Here’s to us all in 2026—let’s make it a great year for arts and entertainment in the ADK!

Beth & Tim Rowland

Bell Fire Arts Collective presents

Speakeazy Storytelling Open Mic at Snowfort Books

Wednesday, Janary 7, 7 pm

Hosts Loree Burns and Mac MacDevitt are looking forward to welcoming all our storytelling friends to SpeakEazy Open Mic’s new home at Snowfort Books in Westport on the first Wednesday every month at  7pm. We are collaborating with owners Adam and Amy Robinson in their warm, friendly bookstore and community space in the old Adams Hardware building. 

Come and join us, check out the books and settle in with your friends and neighbors for a night of sharing or just listening to true, personal stories. 

Find out more including how it works HERE.
 

Snowfort Books, 6592 Main St, Westport

Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory presents

Open Makerspace Hours: Build-A-Bot

Every Tuesday in January beginning January 6, 3 – 5 pm

Explorers ages 12-15 are invited to  Build-A-Bot at the Astronomy Hub.  The space will be open  with materials so kids  make their own mini robots to solve challenges. Our experts will guide you through creating your own robot.

This is an interactive program and new activities will be added each week. You can come to one or all the sessions!

Astronomy Hub, 68 Park St, Tupper Lake

SLC Arts presents

Worldbuilding: Not Just for Fantasy Writers! with Rebecca Pickens

Thursday, January 8 – 8 pm, virtual via Zoom

Worldbuilding isn’t just for fantasy and sci-fi. Every novel and memoir occupies a world, and the more vivid and consistent that world feels, the more your reader believes in your story.  

In this session, we’ll look at how to worldbuild in contemporary and realistic fiction and memoir, grounding your characters in place, culture, relationships, and rules of life that shape their choices. Through practical examples and exercises, you’ll see how setting can amplify theme, sharpen conflict, and anchor your characters in a world that feels authentic. 

Find out more and register HERE.

Tannery Pond Center’s Widlund Gallery presents

North Country Landscapes with Diane DeAngelis: Photographs and Paintings

Tuesday, January 6 – Saturday, February 14
Reception:Friday, January 9, 5 – 7 pm

Artist Statement: My intention with the landscape paintings is to have the viewer feel like they could step right into the piece and go for a stroll.

Many of the pieces you see here are paintings of the local landscapes of the Adirondacks.

The last two summers I vacationed on Lake Champlain where the sunsets are quite amazing.

These photographs are just a few of the hundreds of picture I’ve taken there.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

In Case You Missed It

“The Strand Theatre has a new mural”

The Hamilton County Express takes a look at the new mural by Angela Decarlis painted on Old Forge’s Strand Theatre. The mural includes a film projector, a movie ticket and box of popcorn, and the owners’ beloved huskies. 

You can read the full article HERE.