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TODAY
EVENT
“Hometown Echoes” an Oral History Project. 1 p.m., AuSable Forks Free Library, 9 Church Lane, AuSable Forks.
Duplicate Bridge. 4:30 p.m., Senior Center, 5139 S. Catherine St., Plattsburgh. Experienced or new players always welcome. For information or need a partner contact Julie at 518-563-6639.
FRIDAY
MUSIC
South Catherine Street Jug Band & Folkfaces. 7:30 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show, Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. $25 in advance, $30 at door.
THEATER
Drunk Shakespeare “Macbeth.” 7 p.m., Peabody’s, 7-11 Clinton St., Plattsburgh. $15, purchase online at tinyurl.com/catrkxxj.
DANCE
Jon Lehrer Dance Company. 7:30 p.m., Strand Center Theatre, 25 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. $33, purchase tickets online at www.strandcenter.org/theatre-events.
SATURDAY
EVENT
Creatures of the Night. 10 — 11 a.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join a park naturalist to investigate some of the creepy creatures living in the park that come out after our visitors leave for the day. All ages and abilities welcome.
Halloween Bash with South Catherine Street Jug Band & Electric Blue and the Kozmic Truth. 7:30 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show, Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. $30 in advance, $35 at door.
SUNDAY
MUSIC
Tommy Vinyl. 4 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
MEAL
“Pancakes Plus” Breakfast. 8:30 a.m. — Noon, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru. $10, adults; $5, ages 5 to 11; Free, ages 4 and under.
TUESDAY
EVENT
Duplicate Bridge. 4:30 p.m., Senior Center, 5139 S. Catherine St., Plattsburgh. Experienced or new players always welcome. For information or need a partner contact Julie at 518-563-6639.
Suicide Loss Bereavement Group. 5:15-6:15 p.m., Plattsburgh United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman St., Plattsburgh.
MUSIC
Cumberland Bay Chorus Rehearsals. 7-9 p.m., North Country Alliance Church, 7 Northern Ave., Plattsburgh. Open to all who like barbershop harmony.
MEAL
Election Night Dinner. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Grange Hall, 1610 State Route 22, Essex. Pot pie dinner, eat in or takeout. $15, adults and over 12, $5 kids 6-12, under 6 free. Proceeds benefit the Grange.
WEDNESDAY
MUSIC
Champlain Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines. 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 38 Oak St., Plattsburgh. Women who like to sing invited to join.
TALK
“Lost Plattsburgh: Our Missing Architectural Roots.” 5:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., Plattsburgh. Presented by James Lindgren.
NOV. 5
EVENT
Duplicate Bridge. 4:30 p.m., Senior Center, 5139 S. Catherine St., Plattsburgh. Experienced or new players always welcome. For information or need a partner contact Julie at 518-563-6639.
NOV. 6
MUSIC
Open Mic. 6 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
Rebekah Heller on Bassoon. 7-8:30 p.m., The Mill, 6679 Main St., Westport. Tickets $33.85, purchase online at themilladk.com/music/rebekah-heller-solo.
EXHIBIT OPENING
“Latest Work.” 5-7 p.m., Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St., Saranac Lake. Works by guild member Nancy Brossard. Exhibit runs through Dec. 1.
“26th Annual Members Exhibition.” 5-8 p.m., Strand Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Exhibit runs through Dec. 19.
NOV. 7
MUSIC
Christmas in the Forks. 4 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
Dewey Dubs Halloween Rave. 7:30 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show, Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. $13.
NOV. 8
MUSIC
Trillium Chamber Players “All Stravinsky.” 3 p.m., Historic Hand House, 8289 River St., Elizabethtown.
NOV. 10
EVENT
Duplicate Bridge. 4:30 p.m., Senior Center, 5139 S. Catherine St., Plattsburgh. Experienced or new players always welcome. For information or need a partner contact Julie at 518-563-6639.
Book Launch Party with author Connor Williams. 6:30 p.m., Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, Westport. Will discuss new book “The Confederacy Myth: How an Insurrection of Slaveholders Tried to Destroy the United States.”
MUSIC
Cumberland Bay Chorus Rehearsals. 7-9 p.m., North Country Alliance Church, 7 Northern Ave., Plattsburgh. Open to all who like barbershop harmony.
TALK
“A Photo Peak at Old Plattsburgh.” 5:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., Plattsburgh. Presented by James Lindgren.
NOV. 11
EVENT
Memory Cafe. 10-11:30 a.m., Au Sable Forks Free Library, 9 Church Lane, Au Sable Forks. For neighbors experiencing memory changes, spouses, adult children, friends, caregivers and anyone who would value a dementia-friendly social space.
MUSIC
Champlain Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines. 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 38 Oak St., Plattsburgh. Women who like to sing invited to join.
