The Peru Gazette

Nicolas Babineau and Alexis Chartrand are two dynamic young Québécois musicians brought together by passion for traditional music. Their shared sensitivity for recordings of old fiddlers inspires their performances of traditional Québécois music. They sometimes play two fiddles, and sometimes allow the guitar to accompany the melodies, with their feet energizing the dance tunes. In […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – By popular demand, The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to announce the film Garrow, will have a second screening at the Strand Center Theatre at 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.   This film is a dark and dramatic re-creation of the life and […]

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  Saturday, February 2,  11 am to 3 pm At CCHA, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh Families are welcome to join us at the Museum on Saturday, February 2, from 11 am to 3 pm, to make special Valentine’s Day cards for your friends and family. Put your picture on your Valentine card. Tour the museum […]

Source: ‘Garrow’ to be screened at Strand Center Theatre – Sun Community News & Printing

St. Augustine’s K of C Bingo scheduled for Christmas Day is cancelled so that everyone can celebrate the birth of Our Lord and Savior. Bingo will be conducted next week, January 1st, New Year’s Day at 7:10 p.m. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

Here is the entire December 15, 2018 concert at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru. The Choir dedicated the concert to organist Lynn Wilke and to Choir member Ginny Derrick both of whom passed away in 2018.  Click here to view.

Source: Arts in the Forks – Sun Community News & Printing

PLEASE, PLEASE SHARE The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir sings tonight (Sunday) at St. John’s Church in Keeseville, not at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru as pubished in Friday’s Press Republican. Already this morning I have encountered two people who were coming to Peru tonight. Go to Keeseville to enjoy a wonderful concert. Wait till you hear […]

The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir will be performing two concerts to celebrate its 53rd Anniversary.  The first concert will be Saturday, December 15, 2018, at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru at 7:30pm. The second concert will be Sunday, December 16, 2018, at St. John the Baptist Church in Keeseville at 7:30pm. The choir is directed by Jeanette Woodruff […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to announce The Doo Wop Project at the Strand Center Theatre at 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. From bop to pop…the evolution of a sound! Three parts Jersey Boys, two parts Motown, The Musical, and “not your […]

Bundle up! Peru Drama Club is taking a journey to the almost-town of Almost, Maine!  Almost, Maine, a play by John Cariani, features several scenes focusing on relationships.  This romantic comedy is suitable for all ages.  Presented in the Peru Jr/Sr High Auditorium on November 30th at 7:30 PM and December 1st at 2:00 PM and […]

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PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to announce Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra, will be performing at the Strand Center Theatre at 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh. Saturday, December 8th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Travel back to the early 1900s and experience Christmas At the Silent Movies with the Peacherine Ragtime Society […]

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Arturo Delmoni is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. His remarkably distinctive playing embodies the romantic warmth that was the special province of the great virtuosi of the golden age of violin playing. Yo-Yo Ma describes Delmoni as “an enormously gifted musician and an impeccable violinist. His playing style is unique, and […]

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                         Peru Free Library                      November 9 – January 4                Opening reception November 9                              […]

By John T. Ryan  Nan Mitchell is #46 in the Peru Gazette photo series of people who make Peru a wonderful place to live.  At age 91 Nan radiates wit, joyfulness and energy. Many people know Nan for her quilting and needlework skills. Longtime friend Joanne Kennedy said, “ Her quilting is perfect. Her work […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Bi-annually The Strand Center for the Arts produces exhibitions focused on presenting the talents of its members; the Holiday and Summer Members Shows. Members at any artistic level, from hobbyist to professional, are invited to submit works for these “Members Only” exhibitions. The Strand Center for the Arts Holiday Members Show is […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts annually hosts a juried show open to artists of all ages and mediums. This year, the theme of the show is “The Nature of Things” and participants were encouraged to submit artwork that strikes to the heart of the theme of nature and art and how […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts (SCA) is proud to announce that Bob Garcia has been hired as its new Executive Director. Mr. Garcia will continue to connect and unite the North Country through art as well take the helm while the Arts Center and Theatre embark onto the next phases of […]