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Tang to Present “If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day”
The Collections of Claude Simard SARATOGA SPRINGS — This spring, the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College will present If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day: Collections of Claude Simard, an exhibition that explores the collective, resonant, and enduring global web of art through the inquisitive eye of a...
Upcoming Events from Shelters of Saratoga and Code Blue
Today’s snowstorm is a powerful reminder that the need to support Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) and Code Blue is as strong as ever. Here are some upcoming activities where you can show your support for their important efforts Seventh Annual Brighter Days Gala SARATOGA SPRINGS – Ed and Lisa Mitzen will be serving as...
Party Pulse: Warm, Friendly Folk on a Freezing Saturday Night! (Number 2)
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Back on the street after a nice visit with Kevin Richards (see: PART 1), my quest to stay warm on this arctic night led me to turn off Broadway and venture halfway down the alley known as Gardner Lane (yes! you learn something every day!), to Putnam Den, passing the idling...
Party Pulse: Warm, Friendly Folk on a Freezing Saturday Night (Number 1)
SARATOGA SPRINGS – A freezing Saturday night. Who had the bright idea to invite winter back? I motivated myself, as I kept moving through the land of wind chill factor, by psyching up on a night like this – telling myself that, with apologies to James Brown, I’m the hardest working man in show...
Town and Gown: Graphite Vision at Schick Gallery
Graphite Vision: Drawings and other works in graphite by 15 contemporary artists Schick Art Gallery. Reception: Friday, March 24, 5–7 p.m., with artists’ talk at 6 p.m. SARATOGA SPRINGS – Skidmore’s Schick Art Gallery will present Graphite Vision, a 15-artist exhibition of extraordinary works made from ordinary graphite. Works on view range from eccentric,...
Y? Because They Care!
Y Fundraiser Brings Out the Big Hearts of Our Community SARATOGA SPRINGS – An organization dedicated to your enjoyment of fun and games – The Saratoga Regional YMCA (SRYMCA) – showed that it wasn’t foolin’ around last night, Friday, March 10, as they turned out in full force in support of it’s 2017 Annual...
Planet Jonathan: A (JC) Penny-for-your Thoughts
Editor’s Note: Contributor Jonathan Albert is a professor of theatre at Union College in Schenectady, NY where he teaches acting and playwriting. He will be contributing his original self-contained scenes, as well as scenes from longer form plays, and other contributions to Planet Arthur. Full disclosure; He is also the Owner of Putnam Den,...
Bipartisan Party!
Donkeys of course… but Elephants and Indies Galore! SARATOGA SPRINGS-This is not a political blog, but I am politically active… and I know a great party when I see one! And what do I see? – On Planet Arthur, we know how to count noses, and there were a lot of them crammed into...
Event Wrap Rap #2: SPAC Winter Ball Has a Ball in Morocco!
SPAC Junior Committee Shows How It’s Done! Photos by Heather Bohm-Tallman Photography SARATOGA SPRINGS – It’s Saturday night, and the weather is awful… So, how ’bout a side trip to Morocco? Apparently, quite a few people said “What a great idea!”. In fact, an SRO crowd of exactly 504 individuals were of a like...