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First Night® 2012 Saranac Lake Banners to be Unveiled
First Night® Saranac Lake will be unveiling this year's six colorful banners which will be used to promote the events and performances of First Night®. The following organizations have donated their time and talents to create these banners: Ampersound, Coakley High Peaks Ace Hardware, Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake Free Library, The Reviewers and Whiteface Mt Masonic Lodge #789. Special thanks are extended to The Decorator Shop for donating the canvas and to Coakley High Peaks Ace Hardware for paint contributions.
The banners created by Ace, the Library, the Reviewers, and the Masons will be unveiled on Wednesday, December 7, at a reception beginning at 5 p.m. at the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, 193 River Street. The banners created by Dewey Mountain and Ampersound will be unfurled down the facade of the Harrietstown Town Hall at the Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, December 31, at 5:45 p.m.
First Night® Saranac Lake Presents The 2012 Button
First Night® Saranac Lake is pleased to present the 2012 button for this year's New Year's Eve celebration. The design was created by the Women's College Scholarship Club led by Heidi Gutersloh.
Every year, First Night® invites six organizations to create and paint a large banner for the New Year's Eve celebration. One of these banner designs becomes the button for the following year. Sue Bibeau then formats that design for the button.
The First Night® all-volunteer board works throughout the year to create a blend of music and performances schedule that will appeal to a variety of people. Our mission is to bring the community together to celebrate the arts and welcome in the New Year.
We are always seeking new ideas, new Volunteers and, of course, donations.
First Night® USA Announces 2011 Button Contest Winner!
This past year's First Night® Saranac Lake 2011 button was chosen as the best nationwide First Night button of 2011 by First Night USA, The National Association of Community-Based New Year's Eve Arts Festivals. Click here to read the article from the Adirondack Enterprise.
The button design was inspired by one of the banners created in the previous year, 2010, by community organizations in celebration of the New Year. This one was designed by artist Carol Vossler and her design class at North Country Community College.
Sue Patterson, co-chair for First Night® Saranac Lake, said the design "is colorful and fun and represents the music and culture of our community."
Upstate New York also claimed the other award, for best First Night poster; it went to First Night Saratoga in Saratoga Springs.
First Night, a non-alcoholic New Year's Eve celebration oriented toward families and the arts, began in 1976 in Boston. There are now about 75 First Night festivals, according to First Night USA's website .
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