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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 March 23
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Sundays, 10am-2pm
Inside Proctors
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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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Pat Decker
March 22, 6pm
Josh Casano
March 23, 5pm
On Your Mark
March 24, 9pm
Jeff Nania & Co.
March 22, 6pm
The Switch
March 23, 9pm
Funk Evolution
March 24, 9pm
Mitch Fraiser
March 23, 8pm
Crush
March 24, 9:30pm
SCCC Jazz Showcase
March 21, 7:30pm
Stu Hamm - Solo Bass Show
March 22, 7:30pm
Usual Suspects
March 23, 8:30pm
Doug Bergen Unplugged
March 24, 8:30pm
WeeB3
March 22, 7-10pm
Peg Delaney featuring Earl Davis
March 23, 7-10pm
Melissa Sgambelluri Trio
March 22, 6-9pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
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This week's recipe will provide a dessert for your holiday dinner. For those of you that like Girl Scout Samoa cookies, this may become a favorite of yours!
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College Corner
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March 22, 11am-3pm
433 State Street, Center City
First Floor
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| Other Desert Cities |
March 21-25
Schenectady Civic Playhouse
Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, her brother, and her aunt. She announces that she is about to publish a memoir, dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family's history.
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| Celtic Woman: Homecoming |
 March 28, 7pm
MainStage at Proctors
An enchanting new show and world concert tour. Enjoy an entirely new production with many songs from the forthcoming
DESTINY CD and DVD, including timeless Irish traditional and contemporary standards wrapped in the group's celebrated style.
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2018 Hometown Heroes Banner Program
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Sponsorship deadline extended to March 23
The
DSIC and
City of Schenectady are partnering for a fourth year to present the 2018 Hometown Heroes Banner Program. This program proudly recognizes active duty and veteran service members from Schenectady County.
Banners may be sponsored by individuals, businesses, or organizations.
Info & Sponsor Form
Honoree Nominations Now Open
We are now seeking nominations for honorees to be featured on sponsored banners during our third annual Hometown Heroes Banner Program. The program includes eligible honorees from across Schenectady County. Nominees will be chosen on a first come, first served basis.
Eligibility Details & Nomination Form
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On The Stage
Key Hall - 99.5 The River has teamed up with Best Cleaners and SEFCU to collect gently used or new dresses to be sold for $9.95 +tax. Space is limited. A ticket will be required to enter the venue. Maximum two dresses per person. Proceeds benefit the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center and the Proctors Scholarship Fund.
GE Theatre - Local artists perform select cuts from The Beatles' White Album in the first set and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety in the second set.
Sample a wide variety of exceptional red, white and sparkling wines, along with restaurant samples, various vendors, and a live auction.There are three levels of admission.
Fenimore Gallery - This Canadian bluegrass/folk/Celtic singer-songwriter and virtuoso instrumentalist plays 6- and 12-string guitar, dobro, piano, fiddle, upright bass, banjo, mandolin, drums, percussion, synthesizer and cello.
On The Screen
The Addy - Nominated for both Best Picture and Best Actor Call Me By Your Name is a tender tale of first love.
I, Tonya - March 21-22 
The Addy - Starring Allison Janney, winner of the Best Supporting Actress award for her comic, yet frightening portrayal of Tonya Harding's emotionally abusive mother.
GE Theatre - In three acts. The story follows the destruction of a marriage through consuming jealousy, the abandonment of a child and a seemingly hopeless love
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12 Strong - March 23-29 
The Addy - In the wake of Sept.11, Capt. Mitch Nelson leads a U.S. Special Forces team into Afghanistan. Once there, the soldiers develop an uneasy partnership with the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies.
The Addy - This Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language film stars the wonderful Daniela Vega as a transgender singer facing scorn after the death of her older boyfriend.
GE Theatre - In the era of the French Revolution, Jeanne and her brother Jérôme leave Marseille for Paris in support the revolutionary effort that is taking over the capital. While fighting for freedom, they both encounter love along the way.
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Fenimore Gallery at Proctors
March 22, 5:30pm
433 State Street
March 22, 7pm
Great Flats Brewing, 151 Lafayette Street
Get your bike ready to ride! Spring is coming, and
BIKE OLD DORP
& Great Flats Brewing are hosting a workshop to teach you how to fix a flat, maintain your chain, and make other minor adjustments to keep you rolling.
March 24, 10am-12pm
137 State Street
Easter Art Fun: Join us for a fun morning of dying and decorating a variety of of Easter eggs using different techniques, plus additional Easter crafts.
128 Jay Street
March 24, 1-2:30pm
March 24, Beginning at Noon
151 Lafayette Street
600 State Street
March 24, 5-6:30pm & March 25, 9-10:30am
12th Annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale - All kinds of baked goods suitable for the Easter Holiday will be available. The Public is welcome.
Experience & Creative Design
March 24, 10am-4pm & March 25, 11am-4pm
510 Union Street
Spring Open House - Pre-register for this great event and your name will entered into drawing for $150 gift certificate. Face painting for children and young-at-heart adults! 20% off all products and then draw your egg for further discounts at checkout.
Through March 24 -
5th Annual Lenten Photo Show
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Everyone is invited to participate. For each of the five weeks during Lent, a different theme has been chosen.
Submit up to three photos that reflect the weekly theme.
March 28, 6pm
251 State Street
First Time Home Buyers FREE Seminar - The event will kick off with a mingling session where you can chat with the program presenter, followed by speed networking presentations.
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1 Rush Street
Looking for something to complement your evening out in Downtown Schenectady?
Rivers Casino & Resort, located at nearby Mohawk Harbor, offers a regular schedule of events and promotions.
March 23, 9pm
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10 North Jay Street
March 23, 8pm
Will they succeed or join the ranks of the eliminated? Come laugh and cheer to see who will be this month's Maestro!
March 24, 8pm
Two teams of improvisers compete in this laugh-a-minute comedy competition.
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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
April 2-6
Week-long drop-off classes, 9am-4pm. Extended care available: 8am-9am & 4-5:30pm. Classes for K-5th grade.
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| Schenectady County Public Library Notes |
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 1 - 5pm
March 25, 2:30pm
McChesney Room
Dino Cimino - Jazz
FREE to the public, thanks to the Friends of the Library.
600 Union Street
March - Biographies & large print books, half price.
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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