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TODAY
EVENT
2026 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration. Events all around Plattsburgh. Visit www.battleofplattsburgh.com/events-and-schedule for a full list of events.
Walking Tour of the Plattsburgh Oval. 2 p.m., 98 Ohio Ave., Plattsburgh. Led by tour guides Maribeth Dunajski and Richard Caudell. Registration is suggested by calling 518-561-0340.
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.
MUSIC
Breakin’ Strings. 6-10 p.m., Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. Free.
FRIDAY
EVENT
2026 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration. Events all around Plattsburgh. Visit www.battleofplattsburgh.com/events-and-schedule for a full list of events.
MUSIC
Brockford Files. 6 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
EXHIBIT OPENING
“Portrait of a Community.” 5-8 p.m., Strand Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Runs through Oct. 24.
SATURDAY
EVENT
2026 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration. Events all around Plattsburgh. Visit www.battleofplattsburgh.com/events-and-schedule for a full list of events.
Sustainability Saturday: Eat Your Invasives. 1:30-2:30 p.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh.
MUSIC
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos by Champlain Strings. 4 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Margaret Street, Plattsburgh.
Whiskey Roses. 5 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
Beethoven’s Chamber Music For Wind Instruments By The Adirondack Wind Ensemble. 5:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Margaret Street, Plattsburgh.
MEETING
Glenwood Cemetery Association Annual Meeting. 10 a.m., American Legion Post 912, Pratt Street, Rouses Point.
TALK
Macdonough’s Naval Career Before and After the Battle and the History of the Macdonough Monument. 10 a.m. — Noon, Trinity Church, Plattsburgh. Presented by Thaddeus Booth Trudeau and Helen Nerska.
SUNDAY
EVENT
2026 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration. Events all around Plattsburgh. Visit www.battleofplattsburgh.com/events-and-schedule for a full list of events.
Touch a Truck. 10 a.m. — 1 p.m., Saranac Lake Civic Center, 213 Ampersand Ave., Saranac Lake. Event gives children the opportunity to climb into, explore and learn about the trucks and equipment they see throughout the community, while meeting the people who operate them.
Girl Scouts Love State Parks Day: Tree Promise. 1-2 p.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join our environmental educators to plant, protect, and honor trees as you earn your Tree Promise badge. All Girl Scout levels are welcome. Please contact kristin.collins@parks.ny.gov with any questions.
MUSIC
McCarty & Macdonough: The Violist & The Commodore. 1 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Margaret Street, Plattsburgh.
Battle of Plattsburgh Vespers. 3 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Margaret Street, Plattsburgh.
Brady Sweet. 4 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
MONDAY
EVENT
Little Explorers: Camping and Hiking. 10-11 a.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages 5 and under. Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10-10:30, then stay for some outdoor playtime.
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.
MUSIC
Cumberland Bay Chorus Rehearsals. 7-9 p.m., North Country Alliance Church, 7 Northern Ave., Plattsburgh. Open to all who like barbershop harmony.
WEDNESDAY
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.
TALK
William Henry Miner and His Lasting Legacy in the North Country. 6 p.m., Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire St., Plattsburgh. Presented by Amy Bedard.
SEPT. 17
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 22nd Annual Fall Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. — 8 p.m., Route 3, Saranac. All items full price.
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.
Parks Come Alive. 4:30-7:30 p.m., South Acres Park, Plattsburgh.
MUSIC
All Night Boogie Band. 6-10 p.m., Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. Free.
Karaoke. 6:30 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
SEPT. 18
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 22nd Annual Fall Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. — 8 p.m., Route 3, Saranac. 9 a.m. — 4p.m., all items half price. 4 p.m. — 8 p.m., all items $1 per bag.
Star Trek Original Set Tour Ribbon Cutting. 5:30 p.m., 112 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga.
MUSIC
Hammerlok. 6 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
THEATER
“The Guys.” 7 p.m., Trinity Church, 18 Trinity Place, Plattsburgh. Suggested donation $15. Proceeds benefit Behavioral Health Services North.
TALK
The Grange Movement in Clinton County and its Legacy. 12:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine St, Plattsburgh. Presented by Helen Nerska.
SEPT. 19
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 22nd Annual Fall Rummage Sale. 9 — 10:30 a.m., Route 3, Saranac. All items free.
48th Annual St. Augustine’s Applefest. 10:30 a.m., St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.
Annual Chicken Barbecue and Booksale. 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., 127 Beekman St., Plattsburgh. $9 for meal, call 518-563-2992 or email office@plattsburghumc.org to preorder.
Fiber Arts Club. 11:30 a.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. All experience levels welcome. Bring your own crochet, knitting, embroidery, cross stitch or other craft to work on or come start a new project.
Girl Scouts Love State Parks Day: Trail. 1-2 p.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join an environmental educator for a guided hike on the trails of the park. Hike will be approximately 2 miles. This hike will get you started on your Trail Adventure badge. All Girl Scout levels are welcome. Please contact kristin.collins@parks.ny.gov with any questions.
Alice T. Miner Museum and William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Centennial Fair. 1-4 p.m., 9618 State Route 9, Chazy.
10th Annual Adirondack Harvest Festival. Noon — 5 p.m., Essex County Fairgrounds, Westport. For more information visit adirondackharvest.com/festival/.
