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SHOPS
Downtown Schenectady features more than 50 restaurants and eateries that offer everything from quick take-out to elegant fine dining and feature cuisines from around the globe.
Browse our shops, restaurants, services, lodging, attractions, transportation & parking.
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Opens July 15
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10am
FREE Movies
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Thursdays, 9:30am-1:30pm
Outside 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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Music & Entertainment
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Smokin Herb
July 15, 6:30pm
Alyssa Yeager
July 16, 6:30pm
TS Ensemble
July 15, 9pm
One Night Stand
July 16, 9pm
HOEDOWN Concert Series
Mark & Mike
July 20, 6-9pm
Patrick Sharrow
July 14, 5-9pm
The PipeKings
July 16, 9pm
Thick as Thieves
July 15, 9:30pm
Patrick Sharrow
July 20, 10pm
Mad Jack Brewery @
The Van Dyck
Don Byron and Friends
July 15, 7 & 9pm
Fresh, Jazz Trio
July 15, 6-9pm
WeeB3
July 14, 7-10pm
Bronte Roman
July 15, 7-10pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
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The Downtown Dish
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This week, we have a nice recipe for marinated chicken on the grill, but it can also be cooked in the oven or on the stove.
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| Schenectady County SummerNight |
This Friday!
July 15, 5-10pm
Downtown Schenectady
Schenectady County's 11th Annual Summer Bash on State Street is filled with live music, great food, games and entertainment. SummerNight features a variety of family-friendly entertainment and performances presented at locations throughout downtown including bands, street performers, a giant sand sculpture, and great food. Headlining this year's event is Grammy nominated '90s band
Gin Blossoms, known for such hits at
Hey Jealousy, Found Out About You, and
Allison Road.
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| Stockade Garden Tour - Art & Nature |
 July 15, 3-8pm &
July 16, 10am-4pm
Stockade Historic District
Twelve private gardens, public gardens, and all three Stockade churches' gardens will be participating.
Making this year's tour even more special, gardens will feature works of art installed exclusively for the Tour.
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| Jazz on Jay Concert Series |
 July 14, Noon-1:30pm
Jay Street Marketplace
This week, Jazz on Jay features the
Steve Lambert Quintet. This free outdoor jazz series takes place Thursday afternoons through September 1 on the Jay Street Marketplace (with a rain location at Robb Alley inside Proctors). Grab lunch at one of our great downtown
eateries and work in a bit of
shopping before or after the concert!
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DSIC's 2016 Annual Meeting Mingle
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Registration Now Open
July 26, 5-7pm
Aperitivo Bistro
The Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC) celebrates 15 years of service to downtown's property owners and businesses in 2016. Please join us
to learn more and socialize with downtown supporters.
Our inaugural Downtown Partnership Awards will be presented to the Schenectady Armory's Ray and Jeff Legere and the Jay Street Business Association.
Enjoy complimentary appetizers and pick up your copy of the DSIC's 2016 Annual Report. Free admission and refreshments. Cash bar available.
RSVP to Gail White by July 22.
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| Schenectady Smiles Photo Contest |
 Enter Through July 27
Show your community pride by submitting up to five photos featuring the City of Schenectady in each of the following five categories: Category #1 - Diversity, Category #2 - Community Vitality, Category #3 - Natural Environment, Category #4 - Architecture/Urban Design, Category #5 - Businesses & Organizations. Submit via The Daily Gazette's website.
Winners will be chosen by a committee of community judges. There will also be an online voting component for the general public to vote for the People's Choice Awards. A Schenectady Smiles Awards Ceremony and Pep Rally will take place on August 17 at Schenectady City Hall. Rules & category explanations.
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On The Screen
Smurfs - July 17, 10:30am & 1pm
GE Theatre - Free Summer Family Movie: When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City.
Me Before You - July 18-22 
GE Theatre - After losing her job as a waitress, a young woman (Emilia Clarke) is hired to act as a caregiver for a banker (Sam Claflin) who was paralyzed in an accident.
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July 14, 6pm
Schenectady County Historical Society
From fur trade post to pokestop! Hey, Pokemon Go players, we're playing too! Join us this Thursday evening for a massive Stockade takeover as we set lure modules, battle for gyms, complain about Drowzees and explore, informally, the story behind all those pokestops!
Rescheduled from Last Week
Vale Park (Nott Terrace, Across from Stewart's)
The fun starts with FREE popcorn and ice cream. The movie
Minions shows at dusk for FREE. All are welcome! Bring your own blankets/chairs.
July 15-19
Washington Avenue, Historic Stockade
Riders and residents are invited to Schenectady's first community demonstration project showcasing street-level bicycle improvements designed to increase safety and connectivity. The temporary installation is part of a larger effort to update the City's Bicycle Infrastructure Plan.
July 16, 6-9pm
158 Barrett Street 
Grand Opening of New Location! Owner Ron Suriano is moving to his own building. See the new salon with
plenty of food by Pasta Mama and desserts by Ron's cousin Ashley. The
owners of Innersense Organic Beauty will also be there to talk about their products.
July 16, 11am-7pm
A county-wide event celebrating heritage, history and the great outdoors. From Rotterdam Junction's Mabee Farm Historic Site to Downtown Schenectady and Upper Union Street, enjoy a day of activities including the Cycle the Erie bicycle tour, business specials, live music and more. Look for
more details in the July 14
Daily Gazette.
Battle of the Bartenders IV
July 19, 5:30-7:30pm
Firestone 151
NYS Assemblyman James Tedisco takes on defending champ
Leesa Perazzo, President of the Schenectady City Council, in the Battle of the Bartenders' fourth event organized by the Kiwanis Club of Schenectady to raise money for local youth service programs.
Community Needs Assessment Public Survey
The City of Schenectady is in the process of completing a HUD Community Needs Assessment to help identify the City's priority needs and opportunities. Information gathered through Community Roundtables and this Community Survey will be used to develop a 2-year Action Plan. The survey has 30 questions and should take 10-15 minutes, all responses are anonymous and every comment received by July 15, 2016, will be considered and recorded.
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| miSci (museum of innovation & science) |
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Museum Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Meet a 22-foot-long T-Rex, tremble at a growling pair of dueling dinos, watch a dinosaur soar above you, and view a full nest of eggs ready to hatch. Discover 10 animatronic dinosaurs throughout the museum. Learn all about these prehistoric creatures in the dino dig site, fossil rubbing stations, and other discovery areas.
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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
Through July: Sci-Fi, mysteries, graphic novels - Half price.
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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| 2016 Visitor & Dining Guides |
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