Things to Do in Glens Falls for April

Crandall Public Library Spring Film Series

Tuesday, May 8, 6:30pm
Black Maria Film & Video Festival Hip Priest Dir. Gregg de Domenico, Brooklyn, 27 min.; Smart, gritty tale of a streetwise clergyman in Brooklyn. Places Other People Have Lived Dir. Laura Emel Yilmaz, Los Angeles, 6.75 min., Juror’s Animation Selection; A whimsical and poignant animated biography of a family’s house. 4000 Gallons: Daniel Johnston’s 100 Large Jar Project Dir. Jay Yager, Sanford, NC, 30 min.; Fringe artist Daniel Johnston attempts to sculpt pots on a large scale without “selling out.” Yelp, With Apologies to Alan Ginsberg’s Howl Dir. Tiffany Shlain, Mill Valley, CA, 3 min.; Peter Coyote narrates à la Alan Ginsberg in this clever riff on our addiction to technology. Another Dress, Another Button Dir. Lyn Eliot, University Park, PA, 2.75 min; Some buttons take on an artful spin, in this playful animated work. Be Filled With the Spirit Dir. Mark Rogovin, Evanston, IL, 8.66 min; Documentary on noted photographer Milton Rogovin, who recorded midcentury black storefronts and churches. The “D” Train Dir. Jay Rosenblatt, San Francisco, 5 min.; Found footage and a Shostakovich score highlight this metaphorical journey through the mind of an elderly gentleman. No Wine Left Behind Dir. Kevin Gordon, San Francisco, 14.5 min.; Documentary about an Iraq War veteran who takes a menial job at a winery and makes some important changes.

Tuesday, May 15, 6:30pm
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness Joseph Dornan’s biography of Sholem Aleichem, often described as the Yiddish Mark Twain is an endearing film about the man whose work inspired the beloved musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” Through interviews with scholars, period photographs, and readings by contemporary actors including comedian Rachel Dratch, he gives us a poignant portrait of the man who witnessed and preserved the comical side of the immigrant experience for Jews in the late 1800s and early 20th century.
“A rich, beautifully organized and illustrated modern history of Eastern European Jewry examined through the life and work of the author ... The movie reveals that Sholem Aleichem was every bit as colorful a figure as the characters in his stories.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times, 7/7/11

Tuesday, May 22, 6:30pm
Son of Babylon Director Mohamed Al Daradji elicits unforgettable performances from newcomers Yasser Talib and Shazada Hussein. After Saddam Hussein’s demise, a young Kurdish boy and his grandmother attempt to cross Iraq to find the boy’s father, who’s been missing since the first Gulf War. The grandmother is engaging, loving and humorous as their journey takes them through a country ravaged by decades of war and oppression. They meet a crosssection of survivors attempting to make sense of what has happened to their home and loved ones missing for over a decade.
"The stark, rubble-strewn photography is captivating, but the performances make the film, particularly Talib’s, whose final scene is one of the most extraordinary examples of child screen acting... The result is warm, human and quietly devastating." – Tom Huddleston, Time Out London, 2/10/11

Tuesday, May 29, 6:30pm
Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s charming and romantic Parisian fantasy won the Academy Award for best original screenplay and has dazzled audiences worldwide. Owen Wilson stars as Gil, a successful Hollywood screenwriter who sheepishly admits he’s only a hack, but who has plans to become a respected novelist. Earnest and wideeyed, he’s a born romantic who, while visiting Paris with his fiancée, begins toying with the idea of staying forever. What develops is a funny, madcap adventure that takes him into an historical and magical realm. With appearances by Marion Cotillard, Adrian Brody, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni, among others.
"…that extraordinary city has changed Allen's mood and altered his outlook on cinema and life. It may do the same for you.” – Kenneth Turan, LATimes, 5/20/11

Tuesday, June 5, 6:30pm
The Help Tate Taylor directed three actresses, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Jessica Chastain to Academy Award nominations with Octavia Spencer winning the 2012 Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress in this acclaimed adaption of Kathryn Stockett's beloved bestseller. Set mostly in the households of segregated Mississippi at the onset of the Civil Rights Movement, the story follows the lives of African American maids who are asked by Skeeter, a young white college graduate who wants to be a journalist, to tell the real story of what it’s like working for whites. The South in the 1960s was a dangerous place for people who wanted change. This fictional story is moving, inspirational and unforgettable.
“… Viola Davis is a force of nature and Octavia Spencer has a wonderfully expressive face and flawless comic timing.” – Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times, 10/9/11

Tuesday, June 12, 6:30pm
The Descendants Alexander Payne’s brilliant and expansive tragicomedy stars George Clooney as an owner of ancient Hawaiian land who is caught in a terrible family crisis. Matt King (Clooney) is forced to examine his life more closely than he cares to when, in the midst of a multi-million dollar land deal, his wife has an accident which has left her in a vegetative state and that’s not all... Adapted from the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, the film won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. With phenomenal supporting performances by Shailene Woodley, Robert Forster, and Beau Bridges.
"Achieves the emotional impact of good melodrama and the hectic absurdity of classic farce without ever seeming to exaggerate…every moment of the movie feels utterly and unaffectedly true." – A.O. Scott, The New York Times, 11/15/11

Tuesday, June 19, 6:30pm
The Guard John Michael McDonagh’s unconventional buddy comedy about the outrageous and hilarious Irish lawman, Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) and the serious and dapper FBI agent, Wendell Pierce (Don Cheadle) follows the pair as they try to stop an international drug smuggling operation. Pierce finds the hard living Boyle repugnant and Boyle, for his part, thinks Pierce cramps his style. As they are forced to work together, the improbable odd-couple come to a surprising compromise of respect and understanding despite their differences. A surprise hit at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, it was nominated for the esteemed Grand Jury Prize.
“Provides an antic, profanely playful addition to the goofy, hard-boiled genre Quentin Tarantino helped launch...The Guard himself may be no angel, but his movie is a wee slice of heaven.” – Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post, 8/12/12

Tuesday, June 26, 6:30pm
The Big Year David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) directs an all-star cast in a comedy about the surprising world of cutthroat competitive birdwatching. Owen Wilson stars as the unstoppable reigning champion of the field, with Steve Martin as a recent retiree and Jack Black as a young upstart both attempting to upset his winning record. The three men must cross North America in their efforts to become the titleholder, and the impressive bird and nature photography has won the film an endorsement from the National Audubon Society. Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, and Dianne Wiest co-star.
“It’s not often that a mainstream movie focuses on an eccentric subset of the population without turning them into grotesques or cute little goofballs ... It’s like an Easter egg hunt for adults, joyous and sweet.” – Mary Pols, Time Magazine, 10/12/11

Tuesday, July 2, 6:30pm
Chihuly and the Masters of Venice Directed by Peter West, Ken Samuelsen, and Michael McCallum, Dale Chihuly works within the secretive world of Venetian glassmaking, seizing an opportunity to create exquisite work-if only he can get the two greatest glass masters to work together. Watch as Chihuly works first individually, and then together, with Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto for a series of historic glassblowing sessions that created some of the most imaginative and technically challenging glass ever created.
This program is part of The Hyde Collection’s exhibitions for Summer of Light: June 17 – September 16, 2012.

Crandall Public Library Events

Charles R. Wood Events

Friday, May 4, 8:00pm
Saturday, May 5, 8:00pm
Sunday, May 6, 2:00pm
GF Community Theater Presents: The Diary of Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank is the stage adaptation of "The Diary of a Young Girl," the diary kept by Anne Frank as she was in hiding for two years with her family during the World War II. Directed by Avery Clark.

Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8:00pm
Rising Stars at the Wood The fifth annual Risings Stars at the Wood performance will take place on May 12, 2012 at the Charles Wood Theater at 8:00 pm. The Rising Stars are a group of talented singers and performers selected from area High Schools. Their performance will follow the free art opening of the Rising Artists at the Wood at 6:00 pm on May 12. The Rising Artists at the Wood Art Show will feature artists from local area schools in painting, sculpture and video. The participants were chosen from over 600 works of art which were adjudicated by a panel of local art experts.

The Director of the Show is Pamela Green Granger of Glens Falls High School and the Music Accompanist is Tony Kostecki of the Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake. Tickets for the performance portion of the evening are $26.00 and are available at the Wood Box Office, by calling 874-0800 or online at www.woodtheater.org. This is a family friendly event highlighting the youth of our area and their accomplishments in performance and in the visual arts.

The Rising Stars performers will feature:
“Puttin’ On the Ritz”..........................................Company
“Be My Friend (The Facebook Song)” from EDGES..................Company
Medley from TITANIC, the Musical”..............................Company
“For Good” from WICKED.........................................Company
“Along the Way” from EDGES.....................................Ben Shimkus
“Taylor, the Latte Boy”........................................Stephanie Willis
“Out Here On My Own” from FAME.................................Bailey Malone Kircher
“There’s a Fine, Fine Line” from AVENUE Q......................Delaney Silvernell
“Me” from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.................................Nick Wilkinson
“I Confess” from FOOTLOOSE.....................................Duncan Wilkinson
“Make Them Hear You” from RAGTIME……............................Aidan Wright
“I Think I May Want To Remember Today” from CLOSER THAN EVER”..Lauren Ecker
“When I Marry Mr. Snow” from Carousel..........................Emily Whipple
“Broadway Baby” from FOLLIES...................................Taylor Ramsey

Tuesday, June 26 – Satureday, June 30 at 7:30 pm and Wednesday, June 27 at 2:00 pm
Adirondack Theatre Festival: Black Tie Writer: A.R. Gurney. Director: Terry Rabine. The father of the groom simply wants to make a memorable toast. But before he can raise his glass, he must defend not only his formal outfit, but the traditions of his past. The generation gaps widen and laughter grows in this charming comedy set in a Lake George Hotel. Tickets: $40/$32/$25. Box Office/Information: (518)874-0800 or ATFestival.org

Thursday, June 28 – Saturday, June 30 at 9:30 pm
Adirondack Theatre Festival: The More Things Change, ATF’s Second Act Cabaret Creators/Performers: Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair. The creators of Murder for Two return to the scene of the crime with a new, zany cabaret featuring their latest songs and comic skits. Following its 2010 ATF premiere, Murder for Two received acclaimed productions in San Francisco and Chicago (where it was extended for seven months). Tickets: $20. Box Office/Information: (518)874-0800 or ATFestival.org

Thursday, July 5 - Saturday, July 7 at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, July 11 – Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 pm and July 11 at 2:00 pm
Adirondack Theatre Festival: Next to Normal Music: Tom Kitt. Book & Lyrics: Brian Yorkey. Director: Mark Fleischer. Experience the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that took Broadway by storm. With powerful lyrics and a distinctive rock-n-roll pulse, this intense, emotional and ultimately hopeful musical makes a direct grab for the heart with its story of a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. Tickets: $40/$32/$25. Box Office/Information: (518)874-0800 or ATFestival.org

Thursday, July 19 – Saturday, July 21 at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, July 25– Saturday, July 28 at 7:30 pm and July 25 at 2:00 pm
Adirondack Theatre Festival: Woody Sez: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie Devised by David M. Lutken with Nick Corley. Director: Nick Corley. Woody Guthrie captured the restless spirit of the Dust Bowl generation. This joyous show depicts a truly American story through moving ballads and energetic foot-stompers including “Bound for Glory” and “This Land is Your Land.” Woody Sez lands in Glens Falls after performing to critical acclaim across the US and internationally. Tickets: $40/$32/$25. Box Office/Information: (518)874-0800 or ATFestival.org

Saturday, July 21 at 2:30 pm and Suday, July 22 at 7:30 pm
Adirondack Theatre Festival: Filming O’Keeffe (a new play reading) Writer: Eric Lane. Director: Martha Banta. Inspired by the years artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Arthur Stieglitz spent at Lake George, playwright Eric Lane incorporates local history with a modern twist. Audience members are invited to participate in the show’s development at a post-show discussion. Tickets: $20
Box Office/Information: (518)874-0800 or ATFestival.org

Sunday, August 19, 8:00pm
Monday, August 20, 8:00pm
Will and Anthony Nunziata in Concert Dubbed by The Wall Street Journal as “blessed with strong voices and leading man looks” and by The New York Times as “displaying an engagingly brassy professionalism,” Will & Anthony are enchanting audiences around the country and world with their acclaimed concert act singing fresh arrangements of Broadway, Classic Standards & Italian music along with their fun and improvised comedic interplay with each other and their audiences. From New York City to Singapore, the brothers headline their concert at theaters, performing arts centers, symphony orchestras, and private events around the world. They have yearly week-long engagements at New York City’s Feinstein’s at Loews Regency and recently performed in Avery Fisher Hall as part of "Sondheim: The Birthday Concert" celebrating the 80th Birthday of Stephen Sondheim. On television they have been featured on Good Morning America, NBC-TV's Columbus Day Parade, and The Rachael Ray Show.

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.

Saturday Nights Are Rock the Hill! Rock Hill Bakehouse Saturday Concert Series. Saturdays at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Saturday, May 5, 7:00pm
John Lawrence Trio

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.

Now - Sunday, May 27
The Juried Show: 21st Annual Regional Juried High School Exhibition The Juried Show: 21st Annual Regional Juried High School Exhibition. Through May 27, 2012. One hundred works of art, chosen by a jury of arts professionals, reveal the emerging talent of young artist as well as regional art teachers’ dedication to excellence. Free

Saturday, October 6 - Sunday, January 6, 2013
From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden The exhibition presents over seventy-five lithographs, etchings, collograph plates, screen prints, drypoints, monoprints, and engravings; all created over a span of thirty years. They demonstrate how Romare Bearden experimented, innovated, and collaborated on his journey toward mastery of the print medium.

Sunday, June 17 - Sunday, September 16
Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light Organized by The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in New York City, the exhibition is comprised of iconic windows and lamps along with examples of opalescent flat glass and pressed-glass "jewels" that illustrate the rich colors available to the artists at the Tiffany Studios. The selections exemplify the masterful rendering of nature and subtle use of light and shading that was characteristic of Tiffany's leaded-glass objects.

Sunday, June 17 - Sunday, September 16
Stephen Knapp: New Light Stephen Knapp creates innovative and engaging works that interact with, and are transformed by light. Using a special glass treated with metallic coatings that act as selective prisms, light is separated into different wavelengths of the color spectrum that refracts and reflects light onto surfaces and their surrounding spaces.

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.

Opening soon...
Stoddard Exhibit: Lake George Views
The Chapman recently purchased a small collection of Stoddard images of Lake George that previously had not been part of the museum’s collection. Particularly fascinating are photographs that depict what it was like to travel by steamboat on the lake. Funds for the purchase came from the museum’s restricted Acquisition Fund.
Lower Adirondack Arts Council Lapham Gallery is located on City Park in Downtown Glens Falls. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 3 pm. For more information on the exhibit, or for directions to Lapham Gallery, call 798-1144, x-2 or visit the website at www.larac.org.

Saturday, May 12, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Workshop: How to Create Digital Photos of your Art At Lapham Gallery will be a 5-hour workshop teaching how to photograph your own artwork for competitions, portfolios, and archiving. Students will each leave with one portfolio image. Bring a digital camera and 1-2 pieces of your artwork. Cost for LARAC members is $20, Non-members $25. Class limit is 12. Pre-registration required Call 518-798-1144 x2 to register.

Friday, May 18 - Friday June 22
LARAC 2012 Annual Members Show Friday, May 18th marks the opening of the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council’s popular Annual Member Show at Lapham Gallery, with a reception from 5-7pm. Almost 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.

Bay Street Beadworks Bay Street Bead Works is upstate New York's premier bead shop! We specialize in bringing our customers the highest quality beads, including semi-precious gemstone beads, focal beads, genuine freshwater pearl beads and Czech glass beads at the best possible prices. Check out the new store located in Mount Royal Plaza in Queensbury!

Glens Falls Civic Center

World Awareness Children’s Museum go! the interactive exhibition space of the World Awareness Children’s Museum is offering three exciting summer programs for children 8 to 12 years old from 10am to noon, each Tuesday and Thursday during the month of July and August at 89 Warren St. Downtown Glens Falls. Using cultural objects and art from the Museum’s collection, children will learn about celebrations and practices, international crafts created around the world and global foods. All three programs are hands-on and will involve the process of making some- thing, from shadow puppets to amulets, guacamole to Asian dipping sauce. For further information about go!, contact the Museum at 518-793-2773 or visit the web site at www.worldchildrensmuseum.org. Follow our progress on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gochildrensmuseum.

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.

Saturday May 5, 10 am-5 pm
Sunday May 6, 10 am-5 pm
Spring Open House at The Shirt Factory Come explore the building, and visit the studios, shops, and galleries, and also the guest artists and craftspeople throughout the building. Find a special handcrafted item or an original work of art for your Mother's Day shopping. For directions or more information visit the website www.shirtfactorygf.com or call 518-90- SHIRT ( 518-907-4478)

The Acupuncture Studio 5 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY (518) 615-0505

Tuesday, May 8, 9:30 am Tuesday, May 15, 9:30 am Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 am Tuesday, May 29, 29:30 am Tuesday Morning Mindful Meditation Join us for mindfulness meditation Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am at the Acupuncture Studio.

World Awareness Children's Museum The World Awareness Children’s Museum is an educational institution which fosters knowledge and appreciation of world cultures through exhibitions, interactive programming, the International Youth Art Exchange and educator-led tours. We are committed to using art conceived through the eyes of children to promote peace and understanding among people of the world.

Art in the Public Eye APE cultivates 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.

Vantage Gallery
APE's gallery shop includes original artwork from a small group of artists including Jamie Perian (glass objects), Serena Kovalosky (ceramic sculptures), Laura Von Rosk (paintings), Helga Grobel (paper sculptures), Jeffrey Anderson (photography), and more.

Around Town


Monday, May 7, 3:30 pm - 4:30pm, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday, May 14, 3:30 pm - 4:30pm, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday, May 21, 3:30 pm - 4:30pm, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday, May 28, 3:30 pm - 4:30pm, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday, June 4, 3:30 pm - 4:30pm, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Tai Chi at Glens Falls Hospital This is a free Tai Chi group that meets Mondays in the community rooms at Glens Falls Hospital. Facillitator: Neil Carter.

Wednesday, May 9th at 7:00 until ???
Cinematheque Grand Opening Come and enjoy FREE popcorn and take a sneak peek at the new independent movie theatre in South Glens Falls.

Second Floor Gallery at Glens Falls City Hall 42 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY

NCAC Members Show at Second Floor Gallery Reception: Thursday, May 17, 6 to 8 p.m.. Show runs April 30 to May 25. Gallery hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: Jon Segan,747-4464

Philip Casabona show at Second Floor Gallery Reception: Thursday, June21, 6 to 8 p.m. Show runs May 28 to June 29. Gallery hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: Jon Segan,747-4464