Spend part of your Labor Day weekend soaking up the inviting acoustic sounds of regional musicians Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn, the Nancy Walker Trio and Saratoga Faire at the Fabulous Folk Festival.
The fest takes place from 11am-5:30pm at Rogers Memorial Park in Bolton Landing.
Admission is free.
Capping off the day’s festivities will be a fireworks display at 8pm.
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Yes, the horse racing season in Saratoga Springs is heading into the home stretch for another summer. But as usual, it’s going to go out with a bang before the final horse hits the finish line at the Saratoga Race Course on Monday afternoon.
And part of this weekend’s big celebration in the Final Stretch Festival, which will be taking place at a variety of different locations throughout the downtown area from 7-11pm on Saturday and Sunday. All performances are free.
Here’s the line-up of performers and where to find ‘em:
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Magpie – the popular folk duo of Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino – are certainly no strangers to the Nippertown music scene having played for many years at such local venues as Caffe Lena, the Eighth Step, Old Songs and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
In fact, the twosome recently relocated from Maryland to Schoharie County.
On Sunday, the New York State Library will present a double-header performance by Magpie at the New York State Museum’s Huxley Theater.
In conjunction with the State Library’s month-long exhibit, “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation,” Magpie will present a concert of songs from their 2000 album, “John Brown: Sword of the Spirit,” at 2pm Sunday.
Following the concert, Saratoga Springs historian Amy Godine will deliver a lecture, “John Brown Country: History Enshrined, History Betrayed.”
Then Magpie will wrap up the festivities with a performance of their one-act play, “Sword of the Spirit,” based upon the life and letters of abolitionist John Brown and his wife, Mary Brown.
Admission is free to all of the day’s events and performances.
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Spectators stood for miles wrapped around the steep sloop and cheering on their favorites as riders literally flew over their heads at the Mountain Bike World Cup finale in Windham last weekend. The four-day event kicked off on Thursday, and riders spent the first two days registering and training for the race.
The event took place mere days before riders compete at the World Championships currently taking place at Mont-Sainte-Anne in Quebec, and the small town of Windham went all out with the festivities – including a block party, bike stunt show, rock concert by Chris Barron and the Time Bandits, fireworks, a pool party and an indoor/outdoor expo that would make any mountain bike-lover drool.
OK, the end of summer is staring us in the face, and a lot of the summer’s free concerts series all over Nippertown have concluded their 2010 run.
Ah, but not down in Hudson.
In fact, the Music at Sunset concert series has extended its free concert series by adding two more shows.
The free performances take place in Greenport Town Park in Hudson on 7pm on Thursdays. Here are the newly added shows:
September 2: Just in Time
September 9: Olde News
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Crank up those amps, and let’s rock!
The fifth annual Uncle Sam Jam takes place from 2-8pm on Saturday (August 28) at Riverfront Park in Troy.
Here’s the schedule of music:
2pm: The John Morse Band
4pm: The Chris Busone Band
6pm: Killer B featuring Frank Daley, Joe Mele, Tony Perrino & 13-year-old guitar phenom Jared Alpern
Admission is free.
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Anissa Gathers
Here’s the full schedule of performers on the main stage:
11am: The Washington Park Rumberos
12noon: Taineri
1:15pm: Sensemaya
2:30pm: Obbini Tumbao
4:30pm: Anissa Gathers & the Ralph Sabater Jr. Orchestra
There will be plenty of other things going on at the fest as well included food, art & crafts and children’s activities.
The rain site for the festival will be under the I-787 overpass at the Corning Preserve boat launch.
Admission is free.
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Young Jean Lee (photo by Blaine Davis)
At 8pm on Saturday, the Dee Sarno Theater at the Saratoga Arts Center will host a staged reading of Brooklyn-based playwright Young Jean Lee’s new screenplay, “The Artist Colony,” featuring a cast made up of artists in residence at Saratoga’s own renowned artist colony Yaddo.
Geppi Iaia’s Facebook page pretty much says it all.
“Geppifest, since it came to life in October of 2003, has been about one thing: letting local bands gain exposure. The show has always been free and 100% non-profit. I don’t do it for any reason more than to let local band members have their day because all of them deserve it. If you’re a fan of local music, even if it isn’t whatever genre the particular day is focused on, you should come out. It is always a good time, the venue is large with plenty to do, and it’s free! Support local music!”
Hmmmm… sounds like our kind of throwdown.
The SCA Summer Concert Series is held in the gazebo at the South Glens Falls Historical Park in South Glens Falls.
The concerts are held at 6:30pm on Tuesdays, unless otherwise noted:
Tonight (August 17): The Ernie Williams Band
August 24: The Fighting 86′s
August 31: Bobby Dick & the Sundowners
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