Arts Trek Children's Series

Wednesdays 10:15 a.m.

Knights of Columbus Pavilion

Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga

The Arts Trek Series is FREE to children and those who bring them

(Bring your own lawnchairs)

July 7th –The Puppet People present The Last Dragon Are all princesses helpless? Are all knights brave and strong? Are all dragons evil? Find out in this whimsical retelling of the fairy tale by E. Nesbitt. Explore  the issues of stereotypes, discrimination, self-esteem, greed, and friendship with this vivid puppet production. This show features  classical music, large rod puppets, mouth puppets, a 7 ft dragon and a life-size knight on horseback for a jousting scene you will never forget!	July 14^th - "Mother Earth" with Kitty Jones Mother Nature and her friends reveal the delicate balance of the ecosystem. This show whimsically yet pointedly illustrates the theme of respect for our good Earth and all her creatures. Stop by the Ticonderoga Heritage Museum before the concert for a special workshop with “Mother Earth”
July 21st –The Seagle Colony performs Jack and the Beanstalk This operatic re-telling of the classic fairy-tale story mixes in music from Gounod's opera Faust.  Put together by Denise Page Caraher, the action-packed opera, with its larger-than-life characters, shows that love and friendship are more important that materials goods.  The 30-minute show will be sure to please audiences of all ages.	July 28th – Richard Stillman in Pecos Bill’s Wild West Show Trace the history of country music, topped off with a country clog dance , a Pecos Bill story, and cowboy rope tricks. For the past twenty years Richard Stillman has been touring his own shows to theatres, schools and festivals. His shows combine original and traditional folk music, storytelling and percussive dance.
August 46th – Ventriloquist Sylvia Fletcher performs The Adventures of Sylvie and the Magic Trunk The Adventures of Sylvie & The Magic Trunk is a story of how a young Girls imagination and talent leads her to the fun and creative world of ventriloquism. Shy and unsure to show her classmates her passion she discovers that everyone in her school loves her gift of comedy and wants to see more of her funny friends who live in the Magic Trunk.	August 11th – “In the Good Old Colony Days” with Tom Hanford Thomas Hooker Hanford is a visual artist, musician, children's performer and teacher. In recent years Tom has taken his interactive shows for children to OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE and THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM in Massachusetts, CLERMONT STATE HISTORIC SITE, THE FARMER'S MUSEUM, OLANA, and ERIE CANAL VILLAGE in New York State, and many other museums, historic sites, festivals, schools and libraries. His programs combine music, story telling, and Tom's colorful painted masks. Tom is currently listed in The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism's Directory of Performing Artists

The Ticonderoga Festival Guild is supported by contributions and memberships of individuals, by donations from area business and organizations, and by grants from the NYS Council on the Arts, the NYS Division for Youth (through Essex County Youth Bureau), the Arts Council of the Northern Adirondacks, the South Lake Champlain Fund, the International Paper Foundation, and Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation..