Things to Do in Glens Falls for February

Crandall Public Library

Thursday, March 17, 7:00 PM
Live! Storytelling: Joe Peck

Friday, March 18, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Puttin' on the Ritz This event offers adults (ages 21 to 101!) a completely unique experience on Friday, March 18 from 6 to 8PM. Hosted by the ARCC Young Professionals Organization for the benefit of the Library, a $25 per person admission fee includes nine holes of mini golf, musical entertainment, casual dinner foods, beer and wine, a silent auction and, of course, great company! If you’re over 21, join us for one of the most unique fundraisers you’ve ever attended!

Saturday, March 19, 9:00 - 5:00 pm
Tee Time at Crandall Public Library Bring this mini golf event! The Library will be transformed into a completely unique 18-hole course again this year. Only $5 per person to golf and enjoy fun family activities. Proceeds from Tee Time @ Crandall Public Library and Puttin’ on the Ritz benefit Library programs and services. Online registration for both events will be available soon at crandalllibrary.org.

Monday, March 21 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Book Group discussing The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Tuesday, March 22, 6:30 PM
Film Series: Ajami (Israel, 2009, 120 min., color, 35mm) Scandar Copti who is an Israeli Arab and Yaron Shani who is Jewish collaborated on this Academy Award nominated feature film for Best Foreign Film, 2010. Set in a tough neighborhood in Jaffa considered a part Tel Aviv, crime is rampant and unemployment the reality of the day in these mean streets. The tension in the film centers on many intertwining stories including: an accidental shooting that brings on fears of reprisal; a Palestinian working illegally in Israel to pay for his mother’s medical bills; and an Israeli policeman who searches relentlessly for his missing brother. Family and religious ties dominate this drama, which has been called Shakespearean in themes and depth. Using mostly nonprofessional actors,
the pace of the film and shooting style coupled with the film’s “chapter” structure gives almost a documentary feel.

Thursday, March 24, 7:00 PM
Live! Storytelling: Kate Dudding

Tuesday, March 29 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Book Group discussing Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

Thursday, March 31, 7:00 PM
Live! Storytelling: Carol Gregson

Wednesday, April 6, 5:00 PM
World Awareness Children's Museum Reception

Thursday, April 7, 7:00 PM
Live! Storytelling: Split Tongue Crow

Monday, April 11, 9:00 AM
LTO PRESERVE & PROTECT: SECURITY SOLUTIONS FOR NEW YORK'S HISTORICAL RECORDS

Thursday, April 14, 7:00 PM
Live! Folklife Concert: Kevin Warren

Thursday, April 21, 7:00 PM
Live! Folklife Concert: Pesky J. Nixon

Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 PM
WOMEN'S HISTORY AWARDS

Thursday, April 28, 7:00 PM
Live! Folklife Concert: Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand Band

Thursday, May 5, 7:00 PM
Live! Folklife Concert

Thursday, May 19, 7:00 PM
FOODWAYS! TBA

Thursday, May 26, 7:00 PM
FOODWAYS! TBA

Thursday, June 2, 7:00 PM
FOODWAYS! DOCUMENTING LOCAL TRADITIONS

Friday, June 10, 9 - 5 pm
Saturday, June 11, 9 - 4 pm
Sunday, June 12, 1 - 4 pm
Friends of the Crandall Library Book Sale Books- Fiction & Non-fiction; Hard & Soft-Cover; CD & DVDs; Books on CD; Video tapes

Friday, October 21, 9 - 5 pm
Saturday, October 22, 9 - 4 pm
Sunday, October 23, 1 - 4 pm
Friends of the Crandall Library Book Sale Books- Fiction & Non-fiction; Hard & Soft-Cover; CD & DVDs; Books on CD; Video tapes

Charles R. Wood Events

Friday, March 25, 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 26, 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 25, 2:00 pm
WrightStage Productions & The Charles Wood Theater Present "On Golden Pond"

Friday, April 1, 7:30p
Jack Ingram in Concert Country music megastar Jack Ingram will appear for a special one night engagement of his Acoustic Motel Tour. Jack Ingram won the 2008 Academy of Country Music award for “Best New Male Vocalist.” This rare solo engagement will feature Ingram's number one hits including: Barefoot and Crazy, Measure of a Man, Wherever You Are, Thats a Man, Love You, Barbie Doll, Lips of an Angel and many, many more.

Tuesday, April 4, 3:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, April 5, 3:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Rising Stars at the Wood: Auditions Students interested in auditioning should prepare two songs in any genre that showcase their talent. We encourage the students to perform the pieces with appropriate blocking, hand gestures and/or choreography, so that the committee can see a cabaret-ready performer, not just a singer. Students may bring their own accompanist, or have music available to Mrs. Granger (Glens Falls High School) a week in advance. Auditions will be private and times will be given from the an application which is available from school music teachers in each area school or from requesting one from mail@woodtheater.org. Though primarily aimed at vocalists, solo jazz instrumentalists will be considered. The chosen performers will be required to attend at least two private blocking/staging/vocal coaching sessions, arranged with Mrs. Granger, and to attend an number of rehearsals. The attendance at all of these rehearsals is mandatory The performance will give the participating students a chance to perform with a combo in a cabaret style in front of a large group of people. It will be a great opportunity to perform as an adult for an adult audience. Each of the participants will receive a Rising Stars certificate and shirt, as well as a great resume booster.

