Flower and Fruit Mission’s Snow Ball – A Preview SARATOGA SPRINGS – Our city’s motto is “health, history and horses.” Let’s focus on health for a second. Founded in 1904, The Flower and Fruit Mission was established to help support Women’s Health Services at Saratoga Hospital. This committee, always 35 female members for life,...
Toys For Toga Kicks Off Annual Toy Drive in Saratoga County
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Always a festive moment. On Tuesday, November 14, Saratoga Brewery, DeCrescente Distributing Company, Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau and Saratoga Restaurant Week hosted a welcoming and kickoff party for Toys for Toga, at the Saratoga Brewing Tap Room (131 Excelsior Avenue). Participating restaurants and taverns picked up their boxes. Starting today,...
The StarTender Chronicles:
‘Sipping for Seniors’ Successful Again Because of Generosity on BOTH Sides of the Bar at Bailey’s ************************* POURING IT ON! Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – The smooth, solid glass is warm between my fingers. A quick, hot bath between customers and I shove it back under the tap. My hand is timid, light....
Un-Bubb-Believable!
Internationally Touring Gazillion Bubble Show Debuts at Proctors Sunday, November 19 at 3 pm CAPITAL REGION – One week from today, you can step into an interactive bubble world and be dazzled by spellbinding lasers, spectacular lighting effects and jaw-dropping masterpieces of bubble artistry. It’s the “Gazillion Bubble Show”! The creative masterpiece of Fan...
Saluting the Strongest Links in the Chain of Giving
The Giving Circle’s 2017 Compassion Awards SARATOGA SPRINGS – The need never stops, though it does shift. And, these days – the need grows. Cropping up all over the globe…. In the aftermath of both natural and man-made catastrophes, one thing you can bank on is the need. Which is why a moment was...
Six Golden Oldies = Six Goodies!
One great night with six fantastic acts sharing the stage, plus a salute to veterans. The annual Golden Oldies Spectacular returns to Proctors Theatre on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 7 pm and includes six outstanding acts that will bring the audience back to the wonderful era or the late 1950s/early 1960s, as well...
Chuck Lamb’s Monthly Jazz Series Continues Tuesday
SARATOGA SPRINGS – In an intimate listening room that combines the refinement of a concert hall with the comfort of a living room, Caffe Lena is devoting the 1st Tuesday of each month to America’s most original contribution to the musical palate, JAZZ. This continuing series is hosted by resident composer, pianist and jazz...
¡Indiana Teddy y el Emocionado Pasaje a La Habana!
The Adventure Continues as Alta Havana Smokes the House at the Saratoga Auto Museum for UPH’s Renovation SARATOGA SPRINGS – Necessity being the mother of things, these guys have become the masters of the off-premises maneuver! (A title which they will perhaps gladly abdicate once given the keys to their brand spankin’ new home….)...
Extended Family
Saratoga Center for the Family’s Fifth Annual Corks, Forks + Brews SARATOGA SPRINGS – Since I heard some people like horse racing in this town, I shall summarize thusly: This five year-old has found its stride, and in a crowded event field – has jumped up a few class levels into graded stakes company....
Once Upon a Time…
Inaugural All Hallows Eve Dark Faerie Tale Masquerade Ball MESMERIZED Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS -Tattered remnants of clothing and dirt-streaked cheekbones hang hauntingly across Cinderella’s skin-covered bones. She polishes candelabras and sweeps fairy dust from corners. Clearly, she has yet to receive the royal invitation that summons her transformation from dank chambermaid to...