The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls, will host the second event in its Dinner & A Movie series on Dec. 16 with a showing of the Christmas classic film “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
It will include a special three-course prix fixe menu presented by executive chef Matthew J. Delos, featuring a selection holiday dishes, all made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Guests will be able to choose from a selection of entrées including rosemary roasted prime rib of beef, roasted breast of turkey and butternut squash ravioli. All meals will be served with a mixed baby green salad, as well as cranberry bread pudding for dessert.
Upon the purchase of a ticket, guests will receive a follow-up email prompting them to select meal choices for their party.
The doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner service will begin at 5:30 p.m. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Park Theater has a state-of-the-art fresh air ventilation system with MERV 13 filters for the indoor space and is closely following all state and CDC health and safety guidelines.
There will be limited seating and tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $60 per person.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.parktheatergf.com or phone the box office at 518-792-1150.
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The Adirondack Nonprofit Business Council will hold its next Nonprofit Brown Bag Lunch Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 16, via Zoom.
The event will run from noon to 1 p.m. Kathy Tolstrup of the Tri-County United Way is the guest speaker. She will be reporting on the results of a community survey that the organization conducted.
There is no admission fee.
To register, visit www.adirondackchamber.org/events/details/nonprofit-brown-bag-lunch-chat-4010.
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The new feature documentary, “My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks,” is premiering on-demand in a limited run from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.
The film’s premiere is acting as a major fundraiser to benefit the Arts District of Glens Falls and the Charles R. Wood Theater.
Advance tickets are on sale now at woodtheater.org for $15.
The 43-minute documentary tells the story of the life and career of Glens Falls native Charles Evans Hughes, his role in Adirondack forest land conservation and preservation of the springs at Saratoga Springs, and his connections with cultural attractions in the district such as The Hyde Collection art museum and Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, Fort Ticonderoga, Silver Bay Association in Hague, scenic Lake George, and Lady Tree Lodge at Upper Saranac Lake.
Underwriters of the production include Behan Communications, Adirondack Chip Carving, JMZ Architects and Planners, Glen and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation, Touba Family Foundation, Glens Falls Foundation, Warren County Bar Foundation, and individual donors.
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council and Warren County Historical Society were non-profit partners. The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, Silver Bay Association, The Hyde Collection and Fort Ticonderoga provided use of historic photographs.