By Jaynie Ellis, Special to The Chronicle
A Lake George business that is the “first in the Northeast” to rent Scandinavian-style tipis for special events has had to postpone its inaugural year.
“This was going to be our big year to make a big splash,” said Kenis Sweet, “but there is no water to jump into” because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
The business is called Event-In-A-Tent.
Mr. Sweet, whose career …
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Food Truck Thursday at the Shirt Factory in Glens Falls is back on — hopefully for good — after last week’s was cancelled.
Here’s what happened.
Glens Falls Fire Chief and COVID response chief James Schrammel took a fresh look at the Shirt Factory’s weekly Food Truck Corral after Shirt Factory owner Eric Unkauf and Glens Falls Mayor Dan Hall had a conversation about …
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The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls has been closed since the pandemic struck, but financially it’s holding its own.
“We’ve been so lucky,” its director Jonathan Newell told The Chronicle.
“A couple of reimbursement grants recently got paid out, including one from National Grid. That was one we got four years ago, and they just called and said it’s time to start paying out. …
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Thinking that rules for drive-in movies would apply for a drive-in concert, Lake George music promoter Dave Ehmann put together a three-show run by Vermont jam band Twiddle July 31-Aug. 2 at the Festival Commons space in Lake George Village.
The two initially scheduled shows both quickly sold out — 190 vehicles for each concert — so Mr. Ehmann booked a third and that …
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Chronicle 40th Anniversary coming! No new movies; classics click at drive-in. Andy Rooney wrote: gloomy on Lake George. Event-In-A-Tent: Kenis Sweet’s new tipi biz in Lake George. Shirt Factory on-again, off-again, food truck Thursday is on again. GF Hospital thanks Rep. Stefanik for help. Fire at Rachael Ray’s. DEC: ‘Rattlesnake surprises vacationers’ in Hague on LG. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!…
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