LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Elementary School gymnasium Friday morning, May 24, was filled with the rhythmic sounds of West African music — drumming and singing — as students, faculty and staff listened and danced to songs from four musicians. Dian Oury Bah — master drummer and ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — Sisters Aria Knechtges and Alisha Govindaraj are accomplished musicians. Aria, a pianist, is 13 years old and Alisha, a violinist, is 12. They live in Buffalo, and both are world travelers. The two were featured guests at the third annual CODA concert presented at the ...

LAKE PLACID — A boy wizard and his two best friends attend a boarding school to learn more about magic. For the next seven years, they encounter a variety of monsters, villains and mayhem, all while navigating the ins and outs of adolescence. There’s just one catch: The boy’s name is ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing is set to host the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival on June 7 and 8. The festival, held biennially, features writers, poets, comedians and other creatives from across the country. It is a celebration of how writing and storytelling — in all ...

KEENE VALLEY — The Book & Blanket Players Youth Theatre is pleased and grateful to announce support from Stewart’s Holiday Match and the Pumpkin Hill Foundation for the annual summer musical-in-a-week theater production with Casting Days set for May 17 and 18 at the Keene Valley ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Northern Lights Choir will host a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 at St. Bernard’s Church. This concert spans genres and geographies, featuring works from spirituals to patriotic anthems, including a soul-stirring arrangement of “I’m Building Me A Home” by ...