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Lake George Courthouse Gallery Showing ‘Painted Stories’

January 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Watching the Healthcare Debate -No Pre-existing Conditions Allowed, oil on wood panel, 11 x 16 inches by Susan HofferThe Lake George Arts Project’s Courthouse Gallery has announced “Painted Stories,” a solo exhibition of recent work by Susan Hoffer. The exhibition will be installed in the gallery, and available for the public to view. [Read more…] about Lake George Courthouse Gallery Showing ‘Painted Stories’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: Art Exhibit, Lake George Arts Project

West 67th Street Artists’ Colony Historic District Virtual Presentation

January 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

27 W. 67th StreetLandmark West, the historic preservation organization of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is set to host a virtual presentation on the eight buildings of the West 67th Street Artists’ Colony Historic District, with historian Prof. Andrew Dolkart, on Wednesday, January 20th. [Read more…] about West 67th Street Artists’ Colony Historic District Virtual Presentation

Filed Under: Arts, Events, New York City Tagged With: Landmark West

Winter Landscapes In Colored Pencil Online Class

December 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

winter landscape by Bonnie HaneyView, the Center for Arts and Culture in Old Forge, has announced a 10-week online class on drawing winter landscapes, taught by Bonnie Haney. Participants will meet each Sunday from 1 to 3 pm, from January 10th until March 21st. [Read more…] about Winter Landscapes In Colored Pencil Online Class

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: View

Poetry: Forest Recovery

December 26, 2020 by Edward Zahniser 3 Comments

Forest Recovery

The old cabin being too small
for the escalating generations
of our parents’ offspring now

we rented a large log place
down the road maybe
one-third of a mile

whose back porch looks
out on Eleventh Mountain
closer than at the old cabin

making it look
as our sister would have said
“like a whole new mountain”
— that and how the forest
has now grown up to conceal
our former lookout rock

we would climb to as kids
as those back at the cabin
watched for us then waved

mixed forest across the road
from the old cabin may soon
keep the mountain its secret.

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: Poetry

Profile: Bruce & Wendy Wasserstein and NYC’s Revival

December 23, 2020 by James S. Kaplan 2 Comments

Bruce & Wendy Wasserstein and NYCs RevivalBruce Wasserstein, the financier and corporate takeover adviser, and his sister Wendy Wasserstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, were among the most accomplished and famous New Yorkers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Both died suddenly and somewhat prematurely — Bruce in October 2009 at the age of 61 of a reported aneurism and Wendy at the age of 55 in January 2006 reportedly of lymphoma, but not before they had reached the pinnacle of their chosen professions — Bruce in finance and Wendy in the theater.

Their success was achieved through a combination of shrewd insight and highly effective self-promotion, and the good fortune to live through a period of economic and social revival in New York City, in which they were active participants. [Read more…] about Profile: Bruce & Wendy Wasserstein and NYC’s Revival

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Economic History, Financial History, Manhattan, New York City, Theatre, womens history

Twelve Tavern Rules, Thirteen Toasts and America’s 1814 Anthem

December 21, 2020 by Jaap Harskamp 11 Comments

Sampler by Martha Cooke Twelve Good Rules 1811Many eighteenth century publicans framed a list of pre-conditions for the “perfect” tavern which was displayed in full view in British public houses and drinking dens.

The advice to customers consisted of “Twelve Good Rules” that dated back to the rule of Charles I: [Read more…] about Twelve Tavern Rules, Thirteen Toasts and America’s 1814 Anthem

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: beer, Cultural History, Food, Holidays, liquor, Performing Arts, Social History, Taverns, wine

Poetry: Father’s Breakfast

December 19, 2020 by George Cassidy Payne Leave a Comment

Father’s Breakfast

He ate a crustacean
every morning
the pure wild ones

He called the lobster
a sacrament and cleaned
his table with a napkin

his grandmother sewed
when she was 14 in Idaho
I watched him eat

and the embers from the stove
cooked into crystalline spheres
I once told him that I loved him

just loud enough
so he would not hear

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Filed Under: Arts, Food Tagged With: art, Food, Poetry

A Virtual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

December 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Staatsburgh State Historic Site Gingerbread House ContestThe Staatsburgh State Historic Site has announced an online gingerbread house contest for children, families and adults, with prizes in each category. [Read more…] about A Virtual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Staatsburgh State Historic Site

Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Premiering Online

December 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

My Native AirThe new feature documentary, My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks, co-produced by MDT Publishing and Snarky Aardvark Films, is premiering on-demand in a limited run from January 15th to February 15th, 2021. [Read more…] about Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Premiering Online

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature Tagged With: art, Charles Evans Hughes, Charles R Wood Theater, Documentary, film, Forest Preserve, Fort Ticonderoga, Glens Falls, Historic Preservation, Judical History, Lake George, Political History

Frick Celebrates An 85th Anniversary

December 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Frick CollectionThe Frick Collection is set to celebrate the 85th anniversary of its opening with a range of free content across its digital platforms. [Read more…] about Frick Celebrates An 85th Anniversary

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Frick Collection, New York City

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