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Weekender A&E

Schools team up to stage play about community garden

LAKE PLACID — “Seedfolks” is coming to Lake Placid Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The play is a collaboration between students of North Country School and Northwood School, both in Lake Placid. “Seedfolks” is based on the novel of the same name by Paul ...

Rotary Club show is full of surprises

SARANAC LAKE — The annual Winter Carnival has lots of traditions — the Ice Palace, the Gala Parade, a week’s worth of music at the Waterhole, and the Rotary Club Show. “It’s an evening of good family fun,” said local Rotary Club President Hannah Hanford. “It’s part of the ...

Throwing fry pans looks like a lot of fun

I attended the Winter Carnival ladies’ fry pan toss on Saturday, and the whole time I was thinking, “I want to throw one, too.” The women, who ranged from first-graders to senior citizens, each got a chance to launch skillets across the snow. The little girls used a smaller pan. It was ...

Food is a delicious part of Valentine’s Day

“The world today is hungry not only for bread but hungry for love; hungry to be wanted, to be loved.” - Mother Teresa Valentine’s Day — the romantic holiday for lovers — will be here soon. We show that love by sending cards, flowers and chocolates — and with romantic candlelit ...

Loon Center to host Carnival open house

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation is pleased to invite the public to its “Winter Carnival Open House” at the center at 15 Broadway. This event is free to all and will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, the same day as the Gala Parade. Everyone ...

March 3 deadline for Pendragon’s free young playwright contest

A month may seem like an eternity to your children and writing an original 10-minute play may seem like a breeze. That doesn’t mean that all Adirondack Park middle and high school students can’t start working and perfecting their winning entries for the annual Pendragon Theatre Young ...