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February 5, 2012

Winter Carnival offers indoor, outdoor fun

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SARANAC LAKE — Winter Carnival fun resumes today with Ultimate Frisbee and an Icicle Contest.

Here's some highlights of the upcoming schedule (find full listing at saranac lakewintercarnival.com):

TODAY

Joey Izzo on piano. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Left Bank Cafe.

9-Pin No-Tap Bowling Tournament. 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Romano's Saranac Lanes.

H&R Block Ultimate Frisbee Games. 1 to 3 p.m. Petrova Athletic Fields. 637-2067.

The Spike of Ice Icicle Contest. 2:30 p.m. Icicles must be naturally formed without any internal form of support. The final measurement will be the largest, intact piece of ice (broken pieces won't be added in). A children's division has been added this year. At the ice palace. Judging at 3:30 p.m.

MONDAY

Bingo. 7 p.m. Saranac Lake Adult Center.

Classic Film, "Plan 9 From Outer Space." 7:30 p.m. Down Hill Grill, Main Street. Free. Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Classic Film Festival.

TUESDAY

Scavenger Hunt for Middle School Students. 3:30 p.m. Saranac Lake Youth Center.

Grand Marshal Reception. 5:30 p.m. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1508.

Royalty Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Elks Lodge 1508. Pages' meals provided by Adirondack Motel.

Firemen's Broomball. 9 p.m. Saranac Lake Civic Center.

Music by Jeff Bujak. 10 p.m. The Waterhole.

WEDNESDAY

Curtis Lumber Snowshoe Races. 6 p.m. All ages. Dewey Mountain. Call 891-2697.

Music by Sophistafunk. 10 p.m. The Waterhole.

THURSDAY

Torchlight Skiing, followed by fireworks. 6 p.m. Mount Pisgah Ski Center.

25th-annual Meineker Figure Skating Show. 7:30 p.m. Saranac Lake Civic Center. 891-4431.

Music by Kung Fu. 10 p.m. The Waterhole.

FRIDAY

Adirondack Bank Innertube Races. 10 a.m. Mount Pisgah.

NBT Bank Children's Skating Races. 12:30 p.m. Saranac Lake Civic Center.

Big Boss Sausage. 5 to 8 p.m. Acoustic. Captain Cook's.

Rotary Club Variety Show. 7:30 p.m. Harrietstown Town Hall. $20 at the door.

Firemen's Broomball. 8:15 p.m. Saranac Lake Civic Center.

Reflections Classic Rock. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Captain Cook's.

Karaoke. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Romano's Saranac Lanes.

SATURDAY, FEB. 11

Meet the Carnival Characters. 10 to 11 a.m. Ice palace.

23rd-annual Winter Book Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saranac Lake Free Library, Cantwell Community Room, 109 Main St.

11 a.m. Paul Smith's College Woodsmen's Exhibition. Riverside Park.

1 p.m. Gala parade. Along Broadway and Main Street from Ampersand Avenue to Lapan Highway. Band concert follows in Harrietstown Town Hall.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12

Bionique Snowflake Volleyball Tournament. 11 a.m. Saranac Lake Civic Center Rotary Field.

Showshoe Softball. 11 a.m. Elks Field, John Munn Road.

Casey McHugh Pond Hockey Tournament. 11 a.m. Bloomingdale Fields. 637-4669.

Gala Fireworks Display. 8 p.m. At the ice palace.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16

Post-Carnival Cape Air Slide Show. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saranac Village at Will Rogers.

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