Saving The Strand: What You Need To Know

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Saving The Strand: What You Need To Know

A lot of folks have been asking a lot of questions about the efforts to Save The Strand Theatre, as the fundraising goal is almost reached. Tax deductible donations can be dropped off at the Glens Falls Bank, or you can donate online, here.

We asked Emily Rossi-Snook, (pictured left) who heads up the Save the Strand Committee, for an update. From Emily:

For several months we have been asking members of the Schroon Lake community to support the "Go Digital or Go Dark" campaign for the digital conversion of the Strand Theatre. I would like to provide some important information to this wonderfully supportive community in which we live and vacation.

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Humming Along In Schroon

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Slideshow above by Jim Bohleber. Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved.

As bird watchers know, it’s that time of year when hummingbirds prepare for their big migration south – so that means fuelling up before the long trip. We are blessed by the number of fabulous photographers who choose Schroon Laker to show their incredible works of art, like Jim Bohleber. From Jim:

“The hummingbirds have been relentless the past couple of weeks. Here are some shots from the constant parade on our feeder”.

Got shots to share?  Don’t be shy. Send them to us via email at schroonlaker@me.com.

Big Shindig This Weekend: On Schroon’s East Side

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Save the date: This Saturday, when “Eastside” Schroon Lakers throw one big party. The event is the "Adirondack Shindig - Preserving and Jammin' on Church Street", and is cosponsored by several local businesses.

The owners of Adirondack Home Watch and the Adirondack General Store are among many folks coordinating  the event, which they hope will become an annual tradition.

The bash includes a street dance and block party with live music with City Limits and a cookout on Saturday, August 9th from 5 to 8 pm.

That follows the 15th annual Adirondack Yard Sale, to  be held  from rom 9 am to 3 pm at the Ball Field.

From Kathy Hill, of ADK Homewatch, one of the organizers:

“This event will  be a fund raiser to benefit the preservation of the Horicon Historical Museum Annex right here in the hamlet of Adirondack. Last Winter the building sustained severe foundation damage and we are all pulling together to secure the funds to "keep her around". Peggy Munson and Janet VanRoss from the ADK Yard Sale are 100% on board with the addition of our new event.  All of us are hoping to build off their hugely successful yard sale.  This year the benefactor of the ADK  Yard Sale proceeds will be the East Shore Schroon Lake Association ESSLA”.  

From Jane Smith, President of ESSLA:

“We will have a sales table of donated goods so bring your items to our booth if you’d like to donate. There’ll be ESSLA booths selling maple syrup and giving away education. A great, fun way to support the lake and river”.

The dance party is sponsored by local businesses, with free admission, but donations will be welcome.

Seagle's Senstational Season

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The 2014 season of the Seagle Music Colony has been extraordinarily successful, as the cast and crew come into the home stretch of another banner year.

That’s according to the Colony’s General Director Tony Kosteki. This season  the 32 young artists participated in four Main stage productions, and a series of traveling performances and other shows.

And the season comes to a close on a high note:  5 SOLD OUT shows  of Westside Story. But  Schroon Laker has learned you can still go: as of Tuesday morning, there are just a handful of tickets left for the dress rehearsal on August 12.

“The response we got was overwhelming,” Tony Kosteki told Schroon Laker today. “So we decided to open up sales to the dress-rehearsal.”

Tickets are $25 but you must act right now, by calling (518) 532-7875. To get you in the mood for just how talented this year’s Class of 2014 is, enjoy a small sample of “One Day More” from Les Miserables, performed by this year’s  Young Artists,  at the Patrice Munsel Gala on July 12, 2014.