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By Jennifer Farnsworth

Fred Astaire Dance Studio has arrived in Saratoga Springs, a fitting location given the Spa City’s love and respect for the arts.

Elizabeth Hayner, along with partner Grey Masko, are honored to be a part of the 70-year-old dance studio and excited about what it will bring to the area.

The studio, at 426 Maple Ave., offers private and group instruction as well as parties where students can practice. There are competitions and shows for students to perform at higher levels.

The clientele is mostly adults, but Hayner said they are open to teaching any age. In March, they will be introducing new groups including, a social class on Monday nights, Latin exercise class on Tuesday afternoons, technique class on Wednesday nights, Caribbean class on Thursday nights, and a Tango class on Friday nights.

Hayner, a native of Averill Park, has been dancing since she was a child. She started with ballet, eventually transitioning to ballroom and Latin at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, where her mom and brother also danced. It was there that Hayner met Masko. Masko grew up in Ukraine and, like Hayner, has participated in ballroom and Latin dancing since he was a child.

Grey came to the United States to work at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Latham in 2013.

Grants totaling some $4.3 million will assist projects in Saratoga County, the money coming in economic and community development funding awarded through Round VI of the state’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

More than $700 million in grants statewide was announced Dec. 8.

This is part of the dining area at Maestro’s at the McGregor at McGregor Links in Wilton.

Courtesy Maestro’s at McGregor

Maestro’s, a former downtown Saratoga Springs bistro housed in the Rip Van Dam building on Broadway, re-opened in the newly refurbished clubhouse at McGregor Links Country Club.

Formerly known as Maestro’s at the Van Dam, the restaurant has been renamed Maestro’s at McGregor.

In 2014, Bill Donovan and business partner Nick Adie started Symphony Catering to meet requests of patrons who were looking for catering and planning services for parties and events.

Donovan said he was not planning on reopening Maestro’s, but when McGregor Links became a viable option as the new home of Symphony Catering it made sense to consider operating a restaurant out of the clubhouse.

Renovations started in January. The restaurant had a soft opening for McGregor members in early April.

The restaurant is now open to the public seven days a week, serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and dinner from 4 p.m.

By R.J. DeLukeOrganizers of the first Adirondack Wine & Food Festival are hoping some 3,000 people attend the event in Lake George and have further aspirations that it will grow to one of the best tourist events each year for...