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This page is continually being updated. Check back regularly for additions and changes. Events 2008 January | New Year's Day Bounce in the New Year!
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Glens Falls Civic Center
$8 for unlimited attractions
$2 per ride / attraction if purchased separately
No entry fee More than 10,000 square feet of inflatable fun will be in the arena, including a 22-foot giant slide. Anyone looking for up in the air for action will find it on the air adventure ride, which simulates a parachute jump. The gladiator joust will be entertaining for both participants and spectators. Bounce houses for the little ones include Balloon Typhoon, a Monster Truck, and Dalmation Central. Don’t miss the 50-foot dragon maze. The inflatables will be “jumping.”
NCAC Members' Show entire month of January at City Hall Second Floor Gallery
January 12, 14, 15- Submission of artwork to Lapham Gallery for juried art exhibit, "It's About Time"
January 16-17- Judging of work to be included in show
January 25- 5-7pm- Opening reception for "It's About Time" exhibit at Lapham Gallery (runs through March 22)
January 25-26: The musical Big River presented at The Wood Theater by Saint Mary's- Saint Alphonsus Community Players and directed by Mickey Luce. Click here for details. | February |
February 9 4-8pm Queensbury Hotel www.northcountrymicrobrewfest.com 
February 2-29th North Country Arts Center “Visions of Glens Falls”
City Hall Gallery
Reception February 8, 6:00 p.m.
February 21 Henry Crandall's Logging Camp 2pm-3:30pm ~Storytelling ~Logging tools display ~Learn about logging marks, and loggers' food Free! Call Pam Frazier at Crandall Library Children's Dept. 792-6508, ext. 4 | March | 
March 4 - March 31 NCAC Gallery City Hall The World Awareness Children's Museum Exhibition SAGA CITY, JAPAN celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Saga City, Japan and Glens Falls
Exhibition of the first Youth Art from Saga City's middle schools exchanged with the World Awareness Children's Museum through its International Youth Art Exchange Program in 1988.
The exhibition will also include a Hina Doll Installation for the Girl's Festival.
Public Reception March 20 5:30-7:30 See Press Release Art Samples  
March 9th Historic Churches in Glens Falls (afternoon program)
A presentation of the Chapman Historical Museum
First Presbyterian Church. Program held at church.
March 13 Happy Birthday to Us! Birthday Party celebrating the City's 100 years as a chartered city Queensbury Hotel 11am-2pm Formal ceremony at 12:30 Free Go to invitation
March 13 Windows on the Adirondacks American Red Cross Artists' Works Unveiling 11-2 Queensbury Hotel 6pm-8pm Open House Public Viewing of artwork and Award Presentations Live Auction
March 13 The Folklife Center at Crandall Library presents Celebration Live! The Folklife Center joins the celebration of Glens Falls Centennial Year with a free concert series: Tonight: Kavin & Katie McKrell 7:00pm Crandall Library Visit the McKrell's on line.
March 13 - August 17 Building Blocks of a Community: 100 Years of Commerce in Glens Falls Part One: Manufacturing and Commerce Chapman Museum exhibit opens 5:30-7:30 The first of two Glens Falls Centennial exhibits will feature a sampling of the many businesses, both large and small, that contributed to the growth and economic well being of the community during the first half of the 20th century. Included will be historic photos of businesses, their proprietors and employees, and examples of advertising and artifacts from the era.
March 26th Heritage Hall- Glens Falls Civic Center at 7:00 p.m.
A presentation of the Warren County Historical Society
The Photography of Richard Dean presented by his grandson
Mark Bowie.
March 27 The Folklife Center at Crandall Library presents Celebration Live! The Folklife Center joins the celebration of Glens Falls Centennial Year with a free concert series: Tonight: Sara Milonovich & Greg Anderson 7:00pm Crandall Library Visit Sara Milonovich on line. | April | April 9 City Hall - Common Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m.
A presentation of the Warren County Historical Society
Look Magazine Comes to Glens Falls with Bruce Cole
April 10 Historic Churches in Glens Falls 7:00 p.m.
