SARATOGA SPRINGS – What a pleasure it was to hang with this gathering, Wednesday, December 19, at the festive and delicious Saratoga Winery. On a personal note, (blurted out on the www.) I have never had a more hospitable host than Mannix Marketing, the owners of saratoga.com. And I am very grateful for that....
Flash Gallery: 8th Annual Saratoga SantaCON
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The streets were flowing with Ho-ho-hoing as the 8th Annual Saratoga SantaCON spread good holiday cheer throughout Downtown Saratoga Springs on Saturday, December 15th. This was a pub crawl with a heart, as admission was a donation five or more non-perishable food items for our Franklin Community Center food pantry. Mandy...
At 25, The Nutcracker Returns Home
Saratoga City Ballet’s 25th Anniversary Performance of The Nutcracker at The Egg Celebrate the holidays with the whole family and join Saratoga City Ballet for its spectacular 25th Anniversary full production of The Nutcracker, with Artistic Director Beth Fecteau. Beth Fecteau’s choreography and production of Nutcracker premiered in 1996 at the Historic Cohoes Music...
Christmas Doings at HMT
A CHRISTMAS STORY Opens at Home Made Theater Home Made Theater celebrates the holiday season with Philip Grecian’s adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s A CHRISTMAS STORY. The show runs weekends December 7th through the 16th at the Spa Little Theater in the Saratoga Spa State Park. This year, there’s a gift that Ralphie wants more...
The Gang’s All (Gonna Be) Here!
SPAC’s 2019 “Sneak Peek” of the Classical Season New York City Ballet Residency to Feature Story Ballet Coppélia The Philadelphia Orchestra to Perform with Wynton Marsalis in his Swing Symphony, Side-by-Side with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for First-Ever SPAC Appearance Yannick Nézet-Séguin returns to SPAC for two weeks; will conduct season finale...
Breaking News: ‘Snow’ Helps Flower and Fruit Grow!
Just Under $40,000 Raised at Annual Snow Ball SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Snow Ball – an annual tradition hosted by The Flower and Fruit Mission to benefit maternity unit and women’s health services at Saratoga Hospital, was held at the Canfield Casino on Saturday evening, December 1. “I am happy to report the Event...
The Giving Circle Compassion Awards
SARATOGA SPRINGS – There’s more to read on the link below, but I think this sentence summarizes the sentiment perfectly: The Giving Circle Compassion Award recognizes that even the simplest act of kindness can have the greatest impact on the quality of life for the underserved and downtrodden. This award encourages selfless acts and...
Gallery: 32nd Annual Victorian Streetwalk
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The 32nd Annual Victorian Streetwalk was held on Thursday, November 29, and presented by The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association. It never gets old. For it’s all about the kids – including the kid in every one of us! As always, a fantastic way to kick off the Holiday season. On...
“The Soundtrack of New Orleans” is Coming Thursday
Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band Stopping at Putnam Place as Part of 35th Anniversary Tour “This is a band that I’ve been dreaming about seeing in Saratoga for over 10 years.” When Promoter Jarrett Hartstone, who both brings and pays to see more music than just about anyone I know, makes a statement like that,...
Dizzy Chicken AND Cocktails? Oh Yes, Please!
Full Bar Now Available with Specialty Cocktails Featuring Local Distilleries SARATOGA SPRINGS – Those of you who know me, know I love this place. Dizzy Chicken (102 Congress St.) has been one of my “go to” places since it opened. At least once a week for dinner, and once or twice a week I...