Concert to benefit food shelf
KEESEVILLE — They'll sing for someone else's supper.

The vocal group After Thoughts will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church in Keeseville.

Also performing Sunday will be folksinger Lita Kelly and pianist Jay Lesage.

Admission is a cash donation or contribution of nonperishable food items that will benefit the Adirondack Community Action Program's food shelf in Elizabethtown and Keeseville United Methodist Church.

After Thoughts' 11 vocalists, directed by Jeanette Woodruff, will sing a variety of numbers, including "I Got the Sun in the Morning" from "Annie Get Your Gun," "You are the New Day" by the King Singers and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Carol Bachand accompanies the group, which formed last summer with the aim of giving back.

"Largely, we want to do performances to help charitable organizations," Woodruff said.

The six men and five women come from a variety of backgrounds.

"There's a man who owns an insurance business, a French teacher," said Woodruff, whose husband, Steve, is one of the voices. "There's a post-office clerk, a special ed teacher ...

"People who like to sing and are dedicated to the group."

— By Features Editor
Suzanne Moore

Nite Club Night rescheduled
AuSABLE VALLEY — The AuSable Valley Jazz Choir's annual Nite Club Night, delayed earlier this month because of a snowstorm, has been rescheduled for 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday in the AuSable Valley Middle-High School cafeteria.

A wide variety of student, adult and faculty entertainment will be offered in a nightclub setting. Tickets, $7 for adults, $5 for students and $15 per family, are available by calling 834-2800, Ext. 246, or at the door.

Refreshments will be served.

National Guard Day
set at ECHO

BURLINGTON, Vt. — As special thanks to the Vermont National Guard, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain will host National Guard Day this Sunday , offering free admission to all active Vermont National Guard servicemen and women, and their families.

From 2 to 4 p.m., Vermont's senior statesman U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy will welcome the Guard families and lead them on a guided tour of ECHO's new exhibition of the his personally selected photographs, "The Eye of Senator Leahy."

For more information, go to echovermont.org or call (877) 324-6386, Ext. 100.

Workshop to teach
grant process

WILLSBORO — Learn the process of grant application at a workshop set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27 in the Willsboro Central School auditorium.

Paul Mastrodonato, president of Nonprofit Works, will demystify the grant-writing process for entry and mid-level Grant writers, administrators and program staff. Participants will receive Word and Excel templates to help them develop grant proposals.

Topics include: planning programs and projects; understanding what's most important to grantmakers; researching grants and approaching grantmakers prior to applying; preparing information commonly asked for in applications; and building a time-saving tool kit.

Cost is $15; lunch is included.

To learn more or to register, go to: www.nonprofitworks.com or contact Virginia Westbrook at 597-3983 or go to thevaco@nycap.rr.com.

Make handmade
tiles at workshop

SARANAC LAKE — Clay artist Brooke Noble will instruct a five-week handmade-tile and plaster-press-mold workshop at Bluseed Studios.

The sessions are set for 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20 and 27 and April 10, 17 and 24.

The cost of $185 includes instruction, materials and firing.

For more information, visit bluseedstudios.org or call 891-3799.

Mountain Lake wins grant
PLATTSBURGH — Mountain Lake PBS is a recipient of a $1,000 International Paper Company Foundation grant that will provide funding to purchase books for the education and outreach department's Imagine Yourself Reading program.

The program provides literacy workshops for parents, teachers and caregivers of youngsters from birth to third grade.

For more information about the International Paper Company Foundation, call (800) 236-1996. Learn more about Mountain Lake's literacy workshops at (800) 836-5700, Ext. 130.

Seagle singers to shine in Tx.
SCHROON LAKE — Memorial Day weekend, Seagle Music Colony alumni will appear in major roles at the Fort Worth Opera Festival in Fort Worth, Texas.

Among them will be Wes Mason, 23, as Reinaldo Arenas in the world premiere of Jorge Martin's new opera, "Before Night Falls."

As well, Richard Kagey, a veteran of more than 40 Seagle summers in Schroon Lake, will direct the festival's production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni."

Accommodations and ticket packages for the weekend of Friday, May 28, through Sunday, May 30, are available by contacting the Fort Worth Opera Festival (877) 396-7372. Special discount group pricing is available with mention of Seagle Music Colony.

Mountain Lake goes digital
PLATTSBURGH — Mountain Lake PBS of Plattsburgh has launched MHz Worldview, available to area viewers via digital broadcast channel 57.2.

"The addition of international programming from MHz Worldview blends with the Mountain Lake PBS broadcast of programs acquired from a variety of different sources from around the world," a press release said.

MHz Networks is an independent, noncommercial television broadcaster that delivers international educational and arts programming and provides diverse cultural perspectives, the release said.

For more information about the MHz Worldview channel, Mountain Lake PBS and program schedules, call (800) 836-5700 or visit www.mountainlake.org.

Summer dance
programs available

LAKE PLACID — Rebecca Kelly Ballet will offer summer dance activities in both Lake Placid and Potsdam this summer, with 2008 prices available to those who register by May 1.

Find details at www.rebeccakelly

ballet.com.