You Can Catch a Nap on the Lawn; But Don’t Go To Sleep On Hanging On the Lawn SARATOGA SPRINGS – They come every year, from Central New York and other places. They come to pay homage to the one they lost. And to toast his memory. You can find them on the lawn....
The Best-Looking (and Sounding) 40-Year-Old We Know!
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival Turns 40! Celebrating The Centennial of Jazz SATURDAY, JUNE 24 AMPHITHEATRE Chaka Khan Jacob Collier Jean-Luc Ponty: The Atlantic Years Cécile McLorin Salvant Jazz 100: The Music of Dizzy, Ella, Mongo, and Monk The Suffers Dave Stryker Organ Quartet GAZEBO STAGE Barbara Fasano Jack Broadbent Shabaka + The Ancestors Dave...
Saratoga Brewing Partners with Craft for Causes and Tedeschi Trucks Band to Raise Funds for Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
2017 Grammy-Winning Band’s Summer Tour Collaboration to benefit Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation SARATOGA SPRINGS – Craft For Causes, a non-profit dedicated to bringing together the booming craft brew industry with live music in support of charitable causes, today announced its first full-scale, national initiative. This summer, Tedeschi Trucks Band will roll its Wheels of...
Sip into Summer at Saratoga Winery!
Benefit for Camp Moki- a local program of Camp TLC – Has a Delicious Incentive for You to Act Today! First 75 to make a Donation by June 15 will be automatically entered into a drawing for two (2) tickets to see Dave Matthews at SPAC on June 17! ** Winner will be announced...
For Pete’s Sake: Help a Bro Who Lives to Help Others
Pete Pashoukos – A Friend to All, Needs Our Help Today SCHUYLERVILLE – During the period of my life that I now call the ‘great insanity’ – that is, when I was booking music, filling calendars at various venues and festivals – occasionally moments came along when it all became worthwhile. I think back...
Monday Rant: BUSK We Must!
Orchard Project takes Busking to New Heights SARATOGA SPRINGS – Class is now in session. busk 1) Public performance for tips. Mimes, Jugglers, Statues, Contortionists, Break dance crews, Poets, Bucket Drummers, Guitar/harmonica/shakers/hulahooping all at the same timers, etc. 2) To perform some form of entertainment for money on the streets (usually musical). Source: UrbanDictionary.com...
Planet Nikia: Preview – Zeo at Putnam Den Tonight
Nikia Harris is a contributor to Planet Arthur. Her specialties include music articles and lifestyle topics I saw Zeo perform for the first time last year, and it has to be one of the most genuine contemplations I have ever encountered. The musicians connected and worked so well together, it made me think they...
Strike Up the Band!
Seventh Annual Music + Mingling Kicks Off Saratoga’s Season SARATOGA SPRINGS – Well, well, well! As in Welcome to the 2017 summer Season. On a spectacular evening – with ‘Now I remember why I moved here’ weather, the Seventh Annual Music + Mingling event, to benefit the Adult + Senior Center of Saratoga Springs,...
The Birth of the (New) Cool
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Presents After-Hours Live Jazz in Hall of Springs Jazz Bar SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of its commitment to expanding its offerings beyond the stage, Saratoga Performing Arts Center will present “Live at the Jazz Bar,” a series of evenings featuring live jazz music by acclaimed regional and New York...
BUSK! A Saratoga Event of Street Performance + Cabaret coming June 4
Presented by The Orchard Project in association with Saratoga Performing Arts Center and the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau The Red Trouser Show SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Orchard Project announced its first ever BUSK!, a free public event to kick off a Saratoga Springs summer, featuring artists from its famed residencies and beloved local...