Week of 3/19 through 3/25 Events & Activities Bulletin
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Keeping business owners, employees and community members up to date.
Please share with your staff. If you would like us to print a copy of the weekly schedule for your establishment, please stop by the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center @ 39 Main Street Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm.
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Historic Saranac Lake's 1920s Movie Mondays series continues this March with the 1923 Harold Lloyd classic, Safety Last! Come see Lloyd's comedic stunts, including his famous clock face scene, and share some laughs. This event is free and open the public, light refreshments will be served. Come to the John Black Room of the Saranac Laboratory Museum from 7 to 9pm.
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Northern Lights School will host an open house from 9:30 to 11am. Visit our school and see our Waldorf-inspired programs for children ages 0-6 in action. Board members and our school administrator will be available to answer all your questions. Please sign up by messaging or calling us at info@northernlightsschool.org or (518)891-3206.
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From 5 to 9pm Blue Line Brewery in Saranac Lake will be hosting a Restaurant Night where a percentage of the profits will go to the St. Bernard’s School 5th grade class for their class trip to the Museum of Innovation and Science and the VIA aquarium in Schenectady, NY. Take the night off from cooking, enjoy some amazing pub fair, and support a great class of students!
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Bloomingdale Boosters and Saranac Lake Youth Baseball and Softball Association have teamed up to hold a joint registration this year. Representatives of both groups will be on hand to register kids in their respective leagues at the Saranac Lake Civic Center from 5 to 7pm. Cost: Bloomingdale $25, SLYBSA $35. Discounts available for multiple kids from same family. Please pay by cash or check.
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March 5:01 Connect at the Hotel Saranac co-hosted by ANCA. Please join us for this networking event from 5:01 to 7pm. Be sure to bring your business cards to share and to be entered for a prize drawing. RSVP with the Chamber.
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Starting at 5:30pm Saranac Lake will have a parade to welcome local Olympians home from the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Local Olympians will ride on a float from the corner of Main Street and Church Street to the Harrietstown Town Hall. There the event will move inside for “congratulatory messages” and a chance for people to meet the Olympians and get their autographs. Honorary Olympian: Chris Mazdzer, a three-time Olympic luger who grew up in Saranac Lake and won a silver medal in Pyeongchang — the first Olympic medal ever for an American in men’s singles luge! See you there!
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From 5 to 7pm come out for the opening reception for the 20th Annual Adirondack Artists Guild Juried Art Competition taking place at the gallery, 52 Main Street.
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Wholesale Furniture and America's Mattress will be offering a V.I.P. night only for businesses and organizations from 6 to 8pm. This event is for businesses and organizations to learn what brands we have to offer, special savings, gift drawing, review rewards, discounts, and surprise blowout specials. Refreshments will be provided. This is an opportunity for us to learn your business or organization, help the community come together and thrive, as well as network. Please RSVP so that we know that your business or organization will be attending. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Crystal O'Neill, manager, at (518)354-5574 or (315)250-4471, or via email crystal.wholesalefurniture@gmail.com.
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Visit the Saranac Laboratory Museum from 10am to 5pm free of charge in honor of World Tuberculosis Day, recognized every year to build public awareness of the ongoing worldwide TB epidemic. To learn more about TB today, visit the Stop TB Partnership
http://www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day/.
Historic Saranac Lake will be collecting donations for the Stop TB Partnership in lieu of admission to the museum.
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This week at the Waterhole come out for Gratefully Yours, a Grateful Dead Tribute to listen to an all star lineup performing your dream Grateful Dead set lists. The show will take place at the Waterhole Upstairs Music Lounge, with doors opening at 8pm for a 9pm show. Tickets are $10 for this 21+ show.
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Come out for a solo concert by Hugh Pool, with Steve Langdon opening with his own original songs. Hugh Pool is a journeyman blues player whose guitar has taken him around the globe. Cost is $10 to enjoy this event from 7:30 to 9:30pm at Lake Flower Landing, 421 Lake Flower Ave. Parking out front with additional parking next door at Janie's.
