Robert Louis Stevenson’s 175th Birthday Celebration

Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge presents

The Maids

Thursday, November 13 – Saturday,  November 22

Join us for our Fall theatre production of The Maids by Jean Genet. Claire and Solange are sisters and servants to a wealthy young woman. Trapped in a life they didn’t ask for and can’t leave, they pass the time by impersonating their Madame. We watch as the two sisters begin to blur the lines between fantasy and reality as they roleplay their liberation. The Maids is a compelling, timely parable of class, identity, and the destructive desire to both emulate and annihilate those we idolize.

Written by Jean Genet (translated by Bernard Frechtman).
Performed by Katherine Norman, Jess Kemp, and Elyse Sinklier.
Directed by Gabrielle Schutz.

Additional info and tickets HERE.

Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge, 12198 9N (North), Upper Jay

New Musical and Climate Forum in Saranac Lake

Existential Questions for the 21st Century

Sunday, November 9, 3 pm

Join us for an afternoon of absurdist apocalyptic satire at the first public reading of Sam Balzac’s original musical, Existential Questions for the 21st Century!

At Existence Con, the world’s premiere convention for doomers celebrating the end of the world, a panel of artists, anthropologists, and alien-worshippers grapple with rebel activists as humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. Then, an *actual* panel with Protect the Adirondacks, Third Act, and Public Power/DSA moderated by the Wild Center’s Jen Kretser will discuss the current state of climate and environmental activism and how you too can keep the doomers at bay.

Please email existentialquestionsmusical@gmail.com or call (518) 487-0041 to reserve your spot. This reading features mature content and is not recommended for children.

Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake

Join us for another lecture in our series Conversations with the Past

Wednesday, November 12, 7 pm on Zoom.

Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron of SUNY Potsdam, will share an update on the archaeological research being done as part of the Timbuctoo Archaeology Project, which helps to document sites associated with a 19th century African American farming community in the Adirondacks.

She will highlight the stories and experiences of the families who came to Timbuctoo and those who supported them, as well as describe the discoveries made, lessons learned, and questions that remain from the most recent field season.

This program is free but requires registration. RegisterHERE.

Bell Fire Arts and Snowfort Books Present

Adam Hughes Reads with Christopher Locke

Thursday, November 13 at 7 pm

We are very excited to be hosting a reading with Virginia-based poet poet Adam Hughes, whose new book Pluck is fresh out from BOA Editions, as he makes a stop in Westport on his East Coast book tour

Additional details HERE.

Snowfort Books, 6592 Main St., Westport

Bell Fire Arts Collective presents

SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic at Old Soul

Wednesday, November 12, 7 pm. List opens at 6:45.

Join host Alex Clark and hoist your favorite beverage in the cozy comfort of Plattsburgh’s Old Soul Taproom in Downtown Plattsburgh.

Details HERE.

Old Soul, 124 Margaret Street, Plattsburgh

Skate America Coming to Lake Placid

Skate America, one of the most prestigious international figure skating events, will be returning to the Lake Placid Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena!

 Top skaters from across the world, including U.S. champions and World medalists, will compete at the three-day competition in women’s, men’s, pairs and ice dance.

Get the full details, schedule and tickets HERE.

Olympic Center, 2634 Main St, Lake Placid