Fire Feast Returns as Two October Events – and We’ve Got a Sneak Peek at the Menu! SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Fire Feast on the Farm is back with another great lineup of farm-to-table chefs and an imaginative menu that will delight diners at Pitney Meadows Community Farm Tuesday evening, October 16. Last year’s...
Sustainable Saratoga: Recycle Day and Repair Cafe`!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Sustainable Saratoga’s second Saratoga Recycles Day is Saturday, October 20 from 9 am-2 pm in the SPAC parking lot on the west side of Route 50. Re-purpose your unwanted items while also protecting the environment and keeping things out of landfills. It’s easy and you don’t even have to get out...
You Deserve Dessert First!
Butterflies + Bowties – National Museum of Dance – Friday, October 5 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Judging by the turnout – much, much more than I expected, quite frankly – the issue of eating disorders is much more widespread, affecting many more families than is apparent. Such is the nature of conditions that are often...
Drink Pink!
DeCrescente Distributing + Adirondack Brewery Launch Pink Beer to fight Against Breast Cancer LAKE GEORGE – DeCrescente Distributing Company and Adirondack Brewery have partnered to create “Hope Ale,” an ale brewed with guava puree for a subtle fruit flavor and pink hue that is now being poured in over 115 Capital Region bars and...
Y Scholars Succeed
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Scholarship is more than books, computers and studying. The process of becoming a scholar involves becoming a well-rounded individual that develops one’s mind, body and appreciation for culture. The Saratoga Springs community is fortunate that many organizations and their leaders believe in that philosophy – and back it up with their...
The Radical Listener
Will Schwalbe Wants to Change Your Mind – Literally! NEW YORK CITY – “The art of conversation today is not about listening. Its become waiting for your turn to talk. Instead of listening, we’re thinking about what we are going to say next.” So stated Author Will Schwalbe, who will deliver the centerpiece presentation...
Zombie Takeover at NMD!
Zombie Training at iTheatre Saratoga’s Night of the Living Dead SFX Make-Up Workshop SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Sunday, September 30, iTheatre Saratoga hosted an SFX make-up workshop at The National Museum of Dance. Professional film + television make-up artist Pat Moore-Theis (Men In Black 3, The Avengers) demonstrated the techniques of applying make-up inspired...
A Gallery of Giant Gourds!
Saratoga Giant Pumpkinfest 2018 SARATOGA SPRINGS – This should get everyone in the mood for Halloween – in a BIG way! On Sunday, September 30, The Saratoga Chamber Of Commerce, Saratoga Spa State Park, and the Spa City Farmers Market hosted New York’s Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Giant pumpkin growers from the Northeast competed to...
Up-LIFT-ing
Project Lift University Soars Again SARATOGA SPRINGS – Consistency counts. And for over 30 years, Project Lift University has been there. Operated by Franklin Community Center, Project Lift is a free after-school prevention program that is in place in all six elementary schools in the Saratoga Springs School district. Project Lift serves our youth...
Roundup: Comings + Goings
News and Notes Before the Weekend Jason Samuels Smith “Tapped” to Join the National Museum of Dance School of the Arts SARATOGA SPRINGS – The National Museum of Dance is announces that Jason Samuels Smith has joined the Lewis A. Swyer School of the Arts as the first ever Director of Tap Dance Programming....