A presentation of the Chapman Historical Museum
Church of the Messiah. Program held at church
April 10 The Folklife Center at Crandall Library presents Celebration Live! The Folklife Center joins the celebration of Glens Falls Centennial Year with a free concert series: Tonight: Santa Cruz River Band 7:00pm Charles R. Wood Theater Visit Santa Cruz River Band on line.
April 17-19 Association of Public Historians of New York State Convention Glens Falls
Week of Apr 22 Historic Churches in Glens Falls (Watch for date.)
A presentation of the Chapman Historical Museum
First Baptist Church. Program held at church
April 24 The Folklife Center at Crandall Library presents Celebration Live! The Folklife Center joins the celebration of Glens Falls Centennial Year with a free concert series: Tonight: Mike & Ruthy 7:00pm Crandall Library Visit Mike & Ruthy on line.
April 29 Historic Churches in Glens Falls 7:00 P.m.
A presentation of the Chapman Historical Museum
Christ Church Methodist. Program held at church
| May | Glens Falls Community Theatre presents Thornton Wilder's 1938 Pulitzer Prize winning play Our Town directed by Neil Akins. May 1-4 The Wood Theater May 1st performance will be signed by ASL interpreters for an invited audience
May 8 Historic Churches in Glens Falls (Date may change.)
A presentation of the Chapman Historical Museum
St. Alphonsus Church. Program held at church
May 9 21st Century Community Learning Center programs from Big Cross Street, Sanford Street, Abe Wing, and Glens Falls Middle School will present brief histories of their schools and surrounding areas . The Wood Theater 7pm Abraham Wing School will focus on Abraham Wing…they will take Abraham Wing’s ghost on a tour of our present day city. Sanford Street School will focus on Henry Crandall and the logging industry. Big Cross Street School will go back in time on an educational type voyage of the Feeder Canal, Cooper’s Cave, the Hospital, and Finch Pruyn. The Middle School will focus on other downtown monuments, buildings, and other interests in that area.
May 14 7:00pm City Hall Commin Council Chambers The History of News papers in Glens Falls with Maury Thompson writer at the Post Star.
Presented by the Centennial History Committee
May 17 Lehigh Northeast Cement Open House at the Glens Falls Plant. Tours, static displays of giant equipment, and more. Check back for details.
May 25 The Air National Guard Band of the Northeast in a free Pre-Memorial Day Concert 
Queensbury High School Auditorium 7:00pm Prior to their appearance in our Memorial Day Parade  Free Tickets available at Glens Falls City Hall Queensbury Town Hall or at these participating downtown merchants: Dog Ate My Homework, Explore!, Cooper’s Cave Ale Company, Scoville Jewelers, Twigs, Ridge Street Coffee Co., Davidson Brothers Brewery, Jacqueline’s Bridal Shoppe, New York Wine Cork, Sensibiliteas, Glens Falls Senior Citizen Center, Milk & Honey, Mommi & Me, Quiznos, and Feigenbaum Cleaners
May 26 Annual Memorial Day parade with expanded number of bands and a program honoring war dead from Glens Falls and Queensbury for all the wars for which we can obtain valid data. | June |
Friends of Photography Exhibit City Hall
June 8 through August 24, 2008 A Glens Falls Legacy: The Pruyn Family
(two exhibitions in one gallery)
A landscape Revealed: Photographs from the Pruyn Sister’s Gardens
And
A Shared Life: Selections from the Pruyn Family Collection
View Detailed Description of Exhibit
Charles R. Wood Gallery
June 11 City Hall - Common Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m.
A presentation of the Centennial History subcommittee
Senaca Ray Stoddard – Photo’s revisited with Mark Bowie
| July | July 2-12 StoryCorps Visits Glens Falls (This event is made possible by the generous support of North Country Public Radio.) StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.
By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and share, and is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to our award-winning broadcasts on public radio and the Internet. StoryCorps is the largest oral history project of its kind, creating a growing portrait of who we really are as Americans. Visit the StoryCorp Website Listening is an act of love.
