Things to Do in Glens Falls for May 2010

Crandall Public Library

Film Program

Tuesday, June 1, 6:30 pm
The Cove (USA, 2009, 92 min. color, 35mm) Louie Psihoyos, National Geographic photographer with Richard O’Barry, former trainer for the TV show Flipper, created a team of daring activists and underwater photographers to secretly film the clandestine herding and slaughter of dolphins in the tiny Japanese village of Taiji. Enlisting George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic to design “rocks” with hidden cameras, the crew documented how dolphins were killed and sold as whale meat- much desired and more profitable. Winner 2010 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Tuesday, June 8, 6:30 pm
Black Maria Film Festival John Columbus, Director of the festival will provide commentary and lead the discussion after the films. Films will be screened from the winners of this years’ international competition including cutting-edge animation, documentary, narrative and experimental films. Titles and descriptions of the films to be screened will be available on the library’s web site and at the screening. The Black Maria Film Festival was named after the first motion picture studio built by Thomas Edison in Orange, NJ. Two screenings, with different films for each screening will be shown:

Tuesday, June 15, 6:30 pm
Andrew Wyeth As part of The Hyde Collection’s Andrew Wyeth: An American Legend exhibition (June 12-September 5, 2010), two films will be screened: Andrew Wyeth: Self Portrait Snow Hill, 1995 was produced by Wyeth’s wife Betsy. This “authorized” film biography covers over 60 years of the artist and his greatest works, family photographs, home movies, letters and the first interview with Wyeth’s model, Helga Testorf. Although Christina’s World won’t be on view during the exhibition, it is Wyeth’s most beloved and famous painting and the title of the second film which won four Emmys and is narrated by Julie Harris. Erin Budis Coe, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of The Hyde Collection will lead a discussion after the films.

Tuesday, June 22, 6:30 pm
A Serious Man (USA, 2009, 106 min., color, 35 mm) Ethan and Joel Coen got an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay for their recreation of the 1960’s Minnesota of their youth centered on the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged Jewish man, Larry Gopnik who, as a modern day Job wrestles with life’s questions as his marriage falls apart. He endures his best friend becoming his wife’s boyfriend, his children’s disdain, a university student who demands a better grade where he teaches physics, his slightly crazy brother, who camps out on his sofa and a gun toting neighbor. It’s a comedy with typical Coen brothers angst and humanity. “…bears every mark of a labor of love.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, 10/7/09

Tuesday, June 29, 6:30 pm
Bright Star (Canada, 2009, 119 min., color, 35 mm) Jane Campion uses John Keats’ poetry to underscore the fervent passion, and surprising decorum, that run deep in this story of his unconsummated romance with Fanny Brawne. The daughter of his landlady, Fanny was a fashion maven at 17, and a flirt; Keats was anemic and solitary. He loved her, and she, him. Their days play out, before what we know will be his untimely death, in the golden glow of young love and ardent verse. “Keats’s genius — underestimated by many of the critics of his time, championed by a loyal coterie of literary friends — is the fixed point around which ‘Bright Star’ orbits.”- A.O.Scott, NYTimes 9/16/09

Charles R. Wood Events

Wednesday, June 23, 8:00 pm
Thursday, June 24, 8:00 pm
Friday, June 25, 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 26, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, June 30, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, June 30, 8:00 pm
Thursday, July 1, 8:00 pm
Friday, July 2, 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 3, 8:00 pm
What A Glorious Feeling A play with music and dance by Jay Berkow
Inspired by true events, experience the backstage drama behind the making of Gene Kelly's Singin' in the Rain. Many film buffs regard "Singin’ in the Rain" as the greatest movie musical of all time. As is often the case with beloved screen and stage presentations, the making of this award-winning film holds stories every bit as fascinating as the finished product. Inspired by true events, What a Glorious Feeling brings to life the tempestuous love triangle between Gene Kelly; Jeanne Coyne, the film’s dance captain; and Kelly’s co-director (and Coyne’s ex-husband), Stanley Donen. Jay Berkow’s new play, fittingly filled with music and dance, celebrates the genius of this artistic collaboration as it explores the emotional complexity of the trio’s lives behind the scenes. You’ll experience great music and the thrilling choreographic process behind some of Hollywood’s most enduring dance sequences. East coast premiere. (Contains mature language.)

Thursday, July 8, 8:00 pm
Friday, July 9, 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 10, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, July 14, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, July 14, 8:00 pm
Thursday, July 15, 8:00 pm
Friday, July 16, 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 17, 8:00 pm
Brush the Summer By A world premiere by Hal Corley. ATF presents the world premiere of Hal Corley’s thought-provoking play. Set in the Adirondacks, Brush the Summer By brings together a reserved divorcee from Maryland on a leaf-peeping trip and a local bartender who exposes her to nature, late love and more. With equal parts comedy and drama, Corley explores the joys and dangers of living in the moment and the challenges and rewards of forgiveness. (Contains adult themes and brief partial nudity.)

