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Oliver / The First Edition / The Friends of Distinction @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 25, 1969)

Festival Week At SPAC Opened By Three Groups

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 26, 1969

Festival Week at Saratoga Performing Arts Center opened last night with a trio of performers and a disappointing
3,000 attending, largely lawn crowd. Had …

The 5th Dimension @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 19, 1969)

The Fifth Dimension Draw 16,000 at SPAC; Second Largest Crowd in Center’s History

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 20, 1969

The largest crowd of the season, some 16,000, turned out last night for the return visit of the Fifth …

The Young Americans @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 12, 1969)

Young Americans Delightful in Performance at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 13, 1969

(editor’s note – pretty sure Andy Kim was the opening act, but unconfirmed as yet)

“Fresh and alive” is about the best way to describe …

Tony Bennett with the Louie Bellson Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 11, 1969)

Tony Bennett’s Magic Appreciated by 7,000 In SPAC Appearance

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 12, 1969

Sings Old Favorites

The magic and personal magnetism of Tony Bennett came through last night on the vast stage of Saratoga Performing Arts …

The Association @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 5, 1969)

The Association Wow SPAC Crowd of 8,000

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 6, 1969

One of Best Shows of Season

If the Association are what today’s music is really all about, then it’s pretty darned good. In fact, …

O.C. Smith / Buddy Rich @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 4, 1969)

Rains Dampen Attendance at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 5, 1969

O.C. Smith, Buddy Rich Perform

Again bad weather held down the audience last night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and again the 1,500 brave souls …

The Cowsills / Checkmates Ltd. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 29, 1969)

Cowsills, Checkmates Ltd. Give Perfect Twin-Bill in Performances at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 30, 1969

A perfect, twin-bill show was offered by two similar, yet totally dissimilar groups in the Cowsills and Checkmates Ltd. last night …

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 28, 1969)

Rain Fails to Keep Audience Away As Peter, Paul and Mary Perform

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 29, 1969

Return to SPAC

Neither sleet nor hail nor falling rain can keep an audience away from the Saratoga Performing …

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 28, 1969)

Peter, Paul and Mary Sing Before More Than 8,000 In Performance at SPAC

by Don A. Metivier, The Glens Falls Times, July 29, 1969

As more than 8,000 of their fans roared approval, Peter, Paul and Mary ran through their …

Buffy Sainte-Marie / The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble @ SPAC (July 21, 1969)

SPAC Presentations Study in Contrasts

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 22, 1969

Combined Concert

A study in contrasts aptly describes the combined concert of Buffy Sainte-Marie and the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble last night at Saratoga …

Petula Clark @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 14, 1969)

Petula Clark Delights 10,000 at Arts Center

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 15, 1969

Sings Up a Storm!

Pet really sings up a storm! Petula Clark, that is, and she absolutely entranced an audience of more than 10,000 …

The Doors / Earth Opera @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 1, 1968)

Third Season of SPAC Ends With Performance of Doors

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, September 3, 1968

Saratoga Performing Arts Center had “a happening” to close the third season Sunday night that will never be forgotten by the 12,000 …

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