Great entertainment, fireworks, family fun this week in Tupper Lake
by Dan McClelland
There’s plenty to do and see in town starting today and continuing throughout Independence Day weekend.
Today the 51st annual Tupper Lake Art Show opens at Tupper Arts on Park Street. It’s a showcase of great art by local and regional artists and artisans that runs through July 14.
Tonight between 5p.m. and 6:30p.m. at Tupper Arts there’s an opening reception, that is free and open to everyone.
Tupper Arts will also treat the community and its many visitors to a musical celebration of Independence Day tomorrow. The fun starts at the village’s Sunset Stage in Flanders Park below Martin Street with free music by On3- a local acoustic trio- which will go on stage there at 4:30p.m. The trio plans original and traditional songs. On deck at 7p.m. is the local band “Night School” which routinely treats local audiences to the lively and fun songs from the 1970s and 1980s.
The two performances are actually the start of Tupper Arts summer concert series twice a week at the Sunset Stage.
The annual fireworks will light the skies above the Tupper Lake Municipal Park at dusk on July 4. The event is again presented by the village and town governments to mark the holiday in a special way.
On Friday morning, Tupper Arts opens its Little Logger shows at the bandshell at 11a.m. The program is designed to delight both kids and adults young at heart. The first performer in this summer-long Friday morning series will be Stephen Gratto, a school superintendent by day who moonlights as a physical comedian.
All Tupper Arts-sponsored events in the park this summer are free, although donations are always appreciated.
On Friday evening at 6p.m. the Tupper Lake Riverpigs- our semi-pro team will host the North Country Thunderbirds in what likely will be a great game in the municipal park stadium.
Around town this weekend there is live music at P-2’s Irish Pub and Raquette River Brewing. Check out Tupper Lake’s Visitors’ Guide available for free in local businesses or our events calendar on Page 5 for full details of all local events this weekend.