Top 10 Things to Do in Albany (Week of May 14-20, 2012)
Grease, Hydrofracking and Some Great Greek Food and Dancing
This week we all have something to sing about with a Grease sing-a-long, sold out show with a songstress, souvlaki, and some big names and acts coming together for a good cause. From fashion to boxing [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Albany (Week of May 7-13, 2012)
Dennis De Young sings STYX, Phil Ochs Night and The Tulip Fest
This week in the Capital Region, Tulip Fest is finally here! Celebrate Albany’s Dutch heritage, migratory birds and a talented life lost. There’s Art for All, a lecture on empathy and an Iron [...]
The Chef Challenge in Saratoga
Two Local Chefs Face Off In a Benefit Contest on May 10th
The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Capital Region are initiating a food fight…
On Thursday, May 10th Chef Anand “A.J.” Jayapal of The Brown Derby and Chef John Ireland from Panza’s in Saratoga will compete for the title [...]
Albany Tulip Festival 2012
It’s Time to Tiptoe Through the Tulips Once Again
Yes, it’s that time of year: warmer weather, green grass, and the blossoming of more than 100,000 tulip bulbs in Washington Park. To help celebrate, Albany is hosting its annual Tulip Festival from May 12-13, 2012.
The Tulip Festival is a highly anticipated spring tradition in [...]
John Brown Day, 2012
Remembering the Abolitionist who Helped end Slavery
As one of Lake Placid’s most infamous former residents, John Brown will forever be remembered as the revolutionary abolitionist known for his involvement in the Pottawatomie Massacre of 1856 and the ill-fated, October 1859 raid of the weapons arsenal at Harpers Ferry, in what [...]
Post-Impressionism at the Hyde Collection
A Preview of Toulouse-Lautrec & Company: Prints from the Belle Époque
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was one of the most highly regarded Post-Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century. In addition to being a painter, he was also known as a printmaker, draftsman, and illustrator whose involvement in the debauched and dramatic bohemian Paris [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Albany (Week of April 30-May 6, 2012)
James Bond, Sushi and the 1st Annual Blues Music Competition
Goodbye April, hello May! May is here and with the seventh month will it finally bring the warmth we’ve been teased with/waiting for? Celebrate whichever way you know how, whether with maypoles or [...]
The 2012 Washington County Farm & Fiber Tour
Alpacas, Sheep and Much More
This weekend you’ll have the chance to partake in some fun, farm-centric activities at the 20th Annual Washington County Farm & Fiber Tour. Several of the county’s many fiber farms will open their doors (and barns) from 10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday, April 28 [...]
The Top 10 Things to Do in Albany (Week of April 23-29, 2012)
Restaurant Week, QFEST and Erotikon
This week there’s good food (for a good cause), movies for whatever letter you identify with, photography, mosquitos and some Fun! It’s the Top 10 Best, Not to Be Missed Things to Do in Albany (For the Week [...]
Puppy Mills on the Rise in New York State.
Documentary Exposes Horrible Conditions in which Puppies are Raised.
The number of puppy mills in New York State is growing at an alarming rate. The lack of regulating laws and access to inexpensive land, mostly in central regions of New York State, are the main causes. As these [...]
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