NCPR Community Calendar

In addition to the Tulip Route, there's lots of special events & entertainment, too. Plus, "A Celebration of Ideas" brings some of the most brilliant thinkers of our time to Ottawa to speak. Novelist Sir Salman Rushdie headlines. www.tulipfestival.ca

Boldt Castle, on Heart Island, by Alexandria Bay, is run by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority. The Bodlt Castle Yacht House opens May 17th. [www.boldtcastle.com]

With the Laurentian Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Easy 20 mile route along back roads south of Huevelton. Relaxed pace of 10 miles per hour, mainly flat terrain. Contact Tom Ortmeyer.

On this Mother’s Day, The Hyde gardening committee will dress the rooms in beautiful flower arrangements to celebrate the weekend. Guest who come with a mother or grandmother get a fresh cut flower to take home.

NCPR 40/20K run/walk on trails at the Visitor Interpretive Center. Begins at 7am for walkers; 9am for runners. Plus, special fun & games for kids & families! Registration materials and detailed information online at ncpr.org and adkvic.org.

Meet at the Marcy Field end of Hulls Falls Road and look for birds with High Peaks Audubon Society member Ruth Kuhfahl. No need to sign up ahead.

The Camp is in the Town of Williamstown, Oswego County. Activities: How to read basic maps & use a compass, lessons on plants & pond life, instruction on outdoor cooking, trapping, fly fishing, and a campfire singalong. www.conservationallianceny.org

This event is FREE and all are welcome! We will have homemade maple syrup, tours of our farm and greenhouse, crafts for kids, live music, and more! We are located on Route 73 east of Lake Placid. Please make reservations by May 5 by phone or email.

Volunteers are needed to do light gardening, weeding, painting, and organizing. Lunch provided. Contact the HMAC for details.

See the hunting efficiency of an ant lion, tiger beetle or dragonfly. Insects are the only creatures living today that dispute man's dominance of the planet. Please register with Don O'Shea.

5K Run/Walk to benefit domestic violence victims at the Remington Recreation Trail, Partridge Run Golf Course. Registration at 8:30 am. Entry fee $15. Registration/sponsor available online at formslvrenewalhouse.org.

At the First Presbyterian Church. A $1 bag sale begins at noon.

Focuses on developing design skills. Hack teaches basic design concepts of proportion, scale, line, color and detail through slides and discussion. Students learn how to get started designing a project, how to choose appropriate woods and techniques.

Challenge yourself with this two day, one night excursion in the Hurricane Primitive area of the Adirondack Park and learn about backcountry travel techniques. $150 includes food, group equipment & instruction. For more info: www.nccc.edu/wrl.html

Displays, demonstrations, presentations, The Northern Forest Center Mobile Museum and lots more. www.northernlogger.com

At the Old Meeting House.

At Gutterson Center. VT's first Going Green energy and eco-living exposition! Explore solar, geo-thermal, fuel cell, bio-diesel, organic goods, sustainable fashions, and more. Activities for kids, free workshops, live music. Hours: Sat 10-7; Sun 10-4

Location is 1168 State Hwy 68, 6 miles from Canton. The theme is Fair Trade and the environment. Events include: 11am ribbon cutting, 3pm Indian music, World Fair Trade Day coffee/tea break and treats. It is World Fair Trade Day on May 10th!

At the Municipal Ice Arena. Featuring PBS characters Clifford, Curious George, and Super Why, plus local children's book authors, a book sale, activities for kids & parents, and more. Free admission with a canned food donation.

Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10-4. Exhibit runs through June 8th.

Brockville Sports will host the 2008 Ontario Masters East Regional Track and Field Championships at the Procter & Gamble Track and Field Facility at Thousand Islands Secondary School (TISS). Anyone over age 30 can register. www.brockvillesports.com

Adirondack Artisans Guild, a group of North Country artisans, will open their homes, studios & galleries. The tour includes 4 sites between downtown Lowville & Croghan. Gallery 812 in Lowville has maps/details. [www.adirondackartisansguild.com]

To get the camp in shape for the summer, volunteers will be sweeping, cleaning, raking, etc. If you’d like to volunteer, please call the 4-H Camp Overlook office.