The heart of StoryCorps is the conversation between two people who are important to each other: a son asking his mother about her childhood, an immigrant telling his friend about coming to America, or a couple reminiscing on their 50th wedding anniversary. By helping people to connect, and to talk about the questions that matter, the StoryCorps experience is powerful and sometimes even life-changing.
Our goal is to make that experience accessible to all, and find new ways to inspire people to record and preserve the stories of someone important to them. Everybody’s story matters and every life counts.
Just as powerful is the experience of listening. Whenever people listen to these stories, they hear the courage, the humor, the trials and triumphs of an incredible range of voices.
“By listening closely to one another, we can help illuminate the true character of this nation—reminding us all just how precious each day can be and how truly great it is to be alive.”
-Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps
July 4 Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra debuts original orchestral piece by Catherine Reid commissioned for Glens Falls Centennial as part of our special 2 day celebration (see below)
July 4-5 A 2 day Centennial Event 
and The City of Glens Falls bring you "100 Years of Travel Through Time" Crandall Park We will be displaying a history of auto dealerships and service stations that were located in and around the city of Glens Falls during the past 100 years. These displays will include photos and history of who owned them, what was sold , how many years in business. All these businesses were owned locally. We also will be having approximately 300 antique and classic cars on display on site for both days. We are asking the car owners to dress in the era of their autos to reflect the entire 100 years. There also will be a city wide cruise by these cars on Friday afternoon at 4:00pm. There will be the Glens Falls Symphony concert at the park in the evening followed by fireworks. We also have 6 groups of live music including Bobby Dick and the Sundowners, The Reminisants, Tri-County Banjo Band, Hearts in Harmony, The Bel Aires and ELVIS tribute artists Joe Ramsey and Donnie Romines. There will be food vendors for the event. This celebration is free to all and will definitely be a lot of fun. It will bring memories back to many of us that have lived here all our lives.
July 16 First Presbyterian Church 7:00 p.m.
A presentation of the Warren County Historical Society
The Ethnic Communities of Glens Falls
| August | August 2 9AM JE Sawyers City Walk & Tour
Come tour our beautiful city with us. We will walk & tour the City and the Feeder Canal.
The first 100 walkers who pre-register will receive a 125th Anniversary T-Shirt
Pre-registration fee $12.00
Light refreshments served after walk
Proceeds benefit The Feeder Canal Alliance
| September |
Glens Falls Community Theatre presents A Seneca Ray Stoddard Magic Lantern Show The Wood Theatre. September 5 and 6 
September 13- February 1, 2009 Building Blocks of a Community: 100 Years of Commerce in Glens Falls Part Two: Institutions and Organizations Chapman Museum exhibit opens September 13, 2008 5:30-7:30 The second of two Glens Falls Centennial exhibits will feature a sampling of the many organizations, both large and small, that contributed to the growth and economic well being of the community during the first half of the 20th century. Included will be historic photos of businesses, their proprietors and employees, and examples of advertising and artifacts from the era.
Adirondack Balloon Festival
A Taste of the North Country
| October | Downtown Harvest Festival
Glens Falls High School Class of 1958 Reunion October 3-5 See details here!
October 19 Combined Church Choirs Centennial Concert Christ Church Methodist Details to follow | November | Glens Falls Community Theatre presents Meet Me in St. Louis November 7-9 and 14-16 The Wood Theatre MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS is the stage version of the memorable 1944 MGM motion picture. It played for 252 performances on Broadway at the George Gershwin Theatre from November 2, 1989 to June 10, 1990 and starred Betty Garrett, George Hearn, Charlotte Moore and Milo O'Shea. It is set in at the turn of the cenury, 1903-1904.
| December | Crandall Library Grand Re-Opening December 2008 Details to follow
Sunday December 14 Glens Falls Figure Skating Club presents The Centennial Ice Show Glens Falls Civic Center Details to follow
Glens Falls Community Theatre presents An Old Fashioned Christmas Cabaret The Wood Theatre December 19 and 20. |
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