X-Files 30th Anniversary Fan Fest July 7-8 at The X-Files Museum in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Actor Brian Thompson will make an appearance at this year’s The X-Files 30th Anniversary Fan Fest in Saratoga Springs July 7 - 8.

This year’s Fan Fest will take place at both The X-Files Preservation Collection (4284

Route 50) and the Saratoga Springs City Center with a lineup of X-Files celebrities.

Thompson can currently be seen with Denzel Washington, in Joel Cohen and Fran Mc Dormand’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” on Apple TV, as well as episodes of 911, where he portrays the less codling fire captain Vincent Gerard.

X Files proved life-changing for Thompson as well for event producer as Jim Thornton, whose X-Files obsession inspired a decades-long search for the items that now make up The X-Files Preservation Collection and Collectibles, the official name of the museum.

For more information about the weekend events & tickets, go to: xfilespreservationcollection. com/collections/fan-fest

Yaddo Gardens Open to The Public: New Hours & Days of Operation

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Yaddo is preparing for the summer season with new public programming on offer in the Gardens.

The entrance to the Yaddo artists’ colony now bears a new gate. The Gardens portion of the compound is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The gates will be closed on Fridays. The gate is intended to help keep access roads open for artists in residence as well as for fire and emergency vehicles.

The Gardens, which opened earlier this month, will remain open through Sunday, Oct. 15. Limited parking is available at the entrance to the Gardens.

The public is also invited to attend The Art of Wellness, a series of Yoga classes held in the Gardens on select Sundays through September. RSVP at: yaddo.org/ event/the-art-of-wellness.

For more information about the Gardens, visit: yaddo.org/gardens.