Cordâme Concerts Canceled!

Hill and Hollow Music regrets to announce the cancellation of the Cordâme concerts scheduled at Lake Forest on Saturday, January 31 and the Saranac Methodist Church on Sunday, February 1.

In April 2025, the award-winning Montreal chamber music (jazz) ensemble applied for a U.S. visa to travel here for these concerts. In the nine months since then, no action has been taken on Cordâme’s visa application by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). We recently enlisted the assistance of staff members in the offices of Senator Gillibrand and Congresswoman Stefanik. Their efforts have been unsuccessful so far.

Should the visa application eventually be approved, we shall make every effort to reschedule these concerts which our North Country audience and Cordâme artists so greatly deserve. Please stay tuned.

We are not alone. This same problem is affecting presenters and artists all over the country. Read an article that appeared recently in The New York Times: “Trump’s Travel Restrictions Hurt U.S. Artists & Presenters” HERE.

North Country Rural Development Coalition announces 

Now Hiring: Artistic Director for the Adirondack Performing Arts Center (APAC)

APAC is a brand-new, 200-seat, multi-disciplinary performance venue breaking ground in downtown Ticonderoga. It will serve touring artists, regional/local performers, youth arts education, public art, and community-based events — and it will be a true cultural anchor for the Adirondack region. 

We are seeking a bold, creative, and community-minded Artistic Director to help shape the artistic vision of this space from the ground up and launch its inaugural season.

Find out more and how to apply HERE.

Reminder: The Wild Center Needs your Vote!

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 Feb. 9. Winners will be announced on Wed., Feb. 18.

Rescheduled

Find out more HERE.

The Grange Hall, 1610 NY Route 22, Essex

Tannery Pond Center presents

Winter & Valentine’s Kids’ Art

Saturday, February 7, 12 – 2 pm. Free.

Join us for a fun few hours of making Winter and Valentine’s themed Kids’ art projects at Tannery Pond Center. Open to kids of all ages. 

For more information, call: 518-251-2505

Tannery Pond Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

Plattsburgh State Art Museum presents

Visions from Mountains to Valley, David Kanietakeron Fadden

Thru May 15, 2026

Reception Saturday, February 7,  4 – 6 pm

Acclaimed Mohawk artist, David Fadden’s work has been exhibited throughout the northeast. His subjects range from traditional Haudenosaunee teachings to intimate portrayals of community members. His vibrant, expressive work encompasses fine brushwork, dynamic palette knife applications, and mosaic-like paintings that capture the complexity and vitality of contemporary Indigenous identity. In addition to his strong reputation as a painter, he is recognized as a storyteller, illustrator, writer, sculptor and exhibit designer.

Burke Gallery, John Myers Building, Plattsburgh State, 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh

North Country Roots & North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC) host

Hearts on Main

Saturday February 7, 2026, 4 – 8 pm

Hearts on Main is a cozy winter Valentine’s celebration featuring ice skating, local shops and regional vendors offering handcrafted gifts, art, sweets, florals, and creative experiences. 

Designed for couples, friends, and families alike, this indoor event invites the community to gather, shop local, and celebrate love in all its forms while supporting small businesses. Live music, free family fun, libations, and a special Valentine scavenger hunt.

Find out more and see schedule of events HERE.

The View Arts Center presents

Ceramic Soap Dish and Pump Bottle

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10 am – 1 pm

You don’t have to know how to throw on the wheel to make a bottle!  Join View’s pottery studio manager, Danielle Powers, for this fun hand building workshop, to create your own one of a kind soap dish along with a matching pump bottle. The soap dish is created using your choice of numerous studio cookie cutter shapes to stack and create a unique soap dish. 

Then use slab building and bowl making techniques to create a bottle shape. Leave the bottle plain to show off your glaze choice, or you can add texture of your choosing using stamps, rollers and texture pads. Choose your glazes and View will be happy to glaze and fire your pieces to be picked up at a later date. No previous pottery experience is required. Kids 12 and above are welcome to attend. All materials are included in the cost of the class.  

Find out more and  register HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge 

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) presents

Birch Bark Creations with Melissa Grant

Saturday, February 7, 1 -3 pm

Create bouquets, ornaments and vases with birch bark and bring home something beautiful. Instructor will demonstrate basic skills and provide hands-on assistance to guide each student in a positive and encouraging way, using mainly natural materials, with some charm-like embellishments.

Register HERE.

LARACl, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls

Ft. Ticonderoga’s REAL TIME REVOLUTION® presents Winter Quarters Living History

The Precarious Garrison of Ticonderoga

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10 am – 4 pm

In this one-day living history event, explore how the small garrison of New York troops survived through the depths of the winter. See their continued work to maintain Fort Ticonderoga with its role in command of the Northern Department. Consider the choices made by American soldiers, asked to reenlist at Ticonderoga even as winter’s cold made them ache for home.

Full schedule and purchase tickets HERE.

Fort Ticonderoga, 102 Fort Ti Road, Ticonderoga