Friday, April 29, 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 30, 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 1, 2:00 pm
Glens Falls Community Theatre Presents "RUMORS" RUMORS by Neil Simon. Directed by Bob Myers.

Saturday, May 7
Rising Stars at the Wood In years past the “Rising Stars” has been about performance only. The Wood Theater has decided to make the event more accessible to the local community, drop the silent auction and replace that portion of the evening with a gallery type reception highlighting the art of local students grade 9-12. All high school students in the local area schools are invited to apply for a place in this Art Exhibition. We are looking for paintings of all kinds, sculpture, photography and easily accessible video or installations. The work will be adjudicated by a panel of professional artists, post high school instructors and /or art curators. Application forms and examples of art work will be due by April 11, 2011 to Erin Coon at the Wood Theater. Applications are available in the local school art departments or from emailing erin@woodtheater.org.

Friday, May 13
Saturday, May 14
Sunday, May 15
The Glens Falls Ballet Center presents Yearly Dance Recital Various Times

Monday, May 16, 7:30 pm
Taylor Hicks in Concert “Tour That Never Stops.” On May 24, 2006, Taylor Hicks made television history when audiences made that evening’s American Idol finale one of the most watched television prorgams of the decade. It was an emotionally uplifting night when 36.4 million viewers tuned in and 63 million votes were cast to name Hicks the Season 5 winner of American Idol. Since winning American Idol, Hicks debut album went RIAA certified platinum; he has performed with the likes of Willie Nelson, Snoop Dog, Gladys Knight, Earth Wind and Fire and The Allman Brothers; appeared in concerts worldwide and penned a brisk-selling Random House autobiography; “Heart Full of Soul”. This one-night only, special event is being presented by Adirondack Broadcasting.

Wednesday, May 18, 7:30 pm
Paula Cole in Concert

Saturday, May 21, 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 22, 2:30 pm
The Lake George Community Band present Two “Armed Forces Day Patriotic Concerts”

Wednesday, May 25, 2:00 pm
Thursday, May 26, 7:00 pm
Senior Citizen Seminar on Theater “Hey Dude” performance

Saturday, May 28,
Sunday, May 29
Adirondack Ballet Center Yearly Dance Recitals

May 31-August 3
Adirondack Theater Festival

Red Fox Bookstore

Every Saturday, 11 am
StoryTime for Busy Families

Wednesday, March 23, 7 pm
Difficult Reads: Confidence Man Book group discusses Melville's "Confidence Man."

Friday, April 29, 7 pm
Julia Spencer-Fleming The author will be here to celebrate the release of her new book, One Was a Soldier. Book is available to preorder here: http://www.redfoxbookstore.com/book/9780312334895

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.

Matt's blog at the Times Union.

Hyde Collection
The Hyde Collection is open Tuesdays through Fridays, 11 am to 4 pm and weekends from noon to 5 pm. Closed Mondays and national holidays. Suggested donation for non-member admission to the Museum complex is $8 for adults, free for children 13 years old and under. Tuesday afternoons – Tours for Tots – Guided tours and art-making sessions for children ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. 3-4 pm. Free. Wednesday afternoons (during school weeks) – ARTfull Afternoons – Drop-in art program for children ages 6-12, accompanied by an adult. Free. 1:30-4:30 (participants must arrive no later than 3:45). Free. NOTE: ARTfull Afternoons will not be held on February 17, 2011.

Now through Thursday, April 21
Objects of Wonder and Delight: Four Centures of Still Life from the Norton Museum of Art The show brings together fifty-one works of art from the collection of the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. The subject matter is still life and the exhibition at The Hyde comprises works in a variety of media including painting, watercolor, collage, sculpture, ceramics, glass, and textiles. Spanning four centuries, from the Ming dynasty of China to the early twenty-first century, this remarkable array of images and objects includes all of the major sub-genres of still life such as tabletop arrangements, flowers, and fruits and vegetables. Arranged thematically, the exhibition illustrates both the diversity and the longevity of the still-life tradition in China, Europe, and the United States.
The exhibition, which runs through April 21, 2011, features some of the most famous artists in Western art history, such as Marc Chagall, Gustave Courbet, William Harnett, Robert Mapplethorpe, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Yinka Shonibare, and Andy Warhol.
At 2:30 pm on January 29, Dr. Roger Ward, chief curator of the Norton Museum of Art and organizer of the exhibition, Objects of Wonder and Delight, will provide a lively presentation entitled Birds Pecking at Grapes and Other Shiny Objects: Four Centuries of Still Life from the Norton Museum. The talk will be a fast-paced account of the evolution of still-life painting in Europe and America, from Antiquity to the present, and how the diverse collection for which he is responsible has been deployed to create this exhibition.

