Events for May 2013
The Saranac Lake Area Chamber Of Commerce
May 01   Chess Club
Saranac Village at Will Rogers will hold chess games every Wednesday, beginning on Wednesday March 14th with Chess Master Swarren Lohr.

Swarren has been a Life Member of the US Chess Federation since 1968 and was the New York State Class B winner in 1998. He began two chess clubs, previously one in Rochester, NY and one in Newburyport, MA.

This club will include the teaching of chess as well as play. Lessons will begin at 6 p.m. for those interested or for bettering current play. Open games will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played with tournament quality sets, boards and chess clocks.

All materials will be provided as well as refreshments. The club is free and open to all, however, children should be accompanied by an adult. Please call 518-891-7117 for more information.
Date:   May 1, 2013
Time:   06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.saranacvillage.com
Contact:   518-891-7117
Email:   svwr@northnet.org
Date/Time Details:   Every Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Fees/Admission:   Free
May 08   Chess Club
Saranac Village at Will Rogers will hold chess games every Wednesday, beginning on Wednesday March 14th with Chess Master Swarren Lohr.

Swarren has been a Life Member of the US Chess Federation since 1968 and was the New York State Class B winner in 1998. He began two chess clubs, previously one in Rochester, NY and one in Newburyport, MA.

This club will include the teaching of chess as well as play. Lessons will begin at 6 p.m. for those interested or for bettering current play. Open games will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played with tournament quality sets, boards and chess clocks.

All materials will be provided as well as refreshments. The club is free and open to all, however, children should be accompanied by an adult. Please call 518-891-7117 for more information.
Date:   May 8, 2013
Time:   06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.saranacvillage.com
Contact:   518-891-7117
Email:   svwr@northnet.org
Date/Time Details:   Every Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Fees/Admission:   Free
May 15   Chess Club
Saranac Village at Will Rogers will hold chess games every Wednesday, beginning on Wednesday March 14th with Chess Master Swarren Lohr.

Swarren has been a Life Member of the US Chess Federation since 1968 and was the New York State Class B winner in 1998. He began two chess clubs, previously one in Rochester, NY and one in Newburyport, MA.

This club will include the teaching of chess as well as play. Lessons will begin at 6 p.m. for those interested or for bettering current play. Open games will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played with tournament quality sets, boards and chess clocks.

All materials will be provided as well as refreshments. The club is free and open to all, however, children should be accompanied by an adult. Please call 518-891-7117 for more information.
Date:   May 15, 2013
Time:   06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.saranacvillage.com
Contact:   518-891-7117
Email:   svwr@northnet.org
Date/Time Details:   Every Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Fees/Admission:   Free
May 22   Chess Club
Saranac Village at Will Rogers will hold chess games every Wednesday, beginning on Wednesday March 14th with Chess Master Swarren Lohr.

Swarren has been a Life Member of the US Chess Federation since 1968 and was the New York State Class B winner in 1998. He began two chess clubs, previously one in Rochester, NY and one in Newburyport, MA.

This club will include the teaching of chess as well as play. Lessons will begin at 6 p.m. for those interested or for bettering current play. Open games will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played with tournament quality sets, boards and chess clocks.

All materials will be provided as well as refreshments. The club is free and open to all, however, children should be accompanied by an adult. Please call 518-891-7117 for more information.
Date:   May 22, 2013
Time:   06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.saranacvillage.com
Contact:   518-891-7117
Email:   svwr@northnet.org
Date/Time Details:   Every Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Fees/Admission:   Free
May 29   Chess Club
Saranac Village at Will Rogers will hold chess games every Wednesday, beginning on Wednesday March 14th with Chess Master Swarren Lohr.

Swarren has been a Life Member of the US Chess Federation since 1968 and was the New York State Class B winner in 1998. He began two chess clubs, previously one in Rochester, NY and one in Newburyport, MA.

This club will include the teaching of chess as well as play. Lessons will begin at 6 p.m. for those interested or for bettering current play. Open games will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played with tournament quality sets, boards and chess clocks.

All materials will be provided as well as refreshments. The club is free and open to all, however, children should be accompanied by an adult. Please call 518-891-7117 for more information.
Date:   May 29, 2013
Time:   06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.saranacvillage.com
Contact:   518-891-7117
Email:   svwr@northnet.org
Date/Time Details:   Every Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Fees/Admission:   Free
May 31   Great Adirondack Birding Celebration
The 11th annual Great Adirondack Birding Celebration is scheduled for 31 May - 2 June 2013, at the Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) in Paul Smiths, New York. The event features field trips to boreal birding hot spots, informative lectures, workshops, social hours and more.
 
Some of the boreal species that participants in the Great Adirondack Birding Celebration hope to find include the Black-backed Woodpecker, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, Spruce Grouse, Bicknell's Thrush, and a variety of migrating warblers.

The 3,000-acre Paul Smiths VIC contains every habitat type found in the Adirondack Park with the exception of alpine vegetation. Included on the property is a 60-acre marsh, five ponds, several brooks and swamps, bogs, fens, and varied forest types, most notably northern boreal forest.

Festival Hours:

Friday, 31 May:  9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, 1 June:  6:00 AM to 8:30 PM
Sunday, 2 June:  6:00 AM to 11:30 AM
 
Preregistration is required. Registration opens 1 May 2013.
Date:   May 31, 2013
Time:   09:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.adirondackvic.org/Great-Adirondack-Birding-Celebration-2013.html
Location:   Paul Smith's College VIC
8023 State Route 30
Paul Smiths, New York 12970
Contact:   Brian McAllister - 518-327-6241
Email:   bmcallister@paulsmiths.edu
Date/Time Details:   Friday, 31 May: 9:00 AM ? 9:00 PM
Saturday, 1 June: 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM
Sunday, 2 June: 6:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Fees/Admission:   Three-day Registration = $125 Three-day Registration (Northern New York Audubon member) = $112.50 Saturday Registration only = $90.00 Sunday Registration only = $50 Birding Across the Adirondacks Field Trip = $65