Bell Fire Arts Collective presents

SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic at Snowfort Books

Tuesday, October 21, 

7 pm

Join hosts Loree Burns and Mac MacDevitt at SpeakEazy Open Mic’s new home for a monthly storytelling show at Snowfort Books in Westport. We are excited about our new collaboration with owners Adam and Amy Robinson in their warm, friendly bookstore and community space in the old Adams Hardware store.

More info about Snowfort is HERE. 

How SpeakEazy works:
The sign up list opens at 6:45 (if you want to tell a story). Or add your name to the list at anytime during the event.

Come and tell a story or just listen as friends, neighbors and visitors from all walks of life and backgrounds come together and share personal stories at a relaxed and fun event free from pressure or judgement.

No experience necessary. No Theme. No Critique. No Scoring.

You don’t need to prepare. Any story is perfect—stories you tell to family or friends or at your favorite watering hole. From your life story to what you saw in town last week. Family stories, funny stories, heartbreaking stories—anything you want to share. You are welcome to tell from the head and heart or to read your story.

When your name is called, the stage is yours for seven minutes.

All the details HERE.

Snowfort Books, 6592 Main Street, Westport

The Chapman Museum presents

A Seat at the Table: Discussions from the Past

Thru December 31, 2026

The Chapman Museum invites visitors to step back in time with a new addition to the DeLong House, A Seat at the Table: Discussions from the Past. This immersive experience offers a glimpse into how families in the Glens Falls region may have discussed some of history’s most defining moments, from the Blizzard of 1888to the moon landing of 1969, around their own dining tables.

Set within the historic DeLong House, A Seat at the Table transforms the familiar setting of the dining room into a stage for conversation, memory, and shared experience. Visitors will “overhear” conversations inspired by real events, revealing how national headlines filtered into daily life in Glens Falls and beyond.

More info HERE.

Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls

Fort Ticonderoga presents the Virtual Author Series

Captives of Liberty: Prisoners of War and the Politics of Vengeance in the American Revolution by T. Cole Jones

Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2 – 3 pm, virtual

Online pre-registration is required. Register by 5 pm this Friday, October 17.

Contrary to popular belief, the American Revolutionary War was not a limited and restrained struggle for political self-determination. From the onset of hostilities, British authorities viewed their American foes as traitors to be punished, and British abuse of American prisoners, both tacitly condoned and at times officially sanctioned, proliferated. Meanwhile, more than seventeen thousand British and allied soldiers fell into American hands during the Revolution. For a fledgling nation that could barely afford to keep an army in the field, the issue of how to manage prisoners of war was daunting.

Captives of Liberty examines how America’s founding generation grappled with the problems posed by prisoners of war, and how this influenced the wider social and political legacies of the Revolution. When the struggle began, according to T. Cole Jones, revolutionary leadership strove to conduct the war according to the prevailing European customs of military conduct, which emphasized restricting violence to the battlefield and treating prisoners humanely. However, this vision of restrained war did not last long.

 As the British denied customary protections to their American captives, the revolutionary leadership wasted no time in capitalizing on the prisoners’ ordeals for propagandistic purposes. Enraged, ordinary Americans began to demand vengeance, and they viewed British soldiers and their German and Native American auxiliaries as appropriate targets. This cycle of violence spiraled out of control, transforming the struggle for colonial independence into a revolutionary war.

T. Cole Jones is the author of Captives of Liberty: Prisoners of War and the Politics of Vengeance in the American Revolution (Penn Press, 2020), which won the 2021 Society of the Cincinnati Prize from the American Revolution Institute and the 2022 Excellence in American History Book Award from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Additional details and register HERE.

Keene Winter Farmers Market

Every Sunday, October 19 – December 21, 10 – 2 

Come one, come all!  The first ever Winter Farmers Market is popping up at Keene Arts!

Food, crafts, art, and goodies galore—all the things you wish you could find in the cold months. We’re so excited to team up with the Keene Valley Farmers Market to make this winter a little warmer.

See you there, bundled up and ready to browse!

Keene Arts, 10881 NYS RT 73, Keene

Indian Lake Theater Unveils Brand New Digital Marquee

The Indian Lake Theater is proud to announce the installation of a brand-new digital marquee, a major upgrade that will transform how the theater connects with audiences and the wider community. The new sign will allow the theater to better promote its movies, live events, and community programs.

The new digital sign not only enhances visibility for the theater’s beloved film screenings and live events, but also strengthens its role as a hub for communication, culture, and connection in the heart of town. For local businesses, the marquee will open new sponsorship opportunities, ensuring that every message shared helps sustain both the theater and the wider local economy.

“This sign truly lights the way forward,” explained Indian Lake Theater Board President Brian Krzykowski. “It represents the collaboration, patience, and shared pride that make Indian Lake so special. We are incredibly grateful for funding from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the generosity of local donors for making this possible.”

Find out more HERE.

Indian Lake Theater, 6311 NYS Route 30, Indian Lake

The Mill presents

Sam Tallent

Thursday, October 23, 7 pm

Sam Tallent is a comedian, novelist and host of the Chubby Behemoth Podcast. He has appeared as a guest on popular podcasts such as Kill Tony & The Joe Rogan Experience.

For the last decade, he has performed more than 45 weekends per year in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. His acclaimed debut novel, Running The Light, heralded as the definitive book on standup comedy, is soon to be a major motion picture. Random House is set to rerelease Running the Light in commercial paperback as well as his forthcoming follow up, Petillant Brut, in hardcover in 2025. His novella, ATTABOY, was published as an Audible Original.
Sam has two comedy specials: Waiting For Death to Claim Us (available on Amazon Prime) and The Toad’s Morale (available on the Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast YouTube). He also has a travel show, Wide World, on YouTube.

Stand Up / Mature audiences only, 18+

More info and tickets HERE

The Mill, 6679 Main Street, Westport

Call for Artists

NorthWind Fine Arts 2025 Regional Juried Show

Drop off dates for art are October 29 – November 1, 10 – 4

Show open November 5 to November 29, 2025

Opening reception Friday, November 2, 5 – 7 pm

A prospectus may be found HERE.

NorthWind Fine Arts, 85 Main Street, Saranac Lake

Adirondack Center for Writing presents

2025 High School Writing Retreat

Thursday & Friday, October 30 & October 31, 2025

This October, the Adirondack Center for Writing will present the 21st annual High School Writing Retreat at Paul Smith’s College.

Register for one or two days of writing workshops, epic performances, new friends and fellow writers, and a meet & greet with our guest writers. It’s a unique and impactful experience to include on college applications. Open to any high school students and classes, including homeschool students. No experience necessary, and no fee to attend.

Students will enjoy performances and learn to supercharge their writing with literary rockstar instructors: Mahogany L. Browne. Noah Arhm Choi and Jive Poetic.

Find out more, including the instructors’ bios, and registerHERE.

SPACE LIMITED! Each school can only register a max of 10 students, register early to ensure your space, it will be first-come first-served. Make sure you register separately for each day if you plan on attending both days!