Things to Do in Glens Falls for April

Crandall Public Library

Spring Film Series

Tuesday, May 10, 6:30 pm
Inside Job (2010) 'Inside Job' is the first film to provide a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression,... 'Inside Job' is the first film to provide a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia. It was made on location in the United States, Iceland, England, France, Singapore, and China.

Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 pm
Film Festival: Black Maria Short Films Twelve plus short films will be screened from the winners of the 2010 international competition. Titles and descriptions of the films will be available on the library's website and at the screening. The Black Maria Film Festival was named after the first motion picture studio built by Thomas Edison in Orange, NJ.

Tuesday, May 24, 6:30 pm
The Social Network (2010) A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.

Tuesday, May 31, 6:30 pm
The Fighter (2010) A look at the early years of boxer Micky Ward and his brother, who helped train him before going pro in the mid '80s.

Tuesday, June 7, 6:30 pm
My Dog Tulip A bittersweet account of the author's 14-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian, MY DOG TULIP was written, directed and animated by award-winning filmmakers Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, and is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology. An official selection of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, MY DOG TULIP is based on the book by British author and distinguished man of letters J.R. Ackerley. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, in middle age, he came to adopt Tulip - a beautiful, yet intolerable 18-month-old German shepherd. To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the ideal companion he had been searching for in vain. Originally published in England in 1956, My Dog Tulip is now published in the US by the New York Review of Books, and is the best-selling title in their Classics Series. In vivid and sometimes startling detail, the film reveals Tulip's often erratic behavior, canine tastes, and Ackerley's determined efforts to ensure an existence of perfect happiness for her. -- (C) New Yorker

Tuesday, June 14, 6:30 pm
Edward Hopper/Berenice Abbott The Hyde Collection opens a major exhibition this summer -- New York, New York! The 20th Century -- from the collection of the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL (June 12 - September 8). The library is celebrating with the screening of two films about painter Edward Hopper & photographer Berenice Abbott.

Tuesday, June 21, 6:30 pm
Nostalgia for the Light (2010) For his new film master director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (THE BATTLE OF CHILE, THE PINOCHET CASE), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains... For his new film master director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (THE BATTLE OF CHILE, THE PINOCHET CASE), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, "disappeared" by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973 So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families' histories. Melding the celestial quest of the astronomers and the earthly one of the women, NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT is a gorgeous, moving, and deeply personal odyssey..--(c) Icarus

Tuesday, June 28, 6:30 pm
The King's Speech (2010) After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle. Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice. -- (C) Weinstein

Summer Film titles, July 12 - August 30, to be announced.

Happenings

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

Saturday, June 4, 7:30 PM
Special Event: New Selected Shorts With Isaiah Sheffer, from Symphony Space, NYC. New Selected Shorts: These short stories will also be broadcast on NPR at a later date. $20 donation.

Sunday, June 5, 2:00 PM
Special Event: Selected Shorts Hits With Isaiah Sheffer, from Symphony Space, NYC. $20 donation or $30 for those attending both programs. Online reservations are available at the library's website or by calling (518) 792-6508 x.284.

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

Saturday, May 7
Fifth Annual Rising Stars at the Wood & Rising Artists at the Wood
Rising Artists Exhibition Opening at 7:00 p.m.: FREE. Rising Stars Performance at 8:00 p.m.: $25.00 The Fifth Annual "Rising Stars at the Wood" is an evening celebrating local high school talent. Featured entertainment by the thirteen 2011 "Rising Stars of the Wood"; Stacia Burns, Bailey Malone Kircher, Beth Ann Mirahver, Allyce Morrissey and Duncan Wilkinson of Queensbury; Stephen Butler and Rebecca Rogers of Salem; Lauren Ecker of Saratoga Springs; Ralph Farrell of South Glens Falls; Michael Lawrence Nichols, Benjamin Shimkus and Barbara Zanoni of Glens Falls; and Tomi Jo E. Wood of Hudson Falls directed by Pam Granger. New this year is a juried art show featuring works by the "Rising Artists of the Wood". Works include two and three dimensional pieces by approximately 40 students from eight local high schools.

