New Portrait of Schuyler Donated to Town of Saratoga Saratoga Summer Concert Series to Kick Off July 9 in Congress Park

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Summer Concert Series returns to Congress Park for the 2023 season, kicking off on Sunday, July 9 with Fenimore Blues. Gather friends and family, bring blankets and chairs, find a spot on the lawn, and enjoy area performers.

The Saratoga Summer Concert Series will take place Sundays in July and Tuesdays in August. Shows will begin at 7 p.m. at the War Memorial in Congress Park and each concert will be approximately 90 minutes.

The season kicks off July 9 with Fenimore Blues, featuring an eclectic mix of blues, R&B, and rock, and drawing on a notable music repertoire from Bonnie Raitt to Aretha Franklin, the Neville Brothers to the Allman Brothers, Linda Ronstadt to Etta James, Santana to Tedeschi Trucks

July 23 – Skippy and the Pistons; July 30 – Proudest Monkeys Band; Aug. 1 – MPThree;

SARATOGA — The town of Saratoga will feature a new likeness of Revolutionary War American Gen. Philip Schuyler.

The framed portrait will find a new home in the prestigious Schuyler Room and marks a significant addition to the town of Saratoga’s collection, according to a statement by town historian Sean Kelleher.

The portrait is a digital photo reproduction of a painting from the New-York Historical Society.

The painting was done in 1792 by John Trumbull, and it belonged to Schuyler’s daughter, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton. The portrait passed down in her family until it was donated to the NY Historical Society in 1915.

Saratoga Deputy Supervisor Ian Murray received a donation of General Schuyler’s portrait from Deb Peck Kelleher, President of the Old Saratoga Historical Association at Saratoga Town Hall, where the portrait was unveiled.

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Aug. 8 – Betsy and the ByeGons; Aug. 15 – Rustic Spirit; Aug. 22 –Garland Nelson and Soul Session. Saratoga Arts made this program possible through the Community Arts Regrant Program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The free, familyfriendly concert series is a program of the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center in partnership with Discover Saratoga and the City of Saratoga Springs.