www.northcountryman.com
12 - NORTH COUNTRYMAN
SATURDAY January 30, 2010
Send events at least two weeks in advance by: • e-mail to northerncalendar@denpubs.com • fax to 1-518-561-1198 • snail-mail in care of “Regional Calendar” to 24 Margaret St., Suite 1, Plattsburgh N.Y. 12901 ...or submit them on-line at www.denpubs.com!
Friday, Jan. 29 LAKE PLACID — Cross-country skiing on Mt. Van Hoevenberg organized by Adirondack Mountain Club. 563-5794. PLATTSBURGH — Dinosaur Train activity day, Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, 12 Museum Way, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-9770. ROUSES POINT — Open skate, Rouses Point Civic Center, Lake Street, 4-5:20 p.m. $2. LAKE PLACID — Fire and Spice Benefit Party, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, 7-10 p.m. Chili, s’mores, cross-country skiing. Admission $50. 523-2512 or www.lakeplacidarts.org. PLATTSBURGH — Open Family Swim, Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p.m. $2. 562-6860. JAY — Peter Griggs performance, Amos and Julia Ward Theatre, corner of routes 9N and 86. 7 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Odus Budd performs, Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222. PLATTSBURGH — Eat, Sleep, Funk Jazz Band performs, Irises Café and Wine Bar, 20 City Hall Place, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30 ESSEX — Waffle Breakfast fundraiser, Essex Community Church, 2036 Main St., 711 a.m. Adults $10, under 5 free. 962-2688. TUPPER LAKE — Nature in Winter photography workshop with Adirondack photographer Carl Heilman, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required. 359-7800. ESSEX — Introduction to Massage workshop, Black Kettle Farm, corner of Cook and Leaning Road, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1-4 p.m. $35 participation fee. 963-8142. WILLSBORO — Snow festival, Pok-OMacCready Outdoor Education Center, 1391 Reber Road, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10. 963-7967. PLATTSBURGH — Rotary Winter Carnival, May Currier Park, Tom Miller Road, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $2 to benefit HEAP Fuel Assistance Program. SARANAC LAKE — Art Swap, Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St., 12-4 p.m. $5 entry fee. 891-2615. PLATTSBURGH — “Meet the Cardinals Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams,” SUNY Plattsburgh Memorial Hall Gym,
Rugar Street. Women’s game 2 p.m. Men’s game 4 p.m. 565-4750. CHAZY — “William H. Miner: The Man and the Myth” book signing with Dr. Joseph Burke, The Station Cafe, 23 Old Station Dr., 2-4 p.m. LAKE PLACID — Cooking demonstration and tasting with Annette Nielsen, Northwoods Inn, 2520 Main St., 2-4 p.m. 523-1818. WILLSBORO — “The Messages of Meditation: an Introduction to Self,” Paine Memorial Free Library, 2 Gilliland Lane, 5:30-7 p.m. 963-4478. CHAZY — The Gibson Brothers perform, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Miner Farm Road. Doors open 6 p.m., show 7 p.m. Benefits Family Promise of Clinton County. 562-0710. KEENE VALLEY — Keene Central School Forensics Team presents “Our Town,” Keene Central School, 33 Market St., 7 p.m. Tickets $6 for adults or $3 for students. 576-4555. PLATTSBURGH — 12th annual Snowball, Elks Lodge 621, 56 Cumberland Ave. Cocktails 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:45 p.m., dancing 7-11 p.m. Reservations due Jan. 15. 563-6180. PAUL SMITHS — Viewing of “March of the Penguins,” Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center, 8023 State Route 30, 12:30 p.m. Donations suggested. 327-3000. WEST PLATTSBURGH — Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament to benefit Hannah’s Hope Fund, American Legion Post 1619, 219 Rand Hill Road. Doors open 4 p.m., buffet 4:15 p.m. Prizes awarded. 563-6944. PLATTSBURGH — Full Moon Half Marathon fun run/walk, Geoffrey’s Pub and Restaurant, 5453 Peru St., 6:30 p.m. 420-6493 for information. PLATTSBURGH — Showing and discussion of “Schindler’s List,” State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., 7 p.m. Yokum Lecture Hall, Room 200. 564-3095. MORRISONVILLE — North Country Squares Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, 7 p.m. Caller Bob Labounty; cuer Mo Wall. 561-7167 or 492-2057. WESTPORT — Guitarist Peter Griggs, Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main
St., 7 p.m. WHALLONSBURG — Champlain Valley Film Society showing of “Moon,” Whallonsburg Grange Hall, State Route 22, 7:30 p.m. $5 per person, $2 for 18 and under. LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Mountain Club presentation “Rocks and Minerals of the Adirondacks, ADK Heart Lake Property, Adirondack Loj Road, 8 p.m. 523-3441. PLATTSBURGH — Jeff Rendinaro and Eric O’Hara perform, Irises Café and Wine Bar, 20 City Hall Place, 8 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Zero Tolerance performs, Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 10 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — High Peaks Band performs, Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.
Sunday, Jan. 31 PLATTSBURGH — Free bowling for Plattsburgh town residents, North Bowl Lanes, 28 North Bowl Lane, 8:30 a.m. Preregistration required. 562-6860. ALTONA — Bridal Expo 2010, Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. 562-5810. TUPPER LAKE — Family Art and Nature Day, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 1 p.m. Program discussing causes of winter. 359-7800. LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Wind Ensemble performs, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, 1:30-3 p.m. Admission $10. 523-2512 or www.lakeplacidarts.org. KEENE VALLEY — “500 Years of Music for Guitar” with guitarist Peter Griggs, Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 State Route 73, 4 p.m. Suggested donation $10, students free. CHAZY — Open skate, Scotts’ Memorial Rink, 52 MacAdam Road, 5-6:20 p.m. LAKE PLACID — Banff Mountain Film Fest, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, 7:30-10 p.m. Admission $21. 523-2512 or www.lakeplacidarts.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmobile stops: Lake Clear Post Office, 6373 Route 30, 11-11:45 a.m.; park across from Corner Cafe, Gabriels, 12:45-1:15 p.m.;
across from town hall, Bloomingdale, 1:30-2 p.m.; Vermontville Post Office, 6 Cold Brooke Road, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Church of the Assumption, 78 Clinton St., Redford, 3:30-4 p.m. UPPER JAY — Story time, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N, 3:30-4 p.m. 946-2644. WILLSBORO — Cabin Fever Lecture Series with Andy Buchanan, Pok-OMacCready Outdoor Education Center, 1391 Reber Road, 7 p.m. 963-7967
Wednesday, Feb. 3 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmobile stops: Champlain Children’s Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., Rouses Point, 12:30-1 p.m.; Northern Senior Housing, corner of Route 9 and Route 11, 1:15-1:45 p.m.; Champlain Headstart, Three Steeples Church, Route 11, 1:502:20 p.m.; Twin Oaks Senior Housing, Altona, 3:10-3:40 p.m.; D & D Grocery, Sciota, 3:50-4:30 p.m. CHAMPLAIN — All-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner, Northeastern Clinton Central Middle School cafeteria, 103 Route 276, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Benefits chorus. $10. Take out available. PLATTSBURGH — Readers Theatre, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., 6:30 p.m. Alumni Room and Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center. Various plays read aloud. 564-3095. PLATTSBURGH — PureBlue performs, Irises Café and Wine Bar, 20 City Hall Place, 8-11 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Adirondack Jazz Orchestra performs, Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 8-10 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 4 Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Bookmobile stops: Beekmantown Senior Housing, 80 O’Neil Road, 1:30-2 p.m.; 39 Hobbs Road, Plattsburgh, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Champlain Park, end of Oswego Lane, 3:15-4 p.m. WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. 962-8219. LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. 523-3200. SARANAC LAKE — Story hour,
Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St., 10:30 a.m. 891-4190. PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org. PLATTSBURGH — Music in Our Schools Concert, Bailey Avenue Elementary, 50 Bailey Ave., 6 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Downtown Motif performs, Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.
Friday, Feb. 5 SARANAC LAKE — Book signing by Kathleen S. McPhillips, Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St., 5-7 p.m. 891-2615. ALTONA — Helping Hearts for Christopher Benefit, Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road, 6 p.m. Advance tickets: 569-4514, 643-2261 or 5612000, ext. 7760. PLATTSBURGH — Open Family Swim, Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p.m. $2. 562-6860. PLATTSBURGH — Zip City performs, Irises Café and Wine Bar, 20 City Hall Place, 9 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Glass Onion performs, Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 10 p.m. PLATTSBURGH — Shameless Strangers performs, Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.
