LAKE PLACID - This weekend, Saranac Lake ArtWorks is putting on the Adirondack Arts Festival, a free, three-day exploration of Adirondack cultural heritage.
The theme is "Adirondacks: A Place to Dream."
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Friday Sept. 7, Lake Placid Center for the Arts
-6:30 p.m. - Opening reception
-7:30 p.m. - Keynote speaker, environmental philosopher Marianne Patinelli-Dubay
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Saturday Sept. 8, High Peaks Resort
-8:45 a.m. - Exhibits open
-9 to 10:30 a.m. - "A Place to Paint," by Caroline Welsh, director emeritus, Adirondack Museum
-11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - "A Place to Photograph," by the Adirondack Photography Institute
-12:30 p.m. - Lunch
-1:30 to 3 p.m. - "A Place to Write," the Adirondack Center for Writing
-3:30 p.m. - Recap and discussion
-4:30 p.m. - Exhibits close
-6 p.m. - "A Placid to Film," Palace Theatre, by Adirondack Film Society
-8 p.m. - Dinner for presenters, open to attendees
-9:15 p.m. - Music and storytelling by Tom Akstens, NorthWoods Inn
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Sunday Sept. 9, Adirondack Community Church
-10 a.m. - A tribute to the early people, by John Martin, Kay Olan: A creation story and thanksgiving address of the Mohawk peoples
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For more information, visit www.adirondacksaplacetodream.com or www.saranaclakeartworks.com, or contact the Lake Placid Institute at 518-523-1312 or info@lakeplacidinstitute.org.