A Review of Divergent Spectrums III at Keene Arts

by James Lancel McElhinney 

Divergent Spectrums III: An Art Show About the Collective Strength of Our Creative Community opened last Friday September 12 and runs through Sunday, September 21. The exhibition is sponsored by the East Branch Friends of The Arts, which describes itself as “. . . a community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to presenting and supporting the performing and visual arts in Keene and Keene Valley.” 

The exhibition was curated by artist and entrepreneur foodie Zach Clemans, who earned a fine arts degree from SUNY Purchase and cooked in New York City restaurants, before a Craigardan artist residency brought him home to the Adirondacks in 2017.

You can read the full review HERE.

Saranac Lake Artworks presents

Studio Tours 

Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28, 10 am-4 pm 

Studio Tours are back! As the leaves hit peak season, it’s the perfect time to peek in on your favorite artists. Step inside their studios, see works-in-progress, and chat with the makers behind the magic.

Whether you’re an art enthusiast or just chasing the perfect autumn weekend, this self-guided tour is free & open to all!

View the map HERE.

Local Air at Coldwell Banker Whitbeck Gallery & Creative Space!

The 17th Adirondack Plein Air Festival may have wrapped up, but some of our favorite landscapes are still available to view.

If you missed the brushstrokes in action or just want to soak in the beauty a little longer, head over to the Coldwell Banker Whitbeck Gallery & Creative Space for Local Air—a showcase of select works from this year’s local festival attendees.

Pieces available for purchase through a scannable QR code.

 Coldwell Banker Whitbeck Gallery & Creative Space, 5 Broadway, Saranac Lake. 

Autumn Equinox; Sacred Pause 

Virtual Mini-Retreat for Harpers and Harpists

Deepen your connection with your harp, your music, your self and Spirit. With the Fall Equinox as our inspiration—a moment of pause in the cosmos —the retreat is centered around the spiritual practice of Sacred Pause. What it is, what it means and how we can embrace it to enrich our music and our harp playing experience. The Mini-Retreat is led by Martha Gallagher.

This mini-retreat is part of a new series of retreats, both virtual and in-person, called Harp as Spiritual Practice. Please note: this is not a workshop. This is a retreat; a time of respite, contemplation and creative exploration. All experience levels welcome.

Session includes:
Deepening contemplative practices
Playing music together
Sheet music pdf downloadSpiritual practices based on retreat theme
Creative explorations
Creating time (gentle guidance provided)
Any gifts Spirit offers in the moment

Details and registration HERE.

Downtown Artist Cellar (DAC) Resident Poet Joins in Publication of Collaborative Collection

Jim Bourey, Resident Poet of the Downtown Artist Cellar (DAC) in Malone, has announced the release of Our Various Selves, a collaborative collection with noted poets Linda Blaskey and Jack Mackey of Delaware, and Isabelle Bohl of St. Paul, Mn (formerly of St. Regis Falls). Blaskey and Bohl have both done many public readings in the North Country.

The four met through writers’ groups in Potsdam, NY and Rehoboth Beach, DE, and became fast friends with a common goal of improving their poetry skills through collaboration. The result is Our Various Selves released this September through Cold River Press in Grass Valley, CA.

Of the book, Donald McNutt, editor emeritus of Blueline Magazine, says, “This volume collects the words of four exceptional poets whose voices are all dynamic and distinctive. In truly original ways, these poets illuminate the most vital of subjects: nature and self-awareness; the joys, challenges, and losses within all human bonds; how the past enlivens us as a continuous presence. Each poet finds beauty and poignancy in their experiences, expressing them through cadences of insight and trust—in their discoveries and ours—and always with an honesty whose edges remain unmistakable.”

Our Various Selves (ISBN:979-8-9988517-1-1) is available through the individual authors or directly from Cold River Press HERE.

Saturday, September 27

Five Walking Tours: 10 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12 pm, 1 pm

Two Golf Cart Tours: 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (limit of 12 people)

Local actors will bring you the stories of James Coclanis, Nellie Pruyn Cunningham & Charlotte Pruyn Hyde, Zopher & Catherine DeLong, Alonzo Morgan, Earnest Parham Jr., and Helen Potter Stoddard

Tickets: $20/person, $15/Chapman Members

For reservations, call the Chapman Museum at (518) 793-2826

Payment must be made at the time of reservation—cash, check, or credit card accepted.

Check-in for tours will be in front of the cemetery chapel, facing Bay Street.

Participants are asked to park on Bay, Hope, and Ogden Streets and walk to the cemetery chapel for check-in. Handicap parking will be permitted on the pavement near the cemetery chapel on Bay Street. 

Please wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring water, a hat and jacket if needed.

Glens Falls (Bay Street) Cemetery, 38 Ogden Street, Glens Falls