Saturday, Feb. 6 WILLSBORO — Families on skis, PokO-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, 1391 Reber Road, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Ages 6 and older. $8. 963-7967. CHAZY — Story time for children ages 3-8, Chazy Public Library, 9633 State Route 3, 10-11 a.m. 846-7676 to register. PLATTSBURGH — Order of the Eastern Star Valentine Craft Show, American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Crafts, baske sale, basket raffles. Lunch for $3.75. 492-2012. CHAZY — Story hour featuring Carol Ladd, Chazy Public Library, 9633 State Route 9, 10 a.m.
120 Affectedly flamboyant 121 Try to prevent 122 Dutch cheese
This week’s theme: “Gross words” ACROSS 1 Junk, e.g. 5 Lawrence's men 10 Adapter letters 14 Sired 19 High style 20 Principle 21 Stadium replaced by Citi Field 22 Brand on a range 23 Hard to fathom 24 Monthly reading for some 25 Markers 26 Railroad car 27 Tammany Hall expo? 29 Result of a run? 31 Before now 32 Cultivate 33 Talk about salvation, e.g.: Abbr. 34 Bakery fixture 35 Feel 36 Wealthy widow 40 Childish retort 43 Single-minded sort 44 Excuse that's often exaggerated 45 Mystery writer Nevada 46 "Quit fidgeting!" 49 Gp. that supports malpractice damage award limits 50 Sculptor Nadelman 51 Thing to grind 52 Glutton for fuzzy fruit? 54 __ Moines 55 Inferior cookware 57 Day-care charges 58 Put in stacks, say
61 Dais VIP 62 2009 A.L. MVP Joe Mauer, e.g. 66 Pirate's loot 68 Makeup item 71 Ones acting badly 73 It's sometimes enough 75 Like Dorothy's magical shoes 77 Identify 79 Low-priced drink holder? 84 Frat party supply 85 Wide-eyed 87 "Told you so!" 88 "Too much information!" 89 __ majesty: high treason 90 Open-bodied antique auto 92 Verve 93 Vestibule 94 Posh properties 95 Font flourish 97 Film noir blade 99 To this day 100 Carrier more likely to be tipped 101 Accumulates 105 Mr. Clean? 109 Telemarketing at dinnertime? 111 Summary 112 Burn slightly 113 Ad infinitum 114 Utah ski resort 115 Cybermemo 116 Nail to the wall 117 Oklahoma native 118 Jupiter neighbor 119 Lost strength
DOWN 1 Move slightly 2 Verdi work 3 "Be __ ...": start of a polite request 4 Penthouse place 5 Charge for cash 6 Get back, as lost trust 7 Start to knock? 8 Brewski 9 Orchestra sect. 10 The way things stand 11 Go for 12 Court tie 13 Port container 14 Half of a "Which do you want first?" pair 15 Leave the country, perhaps 16 Turf controller 17 Draft status 18 Infield protector 28 DVR brand 29 Urban play area 30 Indicators of equal pressure 32 Get (a ship) ready to sail again 35 Adam's third 36 Capitol cap 37 Award for the best flop? 38 One of a noted quintet 39 Deli selections 40 Let up 41 Saying 42 Kid in a ditch? 43 White House advisory gp. 44 Topping for chips 46 Push in some chips 47 Right direction? 48 Heavily financed deals, briefly 52 Pound product 53 Incidentally, in chat rooms 56 Little legume 59 Heavenly bodies 60 Hall of Fame goalie Patrick __ 63 Beau 64 B&B 65 Two-stripers, e.g.: Abbr. 67 Fat unit 69 Ninnies 70 Turf tool 72 Sonnet sections 74 Augustus, for one 76 Benefit 77 Whittle 78 Bigheads 80 Bocce pair? 81 Certain Ivy Leaguer
82 1980s-'90s women's tennis player who was #1 for a record total of 377 weeks 83 Actor Cariou 86 Sydney salutation 89 Shutout for 82-Down 91 Drenched 93 Grind, in a way 95 Scholar 96 Get-up-and-go 97 Spot remover 98 Impede 100 Spelled-out 102 Dressing recipient 103 Part of UHF 104 Suffix with proto105 Cultivated 106 Sofer of soaps 107 Pic to click 108 Org. concerned with ergonomics 109 Masquerade (as) 110 Pressure 113 Silent assent
Solution to last week’s puzzle