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

At Waterford Halfmoon High School, 125 Middletown Road. Contact the school nurse for details. 1-800-514-4319 x810

Children who will be 5 years old by December 1, 2008, are eligible. Parents should bring their pre-school child/children. Appointments can be made by contacting the school. [518-523-3640, ext. 4501]

Angell College Center. Open to health care professionals, medical professionals, paraprofessionals, caregivers and students. To register, call Kate Chilton. ($50/professionals; $40 caregivers/students) [www.plattsburghcas.com]

Held in the church fellowship hall. Sponsored by The Canton United Methodist Women. Hours: Thursday 4pm-8pm; Friday 9am-2pm. A bag sale will begin at 11am Friday.

At The Riveredge Resort. North Country farmers, chefs, food service managers, retail store operators, and branding agents will share their success stories and brainstorm new opportunities for selling more locally grown and produced foods.

Raymond Hall, 7th Floor Boardroom. Anyone wishing to attend is welcome.

Children 2-7 participate in science themes with hands-on activities and stories. Free with admission.

High Peaks Hospice will hold a blood pressure clinic which is free and open to the public.

A.L.L. Remembers the Depression Era, a Saratoga Reads brown bag lunch event, will be held at Prestwick Chase's Congress Hall. History, first-person memories and a sing-along of popular songs of the times will be featured.

At the Fort Ann Rescue Squad, 11287 State 149. Walk-ins welcome, appointments recommended.

In the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court. Irene Goodman, Museum of Art Docent. Learn about the American artists in the exhibition "Auspicious Vision: Edward Wales Root and American Modernism" with short 15-minute talks. Free, open to public.

Meet at the Massena Independent Living Center, 156 Center Street, Massena.

Takes place in the Community Room at Ivy Terrace. Sponsored by High Peaks Hospice.

Days & times for this church rummage sale are: Thursday, May 1, from 2-7PM & Friday, May 2, from 9AM-3PM. Featuring gently worn clothing, books, collectibles, household items. Find that misc. item you might need for camp & other misc. items.

Community members welcome to get involved in identifying ways to improve trauma services for county residents. A plan of action is being developed, and all stakeholders are encouraged to attend.

Featuring Jacqueline H. Altman Watercolors: "Then and Now". Free and open to the public.

At Mullin's Family Restaurant. The Blues for Books concert series featuring the Conrad Story Blues Band offers this fund-raising concert for the children's literacy group First Book of SLC in Gouverneur. Suggested donation $5 at the door.

Over forty art venues stay open late to share Burlington’s incredible art scene. First Friday Art Walk is sponsored by Art’s Alive, Burlington City Arts, Kasini House, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, and the South End Arts and Business Association.

Meets at Herring-Cole Hall. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own instruments if you have them. Dancers welcome, too. NOTE FOR MAY 2: Meet outside Herring-Cole Hall. In case of rain, meet in Gunnison Chapel.

In Doug Shatz's music, wit, irony and heartbreak team up with one down and dirty guitar.

An exhibition and sale of work by Sharon Kelly, opens today. Free admission. All are welcome. Work will be displayed May 2-27, 2008.

The first Friday of each month guest artists, musicians, travelers and writers entertain, amuse and enlighten. November: Bryan Kieser & Co. present "Bowl Half Full of Emptiness," New Age musical improvisations. Free, open to the public.

By Bill Van Zandt & Jane Milmore. Performance by Little Theatre of Watertown. Dinner at 7pm; show follows. Reservations only. Additional dates: May 8-10 for dinner & May 4 for brunch at $27.50/person. May 7 show only for $10.

Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $17, available at NAHS Office (518-594-3966), Dick's Country Store (518-497-6962), Northern Adirondack Motel (518-594-7171). Any tickets left will be sold at the door for $20.

Farmers Dulli Tengeler and Nancy Diamond give a slideshow & informatal presentation about Birdsfoot Farm's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, in which a box of freshly picked, organic produce goes to members every week. Public welcome.

Shakespeare's epic tale of loss, betrayal, madness and the redemptive power of love comes to the FlynnSpace, complete with original music.

With Steve Light. The Rustic Riders from Saranac Lake will be the opening act. Doors open at 7pm. Music begins at 7:30pm. Refreshments are available. Admission is $8 at the door.

At Sydenham Street United Church. Families welcome.

In E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. Jazz Concert w/Gregory Tardy and Helen Sung. SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Ensemble, Herm Matlock, director. Contemporary Combo, Rick Davies, director. Tickets at the door & Angell College Center desk. [$8/$5/$2]

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.

All artists and musicians are invited and welcome to perform and share their songs, poems and pieces. Hone your craft, spotlight your talent, create community and get into the scene.

Glens Falls Community Theatre presents Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Our Town" on May 2 & 3 at 8PM and May 4 at 2PM
at the Charles R. Wood Theatre in Glens Falls.
Adults $21 and Senior or Students $16 Call 518-792-1740 for tickets

Bluseed Studios presents one of the premier county/folk singer/songwriters of our day, IRIS DEMENT, in concert. Bluseed Members receive a $3 discount on tix. More information on Bluseed Studios and member benefits at: http://www.bluseedstudios.org

Set in 1660 following the restoration of the monarchy, the play is a romantic comedy that celebrates what two women did for the love of the theatre, and for the love of their lives.

Mehr and Sher Ali and Musicians will perform. Strong, soaring voices and explosively rhythmic hand-clapping characterize qawwali, devotional music and song based on the mystic poetry of Sufi masters. Presented in association with Events for Tom.

FIRST FRIDAY event features Jen Murdza (from 8-10pm), DJ Precious and DJ Llu (10pm-close) in the Showcase Lounge. JOHN VALBY, aka Dr. Dirty, performs at 8:30pm in the Ballroom.

In Satterlee Hall’s College Theater. Titled “Exhale: A Dance Collective”, the show premieres tonight, with a reception to follow. Additional performances will take place Saturday, May 3, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m.

Tonight BOB DeANGELIS' KINGS OF SWING. [Tickets: $29.95/adults; $18.50/students]

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]

College Theatre, Satterlee Hall. A production of works by senior dance majors and minors.

The Radio Bob Band will bring its rock and roll to the Best Western Inn in Canton on May 2nd starting at 9 p.m. All proceeds benefit programming for the children of Canton Day Care. Tickets at SLU Bookstore & BlackBird Cafe. (www.cantondaycare.org)