With the holiday season in full swing, the event choices continue to increase. Of course, if you’re not looking for something festive to do, there are plenty of other options to choose from, as usual. There is indeed something for everyone.
Wednesday, December 1st is World AIDS Day, and in observation of that, ONE Condoms, What [...]
[ December 5, 2010; ; ] Breakfast With Santa (8:30am-11am)
Shauber Stables, Ballston Lake
Bring all the kids to have breakfast with Santa Clause. Allow your kids to experience the wonders of the holidays. For more information call 518-281-0088.
Barkfest with Santa (9am-11am)
Clifton Park, Center
Bring the dogs to meet Santa and indulge in some holiday cookies. Cost: $5 per dog. Fore more information call [...]
[ December 4, 2010; ; ] Breakfast with Santa (9am–12pm)
Saranac Lake Adult Center, Saranac Lake
A free Breakfast with Santa clause to kick off the holiday season, donations are encouraged. All proceeds will go to the Saranac Lake Food Pantry.
Christmas Bazaar (9am–2pm)
St. Agnes School, Lake Placid
The St. Agnes School’s annual holiday bazaar will feature baked goods, toys, crafts, wreaths, holiday plants, other [...]
[ December 3, 2010; ; ] George’s Pick!
First Friday: Barbie Collection Spectacular
Historic Grooms Tavern, Clifton Park
For this months first Friday, enjoy the mass amounts of Barbie Dolls around for viewing. The event will have the majority of the Barbie themes ever made. Admission is free. For details call 518-371-6667.
Celebrate the Season: Teas and Trees
Woman’s Club, Albany
The Club House will be decorated [...]
[ December 2, 2010; ; ] Story Hour Program (10:30am)
Saranac Lake Free Library, Saranac Lake
The Story Hour Program, hosted by the Saranac Lake Free Library, invites all preschoolers to join in for story telling in the libraries children’s room. For more information call 518-891-4190.
Story Art (10:30am-11:00am)
The Children’s Museum at Saratoga
Allow your children to bring stories to life to make the idea [...]
[ December 1, 2010; ; ] Patient Capital in an Impatient World (7:30am-9am)
Hilton Garden Inn, Troy
Learn the ins and outs of poverty and universal capital as well as learn how one woman turned traditional philanthropy upside down. Cost: $10 advance/$20 at door. For details call 518-276-2650.
Small Business Success Series (8am)
Left Bank Café, Saranac Lake
A seminar for small business owners entitled “15 [...]
Although the 15,000 runner maximum has been reached, the 74th Annual Manchester Road Race promises to be an exciting family event on Thanksgiving morning. There are many new features of the road race this year. This includes an online registration system, new age categories, new seed card qualifying times, and results will be produced in [...]
Thanksgiving is a time for family, turkey, giving thanks…and having fun! Thanksgiving Eve has always been one of the biggest party nights and Ulster County is filled with intoxicating places to go.
The Emerson Resort and Spa in Mount Tremper, is having a “Thanksgiving Eve Party” at the Catamount. From 10pm-1am, you can dance the night [...]
This Tuesday I went along to see the penultimate screening of the IFC Center’s Stranger than Fiction season. It was a documentary about the legendary actress and performer Marlene Dietrich (Marlene; 1982). The film which is a documentary flirting with the cinema verité genre, shows director and Academy Award winning actor Maximilian Schell interviewing the [...]
International Science
Second Stem Cell Trial Ready to Go
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to a second clinical trial involving human embryonic stem (hES) cells. The company responsible for the trial is Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), a biotech company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. ACT was one of the first companies involved in [...]
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