Saranac Lake ArtWorks hosts

Saranac Lake ArtMarket

Friday, July 3, 1 – 7 pm

A full afternoon of art, music, food, and libations! This year’s event features 30 local artists, each presenting original work across a wide range of mediums, including painting, pottery, glass, fiber arts, woodworking, photography, mixed media and more. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artists, explore their works, and purchase unique, handcrafted pieces.

The road in front of Hotel Saranac will be closed for this event, adding to the festive atmosphere. PorkBusters Food Truck will serve BBQ favorites throughout the day, while ADK Mobile Bars provides craft cocktails and refreshing drinks. Beer lovers can enjoy selections from Hex and Hop Brewery, bringing local flavor to the event.

Live music in Berkeley Green will fill the afternoon with performances by two local groups. The Traveling Bluesberries will bring their signature blues‑infused sound, followed by The Three Leaf Clover Band playing covers of all your favorite classics.

Organized by Saranac Lake ArtWorks, the event invites residents and visitors alike to celebrate the arts, enjoy local food and drink, and experience the uniqueness of our downtown Saranac Lake. More information is available HERE.

Ti Arts Presents

Tannery Pond Center Presents Tannery Talks

1776 film, Intro by Glenn Pearsall

Saturday, July 4, 2 pm

A musical retelling of the American Revolution’s political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.

 1776 is a movie based on the Broadway play of the same name. It delightfully —and with some humor—tells the story of the Declaration of Independence. Local author/historian Glenn L. Pearsall will introduce it and, after its showing, deliver a brief talk on what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence after they signed it. This will be a fun and informative way to celebrate America’s  250th birthday!

Glenn Pearsall is a long time resident of Johnsburg and is well known to many here in Johnsburg and throughout the Adirondacks. In 2000, Glenn and his wife Carol created and funded a private foundation dedicated to improving the lives of year round residents of the Adirondack Park.

Tannery Pond Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek

The Sembrich presents World Music Wednesdays

Christine Tassan et les Imposteures

Wednesday, July 8, 2 pm

Jazz guitarist Christine Tassan is acclaimed for the versatility of her sound and unique musicianship. For over twenty years, Christine Tassan et les Imposteures have reimagined Gypsy jazz with flair, winning devoted fans worldwide.

More details and tickets HERE.

The Sembrich, 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA) Classic Movie Club dissects Vertigo

Thursday, July 2, 7 pm pre-screening discussion via Zoom 

Thursday, July 2, 9:45 pm, Vertigo airs on Turner Classic Movies

Friday, July 3, 3 pm via Zoom, post-screening discussions of Vertigo 

Periodically, classic-movie buff Fred Balzac, who serves as the grant coordinator for the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts—the region’s longest-running, continually operated arts center—scours the TCM schedule and selects films to feature in online “ALCA Classic Movie Club” discussions.

The online series is open to all who are or become an ALCA member and otherwise is free of charge. Participants will either already be a TCM subscriber or able to access the selected film another way, including in advance of that day’s screening by, for example, borrowing the movie from their local library or screening it elsewhere online (those who just want to participate in the discussions, whether they’ve seen the film before not, are also welcome).

To learn more about the “ALCA Classic Movie Club” or to sign up for it and receive program notices and the Zoom links, contact Fred at fred@adirondackarts.org.

Ticonderoga Festival Guild presents Summer Concert Series

250th Anniversary Celebration, with Adirondack Jazz Orchestra and the Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum

Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 7 pm

This celebration will have music from 250 years ago to today. The Fife and Drum Band will take us back 250 years then the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra will deliver inspiring patriotic music. The show will end with a set of fantastic jazz.

All concerts rain or shine. Bring your own chair, free parking

More information HERE.

Knights of Columbus Pavilion, behind the KofC Building 103 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga

Essex Theatre and the Whallonsburg Grange Present

East Branch Friends of the Arts presents

Quartet North

Wednesday, July 8, 6 – 8 pm, free

Join us for a free concert from the back porch of the Holt House at Marcy Field in Keene Valley, by the excellent jazz group Quartet North. 

Quartet North is a group of four jazz veterans—Larry Ham, Paul Meyers, Tom Melito (all NYC pros) and Matt Dunne on bass—who first met while studying at the Crane School of Music in the eighties, and have all had long and successful careers in music, performing around the world and appearing on dozens of recordings.

The concert is sponsored by the Town of Keene. 

Adirondack Experience presents

An Afternoon with a Gibson Girl, performed by Eileen Egan Mack

Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 2 – 3 pm

Spend the afternoon with the story of Adirondack poet Jeanne Robert Foster in a 45-minute one-woman show illuminating her life and work.

