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

The United States Coast Guard auxiliary in Ogdensburg kicks off National Safe Boating Week with this event, which stresses water safety. Get information about water safety, and have your vessel inspected for safety by non law-enforcement folks. Free.

The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is offering this workshop for beginner wildflower enthusiasts, or those who are looking for a review. This workshop will familiarize participants with Adirondack wildflowers. ($70/$77) [www.adk.org]

Civil War Encampment with over 100 re-enactors. Three battles, camp tours, sutler, cannon demos, "Gotta Dance" performance. Alexandria Battery CSA and 11th NY Battery Light Artillery present.

With Laurentian Chapter of the ADK and St. Lawrence-Adirondack Audubon. Largest fen in NY. Easy level 4 mile round trip on rail bed, and optional 2 mile round trip climb up ridge. Boreal birds, song birds, views. Contact Joan Collins

Prepare for a backcountry emergency by earning your nationally recognized WFR certification. 72-hour professional level training provided by Wilderness Medical Associates. $675 includes textbooks/instructional supplies. www.nccc.edu/wrl.html

At the Holy Family School, 12 Homestead Park. Over 100 bed-sized quilts and dozens of quilted items, all made by the guild members, will be on display. Public welcome. $5 per person donation would be appreciated. All proceeds benefit Hospice.

From Lake City Choppers/North End Repair. This motorcycle ride is hosted by The Adirondack Riders Motorcycle Club Cost is $10/person and proceeds go to Hospice of the North Country.

A two day training. Day 1: Instruction to further assist the practitioner in using Reiki to it's fullest potential, the Reiki Symbols, the art of distance healing. Day 2: 2nd degree attunement, hands on work. Details at: www.thereikihealingcircle.com

At Shaw's, on 570 Shelburne Road.

Registration @ 12:30; walkers @ 12:45; runners @ 1pm; Follow signs to registration site from Kunoco at corner of Routes 56 & 68. Refreshments, music, prizes; T-shirts to first 50 registrants; family event. Sponsor: Parent-Teacher-Student Association

Free to the public. This meeting is open to all who are interested in gardening with perennial plants. Guest speaker, Vicky Hilleges, owner of Pippi’s Perennials, Kirkville, NY, will facilitate the presentation. [www.rmspnaturecenter.org]

An afternoon of listening to inspiring nature writings from children's literature to the classics and a chance to create your own writing. Bring a pad or journal, pencil or pen. Writers of all ages welcome. Register with Carol Zimmerman.

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. Come learn simple paper folding techniques and make some familiar Adirondack critters. You can also make them into a beautiful mobile if you choose. Free for members or with paid admission.

At Waldenbooks, located in Wilton Mall, Saratoga Springs. Briant will discuss and sign his Adirondack Detective Series and his autobiography, 'One Cop's Story: A Life Remembered.'

Meet at The Gazebo Park. Thank you picnic at 4:30 PM.

Meet at the Keene Community Center. Thank you picnic at 4:30 PM.

Meet at Keeseville's River Park. Thank you picnic at 4:30 PM.

In the Auditorium. Performances July 17-19. Be prepared to read, dance & sing 16 bars of upbeat show tune and a slow ballad. Accompanist provided. Come with calender of summer commitments. Rehearsals start immediately. Roles available for all ages.

In Helen Froehlich Auditorium. Free, open to the public.

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.

Gallagher, also known as The Adirondack Harper, presents her concert of original music inspired by headstone inscriptions. A short reception to meet the artist will follow. Funded in part by NYSCA grant.

Tom's impact on American music has been profound. Helping shape the folk revival in the'60s & renaissance of the'80s &'90s, his music has left its stamp on numerous artists. James Taylor, Emmylou Harris & Garth Brooks cite Tom as a major influence.