UPCOMING AT SAND LAKE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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2026 Season Pass
Our 2026 Season Pass enables you to see ALL SLCA-CTP SHOWS for just $100!
• A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
• 1776 by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone
• The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
• Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
• Broadway Bound by Neil Simon -
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Triskele Christmas
Ring in the Christmas season with Triskele at their annual Celtic Christmas show at SLCA! Raise your voices, spirits and pints during this family event not to be missed.
Dec. 21 at 3 p.m.
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The Summit
Come out and hear The Summit perform the music of Radiohead!
“Radiohead has become a part of who we are as people,” says the band, a local youth trio. “Their music ranges across a variety of different emotions and we plan to capture this during our show.”
If you love Radiohead just as much—or just want to support local talent—you're invited to ascend the heights of alt-rock when The Summit takes the SLCA stage.
Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
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Caruso: Family Ties and Creative Conversations
From the streets of New York to the sets of Hollywood, father and son photographers Vincent and Phillip Caruso share stories from a lifetime behind the camera. This hometown exhibition and panel celebrate creativity, connection and the enduring power of photography—right here in Sand Lake.
This photography exhibition will feature a selection of images by father Phillip V. Caruso and son Vincent K. Caruso.
Hollywood Euphoria captures intimate, behind-the-scenes moments from iconic productions—many of which became the official images seen in movie posters and media campaigns.
Shadows captures fleeting moments of urban life in bold contrasts of light and shadow—each frame a self-contained story. Shot across New York City, it debuted at Forest Hall Studios in Milford, PA, and was featured in AirMail magazine, marking Vincent as a rising voice in contemporary street photography.
Hollywood Euphoria will be presented through January. Shadows will be presented through February. A preview will be displayed at the Jan. 23 event.
Jan. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. (panel event)
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A Raisin in the Sun
Set on Chicago’s South Side, this celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood. Her son Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Her daughter Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
Jan. 30 and 31, Feb. 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 and 8 at 2:30 p.m.
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NEWS
NEW GALLERY HOURS
Happy Holidays! Through the rest of 2025, the SLCA Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 11, 13, 20, 23, 27 and 30.
If you see our “OPEN” flag before Dec. 22, the gallery is open—stop by!
Our staff is on break Dec. 22 to Jan. 3. If you call or email during that period, we’ll try to get back to you as soon as we can, but please be patient.
In 2026, Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you see our “OPEN” flag outside the building during other hours, please come on in. We are closed Mondays.
Hours are subject to change.
SUBMIT YOUR ONE-ACT PLAYS
Submit your work to SLCA’s One-Act Play Festival, which goes up in May 2026! We’re looking for unpublished, family-friendly one-acts of all genres (not musicals) with up to six characters and a 15-minute run time that have not yet been performed at SLCA.
We encourage all playwrights from the Capital District and surrounding areas to submit. Up to two plays per playwright. No AI-generated submissions.
Plays should be submitted in a common playwriting format. Several playwriting formats may be found online. Plays must have minimal tech requirements, including for set, lights and sound.
Please submit an email with two PDFs to slca.general@slca-ctp.org by Feb. 15, 2026.
The first PDF should include:
Title of play
Name, address and phone number of playwright
Genre of play (comedy, drama, other)
Two- to three-sentence synopsis
The second PDF should include (in easily readable font):
Title of play WITHOUT playwright info
List of characters with age/gender requirements, if any
Set requirements
The script with pages numbered
Performances will be May 15–17 at SLCA. If you have questions, email producer Sue Frost at sue3frost@gmail.com.
RECENT EVENTS
We’re always doing something new at SLCA. Here’s a look at what we’ve been up to recently!
"At the Wedding" presented a comedic take on loneliness and estrangement—a slow-burn romance with being alive.
Our young neighbors at Miller Hill / Sand Lake Elementary stopped by for their Day Of Service to help the Sand Lake Garden Club and our SLCA volunteers beautify the Center for spring.
The cast of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" brought to life the Kurnitz family's troubles during the Great Depression.
