Category: Watertown

Clayton Opera House Announces 2023 Season

Located north of Watertown, the Clayton Opera House in the town of Clayton is an historic performance venue, and serves as a hub for cultural and community events for over a centurty. Opened in 1903, the four-story brick building overlooks the St. Lawrence River, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Originally a vaudeville theater at the turn of the 20th century, the Clayton Opera House has previously been a library, furniture store and funeral parlor, jewelry and clothing stores, beauty salon, the Thousand Islands Museum, Antique Boat Museum, Handweaving Museum, and Chamber of Commerce.

In 2003, the Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund (TIPAF) and the Town of Clayton contractually agreed upon the renovation and revival of the Opera House. TIPAF raised $3,275,000 for the 2007 renovation of the facility and now manages the ongoing operations of the Opera House.

The revived and renovated Clayton Opera House is the year-round performance center for the region and is used for a wide range of cultural, educational, social and community events. In a given year, the opera house attendance is typically anywhere between 12,000-15,000. The operations of the venue are supported by three main revenue sources: private contributions, earned income and public support. Learn more about the building and support the venue here.

Tickets go on sale to the public on March 14, 2023 at 11am. Some shows are already on sale. Contact 315-686-2200 from 11am-5pm Tues-Fri or visit ClaytonOperaHouse.com

Clayton Opera House 2023 Event Calendar

The Trews- Canadian Rock Band: January 28 (Already on sale)

Wine Pairing with Julie Purpura- Romance Your Way Around France: February 11

Alan Doyle- Former lead singer of Great Big Sea: February 16 (Already on sale)

The Strictly Hip– Masters of the Music of the Tragically Hip: March 24

Wine Pairing with Julie Purpura: March 25

Celtic Angels- Celtic Singers and Dancers: March 31

Huff and Puff- Arts and Education Program: April 4

Jungle Book- Theatrical Performance: April 29

Steven Page– Formerly of the Barenaked Ladies: May 6

Steel City Rovers– Celtic Music: May 20

Jeff Leeson- Canadian Comedian: May 27

Jukebox Saturday Night- Big Band Music: June 9

Matt Nakoa- Singer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist: June 15

Mountain Heart- Bluegrass: June 22

An Evening with AJ Croce- Singer/Songwriter: July 1

Jake Shimabukuro- Ukulele Musician/Composer: July 13

Bachelors of Broadway- Broadway Music: July 20

The High Kings- Celtic Music: July 26

Judy Collins- Folk, pop/rock: August 10

Arrival From Sweden- The Music of ABBA Tribute: August 12

Al Jardine- Formerly of the Beach Boys: August 24

DC Reflecting Fools- Former members of Capitol Steps: August 26

Orchestra of Northern New York: September 2

Catskill Puppets- Arts and Education program: October 20

December 22, 2022
Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay Announces Summer 2022 Music Series Lineup

The Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay returns with their Summer Live Music Series for 2022. Running from June through the end of August, the series will feature over 30 bands performing over a three month period.

Riverboat Bar focuses primarily on promoting original music, hosting nationally touring bands from throughout the Northeast and beyond, with additional shows to be added in September. Most shows are free to attend.

Alexandria Bay and the 1000 Islands Region are a destination for a wide variety of tourists from America and Canada alike. While not located on a super highway, Alex Bay and the surrounding areas have maintained their original quaint personality with a bevy of activities, including family activities, world class fishing, romantic evenings, top-notch dive sites, live music or just relaxation.

Riverboat Bar is a long-running local tavern with comfort eats and bar bites with space for live music and a covered patio. Featuring live music on weekends with regional and nationally touring bands. Riverboat Bar also features a large selection of craft beer, wine and cocktails, a full service kitchen with extensive bar menu.

Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay

In the month of June you’ll find highly anticipated performances from Rochester based snarky pop and soul band The Sideways, Albany heavy blues rockers Sly Fox and the Hustlers and a two-night stand from Buffalo party rockers Tiny Music.

The month of July is loaded with 12 nights of live music, kicking off the month will be four nights of live music during the 4^thof July holiday weekend. Syracuse indie/art rock group All Poets & Heroes get things going on Friday, July 1 with Burlington based reggae act The Reflexions playing on Saturday, July 2 while July 3 will feature a Quantum Cosmic Super Jam featuring members of Annie in the Water, Raisinhead and The Reflexions. Finally, Atlanta funk and soul powerhouse Funk You will close out the weekend on July 4 with a special performance after the Alexandria Bay holiday fireworks over Boldt Castle.

Also performing throughout the month of July will be Philadelphia rockers Chestnut Grove, the hot and buzz worthy Long Island progressive rock and funk trio Baked Shrimp and Connecticut power rock duo Balkun Brothers. Also in July will be performances by Upstate staples Ampevene, Vaporeyes, The Old Main, Roots Collider and fast rising new Buffalo band Eberwine, who will be performing a special Dead/Phish set.

The party continues in the month of August, highlighted by a return appearance by Boston roots reggae star Mighty Mystic on Friday, August 5. NYS Music March Madness winners HANZOLO will be at The Riverboat for a free show on Saturday, August 6. The famous Alex Bay Pirate Days festival will feature live performances by Connecticut jam funkers One Time Weekend and Maryland funktronica legends LITZ. Annie in the Water returns on Friday August 19 for their annual hometown throwdown. Also in the month of August, you can catch Sun Dub, Gentleman Brawlers and The Pickle Mafia.

More shows will be added in September including the annual Alex Bay Summer Send Off Party at the end of the month, which will feature multiple acts over two days.

Check out the full lineup below. Please visit the Riverboat Bar website for more information.

Riverboat Bar 2022 Summer Music Series Lineup

5/28 – ORGAN FAIRCHILD

5/29 – MoCHESTER

6/3 – GRUB

6/4 – UNIVERSAL TRANSIT

6/10 – INTREPID TRAVELERS

6/17 – THE SIDEWAYS

6/18 – SLY FOX & THE HUSTLERS 6/24 – TINY MUSIC

6/25 – TINY MUSIC

7/1 – ALL POETS & HEROES 7/2 – THE REFLEXIONS

7/3 – QUANTUM COSMIC

7/4 – FUNK YOU

7/8 – CHESTNUT GROVE

7/9 – AMPEVENE

7/15 – BALKUN BROTHERS 7/16 – BAKED SHRIMP

7/22 – VAPOREYES

7/23 – THE OLD MAIN

7/29 – EBERWINE

7/30 – ROOTS COLLIDER

8/5 – MIGHTY MYSTIC

8/6 – HANZOLO

8/12 – ONE TIME WEEKEND 8/13 – LITZ

8/19 – ANNIE IN THE WATER 8/20 – SUN DUB

8/26 – PICKLE MAFIA

8/27 – GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS

June 13, 2022
Henderson Harbor Performing Arts Association Summer Events on Lake Ontario

The relaxed, picturesque community of Henderson lies on the Eastern shore of Lake Ontario, founded in 1806 and channeling the town’s history and culture more than two centuries later through the Henderson Harbor Performing Arts Association (HHPAA).

The area was long occupied by the Onondaga of the Iroquois Confederacy, and later named after William Henderson, the original European-American land owner. The property upon which the HHPAA resides dates back to 1813, when it was owned by Mark Hopkins, later a treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad. The building which the HHPAA resides in is named for him.

Henderson Harbor Performing Arts Association provides a relaxing environment for music, theater, art, local performers as well as national touring acts in a small town venue.

Henderson Harbor Performing Arts Association is located at the western end of the Harbor on County Route 123, aka Harbor Road, and features 18 acres of open grounds and woodlands. The Town of Henderson donated the property to be developed for this purpose in 1986, and the HHPAA have diligently pursued this dream.

This summer, HHPAA feature performances and events that include Shakespeare plays, wine tasting events, art shows, classic car shows, corn hole tournaments, and bands in conjunction with the local Summer Recreation Program.

The goal of the HHPAA is to build an open-air stage as well as a year-round event center. The HHPAA is also the recipient of two grants from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, which support the 2022 Summer Concert Series and the 2022 Summer Theatre Series.

The mission of the HHPAA is to provide opportunities to learn about, and become actively engaged with, the performing and visual arts, with both summer and year-round residents of Henderson, NY and Jefferson County regardless of their socioeconomic, age or educational status.

Since its’ inception, the organization has striven to provide the community and surrounding areas of the north country with a series of summer concerts, an annual Oktoberfest, and in 2002 the establishment of the Lila Bull Arts Academy. The Syracuse Symphony, the 10th Mtn. Division Band from Ft. Drum, and the George Colligan, Jr. jazz group have presented programs with HHPAA.

HHPAA 2022 Calendar of Events

July 9, Sat. – Corn Hole Tournament (details TBA)
July 23. Sat. – 7PM Concert – Antwerp Drum and Bugle, The Original Yanks
July 25, Mon, 1 Pm – REV Children’s’ Theater presents “The Fisherman and His Wife”
July 30 , Sat. 12-4 “Christmas in July” & CAR SHOW, Music by FFOG , Food and beverage available
August 6 , Sat. – 7 PM “RAJAH” See our very own Tom Contino with his talented partners.
August 7 , Sun – 7PM – “The Butler did it Players” Presents “While Shakespeare Slept” (comedy)
August 20, Sat. 7PM – “Bad Husbands Club WITH Triple Shot Horns”
September 4 , Sun – 1 PM -10th Mountain Division Band

All events are “on-the-green” at 12469 Ct. Rt.123, Henderson, NY 13650. More information at hhpaa.org.

June 12, 2022
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts announces grant winners

The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA) announced the recipients of the Restart NY Regrants 2021-22 “Mini-Grant” awards. The grants issued by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) support regional live musical performances whose ability to play in front of audiences was curtailed by the COVD-19 pandemic. The funds were part of the state’s Round 2 Restart NY pandemic relief fund.

The ALCA will distribute the funds across Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties. A total of $45,500 across 20 projects will be distributed in the four counties. All of which are served by the ALCA.

By working alongside statewide a governmental organization like NYSCA the ALCA is able to distribute funding to parts of the state that otherwise might not receive public funding. The goal of doing so is to attempt to provide access to the arts in all parts of New York state.

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Grant Winners

• Adirondack Wind Ensemble, Inc., fiscal sponsor for sponsored applicant Frontier Saxophone Quartet: “Frontier Saxophone Quartet concert” – music (Clinton [C])

• Ballard Park Foundation: “Ballard Park Concert Series” – music (Essex [E])

• Clinton County Historical Association: “The Haudenosaunee Creation Story & Sculptures” – storytelling [C]

• Community String Orchestra of the Adirondacks: “Music for Contemplation” – music [E]

• CVW Long Lake Public Library: “Café Livre” – music & visual arts (Hamilton [H])

• East Branch Friends of the Arts: “Pride & Prejudice: An Original Musical” – theater and music [E]

• Foothills Art Society, Inc.: “The King’s Brass” – music (Franklin [F])

• Hill and Hollow Music, Inc.: “Hill & Hollow Music Performance Series” – music [C])

• John Brown Lives!: “The Agitators—Presenting Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony” – theater [E]

• John Brown Lives!, fiscal sponsor for artist applicant Peter Seward of Lake Flower Landing: “Sound & Vision”: music [E]

• Keene Valley Library: “Something for All Ages” – theater and music [E]

• Paul Smith’s College: “Music Over the Marsh at the Paul Smith’s VIC” – music [F]

• Piano by Nature Inc.: “Harp String Eternal” – music [E]

• Schroon Lake Arts Council: “Schroon Lake Live!!! Concert Series – A World of Music on Schroon Lake” – music [E]

• Tupper Arts: “Summer at the Sunset Stage!” – music [F]

• Society for Strings, Inc./Meadowmount School of Music: “Meadowmount at The Grange” – music [E]

• St. William’s on Long Point: “Music in the Adirondack Winter” – music [H]

• Town of Indian Lake: “Indian Lake Music in the Park(s) and More” – music [H]

• Town of Wilmington, fiscal sponsor for artist applicant Carl Rubino: “Three concerts by Carl Rubino” – music [E]

• Whallonsburg Grange Hall, Inc: “Grange Winter/Spring 2022 Concert Series” – music [E]

April 21, 2022

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