ANTIQUES

ON CARNIVAL GLASS

NORTHVILLE —The Jan. 26 Red Rooster program will feature Georgia Jacquard, who will discuss carnival glass. Bring a piece to show and discuss.

The program follows the weekly congregate meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call Fulton County Office for the Aging at 736-5650 to sign up for the meal (roast turkey with stuffing, green beans, white bread, apple); bring your own; or come only for the program.

The Red Rooster Café (Pink Chicken) is at the corner of Bridge and Main streets here.

CRAFTS & FLEAS

CRAFT SHOW COMING

INDIAN LAKE—The Town of Indian Lake’s 27th Annual WinterFest will be Feb. 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Crafters will be located at Indian Lake Central School and the American Legion Hall, both on West Main Street here.

Crafters can apply for an eight- by six-foot space (for two days, $40 if paid before Jan. 10, 2012, $45 after). Applications are available online at www.indian-lake.com or by calling (518) 648-5112.

Winter Wonderland Craft Show will be one of many events taking place here during mid-February. Activities include breakfast at the fire hall, the Snowarriors’ Poker Run, a Tricky Tray at the school, a roast beef dinner at United Methodist Church, torch skiing and fireworks.

There is also free skiing and skating, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, shopping and movies.

EVENTS

10 DAYS OF WINTER FUN

SARANAC LAKE—The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, the longest-running event of its kind in the eastern United States, will be Feb. 3-12 this year.

Now celebrating its 114th anniversary, the carnival began as a one-day event to break the monotony of the long Adirondack winter. It has grown into a 10-day festival that includes sports, dances, performances, two parades and two sets of spectacular fireworks above the world-famous Ice Palace.

This year’s theme is “Space Alien Invasion.”

WINTER SPORTS CHALLENGE

OLD FORGE—Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks will sponsor the 12th Annual Kiwanis Winter Sports Challenge Saturday, Feb. 4. This event is part of Old Forge Winter Carnival and will include snowshoe and cross-country ski events at McCauley Mountain Ski Area. There will also be a New York State-USA Sanctioned Snowshoe Race.

The proceeds of the Kiwanis Winter Sports Challenge will be contributed to the Kommunity Youth and Activity Center.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. at McCauley Mountain. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Demo snowshoes will be provided.

For more information call Bill Ransom at (315) 369-2858 or Bob Teesdale at 369-2059.

FIRE AND LIGHT

INLET—Frozen Fire & Lights at Fern Park here will be Saturday, Feb. 25.

Frozen Fire & Lights is an entire day of activities, including a Cardboard Sled Race, capped off by bonfires, hot dogs, hot chocolate and fireworks at Arrowhead Park. A wine and chocolate tasting at Screamen Eagle follows the fireworks.

FISHING

FISHING CONTEST SET

INDIAN LAKE-The Central Adirondack Ice Fishing Contest 2012 will be Jan. 21 at Adirondack Lake at Byron Park here from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check-in starts at 5:30 a.m.

The entry fee is $30 each with advance registration and $35 at the door. Registration forms are available at Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce and Indian Lake Town Hall.

Over $2,000 in cash prizes and $1,000 in equipment prizes will be awarded. Cash prizes are awarded hourly.

For more information call Kim Mitchell at (518)-648-6183 or Town Events Coordinator Vonnie Liddle at 648-5828 or go to indianlakefishandgame.com.

ICE FISHING DERBY

SCHROON LAKE—The Schroon Lake Fish & Game Club’s 20th Annual Ice Fishing Derby will be March 3-4 on Schroon Lake. Fishing starts at daylight Saturday and ends at 4 p.m. Sunday, when all fish must be weighed in.

Tickets are $12 each through Feb. 26 and $15 after that. Mail registration is available by sending a check payable to SL Fish & Game Club with a printed list of entrant’s names, addresses and phone numbers to POB 725, Schroon Lake NY 12870 to arrive by Feb. 26.

Last minute entries may be made at Flanagan’s Friday evening or at the Fish & Game Club Friday from 12-9 p.m. or all day Saturday and Sunday. Cash awards will be made by weight in five categories: Trout, Salmon, Northern Pike, Pickerel and Perch.

For more call (518) 532-7953.

FOOD

EAT SOUP AND CHILI

SPECULATOR—Soup and Chili Night at Oak Mountain Ski Center here will be Saturday, Jan. 14, from 4-7 p.m. featuring soups, chili, bread and desserts. This will be an Oak Mountain fund-raiser with night skiing from 4-8 p.m. and a torchlight parade.

COVERED DISH SUPPER

PISECO—Come to Piseco Community Hall Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. for a Covered Dish Supper. Bring a dish to share, table service and a big smile. Those who prefer may use the tableware at the hall, and wash and put it away when done.

Calendars for 2012 will be available. This dinner is always fun, and will continue the third Wednesday of each month until the last one in May.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

LAKE PLEASANT—The Youth Center will hold a Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Jan. 21, from 8-10 a.m. at Lake Pleasant United Methodist Church. The proceeds will be used for a retreat trip for the Y.C. to Kingdom Bound. Bring an appetite.

IT’S ITALIAN NIGHT

SPECULATOR—Enjoy a Spaghetti Dinner at Oak Mountain Ski Center Saturday, Feb. 18, from 4-7 p.m., featuring spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread and desserts. This will be an Oak Mountain fund-raiser with night skiing from 4-8 p.m., a torchlight parade and fireworks starting at 6 p.m.

HISTORY

ORAL HISTORY UPDATE

NORTHVILLE—The Red Rooster program here will feature Wayne Clarke, a Vietnam veteran and Army National Guard retiree, Thursday, Jan. 19.