NOV. 12
EVENT
Duplicate Bridge. 4:30 p.m., Senior Center, 5139 S. Catherine St., Plattsburgh. Experienced or new players always welcome. For information or need a partner contact Julie at 518-563-6639.
NOV. 13
MUSIC
Prit’Near. 7 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
NOV. 14
EVENT
Fabulous Fall Craft Festival. 9 a.m. — 3 p.m., Sacred Heart Parish Center, 8 Hall St., Chazy.
MUSIC
Gab ‘N Dad. 4 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
Suitcase Junket with special guest Gene Baritot. 7:30 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show, Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. $16 in advance, $20 at door.
NOV. 15
MUSIC
Nate Pultorak and Sue Carroll on Hammered Dulcimer. 3 p.m., Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, 100 US Oval, Plattsburgh. $10 at door, cash or check.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192: Monday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine is at the dedication ceremony for the new Chazy Presbyterian Church historic marker (donated by Woodmen Life #462), followed by a Hemmingford, Quebec ceremony featuring the planting of a friendship tree donated by the Village of Champlain, and then two historic presentations (by Craig Russell and Art Cohn) on the 1776 Battle of Valcour and Benedict Arnold.
Home Town Cable’s Spectrum Cable-TV schedule for Monday, Nov. 9, and Tuesday, Nov. 10.
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192:
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine is at the ceremony for the opening of the 1976 time capsule at the John H. Zurlo Clinton County Government Center, followed by the Valcour Bay Research Dinner, the re-enactment of the 1776 Battle of Valcour, and NCCS vs. NACS varsity boys soccer.
ONGOING
Exhibits
“Portrait of a Community.” Strand Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Runs through Oct. 24.
“Americans Who Tell the Truth.” John Brown Farm State Historic Site, 115 John Brown Road, Lake Placid. Portraits from Robery Shetterly’s series. Will remain on display through October.
“The Right to Appear.” Downtown Artist Cellar, 410 East Main St., Malone. On display until Nov. 21.
“Women’s Rights are Human Rights.” Burke Gallery, Second Floor, Myers Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. On display until Dec. 4.
Kirsten Deirup at The Mill. The Mill, 6679 Main St., Westport. Works by Phoebe Washburn. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31, 2026.
“Sacred Love (call me by my tool name).” The Mill, 6679 Main St., Westport. Works by Phoebe Washburn. Exhibit runs through June 4, 2027.
Museum
The Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 31 Washington Road, Plattsburgh. There will be no admission, but donations will gladly be accepted. Visitors can learn the history of the base, which was the oldest active military installation from the War of 1812 to 1995 when the base was closed. Visitors can try out the FB-111 Cockpit Procedures Simulator, sit at a re-activated Atlas-F Missile Launch Console and operate the keys to simulate a launch of an Atlas ICBM, view an actual B-52 Ejection Seat and hear a working “Klaxon.”
The Clinton County Historical Association & Museum. 98 Ohio Ave., Plattsburgh. Open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and by appointment. Visit the Museum’s new Revolutionary War exhibit gallery. Discover the story of the Battle of Valcour Island, learn about the exploded cannon, and see a replica of the cannon from the gunboat New York. Also on display is a gun carriage from the Royal Savage and an exhibit on the Spitfire. While there, watch Echoes, a film sharing the stories of Indigenous Peoples, Black Americans, and women during the Revolutionary War. Three other galleries tell our military history after 1776, welcome ‘The honor of your presence’ in our wedding gallery and exhibit County transportation and industry histories including Redford Glass. Researchers and visitors are welcome. The Museum Gift Shop holds the largest selection of local history books in the north country. Persons interested in volunteering or needing more information should call 518-561-0340 or email director@clintoncountyhistorical.org. Museum entry is free.
The War of 1812 Museum. Open May through October, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Washington Road off New York Road. Closed for holidays. Free admission; donations appreciated. In the Plattsburgh Press-Republican Theater, a short video introduces visitors to the War of 1812 and the battles at Plattsburgh. Exhibits include a near full-size officer’s hut based on archaeological research of the Plattsburgh encampment of Zebulon Pike’s regiments in 1812, artifacts related to militia involvement in Northern New York, the building of two lake fleets featuring ship models and a narrated interactive aerial-view diorama of the land and naval engagements. American, British and Irish firearms are displayed along with officer’s swords. The Key Bank Gallery contains themed original oil and watercolor paintings and highlights the 1884 Julian Davidson work, “The Battle of Lake Champlain,” alongside a complete set of cobalt blue Staffordshire China, crafted in 1825 to commemorate “Macdonough’s Victory.” The gift shop offers a wide selection of books as well as shirts, hats, patches, prints, photographs and more. Call 518-566-1814 for more information.