Russel Banks inducted into Lake Placid Hall of Fame! From left to right: Nell Painter, Glen Shafer, Vito Arste, Martha Swan, Naj Wikoff, Martin T. Tyler, Susan Orlando and Yunga Webb, friends of Russell Banks, accept his honorary Lake Placid Hall of Fame plaque for him at the Lake Placid [...]
Saturday, October 14, 2023 in the Adirondack Almanack by Community News Reports! North Elba, NY – “Freedom Story Project” an endeavor of John Brown Lives! and OurStoryBridge Inc., recently achieved the milestone of collecting 100 stories from storytellers across the nation. Launched in 2022, Freedom Story Project collects and broadcasts three- to [...]
"Lake Placid book festival fun for whole family", from the Press Republican straight to you! "Barreiro and John Brown Lives! Executive Director Martha Swan will formally open the festival with a Welcome and Land Acknowledgment."
Creative Adirondacks, JBL! presents 8th Annual Blues at Timbuctoo Click here to read more about it in the Adirondack Almanack! From the left, Jerry Dugger, musician, next to Executive Director of JBL! Martha Swan, with Gary Smith, Chairman of the Adirondack Film Society.
"LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Family Book Festival returned on Saturday despite some inclement weather." Originally scheduled to take place at the John Brown Farm Historic Site, the festival was moved to Lake Placid Middle/High School a few hours before families began to arrive. Karen Armstrong... read more below! https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2023/08/swapping-stories-and-sharing-smiles/ [...]
John Brown Lives! receives huge gift from Parks & Trails New York! Parks & Trails NY presents “big check” in the amount of $26,500 to John Brown Lives! for strategic planning with Sarah Pharaon, Dialogic Consulting, Inc. on October 5, 2022. JBL! board [...]
Find out more below: https://www.lakeplacidnews.com/opinion/columns/2022/09/15/on-the-scene-john-brown-lives-fellows/ Founding John Brown Lives! Fellows Erica Lewis Blunt, Daesha Devon Harris and Devon Reid (Provided photo — Naj Wikoff)
Attention Everyone ‼️ Given the forecast, we’re moving Blues at Timbuctoo from John Brown Farm to the Olympic Ski Jumps Venue in Lake Placid! 5486 Cascade Road (Rte. 73) in Lake Placid, New York. We apologize for any inconvenience, but the show will go on, same time, but different place! [...]
2023 Authors & Illustrators Are you interested in being an author in our 2023 Adirondack Family Book Festival? Participation in the Adirondack Family Book Festival is by invitation only. Authors & illustrators who would like to be considered for future events may fill out this form to submit information [...]