Hill and Hollow Music presents

Summer Jazz House Party—Jazz Flute Goddess Ali Ryerson and the Larry Ham Quartet

Sunday, July 12, 4 pm

It’s a swingin’ Summer Jazz House Party! The amazing and renowned jazz flute goddess Ali Ryerson joins Larry Ham’s fabulous band, along with regular mates Matt Dunne on bass and Tom Melito on drums. Ali Ryerson has had a notable career for over five decades, consistently ranking among the top flutists in the Downbeat Jazz Poll. Ali’s new album just received a rave review in the jazz journal Paris-Move: read it HERE .

Admission by discretionary donation:$100 – $250 – $500 – $1000, etc.

Reservations requested:RSVP by July 9. Pre-payment confirms your reservation. 

Live jazz music happens in the living room at Weatherwatch Farm and is also piped outside. You are free to wander the grounds and relax on porches while enjoying a refreshing beverage and delicious savories and sweets catered by Farmhouse Pantry. Arrive any time after 3:00 pm; music starts around 4:00 pm. This is a rain-or-shine event; no worries though—it’s a sprawling old house with plenty of porches!

This special event launches our 2026-27 lineup of superb artists and ensembles, which you may see on our website. We always aim to present a balanced and intriguing diversity of chamber music genres with artists who are internationally recognized and celebrated. We are terribly excited about ALL of the artists and ensembles who will perform on the new Hill and Hollow Music series!

Find out more and reserve HERE.

Hill and Hollow Music, Weatherwatch Farm, 550 Number 37 Road, Saranac

Wells Memorial Library Presents

Lake George Arts Project Announces

Due to construction delays, our July 8th performance with Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter has been moved to a later date.

For further updates regarding the Summer Concert Series schedule, visit HERE.

Keene Arts presents

Where the Eye Rests, the Mind Works: The Abstract Landscapes of Bill Evans

A memorial exhibition curated by Jason Andrew

Thursday, July 9 – Sunday, 

July 26

Opening reception Thursday, July 9, 5:30 -9 pm

For five decades, Bill Evans (1947–2025) rendered the American landscape with a realist’s patient eye, carrying his easel from the granite shoreline of Monhegan Island, Maine, to the brick streets of downtown Utica, to New York City in the 1970s, and the high peaks of his beloved Adirondacks — all forty-six of which he climbed twice in his lifetime. 

This exhibition offers a different entry point into that body of work: Evans’s abstract landscapes, made alongside his representational paintings but rarely exhibited and never treated as central to his practice. Where the realist canvases ask the eye to recognize and record a place, the abstractions ask the eye to rest. Color and form loosen from topography; the horizon dissolves into gesture and field. Freed from the work of identification, the mind takes over—doing its own subconscious rendering of the landscape, standing memory and association in for granite and birch, mountain and sky.

Presented as a companion to his celebrated realism rather than a departure from it, this exhibition argues that Evans’s abstractions were never a side door in his studio. They were where his looking began. The exhibition will include the artist’s virtuosic assemblage works, some, like this survey of paintings have never before been publicly exhibited.

About Jason Andrew:
Jason Andrew an independent scholar, curator, and producer who splits his time between Jay, NY, and New York City. He and his husband Norman Jabaut are the owners of the Ausable Theater in Au Sable Forks

Keene Arts, 10881 State Hwy 9N, Keene

Lake George Dinner Theatre Presents

The Marvelous Wonderettes

Tickets are now available HERE.

Holiday Inn Resort Lake George, 2223 Canada Street, Route 9, Lake George

Join Maureen Folk, Curator of Collections, for a special inside look at our exhibition “Benjamin Franklin Was Here, 1776.”

Learn the fascinating story of Benjamin Franklin’s stop in Glens Falls, explore his lasting impact on both local and national history, and discover what it really takes to bring an exhibition to life. From research and artifact selection to hands-on decision-making, Maureen will walk attendees through the curatorial process and share insights you don’t usually get to see.

Space is limited. To register, please call (518) 793-2826.

Chapman Museum, 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls

Tupper Arts presents

Stitchin’ Bees

Wednesday – Sunday, July 15 – 19

The Stitchin’ Bees are back again for another prodigious display of their handiwork!

With interactive displays, a whole lotta stunning quilts and a quilting boutique where you can pickup delightful artisan pieces, this ever popular show is sure to impress.

Don’t forget your opportunity to win glorious hand-crafted quilt by entering our raffle.

More info HERE.

Also from Tupper Arts

2026 Summer Sunset Series

Folkfaces

Wednesday, July 15, 7 pm

Folkfaces is a New York State-based roots music quartet that plays an energetic mix of original and traditional music. Drawing deep inspiration from “weird old American music,” their live performances serve as a traveling variety show and musical revue. The band masterfully explores a wide range of genres, including country blues, traditional jazz, rock and roll, honky tonk, western swing, bluegrass, old-time, and jug band music.

