SPAC had a Rhythm So Strong, You Could Have Used Seven Senses, and Three Pairs of Shoes Last Saturday Editor’s Note: For the big Saratoga events this summer, such as SPAC’s Ballet Gala, I am pleased to welcome additional photos from MJ Collins and the perspectives of Carrie Rowlands Johnson and Lisa Champagne –...
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SPAC Launches “Home Rangers” Amateur Chef Competition
Chefs to Battle Four Thursdays for Chance to Challenge Celebrity Chef Suvir Saran at Saratoga Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting, on September 9 – Competition is part of BlueStarry Nights @ SPAC, a pre-performance gourmet tasting event SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Thursday, July 13, Saratoga Performing Arts Center will launch “Home Rangers,” the...
Using Mint to Raise a Mint!
Hattie’s Crazy Cardinal Cocktail is a Refreshing Approach to Benefit Jake’s Help From Heaven SARATOGA SPRINGS – Oh, yum! Meet the reigning pre-event fundraising champ! Last year, Hattie’s Restaurant (45 Phila Street) took a creative and delicious approach to the pre-event fundraising leading up to the Finest Fillies and Some Colts event at Vapor...
(Galaxy) Curtain Up!
New York City Ballet Returns to SPAC Opening Night Features Return of Galaxy Curtain Wednesday, July 5 at 8 pm SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Opening Night of the New York City Ballet at SPAC on Wednesday, July 5 will feature the reappearance of the “Galaxy Curtain,” a one-of-a-kind, metal curtain created by Japanese artist...
The BEST Taste of Summer: Sixth Annual Chef’s Challenge
Benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBSCR) of the Capital Region Rocked the House! SARATOGA SPRINGS — At one time, this event was sort of UTR… No more! It’s just too delicious. And while I have no official figures at this point, my eyeballs tell me that this had to be a record attendance...
The ‘Host Post’ Flexes Their Muscles!
It’s Finest Fillies Fundraising Time SARATOGA SPRINGS – And so it begins. Against a background of brushed silver and black, Morton’s The Steakhouse, inside the Saratoga Casino Hotel, hosted a well-attended fundraiser, on Wednesday, June 28, to benefit Jake’s Help From Heaven (JHFH -visit their website). This is one of the prelude fundraisers that...
A Dance-a-Day To Promote NYC Ballet!
“NYCB x SPAC” Video Series Created by New York City Ballet Dancers Emily Kikta and Peter Walker SARATOGA SPRINGS – In advance of its 2017 residency of the New York City Ballet (July 5 – 15), Saratoga Performing Arts Center will be releasing a series of unique, locally-shot dance videos created by videographers and...
A Star-Spangled Blast! American Cancer Society’s Red, White + Blue Party
Editor’s Note: For the big Saratoga events this summer, such as the American Cancer Society’s Red, White and Blue Party, I am pleased to welcome the additional perspectives of Carrie Rowlands Johnson (L.) and Lisa Champagne – two outstanding communicators who bring ‘team coverage’ to outstanding events, such as what took place last Friday,...
Jazz: For the People… For All the Right Reasons
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...