This week is going to have so many great events, SaratogaArtsFest kicks off its 6th year on Thursday, the Adirondack Appliance Cast Iron Chef Invitational Competition enters its second leg plus so much more, check it all out here!
1. Interested in more information on doulas? Come to Meet the Doula Night at One Big Roof on Tuesday, June 5th from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be served and you can enter to win one of the many wonderful door prizes. For more information please contact Katie Cartwright at 518-265-5925 or Amanda Mody at 518-577-1222. Admission is free.
2. The SaratogaArtsFest is back again this year! Thousands flock to Saratoga every June for this lively, four-day celebration of the arts in its many forms including music, dance, visual art, film, theatre, and literary art. Now on its sixth year running, Arts Fest has grown more than ever expanding size in the audience and participants as well. From June 7th through the 10th Forty-one arts organizations from the area will participate, including the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Children’s Museum at Saratoga, Home Made Theater, Hubbard Hall, Opera Saratoga, Saratoga Chamber Players, the Saratoga City Ballet with something for everyone! Visit https://www.saratoga.com/event/saratogaartsfest-46155/ for all the info!
3. Check out the second leg of the Adirondack Appliance Cast Iron Chef Invitational Competition at the Chefs on Parade Event happening this Friday, June 8th during the Parade of Homes Tour. Chefs from some of the finest restaurants will demonstrate their culinary talents by cooking in the gourmet kitchens at 14 of the Parade Homes. You can meet the Chefs, tour the lovely new homes, and sample the Chefs’ specialties. I can’t wait for this event since I’m lucky enough to have been chosen as a judge for the competition! Tickets are $35 and include the Parade of Homes tour and can be purchased at the following locations:
• Adirondack Appliance, 67 West Avenue Saratoga Springs
• Bellevue Builders Supply, 500 Duanesburg Road, Schenectady
• Capital Region Builders & Remodelers Association, 1202 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham
• Crawford Door & Window/Pella, 5 Metro Park Drive, Albany
• Curtis Lumber: 885 Rte 67 Ballston Spa — 11 Grove Street, Delmar — 1657 ColumbiaTpk, East Greenbush
Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society. For more information call 518-690-0766.
4. Will we have a Triple Crown Winner this year? Find out Saturday, June 9th at Vapor Night Club, Saratoga Casino and Raceway at their Belmont Stakes Party! Watch the heart-pounding action larger than life on their 16′ screen. A festival-food menu featuring pulled-pork sandwiches, tenders, dogs and more will be served plus great drink specials all day.
5. Also on Saturday join them at Saratoga Clay Arts Center, 167 Hayes Road, Schuylerville from 5 to 7pm for the opening reception of CONVEYOR, featuring the recent ceramic work of Mitch Messina, Professor of Art at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. Admission to this event is free and refreshments will be served.