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Adirondack Stage Rats present Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, directed by Burdette Parks. "An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson" this production is based on the acclaimed best-selling book,
Tuesdays with Morrie
, and is the uplifting journey of sportswriter Mitch Albom, whose reunion with his former college professor Morrie Schwartz develops into a weekly pilgrimage and a life-altering class in the meaning of life. Showtimes at BluSeed Studios are Saturday the 24th at 7pm and Sunday, March 25th at 5pm. Tickets sold first come, first served at the door, adults $10 students $2.
“A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a generous dose of humor.” – NY Daily News. “We’re never too old to learn – or to teach.” – Adk. Stage Rats.
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Public skating at the Saranac Lake Civic Center on Sundays at 2:15 PM.
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Wednesday Nights
Compare & Contrast "Flight" of Three Wines
Mix & Match Snacks and an Informative Tasting Sheet
Thursday Nights
$20 Three Course Supper at the Left Bank Cafe
RSVP for Easter Sunday Gypsy Jazz and Gospel Jam with a special holiday brunch menu
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Mount Pisgah’s Saturday Candy Bar Races will continue with this Saturday’s race. Register at 10am for a race start at 10:30am. Cost is $1, or free for all current Ski Club members. Three runs down a set course and receive three candy bars. This event is guaranteed fun! Bring your cow bells!
Adult Races at Mount Pisgah will continue on Monday nights from 6pm to 7:30pm. Mt. Pisgah lift ticket is required (Discounted race ticket available). First two runs are timed with additional practice runs available. There will be an after-party at Casa Del Sol and DownHill Grill with your first drink free.
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Every Wednesday is Ladies's Night at Casa Del Sol from 4:30 until 9pm. There are plenty of margarita and entree specials. Lady's chimichanga only $9, portobello mushroom and spinach quesadilla $9.50, and two fish tacos with a salad only $7.50.
Tacos, Tunes, and Trivia will take place every Thursday night at Casa Del Sol. Starting at 7pm, there will be plenty of great food, drinks, and tunes all orchestrated by everyone‘s favorite host Gary Peacock, not to mention a $100 Gift Card for winning. See you there.
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Bitters & Bones 2018 Trivia Season is underway. Every Tuesday will be Trivia night for your team's chance to compete for a grand prize. Teams will be expected to: have elected their 6 core members and 3 alternate members, have a hilarious and/or creative team name (which they will keep for the entire season). The kitchen will be offering up some sharable specials, to keep teams fed and fit for competition.
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Spring Break Shape up is back! Come out for some Iron Yoga with Sue Murnane at The Dance Sanctuary. There will be weekly classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30am. This will run through a 6 week session February 13th through March 22nd. This super fun class will help you burn fat and build strength with a combination of interval exercises and power yoga flows done with light weights. Cost is $140. You will need 3-5 pound dumbbells, mats available. For questions call (518)524-2371 or email susanmurnane@yahoo.com.
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Adirondack Riverwalking Guided Trips invite you to strap on a pair of snowshoes and let us take you on a unique Winter Forest Bathing sensory immersion eco-trip. We will cover less than a mile on gentle terrain to allow you to take in all the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of an Adirondack forest in winter. Let our guides help you slow down through a series of sensory activities so you can find a deeper relationship with nature. Each trip ends at the Hotel Saranac with a cup of wild tea.
Saturdays until the end of March
1pm to 3pm
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Book a private eco-trip for your family, work or social group.
Adults $40
Children, ages 10 to 17 $35
Bring your own snowshoes for a $10 discount
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Micro Monday- Mini-Pitcher Specials all day long on the best craft beer selection in Saranac Lake $6 and up
2 For 1 Tuesday-After 9pm come join us for 2 for 1 draft, bottle, and canned beer as well as liquor, wine, and champagne.
Whisky Wednesday- $1 off all whisky and $3.50 Narragansett
Thirsty Thursday- 2 For 1 Anchorsteam, Switchback, Torpedo IPA, Downeast Cider, and Yonker’s Squeaky Clean Pale Ale Draught until 9pm
Self-Serve Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar- Every Sunday Grizle T’s opens at noon to offer our self-serve Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar featuring fresh fruit, purées, juices, Bloody Mary mixes, lots of pickled offerings, and as much a hot sauce as you can imagine
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March 19th, from 5:30 to 7:30pm Advanced Beginners Winter Pottery Class will take place. Now through March 19th on Mondays, class instruction by Carol Marie Vossler, cost is $275.
March 20th, from 5:30 to 7:30pm Intermediate Winter Pottery Class. Every Tuesday through March 20th with instructor Peter Shrope, cost is $275.
March 21st, from 5:30 to 7:30pm Beginners Pottery Winter Class. Wednesdays with Kerri Zeimann now through March 21st. Cost is $275.
Call (518)891-3799 or email admin@bluseedstudios.org to register.
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Inner Quest Yoga will host Restorative Yoga and Sound Meditation with Mary Bartel, a yoga therapist, iRest Yoga Nidra, and meditation instructor. Classes will run Thursdays, February 15th through March 29th from 5 to 6:15pm. No meditation or yoga experience required. Cost is $15 per class. Those who have class passes can use them and you may purchase multi-session passes.
Inner Quest Yoga will also host Mindful Movement- Prana Flow & Body Sensing Yoga to help you move slowly, breathe deeply, relieve stress, release muscle tension, and clear the mind. These classes are accessible for most body types regardless of strength, flexibility, fitness level, shape, or weight. Classes run Wednesdays, February 14th through March 28th from 4:30 to 5:45pm. Cost is $15 per class.
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Sunday-Funday BOGO mimosas from Noon to 7pm, and well bloody mary's & white Russians
Case of the Monday's Happy Hour all day
Tuesday Pool and Craft- free pool and $1 off all craft beers from 5pm to 1am
Well Wednesday- $3/$5 well drinks, $2 on select can beers from 4pm to 11pm
Thursday Pop Happy Hour- $2 Domestics, $1 off craft beers, $3/$5 well drinks from 4pm to 7pm
Four Dollar Friday- $4 shots from 8pm to 11pm
Saturday Afternoon Delight- $1 off everything from Noon to 2pm, $0.50 off everything from 2pm to 4pm
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Adirondack Center for Writing presents Course #4: 'We Wear the Mask: The Truth in Playing Pretend' with teacher Samantha Thornhill. This five-week generative writing course, from February 19th through March 26th, will focus on the persona poem as a method of unearthing surprising truths about being human, animal, or myth. With empathy and imagination being major tools of engagement, writers give voice to mythological figures, deceased ancestors, movie stars, villains, and historic figures–known and unknown. Each week, writers will be exposed to poems with crucial craft elements to help in the creation of their own deeply-imaginative works. For more information check out adirondackcenterforwriting.org.
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The dining hall closed early? Bored of campus life? Need to buy some groceries? All aboard the Smitty Shuttle! On Friday and Saturday from 3pm to midnight, and Sunday from noon to 5:30pm, you can find convenient transportation to and from Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, in front of the Student Center. What’s the catch? It’s free! No more giving gas money to your friends or buying a ticket for the bus. Just bring your student I.D. card to the green van marked “Smitty Shuttle,” tell Peter where you’re heading, and get ready to have a good time in town. If you’re unsure of your destination or you can’t make it to the designated drop off areas, talk to Peter on your ride in and make a special arrangement. Just don’t be late!
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Paul Smith's College VIC is offering free snowshoe walks throughout the winter, Saturdays and Sundays starting at 1pm. Explore the Adirondack Winter with our naturalists on a snowshoe adventure appropriate for all ages. Join our naturalists to hone in on your observation skills. Adult rental snowshoes are available for participants at the VIC. A day pass or season pass is required for participation in these programs. Come learn about winter's mysterious ways and how our flora and fauna have adapted to deal with the harshness it brings. Please call (518)327-6241 ahead and reserve your space.
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***Please contact the event hosts, for more up to date information. Also be aware that cancellations and postponements do occur. The Chamber does not take responsibility for notifying you if another organization's event is postponed or canceled.
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518.891.1990 welcome@slareachamber.org
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