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News From Metroplex
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Read the latest economic development news in Schenectady County.
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Visit Downtown Schenectady
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View an interactive map to find parking lots and rates. Get tips on where to find the best parking spots. Sign up for an email alert system for news & advisories.
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Opens August 11
August 15 & 16, last free
movie for the summer
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Schenectady Farmer's Market
Thursdays, 9:30am-1:30pm
Around City Hall |
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Sundays, 10am-2pm
Outside Around City Hall
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Enjoy this festive marketplace with weekly entertainment and more than 70 regional vendors
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Jay Street Marketplace
Sundays, 10am-2pm |
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Visit food & craft vendors along the pedestrian walkway. Shop & dine at the more than 25 shops and restaurants on Jay Street.
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Music & Entertainment
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2096
August 9, 5-7pm
Special fundraiser benefiting Bethesda House. $5 cover will be donated.
Rob Flemming
August 10, 7pm
Dave DiPrimo Band
August 11, 9pm
Errorsmith
August 12, 9pm
Mia Scirocco Trio
August 11, 8pm
Uprooted
August 12, 9:30pm
The Stick Men Featuring
Tony Levin
August 12 at 6:30 & 8:30pm
Joel Fisher
August 10, 6-9pm
Mia Scirocco Trio
August 13, 6-9pm
Dino Cimino
August 10, 7-10pm
Jeanne O'Connor &
Scott Bassinson
August 11, 7-10pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
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This week's recipe is an easy vegetarian dinner that is ready in less than 25 minutes.
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| Jazz on Jay |
 Thursdays, Noon - 1:30pm
Jay Street Marketplace
This week, Jazz on Jay features
Dylan Canterbury Quintet. Grab lunch at one of our great downtown
eateries and work in a bit of
shopping before or after the concert! (R
ain location at Robb Alley inside Proctors)
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On The Screen
Sundays at 10:30am & 1pm
Come on down, have some popcorn and watch some of your favorite movies on the big screen. Click above for the full schedule.
GE Theatre - George T. Nierenberg's exhilarating 1979 landmark film featuring music by Lionel Hampton and the dance artistry of Bunny Briggs, Chuck Green, and Harold "Sandman" Sims. Unavailable for years, No Maps on My Taps has now been restored from the original camera negative and is ready to thrill a new generation.
 GE Theatre - Three hours of Saturday morning cartoons on the biggest screen in the Northeast! Titles are secret until showtime, but something for everyone is guaranteed! 100% fun and child-friendly!
 Dirty Dancing - August 14 at 2:30, 4:45 & 7pm
GE Theatre - "Baby" is disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort's dance instructor, Johnny, enlists her as his new partner.
Angels in America - August 15 at 1:30 & 6:30pm 
GE Theatre - Part 1: Millennium Approaches. America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Presented by National Theatre.
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Summer Kids' Art Exploration:
Every week we will be exploring a new medium, with some emphasis on longer term projects that can be completed over a series of weeks. Explore new techniques with paint, sculpture, sharpies, collage and more.
508 State Street
One Year Anniversary Celebration: A great summer evening in celebration of our very belated one year anniversary. We will be
debuting
our 1000 sq. ft. patio, with live music from Justin & Josh. Food by Slidin' Dirty food truck, and tap takeover by our great friends at Great Flats Brewing.
512 State Street
This new business in Downtown Schenectady operates 7 days a week, including an after-hours shuttle service Friday and Saturday, 1:30-3:30am; as well as a beer tour of three local brewing companies,
Thursday & Friday from 4-10pm, and Saturday from Noon-10pm.
Summer Events
Wednesdays at 9:30am, through August 30
Free events for kids every Wednesday.
Register for August events
August 16: Calling All Architects & Engineers! After reading Andrea Beaty's
Iggy Peck, Architect and
Rosie Revere, Engineer, we'll explore the exciting ways things are built and then build something special of our own. With Jess LaFex (Ages 5-8).
Tuesdays, through August 29, 11:30am-1pm
Under the Proctors Marquee
Casual chess play and free lessons. Exciting prizes for winners and deserving players. Rain plan: Inside Proctors in Robb Alley or the Wright Family Atrium.
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| CDPHP Cycle! is Rolling in Schenectady |
CDPHP Cycle! now has seven stations up and running in Schenectady! Check where your closest station is at
www.CDPHPCycle.com and make sure to sign up for your membership. CDPHP
Cycle! brings bike sharing to Schenectady with short-term bicycle rentals and offers a healthy, fun and easy way to explore, run errands, commute to work and more.
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| Downtown Schenectady Visitor Guide and Map |
The brand new
2017-18
Downtown Schenectady Visitor Guide and Map
is now available for your business or special event. The guide features information on downtown businesses, attractions, events, parking, transportation and more.
Call the DSIC office at 518-377-9430 or
email
us to make arrangements to pick up your FREE copies.
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| All Aboard the Electric City Trolley! |
Thursday-Saturday, 4pm-1am
The
Capital District Transportation Authority - CDTA's
FREE
Electric City Trolley
is the best way to get around Downtown Schenectady, connecting you with Mohawk Harbor, dining, shopping, lodging and entertainment
. The trolley provides service to 13 different stops every 20 minutes.
ROUTE MAP
Download the free Cityfinder app by
Transfinder
to show you the nearest trolley stops, real time trolley progress, and points of interest along the way.
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| Hometown Heroes Banner Program 2017 |
 Through November 11
Around Downtown
The
Hometown Heroes banner program proudly recognizes active duty and veteran service members from Schenectady. Major funding provided by SEFCU.
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10 North Jay Street
August 11, 8pm
Enjoy a fresh mix of true stories told by comedians, storytellers, performers and beyond.
August 12, 8pm
This amazing mix of improvised comedy and music is made up entirely on the spot from your suggestions, so no two shows are alike!
August 12, 10pm
Anonymously share your secret and watch as our hilariously creative improvisers transform your deepest, darkest truths into scenes and songs created on the spot.
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| miSci (museum of innovation and science) |
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15 Nott Terrace Heights
Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday, 12-5pm
 Summer Hands-on STEM Classes
Week-long classes for students entering first through eighth grades, through 9/1. Classes run 9am - 4pm. Space Academy Classes with Challenger Learning Center Missions. Before- and after-care is available.
Pre-registration required.
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| Schenectady County Public Library Notes |
99 Clinton Street
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 1 - 5pm
600 Union Street
August - Adult non-fiction titles half price
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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