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Wednesday (That's today if you've lost track of time)

10 am – 2 pm Used Book Sale in The Basement of the Health Building. Sponsored by Friends of The Library.

10:30 am Story Time at the Library for Kids

12 pm Summer luncheon at Sagamore for the Seagle Music Colony.

6 pm Co-Ed Basketball @ the Town Courts. Grades 7 – 12

7 pm Square Dance @The Town Park. Called by Gail Griffith.

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Summer Fun In Over Drive

Photo By Annette Batson

Sure, you could be content to just lay around, enjoy the lake, read that book, go swimming, fishing, kayaking and relax in your hammock – or you could be doing that and all these activities:

Wednesday (That's today if you've lost track of time)

10 am – 2 pm Used Book Sale in The Basement of the Health Building. Sponsored by Friends of The Library.

11 am – 12 pm Theseus and the Minotaur, a play for kids by ADK Shakes (See story below). Boat House Theatre.

6:30 pm Sunset Cruise. Departs from the Town Dock. Everything supplied. Call 518-532-9745 for pricing and availability.

7 pm Square Dance @The Town Park. Called by Ed Lowman and Friends.

7 pm Book Discussion on Born On A Blue Day @ The Town Hall Meeting Room, sponsored by the Library.

8pm The Tales Of Hoffman @ the Seagle Music Colony.  First of 4 shows tonight. 

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Kids Inspire Their Own Shakespeare Show

When ADK Shakes set up shop in Schroon Lake last year, the company was amazed by the number of kids that were turning up at their performances. Kids as young as four were "mesmerized" by the performances, recalled Tara Bradway, the show’s Artistic Director.

"They were wrapped. The kids got it. They are a lot smarter than a lot of adults give them credit for in understanding Shakespeare."

That experience led to a special commission of an adapted Shakespeare work just for kids, "Theseus And The Minotaur", two of the characters from  A Midsummer Night’s Dream. True to their roots, the performance Wednesday will be in “raw” form, where the focus is on the words --- not the sets or costumes. Says Tara:

The play encourages children to use their imaginations -- which they are so wonderful at doing. We are using simple props -- a ship is made from two dowels and a swath of fabric. The same fabric is used to veil the Minotaur. The actors employ considerable energy in order to bring the story to life, but it's really the children who provide that final step of creating the play.

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Kid’s Days Out

Need a break from the lake? There’s lots to do with the kids in the the next 48 hours, starting today:

10am The Adventures of Mr. Toad presented by the Hampstead Stage Company @ The Boat House. Free.

10:00 -  10:.30 am Kids Yoga at True North Yoga. Deb Philp will have your little ones stretching while having a load of fun. (Ages 5 – 12)

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Adirondack Tall Tales@ The Paradox House. Read a review here.

Wednesday

11 am Theseus And The Minotaur, a special kids performance by Schroon’s own ADK Shakes @ The Boat House.

6 pm Co-Ed Basket Ball @ The Town Courts. Grades 7 – 12.

Summer Shakes in Schroon

For the last month, the young actors of the ADK Shakes Company have worked long, long days and long, long nights, squeezed in a few hours sleep and the occasional yoga class as they studied their parts for today’s Schroon Lake premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Today’s performance features one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Its plot centers around the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. Throw in the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, who are manipulated by fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set, and you’ve got a Shakespeare classic

Schroon Laker caught up with actor Collin McConnell (who's playing Demetrius) and asked about today’s performance.

"Are you kidding? I'm so excited! At this moment, the company is really ready for a good night's sleep. We've been working incredibly hard.

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