Editors note: Today our friends and colleagues Carrie and Lisa begin applying their Gala party and writing skills to a new canvas: The first of their series of Alpine-oriented getaway blogging adventures. Like troopers, they eschewed some ‘easy glider’ mountain, and went all-in on Mighty Killington for their debut. Kudos! – AG THE BEAST...
SPAC 2018 Season Preview – Part 4 – Simply PHabulous!
Many New Highlights For Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2018 Residency Including ‘Cinema Saturday’s’ and Thursday Matinees Editors Note: The 2018 SPAC Classical Season Programming has been released. It has such rich detail that we are presenting it in multiple parts This is part 4 – covering The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2018 SPAC Season. Here are links to...
It’s Val: Our Travel Gal in…. (EVERYWHERE)!
Native Daughter Reaches For Mantle of Travel Tastemaker DATELINE EARTH- Psssst, hey Saratoga Springs High! I have a nominee for your next alumni career day keynoter! That would be one Valerie Joy Wilson. Val to her friends, she has carved out a niche that few enjoy – a pro traveler who searches the globe...
The Working Farm: Pitney’s High Tunnel Holiday
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Pitney Meadows Community Farm will turn its new “high tunnel” greenhouse into a festive facility for making holiday ornaments and decorations on Sunday, December 10. At the “Holiday Ornament Festival” between 1 and 3 p.m., families will find all of the materials they need to make a wide range of decorations,...
All I Want For The Holidays… Is A Deal!
SPAC’s First Black Friday Event Starts Now / Best Deal Now through through Cyber Monday SARATOGA SPRINGS – In time for the holiday season, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has launched the first-ever Black Friday promotion, offering customizable gifts for every classical music connoisseur, pop diva, rock n’ roll fan, or wine enthusiast on...
Let’s Get Crawling!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host the 7th Annual Pints for Preservation Pub Crawl on Saturday, November 4 beginning at 3 pm. With the support of local bars, the proceeds will benefit the Foundation’s preservation efforts and restoration projects. Tickets are available for purchase online HERE and on the day...
Inn Kind: This Is What We Do
The Inn at Saratoga Hosts Benefit for Our Friends in The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Inn at Saratoga (232 Broadway) gathered a powerhouse – comprised of musicians, their fans and everyone’s collective hearts, and sent a laser beam of good will and love to our Caribbean comrades, for a...
The Gallery: Angel Names Walk
Love In A New Light Mandy Mittler SARATOGA SPRINGS (October 7, 2017) — Arriving at the Angel Names walk (at the Columbia Pavilion at Spa State Park) with both of my girls by my side, slightly nervous about what their reactions would be, we were greeted by the band Tailspin jamming out the tune...
The Working Farm: ‘Family Fun Day’ at Pitney Meadows Sunday
Wagon Rides, Alpacas, and More SARATOGA SPRINGS — If you haven’t already visited Pitney Meadows Community Farm in Saratoga Springs, this Sunday, Oct. 8 will be a good time to do so. Just be sure to bring the kids. Reaching out to the community in its first full year of operation on the 166-acre...
Planet Mandy: Angel Names
SARATOGA SPRINGS – On a warm day in June, I couldn’t wait to leave work to play the message from one of my dearest friends. Today was the day that she was going to find out if she was pregnant with a baby boy or girl. As I sat in my school parking lot,...