Mark Piper: The Pied Piper of Schroon

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When not playing maestro and performing at Witherbee's Open Mic night,  rocking it out with his own duo Marking Time, doing voice over work, and running a first class B&B,  Schroon's Mark Piper still has time to give back to the community.

Mark will soon be teaching beginner Ukulele group classes,  starting on Saturday, September 30 at Schroon's beautiful  -- and soon to be expanded  -- library. Standby for a time for these one hour sessions.

It's a 10 week class "for anyone that wants to have fun and learn a few songs," says Mark.

"Don't think you can't, I promise I can get you playing a song on your first day.  They lend Ukes at our library for the duration of the classes, get yours today. No fee, just like last year. 10 students max so sign up soon. Contact our Schroon Lake library to sign up".
 

Raising Funds For Seagle: A Guildy Pleasure

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Sharon Hieber from the Seagle Music Colony Guild, brings us word of the amazing fund raising efforts by members this year.

From Sharon:

"Guild Treasuer Patt Rommer (left) and Guild President Kay Belles (right) present Seagle Music Colony General Manager Tony Kostecki  a check on behalf of the Guild for $17,000 towards 2018 Scholarships.  The Guild would like to thank all the merchants that donated to the Summer Raffle, all participates at the Scholarship Luncheon, all Refreshment purchasers and all the Guild Members that donate their time and baskets".  

 

 

The Big Guns Have Been Bought In to Fight Evasives.

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The Big Guns Have Been Bought In to Fight Evasives.

Take a look at this new sign on Route 74: the new Boat Washing Decontamination station near Paradox Lake, the latest project to protect our watershed, is finally a reality.

The station is the result of countless hours of hard work by the dedicated members of  the Schroon Lake Association, The Paradox Lake Association and the East Shore Schroon Lake Association. All three joined together to purchase the boat decontamination station aka (BDS) for use by watercraft using Schroon and Paradox Lakes.

The associations raised more $25,000 to help the Town of Schroon to purchase the BDS, which was installed last Thursday (August 31st). More from Schroon Lake Association President Mark Granger, after the jump:

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Seagle's Schroon Curtain Call This Weekend

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Hurry, there's a few tickets left for the The Seagle Music Colony's annual late Summer Revue, Boulevards of Song, this Saturday night ( September 9) at  7:30 pm.

The show features the 2017 Seagle Music Colony fall outreach artists as they take you on a journey through memorable songs made famous on Broadway and Hollywood Boulevard. Adults $25.25, Children (12 & under) $15.25. Click here for tickets and more information.

While it's the Colony's last performance in Schroon, the Boulevards of Song tour will also make stops across the North Country:  If you cannot make it on Saturday, maybe these dates will work:

Keene Valley Community Church (sponsored by East Branch Friends of the Arts), Keene Valley, NY, Sunday, Sept. 3 at 4 pm

Tannery Pond Community Center (sponsored by Our Town Theater Group), North Creek, NY, Saturday Sept. 16 at 7:30 pm