SUNY Plattsburgh, Center for Earth and Environmental Science Presents

Natural Successions 

Exploring interconnectedness and resiliency in a changing environment

Friday, April 17, 6 pm

Fienberg Library, 2 Draper Ave., Plattsburgh

Whallonsburg Grange presents

Paper Wings

Saturday, April 18, 7:30 pm

Long-time friends and collaborators Emily Mann and Wila Frank, known together as Paper Wings, dream up warm, pastoral folk songs furnished with delicate banjo and spellbinding harmonies so close you often can’t tell their voices apart. On their latest project, Listen to the World Spin, the Nashville duo’s songwriting flourishes, displaying their exceptional ability to reference nostalgic sounds of American folk music while maintaining their own compelling style of artful and unpretentious lyricism.

Learn more and hear a sample HERE.

Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NY-22, Whallonsburg

Adirondack Film presents

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 40th Anniversary

Friday, April 17, 7 pm

Written and directed by the legendary teenage movie icon, John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Home Alone), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off follows a brash, cocky high school senior who, after tiring of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day. With the help of his best friend Cameron and girlfriend Sloan, the trio roars around Ferris’ favorite Chicago sites, all while avoiding the relentless Dean Rooney.

Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2014 by the Library of Congress, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is fun for the whole family and encourages all of us to live

Details and tickets are HERE.

Arts Center Lake Placid, 17 Algonquin Dr, Lake Placid

Downtown Artist Cellar (DAC) presents

Songwriter Series, with Shamim & Bill (Saranac Lake) and The Scuttlemen (Malone)

Sunday, April 19, 3 – 5 pm

An afternoon of original music rooted in American and Irish traditions.

DAC, 410 East Main Street, Malone

A Reminder from the Essex County Arts Council

SRC Grants Available For The Arts

Calling all artists!

The application window for Statewide Redirect Grants is still open. The deadline has been extended to April 30. Don’t delay! This funding is for YOU!

Find more general info HERE.

Find application portal HERE.

John Brown Farm presents

Earth Day Hike and Learn

Wednesday, April 22, 10:30 am

Take a walk toward Lyman and Anna Eppes’ first Adirondack home on their land grant, part of Gerrit Smith’s “scheme of justice and benevolence”. Learn the story of Timbuctoo and of the Eppes’ family life in the Adirondacks. This hike on an old camp road will cross through Henry and Mildred Uihlein Foundation land onto NYS Wild Forest land. The route first descends then ascends about 250 feet over a mile, before the turn-around point, and is about 2 miles round trip. 

Registrants can arrange to meet the guide at John Brown Farm no later than 10:10 am to drive to the starting point of the route. The hike will start at 10:30 am at a point on Bear Cub Lane. Participants should bring water and a snack. Please register for this free hike by emailing, or text the guide at 518-806-9719. More details will be provided.

John Brown Farm, 115 John Brown Road, Lake Placid

Harp as Spiritual Practice: The Contemplative Way of Improvisation

“We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover that which is sacred.” ~ Jack Kornfield.

I would add to Jack Kornfield’s wise words that we can bring our spiritual practice to all aspects of playing the harp, from tuning to practicing to performing, and more, delighting in discovering that which is sacred.

April’s “Harp as Spiritual Practice” virtual retreat, live via Zoom on Friday, April 17 at 3:30 pm, unfolds a contemplative way to explore improvisation. This retreat offers time, space, framework, inspiration and gentle guidance with which to explore and discover playing the harp as a spiritual practice, no matter what your experience level is and no matter what music you are playing.

More info and registration HERE.

Blessings of discovering that which is sacred,
Martha Gallagher

Fort Ticonderoga presents 

Virtual Fort Fever Series featuring Dr. Matthew Keagle

Wednesday, April 22, 7 pm, virtual

Join Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator, to preview the 2026 special exhibition highlighting Revolutionary Possibilities. 

American Independence was not a foregone conclusion. Recovering the contingency of the American Revolution helps to underscore its profound significance. The future hung in the balance, affected by everything from human actions to natural events. The charged atmosphere of the period from 1774 to 1783 made anything possible. Objects and ideas from Europe were transformed through contact with those from the complex and diverse American colonial world. From the personal to the national, the political and military situation provided a vast new set of opportunities, from individual freedom to political independence. People from all nations, races, genders, and occupations made choices that impacted their own lives and the future of the continent and the world.

Additional info and register HERE.

Westport Library Presents

Thursday, April 23, 6 – 7 pm

Join us for this screening followed by a panel discussion.

6 Harris Lane, Westport

Tanney Pond Center presents

Native Yardening Workshop with Lisa Salamon

Saturday, April 25, 10 am – 12:30 pm

Native Yardening:  Create Biodiversity in Your Yard

Keystone Plants for ADK Gardens 

Local Plant Sources

Low Impact Maintenance Techniques

Creative Lawn Alternatives

Participants will learn how to plan and renovate their property to support birds, fireflies, butterflies and other important creatures in our ADK ecosystem. 

Wild Ones Southern ADK Chapter will be providing native plants to participants. ADK Action’s Pollinator Project will giveaway native seeds.

RSVP:call 518-251-2505 or email director@tannerypondcenter.org to reserve your spot.

Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek