A day of their own
R’dam Sons of Italy to host traditional Italian celebration honoring women
What started a century ago in Italy as a way to recognize the achievements of women is quickly catching on in the Town of Rotterdam as a regular social event.
Old school
Hair of the Dog returns to St. Thomas for benefit concert
Local Celtic band Hair of the Dog will play a benefit concert at Saint Thomas the Apostle School on Friday, Feb. 17.
Small screen big break
BC grad makes surprise appearance on hit TV show ‘Glee’
A Bethlehem Central School District Grad appeared on episode 12 of the Fox television show Glee on Feb.9, which also featured singer Ricky Martin.
Setting the stage
SLOC unveils new season, first phase of $3.6M renovation
The Schenectady Light Opera Company’s Electric City presence hasn’t dimmed in over eight decades of theatrics, and a round of renovations is illuminating a bright future.
A sentimental journey
Family Players of Northeastern New York is known for its big summer musical each year, but this time, it could be the USO tribute show, “A Sentimental Journey,” on Feb. 18 that everyone’s talking about.
A style all her own
When Patti Mollica paints, she uses big brushes and lots of thick paint so her artwork is “fast, loose and bold,” just like the popular workshop she teaches.
Focusing on the Wild West
Alplaus cafe hosts area photographer’s ‘True Grit’ art show
One area woman didn’t pick up the lens until later in life, but now she’s focusing it on a bygone lifestyle not often seen.
Storyteller passes the torch
Helen Fitzgerald was “an ordinary girl living an extraordinary life,” as her niece Ellen Mnich likes to say. She visited every country except for two, plus all 50 U.S. states, and filled her Cohoes home with souvenirs from her 60 years of travels.
Coming full circle
When Shaker High School alum and Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Kim Nazarian takes to the stage in the high school auditorium on Feb. 2, it will be just as powerful for her as for the group of choir students who will be performing alongside her.
Art of The Crossings
Rosemary Loveland has spent the past two years painting The Crossings of Colonie. She’s accumulated 93 pieces of art — oil paintings and “painterly” photographs — and they’re on display at the William K. Sanford Library from Jan. 3 to 30 in an art exhibit she put together for the residents of Colonie.
Dance Museum receives $10k grant
The National Museum of Dance announced Tuesday, Jan. 3, the receipt of a $10,000 grant from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust.
Forgotten colony
Mabee Farm Education Center hosts exhibit featuring early Dutch history in America
What many people believe to be the Dutch’s role in forming the America of today might fall short of the full story.
Playing for food
Piano students raise thousands with their talents
At the end of October, 100 piano students raised more than $6,500 for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and on Wednesday, Dec. 14, teachers from the New York State Music Teachers Association presented a check to food bank reps.
9/11 sculpture has a home
Monument to be placed in High Rock Park, after months of debate
The 9/11 memorial sculpture created by local artists John Van Alstine and Noah Savet has finally been given a home. The Saratoga Springs City Council voted unanimously to give the endorsement of the High Rock Park location for “Tempered by Memory. The spot was recommended after the city created a committee to determine the appropriate location. High Rock Park was suggested as the best place in early December after the committee held public hearings and visited several sites themselves.
State council awards county more than $940K
County Airport and ALCO Trail projects to receive funding
Schenectady County is set to receive nearly $945,000 to spur development from the $785 million awarded through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
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