“Harmony is about listening to one another.” -Ned B. Fleischer “More, Mama? More Hmmhmm?” I had been humming a lullaby to my little girl at bedtime. I thought she was almost asleep – I certainly seemed to have put myself in a little trance. But then she asked for “more Hmmhmm” and suddenly I…
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What’s With the Fitness Stuff?
I've been asked why there have been more articles about fitness related things both on this blog and on the SP Facebook page. I believe that health & fitness should be a component of all the arts. How can you whole-heartedly create if your body and mind are not working at their best possible status?…
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International Film Festival This Weekend!
PRESS RELEASE The Ballston Spa International Film Festival (BSFF) invites everyone to the 5th annual free festival this Friday and Saturday, August 3-4 in Ballston Spa, NY to celebrate with the filmmakers and judges. “Hollywood” doesn’t only happen in California! Every year, a piece of Hollywood is celebrated right in downtown Ballston Spa as over…
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Extended Deadline for Film Entries!
Due to an influx of films, the Ballston Spa International Film Festival has extended their entry deadline to May 15, 2012. Get those short films in ASAP to be considered in this fantastic film festival this summer! See Seeking Short Films! for all the info. Good luck!
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Live & In Living Color
I might have said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again - We are living in an increasingly isolated society. With all the lightning speed advances in technology, we're used to having everything at our fingertips. And adding to whatever amount of ADD we all have, we can have several things at our…
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Seeking Short Films!
The Ballston Spa International Film Festival (BSFF) is now seeking short film entries for the 5th annual festival presented on August 3rd & 4th, 2012. All genres will be accepted for independent films ranging from 5-15 minutes (or 3-10 minutes for the student division). Awards will be presented in 11 categories (with separate categories for…
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What Happened to Capital Region Theater?
Times are tough. We all know that. Belts have been tightened, budgets slashed, many places are forced to close up shop. People deal with tough times in many different ways. In the past, the arts have been a primary coping outlet. Some of our best literature, theater, and films have been born out of a…
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Patti Rothberg Performing at Ballston Spa Film Festival
As part of the three day long festival, the Ballston Spa (International) Film Festival (BSFF) is pleased to announce the performance of chart topping musician, Patti Rothberg, on Friday, August 5, 2011, 11:00pm at Sunset Cafe in Ballston Spa. Patti Rothberg exploded onto the music scene with her 1996 debut album, Between the 1 and…
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Hollywood Comes to Town at the Ballston Spa Film Festival
HOLLYWOOD COMES TO TOWN...AGAIN As Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, and Eva Mendes roll into town to shoot their movie, The Place Beyond the Pines, in Schenectady County, we are reminded once again how much Hollywood loves the Capital District. Many films have been shot throughout the area over the years, including Seabiscuit, Salt, Scent of…
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Ballston Spa Film Festival – A Mini Hollywood Event with Surprise Results Revealed
SMALL TOWN, BIG HOLLYWOOD APPEAL The Capital District area in upstate NY has long been a landing spot for Hollywood filmmakers (Salt, Seabiscuit, Scent of a Woman, Taking Woodstock, The Other Guys, The Horse Whisperer, Ironweed, The Time Machine – to name just a few!). And with the added help of the Capital-Saratoga Film Commission,…
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