Events for Week of February 20, 2012
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Events for Week of February 20, 2012
Events & Things to Do, Capital Region to the Adirondacks: Week of February 20, 2012
This week is packed with all kinds of events. From the final weekend of the Lake George Winter carnival, the Harlem Globetrotters in Lake Placid, and plenty of live music and film in Saratoga and Albany there’s no shortage of things to do. Enjoy.
Ongoing
Through February 22, 2012
Art: Widlund Gallery: Taff and Jack Fitterer and Paul Chapman
Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek
Free. www.tpcca.org
George’s Pick!
Through February 26, 2012
Theatre: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Proctor’s Fenimore Gallery, Schenectady
Tix: $14.50- $17.50. www.proctors.org
Through February 26, 2012
Exhibit: Albany and The Civil War: Medicine on the Home and Battle Fronts
Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany
www.albanyinstitute.org
George’s Pick!
Through February 26, 2012
2012 Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships
Olympic Center, Lake Placid
Free. www.whitefacelakeplacid.com
George’s Pick!
Through February 26, 2012
Pendragon Theatre: Almost, Maine
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid
Tix: $16 for adults, $14 seniors and students. www.LakePlacidArts.org
Through February 29, 2012
Exhibit: Agrippa Hull, Ordinary Soldier, Extraordinary Man
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater
Free. www.nps.gov/sara
Through March 2, 2012
Art: Ginger Ertz
Courthouse Gallery, Lake George
www.lakegeorgearts.org
Through March 4, 2012
Art: Tell Me a Story: Anima Katz, David Austin and Tona Wilson
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson
www.carriehaddadgallery.com
Through March 31, 2012
Art: Averill Park Central School District Student Show
Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park
www.slca-ctp.org
Through April 1, 2012
Art: FLUX / Allscapes
Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy
www.artscenteronline.org
Through May 31, 2012
Art: Sue Clarks American Western Photography Show
Samuels WiFi Café, Alplaus
Free. 518-399-9013
Monday, February 20, 2012
George’s Pick!
Through February 23rd, 2012
SUNY Adirondack International Studies Program Used Book Sale (8am)
SUNY Adirondack Student Center, Queensbury
www.sunyacc.edu
Through February 25th, 2012
Winter Nature Programs
Up Yonda Farm, Bolton Landing
Various times. www.upyondafarm.com
George’s Pick!
Through February 26, 2012
Schenectady Restaurant Week 2012
Participating Restaurants, Schenectady
Tix: $20.12. www.sayschenectady.org
Through February 24, 2012
February Break Kids’ Activities (12:30pm)
Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium, Schenectady
Activities free with admission; add $4 for Planetarium. www.SchenectadyMuseum.org
George’s Pick!
Film: The Apartment (7:30pm)
Spring Street Gallery, Schenectady
Tix: $5, $7. www.saratogafilmforum.org
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Through May 31, 2012
Ryan + Trevor Oakes: The Periphery of Perception
EMPAC, Troy
www.empac.rpi.edu
Andrew Simmons’ Wildlife (2pm)
Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga
Free. www.sspl.org
George’s Pick!
Film: The Black List 2 (6:30pm)
Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls
Free. www.crandalllibrary.org
Theatre: Travelling Light (7pm)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid
Tix: $12-$18. www.lakeplacidarts.org
George’s Pick!
Harlem Globetrotters (7pm)
Olympic Center, Lake Placid
Tix: $17- $52. www.whiteface.com/events/globe.php
George’s Pick!
Lecture: Michio Kaku (8pm)
Ballroom, Campus Center, UAlbany Uptown Campus
Free. www.albany.edu
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Through February 23, 2012
Cabin Fever: Art and Architecture Workshops (10:30am)
Hyde Collection, Glens Falls
Free. www.hydecollection.org
Thursday, February 23, 2012
George’s Pick!
