Friday, April 28, 2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Universal Preservation Hall announced the 2023 slate of officers and a new member for its board of directors. New to the board is Carmine DeCrescente. DeCrescente, Vice President of DeCrescente Distributing Company, has been with DDC since 2006 and currently leads all DDC’s service operations and communications... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, April 21, 2023
Collaborative School of the Arts, a part of Proctors Collaborative, has just announced that frequent collaborator Freddy Ramirez has been appointed as the director of dance programming. Prior to joining Proctors Collaborative, Freddy performed on Broadway and toured the United States and Europe. He was also a member of In Forward Motion Dance Company. ... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, April 14, 2023
Pictured L-R: Kyle Garvin, Gabrielle Bazinet Douglas and Yvonne Perry. Photo by Doug Liebig. ALBANY — Frequent patrons of Capital Repertory Theatre productions will recognize familiar faces in theREP’s current show, William Shakespeare’s popular comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” In a world where dreams and reality blend together, the story... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, April 13, 2023
SCHENECTADY– Proctors Collaborative recently announced changes to its board of directors. Raimundo Archibold, who was previously the vice-chairperson, will be taking over as chairperson this year as Heather Ward completes her term. Archibold, the managing director at the Schwartz Heslin Group, has been with the firm since 2010 and currently... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, March 30, 2023
ALBANY – Capital Repertory Theatre announced several recent changes to its board of directors. Margaret Becker has been appointed as the new president of theREP’s board. Becker will be replacing Harold Iselin after completing his term and filling the role for many years. Becker previously held the role of vice... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, March 24, 2023
ALBANY — Mike Campese started playing guitar at the age of 13 and his mastery of the instrument has brought him all over the world. Growing up in a musical household, his dad a violinist and brother an acoustic guitar player, Campese was always influenced by music. “But at the... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Felicia Collins is inducted in the 5th Eddies Music Hall of Fame class ALBANY — Felicia Collins learned to play guitar by ear in Catholic elementary school because it didn’t offer music classes. She graduated to an “adult” instrument when she was 11, talking a shop owner into letting her... Read more » ... Read More
Monday, March 20, 2023
RENSSELAER — Decades after founding Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in Michigan and disbanding the act nine years later in California, John Tichy and George Frayne found themselves nearly together once again, separated by just 30 miles in the Capital Region. The story begins in Michigan. Tichy, born... Read more » ... Read More