Adirondack Artists Guild presents

In Transition

Adirondack Artists Guild Member Show

Friday, October 3 through Tuesday, November 4

Opening reception Friday, October 3, 5 – 7 pm

Each year as summer wanes and we prepare for the long winter ahead, we pause to appreciate the glorious, crisp days and vibrant color of autumn in the Adirondacks. The featured exhibit at the Adirondack Artists Guild for the month of October will be “In Transition,” a members’ group show celebrating this beautiful and fleeting season.

The Guild’s fourteen members will each contribute one or more pieces to this fall-themed exhibit, including acrylic, oil and watercolor painting, photography, sculpture, woodcarving, pottery and handmade jewelry, showcasing the colors and textures of autumn.

Image: Panther Pond, oil by Nancy Brossard.

Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St., Saranac Lake

Charles R. Wood Theater Annual Benefit

Hometown Harvest Gala 

Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6 – 9 pm

Join us at the brand new South Street Market Center for our Hometown Harvest Gala! This Fall party will serve as a fundraiser for the Wood Theater—and a fun night out in Glens Falls! 

Dinner Entertainment: Magician, Dueling Pianos, Silent Auction—fun!

Get tickets HERE.

South Street Market Center, 57 South Street, Glens Falls

Tahawus Center announces

Fall Foliage Photo Walkabout with Rob Fountain

Saturday, October 4, 11 am

Register today for a picturesque fall foliage photoshoot, a walking tour led by Rob Fountain. Rob will lead us to some of his favorite spots.

Meet up at 10:45 with your own car or by car pool at the Tahawus Center. Go to the back of the building, to the municipal parking lot. We’ll depart at 11 am. Fee $25. RSVP and/or questions: TahawusCenter@gmail.com or RobFountainPhoto42@yahoo.com

Best results will be selected/ included in a curated exhibit at Tahawus Gallery in late winter, 2026.

Tahawus Center, 14234 Rt 9N, Au Sable Forks

NorthWind Fine Arts presents

Experimenting with Wood, by Becky Johnson

October, 2025

Opening reception Friday, October 3, 5 – 7 pm

NorthWind Fine Arts member Becky Johnson’s new collection of work displays her curiosity for working with reclaimed wood in a variety of ways. From recognizable landscapes to abstracts, and natural tones to bold colors, what connects the pieces together is the process of co-creating with the wood that she has on hand. House renovation scraps, weathered farm fencing and barn boards add their unique textures and patina and allow her process to be a playful experiment of what is possible. 

Additional info HERE.

NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery, 85 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts presents

Ustad Shafaat Khan

Saturday, October 4, 7:30 pm

Ustad Shafaat Khan, world-renowned Indian Classical musician, son of Ustad Imrat Khan and nephew of Ustad Vilayat Khan, returns to the Arts Center at its beautiful new location! Maestro Khan has enthralled audiences all around the world performing at many prestigious concert halls, festivals, universities, museums, and more. Recently, he performed with Stevie Wonder at the Bonnaroo Festival, one of the biggest festivals in the USA. In addition, some of his CDs have been produced by the famous Dr. Deepak Chopra. 

His unique concert presentations include Indian classical/folk music on Sitar, Tabla and vocal, Sufi inspired compositions, and a multi-cultural fusion ranging from western classical, jazz, and rock, to pop, flamenco, and African rhythms.

More info and tickets HERE.

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA), 8897 State Road 30, Blue Mountain Lake

Wells Memorial Library  Presents

Bill Dilworth’s works will be displayed at the library with an opening reception with his family and friends, Saturday, October 4, 1 – 3 pm

Lake Flower Landing presents

Iva Bittová

Friday, October 3, 8 pm 

Iva Bittová, an internationally-celebrated, Czech-based violin/vocalist., describes her approach as her “own personal folk music” combining improvisation and extended vocal techniques that are based in European-folk and classical music. Iva is by all measures remarkable: visceral, sensual, and connected to nature. Iva performs widely with her violin and is a featured vocalist with the Prague Philharmonic, with her European ensemble; Cikora, her American ensemble; Eviyan, the Calder and Skampa String Quartets. She collaborates with jazz and avant-garde luminaries. 

“Iva Bittová is an extraordinary artist. Raw and refined, passionate and contained, she has the soul of a gypsy, the voice of a troubadour, and the mind of a genius.” –NPR/All Things Considered. A special guest will open the evening.

Lake Flower Landing, 421 Lake Flower Ave, Saranac Lake

Presented by the Champlain Valley Film Series

Manhattan Short Film Festival

Saturday, October 4, 7 pm

Our third year presenting this amazing festival! The team at Manhattan Short have chosen 10 short films from hundreds of submissions to create a magical evening. There is something for everyone here; these films are dramatic, hilarious, quirky, and inspiring. Past selections have won Oscars. When you arrive, you’ll be handed a voting card. At the end of the show, you can pick one film and one actor/actress you think is the best. The winners will be announced a week later.

Watch the trailer HERE.

More infoHERE.

The Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NYS Route 22, Whallonsburg

Thom Hallock Retires from Mountain Lake PBS

Mountain Lake PBS announces the retirement of Thom Hallock from his full-time role as Host and Producer of Mountain Lake Journal. Thom has been a central voice at the station since 2008, following a distinguished career as an anchor and journalist at WPTZ and other commercial stations.

Although retiring from daily work, Thom will remain a regular presence to viewers. He and his wife Jackie are relocating to Massena, New York, but Thom will continue to volunteer at Mountain Lake PBS. Beginning this fall, he will host a new monthly Reporter Roundtable edition of Mountain Lake Journal, to air the fourth Friday of each month. The program will bring audiences behind the headlines of the top news stories impacting the region.

Read more HERE.

In Case You Missed It

“North Country At Work: Malone artist provides downtown creative space”

North Country Public Radio’s Richard Haller profiles Jennifer Bilow, the owner and curator of Malone’s Downtown Artist Cellar.

Read this terrific story HERE.

Image: Jennifer Bilow outside of the Downtown Artist Cellar in Malone. Photo: Richard Haller