with Nature.

Details and registration HERE.

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

Great Camp Sagamore presents

W.W. Durant & How the Great Camps Arose – Session 2

Sunday, August 24, 2025, 7:15 – 8:30 pm

In 1850, the Adirondack region was a blank spot on the map, largely unorganized and uncharted. But, by 1900, the Adirondacks hosted elaborate summer estates for the wealthiest families in America: Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Carnegies, Whitneys and Morgans. While certainly not as lavish as their Newport cottages, Adirondack “Great Camps” such as Great Camp Sagamore still had elegant meals, fully stocked bars and dozens of staff to keep them running. The Adirondacks were a destination for escaping the city and recharging in nature, despite the dusty two-day journey. What was the genesis and what circumstances served as catalyst for this phenomenon?

This presentation by Sagamore’s historian, Dr. Connor Williams, will address these questions, and explore how environmentalism, opulence, industry, inequality, architecture and nature all intersected to produce the Adirondack Park (and the Adirondack vacations) we still connect to today.

More info, register—and see how you can add dinner to your visit—HERE.

Great Camp Sagamore, 1105 Sagamore Road, Raquette Lake