Arts & Entertainment
Our Mission is to cultivate a partnership between the area arts community and local businesses, to promote established and emerging artists and local commerce, and to create greater access to the arts through cultural activities and public exhibitions.
16 Rogers St.
Glens Falls, NY 12801
238 Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
NorthCountryARTS is a non-profit cultural organization providing opportunities, encouragement and promotion for artists in the North Country since 1971. It not only provides gallery opportunities but has additional shows at Crandall Public Library and other places around the region. It sponsors a spring workshop series at the Shirt Factory in Glens Falls and a Youth Visions Program among high school students.
2nd Floor Gallery, City Hall, Ridge St., Glens Falls, NY (Open Mon-Fri 9-5)
NorthCountryARTS at The Shirt Factory, Suite 114, 71 Lawrence St. Glens Falls, NY
Learn... Share... Create - Experience the Arts!
Located on City Park in Downtown Glens Falls the LARAC Shop is open year round, showcasing the work of over 60 regional artists. The Shop features handmade jewelry, pottery, woodwork, painting, clothing and accessories, books by regional authors, metal work, specialty foods and more.
LARAC’s Lapham Gallery exhibits the work of local, regional, and national artists in seven annual exhibits.
LARAC also offers workshops, arts festivals, and grants for arts and cultural projects.
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Hours of Operation:
Shop and Gallery: 10am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday
Office: 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday
The Cool Insuring Arena is the region's top destination for events and sports including concerts, hockey, shows, and more. The Cool Insuring Arena is home to the Adirondack Thunder.
1 Civic Center Plaza
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Have some fun while you experience firsthand the history of Glens Falls and the nearby Adirondacks. For the whole family - historic house tours, exhibits, and a museum shop. In downtown Glens Falls, minutes from Lake George. Summer 2015 exhibits: “Out to Work– Stories of Women at Work" and “Stoddard’s Camp Life in the Adirondacks.” Self-guided tours of the 1860s DeLong House also available. The Museum Shop features regional books, prints and affordable gift items. Admission: $5 adults, $4 Seniors, Under 12 free.
348 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm; Sunday, Noon to 4 pm
The Glens Falls Symphony performs vibrant concerts by a professional orchestra, featuring guest artists from around the world. The 55-member ensemble has been regularly praised for creating and commissioning new works by the country's finest living composers, and for performing the finest music of the last 3 centuries at a nationally recognized level. The Glens Falls Symphony also works with schools to inspire the next generations of musicians and music lovers. The orchestra performs for 6,000 people every summer at the annual Independence Day celebration at Crandall Park.
Jennifer Brink, Executive Director
PO Box 2036
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
207 Glen Street, Glens Falls, New York
Open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. and during events
640 Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
Built in 1911, the Park Theater completed a major renovation making it possible to accommodate screen films, local performers and ever-growing musicians and artisans from around the country. We also accommodate banquets, weddings and private functions in the theater area exclusively or the entire building incorporating our warm and inviting area for dining in Doc's Restaurant on the lower level. We hope you will join us as we enhance the quality of life in the greater Glens Falls area.
14 Park Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Saunders Gallery of Fine Art and Framing at bjsartworks Framing Gallery Studio is a diverse art, framing and design business, located at “The Shirt Factory” in Glens Falls, specializing fine custom framing, original paintings in pastel, art value and restoration.
"Working to meld art to business and community."
Hours of Operation:
Tues - Fri, 10 - 6
Sat, 10 - 5
119 Bay Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Entertaining the Glens Falls community for 81 years, the Glens Falls Community Theatre presents three shows at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls for its 2016-17 Season. The club will produce the following shows: "Monty Python’s Spamalot," on November 11-13, 2016; "Murder: Stage Right" on March 3-5 and 10-12, 2017; and “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” on May 5-7, 2017. Plus, the Senior Seminar performance of “Memories and Music of World War II” on March 25.
Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) is a professional not-for-profit summer theatre located in Glens Falls, NY. ATF strives to challenge, entertain, and nourish its audience through the development and production of new and contemporary musicals and plays. This relationship engages the community as audience members and participants in workshops, discussions, and educational programming.
Theater Address: Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Office Address: 50 Elm St., Glens Falls, NY 12801
Contact: Chad Rabinovitz
161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, New York
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.
The World Awareness Children’s Museum (WACM) has been fulfilling their mission to inspire curiosity and foster understanding and appreciation of worldwide cultural diversity since 1995. In 2011 WACM opened their permanent facility, located at 89 Warren Street in Glens Falls,New York, which includes an interactive play-space go! where children discover the world. To visit the play space, or for museum hours or other information, please visit www.worldchildrensmuseum.org or call (518) 793-2773.
89 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Hours: July/August: Tue-Sat 9:30-5:00, Sun 12:00-5:00; School Year: Thu-Sat 9:30-5:00, Sun 12:00-5:00
At The Creative Chameleon you can be an artist, and leave the mess to us! We have a comfortable, bright environment for you and your family to express your creative side – together. We provide the plaster or wood, brushes, paint, smocks, and even the clean-up.
Hours of Operation:
Thursday and Friday, 12 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
71 Lawrence St, Suite 112
Glens Falls, NY 12801
The Shirt Factory has been continually evolving since opening in 1999. Now it's home to 100 individuals who offer an eclectic mix of shops, services, classes and original art work.
Find a range of goods in the shops such as salt lamps, loose leaf tea, pottery, locally made food, reclaimed furniture and more. Artists work in many mediums including fiber, glass, precious metals, watercolors, pastels, photography, clay and wood. Other offerings include fitness classes, massage, acupuncture, children's activities, and a beauty salon.
While the building is open daily from 8-5, individual studios set their own schedule. Visit our website, ShirtFactoryGF.com for a current directory and full listing of hours. For the best experience, visit Thurs.-Sat., 12pm-5pm. Find us at 71 Lawrence Street & 21 Cooper Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801.
Wander our halls, discover our history, buy a gift, treat yourself, learn something new...Experience The Shirt Factory!
71 Lawrence Street | 21 Cooper Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Have your portrait made the way President Abraham Lincoln did!
Experience Tintype Photography!
Glens Falls Art creates one-of-a-kind tintype portraits and scenics with the same process used during the Civil War. These images are made the same way 19th century photographers like Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, Seneca Ray Stoddard and others would have used.
Back then, photographers regularly traveled from town to town, making handmade portraits for people. Glens Falls Art mobile tintype studio travels in Glens Falls and beyond, bringing you the same wet plate collodion tintype experience.
• Arrange a Tintype Art Talk for your group or organization.
• Schedule your own tintype portrait session and create your family heirloom!
• Watch FREE, live demonstrations of this historic photographic process!
Ian Fleming expert!
Did you know the creator of James Bond spent abundant time in the Adirondacks?
Have a saucy, spicy, Ian Fleming talk at your next event!
Crandall Public Library offers about 350,000 reading, viewing, and listening materials (including digital formats); a Children’s Library with several activity spaces; a Teen Center; computer and internet access; expansive educational, cultural, and literary programs for all ages; free meeting/program space for local non-profits; and a comfortable, accessible space in which to read, study, and socialize. The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library offers programs, exhibits, and research related to cultural traditions of the region.
251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 9 pm, Friday 9 am - 6 pm, Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday (mid-Sept – mid-June) 1 pm - 5 pm
The area's paint and sip studio.
No experience necessary to have a great time.
Our instructors will guide you step by step through the process as you relax, paint and enjoy your favorite beverage. Enjoy time with family and friends.
The perfect spot for ladies night out, birthday and bachelorette parties, team building, and fundraisers. We also schedule private events!
21 Bay Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
For hours, see calendar at www.sipandcanvas.com
Evenings, Wednesday through Saturday
Afternoon, Saturday and Sunday
The philosophy of the Dance Center of Queensbury is to provide an excellent standard in dance education to children and young adults in our community. Our goal is to develop good people in addition to well-trained dancers. Our dance community of students, facilitates learning and personal growth for all.
79 Warren St. Square, Suite 202, P.O. Box 652, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Diane LaBruzzo