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 Applause Factory Presents "Paula Cole". Paula Cole's fifth album Ithaca, is a welcome return by one of pop's most compelling vocalists, who has enthralled audiences with her soaring, agile soprano. Born the daughter of musicians, Cole studied jazz singing and improvisation at Boston's Berklee College of Music before attracting rapt attention as a featured vocalist on Peter Gabriel's 1993-1994 Secret World Live tour. Cole released her debut album, Harbinger, in 1994, followed by 1996's self-produced This Fire, which spawned the two smash hits "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait." In 1997, Cole was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, including "Producer of the Year" and "Album of the Year," and took home the award for "Best New Artist." In 1999, Cole released her third album, Amen, then decided to take some time off following the birth of her daughter Sky in 2001.

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

June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, July 1, July 2
Adirondack Theater Festival Presents “The K of D”

Sunday, June 26, 8:00 pm
Monday, June 27, 8:00 pm
Adirondack Theater Festival Presents “Dream Street”

Thursday, July 7 through Saturday, July 16
Adirondack Theater Festival Presents "Shooting Star"

Tuesday, July 12 through Friday, July 15
Adirondack Theater Festival Presents "Second Act Cabaret" Starring Gary Adler and Phoebe Kreutz.

Thursday, July 21 through Saturday, July 30
Adirondack Theater Festival Presents "Hello Out There"

Thursday, August 4
Friday, August 5
Saturday, August 6
Ruggiero Productions “The Servant of Two Masters” by Carlo Goldoni

Monday, August 8, 8:00
Tuesday, August 9, 2:00
The Seagle Colony presents: “Lullaby of Broadway”

Wednesday, August 10 through Sunday, August 14
Applause Factory and CR Wood Theater present “Menopause the Musical”

Saturday, August 20
The Applause Factory Presents “Ricky Nelson Remembered” : Starring His Sons Matthew and Gunner Two Performances

Thursday, August 25
Friday, August 26
”Madame With An E” Madame, the famous puppet from Hollywood Squares, returns with a new man on her arm. Not for kids.

Saturday, August 27
Sunday, August 28
Laura Roth and Uncle Floyd Vivino’s “1911 Vaudeville Show”

Friday, September 16
Saturday, September 17
Pendragon Theatre Company Fall Production: “The Mystery of Irma Vepp” By Charles Ludlum

Friday, September 23
Wood Theater and the City of Glens Falls Present: The “The Band” Band. Tribute band from Woodstock of The Band

Saturday, October 1
WCKM Tribute Concert: Dueling Pianos of Elton John and Billy Joel Tribute Artists

Saturday, October 8, 2:00 pm
Pendragon Theatre presents Fairy Tale Theater production of “Stuart Little”

Sunday, October 9, 8:00 pm
Chad and Jeremy British Invasion artists

Thursday, October 13, 8:00 pm
Lake George Community Band POPS Concert

Friday, October 14, 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 15, 8 pm
Leo Kottke

November 4, 5, 6; 11,12,13: 8:00 pm and 2:00 on Sundays
Glens Falls Community Theatre Presents: “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Friday, November 18
Saturday, November 19
West Mountain Educational Foundation Presents: Annual Warren Miller Ski Movie

Saturday, November 26, 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 27, 2:00 pm
Tony DeSare in Concert

Thursday, December 1, 6:30 pm
World AIDS Day Celebration

Saturday, December 3
Adirondack Repertory Dance Theater Christmas Show

Saturday, December 10
Sunday, December 11
Adirondack Ballet present: The Nutcracker

Friday, December 16, 8:00 pm
Lake George Community Band Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 31
The Wood Theater Presents “From Broadway to Billboard” A Musical Review

Red Fox Bookstore

Every Saturday, 11 am
StoryTime for Busy Families

Fridays, May 6, May 13, 7:00 PM
CLASS: Street Tweets: Basic Birding Skills Ever wonder what kind of bird has landed in your backyard? Spend a few Friday evenings with us and you'll find out! Learn about local birds and develop basic birding skills with Joyce Miller, who has been birding for 30 years. This class will take a short field trip each session to a local park, weather permitting, which will require some standing and walking. $50 fee includes bird identification book and light refreshments. Ages 16 and up. Class size is limited to 12. Classes run on Fridays, April 29-May 13 from 7-8:30 pm.
Instructor Joyce Miller has been birding for about 30 years, traveling to six continents. She is a long-time member of Southern Adirondack Audubon Society, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club, and the N.Y.S. Ornithological Association. She is a professor of library science and the reference and instruction librarian at SUNY Adirondack.

