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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 July 21
Free Movies on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10am
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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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Jeff Brisbin
July 20, 6-9pm
The Chicken Herders
July 21, 9pm
Jim McCardie
July 22, 6-9pm
Rob Flemming
July 20, 7pm
Stockade Kids
July 21, 9pm
Grand Central Station
July 22, 9pm
Gene Bertoncini Trio
July 21, 8pm
Joel Fisher Live
July 20, 6-9pm
Completely Different
July 23, 12-3
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Mia Scirocco Trio
July 26, 6-9pm
Colleen Pratt
July 20, 7-10pm
Bronte Roman
July 21, 7-10pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
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This week's recipe is a fast and easy salsa that can be used as a dip or a side for your chicken or shrimp dish.
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| Jazz on Jay |
 Thursdays, Noon - 1:30pm
Jay Street Marketplace
This week, Jazz on Jay features
Nate Phipps Quartet. 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 - A Hollywood producer's wife unexpectedly takes a trip through France, which reawakens her sense of self and her joie de vivre.
All That Jazz -
July 24, 7pm 
GE Theatre - Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
GE Theatre - Louise, a young woman who recently finished her studies in art, is working as an interior decorator trainee. Playing the game of seduction, her life becomes more and more complicated.
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July 20, 11am-1pm
Schenectady Farmers Market, Outside at City Hall
Local municipalities in Schenectady County do battle to determine who has the best tasting drinking water. The winner will go on to the regional competition in Albany and, if successful, the State finals held at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Will the Town of Niskayuna retain their local and statewide titles this year?
Come out for the taste test and cast your vote!
Deadline this Saturday
Call For Art - For a new art exhibit titled "Schenectady in Pictures." Artwork must be of natural areas, landmarks or buildings in the County of Schenectady. All 2-dimensional media (photographs, digital media, painting, collage, etc.)
Summer Events
Wednesdays at 9:30am, through August 30
Free events for kids every Wednesday. You must register in advance.
July 26: Noisy Night - Find out who is making all that noise with local artist Marion Leap! She will read Mac Barnett's boisterous
Noisy Nigh and work with children to color and piece together a large apartment building poster to display in the store. (Ages 4-8)
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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| Downtown Schenectady Visitor Guide and Map |
 Hot off the Press!
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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| CDPHP Cycle! - Coming Soon to Schenectady |
Get ready to
CDPHP Cycle! Check where your closest station is at
www.CDPHPCycle.com and make sure to sign up for your membership! CDPHP
Cycle! is bringing bike sharing to Schenectady with short-term bicycle rentals and will offer a healthy, fun, and easy way to explore, run errands, commute to work and more.
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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
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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
Enjoy a fresh mix of true stories told by comedians, storytellers, performers and beyond
July 21, 8pm
Come spend a night with your host, Mr. Boddy, and help figure out which of our beautiful performers will be the villain of the evening. A
udience members who arrive at our mad little dinner party the earliest get to participate in our own game of Clue.
July 22, 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!
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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
Wind and Solar: The Renewable Energy Revolution 
This interactive exhibit encourages visitors' understanding of renewable energy technology and climate change factors, while inspiring advocacy for renewable solutions to society's ever-increasing energy demands.
 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
July 22, 9am-4pm
McChesney Room
Adult fiction titles, including popular authors - 2/$1
Non-fiction - $1
Young Adult - 2/$1
600 Union Street
July - Graphic novels, sci-fi, fantasy & mysteries half price
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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