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Applications Accepted through July 8 for Saratoga County Fair Pageant

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Saratoga County Fair Pageant 2022. The Saratoga County Fair opens this year on Tuesday, July 18. Photo provided.

BALLSTON SPA —Applications for this summer’s Saratoga County Fair Pageant are open. The divisions this year are for ages 12 months to 25 years old.

The Saratoga County Fair will take place July 18-23 at the Fairgrounds, located at 162 Prospect St. in Ballston Spa.  

A four-page entry form is available for download at: saratogacountyfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dept.-R-Pageant-Entry-Form.pdf. Entry fee is $15 and the deadline for entries is July 8.  

For more information about the fair, go to saratogacountyfair.org or call 518-885-9701. 

Tang Museum: Upbeat on the Roof Summer Concert Series Kicks-Off July 6

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College has announced its line-up for the Upbeat On The Roof series. 

The long-running Thursday night concert series is presented July 6 through August 17. Concerts are staged on the grounds of the Tang. 

Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets, and picnics. Music starts at 6 pm. 

• July 6: Blue Ranger: Folk

• July 13: The Age: Neo-Soul

• July 20: Hot Club of Saratoga: Gypsy swing

• July 27: Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra: Latin jazz

• August 3: Zan and the Winter Folk: Anthemic folk

• August 10: Veena Chandra: Indian classical music on sitar and tabla

• August 17: Nathan Meltz and the House of Tomorrow: Agit-pop

UPH Announces First Rainbow Prom in Support of the Local LGBTQIA+ Community 

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —Proctors Collaborative will be hosting its first Rainbow Prom at Universal Preservation Hall in September, when the LGBTQIA+ community and allies ages 16+ are invited to commemorate a prom night in a safe, inclusive space. Photographers will capture the memories as everyone dances the night away to popular music from the 80s, 90s, 00s and today. 

The event takes place 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at UPH in Saratoga Springs. 

UPH is also asking participants to post their promposals on Instagram with the hashtag #UPHRainbowProm for a chance to win a free drink voucher. 

Tickets are available through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at 518-346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or online at universalpreservationhall.org.

Upcoming at Caffè Lena

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —Caffe Lena, located on Phila Street, has a slew of shows lined up for the summer. These are some of them: 

Emerging Artists of the Month: Folkfaces with opener Micah John & Lillian Chase. Thursday, July 6, at 7 p.m. Folkfaces’ brand of “rowdy jazz & bluesy roots” is a wild ride of animated musicianship, putting a punk slant on old-timey American roots music.

Bright Series: Reed Foehl Sunday July 30, 7 p.m. Soulful singer-songwriter and master storyteller from the Green Mountains of Vermont, with emotive vocals and introspective lyrics.

Open Stage: Jam Sessions and Workshops. Bluegrass Jam with Blue Spruce. Wednesday July 19, 7 p.m. Jams are all about sharing songs, making new friends, and enjoying a relaxing and casual evening of irresistible string band music.

Additionally: Deadgrass – a string band celebration of Jerry Garcia – performs on Saturday, July 22; The legendary Tom Chapin on Sunday, July 23, and beloved Texas singer-songwriter Radney Foster performs on Aug. 18.  

For more information, tickets, and a full schedule of events, go to: caffelena.org. 

Yaddo Gardens Open to The Public: New Hours & Days of Operation 

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The Yaddo Gardens, located just off Union Ave. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Yaddo is preparing for the summer season with new public programming on offer in the Gardens.

The entrance to the Yaddo artists’ colony now bears a new gate. The Gardens portion of the compound is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The gates will be closed on Fridays. The gate is intended to help keep access roads open for artists in residence as well as for fire and emergency vehicles. 

The Gardens, which opened earlier this month, will remain open through Sunday, Oct. 15. Limited parking is available at the entrance to the Gardens. 

The public is also invited to attend The Art of Wellness, a series of Yoga classes held in the Gardens on select Sundays through September. RSVP at: yaddo.org/event/the-art-of-wellness.

For more information about the Gardens, visit: yaddo.org/gardens. 

X-Files 30th Anniversary Fan Fest July 7-8 at the X-Files Museum in Saratoga Springs

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Actor Brian Thompson will make an appearance at this year’s The X-Files 30th Anniversary Fan Fest in Saratoga Springs July 7 – 8.

This year’s Fan Fest will take place at both The X-Files Preservation Collection (4284 Route 50) and the Saratoga Springs City Center with a lineup of X-Files celebrities.

Thompson can currently be seen with Denzel Washington, in Joel Cohen and Fran Mc Dormand’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” on Apple TV, as well as episodes of 911, where he portrays the less codling fire captain Vincent Gerard. 

X Files proved life-changing for Thompson as well for event producer as Jim Thornton, whose X-Files obsession inspired a decades-long search for the items that now make up The X-Files Preservation Collection and Collectibles, the official name of the museum.

For more information about the weekend events & tickets, go to: xfilespreservationcollection.com/collections/fan-fest

“A Night Under The Stars” – Yaddo Summer Benefit 2023

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Live music provided by the Jones Margono Trio in the Music Room at Yaddo,
where Aaron Copland notably led performances during the 1930s. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —The Yaddo Summer Benefit – “An Evening Under the Stars” – was staged June 22 on the grounds of the fabled arts colony on Union Avenue.  

This year’s program featured a silent auction, a musical performance by Yaddo 2020 and 2022 artists-in-residence The Lazours, and was chaired by Candace Wait.

Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and food stations were created by Chef Tim Brockmon and the Yaddo culinary team for approximately 350 guests in attendance.

The Summer Benefit raises about $180,000 for Yaddo’s artist residency programming. For more information about Yaddo, go to: yaddo.org. 

Congregation Shaara Tfille to show “Sublet” Film

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Congregation Shaara Tfille and The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs present the film Sublet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28 as part of the 2023 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival. The presentation is in celebration of LGBTQ National Pride Month. 

Sublet is a 2020 Israeli-American romantic comedy-drama about Michael, a gay New York Times travel writer, who travels to Tel Aviv after suffering a personal tragedy. He finds that the energy of the city and his relationship with Tomer, a younger man, with a life philosophy that clashes with his own, puts their different lives into perspective. It is a moving film about missed opportunities and the need to move forward. This film contains explicit, adult content, and children under 17 will not be admitted without a parent or guardian. 

There is a $5 admission charge that also includes light refreshments. RSVP to likebertrand518@gmail.com and call Congregation Shaara Tfille at 518-584-2370 for additional information. The film will be screened at Congregation Shaara Tfille, 84 Weibel Ave. 

Following the film showing there will be a Q&A opportunity with the film’s director, Eytan Fox, who will live stream from New York City, as well as a discussion with Libby Post, a long-time LGBTQ activist and devoted member of Congregation Ohav Shalom.  

Jonathan Richman to Perform at The Egg

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ALBANY — The Egg has announced that Jonathan Richman will perform on Sunday, Oct. 15 as part of the American Roots & Branches concert series.

A singer and songwriter who has stubbornly (and joyfully) followed his muse in a career that began in the early ’70s as leader of the punk rock band Modern Lovers, Richman‘s solo career as an acoustic balladeer, is known for passionate tunes in Spanish as often as in English and purposefully naive music that revels in a childlike love of the world around him. Jonathan performs his one-of-a-kind songs accompanied by Tommy Larkins on the drums.

Tickets are $34.50 and are available on line at www.theegg.org or by telephone at 518-473-1845.

Billy Cole – “With the Band, Memoirs of a Music Shop Owner” Book Signing June 23

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Billy Cole, longtime owner of Cole’s Woodwind Shop currently on Phila Street will be featured in a book signing 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday, June 23 at Impressions of Saratoga, 368 Broadway.  

Cole’s book “With the Band, Memoirs of a Music Shop Owner,” includes stories of his nearly 50 years in the music business and of being a personal friend and respected repairman to some of the top musicians in the industry.