The Westport Library Association presents

Celebrating the Nation: A Season of Heritage & Hope

Produced by artists, musicians, and scholars for children and adults, the series will celebrate the experiences of people living in the Champlain Valley in 1776 and celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary.

Highlights include a choral concert featuring the Willsboro Central School District Chorus, an art-making workshop for children, a performance-based workshop featuring the Fife and Drum Corps of Fort Ticonderoga, an interactive tour of musical Americana and an engaging talk about the social, cultural and political history around Cider, the earliest of American beverages.

Join us at the Westport Library on Saturday, April 18, 4 pm: Together We Sing: A Celebration in Song. The program offers a blend of Broadway, historical reflection, and empowering messages that reflect hope, transformation, and the power of children’s voices, featuring the Willsboro Central School District Chorus (& Friends).

Future events for Celebrating the Nation: A Season of Heritage & Hope:
• Saturday, May 23, 10 – 12 am: Revolutionary Art Making for Kids!
• Saturday, June 6, 10 – 12 am: Yankee Doodle Comes to Town!
• Wednesday, July 22, 7 pm: Jennifer Moore & Friends Present: A Mostly American Music Sampler
• Wednesday, August 12, 7 pm: Cider Talk & Tasting presented by Early American Scholar & Historian, Mark Turdo

Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, Westport

Lake Placid – North Elba Historical Society Presents

The View Arts Center presents

Upcycled Vinyl Sign Tote Bag

Saturday, April 18,

 10 am – 1 pm

Give vinyl banners from View a second life in this creative upcycling workshop! Participants will design and construct durable tote bags using reclaimed vinyl banners, learning simple cutting, layout, and sewing techniques along the way. Each banner features unique colors and graphics, so every bag becomes a one-of-a-kind piece. Perfect for beginners, this hands-on workshop combines creativity, sustainability, and practical making—leave with a sturdy tote and a story behind it.  Totes measure approximately 13″x10″.  All materials are included in the cost of the workshop.  

Details and register HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge

SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic

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 FOURTH WEDNESDAY. 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. 

More info about Snowfort HERE.

More about Bell Fire Arts CollectiveHERE.

Snowfort Books, 6592 Main Street, Westport

The Hyde Collection presents

35th Annual High School Juried Show

Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026

The Hyde Collection’s 35th annual High School Juried Show  will feature student artwork from across Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton, and Essex counties. This milestone anniversary exhibition will celebrate the legacy of this longstanding regional high school show. 

The High School Juried Show  serves as a transformative opportunity for area high school students to delve into the intricacies of the art world, gaining invaluable experience and knowledge along the way. High school artists employ diverse styles and mediums, including drawing, painting, digital illustration, photography, mixed-media, jewelry, sculpture, and ceramics. The Hyde Collection is pleased to once again partner with Glens Falls Hospital as an additional venue for this exhibition. 

The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls

Adirondack Coast Events presents

Adirondack Coast Craft Fair

Saturday, April 18, 10 am – 4 pm

With more than 100 vendor booths, this craft fair brings together a curated collection of local and regional artisans offering handcrafted goods that cannot be found anywhere else. It’s a vibrant marketplace filled with one-of-a-kind creations, including handmade crafts, artwork, home décor, specialty gifts, and so much more.

More info HERE.

Gymnasium, former Clinton Community College campus, 136 Clinton Point Drive, Plattsburgh

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) presents

Secret of Life, Three Generations. Featuring Chip Perone, Alex Perone & Sophia Perone

Thru Wednesday, May 13

Lapham Gallery, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls

In Case you Missed It

“Sculptor transforms historic Harrisville property into Adirondack art oasis”

Former Smith-Corona hunting camp which was later a summer camp, is now off-grid ‘ArtAngelis.’

Tom French has written a terrific piece in the Adirondack Explorer about Kim Eminhizer and  Peter Jon Snyder’s former hunting camp, dude ranch, summer camp and retreat for SUNY Brockport and now home, which is a unique gallery for the arts.

Read the full article HERE.

Image: “The Traveler,” a mostly stone car, sits at the entrance to Peter Jon Snyder and Kim Eminhizer’s property south of Harrisville. Photo by Tom French

Downtown Artist Cellar (DAC) presents

The Poem Village Project, a special evening of poetry

Thursday, April 16, 7 pm

Poets who submitted work to the Poem Village Project are invited to participate as featured readers, sharing their submitted poem along with up to three additional pieces. An open mic will follow, welcoming all voices—whether you participated in Poem Village this year or simply feel called to share your work.

As part of this regional initiative, Poem Village installations can be viewed throughout the community. In Malone, poems are on display at Nationwide Insurance, Nelson’s Flower Shop, and Café Nouveau. Additional installations can be found in the Salmon River and Akwesasne communities, including East End and Twin Leaf locations, as well as Bear’s Den. Poems are also installed across St. Lawrence County and in Saranac Lake, extending the reach of this shared literary experience throughout the North Country.

Poem Village is presented in collaboration with the Adirondack Center for Writing and SLC Arts, as part of a broader regional celebration of poetry across the North Country.

The event is hosted as part of Poetry @ DAC, an ongoing literary series led by poet jim bourey. The series brings together invited readers and open mic participants, creating space for connection, creativity, and shared expression through the written word.

DAC, 410 E Main St, Malone