Through February 25, 2012
Saratoga Beer Week 2012
Various Locations in Saratoga Springs, New York
Tix: $20-$30. www.saratogabeerweek.com
Through April 12, 2012
Art: Improvised! Lois Eby
SUNY Adirondack Visual Arts Gallery, Queensbury
Free. www.sunyacc.edu
George’s Pick!
Film: Last Year at Marienbad (7:30pm)
EMPAC, Troy
Tix: $6. www.empac.rpi.edu
George’s Pick!
Music: Backstage with Paula Cole (7:30pm)
Massry Center for the Arts, Albany
Cost: $25. www.strose.edu
George’s Pick!
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012 (7:30pm)
Saratoga Film Forum, Saratoga
Tix: $5/$7. www.saratogafilmforum.org
Friday, February 24, 2012
George’s Pick!
Through February 25, 2012
Friends of The Chester Library Book Sale (9am)
Town of Chester Library, Chestertown
Free. 518-494-5384
Party Your Heart Out Zumba FUNraiser (9:30am)
Colonie Family Recreation Center, Albany
Tix: Kids $5 (ages 4-12), Adults $10 in advance / $15 at the door. www.colonieyouthcenter.org
Music: Mister G (11am)
Hudson Opera House, Hudson
Tix: $10 per person, ages 2 and up. www.hudsonoperahouse.org
Through March 23, 2012
Art: Striations
LARAC-Lapham Gallery, Glens Falls
Free. www.larac.org
Through February 25, 2012
Film: A Dangerous Method (7pm)
Indian Lake Theatre, Indian Lake
Tix: $5. www.indianlaketheater.org
George’s Pick!
The Films of John Sayles: Amigo (7:30pm)
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, UAlbany Uptown Campus
Tix: Free. www.albany.edu
Music: Bronte Roman Jazz Ensemble (8pm)
Bistro/Bar @74 State Street, Albany
Free. www.74state.com
George’s Pick!
Music: Beppe Gambetta (8pm)
Caffè Lena, Saratoga
Tix: $18 adv / $20 door. www.caffelena.org
Saturday, February 25, 2012
George’s Pick!
Krazy Downhill Derby & More (9am)
Dynamite Hill, Chestertown
Tix: $3. www.northwarren.com
Through February 26, 2012
Lake George Winter Carnival – Weekend 4
Shepard Park, Lake George
www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com
Soulful Landscape Writing Workshop (10am)
Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake
Tix: $30, $35. www.adirondackmuseum.org
George’s Pick!
Schroon Lake Chili Cook Off (11am)
Moutainside Bible Chapel Gymnasium, Schroon Lake
Tix: $1.00 per taste, $5.00 per bowl or $15.00 unlimited wristband. www.schroonlakechilicookoff.org
Upstate Artists Guild Back in the Black Gala (5pm)
Normanside Country Club, Delmar
Tix: $30-$100. www.upstateartistsguild.org
Country Dinner Dances (6pm)
Taste of Poland, Athol
Tix: $15. smokinggunevents@gmail.com
George’s Pick!
Music: George Harrison Birthday Bash (7pm)
Hudson River Music Hall, Hudson Falls
Tix: $8/10. www.HudsonRiverMusicHall.com
George’s Pick!
Film: The African Queen (7pm)
Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT
Tix: Adults: $6 (12) & Under: $4. www.paramountvt.org
Music: Camille West and Bill Martin (8pm)
Temple Beth El, Glens Falls
Tix: $18 in advance/$20 at the door. 518-792-4364
Music: Mike Doughty: The Book of Drugs (8pm)
The Linda, Albany
Tix: $22. www.wamcarts.org
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Lecture: National Park Service War Memorials of Washington D.C. (1:30pm)
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater
Free. www.nps.gov/sara/index.htm
Soulful Landscape Concert (2pm)
Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Saranac Lake
www.adirondackmuseum.org
George’s Pick!
Lecture: Lincoln and New York (2pm)
Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany
Tix: $10. www.albanyinstitute.org
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