HUDSON FALLS — A special tribute to The Band with Professor Louie & The Crowmatix and featuring The Woodstock Horns stages at the Strand Theatre on Dec. 8 – for a special 3 p.m. Sunday matinee concert.

Professor Louie was a producer and band member of The Band in the 90’s and worked on numerous projects with The Band as well as their individual projects. He brings the insider’s view to the show, the talent of The Crowmatix, plus The Woodstock Horns.

$30 general admission. Tickets are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only or online at Brown Paper Tickets. 

Doors into the lobby, coffee shop and box office open at 1:30pm. For more information and the ticketing link, please visit our website at www.mystrandtheatre.org. The Strand Theatre is located at 210 Main St, Hudson Falls.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — iTheatre Saratoga’s Holiday Music event returns to Saratoga’s historic Music Hall for a pair of performances at 8 p.m. on Dec. 20-21. 

This year’s theme – Colorful Christmas – features a unique evening of classic “colorful” songs along with some holiday favorites performed live. 

iTheatre’s Holiday Music event was conceived by iTheatre Saratoga Artistic Director and playwright Mary Jane Hansen to put a new spin on the typical Holiday concert with a different theme for each year. 

This year’s Colorful Christmas band features Emmy nominated composer Will Severin of acclaimed fusion act Crazy Swedes on guitar and vocals. Severin has performed in Broadway orchestra pits, as well as stages across the country in addition to serving as chairman of iTheatre Saratoga. On drums and vocals is George Snyder; Wayne Hawkins is at the keyboards, Josh Gordon on bass and Abby DeGregory on vocals. 

Cash bar (beer, wine, and soft drinks) will be available. Saratoga City Music Hall is located at 474 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Tickets available at: https://itheatresaratoga.ticketspice.com/colorful-christmas-holiday-music-event. 

GLENS FALLS — Glens Falls Symphony to Perform Holiday Pops Concert at 4 p.m. Dec. 8, located at Glens Falls High School Auditorium 10 Quade St., Glens Falls. 

Selections include “Christmas Festival,” selections from the Nutcracker including Trepak, Waltz of the Flowers, Spanish Dance, and the Dance of the Reed Flutes. 

The orchestra will be joined on stage by dancers from Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet performing selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, performed by dancers from Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet. Also joining the orchestra will be many voices of choral singers from South Glens Falls High School and Warrensburg Central School.

Also on the program are the “Procession of the Nobles” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, music by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Feliz Navidad,” “Festive Sounds of Hanukkah,” “For the Beauty of the Earth,” by John Rutter, sing-along carols, and the perennial favorite, “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Several hundred small original works by over 30 local artists are on display at Spa Fine Art Gallery’s annual Small Works Show, which runs through Dec. 31. 

All paintings exhibited are under $500, featuring a variety of subjects and styles.  

Spa Fine Art Gallery is located at 376 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information, call 518-587-2411 or email:  Spafineart@aol.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Goo Goo Dolls will take their live show back on the road in 2025 with an extensive run of summer tour dates with Dashboard Confessional. 

The “Summer Anthem Tour 2025” Kicks off July 13 in Phoenix, Arizona and will make a stop at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. 

 “We’re busy putting together our 15th studio album so we will have some great new songs and of course we’ll be playing all the songs you know and love,” Goo Goo Dolls’ guitarist and frontman John Rzeznik said in a statement. 

Dashboard Confessional will provide support on the tour. For more information and tickets, go to: livenation.com. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS—The annual Racing Memories program will take place at the Saratoga Automobile Museum on Saturday, Nov. 30.

The popular program, formerly titled Lost Speedways, will fill the museum with racing enthusiasts, drivers, memorabilia collectors and at least one well-known promoter.  As a bonus, attendees will be among the first to view the newly opened Golub Gallery exhibit “Evolution of Performance and Design.”

Event organizer Ron Hedge said Ken Parrotte will provide a look at a great era of the Indianapolis 500 and Mark Supley, the ‘Motorcycle Guy,’ will offer a segment on side-car racing.  Racing historian Herb Anastor will talk about the fabled Formula Libre race at Lime Rock Park where Rodger Ward beat the world’s best sports car racers with Ken Brenn’s midget, and Keith Majka will display a restored Brenn midget, for road racing enthusiast and oval racing fan alike, can check it out.

Popular drivers Brian Ross, Phil Spiak, Nick Ronca and Jack Halloran will take part in a panel discussion of the early NASCAR era at the then newly opened asphalt Albany-Saratoga Speedway.

Admission for the event can be secured at:  www.saratogaautomuseum.org or at the door.  Museum members are free.

The Saratoga Automobile Museum is located on the Avenue of the Pines in the Saratoga Spa State Park. Doors open at 10 a.m. with the formal presentations set to begin at 11:45.

SARATOGA SPRIINGS — Rod Stewart, the legendary singer-songwriter whose musical roots date back to legendary collaborations with Jeff Beck, and as a member of Faces, this week announced his “One Last Time” tour will visit North America in 2025 and include a show in Saratoga Springs.  

Cheap Trick will provide tour support. 

The tour makes its U.S. debut on Mar. 7 in Austin, Texas, and feature 20 shows across amphitheaters and arenas through Aug. 15. 

Stewart, and Cheap Trick will stage a show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 15. 

Stewart is perhaps best known for songs such as “You Wear It Well,” “Maggie May,” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy,” “Tonight’s the Night,” and “Every Picture Tells A Story,” among others. His career included a handful of albums and years with The Faces in the early 1970’s, one of the greatest live touring bands during the golden era of rock ‘n’ roll. Earlier this year Stewart released his 33rd studio album, titled “Swing Fever,” and featuring a collaboration with Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.

Cheap Trick formed in the mid’1970’s and today features Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar), Tom Petersson (bass guitar), and Daxx Nielsen (drums). “Dream Police,” “Surrender” and “I Want You To Want Me” are among their more popular songs.

For more information and tickets, go to: livenation.com.