As part of its Nashville-themed annual fund-raising party on Oct. 7, the Charles R. Wood Theater will honor 15 regional inductees into a new Glens Falls Music Hall of Fame as a temporary exhibit in its Cabaret Space.
Initial honorees include Hartford native and jazz pianist Charles Cornell; Hudson Falls native jazz-standards pianist Tony DeSare; band frontman Bobby Dick, who passed away earlier this year; Hudson Falls native and accomplished …
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We’re following up on last week’s front-page story headlined “GF Police: Group of juveniles in crime spree,” in which police reported “a large number of complaints of incidents that juveniles have been involved in the past week.”
Chief Jarred Smith confirmed to us three assaults specifically, including one on the patio outside Downtown City Tavern on Elm Street. Chief Smith and Mayor Bill Collins said …
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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
“The wedding biz is booming,” proclaims Dawn Bennett, wedding and events planner of the Fort William Henry in Lake George.
Added area venues both reflect and propel the boom. The Fort William Henry and Queensbury Hotel both completed high-profile, multi-million-dollar projects — a total redo of the Carriage House at the Fort, big expansion of the Adirondack Room, other space and banquet kitchen at …
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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Here’s what some wedding and events planners at area venues (plus one independent planner) told The Chronicle about new, traditional and sometimes unusual things couples are incorporating into their wedding celebrations.
What’s trending
LeAnna Avila, Director of Sales & Events at The Inn at the Erlowest on Lake George, offers:
• Black tie formal is becoming more popular. Also, “Requesting all of the guests …
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First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls said its “new pastor rides an iron horse to get around to meet his new flock.”
The press release continued:
“Dr. Patrick Wrisley, formerly pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida begins his new season of ministry September 5th and can be seen around town on his Harley-Davidson Street Glide….
“A recent widower, he has moved closer to his kids who live …
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