OFFICIAL SARANAC LAKE WINTER CARNIVAL SCHEDULE
Under the Sea
February 1-10, 2013
as of 2/28/13
MONDAY, January 14
4:30 p.m. – Carnival Court Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
(Belvedere Restaurant, $), call 891-9873 for takeout
THURSDAY, January 31
5:30 p.m. – 14th Annual Past Royalty Mixer and Dinner
(Red Fox Restaurant, $), call 891-1286 for reservations
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: opening reception “Arts & Flowers: the Village Improvement Society” (Adirondack Artists Guild)*
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: opening reception “Abstraction” (Bluseed Studios)*
7:30 p.m. – Coronation Of Carnival Royalty
(Harrietstown Town Hall)
Sponsored By Women’s Civic Chamber
Post Coronation: Reception following the ceremony, B. P. O. Elks Lodge #1508, cash bar
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.: Free Juke Box all night long (Captain Cook’s)*
9:30 p.m.: Music – Barika (The Waterhole, $)* presented by The Pat McAvoy Experiment
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
10 a.m.: Ice Palace Fun Run (4 miles) (Ice Palace)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 20th Annual New York State Women, Inc. Chocolate Festival (Harrietstown Town Hall, $)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Lutheran Church Women’s Craft Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $)
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Petrova Winter Carnival (fun for kids) (Petrova Elementary School Cafeteria, $)
11 a.m.: The Curling Exhibition (Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)
11 a.m.: Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen’s Exhibition (Riverside Park)
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Book Signing, Caperton Tissot “Saranac Lake’s Ice Palace, a History of Winter Carnival’s Crown Jewel” (The Community Store)
12:30 p.m.: NBT Bank Ladies’ Fry Pan Toss (Riverside Park, $) Competition Fry Pan supplied by Amanda’s Village Motel, prizes supplied by Lodge Manufacturing
2:30 p.m.: “Hunt for the Trident” treasure hunt – follow the clues (Riverside Park, $) Sponsored by the Women’s Civic Chamber
4:30-7:00 p.m.: Parent Faculty Organization Chicken & Biscuits Dinner* (Methodist Church, $) more details to follow
7:00 p.m. – Lighting Of Ice Palace, Guide Boat Realty Opening Fireworks Display
(State Boat Launch)
8:00 p.m.: Music – Joe Crookston (Bluseed Studios BluStage, $)*
9 p.m. – 2 a.m.: D J, Atlantic City trip giveaway (Captain Cook’s)*
9:30 p.m.: Music – Hot Day at the Zoo & The Blind Owl Band (The Waterhole, $)* presented by Fiddler’s Picnic & Upstate Live
10 p.m. – 2 a.m.: Karaoke (Romano’s Saranac Lanes)*
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
11:00 a.m. – White Stag Downhill Ski Races
(Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $)
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Georgiana Rickard on Piano (Left Bank Cafe)*
11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Arctic Bar-B-Que (Mount Pisgah Ski Center, $) Presented by the Friends of Mount Pisgah*
1 p.m. – Mayor’s Snowball Toss Tournament Challenge (Riverside Park) Register at the event
1 p.m., 3:30 p.m.: 9-Pin No-Tap Bowling Tournament (Romano’s Saranac Lanes, call 891-8301, $)
1-3 p.m.: H & R Block Ultimate Frisbee Games (Petrova Athletic Fields, call 637-2067 for more information)
2:30 p.m.: The Spike of Ice Icicle Contest (Ice Palace), judging at 3:30, Support provided by Woltner Summit Contracting, LLC
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
7 p.m.: Interfaith Service in Celebration (St. Luke’s Church)
7 p.m.: Bingo (Saranac Lake Adult Center)*
7:30 p.m.: Classic Film – “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” w/cartoon Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Classic Film Festival (Downhill Grill)
9:30 p.m.: Music – Rusty Doves (The Waterhole downstairs)*
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
3:30 p.m.:Scavenger Hunt for Middle School Students (Saranac Lake Youth Center)
5:30 p.m. – Grand Marshal Reception (B.P.O. Elks Lodge #1508, cash bar)
6:30 p.m. – Royalty Dinner (B.P.O. Elks #1508, $30), reservations by Feb. 1, call
891-4367, catered by Little Italy, Pages meals provided by Adirondack Motel
9:00 p.m.: Music – Open Mic (The Rusty Nail)*
9:30 p.m.: Music – Sven Curth & Dick Fitzs (The Waterhole downstairs)*
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
6 p.m.: Curtis Lumber Snowshoe Races (all ages) (Dewey Mountain, call 891-2697, $)
8:15 p.m. – Firemen’s Broomball (Saranac Lake Civic Center)*
9:30 p.m.: Music – Twiddle (The Waterhole, $)*
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
12 p.m.: “Tales of the Sea”, Stories of visiting Norwegian sailors (Saranac Laboratory Museum, Historic Saranac Lake)*
2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: 24th Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Cantwell Community Room, 109 Main St., $) Books, Videocassettes, DVDs, Audio Books, Puzzles
