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Reel Life

by Jo Page May 15, 2013

As somebody who lives in Schenectady, though still new to Schenectady (and then again, not new at all), I’d heard a lot about The Place Beyond the Pines. My neighbor was in it; her house ...

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Art Beat

by Shawn Stone May 1, 2013

TULIP TIME, ALMOST Though I know you’re excited, Tulip Fest is a week away. Still, it seems worthwhile to make sure a new addition to Tulip Fest is brought to your attention now. And it ...

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Ambition Coffee House and Eatery 154 Jay St., Schenectady, 382-9277, ambitionbistro.com. Serving 8-5 Mon-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 9-2 Sun, and until 8 when there are Proctors shows, but call first. AE, D, MC, V. Cuisine: sandwich-based Entrée price range: ...

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Thursday Musical Club

by The Staff December 1, 2011

Now in their 98th season, Schenectady’s Thursday Musical Club will again present a concert of seasonal favorites. This women’s choir, accompanied by Elsinore Farnum and directed by Judy Panke, will sing carols and classical pieces ...

First Reformed Church of Schenectady

Mamma Mia!

by The Staff June 29, 2011

There are a number of reasons why Mamma Mia!—which opens this Tuesday (July 5) at Proctors—works so well. The plot has the sturdy romantic-comedy mechanics of an old Broadway show; the characters are outsized and ...

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Jazz Guitar Summit

by The Staff June 2, 2011

Whereas the guitar is a musical instrument built from wood and steel strings, whereas said instrument may be used to keep time, voice chords and lead melodies in a jazz setting, and whereas a tradition ...

The Van Dyck

Art Beat

by Shawn Stone May 19, 2011

Ignore the backdrop: An example of the work of designer Joleen Button, which will be featured in the Electric City Couture Fashion Show. FASHION AS ART As part of the celebration of Art Night in Schenectady’s ...

GE Theatre at Proctors

The Future Is Now

by Shawn Stone April 13, 2011

The woman asked her question before I finished crossing Broadway: “Are you here for the new bus?” I smiled and answered yes. Why else would we—or anyone—be standing in front of the old Delaware & Hudson ...

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By the Book, Cheerfully

by B.A. Nilsson March 30, 2011

It was my first-ever visit to this longstanding restaurant, and I felt as if I’d walked into somebody else’s house. Somebody very gracious, someone who’d been expecting me—but someone with a large, extended family who ...

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The Route 5 Express

by Shawn Stone March 9, 2011

It’s 4:42 PM on a Tuesday afternoon. The scheduled No. 55 bus is pulling up at the CDTA sign in front of the SUNY System Administration building right on time. There used to be an ...

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Suede

by The Staff February 2, 2011

Since the ’80s, pop-jazz singer Suede has garnered comparisons to Bette Midler, Natalie Cole and Diana Krall, but none of those divas ever stepped back from the mic, nodded to her band, and then blew ...

GE Theatre at Proctors

Joanna Smith

by The Staff January 12, 2011

It’s one of the great traditions in country music: The singer-songwriter who first comes to prominence when other artists perform their songs. That’s what happened to Joanna Smith when two of her tunes were recorded ...

GE Theatre at Proctors