MUSIC
Blues Without Borders. 5 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
THEATER
“The Guys.” 7 p.m., Trinity Church, 18 Trinity Place, Plattsburgh. Suggested donation $15. Proceeds benefit Behavioral Health Services North.
TALK
Redford Glass Uncovered. 6 p.m., Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire St., Plattsburgh. Presented by Helen Nerska.
SEPT. 20
MUSIC
Theresa Hartford. 4 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
THEATER
“The Guys.” 2 p.m., Trinity Church, 18 Trinity Place, Plattsburgh. Suggested donation $15. Proceeds benefit Behavioral Health Services North.
MEAL
St. Ann’s Harvest Dinner. 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., Holy Angels Hall, 522 Devils Den Road, Altona. $18, adults; $10, ages 6-12; Free, ages 5 and under.
SEPT. 21
EVENT
Little Explorers: Mushrooms. 10-11 a.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages 5 and under. Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10-10:30, then stay for some outdoor playtime.
SEPT. 22
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.
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
“Revisiting the Brinkerhoff & Court Street Historic Districts: Gains, Omissions, and Losses over 50 Years.” 6:45 p.m., Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. Presented by SUNY Plattsburgh Professor James Lindgren.
SEPT. 23
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.
SEPT. 24
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.
The Archaeological Examination of Arnold’s Bay. 6 p.m., Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Old Base, Plattsburgh.
MUSIC
Los Blancos. 6-10 p.m., Waterhole Music Lounge, 48 Main St., Saranac Lake. Free.
SEPT. 25
EVENT
Dyes from Nature with Alice Miner Museum. 5:30-7 p.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Learn about the wealth of natural dyestuffs found in field and forest by doing some dyeing right here in the park. All experience levels welcome. Most appropriate for adults and interested older children and teens.
MUSIC
Sarah Mitchell. 6 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
SEPT. 26
EVENT
Peru Community Church Granny’s Attic Unique Boutique Sale. 9 a.m. — 4 p.m., 13 Elm St., Peru. All items full price.
Autumn Art in the Park. 5:30-7 p.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Learn about the origins of some ancient autumnal traditions and craft a few of your own using all natural materials found right here in the park.
MUSIC
Sometimes Jeff. 5 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
SEPT. 27
EVENT
Peru Community Church Granny’s Attic Unique Boutique Sale. 10 a.m. — 2 p.m., 13 Elm St., Peru. Most items half price.
“Faith, Values, and the Space Between Us: An Interfaith Panel Discussion.” 1-3 p.m., Temple Beth Israel, 1 Bowman St., Plattsburgh. Panel will include representatives from Plattsburgh’s Baha’i Congregation, Church of Latter Day Saints, Holy Cross Parish, Temple Beth Israel, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, United Methodist/United Church of Christ. Rev. Phil Richards, Lead Pastor of the Plattsburgh Methodist Church and four other congregations in Clinton County will serve as moderator.
MUSIC
Matt Hansel. 4 p.m., 20 Main, Main Street, AuSable Forks.
MEAL
Harvest Dinner. 11:30 a.m. — 5 p.m. Sacred Heart Parish Center, 8 Hall St., Chazy. $17, adults and takeouts; $10, ages 6-12.
Turkey Dinnner. Noon — 3 p.m., St. Ann’s Parish Hall, 77 North Main St., St. Regis Falls. $15, adults; $10, ages 5-12; Free, ages 5 and under.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192: Monday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m.
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine and fellow historian David Patrick take a video tour of the historic markers and interpretive panels in the Town and Village of Champlain, followed by NCCS vs. NAC varsity girls football and the CVAC Senior Girls basketball game.
Home Town Cable’s Spectrum Cable-TV schedule for Monday, Sept. 21, and Tuesday, Sept. 22.
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192:
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine provides a brief look at a potentially dangerous tree that was removed in Champlain, followed by the Town of Mooers’ America 250 events: Town History Play, Riverside Cemetery Tour, Veterans Park ceremony, and visits to Mooers Free Library, Mooers Junction train station, & the rec park; then the VFW car show, CVAC senior boys basketball and Fr. Todd Thibault’s Installation Mass with Bishop Terry LaValley.
ONGOING
Exhibits
“Behind the Curtain” Portraits by Justin Gunnell. Peru Free Library, 3024 N Main St., Peru. Exhibit on display until Sept. 19.
“Translation.” NorthWind Fine Arts, 85 Main St., Saranac Lake. Works by Becky Johnson. On display until end of September.
“What Remains: Voices from the Margins of History.” 235 Myers Fine Arts, 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh. Exhibit on display until Oct. 2.
“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.
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.
Miscellaneous
Storytelling Open Mic at Whitcomb’s. Second Wednesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Sign-up list opens at 6:45 if you want to tell a story). Hosted by storytellers Teddi Rogers, Mac MacDevitt and Chris Locke. Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NYS Route 22, Whallonsburg. $5 suggested donation. Phone 518-963-7777 or email admin@thegrangehall.info
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. The four exhibit galleries include Early Industry with Redford Glass, our Military Legacy, the county prohibition story with a player piano and a collection celebrating our 75 year anniversary. Researchers and visitors are welcome. Persons interested in volunteering or needing more information should call 518-561-0340 or email director@clintoncountyhistorical.org.
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.