LOCAL EVENTS ON FRIDAY

Snow day activities

MADRID: Hepburn Library of Madrid hosting “Snow Day” 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; 2nd annual Anything Chocolate contest with prizes in 3 categories, anything edible you can make with chocolate in it; 11 a.m.: Pre-K story hour; 2 p.m.: Family story hour with craft; 4 p.m. snow forts STEM challenge; 5-7 p.m.: outdoors events including skating, snow painting, milk jug curling, plus indoor snowball fight in downstairs of library and ice rink/grounds around library and rink

Winterfest

TRI-TOWN: Various activies and events kick off for the Tri-Town Winterfestival “Light Up the Night.” Opening festivities begin at the Riverview Bar and Grill in Brasher Falls; cocktails begin at 6 p.m., crowing of royalty at 7 p.m.; dinner at 7:15 p.m. tickets are $25; and the comedy impove group Completely Straded perform from 8:30-10 p.m.; DJ from 10 p.m. –midnight;, contact Jacque at 315-250-9822.

Snow sculpture contest

WINTHROP: Part of Tri-Town Winter Carnival, release your inner child. Light up the Tri-Town area with snowmen, snow globes, moons, stars, lanterns or anything else; use lights, lanterns, glow sticks in the sculptures; enter your location by 4 p.m. to the Hammil Funeral Home, 653 NY Hwy 11C; cash prizes.

Howl story event

CANTON: Open mic storytelling competition for North Country and Adirondack, open to anyone with a true, 5-minute story to share on new theme “Fish out of Water”; 7-9 p.m.; $5 to attend; presented by Adirondack Center for Writing and North Country Public Radio; The Stadium Sports Bar, 35 Main St.

Spirit tasting

CANTON: Saint Lawrence Spirits tasting on 4 - 7 p.m., Bessette's Liquor & Wine, 37 Gouverneur St.

Alzheimer’s support

OGDENSBURG: Alzheimer’s Association support group, free of charge to attend and facilitated by trained individuals; 1-800-272-3900, cny-programs@alz.org; Ogdensburg Public Library, 312 Washington St.; 3rd Friday at 1 p.m.

Dog sledding

OGDENSBURG: Dog sledding presentation 2 p.m.; Ogdensburg Public Library, 312 Washington St.

Daycamp ages 5-9

MASSENA: Free daycamp for kids ages 5-9; save the nature center animals (escape room); 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Nicandri Nature Center, 19 Robinson Bay Rd. For more info: 315-705-5022.

Daycamp 10-14

MASSENA: Free daycamp for kids ages 10-14; save the nature center animals (escape room); 1 -4 p.m.; Nicandri Nature Center, 19 Robinson Bay Rd. For more info: 315-705-5022.

IDA meeting

CANTON: The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency meets at 9 a.m. at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane; meetings of the St. Lawrence County IDA-Local Development Corporation, St. Lawrence County IDA – Civic Development Corporation and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

Faculty dance concert

POTSDAM: SUNY Potsdam Department of Theatre and Dance is staging the 2020 Faculty Dance Concert, featuring five works by faculty members Don Borsh, Kerri Canedy and Cynthia DuFault, all performed by students, 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23; Proscenium Theater, in the SUNY Potsdam Performing Arts Center; $15 general admission, $10 SUNY Potsdam students, faculty and staff, $5 for senior citizens/youth; tickets: Community Performance Series Box Office at 315-267-2277, by visiting www.cpspotsdam.org, or at the door prior to the performance; info: 315-267-2556.