Lake Placid Sinfonietta, in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Writing present

An Evening of Chamber Music

Featuring Sinfonietta violinist Vlad Hontila and cellist Georgia Reine Bourderionnet

Experience an intimate evening of chamber music in the beautiful St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid. Presented in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Writing, this unique program will also showcase original written pieces by Lake Placid middle school students inspired by the music being performed.

Tickets are HERE.

St. Agnes Church, 169 Hillcrest Ave, Lake Placid

Hill and Hollow Music presents

Flute & Two Guitars

Young Concert Artists guitar duo Miles Johnston and Michael Vascones with flautist Anthony Trionfo

Sunday, May 24, 4 pm

Hill and Hollow Music presents guitar duo Miles Johnston and Michael Vascones with flautist Anthony Trinfo for a program ranging from Back and Piazzolla to contemporary arrangements custom to the trio. The trio has been featured throughout the country including Carnegie since winning their spots on the 2025/26 Young Concert Artists roster.

For 65 years Young Concert Artists has stood at the forefront of discovering and launching the careers of the future leaders of classical music. Founded by Susan Wadsworth in 1961, YCA has invested in its artists by providing them with the tools, opportunities, and infrastructure to take their careers to the highest level.

More info HERE.

Saranac Methodist Church, Route 3 Saranac

Snowfort Books presents

Letterpress Workshop

Sunday May 24, 2 pm

Are you interested in the craft of printing, specifically letterpress printing on our 1961 Vandercook Universal III? Join us for an open-ended, hands-on letterpress workshop with multidisciplinary artist Ben Aleshire. Ben will demonstrate the fundamentals of the press—how it operates, how to set it up, and how to print—while participants get a close look at working with both metal and wood type from our cases.

We will print a broadside at the event, and all participants will take home their own copy.

Additional details and RSVP HERE.

Snowfort, 6592 Main Street, Westport

Our summer exhibition explores Benjamin Franklin and a lesser-known chapter of the Revolution: his 1776 journey to Montreal to rally support for the American cause. Along the way, Franklin passed through the upper Hudson Valley, including an overnight stay in present-day Glens Falls. By tracing this journey, the exhibition connects our region to a pivotal national moment and reflects on how the ideals of 1776 still shape the nation today.

Celebrate with free admission to the Museum, plus light refreshments, family crafts, colonial lawn games (weather permitting), and a special Storytime at 11:30 a.m. featuring Benjamin Franklin Was Here, 1776, the Chapman Museum’s newest book starring Zopher the Mouse.

Benjamin Franklin himself will also be on hand for a meet-and-greet from 11 am to 1 pm.

Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls

Historic Saranac Lake presents

Sanatorium: Inside the Architectural Cure for Tuberculosis

May and June

This special exhibit features a selection of photographs by John Lazzaro from his upcoming book, Sanatorium: Inside the Architectural Cure for Tuberculosis.

Lazzaro’s photographic survey documents the contemporary remnants of over 25 former tuberculosis hospitals across the United States—including the historic Trudeau Sanatorium in Saranac Lake.

The exhibit, featuring 10–15 of Lazzaro’s stunning images alongside artifacts from the HSL collection, explores the vital role sanatoria architecture played in treating tuberculosis before the discovery of antibiotics. It is a look at the visionary buildings constructed during America’s first modern public health crisis, examining the structures that remain—some abandoned, some decaying, and others repurposed.

Additional info and register HERE.

Historic Saranac Lake  at the Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church St., Suite 2, Saranac Lake

The Strand Center for the Arts presents

Fully Fledged Art Camp: A Summer Camp for Grown-Ups

Monday, May 25 thru Friday, May 29,  9 am – 4 pm

Come and kick off your summer with a week full of art! Through this immersive art camp students will get hands-on experience in a variety of mediums including bookmaking, watercolor painting, printmaking, wheel throwing, handbuilding, oil painting, and zines. This camp is appropriate for both beginners and experienced artists. 

Daily lunch breaks are from noon to 1 pm. Students are encouraged to support our downtown restaurants or bring their own lunch! The Arts Center has water refill stations and students should bring water bottles. Depending on weather, students may be painting outside and are encouraged to bring appropriate sun protection. 

Teachers: Noah Bonesteel, Megan Charland, Sommerleigh D’Elia, Elsa Koop-Angelicola 

Register HERE.

Strand Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St, Plattsburgh

Fort Ticonderoga presents

Honor the Fallen at This Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Sunday, May 24, 2026, 9 – 4 

This Memorial Day, Fort Ticonderoga invites visitors to do more than remember — to truly understand what was sacrificed. As part of the America 250 commemoration and Fort Ticonderoga’s groundbreaking REAL TIME REVOLUTION®, visitors will step inside the Continental Army of May 1776 — experiencing their weapons, rations, music, and daily struggle — and witness firsthand what those soldiers believed they were fighting and dying for. Living history programs and immersive demonstrations run throughout.

Full details and tickets are HERE.

Sacandaga Valley Arts Network (SVAN) presents

Summer Concert Series 2026

Various dates, times and locations

Including a wonderfully wide program of musical artists:

Sirsy, Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra, Bob Stump Band, Caroga Lake Music Festival, Hair of the Dog, Bluz House Rockers, Electric City Horns, The Lustre Kings, and The Lustre Kings.

See the full schedule HERE.

In Case You Missed It

“Walls Between Waters brings award-winning muralists to Essex Co. for a second year”

Six new murals coming to Ticonderoga and Jay with

special events planned for all ages

The Sun Community News covers  the story as six world-renowned and award-winning muralists will paint large-scale murals in downtown Ticonderoga and Jay, during the June and July 2026 Walls Between Waters mural festival.

Read the full piece HERE.

Image:  The public is encouraged to visit Montcalm Street in Downtown Ticonderoga for the Walls Between Waters mural festival on Saturday, June 6. Event highlights include a one-mile color run, makers market, mural dedications, EQX live broadcasting, free activities for children, and a free downtown concert featuring headliner THE STRUMBELLAS, with opening performances by the Chrissie Romano Band and Lang & I. Credit: File image