Thursday, July 22, 8:00 pm
Friday, July 23, 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 24, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, July 28, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, July 28, 8:00 pm
Thursday, July 29, 8:00 pm
Friday, July 30, 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 31, 8:00 pm
Murder for Two: a Killer Musical Learn how one plus one equals 13 in this hilarious two-man murder mystery musical. Created by Joe Kinosian (music and book) and Kellen Blair (lyrics and book), the fast-paced comedy features two actors – one playing a detective and the other portraying 12 suspects in the murder of a well-known novelist – and one piano. Along the way, you’ll meet a distraught but ditzy widow, a comely ballerina, the town psychiatrist, a grad student aspiring to become a detective, a 12-member boys’ choir that’s nine members short, a squabbling middle-aged couple, and more. And what about the missing ice cream?

Sunday, July 25, 8:00 pm
Monday, July 26, 8:00 pm
Loving Leo By Sara Cooper & Zachary Redler. It’s common wisdom that the addition of a third person into a household can complicate the formerly serene life of a married couple. But what if that addition is not a child but the 73-year-old stepfather of the wife? A one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx is the setting for this humorous and poignant examination of the way we adapt to major changes in our lives. Loving Leo is another in ATF’s ongoing Play in Progress series, part of our commitment to the presentation of new works. It’s your chance to be a part of the creative process that produces the hit shows of tomorrow. Following the reading, get a glimpse of the art of playwriting as you discuss the show with the writers.

Wednesday, July 28 through Saturday, July 31, 9:45 pm
A Late Evening with Gilles Chiasson ATF founder and Broadway veteran returns for four nights of music & song. Playwright. Composer. Lyricist. Arranger. Producer. Singer. Musician. Television and film performer. Member of the Original Broadway Casts of blockbusters such as Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel and RENT. And frequent performer in national touring companies and regional theater productions. If there’s something Gilles doesn’t do, we don’t know what it is. Join us for four special nights of cabaret presented by ATF founder and board member Gilles Chiasson.

Thursday, November 18, 8pm
John Waite in Concert Adirondack Broadcasting proudly announces a solo acoustic performance by John Waite featuring hits Change, When I See You Smile, Missing You and many more. Tickets for the first performance in the Adirondack Broadcasting Acoustic Music Series for Richard Marx sold out in nine days! Tickets can be purchased on line at www.woodtheater.org or by visiting the box office at 207 Glen Street in Glens Falls, NY.

Red Fox Bookstore

Every Saturday, 11 am
StoryTime for Busy Families

Friday, June 4, 6-8 pm
Stieg Larsson party! We will celebrate the third book in this fantastic trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (release date 5/25). Raffles (including a trip for two to Sweden), giveaways, trivia contest, and refreshments. If you're a Stieg Larsson fan, you don't want to miss this.

Saturday, June 12, 2-3 pm
Lueza Thirkield Gelb Signing of "Schroon Lake."

Sunday, June 13, 2-3 pm
Cheri Farnsworth Signing of "Adirondack Enigma: The Depraved Intellect and Mysterious Life of North Country Wife Killer Henry Debosnys."

Thursday, June 24, 7 pm
David R. Starbuck Talk and signing by the author of the new book, "Excavating the Sutlers' House."

Rock Hill Bakehouse

Every Saturday & Sunday Noon to 2 pm Live Acoustic Renaissance

Progressive 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 more films for our collection.

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" is ... Spinelli Art (Emelina Spinelli) ... Graffite driven, urban-inspired, indie-flavored artwork. www.spinelliart.com

Matt's latest scribblings for the Times Union.

Lower Adirondack Arts Council

Friday, April 30 - Sunday, June 13
LARAC 2010 Annual Members Show Over 100 works of fine art and craft in a wide variety of mediums will be displayed at Lapham Gallery, all created by LARAC’s talented members. Lapham Gallery is located on City Park in Downtown Glens Falls. For more information on the exhibit, LARAC membership, or for directions to Lapham Gallery, call 798-1144, x-2 or visit the website at www.larac.org. This exhibition is made possible in part with public funds from the NY State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Hyde Collection

Exhibitions

Sunday, April 11 through Sunday, May 23
Nineteenth Annual Regional Juried High School Art Exhibition

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

World Awareness Children's Museum

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

Glens Falls Civic Center

Wednesday, May 19, 7:00 pm
Alice in Chains Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s. Although they have been labeled grunge, alternative rock, and hard rock, guitarist Jerry Cantrell identifies the band as primarily heavy metal. He told Guitar World in 1996; "We're a lot of different things... I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to".
Alice in Chains has sold more than 14 million albums in the United States, released two number-one albums and 21 top 40 singles, and has received seven Grammy nominations. The band was ranked number 34 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
Individual tickets will go on sale on Saturday, February 20 at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available at the Civic Center Box Office.