Wednesday, May 4, 12:00 pm
CLASS: Be My Friend!: Facebook Basics Join us for a lunchtime class on the basics of Facebook and get help setting up your personal Facebook page. Also good for those who have a page but want to know more about different features. Bring a bag lunch; bevereages provided. Class fee: $5. This class is led by Sara Friedman. Register today; class size limited: info@redfoxbookstore.com

Saturday, May 14, 1:00 pm
Chick Days! Meet author Jenna Woginrich & her chickens! Meet Jenna Woginrich, the author of Chick Days: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens from Hatchilings to Laying Hens. She will answer your chicken questions and will bring some of her own chicks with her.

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.
The Hyde Collection announced the debut of its new website, aimed at broadening the Museum’s connection with cyber-visitors of all ages and interests. In addition to the new format, which features monthly event and activity highlights, as well as Hyde News on the homepage, www.hydecollection.org now presents excerpts from the Museum’s new orientation video, along with podcasts featuring personal views of works from The Hyde’s permanent collection.

Now through 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
The Chapman Historical Museum, located at 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls, is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, and Sunday, noon to 4 pm.
For info call (518) 793-2826.

Now through Sunday, May 5
The Falls under the Bridge Many times in the late 19th century Adirondack photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard turned to the falls of the Hudson for subject matter. He focused on the cascades, pools and rock formations that he found in the river bed as well as the bridges and factories above. Stoddard returned often to photograph the events that occurred there. Included in his work are images of floods, fires, and new mills along the river banks.
From February 15 to May 8 the Chapman Historical Museum will exhibit a selection of fifteen original Stoddard’s photos of “The Falls under the Bridge.” The show will be followed this summer by a second series featuring Stoddard’s photos of other falls in the Adirondacks.

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.

Lower Adirondack Arts Council

Now through Friday, May 6
"Identity In Itself" Featured Artists: Benjamin Duke, Painter. Lorraine Hall, Ceramicist.

Saturday, May 28th 10:00-3:00 pm
Digital Camera Workshop Instructor Kristen Freeborn. An intensive workshop for beginning and intermediate level photographers on how to use and get the most out of their cameras. Topics will include: camera functions, operations and procedures, cleaning the camera, effective use of the shutter, aperature and ISP, priority settings, lighting and composition. The class structure will include lecture, breakout lab sessions and one-to-one instruction. Requirements: SLR Camera highly recommended. Quality digital point and shoot cameras are acceptable. $15 LARAC Members/$20 non-members

Saturday, June 4th 10:00 - 3:00 pm
How to Photograph your Art Instructor Kristen Freeborn. A workshop to learn the ins and outs of photographing your own artwork for show, competitions, portfolio samples and archiving. Covered topics will include: setting up your art to look it's best for the camera, lighting, color temperature, white balance, appropriate lenses, files types and sizes, and the "how to" for photographing different kinds of 2-D art from drawings to oil paintings.
Requirements: SLR Camera highly recommended. Camera Digital Storage Card. Unframed 2-D artwork. $25 LARAC Members/$35 non-members

Wednesday, June 1st 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Gallery Submission Process Workshop Workshop held by LARAC Gallery Coordinator Jenny Hutchinson. If you are new to the gallery submission process or looking for some extra tips of how to revamp your application, attend this one-hour workshop. Participants will learn about effective ways to organize application materials such as a cover letter, artist statement, resume, and biography. We will also cover image requirements and discuss how to organize an image CD. Examples and handouts will be provided. Free!

Four - 2 hr. sessions: Tuesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 9, Monday, June 13 and Wednesday, June 15, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm all four sessions
Songwriters Workshop Series
Instructor Doug Irving. Songwriters of all levels are welcome, both lyric and music writers. The workshop will include the writing and marketing of your songwriting. It will conclude with a FREE CONCERT by any or all workshop participants to be held right here in LAPHAM GALLERY as part of the Third Thursday Glens Falls Art Walk this summer! $65 LARAC Members / $75 non-members

Glens Falls Civic Center

Sunday, October 2, 8:00 pm
Bill Engvall The star of the former TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show and member of the Blue Collar Comedy group, is a popular stand-up comedian with eight comedy albums. Engvall will also be the host of the 2011 revival of the Game Show Network’s (GSN) series Lingo, premiering this June. Among other shows that Engvall is associated with is host of the Country Music Television’s (CMT) hit show Country Fried Home Videos. Bill Engvall’s stop at the Glens Falls Civic Center will be a part of his current 2011 North American comedy tour which includes over 40 destinations across the United States and Canada. Tickets are available exclusively through New Era Tickets at 1-855-GFCC-TIX, online at glensfallscc.com, or in person by visiting the Glens Falls Civic Center box office.

Around Town

Sunday, May 8, 4:00 pm
The Towering Tchaikovsky At the Glens Falls High School Auditorium. Works of Mozart, Barber, Golijov and Tchaikiovsky. In honor of Mother's Day, Carnations will be given to all Women attending. Details and tickets at www.gfso.org or 793-1348.

Tuesday, June 14, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
North Country Arts Center Gala Fundraiser At the Inn At Erlowest/Sun Castle, located at 3178 Lake Shore Drive in Lake George, New York. Tickets ($80) are currently on sale, and seating is limited. RSVP by Thursday, April 21, to northcountryartscenter@gmail.com or (518) 623-0708. Space is limited. “It will be an evening to celebrate the arts,” says organizer Heidi Maxwell. “We have so much planned! - Dance performances, live jazz music, dinner and a live art auction featuring exceptional artwork from highly-regarded local artists, auctioned by an expert auctioneer. It's going to be a fairy tale night.”
Entertainment is by the Adrian Cohen Jazz Trio, The Glens Falls Ballet and Dance Center and Salsalvation Dance Company. Auctioneer is Ralph F. Passonno, Jr. from Uncle Sam Auctions. There will be a cash bar. It's a black tie affair.

The Shirt Factory
The Shirt Factory is a community of Artisans, Craftspeople, Healers and Professionals located in the historic Shirt Factory Building on Lawrence and Cooper Streets in Glens Falls, NY.

Now through Saturday, May 7
"Spring Tonic" At Buttondown Gallery, located on the first floor in The Shirt Factory. Celebrate spring with a visual feast of original artwork and fine handcrafted items created by local artisans. Regular hours are Thursday - Saturday 11am - 5pm. Free gift wrapping and gift certificates available.

Saturday, June 11
Sunday, June 12
The Shirt Factory Open House Visit the studios, shops, and galleries, and also the guest exhibitors throughout the building during the Open House, to find original works of art and unique handcrafted items.

Art in the Public Eye APE seeks to cultivate a partnership between the area arts community and local businesses, to promote established and emerging artists and local commerce and to create greater access to the arts through cultural activities and public exhibitions. APE's administrative offices and new fine art gallery can now be found at 176 Glen Street.

Friday, May 6 - 12-4 pm
Saturday, May 7 - 10-2pm
Art in the Public Eye: Interactive Guest Book Art in the Public Eye invites YOU to Participate in an Interactive Art Project! Help APE celebrate it's Grand Opening by creating a wall-sized, collaborative guest book. Come to the Gallery at 176 Glen Street in downtown Glens Falls during the times listed below and add your artistic "signature" (drawing, painting, poetry etc). Create a piece as big or as small as you like - it's 80 feet long! Please bring the drawing/painting supplies of your choice. This piece will be on display during our Grand Opening on May 19th (the first Third Thursday Art Walk of the 2011 season), where other guests will be encouraged to add their messages. Contact either Jennifer (321-4265) or Liz (744-7471) to let us know when you're coming or if you have any questions.

Thursday, May 19
Art in the Public Eye: Galley Grand Opening