The Adirondack Art Association is excited to host watercolorist Ann Pember as their spotlight artist for the July Art Exhibit. Pember is renowned for her exquisite watercolor paintings of flowers, rushing rivers, and wooded landscapes. The exhibition, which will feature a room dedicated to Pember’s artworks along with a group show of AAA artist members, will be held from July 1 to August 2, 2016. An opening reception which is free and open to the public will be held for the exhibit on Friday, … [Read more...]
Mettawee Theatre “Out of the Past” July 15th in Essex
METTAWEE RIVER THEATRE COMPANY ‘OUT OF THE PAST: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE METTAWEE JOURNEY’ Grab a blanket, a picnic and head to Beggs Park for an entertaining evening of theater magic! The Mettawee River Theatre Company comes to Essex on Wednesday, July 15th at 8:00pm in Beggs Park for its 2015 production, OUT OF THE PAST: Celebrating 40 Years of the Mettawee Journey. ** Rain location will be the Masonic Lodge located on Route 22 next to the Ferry entrance. The production … [Read more...]
Farm Dinner at The Essex Inn
The Essex Inn will be hosting a farm dinner on Wednesday, July 15th at 6:30 pm. This dinner will be featuring Juniper Hill Farm in Wadhams, NY and local forager, Walker Cammack of Essex, NY. Juniper Hill Farm's owners Adam Hainer & Melody Horn will be onsite during the dinner to share with you the beautiful produce, flowers and herbs coming from their farm in Wadhams. Crater Club local, Walker Cammack finds the "goods of the woods" that surround the Essex and Boquet River valley and … [Read more...]
Taco Night at Ausable Brewing Company
Last Thursday offered a perfect preview of summer in the Champlain Valley. Balmy weather. Spectacular sunset. Fresh batches of local brew. Delicious locally sourced food. And new/old friends. What a way to almost finish the workweek! After picking up our weekly farm share at Full and By Farm, my bride and I enjoyed a meandering, scenic drive up to the agritourism / gastro-tourism cluster germinating along Mace Chasm Road in Keeseville. Many local cyclists are familiar with this … [Read more...]
Essex Inn Hosts New Year’s Eve Party
The Essex Inn will be hosting a New Year's Eve party this holiday, December 31, 2013. Tickets are $75.00 per person and this includes a 3-course meal, champagne toast, late-night snacks and live entertainment. Dinner service will start at 5:00pm and last seating will be at 8:00pm. There are a limited number of tickets to be sold, so call today 518.963.4400 for your reservations. Live Music Aucoustic guitarist, Giovanina Bucci will be playing during dinner service. The famous North … [Read more...]
Room 12 Open Thanksgiving Eve for Special Drinks & Treats
Room 12 at the Essex Inn will be open the evening of Wednesday, November 27 as a great place for your families to gather to relax and not cook the evening before the Thanksgiving. We will be open for cocktails and complimentary hors d’oeuvres on Thanksgiving Eve, with Chef Keith getting a change of scenery and getting behind the bar for the evening. Enjoy Specialty Drinks and Complimentary Hors d’Oeuvres We will open at 4:00 pm and look forward to spending the evening with the community and … [Read more...]
Taylor Haskins at Ballard Park on July 4th
North Country resident and Grammy award-winning trumpet player Taylor Haskins will open the Seventeenth Annual Westport Community Concerts in the Ballard Park Performance Pavilion on July 4th at 7:00 pm. Taylor Haskins will perform music from American Dream, his latest release on Sunnyside Records which was heralded by several critics, and the forthcoming Sunnyside release Fuzzy Logic. For this concert Taylor will be performing with area talents Robinson Morse (bass), Peter Krag (piano), and … [Read more...]
Wadhams Waddlers
While lamenting the fact that I'd missed the Wadhams Waddlers at The Grange last Friday, I was informed that I might conjure up a touch of their lighthearted entertainment by reading Alvin Reiner's "Wadhams Waddlers Wander." Indeed! Perhaps the dearest costs of traveling away from Essex – no matter how exotic and enticing the destination – are the missed opportunities in and around Essex while away. Call it the inevitable downside of the Essex Renaissance. Or call it another argument for … [Read more...]
Happy Hour at the Essex Inn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXKQVowt6Ts Pour a shot of Essex Inn charm and a jigger of friendship into a shaker. Add an iPhone spritz and some iMovie zest, and shake, rattle and roll. Flip the shaker in the air and let the good times swirl. Pour the enchanting libation into a glass, and this quirky little video is what you might get... Thanks to everyone who let me get up in their mug with my phone, and sorry that the sound and visuals are so fuzzy. If you haven't yet come to the Essex … [Read more...]
Essex Inn Happy Hour
Another Impressive Turnout for Thursday's Happy Hour! Thanks to everyone who came to the Inn last Thursday. Wow, it was full. Special thanks once again to those who drove a distance. For those who had a great time the last two weeks or wanted to be there, come join the fun. Essex Inn Happy Hour Thursday, January 19 (and every Thursday) 5:30 to 9:00 Enjoy the warm fire, drink specials and fabulous food (everyone ate a good deal last week and seemed quite pleased). Josh also has some tasty … [Read more...]