CANAL SPLASH
Fri, August 7 - Sun, August 9, 2009
New York State Canal Corporation's Signature Event
CHAMPLAIN CANAL REGION
Westport Heritage Festival
Main Street-Ballard Park and Marina Waterfront, Westport
Friday, 10am-10pm
Free, 518-962-8383, www.westportny.com
Full day events: 5K Fun Race, Lois McClure, Philadelphia II, Antique & Classic Boats, First Navigators canoe, longboat rides, music with Chris Layer & Pete Sutherland, Rhythm Ramblers, Dudley Choir, 'Talking Tents' on agricultural history, games, bike decorating contest, Plein Air auction, basket silent auction, raffle, food, vendors and displays. FIRE WORKS.
Knickerbocker Mansion's Canal Splash Open House
132 Knickerbocker Road, Schaghticoke
Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 4pm
Free, 518-664-1700, www.knickmansion.com
The Knickerbocker Mansion site will be open for Mansion and Cemetary Tours and Colonial Demonstrations. Snack bar open.
15th Annual Cardboard Boat Race
Fort Hardy Park Beach, Schuylerville
Spectators are free, Boater registration $10-$25, 518-859-1462, www.hudsoncrossingpark.org
Construct a "human-powered" boat of corrugated cardboard (or recycling materials) that will hold at least one crew member and be "seaworthy" to race (for a short while) on the Hudson River in Schuylerville. Bring your boat pre-made or join us on-site to build one at the Park. Races launch at 1pm. Live music, good food, great family fun and photos!
18th Century Day
Schuyler House, Route 4S, Schuylerville
Sunday, 12pm-5pm
Free, 518-698-3211
Watch and learn from over 25 demonstrators sharing their 18th Century living skills. Stroll around the shaded grounds of the General Schuyler House in Schuylerville and visit with a tin smith, quilter, horn worker, spinners, weaver and a Punch & Judy puppet show.
Spin 'Til You Dye Day
Schuyler House, Route 4S, Schuylerville
Saturday, 11am-3pm
Free, 518-698-3211
Join the Rock Day Spinners on the shady grounds of the General Schuyler House in Schuylerville as they dye wool with natural dyes and spin wool into yarn.Village of Schuylerville Walking Tour
Broad Street Cemetery, Schuylerville
Friday, 7pm
Free, 518-695-4159, www.villageofschuylerville.org
Join Village of Schuylerville Historian, Kristina Saddlemire, for a walking tour of the North Broad Street Cemetery. Learn about former Schuylerville residents. Meet on Broad Street in front of the cemetery. This event is part of Historical Week in the Saratoga, Schuylerville and Victory.
Cooper's Cave Overlook
Route 9 under Cooper's Cave Bridge
Memorial Day - Columbus Day, 9am-8pm
Free, 518-761-3864, www.tourism.cityofglensfalls.com
Visit the site made famous by James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans as the hiding site of Hawkeye and his companions where they attempted their escape. Viewing platform with interpretive signage. Part of New York State’s historic Independent Trail.Degas Among Friends - Chamber Music and Reception - SPAC at the Hyde
161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY
Friday, 5pm, 518-584-9330, www.hydecollection.org
As part of The Hyde Collection's Season of Degas, SPAC and Philadelphia Orchestra chamber performers will hold a special evening of chamber music at the Museum in Glens Falls, with a reception following the performance. Attendees will also include admission to the Degas & Music exhibition - an exclusive exhibit of the music-inspired works of Edgar Degas.Farmers' Market
South Street Pavilion, South and Elm Streets, Glen Falls
Saturday, 8am-12pm
Free, 518-792-0438, www.gffma.com
Locally grown produce, cheeses, meats. Breads and baked goods. Flowers, plants, cuttings. Locally produced soaps, talc, fragrances.
Food for Thought~Suvir Saran
Red Fox Books Courtyard, 28 Ridge St
Friday, 7pm
Free, 518-793-5352, www.redfoxbooks.com
Conversations with Partners in Delicious Crime, Hiroko Shimbo.
Impressionaists and Music: Painters and Their Muse - A Hyde Collection Degas Lecture Series Event
161 Warren Street, Glens Falls
Sunday, 2pm
Free, 518-792-1761, www.hydecollection.org
Presented by Michael Cassin, director of education for the Center for Visual Arts at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. This talk explores music as muse to the artists associated with the Impressionist movement.Music and the Impressionists~Season of Degas Lecture~Michael Cassin
The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls
Sunday, 2pm
Free, 518-792-1761, www.hydecollection.org
As part of The Hyde Collection's Season of Degas~Degas and Music. Michael Cassin, Director of Education at the Center for Education in the Visual Arts at The Clark Institute, explores the subject of music as muse to artists associated with Impressionist movement.
See Me As I See Me: Self Portraits by Youth from all over the world
Glens Falls City Hall, 42 Ridge Street, Glens Fall
Friday, 9am-5pm
Free, 518-793-2773, www.worldchildrenmusuem.org
An exhibition of original youth art: self portraits made by children from all over the world.
4th Annual First Nations Intertribal Pow Wow sponsoring Arts & Recreation Commission of Whitehall NY (ARCW)
Canalside Park, Whitehall
Saturday & Sunday, 11am - dark
Free, 518-499-2435
There willl be Native American dance, Drums, Singing and Storytelling Various Indian Ceremonies, Host Drum Turtle Drum Singers, Guest Red Hawk Medicine, Red Clover Drum. Special Guest Rick Hunt, Tundra Spirits Husky Rescue, There will be arts and crafts on display along with hand made items.plus other exhibitions and activities… There will be something there for all ages.Carmen Jones - Opera
25 East Main Street, Cambridge
Friday, 7pm
Free, 518-677-2495, www.hubbardhall.org
Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre performance at the Freight Depot Theater.Working on Water
Skenesborough Harbor Park, Tour Stops in Whitehall Whitehall
Tours 11am-7pm; Concert 7-9pm
Free, www.workingonwater.org
Celebrating 400 Years of Maritime History. Celebrate New York's Quadricentennial with a tour of the Day Peckinpaugh and Tug Urger. Evening concert with the Willie Playmore Band from 7 to 9pm at the bandstand in Riverside Park just a short walk from the motorship.