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Weekender A&E

Margaret Atwood’s interview to be broadcast at LPCA

LAKE PLACID — Margaret Atwood’s interview on the release of the sequel to "The Handmaid’s Tale," "The Testaments," will be broadcasted live on Friday at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. It has been 34 years since "The Handmaid’s Tale" was first published. The dystopian novel ...

Critically acclaimed comedy celebrates female athletes

SARANAC LAKE — “Athena,” the critically acclaimed comedy by Gracie Gardner, opens at Pendragon Theatre this Friday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The play runs through Oct. 27, and is touring the North Country throughout the fall. “Athena,” directed by the theatre’s artistic director ...

It’s a family affair at BluSeed Studios

SARANAC LAKE — BluSeed Studios, the multi-disciplinary arts center at 24 Cedar St., will host the opening reception of “Family Palette” this Friday, Sept. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. BluSeed founder Carol Marie Vossler shares the wealth of art created by her own extended family in this ...

Adirondack Film Festival going bigger than ever in fourth year

By KATHLEEN PHALEN-TOMASELLI The Post-Star GLENS FALLS — The Adirondack Film Festival is gearing up for a bigger-than-ever October weekend with a packed schedule of new film screenings and special events. With 135 scheduled films, including award-winning headliners, features, ...

Documentaries focus on overcoming hate and giving rise to hope

SARANAC LAKE — Two groundbreaking documentaries about the struggle for survival, dignity, acceptance and the assertion of one’s rights are the focus of a unique collaboration among multiple nonprofit organizations and educational entities in the North Country that themselves are centered ...

A colorful 2019 ArtWalk finale tonight

SARANAC LAKE — The final Third Thursday ArtWalk of 2019 goes out with lots of panache both on and off the road. As the autumn colors begin to engulf the Adirondack landscape, merchants, visual artists and performing artists give residents and travelers another reason to walk the streets of ...