Events for Monday, July 5th
| July 5, 2010 | ||
Summer Tech Camps (8:30am–4:30pm)
Shen Methodist Church, Rt 146, Clifton Park
Summer tech camps for kids age 6-14, to learn about Lego robotics, video game creation & animated movie making. Call 518-533-8018 for more info.
Farmers Market (9am–1pm)
Schroon Lake
Fresh produce and goods from local farmers in Essex County. Located in the parking lot of the Schroon Lake Town Hall. Call 518-834-7306 for more info.
George’s Pick!
Through July 9, 2010
Lake George Family Fun Festival
Throughout Lake George
The Lake George Family Fun Festival is five days of family events and special discounts to help you start off your summer right. Call 518-681-7452 for more info.
George’s Pick!
Tubing with Adirondack Tubing Adventures
Adirondack Tubing Adventures (10:30am, 12:45pm, & 3:15pm)
877 Lake Avenue, Lake Luzerne
Part of Lake George’s Family Fun Festival. Tubing is a great relaxing way for your family and friends to beat the heat, chill out, and go with the flow. Trips depart at 10:30am, 12:45pm, & 3:15pm for 1.5 to 2 hours each. Call 518-775-0634 for reservations and mention the Family Fun Festival to tube “The Lazy Linx Float” for only $16.95 Adults/$13.95 Kids.
George’s Pick!
Adirondack Folk School Grand Opening
51 Main St., Lake Luzerne (12pm–5pm)
The Adirondack Folk School presents an afternoon of activities to celebrate the facility’s grand opening. At 1pm a log cutting ceremony will replace the traditional ribbon cutting, Adirondack singers and pickers will jam out on the back porch at 2pm, and Carl Heilman II, an award-winning photographer, will present a slide show at 4pm. Free. Visit www.adirondackfolkschool.org or call 518-696-2400 for times and more information.
George’s Pick!
Through Aug 30, 2010
Upper Hudson Valley Watercolor Society Summer Exhibit (1pm–9pm)
Upstairs at 111 Main, Greenwich
The Upper Hudson Valley Watercolor Society displays work by its members July and August at the gallery. Opening Reception on Thursday, July 8, from 5:30–8:30pm. Free. Call 518-692-8016 for more info.
Through Sun, July 11, 2010
Weeklong Silent Directed Retreat for Women (4:30pm–10am)
Dominican Spiritual Life Center, 1945 Union Street, Niskayuna
A directed retreat is an opportunity for you to focus on your personal relationship with God, particularly your prayer life. Cost: $375 / week. Call 518-393-4169 for more info.
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Mini-Triathlon (6:30pm)
Mirror Lake Beach, Lake Placid
Part of the Lake Placid Monday Night mini-triathlon series. Call the High Peaks Cyclery at 518-523-3764 for more info.
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2010 Sembrich Opera Museum Summer Film Series
Bolton Free Library, Bolton Landing (7:30pm)
“LaBoheme.” Free. Visit http://thesembrich.org/2010/03/sembrich-summer-film-series-at-the-bolton-free-library for more details.
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Venison and Potato Chips: Native Foodways in the Adirondacks (7:30pm)
Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake
Part of the Monday Evening Lecture series, learn about native Adirondack foodways. Presented by Marge Bruchac, Coordinator of Native American Studies at the University of Connecticut. 518-352-7311 for more info. Cost: Free for members, $5 for non-members.
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