At Age 5, Porter Declares She Will Make a ‘Whole House’ for the Homeless… Don’t Bet Against Her! SARATOGA SPRINGS – As adults, part of the rite of passage is that we are trained to see the obstacles, the downsides, the ‘what if’s’ and the ‘on the other hands’ – sometimes to the point...
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Saratoga Casino Hotel Foundation, Inc. Awards $25,000 to 21 Local Organizations
SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Sunday, December 3, the Saratoga Casino Hotel Foundation, Inc. awarded over $25,000 to 21 different non-profit organizations. The ceremony took place in Fortunes Restaurant at Saratoga Casino Hotel. The awards are part of the foundation’s annual grant awards, which recognize organizations that benefit the residents of Saratoga County. Initiatives that...
The Giving Continues as the Hard Work Remains
Giving Circle’s ‘A Caribbean Christmas’ is Another Step Down the Road to Recovery SARATOGA SPRINGS – For 2017, hurricane season is over… … aftermath season, however – will be with us for some time. St. Thomas. Photos provided You have seen the news – entire villages thrown around like toothpicks, indeed – becoming toothpicks....
So You Think You’re Hot Stuff, Huh? Try This On For Size…
HATTIE’S™ ADDS NASHVILLE STYLE HOT CHICKEN TO THEIR MENU! SARATOGA SPRINGS – Editor’s note: When Co-owner Beth Alexander shot me this memo, my remark was simply: “These Yankees better pull their big boy pants up!” Having lived in Nashville for a few years, all I can say is that after one serving, winter will...
National Ballet of Cuba to Make First-ever Appearance in Capital Region at SPAC in 2018
Upcoming Season Highlights Announced SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced the dates for the 2018 season, highlighted by the first-ever Capital Region appearance of the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba, known around the world for its exuberant flair and uniquely Cuban, athletic training based in the Russian style. Slated...
The Gallery: Digging (and Dining) In for Jake’s
“Cantina for a Cause:” Dining and Drinking at Cantina Yields A Record $5,797 for JHFH Photos by Cathy Duffy for Daily Planet Arthur SARATOGA SPRINGS – It’s been a great week for local not-for-profit Jake’s Help From Heaven (JHFH) – see their website/. On Tuesday, December 5, JHFH announced that they had achieved a...
Snow Ball 2017 Shows How It’s Done… Again!
Snow Always Generates the Sweetest Fruit and the Brightest Flowers Photos: Arthur Gonick New Magic Strikes Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – Long, bare arms reach out, fingers curled and beckoning. Tall bodies made even taller in heels and clothed in sequins stand statuesque, one blonde and one brunette. Faces are smiling and genuine,...
Saratoga City Ballet will be Sweet + Swingin’!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Celebrate the holidays with the whole family and join Saratoga City Ballet for a rhythm-filled evening at The Nutcracker: Sweet + Swingin’. The first production of its kind in the Capital Region, The Nutcracker: Sweet + Swingin’ is a fusion of Jazz, Tap, African + Ballet dances featuring live music by...
Dancing in the Land of the Blue Light Special!
Thirty-Fourth Annual Dancing in the Woods Dancing for Decades Carrie Rowlands Johnson LATHAM – Makeshift chandeliers and delicate tea lights drop from the ceiling, dangling like talented gymnasts, their job to mask and steer attention away from the industrial white tiles they’re anchored to. Several feet away, boughs of branches claim their own real...
The Pinnacles of the Repertoire
SPAC Presents Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at Bethesda Episcopal Church Friday SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s continued commitment to presenting programming that extends beyond the traditional summer months, SPAC announced that the Orchestra of St. Luke’s will perform Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concertos at...