Saratoga Springs, NY: Skidmore’s Tang Museum is collaborating with two legendary Saratoga institutions, Caffè Lena and Yaddo, to present exhibitions this summer, and is also offering a unique participatory project called TRANSFORMer, created to spotlight the work of local nonprofit organizations.

These three exhibitions of special interest to Saratogians—but with broad appeal as well—are Caffè Lena: Inside America’s Legendary Folk Music Coffeehouse (June 1–Oct. 20); The First 15: Photography from the Meredith S. Moody Residency at Yaddo (June 8–Sept. 29); and TRANSFORMer: Platform for Community Education, Activism, and Fundraising (June 8–Aug. 11).

The Tang invites the public [...]

Premiere performance in 1913 caused shock and outrage

May 29 of this year marks the 100th anniversary of the premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a ballet written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Though The Rite of Spring has had a powerful influence on modern music and dance, things at the premiere did not go well, to put it mildly.

The avant-garde nature of the music, outrageous costumes, and unusual choreography caused quite a stir. The piece included pagan imagery, jarring dance movements, and dissonant music, all of which proved too much for the audience.

From the moment the curtain opened that evening at [...]

Saratoga Springs, NY – May 6, 2013 – Keller Williams associates may be taking the day off on Thursday, May 9, 2013, but it will hardly be a day of rest. Associates with Keller Williams Realty Saratoga Springs have chosen to “Give Where They Live” as part of RED Day, one of the biggest events in the real estate industry.

Short for “Renew, Energize and Donate, “ RED Day was created to unite Keller Williams Realty offices and associates in an international day of service.

As part of the RED Day effort, KW Saratoga Springs has chosen to spend May 7 with the Lake George Association creating an interactive rain garden to help educate the public about the importance of keeping run-off out of the lake. Then on May 9, KW Saratoga Springs associates will be spending [...]

The Saratoga Ballet Academy will be having its 8th Annual Spring Workshop Performance at the Empire Center at The Egg on May 18th, 2013 at 4:00PM. Tickets available at Empire Center at the Egg by calling 518 473-1845

The Saratoga Ballet Academy is headed by Artistic Director David Otto, a former soloist with the New York City Ballet. The studio moved to its Gick Rd. location 8 years ago from Albany and since then has become a driving force for dance in the Saratoga area. The Workshop Performance will include various ballets and jazz works choreographed by faculty of the academy.
“We strive to bring the quality of the Balanchine training to area students” said Otto. It must be working because the Saratoga [...]

Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company’s Route 9 Office in Wilton will host a Community Appreciation Day featuring food and giveaways on Friday, April 26.

The family-friendly event, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of 3 Carpenter Lane and Route 9, will include free subs and $1 sundaes with Dairy Haus ice cream and Sundaes Best Hot Fudge. Customers who purchase a sundae will be entered into a raffle for a $25 Dairy Haus gift certificate. All sundae proceeds will benefit Kelly’s Angels, a local organization that supports children who have lost a parent or caregiver to cancer. Representatives from Kelly’s Angels will be on-site to provide information about their mission.

Customers 21 and older can also guess the number of jelly beans in the jar for a chance to win a wine basket from Saratoga [...]