“Reimagined” Gala to Feature Immersive Pop-up Performances, Avant-garde Stilt Walkers, Lush “Four Seasons” Décor, and more Editor’s Note: The 2018 residency of the New York City Ballet at SPAC begins tonight, and a comprehensive preview of all the performances is HERE. In this post, we examine the programming and new details about the 2018...
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The Gallery: Dog + Polo Pony Show Benefits AIM!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Equines, canines and their humans were out in abundance at Saratoga Polo, as AIM Services Inc. hosted the Saratoga Dog + Pony show on Sunday, July 15. Prizes were awarded in various categories, including: * Dog Looks Most Like its Owner * Dog Looks Least Like its Owner * Best Trick...
Saratoga Salon: Preservation’s Promise and Progress
Samantha Bosshart to Offer Perspectives About Preservation Foundation’s 40 Years SARATOGA SPRINGS – The next installment of The Saratoga Salon series at The Inn at Saratoga (Monday, July 16, at 5:30 pm) continues the theme of providing high-level perspectives about a wide range of topics. Samantha Bosshart, Executive Director of The Saratoga Springs Preservation...
Home(Made Theater)Coming….
Home Made Theater Goes Home to Caffè Lena SARATOGA SPRINGS – In 1985 Home Made Theater (HMT), Saratoga’s resident theater company, got their start at Caffè Lena with a production of WAIT UNTIL DARK. This Thursday, July 19th a handful of HMT regulars will “go home” to Lena’s and showcase their love of Broadway...
We Interrupt This Blog To (Maybe) Do Some Good
Community Indignant Over Brazen Shoplifter SARATOGA SPRINGS – Caught on Camera, indeed. The video (link below) is clearer than the screenshots, and speaks for itself – about 40 seconds. Let it play through, and then, perhaps lift your jaw off the floor: https://www.facebook.com/megan.druckman/videos/10101107376226315/ The story appears to be straightforward and simple. I came upon...
Chamber Concerts from NYC Ballet Musicians + Friends at Saratoga Arts Center
Concerts on Sunday, July 15 and Thursday, July 19 SARATOGA SPRINGS – For over 20 years, musicians from the New York City Ballet Orchestra have joined with friends to present chamber concerts at Saratoga Arts’ Arts Center at 320 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, during their annual residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The...
Jordan Matter Meet and Greet at the National Museum of Dance
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The National Museum of Dance is pleased to welcome photographer Jordan Matter for a Meet and Greet on Sunday, July 15 from 11 am to 1 pm. Matter will discuss the Museum’s newest exhibition, Dancers After Dark: Photographs by Jordan Matter, which features more than thirty captivating photographs of nude dancers...
“It’s a Bard!” “It’s Two Plays!” It’s…
IT’S AS YOU LIKE IT OPENING TUESDAY; FIRST OF 2 SARATOGA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – FREE IN CONGRESS PARK! SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Shakespeare Company of Saratoga Springs, opens its 2018 summer season with Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Elizabeth Carlson-Guerin, on Tuesday, July 17th. Saratoga Shakespeare Company is excited to...
Are You Feeling Lucky?
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Well, we know that Lucky (above) feels Lucky. Why not? The pup was made the featured subject of a new book: Lucky’s Adventure in Saratoga, in which her adventurous travels to SPAC, Congress Park, and Saratoga Racecourse, among other places, were chronicled. And we know that Author Elizabeth Macy and Illustrator...
Pssssst! FREE Ice Cream On Sunday (Details Inside)
Happy National Ice Cream Day! HALFMOON – Here’s the scoop…. Yes, yes – our friends at Mohawk Honda, the Capital District’s number one volume Honda dealer,* will sponsor two hours of free ice cream at Hayner’s Food + Ice Cream in celebration of National Ice Cream Day. The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony...