A Look at the 2011 Round Lake Antiques Festival
The shelves of my room are filled with figurines I started to collect from the Red Rose tea boxes my parents and grandparents often gave to me when I was younger. When my obsession for the statuettes went beyond the bounds of what was currently offered by [...]
Freihofer’s Jazz Festival 2011 at SPAC, Review
This year’s Freihofer’s Jazz Festival at SPAC, was a well-rounded celebration of improvisation. For the two days of the festival (June 25-26, 2011), concertgoers, fans and the curious were treated to nonstop entertainment that showcased legends from the world of jazz.
Highlights on the first day featured the Jack DeJohnette [...]
2011 Lake Placid Film Forum: Video Coverage of this Year’s Special Guests Q&As, Independent Filmmakers Whit Stillman and Nancy Savoca
Hosting an eclectic mix of guests, this year’s Lake Placid Film Forum featured appearances by two important figures from the world of independent cinema: Whit Stillman and Nancy Savoca. Both New York based filmmakers were present [...]
2011 Lake Placid Summer Figure Skating Championships
Approximately 300 figure skaters glided into Lake Placid for the annual Lake Placid Summer Figure Skating Championships this past weekend, June 23-25. Skaters of all ages and levels from both the US and Canada competed, along with skaters from the Adirondack region. For skaters, this is a chance to [...]
Review of the Company of Thieves at Northern Lights
Despite having a new album out that placed a solid #25 on the Rock Billboard charts, Chicago-based Company of Thieves is not the recipient of a lot of hype. And while they have a highly marketable sound with distinctly awesome female vocals, you will not see them [...]
Albany’s 2011 Art on Lark Festival (Review)
Morning showers and scattered rain into the afternoon didn’t keep a crowd of several hundred people from attending the annual Art on Lark festival on Saturday, June 11th in Albany. The normally eclectic Lark Street was transformed into a vibrant artists’ showcase featuring music, craft vendors, food and visual [...]
Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play featuring Dave Brubeck-Saratoga Arts Fest Concert at Skidmore, Review
The sound of jazz came alive on Friday, June 10th at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College with a performance by Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play featuring special guest Dave Brubeck.
As part of this year’s Saratoga Arts Fest, this was the undisputed [...]
Saratoga Arts Fest 2011: Four Days of Arts and Entertainment
This past weekend Saratoga celebrated its artistic and cultural endeavors with the 4th annual Saratoga Arts Fest, which included a four day packed lineup of theatre, art, dance, music and film. Run by an all-volunteer organization, adult spectators paid $35 for a pass, which gained them [...]
Art Night in Schenectady: A Review
Allow me to attest to the fact that, not long ago, you could not have paid me to walk down State Street in Schenectady after dark. It’s not a pretty fact, and not one often used to begin an article which will, hopefully, influence others to, among other things, walk down [...]
A Night with Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Brothers at The Palace Theater, Albany (Review)
When I write reviews of cultural events, I try my best not to tell you whether it was good or bad. The thing about cultural events is that they are, well, cultural, and are not therefore measurable in some quantifiable way. [...]
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