6 p.m.: Torchlight Skiing (Mount Pisgah Ski Center) Fireworks to follow
7 p.m.: “So Dreams the Sea: Odes from the Deep”, a Literary Celebration (Luna Java Coffee House)*
9:00 p.m.: Music – Donna the Buffalo & Driftwood (The Waterhole, $)*
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
10 a.m.: Adirondack Bank Innertube Races (Mount Pisgah, $)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 24th Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Cantwell Community Room, 109 Main St., $) Books, Videocassettes, DVDs, Audio Books, Puzzles
12:30 p.m.: First Niagara Children’s Skating Races (Saranac Lake Civic Center, $)
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Big Boss Sausage Acoustic (Captain Cook’s, $)*
6 p.m.: Downtown Saranac Lake Outdoor Movie Night (Berkley Green)*
7 p.m.: Dust Bunnies (Left Bank Cafe, $)*
7:30 p.m. – Rotary Club Variety Show (Harrietstown Town Hall;
$13 advance, $20 at the door)*
8-10 p.m. – Firemen’s Broomball (Saranac Lake Civic Center)*
9 p.m. – 1 a.m.: Reflections Classic Rock (Captain Cook’s, $)*
9:30 p.m.: Music – Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band (The Waterhole, $)*
10 p.m. – Close: DJ & Dance Party (Romano’s Saranac Lanes)*
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
8:30-11 a.m.: Mason’s Pancake Breakfast (Saranac Lake Adult Center, 136 Broadway, $) Sponsored by Whiteface Mountain Lodge 789 Masonic Temple*
8:30-9:30 a.m.: Breakfast at McDonalds with Carnival Characters (McDonalds, $)
9:30-11:00 a.m: Open Broomball (Civic Center $5. Must bring a helmet, brooms provided)*
10-11 a.m.: Meet the Carnival Characters (Ice Palace)
10 a.m.: Snow Rugby Game sponsored by Can-Am Rugby (Petrova School Athletic Field) call 524-5841 for details
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 24th Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Cantwell Community Room, 109 Main St., $) Books, Videocassettes, DVDs, Audio Books, Puzzles
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Lion’s Club Chili Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $)*
11 a.m.: Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen’s Exhibition (Riverside Park)
12-4 p.m.: Paul Smith’s College Alumni Reunion (under the heated tent in the Sears parking lot, no charge, cash bar)*
12:00 p.m. – Parade Line Up (Lake Colby Drive)
1:00 p.m. – Gala Parade
(Broadway & Main Street from Ampersand Ave to Lapan Hwy.)
Following Parade Band Concert, Harrietstown Town Hall
After the Parade – Music by The Blind Owl Band (The Waterhole, $)*
After the Parade – 7 p.m.: Music by Bad Dogs (Captain Cook’s, $)*
4 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Backspin (Romano’s Saranac Lanes)*
7:30 p.m.: Pendragon Theatre, “Terra Nova” (call 891-9052 for reservations, $)*
8:30 p.m.: Music by Big Boss Sausage (Captain Cook’s,$)*
10:00 p.m.: Music – Lucid & Flabberghaster (The Waterhole, $)*
10 p.m. – 2 a.m.: Damaged Goods (Romano’s Saranac Lanes)*
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
10 a.m.: Casella Waste Adult X-C Skiing (Dewey Mountain., call 891-2697, $)
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Georgiana Rickard on Piano (Left Bank Cafe)*
11 a.m.: Bionique Snowflake Volleyball Tournament (Saranac Lake Civic Center Rotary Field, $)
11 a.m.: Showshoe Softball (Elks Field, John Munn Road, $)
11 a.m.: Casey McHugh Pond Hockey Tournament (Bloomingdale Fields, $) contact 518/637-4669 for info
11:15-12:25: Free Public Skating (Civic Center)*
12 p.m.: Saranac Lake Teachers Association Kids X-C Ski Races (Dewey Mountain, call 891-2697, $)
12:30-3 p.m.: Snowy Owl Face Painting for children (Harrietstown Town Hall)
2:00 p.m. – Kiddie Parade sponsored by Lake Champlain Pools, Spas and Stoves
(From the Saranac Lake Free Library to the Town Hall)
2 p.m.: Music by Tim Herron & Eric McElveen (The Waterhole)*
3 p.m.: 18th Annual Winter Carnival Baroque Concert (Methodist Church, Donation) Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Young Arts Association (SLYAA)
7:30 p.m. – Cape Air/American Management Association Carnival Slide Show (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)
8:00 p.m. – Guide Boat Realty “Storming the Palace” Fireworks Display
(Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)
After the Fireworks.: Music by Jason Hamilton & Mad Dog (The Rusty Nail)*
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.: Post-Carnival Cape Air Slide Show (Saranac Village at Will Rogers)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Volunteer Recognition Dinner, 6 p.m., Moose Club
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
Winter Carnival Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Large Group Instruction Room, Saranac Lake High School
*This entry is listed for informational purposes only and is NOT an official Winter Carnival event.
2014 WINTER CARNIVAL
SCHEDULE – January 31-February 9, 2014