The Adirondack Center for Writing and North Country Public Radio recently announced the first five Howl Story Slams of the 2024 season. The first event is set for Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh. Additional story slams are scheduled in Morristown at the Iron ...

AuSABLE FORKS — The AuSable Forks Free Library will host free guitar lessons, beginning in March, with the help of a volunteer instructor with deep ties to the community and a passion for music. “Music to me is a gift,” Gene Gilbert said. “It’s a gift from God, a gift God gave to ...

LAKE PLACID — The Bookstore Plus will host a book signing event with local Illustrator and author Maxwell Eaton III from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17. Eaton is celebrating his newest picture book, “Looking For Peppermint: Or Life in the Forest.” In the book, a young girl shares ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing is now accepting submissions from anyone living in the North Country for the ninth installment of Poem Village. Each year, ACW creates a series of posters, or broadsides, displaying poems written by North Country residents of all ages and ...

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Film recently announced the dates for the 2024 Lake Placid Film Festival. It will run from Nov. 7 to Nov. 10. “The 2023 edition of the Lake Placid Film Festival was one of our most successful to date,” Adirondack Film Board Chairperson Gary Smith said in a ...