HUDSON FALLS — Johnny Cash’s 92nd Birthday Bash, a staging of “A Man Named Cash,” will take place 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls.
The event features vocalist Eric Hofmanis, who was personally selected by The Johnny Cash Estate and John Carter Cash (Johnny Cash’s son) as lead vocalist for the 2023-24 Official Concert Experience 100-city national tour.
Anticipated hits to be performed include I Walk The Line, Ring Of Fire, Sunday Morning Coming Down and Hurt.
Hofmanis will be joined onstage by Megan Houde as June Carter, and the band also features lead guitarist Scotty Mac, an inductee of the Blues Hall of Fame.
Tickets are $25 balcony, $30 floor level and are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only or online at Brown Paper Tickets. For more information, go to www.mystrandtheatre.org.
Lumineers to kick-off tour in Saratoga Springs July 3.
SARATOGA SPRINGS —The Lumineers have announced the North American leg of their Automatic 2025 world tour, which includes stadiums, arenas, and amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada through mid-October.
The Lumineers Automatic World Tour will kick-off first with a stop at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 3, before staging shows at Citi Field in Queens on July 11, and Fenway Park in Boston.
Special guests for the Saratoga Springs date will be Hippo Campus.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announced the eighth-annual Winter/Miller Lecture, to be delivered by the acclaimed artist Nina Chanel Abney at 6 pm on Thursday, Feb. 27. The event is free and open to the public.
Abney, who is known for her bold, graphic paintings, creates stunning works that challenge viewers to confront issues of race, gender, pop culture, and politics.
Abney’s painting Picnic at Butler is on view at the Tang as part of the exhibition a field of bloom and hum, which opened Feb. 14. Abney’s work can also be seen filling Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall façade in New York City, celebrating the cultural heritage of San Juan Hill, the lost neighborhood where the performing arts venue now stands. Beyond venues of contemporary work, Abney has collaborated with major brands such as Nike’s Jordan, Timberland, and EA Sports.
ALBANY — The University at Albany’s Theatre Program presents five performances of a musical production of Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, in the Main Theatre of the Performing Arts Center for Wednesday, March 5 – Sunday, March 9.
The cult-classic, with Book, Music, and Lyrics by Richard O’Brien, will be performed by UAlbany students and directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs, Theatre’s Visiting Assistant Professor of Direction, with the Music Program’s Lecturer Michael Lister as Music Director.
The show will feature a live band and original choreography by Leah Tubbs, Founding Artistic Director of the Harlem-based MODArts Dance Collective, in her inaugural collaboration at UAlbany. The design team includes Theatre Program faculty Nora Marlow Smith, designing sets; and Anne Croteau, designing costumes with an haute couture influence; as well as visiting lighting designer Evan Anderson.
With this production The Rocky Horror Show—made legendary by its 1975 movie version—returns to its origin as a live rock ‘n’ roll musical, in which sweethearts Brad and Janet get a flat tire during a storm, only to discover themselves in Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s mansion, where all innocence is lost.
Since the production first premiered in London, Rocky Horror as been performed in 20 different languages and seen by over 30 million people globally, according to the BBC.
The Rocky Horror Show picks up the sci-fi theme of the Theatre Program’s previous offering of Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein, and continues its tradition for offering full-scale productions of hit musicals, following recent presentations of RENT and Hair, all on the Main Stage of UAlbany’s PAC.
Tickets are only available online at: https://www.albany.edu/pac/news/2024-richard-obriens-rocky-horror-show-mar-5-9-2025
Note: at this production audience members are required by the Performing Arts Center to check coats and bags. Food and objects will not be allowed inside the theatre, to maintain the theater space and for the safety of the performers.
The Skidmore College riding team poses with their ribbons after winning a season-opener Stable Game competition on Saturday at the Van Lennep Riding Center in Saratoga Springs. Photo by Super Source Media.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the threat of a snowstorm on their horizon, the Skidmore College riding team won their season-opening Stable Game competition on Saturday, totaling 42 points. SUNY Cobleskill and Morrisville State College tied for reserve with 30 points. Skidmore riders also added 12 wins to their Blue Ribbon Challenge.
Six Skidmore open riders started the day, with Harper Sanford winning section A and Sadie Nesbitt winning section B. Isa Jensen won section B of the Intermediate Fences, and Lily Josephs and Eleanor Peterson each won their section of Limit Fences.
Thoroughbreds continued to dominate on the flat, winning the first six flat classes. Sanford won section A of Open Flat, and Kenya Sanders won section B. Charlotte Lyon and Georgia Quackenbos each won their section of Intermediate Flat, and Josephs and Peterson returned to win their sections of Limit Flat. Winning both of their classes, Sanford, Josephs, and Peterson rode off for the High Point Rider Award. Peterson came out on top, with Josephs taking the Reserve High Point title.
