1. 13Winter/Spring 2016 |donorthmag.com
The Strand Center for the Arts collaborates with the local community in the heart of down-
town Plattsburgh by hosting art exhibitions and classes. Every month, the Strand organizes a
main gallery and community gallery event with a focus on independent local artists.
After local farmers finish hauling in their
crops for the season, the Plattsburgh Win-
ter Farmers Market opens to bring quality
local food to every table. During the
off-season, the producer-only market sells
free-range eggs, grass-fed and pastured
meats, breads, maple syrup and honey.
The market hosts local vendors such as
Rehoboth Homestead, Parker Family
Maple Farm, Shields Vegetables/Dyer
Family Organic Farm and Windmill Point
Country Store. When farmers are too
busy harvesting winter produce to attend
the Saturday events, the market offers a
collaborative table and sells their products
for them. The annual Winter Farmers
Market is hosted at the Plattsburgh City
Recreation Center on the Old Base U.S.
Oval from 10 a.m. to noon. Every Satur-
day after Columbus Day until Christmas
and after a brief holiday break, the market
opens every other week in January until
Mother’s Day. — Samantha Barcomb
Hearty
Harvest
A Helping of Winter Greens
The Downtown Scene
Art at The Strand
As you walk along the cobblestone sidewalk of Lake Street in Rouses Point,
it’s easy to miss Lakeside Coffee. Its brown facade fits in with the town’s
timeless architecture, but the small coffee shop is distinctive among the pizza
shops and diners. Founder Kris Duuns opened the shop in 2007 and has
been searching for the most memo-
rable cup of Joe ever since. For the
baristas, it isn’t just a caffeine kick; it’s
an art. Green coffees are purchased
from the finest plantations in the
world: the Americas, North Africa
and Indonesia. Lakeside Coffee of-
fers a cozy atmosphere, comfortable
seating and quality coffee and food.
Because of it’s offerings the shop
has garnered praise from around the
country. Every Tuesday to Friday, the
café is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the weekends.
— Samantha Barcomb
Rise and Grind
Rouses Point’s Coffee Haven
Jan. 8-30 Penny Clute
From boxers
and ballerinas in
Cuba to skydivers
and sea otters in
New Zealand, the
retired
lawyer and world
traveler showcases
the vibrancy and
color of life in her
fine photography.
Even if it’s an
inanimate object
such as a classic
pink Chevrolet
convertible or the
Sun illuminating an oceans breakers in the
early morning, Clute masterfully captures
the soul in everything.
Feb. 6-27 Marshall Elliott
A tractor pulling multiple
canvas through a mud
puddle, a phone shaped
like a Utah arch and an
American flag dismantled
into its individual stars
and stripes are just some
of the pieces created
by contemporary and
innovative artist Marshall
Elliott. His work empha-
sizes erosion and environ-
mental balance. Elliott
fills the main gallery of
the Strand with not only
his physical pieces, but
also multimedia videos and image projections
that introduce a new dynamic and multiple
ways of viewing art. — Samantha Barcomb
Illustrations by Michael Torner