SPOTLIGHT: follow-up - The Winning Entry

SPOTLIGHT: Adirondack Coast ARTWays

It was fun to serve as a judge on the committee that chose a work of art that will represent Clinton and Essex counties for the next three months. It will be replicated on posters (for sale), magnets and other souvenir items. After the three months, another work will receive the honor. This brand new project results from a partnership between the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce.  Watch "Spotlight" on Mountain Lake Journal Extra this week to find out whose piece will be the first winner in this contest, meant to unite the community through art.  Pictured with me are Janine Scherline, Executive Director of the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, who gets the credit for this great idea, and Michele Powers, V.P. of Marketing for the North Country Chamber of Commerce, who saw this as a great marketing tool for the community. For more information:   http://plattsburgharts.org/  

"Spotlight" airs on Mountain Lake Journal Extra this Thursday, July 12 at 8:30pm.  Repeat airings include Friday at 6am & 12:30pm, Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 6am & 10:30am.

SPOTLIGHT: Breaking Boundaries and "Frankenstein"

An art exhibit in Lake Placid could change the way you look at city scenes and the natural world. At least that's the hope of the creators of the "Breaking Boundaries" exhibit at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. It features the work of two very different artists, but the pieces work well to create an effective sense of unity and flow in the exhibit space. You'll see ceramic works by Rainbow Lake, New York resident Peter Shrope, and the city and nature prints of Connecticut artist Zemma Mastin White. The exhibit lasts until July 29. I am also very excited to see the high definition presentation of Frankenstein. Last summer when I was in England, I kept hearing about this fantastic production of Frankenstein on the London stage, but it was sold out so I couldn't see it. Now we get two chances to see this critically acclaimed version of Mary Shelley's gothic tale, directed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle.


National Theatre Live presents Frankenstein in high definition:


Monday, July 9 at 7pm
Original Cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch as The Creature and Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein
 

Monday, July 23 at 7pm
Reversed Cast:
Jonny Lee Miller as The Creature and Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein


For more information about Breaking Boundaries and Frankenstein, head to the Lake Placid Center for the Arts web site: http://www.lakeplacidarts.org/

"Spotlight" airs on Mountain Lake Journal Extra thisThursday, July 5 at 8:30pm.  Repeat airings include Friday at 6am & 12:30pm, Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 6am & 10:30am.