The Whallonsburg Grange Presents

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams Unplugged

Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge

Scratch Night at the Lounge

Friday, January 23, 7 pm 

Join us for SCRATCH NIGHT. What is a scratch night you ask? It’s an opportunity for performers and creators to test new material, and explore big ideas (on a small scale). What you’ll see: probably some clowning, perhaps some dancing, a touch of music…the possibilities are endless. Come enjoy a night of raw “first takes” of what could become a full-fledged project soon.

Performances by Al Lutz, Casey Galligan, Mac MacDevitt, Abby Swint, Sam Meigs, Nora Nadire, and Gabrielle Schutz with music accompaniment by Chris Radey and Christian Eggleston
 

Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge, 12198 Old Rte 9n, Jay

The Adirondacks in Focus

Friday, January 23 – Friday, March 27

Opening reception Friday, January 23, 5 – 7 pm

The exhibition features Phil Merlino’s Adirondack Mountain Photography and follows the region through the seasons, beginning in winter.

Find out more about Phil Merlino HERE.

Second Floor Gallery at City Hall, 42 Ridge Street, Second Floor, Glens Falls

Tupper Arts’ Adirondack State Theatre presents

Hamnet

Friday, January 16 – Thursday, January 29

Wednesday – Friday, 7 pm

Saturday & Sunday, 1 pm & 7 pm

HAMNET is the powerful story of love and loss that inspired Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Hamlet. Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, the film is directed, co-written, and co-edited by Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao.

Additional details HERE.

Adirondack State Theater, 100 Park Street, Tupper Lake

Jay Entertainment & Music Society (JEMS) presents

Frankie and The Moonlighters

Saturday, January 24, 7 pm

Let yourself be transported back to the spectacular music scene of the 50’s and 60’s! Frankie and The Moonlighters always delights their fan base by delivering solid gold standards paired with the group’s trademark authentic performance and light-hearted banter. Everyone in the band comes from different walks of life, and most are still working regular jobs. Music is a labor of love, and a passion for everyone in the group. Their biggest joy is seeing the audience dancing and singing along.

Find out more HERE.

Au Sable Valley Middle High School, 1490 State Hwy 9N, Clintonville

Elizabethtown Social Center presents

Kids Birdhouse & Bird Feeder Workshop   

Saturday, January 24, 10 am – 12 pm

Calling all young builders and nature lovers!

Join us for a super fun, hands-on workshop where kids get to build with real wood and create their very own birdhouse and bird feeder to take home and hang outside. Learn how to use tools safely, decorate your creations, and help give our feathered friends a cozy place to visit. We’ll learn a little about our feathered friends while crafting something special just for them. A perfect activity for kids who love to create, explore, and help wildlife.

Free event—all materials provided. Materials for the workshop are generously being donated by Vaughan’s Custom Sawing.

Please register ahead of time. For more information and to register please visit HERE. Please contact us at 518-873-6408 or news@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org with any questions.

Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 US-9, Elizabethtown

SLC Arts presents

Laughter Workshop with Rivka Eckert

Saturday, January 24, 11 am – 1 pm

Join Rivka Eckert for improv and writing exercises, guaranteed to leave folks delighted. All ages welcome. 

Register HERE.

SLC Arts Creative Spirit Community Arts Center, 6-8 Raymond Street, Potsdam

Adirondack Center for Writing and NCPR present

The Season 9 Howl Grand Slam

Saturday, January 24, 7 – 9 pm

Get ready for the biggest storytelling showdown of the year! 

The theme is “A for Effort”—stories of best laid plans, going awry or going exactly as planned, stories of trying your hardest, of school grade efforts, putting your best foot forward, and maybe misstepping along the way.

Returning from all across the North Country, the winning storytellers of our 2025 Howls will take the stage to compete head-to-head for the title of Grand Champion. 

Get tickets HERE.

Gulick Theatre, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton

The Wild Center nominated—again!— as “Best Science Museum”

For the fourth year in a row, The Wild Center is honored to be nominated as “Best Science Museum” in USA TODAY’s 2026 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Selected by a panel of travel experts, the list of 20 nominees highlights museums nationwide where the wonders of science and natural history spring to life. Voting for the awards is open to the public, and votes are tallied daily. Readers are allowed one online vote per day.

To vote, visit HERE. 

Polls close at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 9. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 18.

The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake