The Essex County Arts Council announces

2026 Cultural Assistance Program Grants Available

The application for the 2026 cycle of Cultural Assistance Program Grants through the Essex County Arts Council is now available. 

Each year, the Essex County Board of Supervisors allocates funding to support our local arts community. The Essex County Arts Council (ECAC) then distributes that funding to eligible and impactful arts organizations serving Essex County. 

If you have any doubt about eligibility or if you need any technical assistance, please contact the ECAC Arts Admin, Casey Galligan, at:  admin@essexcountyarts.org

Applications and FAQs can be found HERE.

Deadline March 15, 2026. 

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) presents

New ACW Writing Groups Are Starting this Month

Thanks to the many folks across the North Country who stepped up to help ACW organize several initial writers meet-ups, we now have writing groups in Saratoga Springs, Saranac Lake, Bolton Landing, Croghan (“The Scribblers”), as well as two virtual groups. 

Find your writing group below:

Saratoga Springs | Sat, Jan 10, 11 am, Spot Coffee – 55 Railroad Pl, Saratoga Springs

Saranac Lake | Sat, Jan 17, 10 am, ACW – 15 Broadway, Saranac Lake

Bolton Landing | Tue, Jan 6, 7 pm, Frederick’s Restaurant –  4970 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing

Croghan | Every 1st Wed, 6 pm, Croghan Free Library – 9794 NY-812 #0008, Croghan

Virtual Poetry | Wed, Jan 7, 7 pm, Virtual Writing | Sun, Feb 1, 7 PM

Virtual Writing | Sun, Feb 1, 7 PM, Join via Zoom HERE.

Also from ACW

Queer Lit Night

Sunday,January 11, 4 – 6 pm

Join us at Hex & Hop Brewing in Bloomingdale for an opportunity for queer readers and writers to read, write, and connect!

Find out more HERE.

Hex & Hop Brewing, 1719 State Route 3, Bloomingdale

Adirondack Folk School announces

2026 Class Catalog Now Available

Our schedule for this year is packed full of incredible classes and programs.

Check out the digital version HERE.

Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne

St. Lawrence County Arts Council (SLC Arts) announces

Open Call for 2026 North Country Arts Festival New Logo Design

Help us revamp the festival fundraising campaign with fresh designs for shirts, stickers, and more!

Samples due March 31, 2026 at 5 pm.

Specifications and submission form are

HERE.

Champlain Valley Film Series

Winter 2026 Season

Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 1610 NY-22, Essex

In Case You Missed It

“Adirondack Sky Center brings home Emmy Award”

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s Chris Gaige reports on the honors awarded to the Adirondack Sky Center for contributions made to NASA’s solar eclipse coverage.

Read the full story HERE.

Image: Four of the Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory 18 trustees smile in front of the organization’s Emmy Award at its 68 Park Street Astronomy Hub in Tupper Lake on Sunday. From left, trustees Rick Wilburn, James Shaw, Marc Staves and President Seth McGowan. The Emmy was won as part of the Sky Center’s contribution to NASA’s coverage of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse. (Enterprise photo — Chris Gaige)