A model for Charles Dana Gibson’s celebrated “Gibson Girls,” Foster’s story reaches far beyond the photographs that defined a generation’s ideal of beauty–from humble beginnings in the Adirondacks to the literary salons of Paris and beyond.

This performance is included with museum admission and will take place at the Marion River Carry Pavilion. Seating for 40 guests will be available on a first‑come, first‑served basis, with standing room available as well. Punch will be served. Bring your finest parasol and enjoy an afternoon discovering the story of this remarkable Adirondack woman.

More info HERE.

Adirondack Experience, 9097 NY-30, Blue Mountain Lake

Old Forge Library’s Music in the Gazebo Series presents

Omega Defern

Tuesday, July 7, 4 pm

This Nashville-based indie rock duo is known for emotionally honest songwriting, dynamic live energy, and a sound that fuses grit and melody in equal measure. Comprised of husband-and-wife duo Michael and Heather Liebensohn, their music blends soaring hooks, raw vulnerability, and rich storytelling, putting Heather’s powerful vocals and Mike’s electrifying guitar riffs at the forefront.

More information on the Music in the Gazebo Series schedule is HERE.

Also at the Old Forge Library

Whalemobile! A life-sized inflatable whale

Wednesday, July 8, 2 – 4 pm

4 half-hour sessions, call or email to register and reserve a spot. Children over age 5 do not need a parent to accompany them inside.

Tupper Arts presents

Ben Model to perform live accompaniment to Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Tuesday, July 7, 7 pm

Tupper Arts is excited to welcome back renowned keyboardist Ben Model to the Adirondack State Theater to perform live accompaniment to the silent film Steamboat Bill, Jr., a hilarious Buster Keaton comedy. Model’s appearance is again in partnership with the Strand Theater in Schroon Lake.

Ben Model is one of the nation’s leading silent film accompanists, performing on both piano and theatre organ. Over the past 44 years, he has created and performed thousands of live scores for silent films at universities, museums, and historic theaters, and is one of the few exponents of this craft who is working at it full-time.

More information is HERE.

Adirondack State Theater, 100 Park Street, Tupper Lake

Also from Tupper Arts

Summer Sunset Series

Sometimes Jeff

Wednesday, July 8, 7 pm

Sometimes Jeff (formerly On3) is an acoustic group featuring Jim Boucher, Eric Pasternak, Josh Pratt, and Andrew Russell. An Adirondack based group, playing an eclectic mix of 60’s, 70’s and newer popular and occasional not-so-popular tunes. Sometimes Jeff shows up too!

See the full schedule of Summer Sunset Performances HERE.

Tupper Lake Bandshell, Flanders Park, 7 Martin St, Tupper Lake

Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) presents

John Brown in the Adirondacks

Thursday, July 9, 7 pm, free

Sandra Weber will share historic photos and personal insights from her two newest books about John Brown and his connection to the Adirondacks.

A Q&A and book signing will follow the talk. Books will be available for purchase.

Register HERE. ACW, 15 Broadway, Saranac Lake

Bell Fire Arts Collective presents

SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic at Old Soul

Wednesday, July 8 at 7 pm, list opens at 6:45

Join hosts Alex Clark and Rasheed Trombley and hoist your favorite beverage in the cozy comfort of Plattsburgh’s Old Soul Taproom in Downtown Plattsburgh.

More info HERE.

Old Soul, 124 Margaret Street, Plattsburgh

Elizabethtown Social Center presents

July Concerts on the Center Lawn  

It’s officially lawn concert time at the Elizabethtown Social Center and we have a wonderful line up of fantastic performances this July. Since 2015, our FREE lawn concerts have been an annual tradition in Elizabethtown on Tuesdays in July. The concerts are a great way to enjoy a night out with the kids. Special performances for kids start at 6 pm followed by bands for grown-ups at 7 pm.

First up this year is

The Storycrafters and Meadowmount School of Music concert

Tuesday, July 7

The multiple award-winning duo, The Storycrafters. Barry Marshall and Jeri Burns, weave humor and music into traditional stories for youth. They perform internationally in schools, libraries and other venues. 

At 7pm, talented students from Meadowmount School of Music bring high-level classical music to the Social Center. Meadowmount’s concert will be held indoors, with A/C.

See the full schedule of  July Concerts on the Lawnperformances HERE.

Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 US-9, Elizabethtown

In Case you Missed It

“WAI celebrates its next chapter”

The Sun Community News covered We Are Instrumental’s (WAI) ribbon cutting at its new home on 94 Montcalm Street on Ticonderoga.

You can read the full article HERE.

Photo courtesy of Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC).