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Weekender A&E

First annual writer’s fest coming to Saranac Lake this summer

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing is planning to bring a new writer’s festival to Saranac Lake this summer. On Aug. 19-20, the ACW will present the first annual Kick*** Writers Festival, featuring writers, poets, comedians, mountaineers and more. The festival will take ...

Wild West drama hits Pendragon stage tonight

SARANAC LAKE — The young actors at Pendragon swooned, gasped, fainted and fought as they rehearsed the wild western melodrama “Alias Smedley Pewtree, Or The Villain Of Glitter Gulch” before an audience of Will Rogers residents on Thursday. The actors are set to perform the play again ...

‘Mountain Mudfest’ slated April 2

SARANAC LAKE — The Women’s Civic Chamber and Hex and Hop Brewery are bringing a new family-friendly event to Saranac Lake. Organizers hope this new festival will become annual. Next Saturday, April 2, the first-ever Mountain MudFest arrives at the Mt. Pisgah Recreation Area. Planned ...

Be their guest

TUPPER LAKE — Backstage at the Tupper Lake Middle-High School Auditorium, the Red and Black Players were busy preparing for one of their final rehearsals of “Beauty and the Beast” on Monday. Students patted on makeup, arranged costumes, sang, shouted and laughed as they warmed ...

New juried show on display now

SARANAC LAKE — The 24th annual juried art show is currently on display at the Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake through April 20. This year, the show can be viewed at the gallery as well as online. The juror, Ken Wiley, selected 73 works for the show in a wide range of ...

The Wiz will wait

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake High School’s production of The Wizard of Oz, which was scheduled to open tonight, has been postponed due to several COVID-19 exposures and positive tests among the cast. The new dates for the production are April 1-3, Friday through Sunday. The Friday and ...