Only a Few Tickets Remain For SaratogaArtsFest’s All Hallows’ Eve Dracula Masquerade TRANSILVANIA SPRINGS – Now, I don’t want to spook ya’, but even though it’s still light out – its time to make your move… … for only a few tickets remain for SaratogaArtsFest’s (SAF) All Hallows Eve extravaganza. Capped at 160 necks,...
Neighbors Rebuilding Neighbors
Fifteenth Annual Rebuilding Together Saratoga County Annual Dinner – October 11 SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Hall of Springs was aglow as people celebrated the real, tangible achievements brought about by volunteerism and neighbors helping neighbors, at the 15th Annual Dinner for Rebuilding Together Saratoga County. How tangible? Consider this statement: “In the 15 years...
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...
Planet Mandy: When the Fields Feast – We All Feast!
Feast of the Fields – Thursday, September 20 Mandy Weinerman SARATOGA SPRINGS – Too often I forget to stop and enjoy the simple beauty around me. The harmony of what has been presented to me. My family, friends, work, health, and home. But each year I find that Feast of the Fields reminds me...
Planet Mandy: The Angels Among Us
Mandy Weinerman September 19, 2018 SARATOGA SPRINGS – Often, when I am asked by my Commander-in-Chief Arthur to interview, research, and write a “pre-event” piece for one of Saratoga’s non-for-profits, I end up moved beyond words. However, no piece/interview has made me feel more humbled than speaking with the volunteers of Community Hospice of...
Ladies and Gents – Start Your Dream Machines!
Saratoga Automobile Museum Hosts ‘Bugatti: An Evening of Elegance’ SARATOGA SPRINGS – Dream cars displayed on a dream evening. This was the scene on Thursday, September 6, as the Saratoga Automobile Museum (SAM) showed off it’s major contribution to the ambiance that would adorn the Saratoga Wine + Food Festival over the next couple...
Fashion’s Emerald Anniversary – Part 2 – Hitting the Runway
Photos by Lisa Miller – Studio di Luce “20 years of Fashion, and Family” Lisa Champagne SARATOGA SPRINGS – The weather couldn’t have been more perfect on the morning of Thursday, August 23, when I arrived at the “At the Rail” Pavilion at Saratoga Racecourse, for the 20th Anniversary Fashion Show, benefitting Ronald McDonald...
Casino Royale!
Prestwick Chase Presents ‘The Friends of the Canfield Casino Gala’ on Travers Eve SARATOGA SPRINGS – It’s no stretch to say that you don’t see stuff like this everyday… Photographers: Anna Jastrzab / Arthur Gonick But on this day – Travers Eve, August 24 – it was no stretch to say that you saw...
Fashion’s Emerald Anniversary – Part 1
20 Years of Fashion – 1,000 Nights of Hope for RMHC: Day 1. Wednesday, August 22 Six Again Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – Concealed by the soft velvet of the dressing room curtain, one foot and then a second steps delicately into the blue fabric. Silver tipped nails grasp the top of the...
One Fine Flash Gallery!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – A robust, well-attended gathering occurred at Saratoga National Golf Club today, August 21, for One Fine Day. These people came to show their support for Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) and SOS’s critically needed services. These services offer individuals who are impacted by homelessness a path to self-sufficiency. A special guest of...