SARATOGA SPRINGS – Here’s what they would like you to know about Tiempo Libre: Praised by the New York Times for its “dance music of sophistication and abandon,” the three-time Grammy AWARD® nominated Afro-Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is celebrated for its unparalleled performances of timba, a joyous mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and...
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Big Girlz’ Night Out!
Balloons, Chopin, Stewarts Ice Cream and Shirley Temples at SPAC SARATOGA SPRINGS – Mandy’s young ladies – McKenzie (9) and Julia (11) – are veterans of attending SPAC at a young age, having experienced both the NYC Ballet and this year’s Summer Jam. They kindly agreed to accompany me to a performance of The...
¡Festivo! Y Fumar Caliente!
SPAC’s Hall of Springs Jazz Bar is the After Show, After Hours Place to Be! Editor’s Note: On this evening, Saturday August 12, I had lent my camera to Mandy Mittler and Lisa Champagne so that the ladies could cover the National Museum of Dance’s 30th Anniversary Gala (look for their post on that,...
SPAC-tacular!
SPAC On Stage: In Which the Milieu Becomes the Message (Above) This would be a great seat for the Ballet, Orchestra, or a concert. But SPAC has a better one for you tonight… SARATOGA SPRINGS – I took my time with this one…time for my mind to process what I couldn’t quite believe I...
Croquet on the Green: Not Just Any Tuesday Afternoon
SARATOGA SPRINGS (Tuesday, August 1) – Cue music, please… Let it settle in, and scroll awhile…. this is the long version of the song, so take your time. Let’s play… …and let us savor… It’s a cliche’ of course, but it works here… it’s hard to believe the Moody Blues didn’t write this song...
Planet Mandy: A Feast For All My Senses
‘Fire Feast On The Farm’ At Pitney Meadows SARATOGA SPRINGS – Journey’s lyric, “Just a small town girl…” is beyond apropos for me. I was raised in apple country, in a town where my graduating class was 96. A town where people worked in acres – not in hours. So it made perfect sense...
¡muy bien!
Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra Return to UpBeat on the Roof SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents the second concert in the Upbeat on the Roof series with Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra on Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Alex Torres...
Hats Off Lineup!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Your free festival music lineup, ladies and gents – courtesy of our friends at the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce: Both nights are from 7 to 11 p.m. and, as always it’s free, Free, FREE! Friday, July 21: Location + Band Adirondack Trust Company – SIRSY Ben + Jerry’s – Alan...
“The Wanderer” Returns Home
Skippy and The Pistons Fill Congress Park For Free Show SARATOGA SPRINGS – I really wasn’t sure what to expect tonight. Long before I moved to this town, these guys were already on their way. As hometown crowd pleasers, Skippy and the Pistons’ legend is unquestioned… And yet, on a night when LiveNation was...
Go Fourth and Celebrate! Audiostars Bring Their Own Fireworks!
The Audiostars Rip it Up for Their Fifth Straight Year at Saratoga’s All-American Celebration! SARATOGA SPRINGS — So let me put it this way… If the regional music market were a football team, and I were that team’s General Manager, guess what group I would slap the “Franchise Tag” On? Yep. The Audiostars. And,...