General News
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
The Capital Region is the largest metropolitan area in the nation without an alternative newsweekly.* This fall, the Alt will arrive to offer in-depth coverage of arts, culture, politics, lifestyles and trending news along with a comprehensive community calendar in print, desktop and mobile formats. Developed by The Daily Gazette,... Read more » ... Read More
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Mister Rogers legacy lives on in vibrant musical adventure based on popular TV series The legacy of the beloved “Mister Rogers” lives on with the hit television series, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, from The Fred Rogers Company and airing daily on PBS KIDS. Now, Daniel and all of his friends are... Read more » ... Read More
Monday, April 25, 2016
At Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre “We Are Theatre,” and soon the entire Capital Region will share in the drama, the comedy, the music, the dance and more. This week virtually every home in a 14 county area (over 650,000 addresses) will receive the new 2016-2017 brochure from Proctors and... Read more » ... Read More
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
America’s Got Talent favorites mix music and spectacle like nothing experienced before Junk rock! It’s a ten-year overnight sensation. Inspired by New York street musicians banging out intricate rhythms on used pickle buckets, Justin Spencer decided to take things one step further, dreaming up Recycled Percussion and emptying the kitchen... Read more » ... Read More
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Last Comic Standing star headlines Pretty Much The Best Comedy Show Comedy fans will recognize Adrienne Iapalucci from her performances as a semifinalist on season seven of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, as well as from her appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Born and bred in the Bronx, Iapalucci’s... Read more » ... Read More
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp joined representatives from Catskill Mountain Foundation, Proctors and Saratoga Performing Arts Center to launch Pathways to Dance, an annual eight-county, ten-venue Capital Region initiative, in concert with Manhattan’s Joyce Theater, designed to support new dance creation and presentation. At the University at Albany’s Performing Arts Center... Read more » ... Read More
Monday, February 29, 2016
The Schenectady County Visitors Agency today announced two conferences that will be held in downtown Schenectady this year as efforts ramp-up to attract more conferences and meetings to Schenectady County. “We are competing for and winning new conference business for Schenectady County,” said Anthony Jasenski, Chairman of the Schenectady County... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, February 25, 2016
The School of Performing Arts at Proctors, in partnership with Capital Repertory Theatre, expands its summer offerings in 2016, with its Broadway Camp students mounting a full-scale production of “All Shook Up,” directed by Steven Yuhasz, August 5–6 on the historic Schenectady MainStage. Auditions for ages 14–19 will be held... Read more » ... Read More