The North Country Ballet Ensemble’s annual holiday tradition of the Nutcracker opens this Friday at the Hartman Theater in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Take a break from all of that crazy shopping and come get into the spirit of the season. Here are a few photos from last years performance… For Ticket information click [here]
NCBE Nutcracker Press photos – Images by Todd Bissonette
If you didn’t get a chance to see the Adirondack Daily Enterprise Weekend last week featuring the show and Rebecca Kelly, here is the link to read on-line… http://tinyurl.com/nul6ab
The reception for the show last night was a great success! Even though the weather kept some away, those who came seemed to have a super time, and I received many compliments on the photographs. It was so great to have the dancers there and be able to accept some kudos as well, everyone enjoyed meeting them and it certainly took the event to another level to actually have the subjects of the photos on hand for the viewing.
Thanks so much for the supporters who braved the rain for the performance at the bandshell, and especially to the dancers for plugging through and making the best of an already poor situation. Stuart Hemsley, who helped me out by announcing truly went above and beyond when he could have been lounging by the indoor pool at the WildWood out of the rain. It didn’t turn out the way we had hoped, but it was still worth the effort. Thanks to John Durney for pitching in with the sound system!
One thing that truly added to the atmosphere of the reception was all of the fine food that was provided by local eateries, it was a far cry from the standard cheese and cracker fare. My thanks to all of you…
Mirror Lake Wine and Spirits
Caffe Rustica
Lake Placid Pub and Brewery
BluesBerry Bakery
Desperados
Green Goddess Foods
Milano North
Lake Placid Spirits [P3 Vodka!]
Station Street Bar and Grill
The Cottage
Station Street Liquor Store
The Outpost Wine and Spirits
The great food and spirits definitely made the sting of the weather much more bearable. Not to mention the beautiful bouquets provided by my great friends at the Lake Placid Flower and Gift Company!
I also need to thank my show sponsors for their help to make this all happen;
Margie Philo, Adirondack Premier Properties
Franny Preston, Prime Lending Mortgage Consultant
Mike Foote, State Farm insurance
Joshua Whitney, Eastbranch Design
and Edward Mazdzer and family.
Jamison Capozio of Capozio Gallery whose excellent craftsmanship matting and framing the prints helped tie it all together, and Margarete Schulte of A Point of View Gallery who asked me to show in the first place.
and of course, Rebecca…thanks you for helping me with the direction and providing the opportunities that made all of the images happen.
Come on down to the FREE mini-performance by Rebecca Kelly Ballet at the Bandshell at Mid’s Park in Lake Placid, followed by an artists’ reception for Captured Moments, Performance photographs of Rebecca Kelly Ballet by Todd Bissonette, photographer, at A Point of View Gallery on Sentinel Road then head to Station Street Bar and Grill down the street for Hannabiell & Midnight Blue, Live starting at 9:00 PM.
Captured Moments, and Rebecca Kelly Ballet are featured in this weeks “Weekender” supplement to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. If you are in or around Lake Placid, be sure to pick one up for a pre-view of tonights performance and reception.
Spent the last couple of days lining up some munchies for Friday’s reception. Much thanks to all of the local establishments willing to help us out. We’ll be sure to mention everyone at the Bandshell tomorrow night! I should also mention that Body and Sole is helping with some space for the dancers, and Lake Placid Flower and Gift will be providing some flowers for the reception. And please don’t forget our show sponsors listed on the sidebar!
Station Street Bar and Grill
Mirror Lake Wine and Spirits
Station Street Liquor Store
The Outpost Liquor Store
Big Mountain Deli & Crêperie
and maybe even a couple more! So make sure you come out to the prformance by Rebecca Kelly Ballet at 6:00pm at the bandshell and then head down to A Point of View Gallery on Sentinel Rd. for the reception and get some of this great grub!
After a week long program in Potsdam, N.Y., Rebecca and the company arrived in Lake Placid over the weekend and started their OnStage program at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts yesterday. The dancers always have a pretty busy schedule while here in Lake Placid between teaching the OnStage programs and preparing for their own performances, but they were able to make it down to the gallery last night to take a look at the show. I’m happy to say they were all very happy with it and are excited for the community performance on Friday and getting to meet everyone at the reception afterwards.
I posted the press release for the show and reception here:
http://capturedmomentsdancephotos.com/?page_id=37
If you are in the media and would like to consider doing a story about the show, please let me know.
Even if you are planning to come out to Rebecca’s community performance and then the Artists’ reception on the 24th, it would be great for you to come down to the show sometime before then. If you give me a call I would even try to meet you there.
Here is a copy of the show flyer: