Tuesday, March 14, 2023
SCHENECTADY — Wanda Fischer has spent over 40 years broadcasting folk, bluegrass and blues music to radio listeners. After a stint volunteering with WCUW in Worcester, Massachusetts, she became host of WAMC-FM/Northeast Public Radio’s weekly “The Hudson River Sampler” show in 1982. Her show has continued on the airwaves every... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, March 10, 2023
SCHENECTADY — Niskayuna High School junior, Eujeong Choi, 16, will be the featured soloist in Shostakovich’s “Concerto for Violoncello in Eb Major” with the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra on the MainStage at Proctors 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11. “I am incredibly excited to work with SSO. Having only ever played in... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, March 10, 2023
ALBANY – Sister Mary Anne Nelson’s vision post-secondary music education put The College of Saint Rose on the map as possessing one of the top U.S. music industry degree programs. An alumnus of St. Rose (’72, ’76), Nelson, steered the school’s music industry program towards a greater focus on popular... Read more » ... Read More
Monday, March 6, 2023
GLENS FALLS – Smokey Greene always dresses for the occasion – wearing a gray suit, a white cowboy hat and a carved silver belt buckle featuring the letter “S” – there’s no doubt. Greene, active in the country and bluegrass music scene for nearly eight decades, is one of eight... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, February 17, 2023
SCHENECTADY — The Guild at Proctors was founded in 1990 with a mission to be ambassadors for the theatre, plan fundraising events and provide hospitality for donors and patrons. Founder and first president of the Guild, Betty Barlyn said, “when we were starting, it was the beginning of Proctors’ comeback.... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, February 3, 2023
SCHENECTADY — Proctors Collaborative is teaming up with other historic downtown theatres across Upstate New York to create Alive Downtowns! to encourage state lawmakers to support these historic theatres, each of which provide significant economic and cultural benefit to their communities and the state. As an affiliate of the Upstate... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Training session to be held for Proctors Collaborative venues on Feb. 6 ALBANY — Bonita Williams, a volunteer at Capital Repertory Theatre, loves seeing people happy. A self-described people person, Williams enjoys the opportunity to interact with the patrons, casts, and crews at theREP. “One of the things I truly... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, January 27, 2023
ALBANY — Jenny Stafford, author of the winning 10th NEXT ACT! play, drew inspiration from life around her for the plot of “Secret Hour.” “It’s not entirely auto biographical but there is a lot of truthfulness to it,” said Stafford. A lot of it was taking these themes and questions... Read more » ... Read More