SOS’s Brighter Days Gala Showcases Success SARATOGA SPRINGS – If you want to know why the people at Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) work so hard; if you want to know why they get so many vehement volunteers, contributors, and incredible outpourings of goodwill in this town – you need to know Owen and his...
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National Museum of Dance Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The National Museum of Dance announces Lucinda Childs and Alfredo Corvino as the 2018 Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame inductees. The induction ceremony will take place at the Museum’s annual gala on Saturday, August 11, 2018. This year the gala will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the...
Seas the Day! The 2018 SPAC Winter Ball
SPAC Junior Committee Leaves No Sea Shell Unturned! A New Reality Emerges Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – Pink tipped toes peek out from under a silver strap, playing hide and seek under the green velour fabric. One foot cautiously in front of the other as I wander in circles, my fingers reaching out...
SPAC 2018 Season Preview – Part 2 – Happy Hundredth Jerome + Leonard!
New York City Ballet to Salute Centennial of Birth of Robbins and Bernstein Editors Note: The 2018 SPAC Classical Season Programming has been released. It has such rich detail that we are presenting it in multiple parts this week. HERE is a link to part 1 – previewing the regional debut of the National...
Purp-u-lism
The People Have Spoken: Life is Kinder (and Better Looking) at the Purple End of the Spectrum SARATOGA SPRINGS – So, our elected officials decided to abandon their posts and shut the Federal Government down last week. I was ready, made my move and appointed myself Emperor, in order to make some long-overdue changes…...
As Far As I Can “Sea”… There’s No Reason To Wait!
Reserve Your Place at SPAC’s Winter Ball: “Journey Under The Sea” With Discounted Admission Through Feb. 1 – and Don’t Forget Your Grand Raffle Ticket SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Theme. During the summer months, while you enjoy a performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra or Cyndi Lauper, the SPAC Junior Committee starts thinking about the...
The Chickens Come Home To… Party!
Hattie’s Annual Mardi Gras Raises $94,878.86 for AIM Services, Inc.! Colorful Flamboyance Vanquishes a Dreary Winter Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – Purples, yellows, greens… masks gently yet deliberately hiding features; feathers standing elegantly and proudly, staring down at shades of blonde, brown, black; delicate wings clinging to elastic bands, where in a world...
5th Annual “A Purple Tie Affair” Preview
Benefit for the Leukemia + Lymphoma Society and Nick’s Fight to be Healed Foundation SARATOGA SPRINGS – A Purple Tie Affair is a mid-winter “Celebration of Life” dance party – complete with great food in a perfect venue; all to benefit the fight against cancer. Under one roof you can dance to the music...
Planet Mandy: They AIM to Please
Hattie’s Mardi Gras: Bons moments – garantis, mon ami! Photos provided by Heather Bohm-Tallman Photography (http://hbtphoto.com/) –Thanks, Heather! SARATOGA SPRINGS – It’s that time of the year again, when the Canfield Casino will be transformed into Bourbon Street – all in the name of charity. The Hattie’s 19th Annual Mardi Gras Soiree` will be...
Past is Prologue: History Starts Today
The Historical Society of Saratoga Springs’ Museum Holiday Gala – Friday, December 8 SARATOGA SPRINGS – It happened just the other day… A product of modern time – a Facebook “memory” – as opposed to actual memory – popped up. A random reminder about something that one/two/five years ago, whenever. (And, please, don’t tell...