Photos By Cathy Duffy SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Eleventh Annual Cantina Kids Fun Run was held on Sunday, June 3rd at Congress Park. The event began at 8 am with all kinds of activities near the Carousel and races began at 9 am. Since it’s founding in 2008, the event has raised more than...
The Gallery: Music + Mingling Kicks Off Saratoga’s 2018 Season
It’s A Big Tent, And All Minglers Are Welcome SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Eighth Annual Music + Mingling Gala to benefit the Saratoga Senior Center did exactly what the previous seven did so well: It resoundingly rang the bell and threw down a massive welcome mat. This kickoff to the Saratoga season occurred on...
HMT Takes The Cake!
Sinclair Saratoga Hosts Official Unofficial Kickoff to Summer SARATOGA SPRINGS – Cornhole tournaments, cake walks and cuisine from Buddha Noodle Restaurant. This was the creative combo that brought people out in support of Home Made Theater (HMT) to Sinclair Saratoga (17 Maple Avenue), on Thursday May 31. HMT will begin its 34th (!) season...
BUSK! A Free Street Performance Event in Congress Park Sunday
Orchard Project Event To Support Saratoga Hospital (Photos from 2017 BUSK! event in Saratoga Springs) SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Orchard Project will host its second-ever BUSK!, a free public event on Sunday, June 3, to kick off a Saratoga Springs summer that features artists from the Orchard Project’s famed residencies, as well as beloved...
Let’s Get Dirty!
The Prevention Council Wants To Know: Are YOU TUFF eNUFF? SARATOGA SPRINGS – The forecast for Saturday morning, June 2nd, is: MUD Acres of mud, dirty water, dirty kids and perhaps dirtier adults – getting down and dirty to benefit the programs of The Prevention Council. You want in? OK, but I’ve got to...
Four-Peat in Chef’s Challenge!
Marriott Courtyard Raises Victory Spatula Again in Big Brothers / Big Sisters’ 7th Annual Chef’s Challenge Event SARATOGA SPRINGS – By a paper-thin margin – necessitating two tie-breaking procedures, Chef Thomas Gulbrandsen bested last year’s People’s Choice Champion Chef Krista Espinal by a single point to achieve his fourth straight victory at the Seventh...
Are YOU Ready To Mingle?
New at Music + Mingling: ‘Saratoga Experience’ Raffles Available NOW (Scenes from 2017’s Music + Mingling event.) SARATOGA SPRINGS – Of course you’re ready. After a longer than long winter; you’re ready to feel the fresh air, shake off the rust, and bask in the sunshine. You are ready to dance; ready to renew...
NMD Opens Expo of Cuban Dance Heritage
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Kicking off an exploration of Cuban Ballet and its founder Alicia Alonso, the National Museum of Dance hosted a welcome reception and “Alicia Alonso’s Giselle” photo exhibition on Tuesday, May 22. The exhibit was augmented by an introductory, from the heart, at times emotional greeting by Octavio Roca – the foremost...
¡Viva Wesley!
An Evening In Spain To Help At Home SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Saturday, May 19, The Saratoga Golf and Polo Club hosted an evening inspired by Spain at Saratoga Golf and Polo Club to raise funds for The Wesley Community – an organization that serves more than 700 Saratoga area seniors and those with...
The Gallery: Shakin’ and Stirrin’ for UPH
Celebrity Bartenders Raise Record Cash for UPH SARATOGA SPRINGS – Eight corporate celebrity bartending teams combined to raise over $44,000 in tips in just four hours to benefit Universal Preservation Hall’s (UPH) renovation on Thursday, May 17, at the Sixth Annual Shaken + Stirred Celebrity Bartending Contest at Prime at Saratoga National. As a...