More info HERE.

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

The Adirondack Experience presents

Katsitsionni Fox Film Screening and Conversation

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 7 – 8:30 pm

Join us for an evening of storytelling through film with Akwesasne Mohawk filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox. This program will feature two short films, Kanenon:we (ga-nuh-ooh-weh) and Tentsitewahkwe (duh-jee-de-wuh-gwe) which explore Indigenous knowledge systems through themes of food ways, land, and cultural continuity.

Following the screenings, Katsitsionni (gah-jeet-juni) will participate in a conversation moderated by David Escobar, Report for America Corps Member for North Country Public Radio and Adirondack Explorer. The discussion will reflect on her creative process and the role of film in expressing and sustaining relationships to land, knowledge, and community.

Get tickets HERE.

This event will be held at the Performing Arts Center at North County School & Camp Treetops, 4382 Cascade Rd, Lake Placid.

Upper Jay Art Center (UJAC) presents

Melancholy Play

Thursday – Sunday,  July 16 – July 26

Step into the whimsical world of Sarah Ruhl’s Melancholy Play, where melancholy isn’t just a mood—it’s an irresistible charm. Tilly is an ordinary bank teller whose exquisite sadness captivates everyone she meets. But when an outpouring of love triggers a transformation in Tilly, her newfound joy wreaks havoc on the lives of her admirers. Sometimes it’s poetic, profound, and surreal. Sometimes it’s campy and delightfully silly. This one-of-a-kind comedy will use every tactic to keep you entertained while sneakily provoking deeper questions about human capacity for love…and pity.

Performed by Chris Locke (as Lorenzo), Emily Abruzzi (as Joan), Mike Jones (as Frank), Larysa Murray (as Tilly), Elizabeth Sackett (Frances), and Ava Glover (as the cellist)

Directed by Gabrielle Schutz. Assistant Directed by Anja Martin. Music Direction by John Blevins.

More info and tickets HERE.

UJAC, 12198 9N (North), Upper Jay

The View presents

The Rebecca Miner Trio

Wednesday, July 15, 5 – 6:30 pm

The Rebecca Miner Trio features Rebecca on vocals and rhythm guitar singing an eclectic blend of Country, Rock & Roll, Blues and Jazz.  Tim Baldwin on lead guitar and John Handzel round out this fine trio.

More info HERE.

View Arts Center, 3273 NY-28, Old Forge

Old Forge Library hosts Town of Webb Historical Association Local History and Stories Series

“You Can’t Drive to Beaver River,” with Adirondack historian and author Edward Pitts

Thursday, July 16, 5 pm

The hamlet of Beaver River in the Town of Webb consists of just over one hundred seasonal camps, the Norridgewock Lodge, and the homes of four year-round residents. Located at the eastern end of the Stillwater Reservoir and completely surrounded by the state Forest Preserve, Beaver River is the only place in New York with year-round residents that has no direct road connection to the outside world. Only a handful of inhabited places in the lower forty-eight states can make the same claim. However, from its founding in 1892 until the end of 1914, Beaver River did have a road connection to the outside world.

Pitts will tell the story of how that road connection was lost and the continuing efforts to restore road access. He will discuss the creation of the original Carthage to Lake Champlain Road and explain how the section leading to Beaver River was cut off at the end of 1914. He will also describe when and how the road from Eagle Bay to Big Moose and on to Stillwater was built. The talk will conclude with a discussion of the lessons that can be learned from the many attempts over the last century to reconnect Beaver River by road.

Old Forge Library, 220 Crosby Blvd, Old Forge

Lake George Arts Project presents

Remnant / Revelation, Mary Pat Wager

Wednesday, July 8 – Saturday, August 8

Artist reception Saturday, July 11, 4 – 6pm

In this solo exhibition, assemblage sculptor Mary Pat Wager presents a body of steel sculptures and wall pieces constructed from industrial, agrarian, and vintage materials—objects sourced from junkyards, estates, and the quiet edges of a century that built everything … and preserved almost nothing. Through welding, deconstruction, and reconstruction, Wager forces these remnants into new configurations, new conversations, and new meaning.

Additional details HERE.

Image: Scalped—wood, steel, horns, antlers, electrical components, grass ring, wood. 

Courthouse Gallery, Old County Courthouse, 1 Amherst Street, Lake George

In Case You Missed It

New art store opens in Schroon

Crafting supplies, classes, Art By The Lake has it all

The Sun Community News‘ Shaundra Bartlett Yaw profiles Art By The Lake, the new art store that just opened in Schroon.

Red the article HERE.

Image: Art By The Lake will put people in touch with their creative sides. Photo provided.