Things to Do in Glens Falls - Holiday Season 2009

Crandall Public Library

Fall Film Program

Fall film season concluded. Spring schedule to be announced.

Charles R. Wood Events

Thursday, December 17, 8:00 pm
Holiday Band Concert Presented by Lake George Community Band.

Friday, December 18, 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 19, 4 & 8 pm
Sunday, December 20, 2 pm
Santa’s List Presented by Rabine Productions and The Wood Theater.

December 31 and January 1 @ 7:00 pm
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Presented by Mickey Luce and St Mary’s/ St Alphonsus.

Red Fox Bookstore

Every Saturday, 11 am
StoryTime for Busy Families Saturday, November 14: Ladybugs!

Thursday, December 17
Special Shopping Nights with LARAC, Sterling & Co. and Red Fox Books Jon Katz and Izzy

Friday, January 1, 12-4 pm
First Annual New Year's Day Sale! Up to 50% off everything in the store. Champagne and alka seltzer on hand.

Rock Hill Bakehouse

* Please help our local pantries with the October food drive by bringing canned goods, pasta, rice and mixes to the donation bin at the cafe. Thank you! *

Every Saturday & Sunday Noon to 2 pm Live Acoustic Renaissance

Our Film Forum: Our entire DVD collection is free to borrow with the purchase of a Film Forum membership ($25 a year - $15 Seniors/Students). Membership entitles you to borrow any film without charge. Upon its return, you may borrow another. 100% of your annual dues are used to purchase and screen more films. This December marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in our ever-evolving film forum. The 1st Friday of each month will now mark the local premiere of a movie from Ironweed Films, a collective that describes itself as "championing independent movies by fearless filmmakers."

Our Lending Library: We have amassed a collection of interesting books and are excited to share them with you. So, please feel free to borrow books from our collection. We just ask that you make an honest effort to return them so that others can enjoy them, as well.


Our Current "Artist in Residence" ... Nick Amplo (Photographer) Up Next ... Joseph Richichi

Matt's latest scribblings for the Times Union.

Thursday, December 17, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
THIRD THURSDAY ART WALK & RECEPTION On the 3rd Thursday of each month, our current "Artist in Residence" holds a reception. Wander the other participating downtown locations and end up at "the Rock" to grab a bite, meet our artist & check out Open Mic. glensfallsartwalk@yahoo.com

Thursday, December 17, 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm
RANDY GIRARD THIRD THURSDAY SPOKEN WORD Local writer, poet (and father), Randy Girard, will perform spoken word along with a local musician friend or two. Very cool!

Thursday, December 17, 7:00 pm
OPEN MIC NIGHT hosted by our very own Cory Avon. Sing, play, read or just watch and listen. Free.

Friday, December 18, 7:00 pm
A MAN NAMED PEARL Scott Galloway. Breant Pierson (2007) 78 min. A Man Named Pearl tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar. It is a subtle and intriguing film that is certain to open hearts and minds. It offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity.

* HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! * The Cafe will be closed early Christmas & New Year's Eve and will be closed entirely Dec. 1st & Jan. 1st * HAPPY NEW YEAR!! *

Hyde Collection

Exhibitions

Now through Sunday, February 28, 2010
Divided by a common language? British and American Works from The Murray Collection The exhibition of approximately twenty works of Modern art from the twentieth century are part of a larger collection donated to the Museum by the late Jane Murray. Between 1991 and 1996, Murray gave nearly sixty works of Modern art to the Museum, the first significant donation of twentieth-century art received by The Hyde. An additional group of works was bequeathed by Murray upon her death earlier this year. This donation helped to form the foundation of the Museum’s Modernist holdings.
The exhibit, curated by The Hyde’s Executive Director David F. Setford, celebrates the works donated by Murray and reflects the breadth of her collection, while looking at differences and similarities between British and American Modernism. Artists represented in the exhibition include Britain’s Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, John Piper, Howard Hodgkin, and Paul Mount. American artists include Gregory Amenoff, Betty Parsons, Stuart Davis, and Ellsworth Kelly.
“This exhibition was organized as a tribute to Jane Murray’s legacy,” said Setford, “Her generosity to our Museum is only surpassed by the attention she paid in selecting works for her impressive Modern art collection.“ According to Setford, the exhibition pieces were selected to help visitors examine the similarities and differences between American and British works of the period, as both are areas of particular strength in the Murray Collection. Admission to the Museum complex is free for members. Voluntary suggested donation for non-members is five dollars.

Saturday, June 12, 2010 through Sunday, September 5, 2010
Andrew Wyeth: An American Legend The exhibition, organized by The Hyde Collection, will introduce the broad span of work by this most beloved American artist. Curated by Hyde Executive Director David F. Setford and Deputy Director and Chief Curator Erin B. Coe, the exhibition will seek to unravel the myth surrounding Wyeth and understand the man behind the paintbrush. According to Setford, “This will be the first opportunity since the artist’s death earlier this year to begin to critically reevaluate his contribution to and position in American art of the twentieth century.”
The exhibition will feature sections devoted to early coastal watercolors and landscape paintings, as well as a look at Wyeth’s models, his interest in vernacular architecture, and his connection to both the Regionalist tradition and Magic Realism.
The exhibition will comprise approximately fifty works, with the core coming from the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine. Featured in the exhibition will be examples of the artist’s works created in dry brush, watercolor, pencil, and tempera - including The Hyde’s own Wyeth watercolor – The Ledge and the Island, 1937- as well as works on loan from museums and private collections. “By showing the spectrum of the artist’s subject matter and his masterful skill in a variety of media, we expect the exhibition to appeal to a very broad audience,” said Coe.

Chapman Museum Exhibitions

Now through Sunday, January 3
A Personal Past Objects and archival materials do not necessarily have to be associated with a famous person, place or event to have value and be of interest. “A Personal Past” will focus on artifacts and manuscripts from the Chapman Museum’s collection and the more personal stories those items tell. When put into perspective, sometimes ordinary activities and familiar faces can touch and inspire just as well as the unusual and extraordinary. From the immigrant seamstress and local boys gone off to war, to three generations of women and a larger-than-life entrepreneur, their tales have helped to shape our history.

Closing Soon
Stoddard Exhibit: Adirondack Interiors Linen tablecloths, folded napkins, selections of fine cigars… and mounted deer heads? These items do belong together, in the setting of the Adirondack lodgings photographed by Seneca Ray Stoddard. This new exhibit will feature glimpses into the interiors of the hotels and inns that flourished in northern New York during the later 19th and early 20th centuries. While offering a light-hearted view of Victorian “rustic” décor, these fascinating images speak also of the lifestyle enjoyed by the wealthy of the period and their penchant for maintaining a level of comfort and control amidst the wildness of the Adirondack mountains.

The Shirt Factory

LARAC Events

Now through Thursday, December 24
LARAC Holiday Shop A good place to check out for your holiday shopping.

Friday, January 22 through Saturday, February 27
World Tour: Traditional Clothing, Music & Masks The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council’s Lapham Gallery announces the opening of World Tour: Traditional Clothing, Music & Masks from the World Awareness Children’s Museum and the 2010 Art Teachers Invitational Exhibition. This invitational exhibit showcases thematic displays from the World Awareness Children’s Museum’s permanent artifact and International Youth Art collections and a selection of artwork from our region’s art teachers. The opening will be celebrated by a reception on Friday, January 22nd, from 5-7pm and the exhibit runs through February 27th.
LARAC’s Lapham Gallery is located in downtown Glens Falls on City Park and is open Monday-Saturday, 10am-3pm. For more information on this event and other LARAC programs and services, visit our website www.larac.org or call 798-1144, x-2.

World Awareness Children's Museum

Now through Monday, January 18, 2010
World Celebration of Light From the Collection of the World Awareness Children’s Museum at Ridge Street Coffeehouse, 1 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, 12801

Friday, January 22 through February 27, 2010
World Awareness Children’s Museum Exhibit of Art & Artifacts At LARAC, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Saturday February 6, 10am – noon
Chinese New Year Family Program World Awareness Children’s Museum will hold a drop-in family program to celebrate and learn about the Chinese New Year. Children and their families will interact with the Museum’s collection of Chinese and Taiwanese art and artifacts to fully experience the way this culture celebrates. LARAC, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Space is limited and pre-registration is requested. Call 518.798.1144 x 2 to reserve a space. Free www.worldchildrensmuseum.org

Tuesday, February 16 - Thursday, February 18, 10am - noon each day
World Tour February Break Workshop for ages 7 - 12 Investigate world cultures, try on traditional clothing, play international instruments, and make a multicultural mask. Explore the current WACM exhibit at LARAC: LARAC, 7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801 Registration required. -- Call 518.798.1144 x 2
Class fee is $50 per child for the three day program www.worldchildrensmuseum.org

Monday, February 15 – Wednesday, March 31
10th Annual Genie Team Challenge Fundraiser Area businesses & organizations compete to raise awareness and annual operating funds for the World Awareness Children’s Museum www.worldchildrensmuseum.org