At Waldenbooks, in the mall. At 10am, there will be 3 books read for children ages 3 to 7. At 11am, readers present 3 books for children ages 8 to 12. Sponsored by the St. Lawrence Center’s Kids Club, which offers free programs for kids.

Along the shore of Wilson's Beach. A picnic lunch follows. The YA YA Sisters of Cape Vincent are sponsoring the event to benefit the American Cancer Society and "The Cape Dairy's own Doris DeBoy". Rain date May 24th. All donations welcome.

Registration is from 10-10:45am at the SPCA shelter, 6718 State Highway 68. To benefit the SPCA Renovation Fund. Ride ends at Vinn's Tavern, with a BBQ dinner and prizes. The SPCA website has details. www.StLawrenceValleySPCA.org

The show runs from 10-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. Boat demonstrations and rides, displays by local dealers, 8-hour boater safety course May 10 & 11 from 8:30am - 12:30pm both days at the Inlet Town Hall. [1-866-GOINLET: www.inletny.com]

33 Depot Street. "Refreshments and Information on how to invest some of your tax rebate in the S.L. Community Store to help secure the future of the local community instead of sending the refund out of the region or out of the country."

Demonstrations on various herbs, their care and uses.

In the May program, kids ages 4-10 can make ice cream and hear about Silas Wright, Jr., a Canton attorney, New York State and U.S. Senator, and governor of New York from 1844-46. Parents and grandparents are welcome to the program.

Wilson Bickford will lead a workshop in which students will complete their own oil painting. Beginners welcome! $50 fee includes all supplies. Call or e-mail to pre-register.

Adirondack Author John H. Briant will sign his Adirondack Detective Series at Borders Books.

Family Dance series. A contemporary dance company, ODC Dance San Francisco tells this tale with enchanting music, festive costumes and larger than life characters, mixing dance, narration and song with a score by Benjamin Britten. $20/$18/$10

The Shadow Chasers, a scientific paranormal investigation team, will discuss the science and technology behind paranormal investigations including evaluations of Ghosts, Cryptids, Sea Monsters and Magic. Free. Public welcome.

Canada’s own crazy comedian Eugene Levy performs with the help of Les Sortilèges dance company and the NAC Orchestra.

At Bethany Church. With Katie Trautz and Jeff Fellinger. Presented by Summit School.

Bring a theatre "warming" gift and enjoy Fiddle Music by Jeremy Clifford, Yannig and friends. Food! Silent auction, chance to learn about boy, cub and girl scouts and about the NCSPCA...and more! All are welcome.

Shakespeare's epic tale of loss, betrayal, madness and the redemptive power of love comes to the FlynnSpace, complete with original music. Two performances today at 2PM & 7:30PM.

Peter Quilter's comedic biography of the infamous "Diva of Din", Florence Foster Jenkins, examines the life of one of music's most enduring eccentrics. Two performances today at 2:30PM & 8PM.

Open to all - Reiki students, Reiki practitioners, and anyone interested in having a brief Reiki session to see (and feel!) what it's all about. Come for all or part of the time. Please register in advance! Led by Dina Kennedy, Reiki Master Teacher.

New York's longest running musical (more than 17,000 Off-Broadway performances), is a charming, inventive and funny celebration of first love filled with terrific songs. Two performances today at 3PM & 8PM.

With members of the local improv group, Gag Reflex, who will stage a 7 p.m. performance. Open to all ages. Pizza for all participants after the workshop. Donation of $5 suggested. To register, call Sunita 518-891-6440, or Amy 891-7676.

“Encounters”, a solo exhibition of recent work by Yasemin Kackar Demirel, opens May 10th and runs through June 13th, 2008. Opening reception is this afternoon.

Show runs through June 13, 2008. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 12-4pm. More information available at www.lakegeorgearts.org.

Organized by the Richville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Starts at 4:30 until all are served. Adults are $7, cihldren 5-12 are $4. Take-outs are available. Dining room is NOT handicapped accessible.

Tupper Lake Arts Council holds it at the Tupper Lake Country Club (under new management). Featuring music by the "All Star Big Band," free dance lessons, gourmet dinner, auction! $40 pp until May 4, $45 after. Call 518-359-3888 ASAP for reservations.

Please contact the Post for further information.

May's selection is an Academy Award Winner for “Best Foreign Language film. Due to licensing restrictions, please visit the website www.uuaplattsburgh.com for the film's title. Free of charge and open to the public. Doors open at 6pm.