Two team members also made their Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association debut. Rose Reber rode to fourth in the Pre-Novice Equitation, and Sadie Applegate overcame some unexpected behavior from her mount to win her Introductory Equitation.
The day wrapped up with special awards presented to Peterson, who won Ride of the Day for her trip in the Limit Fences on Clay, and Aidan McNamara who was awarded Horse Handler of the Day. Skidmore’s Skye was awarded the Horse of the Show award, for his versatility in all levels of jumping competition.
Currently, eight Skidmore riders are qualified for Regional Finals. Sanders leads the Regional Cacchione ranking for Open Riders with 65 points, with Sanford close on her heels with 64 points.
The team competes next at Morrisville State College on Feb. 22.
Individual Results
Kenya Sanders ’25 Open Fences 3rd, Open Flat 1st
Harper Sanford ’25 Open Fences 1st, Open Flat 1st
Sadie Nesbitt ’25 Open Fences 1st, Limit Flat 3rd
Lillard Preschlack ’26 Limit Flat 2nd
Avery Johnson ’28 Open Fences 5th
Aidan McNamara ’27 Open Fences 5th
Charlotte Lyon ’25 Intermediate Fences 5th, Intermediate Flat 1st
Isa Jensen ’27 Intermediate Fences 1st
Georgia Quackenbos ’25 Intermediate Flat 1st
Lily Josephs ’25 Limit Fences 1st, Limit Flat 1st, Reserve High Point Rider
Eleanor Peterson ’26 Limit Fences 1st, Limit Flat 1st, High Point Rider, Ride of the Day
PORTER CORNERS — A Nordic skiing “lesson and lunch” program for women will be held at the Brookhaven Winter Park on March 2 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Instructors will provide a one-hour lesson to women grouped by experience level. Then a lunch at the View Restaurant will follow. The $40 resident/$48 non-resident fee includes equipment rental, lunch, and a beverage. After lunch, ladies are welcome to ski for the afternoon at their leisure. Those not interested in Nordic skiing may choose to snowshoe instead. The event is modeled after Greenfield’s golf “lesson & lunch” for women, held multiple times last summer.
Brookhaven Winter Park is the Town of Greenfield’s free Nordic ski and snowshoe park. This year the park added a winter rental and gift shop. Guests may rent both Nordic skis or snowshoes on a first-come, first-serve basis. The park features seven cross-country trails and two snowshoe loops.
To register for the event, visit greenfieldny.org.
Skidmore College women’s basketball player Cassie Davidson netted 15 points against William Smith College last week to help the Thoroughbreds secure a spot in the Liberty League playoffs. Photo via Matt Milless/Skidmore Athletics.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Skidmore College women’s basketball team clinched a spot in the Liberty League playoff tournament last Friday when they defeated William Smith College, 56 to 45. Then they beat RIT the following day, 63 to 46, in their penultimate game of the regular season.
Against William Smith, the Thoroughbreds were led by seniors Cassie Davidson and Sarah Chambers, who both scored 15 points. The pair also combined for 16 rebounds, 8 steals, and 3 assists. The victory extended Skidmore’s winning streak against William Smith to 9 straight.
At RIT, the Thoroughbreds had five players in double figures, led by Chambers with 13 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.
2025 is the fourth year in a row that Skidmore has qualified for the playoffs. The team will finish its regular season on Feb. 22 at home against St. Lawrence and Clarkson. The game is the annual Big Green Scream event, as well as Senior Day.
The Liberty League Tournament will begin on Feb. 25.
A $100,000 check is presented to the Saratoga YMCA Glens Falls. Photo provided.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Hudson River Community Credit Union announced on Wednesday that it has made a $125,000 donation to the Saratoga Regional YMCA. The donation includes a $25,000 donation to the Corinth YMCA Annual Campaign and a $100,000 donation to the Glens Falls YMCA Capital Campaign.
The $25,000 donation for the Corinth YMCA will provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need, allowing them to access programs such as youth sports, childcare, and fitness classes. The $100,000 donation to the Glens Falls YMCA’s $6 million capital campaign will go towards upgrading the facility and help further expand programs that promote physical fitness, youth development, and social responsibility in the Glens Falls area.
“This $125,000 donation will create a lasting impact, helping us strengthen the Corinth Community through critical support for our Annual Campaign and transforming the Glens Falls YMCA with a $100,000 contribution to our Capital Campaign,” said Scott Clark, CEO of the Saratoga Regional YMCA, in a news release. “These gifts will enable us to expand access to essential programs and services, ensuring that individuals and families in our communities have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.”
