'Harry Potter' on e-books

Harry Potter battled the forces of evil and now is set to conquer the web -- coming to e-books in a groundbreaking deal that has delighted fans but alarmed the book industry that helped make creator J.K. Rowling a billionaire.

Rowling announced Thursday that her seven novels about the boy wizard will be sold for the first time as e-books, beginning in October, exclusively through a new online portal to her wizarding world called "Pottermore." The deal brings longtime e-book refusnik Rowling into the digital fold, but comes as a bitter potion to established booksellers, who will be shut out of the latest chapter of a vastly profitable saga.

The Potter novels will be available as audiobooks and e-books in multiple languages. Prices have yet to be set. The "Pottermore" website, meanwhile, is an immersive online environment that combines elements of a role-playing game and a digital encyclopedia with social networking and an online store.

-- Associated Press

Olana sets summer film lineup

Cinema Olana! Mid-Summer Movie Screenings will begin Saturday with a screening of "The Sound of Music" at Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9G in Hudson.

The film series aims to introduce classic films in a unique setting. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, flashlights and lawn chairs to Olana's East Lawn.

The schedule of films is: July 9 "Charlotte's Web"; July 30 "The Wizard of Oz"; and Aug. 27 "The Thief of Bagdad."

Attendees are encouraged to come early and enjoy the park. Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. Films begin at sunset. Tickets cost $5 each.

The films are presented by The Olana Partnership, Olana State Historic Site and Kinderhook Bank. For more information or group tickets, call 828-1872, Ext. 102, or go to http://www.olana.org.

-- Azra Haqqie

Trinkala celebrated in Troy

In conjunction with tonight's Troy Night Out, the Fulton Street Gallery will be holding an event in honor of the late Nadia Trinkala, who died in April.

Trinkala, who was known as ''Trink,'' would have turned 45 this month. The gallery exhibition is being organized in part by the artists Ray Felix and Bob Gullie. The exhibit will feature work -- drawings, paintings, jewelry and cards she often made for friends -- by and about her.

In a written statement, Gullie said, "We can't think of a more fitting tribute to our friend, who always celebrated art and all its creators."

The exhibit, which is free, runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Fulton Street Gallery, 408 Fulton St., Troy. More information is available at http://www.trinkolina.com.

-- Michael Janairo
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