SARATOGA SPRINGS – Let’s get to the end first: These guys hit a home run! Any gala event planner will tell you how hard it is, even for established events, to come up with a catchy theme to keep things interesting. But harder still, they will tell you, is to create something significant out...
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Gallery: Sharing Love + Chocolate
A Delicious Gathering of Friends at Savory Pantry SARATOGA SPRINGS – A pre-Valentines Day showcase tasting and shopping event, with chocolate at its centerpiece, brought a festive gathering to Savory Pantry (486 Broadway) on Friday, February 8, with 20 percent of the proceeds earmarked for SaratogaArtsFest. Put simply, it became apparent that I was...
Flash Gallery: Helping HanDZ for H.O.P.E.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – A dose of freezing rain on Wednesday evening, February 6, did not deter a gathering of crawlers to venture out in support of H.O.P.E (Hope For Orphan Pets Exist) that was sponsored by DZ Restaurants. The ‘crawlers’ began their evening at Forno Bistro, then skipped through puddles to Boca Bistro and...
42nd ANNUAL FREIHOFER’S SARATOGA JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 LINEUP
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The 2019 Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival features an extraordinary roster of twenty-two musical groups, highlighted by the SPAC Jazz Festival debut of Grammy® award winning artist Norah Jones, and the return of jazz legend George Benson and festival favorite Trombone Shorty + Orleans Avenue. Back by popular demand is also Los...
A Purple Passion
Blue Streaks Host Purple Passion Meet; Raise Money for Wellspring SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Friday night, January 25, the Saratoga Springs High School gymnastics team hosted their 7th annual Purple Passion fundraising meet at the Wilton YMCA. Thanks to event sponsors, gift basket raffles and T-shirt sales, $850 was raised for Wellspring of Saratoga,...
Bons Temps au Dernier Mardi Gras de Hattie!
(Good Times at Hattie’s Last Mardi Gras!) – Saturday, January 12, 2019 *************************************** MOZZES AND THE AMAZING FAUX FUR DREAMCOAT Carrie Rowlands Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS – Strong, sturdy fingers peek out of blue silk, grasping the black ink pen as he scribbles his name and a few numbers on the next empty line. Confidently,...
SPAC 2019 – Part 1 – New York City Ballet
NYCB residency highlighted by three SPAC premieres from 21st century choreographers; story ballet Coppélia, and a Gala program featuring Balanchine’s Apollo All Photos Provided by SPAC and (c) Paul Kolnick SARATOGA SPRINGS – {{Editor’s Note: The SPAC 2019 Resident Company lineup features a record number of SPAC premieres of both iconic works of the...
Hattie’s Last Mardi Gras Tix Going, Going…
Get Yours Before They’re Gone! SARATOGA SPRINGS – Twenty years in the making, Hattie’s Mardi Gras will have it’s final edition next Saturday, January 12, at 6 pm at the Canfield Casino. If you want to attend (and why wouldn’t you?) you better hurry, as less than 100 admissions remain, and there will be...
Planet Mandy: Ballsfest to Host The Adelphi Hotel’s Adults-Only PJ Party!
A Community of Ballers’ Will Get Cozy on February 9 For a Great Cause SARATOGA SPRINGS – At the age of 14, Dante received the devastating diagnosis of Stage 4 t-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. This unexpected diagnosis led to three years of harsh treatments and a recovery that left not only him, but his parents,...
Shelters of Saratoga Names New Executive Director
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) board of directors and staff welcome Karen A. Gregory to lead the agency as the new executive director. A veteran of nonprofit leadership for the Columbia-Greene Domestic Violence Program, Gregory has excelled in public and private sector roles throughout her career of more than 20 years. Gregory...