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ARTS & EDUCATION
From live theater to hands-on science and history museums and revered institutions of higher learning, there is plenty to feed your mind and curiosity in downtown.
Browse our shops, restaurants, services, lodging, attractions, transportation & parking.
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Thursdays, 9:30am-1:30pm
Outside Around City Hall |
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Sundays, 10am - 2pm
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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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Mia Scirocco Trio
May 25, 8-10pm
Josh & Justin
May 26, 7pm
Good Time Charlies
May 27, 9pm
Ace & Luke Band
May 28, 9pm
Josh Casano
May 27, 6-9pm
Music on the Patio
May 29, 6-9pm
Grand Central Station
May 27, 9pm
Legendary Losers
May 27, 9pm
Sonny & Perley
May 26, 7-10pm
Bronte Roman
May 27, 7-10pm
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Downtown Schenectady's
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The Downtown Dish
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This week, we have a patriotic dessert to complete your Memorial Day festivities.
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| Hometown Heroes 2016 Banner Ceremony |
 June 1, 11am
Schenectady Armory
You are cordially invited to join the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation and City of Schenectady for the official launch of our
2016 Hometown Heroes Banner Program during an opening ceremony at the Schenectady Armory. Banners will be displayed on light poles in Downtown Schenectady to celebrate and remind the community of local servicepersons' dedication to our country. RSVP to Gail White at
[email protected] or 518.377.9430 by
May 27. Major funding provided by SEFCU.
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| Jazz on Jay Concert Series |
 Begins June 2, Noon-1:30pm
Jay Street Marketplace
The 2016 Jazz on Jay season kicks off with
Jeanne O'Connor & Azzaam Hameed. 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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| 2016 Kids' Arts Festival |
 June 4, Noon-4pm
Outside Around City Hall
The annual Kids' Arts Festival features a variety of entertainment, including The Puppet People, Mike Purcell, Incredible Larry, Tip the Clown, Mr. Twisty, and many more. Enjoy more than 40 FREE, hands-on art activities for pre-school and young school age children. Bring your kids and/or grandkids for a fun filled afternoon. (Will move inside City Hall if it rains.)
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On The Stage
Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show - May 28, 8pm 
Education Center - Featuring Jared Freid: This NYC-based comedian has been featured on Tru TV's "NFL Full Contact," MTV's "Failosophy," and more recently on AXS TV's "Gotham Comedy Live."
On The Screen
A Hologram for the King - May 26-28 
GE Theatre
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A desperate businessman (Tom Hanks) in Saudi Arabia attempts to leave his mark on the world while fighting foreclosure and paying his daughter's tuition.
Sing Street - May 27, 28 & June 1
GE Theatre - In this multiple award-winning film, a 14-year old boy escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
The Boss - May 27, 28 & June 1 
GE Theatre - A hugely successful businesswoman (Melissa McCarthy) is convicted of insider trading and sentenced to prison. After release, she is forced to move in with her long-suffering employee (Kristen Bell), and tries to revamp her public image by helping a group of young girls in their quest to sell brownies.
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We are pleased to announce that brand new 2016 versions of the Downtown Schenectady Visitor Guide & Map and Schenectady Dining Guide
are now available. If you would like FREE copies for your place of business or for an upcoming local event, please let us know by calling 377-9430 or emailing us at [email protected] and we will reserve some for you. |
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142 Clinton Street
Jazz Up Your Dinner - Dine to a repertoire of jazz standards & original compositions performed by The James NG Quartet of SCCC, with an Indian buffet dinner. Tickets $25 reserved in advance.
June 1, 11am
Secret Stockade Historic Walking Tour & Lunch
Discover the Stockade and its secrets with a walking tour, lunch at historic Arthur's Market, a peek inside a private 1820s Stockade home, and a visit to the Schenectady History Museum. The tour is about three hours long, including a lunch stop.
Pre-registration is required.
June 3, 11:30am-1pm
Historic Vale Park
Come and
get acquainted with Vale Park and have lunch from Mike's Hot Dogs! Park in the former Castello's restaurant parking lot; lunch will be just inside the park's gates on Nott Terrace. Hosted by the Vale Park Task Force.
June 22, 5:30-7:30pm
Transfinder, 440 State Street
Join business and community leaders for an after-work gathering to support the highly successful
Schenectady Ambassadors program. Enjoy drinks, hors d'oeuvres, fine cigars and conversation on the top-floor terrace of Transfinder's headquarters overlooking Downtown Schenectady. Gold Sponsor: Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority. Silver Sponsors: Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea; Transfinder.
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The Schenectady County Convention and Visitors Bureau will publish a Fall-Winter 2016-2017 edition of a
Visit Greater Schenectady County Guide. Distribution will be outside the area, to attract tourists to the County. Companies wishing to advertise should contact Art Fredette at 729-9060 or email
[email protected]. The ad deadline is July 15.
 Mopco has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $12,000 for the renovation of their new theater in Downtown Schenectady.
The group recently bought the brick firehouse at 10 North Jay St. in Downtown Schenectady's Little Italy with conventional funding, plus a grant from the Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority.
Mopco will transform the first floor of the building into a 70-seat theater for improv, music and film.
Learn more!
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| miSci (museum of innovation & science) |
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Museum Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Coming Soon!
Opening June 14
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 dinosaur throughout the museum. Learn all about these prehistoric creatures in the dino dig site, fossil rubbing stations, and other hands on discovery areas.
Every Saturday, 2-3pm & 3:30-4:30pm
See what it's like to do experiments in space, and take home a souvenir from your experience.
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| Schenectady County Public Library Notes |
 Central Library
99 Clinton Street
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 1 - 5pm
All Schenectady County Libraries will be closed on
Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day
600 Union Street
Throughout May: Adult Fiction Hardcover Books: $1
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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