The View Arts Center presents

Suminagashi and Japanese Book Binding

Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6 – 9 pm

Janet Vedder is offering two beautiful artforms in one class:  Suminagashi style decorated papers and Japanese Stab Bookbinding!  First, we will create marbleized papers utilizing Suminagashi, an ancient paper marbleizing technique dating back to the 12th century. Then using a stab bookbinding technique, we will create a Japanese Style book with our beautiful marbleized Suminagashi papers.

These Japanese style books make wonderful journals, sketchbooks, and travel companions for those who like to collect, write, and sketch.

Additional info and registration HERE.

The View Arts Center, 3273 State Road 28, Old Forge

Lakeside School, Black Kettle Farm at the Elizabethtown Social Center

Needle Felting Workshop

Wednesdays on September 17 – October 15 – November 12 – December 3, 6 pm

Needle Felting Workshop for beginners (teens and adults).

Learn about wool and how to form it into an art piece at this relaxing workshop. Choose from a smorgasbord of wool colors and create a felted object as you delve into the world of wool. Over an hour and a half, our experienced teacher Janora Stone will walk you through the art of needle felting step-by-step, ensuring you feel comfortable and confident in your newfound skills. Explore different techniques and styles to make a personalized decorative piece in a fun and cozy environment.
At the end of the class, return home with your woolly creation along with the skills and confidence to continue DIY needle felting. Let’s get crafty together!

For more information please visit HERE.Please contact us at 518-873-6408 or news@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org with any questions.

Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 US Route 9, Elizabethtown

Essex County Arts Council (ECAC) Seeks Part-Time Arts Administrator

ECAC seeks a motivated individual, who can work independently and remotely, and who demonstrates a strong commitment to the presence and promotion of the creative arts in Essex County.  A successful candidate will have the ability to support the mission with skills to include:

• Solid communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong organizational skills, to enable accurate bookkeeping and maintenance of records.
• High comfort level with the use of online tools to schedule meetings, create newsletters, and maintain the ECAC website.
• The ideal candidate will be proficient/willing to be trained in Microsoft Word, Excel and Quickbooks software.

To see a more detailed description of the position, please visit HERE. 

Inquiries may be directed to: admin@essexcountyarts.org or by calling 518-227-1242.

The position will be filled immediately upon selection of the right candidate. Salary paid on hourly basis, to be negotiated.

Application receipt deadline is Friday, October 31, 2025. Application should be made to Essex County Arts Council, and may be emailed to admin@essexcountyarts.org or mailed to Essex County Arts Council, PO Box 187, Westport, NY 12993. Please Include a cover letter, brief resume, and three references with contact information.

Tahawus Center Call for Workshop Proposals

for 2025-2026

The Strand Center for the Arts presents

Comedy Night Featuring Ray Harrington

Thursday, September 18, 7 pm

Ray Harrington is an infectiously charming comedian who performs across the globe with hilariously irreverent material and marvelous improvisational riffing that embraces life with a smile.

He’s been seen on Conan, and his documentary BE A MAN won the LA Comedy Festival before premiering exclusively on Hulu.

His first album from Stand Up! Records, The Worst Is Over, debuted at the top of the comedy charts on Amazon and iTunes. His latest album, Overwhelmed, debuted at Number 1 on Amazon and at the top of the Billboard Comedy Charts.

Proceeds to benefit the Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY, In Partnership With Vermont Comedy Club

Find out more and get ticketsHERE.

Strand Center for the Arts, 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh

The Chapman Museum presents

Gnome Making Workshop

Thursday, September 18, 6 – 8 pm

Join Laura Havens of Nooke of Gnomes & More and create an adorable fall gnome.

 As you create these mischievous creatures, their individual personalities will shine through!

You will start with the body and arms, choose a hat and beard, then choose the trinkets and whatnots to make them unique.

Participants will use an assortment of materials, such as socks, sand, stuffing, faux fur, Styrofoam cones, fabric hats, a variety of trinkets and whatnots for decorations, all put together with love, patience, and hot glue!

This program is $50/participant or $45 for Chapman Members.

Payment is required at the time of registration. All materials will be provided.

To register, please call (518)793-2826.

Registration due by Tuesday, September 16 at 4 pm.

Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls

Great Camp Sagamore Summer Concert Series presents

Josh & Ashley Clevenstine

Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7:15 - 8:30 pm, free

Truck-driving Adirondack folk musician, Josh Clevenstine, follows in the footsteps of his musical mentors, Chris Shaw and Dan Berggren. A proud “tradition-bearer,” Josh is passionate about applying his own style to old songs and traditions and passing them along to the next generation. His music—propelled by crosspicking guitar reminiscent of the great Johnny Cash—is marked by honest lyrics drawn from his own experiences. Harlan Howard famously described country music as “3 chords and the truth,” and Josh’s powerful songs are a testament to the magic inherent in that particular formula.

Get more info—including how to add dinner to your evening—and register HERE.

Great Camp Sagamore, 1105 Sagamore Road, Raquette Lake

In Case You Missed It

“North Country at Work: Ohio native brings music to the stage at Schroon Lake’s Seagle Festival”

North Country Public Radio’s Ana Williams-Bergen interviews Seagle Festival’s Josh Cook about his role as Company Manager in a piece you can read or listen to HERE.

Image: Josh Cook playing Legs Diamond in the world premiere of Evan Mack’s opera “Roscoe” at Seagle Festival in 2016.

The Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum Presents