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Weekender A&E

‘It’s Not Magic’ certainly is

Jon Sands, a regular performer in the Adirondack poetry scene, has been selected as a National Poetry Series winner. His book “It’s Not Magic” (Beacon Press) is an energetic investigation of youth and maturity, and a beautiful bridge between the worlds of spoken and written poetry. ...

Film about small condiments gets big compliments

TUPPER LAKE — When the lights flicked back on at Monday’s Tupper Lake Central School District board meeting, the board broke into applause. The premiere of “The Ranchening” was a success. The six-minute short film is students’ telling of Tupper Lake High School’s infamous 2019 ...

For now, Pendragon plans to use future home for office, storage

SARANAC LAKE — The village Development Board on Tuesday approved a site plan review for office and storage space at the future site of Pendragon Theatre on Woodruff Street. This site plan review is not the next step in creating the new theater. It’s more of a means for temporary use of ...

Oh yeah, it’s Carnival Time

SARANAC LAKE - Winter Carnival is here, and that means there is no excuse to sit inside all week. I know, it’s pretty cold out there, and maybe the sidewalks are a little slippery and Netflix just green lit 100 more shows that will probably get canceled before they even start ...

Video games just ain’t what they used to be

I finally get to use this expression. Back in my day, video games were finished products and publishers weren’t trying to drain you for everything you got. You bought Super Mario 64, and you knew damn well you were throwing Bowser on a bomb at the end of the game. You picked up Metal Gear ...

ArtWorks to go on its own in 2020

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake ArtWorks is branching out on its own to be an independent not-for-profit organization and is encouraging community members with an interest in the arts to join them. Various membership levels are available from general support to gallery ...