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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 …

Rowan & Martin / The Irish Rovers / Irwin C. Watson / David Madden @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 1, 1968)

Comedy Duo Gives Show At SPAC

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

Rowan and Martin’s “Comedy Concert” at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, drawing 7,000 Saturday night and 4,000 Sunday afternoon, brought the first risque material to the …

Rowan & Martin / The Irish Rovers / Irwin C. Watson / David Madden @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 31, 1968)

Comedy Duo Gives Show At SPAC

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

Rowan and Martin’s “Comedy Concert” at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, drawing 7,000 Saturday night and 4,000 Sunday afternoon, brought the first risque material to the …

Bill Cosby / Jack Wilson Trio / O.C. Smith @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1968)

Bill Cosby ‘Greatest’ In SPAC Performance

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 31, 1968

What can be said about Bill Cosby but that he is the greatest? In damp cold last night at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, he kept …

The Bee Gees / The Main Attraction @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 29, 1968)

5,000 Endure Cold Weather To Hear Colorful Bee Gees

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 30, 1968

The sound was loud and amplified, the garb outlandish and the hair long, yet the Bee Gees were a personable, delightful, talented …

Pete Seeger / Bernice Reagon @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 20, 1968)

Program of Folk Music Delights SPAC Audience

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 21, 1968

When 4,500 adults and young people start singing and clapping their hands to American folk songs, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center really comes alive. …

Simon & Garfunkel @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 19, 1968)

Simon and Garfunkel Draw 16,000 to SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 20, 1968

‘Marvelous Voices’

An all-time high of over 16,000 turned out for the fantastic concert of Simon and Garfunkel last night at the Saratoga Performing …

Ravi Shankar @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 6, 1968)

Shankar Concert Emphasizes Music as Universal Language

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 8, 1968

Music as universal language was the predominant factor in initial reaction to Ravi Shankar and his Festival From India in concert Tuesday night at …

Diana Ross and the Supremes / Stevie Wonder / Shorty Long @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 5, 1968)

Supremes Entertain 11,000 With Performance At SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 6, 1968

For the 11,000—of every—age noisily crowding Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night, Diana Ross and the Supremes offered a highly professional, entertaining show. But …

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 22, 1968)

Peter, Paul and Mary Draw Over 12,000

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 23, 1968

Record Audience

Peter, Paul and Mary did it last night. They drew over 12,000 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for their concert, the …

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