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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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Park Schenectady
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Park Schenectady is your online resource for downtown parking. 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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Now Playing
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. Also shop & dine at the more than 25 shops and restaurants on Jay Street.
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Music & Entertainment
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Melissa Sgambelluri Trio
June 21, 6-9pm
Patrick Sharrow
June 22, 6-9pm
Mia Scirocco Trio
June 23, 6-9pm
Summer Kickoff Party with The JV and Teej Project featuring DJ Smoke
June 23, 9pm-1am
Josh & Justin
June 22, 7pm
Good Time Charlies
June 23, 9pm
Errorsmith
June 24, 9pm
JECCO Duo
June 22, 6-9pm
Joel Fisher Live
June 22, 6-9pm
Completely Different
June 25,12-3pm
Mia Scirocco Trio
June 28, 6-9pm
Eileen Mack & Peg Delaney
June 22, 7-10pm
Jeanne O'Connor
June 23, 7-10pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
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The Downtown Dish
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With fresh fruit in season,
this week's recipe uses strawberries to kick the usual
strawberry pie recipe up a notch.
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| All Aboard the Electric City Trolley! |
Begins Thursday, June 22
Thursday-Saturday, 4pm-1am
The
Capital District Transportation Authority - CDTA's
new
Electric City Trolley
is the best way to get around Downtown Schenectady, connecting you with Mohawk Harbor, dining, shopping, lodging and entertainment
. This FREE service operates on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 4pm-1am. The trolley will provide 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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| Jazz on Jay |
 Thursdays, Noon - 1:30pm
Jay Street Marketplace
This week, Jazz on Jay features
Brass & Blues. This free outdoor jazz series takes place Thursday afternoons through August 31 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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| 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. Each sponsored banner honors a specific individual and features his or her name, branch of service, and image. Major funding provided by SEFCU.
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On The Stage
Education Center - Tony Deyo is a stand-up comedian known most notably for his sharp, quick material and near-perfect comedic timing.
Mainstage - Dance Force 20th Anniversary Show
On The Screen
GE Theatre - This
Black & Chrome Edition provides a whole new take on the original movie.
The Circle - June 24, 25 & 27 
GE Theatre - Mae is hired to work for the world's most powerful social media company, where she is encouraged to engage in an experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy and ethics, affecting her friends, family and humanity itself.
Norman - June 24, 25 & 27 
GE Theatre - Norman is a small-time operator who attempts to impress a young politician by buying him some very expensive shoes. Three years later, the politician becomes an influential world leader, and Norman's life changes dramatically for better and worse.
Saturday Night Fever - June 26 at 2, 4:30 & 7pm 
GE Theatre - Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero lives for Saturday nights at the local disco, where he's king of the dance floor. Outside of the club, things don't look so rosy.
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| Etcetera |
June 23, 10am-12pm
Open Studio - The doors are open and participants are invited to drop by to work independently or on the project-of-the-day.
June 21, 5:30pm
ECIC, 433 State Street, 4th floor
The Power of Story: Some of the best storytellers in the region will discuss how stories can help elevate your personal brand and secure funding for your startup. Please
register
for this FREE event.
June 24, 7pm
820 Eastern Avenue
June 27, 11:30am-1pm
(Rain date: June 28)
Vale Park, Nott Terrace Entrance
The Vale Park Task Force invites you to enjoy lunch al fresco in Historic Vale Park! $1 dogs grilled by Mike's Hot Dogs, featuring Mike's famous meat sauce, chopped onions and traditional condiments, plus chips and beverage. Get a dog, bag of chips and beverage for just $2. See you there!
Tuesdays, June 27-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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10 North Jay Street
They have fur, horns, corrective lenses & plaid shirts. Weirdos, whatnots & whatchamacallits performing improv comedy like you've never seen.
June 24, 8pm
Two teams compete for laughs and the sweet taste of victory in this fast-paced comedy show.
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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
 Half-day workshops on Thursday, July 6 and Friday, July 7. Week-long classes for students entering first through eighth grades from July 10 - September 1. Classes run 9am - 4pm. Space Academy Classes with Challenger Learning Center Missions. Before- and after-care is available.
Pre-registration is required.
Wind and Solar: The Renewable Energy Revolution
 The new exhibit offers information on wind turbines, solar panels and climate change, plus the importance of renewable energy. Enjoy activity stations with interactive components, plus the 3-D video globe The Magic Planet.
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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
June - Beach reading! Mass market paperbacks 4/$1.00.
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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| Stockade Historic District Cell Phone Audiotour |
Now that warm weather has arrived, we invite you to take a stroll around downtown and learn about some fascinating local history.
Stockade Historic District
- Take a self-guided tour of the Stockade Historic District, New York State's first designated Historic District, and hear unique stories about the architecture and people who helped shape Schenectady's 350+ year history. A new video tour is also available.
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