Monday, March 1 – Wednesday, March 31
World Awareness Children’s Museum All Country Show New works from the International Youth Art Exchange. Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Tuesday, June 1 – Saturday, July 31
Exhibit of International Youth Art: International Folktales and Legends Made possible by a grant from the NY Council for the Humanities
Aimie’s Dinner & Movie Gallery Free www.worldchildrensmuseum.org

Friday, June 4, 2010, noon – 1:30 pm
3rd Annual Celebrity Luncheon Fundraiser -- Queensbury Hotel Area celebrities serve lunch and create outrageous and original fun for friends and colleagues, earning tips to benefit the annual operating fund of the Museum.
Queensbury Hotel $25 per person. – reservations required

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 5 – 8 pm
20th Annual International Cuisine Dinner and Auction Fort William Henry Resort Conference Center. Entrees, Desserts and Appetizers from 30 of the area’s finest restaurants. $60 per person – reservations required

Ridge Street Coffee Company

Saturday, December 19, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Mark Rabin (solo) / Marcusümpa (duo) Holiday Favorites and plenty of other songs. Come and clear your head of the holidaze daze. For more information call 792-3711.

Glens Falls Civic Center

Tuesday, January 26, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 27, 10:30 am & 7:00 pm
Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up When Elmo and his Sesame Street Live friends think about growing up, it’s a musical show-and-tell! Bert dreams of becoming a forest ranger, Telly longs to be a cowboy and their newest friend, Abby Cadabby, wants to be a Fairy Godmother just like her mommy. Elmo thinks about becoming a ‘weather monster,’ but has a hard time predicting his own forecast—he wants to be anything and everything all at once! “When Elmo Grows Up” includes lessons on perseverance, teamwork and the power of imagination. Children learn that if they believe in themselves and are willing to try, the possibilities are endless
Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless lessons for all ages. Through the razzle-dazzle of this musical Broadway-quality musical production, children learn about patience, acceptance and teamwork. The universal appeal of a Sesame Street Live production continues long after preschool. Adults will appreciate the high-tech stagecraft, cleverly written scripts, and music they’ll recognize and enjoy sharing with children, such as “Home on the Range,” “Down on the Corner” and “Give a Little Love.” “When Elmo Grows Up” features nearly two dozen songs, including classics that children will love to sing along with such as “I Love Trash” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”

Friday, February 12, 7:00 pm
American Carnage: Slayer and Megadeth Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline "American Carnage," the most blistering, the most explosive, and the most eagerly anticipated mega-tour of the winter - and you do not want to miss it. Tickets go ON-SALE Saturday, November 28 at 10:00 a.m. Visit the Civic Center website (www.glensfallscc.com) and sign up for the Cyber Club to receive special presale passwords and event information.
"American Carnage" is the first time that Slayer and Megadeth will have toured the U.S. together since 1991's epic "Clash of the Titans" tour. To celebrate that and in recognition of the tough economic times that many of their fans are having, Megadeth and Slayer have decided to roll back the price of a portion of tickets at the Glens Falls show to the "1991 price" of $10.00. These specially-priced tickets are limited so when they're gone, they're gone. Megadeth has also teamed with iloveallaccess.com to provide an Ultimate Fan Package including premium seats, meet and greets, pre-show parties and more.
In addition, Testament - who was also on the "Clash of the Titans" bill, will be Special Guests on the entire tour, marking the first time that all three bands have shared a stage together in more than 18 years, making this a "must see" metal event.
TICKETS: $49.50 - $39.50 - $29.50 *On-Sale Saturday, November 28th at the Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. (For more info: www.glensfallscc.com)

Saturday, February 20, 8:00 pm
34th World Championship Ice Racing Series In a points series similar to NASCAR and other motorsports series, the Glens Falls tour stop is an important World Championship Points Round and is expected to draw the best of the best in the tough professional Manufacturers World Cup Motorcycle Division and likewise in the wild Pro Unlimited Outlaw Quads. These very competitive series will showcase the challenge and thrill of racing motorcycles and ATV-type vehicles on ice!
A special part of the Glens Falls event will be the opportunity for amateurs to try their hand at ice racing in the Glens Falls Civic Center. This will allow local participants to have their time in the spotlight and race in front of family, friends, and hometown fans. The amateur classes include the ICE Breaker Amateur Quads, Big Dogs Pit Bikes and the Nitro X-Karts. For information concerning racing call (843) 213-1182 or go online to www.icespeedway.com.
The colorful, action packed World Championship ICE Racing Series is a family-friendly event. With this in mind, Global Spectrum is offering a $5.00 child ticket to help make this special event accessible to all families. That's right - kids age 12 and under are just FIVE BUCKS!
The first of over twenty action packed races begins at 8PM on February 20th. Doors will open at 7PM. For information, visit www.glensfallscc.com. Don't miss The Greatest Spectacle On ICE!