Porch Party Kicks off Preservation Foundation’s Historic Homes Tour Weekend SARATOGA SPRINGS – We’ve all heard this one before: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Ol’ Jean-Baptiste certainly got a lot of mileage out of that epigram. And while it certainly stands the test of time, allow me...
Making It Happen: Behind The Scenes at NMD
Gender Neutral Exhibit at NMD Now Open – But Getting There is the Story! SARATOGA SPRINGS – So, you go to the National Museum of Dance for one of their many events or exhibit openings, and you are used to having everything perfectly placed… But how does it happen? How do you get from...
Let’s Hit The Porch… Preservation Foundation Welcomes Spring!
Mother’s Day Weekend Highlighted By Porch Party / Historic Homes Tour SARATOGA SPRINGS – On the Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation (SSPF), along with Honorary Co-Chairs Dave and Stephanie Collins, will welcome spring with the 2018 Historic Homes Tour. This highly anticipated event offers the rare opportunity to see...
See The KY Derby Where The Winners Get Enshrined!
The Derby Party – Saturday, May 5 – National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Editor’s Note: Imagine watching the World Series in Cooperstown, or the Super Bowl in Canton, OH – that’s what we’re talkin’ here folks. Indeed, in the short term The Kentucky Derby may be about a run for the...
Youth will Be Served…
SPAC Partners with Empire State Youth Orchestra, Northeast Ballet Company and Capital District Youth Chorale for the Inaugural “2018 Festival of Young Artists” SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s commitment to fostering artistic collaboration and providing free access to enriching arts programs for local youth, it has partnered with Empire...
Awakening Summer Imagination
Saratoga Regional YMCA Annual Healthy Kids Day® Event Saturday, April 21 SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Saturday, April 21, the Saratoga Regional YMCA is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active at the annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day®, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and...
Flash Gallery: This Morning’s ‘Blue Needs You’ 8K Run
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Run for Blue began early this morning, Saturday, April 14 at High Rock Park in beautiful downtown Saratoga Springs. By running for Blue, hundreds of participants of all ages supported up 50 people facing homelessness in the Saratoga community. Photographer Cathy Duffy was on hand to record the excited and...
Taking It To the Streaks!
Black Violin WOWs SSHS SARATOGA SPRINGS – “We have never had a production in our district of this scope before.” So stated Milton Lee, Head of the music department at Saratoga Springs High School. He was referring to the Monday, April 9 appearance of the acclaimed genre-defying duo, Black Violin, held free in-school performances...
Who Are the Ten Most Powerful People in the World?
Inn @ Saratoga Salon Series Speaker William Burke-White To Elicit Answers on April 23 SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Salon – a series of discussions about wide-ranging topics, continues on Monday, April 23, as Professor William Burke-White will lead a discussion about the topic: “Who are the 10 most powerful people in the world?”...
Town + Gown Part II: Skidmore College announces Stewart’s Signature Series 2018
Editor’s Note: A previously announced concert in this series (see February 17th post) by the Indigo Girls, on Saturday, May 12, at Arthur Zankel Music Center, has sold out. This announcement covers 3 new programs to complete the series – AG SARATOGA SPRINGS — Following a highly successful summer event series in 2017, Skidmore...