Get the details on Wing Fest (there’s a new hot wing eating competition this year!), see what else is going on, and then read up on local news, including the return of a Greenwich bookstore and the opening of a new boutique in Glens Falls.
Please note, the Lake George Wedding Show has been cancelled and removed from this article.
Get Wild at Wing Fest & Find More Fun Area Events
Wing Fest may be the highlight of weekend events in Glens Falls, but there’s plenty of more fun to check out as well:
- Comedy After Dark at the Park With Dan St. Germain: April 29
- Opening Day at Skene Manor: April 29
- Glens Falls Wing Fest: April 30
- Kids Fishing Derby at Crandall Park Pond: April 30
- Arbor Day Walk & Learn Along the Feeder Canalway Trail: April 30
- Volunteer Trail Work Day in Cambridge: April 30
- Cider-Thon at Hicks Orchard: April 30
- Ghost Hunt at Old Washington County Jail: April 30
- Washington County Antique Fair: April 30 & May 1
- Metaphysical Medium James Joseph at Adirondack Salt Cave: May 1
- Make Your Own May Basket at the Chapman Museum: May 4
- Radium Girls at the Charles R. Wood Theater: May 5 – 8
Check out the events calendar for more >>
Look ahead to Mother’s Day events >>
A Food Fundraiser, A New Boutique & More to Know About
Early Bird Tickets Are on Sale Now for WACM Fundraising Dinner
The 32nd annual International Cuisine Dinner & Auction, a gala that serves as the biggest fundraiser of the year for the World Awareness Children’s Museum, is slated to take place at the Great Escape Lodge on May 22; the festival took place outdoors last year, as shown above. The 2022 theme is Thailand! Early bird tickets are on sale now at $100 or $85 for young professionals up to 35 years of age. Ticket prices go up to $125 and $110 respectively on May 1.
Glens Falls Considers Transportation Hub
The City of Glens Falls is looking to construct a multi-purpose parking garage/transportation hub in the current Elm Street parking lot, which would be able to accommodate between 350 and 500 vehicles; it would also serve as a bus station for Trailways. The estimated price is $15 to $17 million, which officials hope to obtain through a grant. According to Foothills Business Daily, there has been some pushback and questions on whether the City needs additional parking spaces or not (it arguably may, with the addition of new housing downtown).
Owl Pen Books Will Reopen on April 30
The chicken-coop-turned-bookstore Owl Pen Books of Greenwich closed last year after the passing of Hank Howard, one of the owners. Sydney Nichols and Eric Kuffs saw the listing online from their Los Angeles home and decided to take the leap and move across country with their four-year-old to take over the store. The bookstore’s reopening happily coincides with Independent Bookstore Day. They’ll be open 11am to 5pm this Saturday, and then the same timeframe Wednesdays through Sundays going forward.
A New Kids Boutique Is Coming to Glens Falls
(g)row is a new kids boutique specializing in children’s clothing from ages zero to five, and it’s opening soon at 18 Exchange Street. According to their recent Facebook posts, the store is the brainchild of two moms who met while pregnant. They plan to open on May 27, and you can check out their Facebook page in the meantime: https://www.facebook.com/grow-106919958672921/
Revisit a Glens Falls park this weekend >>
Sources:
- The Glens Falls Chronicle: GF pursues ‘transport-hub’-parking garage on current Elm St. lot
- Foothills Business Daily: Troubles with the Transportation Hub
- Times Union: New owners take over bookstore in Washington County
