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Clinton County, New York
Saturday, June 29, 2013
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SAVING GIZMO
Plattsburgh prepares for 2nd First Weekend
This Week ENTERTAINMENT
By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH „ The downtown area will be transformed into a lively show of community spirit and artistry for the second-First Weekend on July 5 and 6. The First Weekend has been arranged by members of the Vision 2 Action Group, the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts (NCCCA), ROTA Gallery, the Adirondack Young Professionals (ADKYP) and area businesses. The Champlain Valley Transportation Museum (CVTM), and the Imaginarium Children’s Museum will all come together to help. Margaret Street will be taken over Friday night with street performances and live music up and down the street while Saturday will be a family CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
Poet rapper to perform at ROTA Gallery. PAGE 3 STYLE & SUBSTANCE
Jasmine Meumier, 10, of Montreal watches as the Gizmo sculpture moves the billiard style balls through the turns and tunnels. Members of the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum are helping renovate the unique sculpture. See page 2 for the complete story. Photo by Katherine Clark
Kaganovsky Duo to perform free concert
Our life coaches talk about retirement. PAGE 4
By Claire Durham
EYE ON BUSINESS
denpubs@denpubs.com SARANAC „ The husband and wife duo of Artur Kaganovsky and Eszter Szilveszter, will perform Sunday, July 7 at the United Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac. Along with the official premiere of “Saranac Sketches” written exclusively for the couple by composer Peter Kelsh, the concert will include a repertoire of pieces stemming from Mozart, and other classics, which will be included on their upcoming CD, produced by Hill and Hollow Music. The anticipated release date is early 2014. “That’s exactly what we are planning to do is to give the audience a feel for what they’re going to actually own and can listen to everyday, or whatever they choose,” said Kaganovsky. He said the pieces will be anything ranging from Mozart, to modern-day composers like Kelsh. “It’s a very, very different range of stylistic proportion to violin and viola repertoire, and as far as we know there hasn’t been any major project like this before,” Kaganovsky said. “We’re very thankful for Hill and Hollow, and Angela Brown for all her work especially. She has done tremendous work, including putting all this project together,” said Eszter Szilveszter.
Artur Kaganovsky and Eszter Szilveszter
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Crossfit athletes find a home in Plattsburgh. PAGE 9
Index GIZMO RENOVATION
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN
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PLATTSBURGH SCENE
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
5
ROUSES POINT FOURTH
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EYE ON BUSINESS
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SENIOR PAGE
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CALENDAR
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CLASSIFIEDS
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AUTO ZONE
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