Clarke will discuss the New York State Military Museum and the NYS Veterans Oral History Project, for which he is program coordinator, followed by a short video of interview highlights from the oral history project. The NYS Division Of Military and Naval Affairs has employed Clarke for over 20 years.

The program follows the weekly congregate meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call Fulton County Office for the Aging at 736-5650 to sign up for the meal (meat and cheese lasagna, tossed salad, garlic roll, cinnamon cake); bring your own; or come only for the program.

The Red Rooster Café (Pink Chicken) is at the corner of Bridge and Main streets here.

BICENTENNIAL

SPECULATOR—Fran Gramlich will talk about “Verplanck Colvin in Lake Pleasant in 1870” Saturday, Jan. 21, at Lake Pleasant Central School on Elm Lake Road here starting at 7 p.m., part of the Town of Lake Pleasant’s 2012 Bicentennial Celebration.

Gramlich will talk about the surveyor, his life, the bear with guide Dave Sturges and more. For more call (518) 548-4478.

LECTURES/TALKS

ON A FAMOUS MURDER

BLUE MT. LAKE—Cabin Fever Sundays at the Adirondack Museum here start Jan. 15 at 1:30 p.m., when author Craig Brandon lectures on “Chester Gillette: The Adirondacks’ Most Famous Murder Case.”

Cabin Fever Sundays are free to members and children; others pay $5 each. They are sponsored by the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation and also made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities. For more call (518) 352-7311.

BIG CATS OF THE ADKS.

BLUE MT. LAKE—Wildlife biologist Paul Jensen will lecture on “Big Cats of the Adirondacks” during Cabin Fever Sunday Jan. 29 at the Adirondack Museum here, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Jenson will explore the ecology, conservation and management of big cats in the Adirondacks. Learn about the current and historical distributions of Canadian lynx, bobcat and mountain lions in New York state and the Northeast. Hear about their current populations, the affect of landscape and climate change and how these species may fare in the 21st Century.

Cabin Fever Sundays are free to members and children; others pay $5 each. They are sponsored by the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation and also made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities. For more call (518) 352-7311.

MUSIC

GOLDEN DOES DENVER

WELLS—Singer, songwriter and guitarist Don Golden brings the celebrated hits of John Denver to Virginia Hosley Free Library on Rt. 30 here for a free concert in the library’s 2012 program series, “Weathering the Winter Woes.” Free refreshments will be served.

Golden, a veteran performer and lead singer for Intermountain Trio, performs his single act at the library Sunday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. When he sings Denver, all you have to do is close your eyes and feel the late “Country Roads” singer’s presence.

Golden’s concert may be supported in part by a grant from the New York State Decentralization of the Arts Regrant Program, administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mt. Lake.

OUTDOORS

COMING UP AT OAK

SPECULATOR—Oak Mountain Ski Center on Elm Lake Road here will hold a Night Ski Event Saturday, Jan. 14, from 4-8 p.m. with a Soup and Chili Fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. A kids’ torchlight parade (first 25 to sign up) at 6 p.m. will be followed by an instructors’ torchlight parade.

The following Saturday, Jan. 21, will see a Rail Jam at 5 p.m. Entry is $5 each and there will be prizes. Rail Jams will also be held Feb. 4 and March 3.

Don’t miss the Sacandaga Challenge Saturday, Feb. 18, starting at 10 a.m. Race through gates, hit small freestyle jumps, challenge skills and win prizes. There are four categories: Men’s Ski, Men’s Ride, Women’s Ski, Women’s Ride. The entry fee is $10 each.

There will be a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. A kids’ torchlight parade (first 25 to sign up) at 6 p.m. will be followed by an instructors’ torchlight parade and fireworks.

PERFORMING ARTS

FRACTURED FAIRY TALE

WELLS—The Wells Central School Drama Club will be putting on the play “Seeking Sleeping Beauty,” a twisted fairy tale, in the school gymnasium Jan. 19 and 21 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and can be purchased at the door.

This is the world premier of the production written in 2009 by British playwright Mark Billen.

SNOWMOBILING

POKER RUN PLANNED

RAQUETTE LAKE—Moonlighters Snowmobile Club will hold a Poker Run Saturday, Feb. 11, in Newcomb, Long Lake and Raquette Lake.

Pick up Play Cards at the Newcomb House or Raquette Lake Tap Room for $10 each. Only the original play card signed at each stop will be accepted at the end of the run.

For more go to mylonglake.com/calendar-of-events/winter/.

SPORTSMEN

SPORTSMAN’S SALE

WELLS—There will be a Sportsman’s Swap Shop at Wells Community Hall on Route 30 Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., sponsored by Wells Fish & Game Club. There is a modest $2 entry fee for adults; youngsters can attend free.

Refreshments, snacks and baked goods will be available and there will also be drawings. There will be some real bargains on new and used sporting goods and related outdoor gear. For additional information call Nancy Lewis at (518) 924-2110.

WORKSHOPS

DRAWING PORTRAITS

EDINBURG—Sacandaga Valley Arts Network is sponsoring a Drawing Expressive Portraits workshop for adults and high school students, taught by Constance Dodge of Dodge House Lakeside Gallery, Saturday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Edinburg Community Center, 45 Military Road.

Intermediate drawing skills are required. Fees are $45 SVAN members / $50 others. Bring lunch. A supply list will be provided.

Participants will draw the head in frontal, tilted and three-quarter views. Gain confidence in rendering eyes, noses and mouths while working from live models.

Visit www.svanarts.org for details and registration. Jan. 23 is the last date to register. Tuition may be paid on line through PayPal, or download the form and mail with check to SVAN, POB 660, Northville NY 12134 attention Mary Ann Evans.

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