Welcome
The Traveling Hoot Show is a series of live music events and community gatherings held in the heart of Adirondack Park. Hosted and produced by Charlie Reinertsen of Twolined Studio, musicians and listeners are welcome Monday nights at venues throughout the North Country.
Check out the season schedule to learn about the unique listening room settings we will be visiting in 2026. If you would like to bring the Hoot to your town or venue next season, send Charlie a note!
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7-9 PM
Sunset Bistro
May 4 & June 1Gather for an open mic at Sunset Bistro overlooking Lower Saranac Lake on the first Monday in May and June. Grab a seat at the bar (one drink minimum), or reserve a table and enjoy dinner during the show. Reservations through Sunset Bistro encouraged. Sign up for the open mic at the event. Each musician gets an eight-minute set (on long song or two short songs).
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5:30 & 7:15 PM
Sunset Bistro
May 11 & June 8
Enjoy dinner at the Sunset Bistro while being serenaded by Saranac Lake’s own Slough Creek Band. Slough Creek will invite a surprise guest to join them for a few tunes.
Reservations via Sunset Bistro required. Two rounds of seating are available at 5:30 pm and 7:15 pm. -
7-9 PM
Arts Center Lake Placid
May 18, June 15 & July 20On the third Monday of the month this summer, North Country musicians take the stage at Arts Center Lake Placid in their Annex Black Box Theater for a night celebrating live music. The night includes an Open Mic and a headlining North Country musician – see the poster to learn about the headlining acts.
Event tickets are available through Arts Center Lake Placid here.
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7-9 PM
Hotel Saranac, Oak Room
May 25 & June 22Take turns leading original songs in a group workshop session. Listeners welcome. Slough Creek will play an acoustic set to close down the evening from 8:30-9:00 pm, and all musicians are welcome to play along with acoustic instruments. Grab a drink in the Great Hall Bar and come find us in the Oak Room!
Hoot Show: Lake Placid tickets are on sale now!
Saranac Lake Hootenanny
It’s Mud Season Mayhem at the Saranac Lake Hootenanny!
March 9 through March 31 we have a series of Guest Hosts who are turning the Hoot format upside down with a series of wonderful events to wrap up our winter season!
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Celebrate Women’s History month with Peggy Lynn and Dan Duggan as the featured artists for the evening, along with a pre-registered Open Mic that will feature songs by and about women. If you have a song that fits the theme, you’re welcome to sign up for the 3 Open Mic slots via the sign-up sheet – first come first serve!
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The night opens with a set from Isaac Newcomb, and then musicians are invited to sign up for an Open Mic where they will be accompanied by Isaac on synth, beats, and sampled sounds. Tasteful additions will make your songs sit in a new sonic space!
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Cover a local musician! Join us on March 10 in the Great Hall Bar at Hotel Saranac to teach each other your original tunes. Already have a cover worked up? Simply join for the open mic where everyone is invited to cover a North Country musician.
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Join Dani and the Night Terrors for a night of twisted covers! Take a song and reinvent it during the Open Mic. See you there for the last Saranac Lake Hootenanny of the season!
About Twolined Studio
Welcome to Twolined Studio
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