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Weekender A&E

Improv, irony and accents

SARANAC LAKE — The small crowd watching the rehearsal of Pendragon Theatre’s “The Gift of the Magi” on Wednesday could not contain their laughter. As middle school actors dragged the adult actors around the stage, cooing like pigeons or putting on thick New York City-style ...

North Country New Year celebration returns on NYE

SARANAC LAKE — The community of Saranac Lake will be hosting its North Country New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 beginning at 5 p.m. Residents and visitors from across the North Country and the Adirondacks are encouraged to take part in the festivities. The event offers a ...

Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival showing tonight

TUPPER LAKE — The 5th annual Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival culminates tonight with a reception that celebrates outdoor painting around Tupper Lake. After plein air painting all week, 27 artists — including 10 who are painting in the festival for the first time — will showcase ...

Pendragon premieres ‘Tracks’

SARANAC LAKE — Spilled drinks, missed calls, dreams of change and biting dialogue hit the stage at Pendragon Theatre this week with the premiere of playwright Paula B. Stanic’s new production “Tracks,” a week before the drama heads to New York City for an off-Broadway run at 59E59 ...

Talk on stargazing in the Adirondacks is Thursday

SARANAC LAKE — David Craig will speak about stargazing in the Adirondacks at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Saranac Village at Will Rogers. “Living in urban areas under light polluted skies, it’s been estimated that 80% of Americans cannot see the Milky Way,” Craig said. “Yet, here in ...