Friday, July 9, 7:30 pm
World TeamTennis featuring Serena Williams and Martina Hingis Two of the world’s top professional tennis players – Serena Williams and Martina Hingis – will compete against each other in World TeamTennis action as Hingis’ New York Buzz host Williams’ Washington Kastles. Williams is the No. 1 ranked player in the world. She captured her fifth Australian Open singles championship earlier this year, the first player in the Open era to win that many Australian Open titles. She holds at least one singles championship from each Grand Slam event, and has 36 career singles titles. Hingis has won five Grand Slam singles championships, including three in 1997 (Australian, Wimbledon and US Open). She was the youngest Grand Slam winner in the 20th century and the youngest No. 1 ranked player in history. She won the 1997 Advanta Championships, capturing this title on center court at the Villanova Pavilion.

Wednesday, August 11, 7:00 pm
“AMERICAN CARNAGE” TOUR: SLAYER & MEGADETH With Special Guests TESTAMENT Slayer. Megadeth. The two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they're brutal and unstoppable. Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline "American Carnage," the most blistering, the most explosive, and the most eagerly anticipated mega-tour making its way to Glens Falls on August 11. In addition, Testament - who was also on the "Clash of the Titans" bill in 1991, 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.

Lake George Dinner Theatre

June 30 - October 14, see website for times
Our Son's Wedding Sparks fly as an Italian-American plumber and his strong-willed wife check into Boston's Ritz-Carlton Hotel on the occasion of their son's nuptials--to another man! In the hilarious antics preparing to attend the wedding, Mom & Dad discover as much about their own marriage as they do about the relationship with their son, while coming to terms with a love that transcends tradition. OUR SON’S WEDDING is a timely, 'laugh-out-loud', poignant new play. (For Mature Audiences)

Downtown Events

Thursday, May 20, 5:00pm - 10:00 pm
Art in the Public Eye The third Thursday every month brings out art in downtown Glens Falls at various businesses and new this year -- a free downtown outdoor movie. This month's movie is "Spirited Away." From wikipedia.org:
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi?, literally, Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away) is a 2001 Japanese animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film follows a sullen ten-year-old girl who is in the process of moving to a new town (presumably in the countryside) with her family, and chronicles her adventures in a world of spirits and monsters.
The film received many awards, including the second Oscar ever awarded for Best Animated Feature, the first anime film to win an Academy Award, and the first (and so far only) non-English speaking animation to win. The film also won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival (tied with Bloody Sunday) and is among the top ten in the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.
Spirited Away overtook Titanic (At the time the top grossing film worldwide) in the Japanese box office to become the highest-grossing film in Japanese history.[1]

Thursday, June 17, 5:00pm - 10:00 pm
Art in the Public Eye

Thursday, July 15, 5:00pm - 10:00 pm
Art in the Public Eye

Thursday, August 19, 5:00pm - 10:00 pm
Art in the Public Eye

Thursday, September 16, 5:00pm - 10:00 pm
Art in the Public Eye


Memorial Day - Labor Day
Have a Seat in Glens Falls A downtown outdoor art project. Made by regional fine artists, each Adirondack chair is a unique design reflecting why Glens Falls is such a special place. Stroll through our charming historic downtown as you enjoy the art, boutiques, restaurants, and attractions. At the end of the season these chairs will go up for auction at a charitable event with proceeds going to the City Park Restoration Project, Crandall Public Library, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, and our wonderful artists.

Saturday, June 12, 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, June 13, 10 am - 5 pm
LARAC Art and Craft Festival The LARAC June Arts Festival is the first major summer event in the Glens Falls region and has a strong following, drawing crowds of more than 20,000. With the juried art and craft show as its centerpiece, this year we will be expanding family-oriented activities as well as food concessions by local non-profits. The Festival is held rain or shine in City Park in downtown Glens Falls. It is free and open to the public.

The Shirt Factory

Saturday, June 12, 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, June 13, 10 am - 5 pm
Open House at the Shirt Factory The Shirt Factory invites you to tour the building, visit the over 30 in house and guest artists and craftsmen offering locally made, finely crafted, original art and fine handcrafts, as well as personal services and specialty items.
The exhibition and sale will also feature on going demonstrations by various artists, including candle making at Adirondack Chandler in the garden level, torched flamework glass at Buttondown Gallery on the first floor, felting and dyeing at Florafauna Textiles on the second floor, pottery wheel demos at Clay Concepts Studio, mini lessons and demos at Pottery by Debbie D, both on the third floor.
The Healing Arts Community at The Acupuncture Studio will once again be offering FREE Chair Massage and Acupuncture.
The Shirt Factory is located on the corner of Lawrence and Cooper Streets in
Glens Falls, NY. For directions visit www.shirtfactorygf.com
For more information please call 518-824-1290.

Saturday, November 27, 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, November 28, 10 am - 5 pm
Open House at the Shirt Factory