Adrian Carr, a Grammy nominee, and recent transplant to the North Country, will be giving a solo piano concert launching his new album, "finding charlotte." Adrian describes his music as "uplifting" and the stories he tells as "compelling."

Seated shows at 7pm and 10pm. Also performing: Jacqueline Novak, Alex Nief. This event was originally scheduled for March 8. All March 8 tickets will be honored at this performance. [$12 advance | $15 day of show]

Fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis. Cost: $10 Suggested Minimum Donation or Sponsor a Member of the Rustic Rider MS Bike Team.

By Bill Van Zandt & Jane Milmore. Performance by Little Theatre of Watertown. Dinner at 7pm; show follows. Reservations only. $27.50/person.

The members of the local improvisational theater group, Gag Reflex, will perform. All ages are welcome. The cost is $3 per person.

The Town of De Kalb Historical Association invites the public to a musical melange by StringFolks. DeKalb will also be placed into the larger context of the world around it and the historical forces that affected it. Admission is "pass the hat."

In the College Theater, Saterlee Hall. St. Lawrence NYSARC's Community Arts Program presents the show, which includes dance, music, monologues, poems, comedy scenes, ultra condensed Shakespeare plays, and a visual arts display. [$3/$2/5 & under free]

In Hudson Falls High School Auditorium. Glens Falls Symphony's final concert this season celebrates their own Principal Flutist, Yvonne Chaves Hansbrough in "Flute Fantasy". Music: Johann Sebastian Bach's Suite #2, Sergey Prokofiev's Symphony #5.

The classical piano TRIO FROM TRANSYLVANIA will perform works by Beethoven, Grieg and Shostakovich.

An evening of traditional and original songs from both sides of the Blue Line.

With several Celtic Bands in Alymer, Gatineau, Quebec.

At the Rockhill Bakehouse, in downtown Glens Falls. Original acoustic folk music, featuring local singer/songwriter Neal Herr on guitar backed by Dunham and Winge on vocals and Chuckee V. on drums.

At Carol's Hungry Mind Cafe.

In E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. Contemporary and traditional gospel music, and performances by the Step team, Praise Dancers, and Jubilee High School Choir from Burlington, VT.

At the Royal Canadian Legion in Montreal. [www.siamsa.org]

Meredith Luce brings her award-winning folk, alt-country and pop songs back to the Blackbird. Heard this year on NCPR's 40th anniv. concert and two episodes of the Vinyl Café."Great voice, quality lyrics and a sense of humor. What more can you ask?"

Coffee House, Great Food, Fellowship & Music. Featuring Nicholas Boswell-Classical, guitar; Steve Dean & Friends; Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long; Holiday Season Poetry; and, of course, Humor.

Winner of the Best Director awards at the Golden Globes and at Cannes, this is a true story of a man whose live is changed forever after a stroke. ["A masterpiece" says New York magazine and "glorious" said the New Yorker. Tickets $5. Rated PG-13]

France’s Ballet de Lorraine perform "La Nuit des Interprètes" in the intimate Studio of the NAC.

At Petit Campus in Montreal. Presented by Hello Darlin' Productions. [www.hellodarlinproductions.com]

PossumHaw also will perform. Higher Ground Ballroom. [$16 advance | $18 day of show]

On the NAC Fourth Stage. Featuring 3 musicians from Toronto - David Braid, piano; Peter Lutek, reed instruments; Matt Brubeck, cello. ($20)

Part of the Roots & Branches Series. ($34.50)

An eclectic mix of music in a splendid venue set up cabaret style with tables adorned with flowers and tablecloths, illuminated with only blue lights and spotlights, provides the audience with the feeling of being somewhere "other" than Lewis County.

In St. James United Church, 463 Sainte Catherine Street. The Festival promotes chamber music in all its diverse forms through collaborations with other artistic disciplines. Individual tickets & festival passes available. [www.festivalmontreal.org]

Tonight THE OLIVER JONES TRIO. [Tickets: $29.95/adults; $18.50/students]

The best of Latin Music with NY City's DJ Ferchi - and free dance lessons from 9:30-10pm. Merengue, bachata reggaeton, and of course, Salsa! Age 21 and over only. Dress to impress! Details on this and other Latino events in the area, use email below.