Patterson’s striking watercolors reflect a sense of social consciousness in a broad range of themes. She describes her motivation as a means to “create images that provoke action, thought and a feeling of commonality, often transcending the decorative, entertaining, or ‘easy’ in the hopes that my art can be a force for discovery, unity, humanity and support in difficult times”.

A prolific artist, Patterson has exhibited her work throughout the country. Among her numerous awards are the 2009 Peace Prize for the Arts at the 1st Annual Arts for Peace Exhibition in Dayton, Ohio and a 1st Place Profile Award in the “HerStory Competition” at Manhattan Arts International in New York.

The art exhibit is part of the Adirondack Carousel’s vision to fuse art, education and entertainment in ways that foster imagination and inspire people of all ages.

The Carousel will be open during the fall from noon to 5 Wednesday through Sunday but is extending its hours to 7:30 on Sept. 20th for Art Walk. For more information, visit the carousel’s website at adirondackcarousel.org or friend the carousel on Facebook.

The workshop is part of the Adirondack Carousel’s mission to foster imagination and encourage people of all ages to appreciate the Adirondacks, be environmentally responsible, enjoy the great outdoors, be healthy and have fun.

Participants will learn how to create art and successfully market creations made from discarded aluminum cans. The idea was inspired by Joanne Court’s travels to areas where tourism and poverty intersected, often resulting in an abundance of litter. By creating and founding the concept of EYE CANS Joanne shows how an individual CAN make a difference in the local economy and environment by creating or purchasing these unique works of art.

As a Registered Nurse for the past 25 years, Joanne volunteers to help people better understand how their actions can empower art, economic development, recycling, hope and joy by organizing art classes in local schools, art centers and by exhibiting and selling her works in local galleries.

Supplies will be provided by ByeBye Blackfly, an all natural Deet free insect repellent, which is sold both locally and nationally. Donations are welcome.

For more information about the Adirondack Carousel’s hours and other special events, visit adirondackcarousel.org or call 518-891-9521. To learn more about EYE CANS, friend them on Facebook.

Danny Edwards and Blaine McCallister, both 5-time winners on the PGA Tour will be playing in this year’s tournament. It’s a great way to entertain clients or just enjoy a great game of golf with a Pro.

Event Schedule

August 27
» 5:00pm – Free Junior Clinic
» 6:30pm – Draw Party Business Mixer

August 28
» 1:00pm: Shotgun ProAm Start
» 6:00pm: Dinner/Awards/Prizes
» 7:30pm: Silent Auction Concludes

August 29
» 8:00am: Round One—Professional Championship

August 30
» 8:00am: Round Two—Professional Championship

August 31
» 8:00am: Final Round—Professional Championship awards to follow

Consider becoming a sponsor or putting a team together to help benefit the Adirondack Carousel! The money raised will be used to provide programs and free rides on the Carousel.

To Register or become a Sponsor, contact:

Tom Eubanks
» tom@charityproamtour.com
phone: 404-944-9988

To Donate an Auction Item, contact:

Paula Hameline
» executivedirector@adirondackcarousel.org
» 518-891-9521

Visitors will also be able to ride the Carousel on Sunday from 11 to 8 and on Memorial Day, May 28 from 11 to 6 with free rides for Veterans that Monday.

The celebration for the long awaited Tri-Lakes attraction fusing entertainment with art and education kicks off at 1 pm on Saturday with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony. Participating in the dedication will be Senator Betty Little, Congressman Owens, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau, a member of the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce Board, the carousel’s recently appointed Executive Director Paula Hameline, and 15 children from three nearby elementary schools selected by their principals for the honor.

The children will also be one of the first groups to ride the carousel along with the carvers and artists who generously donated all the beautifully crafted Adirondack wildlife figures, rounding boards painted with historical scenes, and medallions featuring wildlife flowers.

Riders can choose from 18 moving wildlife figures that include a Large Mouthed Bass, Bobcat, Black Fly and Loon; the two current “standers” (“Paws” the Bear and “Bubbles” the Great Blue Heron), and the all-accessible Chris-Craft style chariot.

The Carousel will be open on Saturdays from 11 to 8 and Sundays from 11 to 6 until late June when it expands operations for the summer to six days a week (Wednesday through Monday) from 11 to 8. The carousel will be closed on Tuesdays. Fall and winter hours will be announced later this year.

The 3600 sq. ft. building can be rented for birthday parties and other special events. As part of its mission to help promote the Adirondacks, the carousel’s non-profit organization also plans to offer educational workshops, art events, and other Adirondack-themed activities for people of all ages.

For more information and current events, visit www.adirondackcarousel.org, friend the Adirondack Carousel on Facebook, or call 518-891-9521.

Sponsor: Urell Family

Carver: Pony Keepers are a team of carvers and painters from A Carousel for Missoula, one of the first fully hand-carved carousels to be created since the Great Depression, and the first such to have been constructed by volunteers. For Shelly, the Adirondack Carousel turtle, Dick Withycombe was responsible for glue-up. Other carvers on the project were Rolf Tandberg, who carved the head, John Thompson, who carved the body, and Russ Agin who, along with Dick, carved the turtle’s appendages. Marlies Borchers painted the charming terrapin. The Ponykeepers team—carvers, sanders, painters and mechanics—after creating Missoula’s Carousel, stayed on to construct animals for local not-for-profits and for other community-built carousels, and to care for A Carousel for Missoula. They have recently begun accepting commissions for personal animals, with an emphasis on colorful, whimsical child-sized rocking animals.

Ponykeepers: EMAIL

Carving Gallery

Sponsor: Anonymous

Painters: Nancy Brossard, Carol Marie Vossler, John LaFalce

Carver: Carol Marie Vossler is a multifaceted artist with skills spanning all aspects of metal casting and foundry; mold making; ceramic, wax and concrete casting; metal fabrication, tig, mig and shielded arc welding; gas welding and cutting; carving, woodshop machinery and hand tools; wood fabrication; pottery (clay bodies, glazes and kiln firing), darkroom process and maintenance; digital photography; and printmaking (intaglio, relief, woodcut, monoprint, and book arts). The Carousel trout was a natural choice for Carol as the fish is one of her most recognizable multimedia signature expressions.

Carol shared a New York City studio for five years with artist/sculptor Karin Waisman. In 2000, after participating in many exhibitions as a mixed media artist and curator, she painstakingly renovated an old warehouse in Saranac Lake, NY to what is now Bluseed Studios, a premier art gallery and performance space that also houses ceramic, printmaking, paper making and framing studios. Bluseed is a nonprofit membership-based organization with a 14-member board of directors, its mission to provide space for artists to experiment, diverge, exhibit and perform while connecting the community to the arts.

In addition to serving as Art Director for Bluseed, Carol is also a full-time faculty member at North Country Community College, and holds MFA, BA and AAS degrees.

Carol Marie Vossler | EMAIL

Carving Gallery

Sponsor: Northern Insuring Agency, Inc, Giltz & McCullough Families

Carver: Clifton “Jack” Barrette has been carving for 15 years and has spent many summers observing loons and their chicks. In addition to the Adirondack Carousel loon, he also carved a loon for the Empire State Carousel in Long Island, NY and restored two pairs of horses for the Redford, NY Carousel. Jack donates carvings every year to Mountain Lake PBS for their fundraiser. He was an elementary and high school art teacher for 30 years, carves life-size wildfowl, ducks and other birds, and enjoys cycling, stamp collecting, reading and 1812 reenactments.

Jack Barrette | (518) 563-6186 | EMAIL

Carving Gallery

Sponsor: Joan and Bill Grabe

Carver: Thomas Holzinger is a self-taught carver learning from books on subjects of interest and using whatever material is on hand. Since 1986 Tom has carved either a bird or an animal each year and has met with some success when entering his carvings in judged shows.

Tom lives in Roanoke, Indiana with his wife Pam and his son Parker. He and Pam have two older sons. When not carving, Tom enjoys traveling and camping with his family.

Carving Gallery

Sponsor: Adworkshop

Carver: Hailing from Missouri and Illionois, Al Becker, Wayne Miles, Russell Musgrave, Sonny Schiller, Keith Hargrove, and James Barker worked together to make Wiggly, a sleek, colorful reptile a memorable Carousel figure.

The group thought carving for the Adirondack Carousel would be a great way to promote the craft of woodcarving.

Together the members have carved coats of arms, a mountain man, and a carousel horse to name a few.

Carving Gallery

Sponsor: ’61 Graduating Class of Saranac Lake High School

Carver: Thomas Holzinger is a self-taught carver learning from books on subjects of interest and using whatever material is on hand. Since 1986 Tom has carved either a bird or an animal each year and has met with some success when entering his carvings in judged shows.

Tom lives in Roanoke, Indiana with his wife Pam and his son Parker. He and Pam have two older sons. When not carving, Tom enjoys traveling and camping with his family.

Carving Gallery