Tuesday, March 8- Sunday, May 29
What’s New? Acquisitions from 2008 to 2010 The exhibition, which will be on display through May 29, features approximately twenty-four works of art acquired by The Hyde Collection between 2008 and 2010. During this period, the Museum accessioned an unprecedented ninety-six objects into its permanent collection through bequests, gifts, and purchases from a variety of donors and sources. What’s New? highlights a selection of these recent additions, many of which introduce artists who have not been represented in the collection to date. The exhibition also emphasizes the variety of media in which these artists worked. Featured are such works as the monumental etching, The Gate Of Venice from 1888, by the American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926) and a stunning Pond Lily Lamp from the Tiffany Studios, dating to the early-twentieth century. Also on display are a luminous watercolor by the American modernist Arthur Dove (1880-1946) from 1934-35 and an early engraving by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). The works will be on view in the Hoopes Gallery and in the Education Wing of the Museum. The exhibition is curated by Erin Coe, chief curator, and Jayne Stokes, associate curator of The Hyde Collection.

Chapman Museum

Ongoing
S.R. Stoddard Exhibit - Animal Studies
Stoddard is best known for his landscape views of the Adirondack region. However, he also photographed other subjects that caught his creative fancy. This lighhearted sampling of the museum's 3000 Stoddard photographs features animals -- kittens, dogs, cows and even a frog.

Now through March 2011
Heritage Hall of Fame Who was the pilot for the first flight over the North Pole in 1926? Who was appointed Chief Justice of the United States by President Hoover in 1930? Who as a youth invented an automatic electrical typewriter? Who was the Girl Scout leader who formed Zonta Club for business and professional women? These questions and many more are answered in the Chapman Historical Museum’s exhibition.
Featured will be more than forty of the Heritage Hall of Fame panels, once on display in the Glens Falls Civic Center. The panels highlight the contributions of various individuals who either made a significant mark on the region or went off to other places where they influenced world events. Included are such local notables as Henry Crandall, Charles Reed Bishop, Susan B. Anthony, Douglass Crockwell, Arthur B. Irving, William McEchron, Winifred S. La Rose, and George Underwood.

Lower Adirondack Arts Council

Saturday, March 19, 11:00 - 2:30 pm (1/2 hour lunch break)
Intermediate Website Workshop
$25 LARAC Members/$35 non-members. Instructor Kate Austin-Avon. For moderately computer-savvy people who do not already have a website. Must bring laptops and come prepared with website content (from the workshop above or your own version) and 10 images (on your hard drive, a Flashdrive, or a CD.) You will be plugging your information into an actual template and setting up your own Wordpress-created website. Wordpress will then host your site for free, using "yournamehere".wordpress.com format. Or, if interested, you may use a credit card to purchase (for approx. $150) your own domain name, including set-up and one year of hosting. 6 person maximum. Pre-registration required.

Glens Falls Civic Center

Friday, March 18
Saturday, March 19
Sunday, March 20
2011 NYSPHSAA Tournament

Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm & 6:30 pm
Imagination Movers' ''In a Big Warehouse'' Disney's Emmy Award-winning Imagination Movers will make a stop on their "In a Big Warehouse" concert tour presented by local promoter Andrew Meader from Applause Factory. Since signing to Walt Disney Records, the Imagination Movers have sold more than 100,000 albums, received multiple awards and earned critical praise from the Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly and many other media outlets. Their newest release, In a Big Warehouse, the soundtrack for the second season of the television series, hit the charts this fall, debuting at #2 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Albums chart and bowing at #3 on Billboard’s Children’s Chart. The Imagination Movers television series, which features the blue-suited band as brainstormers working hard to solve “Idea Emergencies” in their Idea Warehouse, is a hit with audiences around the world, airing in over 55 countries -territories and in 12 languages since September 2008. The Movers are currently filming the third season of the series and recently filmed a concert in their hometown of New Orleans with some very special guests. Season three of the series and the concert special will air in 2011. Imagination Movers airs daily during Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney programming block for preschoolers.

Saturday, April 16, 7:00 pm
Rodney Carrington - Laughter's Good Rodney Carrington has become an iconic American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music singer. He has released 6 major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits package, on Mercury Records and Capital Records. Singing and comedy are Carrington’s specialty, however he has also stared in sitcoms and movies throughout his time including the sitcom “Rodney” and the movie Beer for my horses which also starred Toby Keith. His comedy act usually consists of stand-up comedy and original songs.

Around Town

The Shirt Factory

Big Cross School, 15 Big Cross Street

Friday, March 18, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Zumba Fundraiser $10.00 donation at the door. All money collected goes to
Jenn Fort and her family. Jenn is 31 years old and going through chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Lisa Camp is a Zumba instructor donating her time. No prior experience is needed. Bring sneakers, work out clothes and water. Baskets to be raffled off at the door so bring a little extra cash to win! Show up, donate to a great cause, burn some calories, have fun and experience Zumba!