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SHOPS
Downtown Schenectady features over 40 shops that offer a wide range of unique gifts & clothing, practical items for your home, personal necessities and more.
Browse our shops, restaurants, services, lodging, attractions, transportation & parking.
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Opens July 22
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10am
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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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Yankee Holler
July 22, 6:30pm
Tapestry
July 23, 6:30pm
Live Music
Wednesdays, 7-10pm
Mike Thomas
July 21, 9pm
Ill Funk
July 22, 9pm
Gratefully Yours
July 23, 9pm
HOEDOWN Concert Series
Big Sky Country
July 27, 6-9pm
GCS Trio
July 20, 5:30-9:30pm
Saving Atlantis
July 22, 10pm-1am
Lecco Morris & Jeff Nania
July 22, 12-2pm
July 22, 8pm
2096
July 23, 9pm
Erin Powers
July 27, 7pm
Mad Jack Brewery at
The Van Dyck
Lecco Morris & Jeff Nania
July 21, 6-9pm
Colleen Pratt
July 21, 7-10pm
Sonny & Perley
July 22, 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 great veggie option for the grill.
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| Schenectady Smiles Photo Contest |
Final Week for Submissions!
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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DSIC's 2016 Annual Meeting Mingle
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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
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| Jazz on Jay Concert Series |
 July 21, Noon-1:30pm
Jay Street Marketplace
This week, Jazz on Jay features
Heard. 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!
More...
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On The Screen
Me Before You - Through July 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.
Annie - July 24, 10:30am & 1pm 
GE Theatre - A young child lives with her mean foster mom until New York tycoon and mayoral candidate, Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move by taking her in.
Free State of Jones - July 25, 28 & 29
GE Theatre - Based on actual historical events, Matthew McConaughey plays a Mississippi native who leads an armed rebellion of struggling farmers and slaves against the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Their efforts led Jones County to secede, creating the Free State of Jones.
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July 21-23
131-133 Jay Street
Psychic Readings with Anne Austin -
Half-hour and full in-depth one-hour readings. Anne is known throughout the world for her teachings, readings and Ayurvedic healings.
 Schenectady Today Show
Tuesdays, 10-11am
Education Center at Proctors
Be part of the audience for the filming of the Schenectady Today Show. Meet host Ann Parillo and the show's guests.
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Dames
166 Jay Street
Vintage inspired clothing and accessories. A place to shop for a woman who wants to feel beautiful from every angle. Offering sizes XS-4X. Shoes, purses, hosiery, under-garments & more.
158 Barrett Street -
New Location!
The Capital District's premier curly hair salon, catering to all types of curls, waves and super curly hair. Owner and Curl Expert, Ron Suriano, is a Curly Hair Artistry Educator and has recently added his certification as a Deva Certified Curl Specialist to his previous experience with curls.
135 Broadway, Stratton Plaza
BBQ, salads, sandwiches, seafood, steak, wings and vegetarian options. Some unique items on the menu include cow foot, curried goat and oxtail.
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| Cell Phone Audio Walking Tours in Downtown |
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Erie Canal - Explore the Erie Canal
through 14 mobile audio stops. Discover the history and innovation that made the canal possible and how this technology impacted the lives of Schenectady residents.
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| Hometown Heroes Banner Program |
 Through Veterans Day
State Street & Around City Hall
Now in its second year, the
Hometown Heroes Banner Program honors veterans and active duty service members from the City of Schenectady. Each banner features an individual's photo, name, and branch of service. Sponsored by companies, organizations, and families, the banners will be displayed on light poles along State Street and around City Hall until just after Veterans Day.
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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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