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Downtown Schenectady has a wide variety of service businesses including banking, health & beauty, office, automotive, transportation, churches, daycare, financial services & much more.

Browse our shops, restaurants, services, lodging, attractions, transportation & parking.

Publications:
Downtown Visitor Guide & Map
Schenectady Dining Guide
 
Websites:
City of Schenectady
Schenectady County
Capital Region Chamber
Downtown Schenectady Imp. Corp.
CDTA Capital Moves

Bow Tie Logo Horiz Small
     Opens May 6
Schenectady Farmers Market
Downtown Farmers Market

Thursdays, 9:30am-1:30pm
Outside Around City Hall
Be sure to stop down and welcome back the vendors and pick up some flowers for mom!

Sundays, 10am - 2pm
Schenectady Greenmarket

 Outside  Around City Hall!
Shoppers, musicians and friends gather and enjoy this festive marketplace with more than 70 regional vendors.
Music & Entertainment
 
Music n Entertainment

Cafe NOLA
Frank Jaklitsch
May 6, 6:30pm
Closing at 3pm; private party
May 7, 3pm

Sean Lyons
May 4, 7-10pm

Joel Fisher
May 5, 7pm
Ill Funk
May 6, 9pm
Funk Evolution
May 7, 9pm

Forbidden Science Party
May 6, 8pm

Grand Central Station Trio
May 4, 6-9pm
Patrick Sharrow
May 5, 5-10pm
Errorsmith
May 6, 10pm-2am
 
2096
May 7, 9:30pm
Erin Powers
May 11, 7pm

Mad Jack Brewery
@ The Van Dyck
Kim Simmonds &
Savoy Brown
May 6, 7 & 9pm
Get Up Jack
May 7, 8pm

Cinco de Mayo Celebration!
May 5, All Day

Pinhead Susan's
Wide Awake
May 6, 9pm

Tommy Verrigni
May 5, 7-10pm
Brian Patneaude
May 6, 7-10pm

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Downtown Schenectady's

The Downtown Dish
This week for your Mother's Day celebration, we have a yummy recipe that you can make for breakfast or brunch.

Egg Baguette Bakes

 
May 5-11,   2016
Once
May 10-15
Mainstage at Proctors

An enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights... but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance.  More...

Clybourne Park
May 6-8 and 11-15
Schenectady Civic Players

The play explodes in two outrageous acts set fifty years apart. Act One takes place in 1959, as white community leaders anxiously try to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act Two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification. More...

The Producers
May 6-8 & 12-15
Schenectady Light Opera Company

A musical adapted from Mel Brooks' 1968 film of the same name. The story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be successful. In typical Mel Brooks style, the outrageous humor spares nobody and draws on ridiculous accents; caricatures of gays, neurotics, and Nazis; and many show business in-jokes. More...

Celebrate Mother's Day in Downtown

Downtown Schenectady offers many great shops for discovering that unique gift for mom, as well as fantastic dining and service choices. Here is a partial list of some downtown specials for Mother's Day:

Ambition Cafe: Open for brunch 9am-1pm with Bloody Marys, Mimosas & Bellinis
Aperitivo Bistro : Serving dinner 2-6pmm with dishes inspired from the women that have influenced the culinary team
Bel Cibo - An American Bistro: Serving a special brunch from 10am-1pm (regular menu till 3pm)
Cafe NOLA: Serving a special menu
Chez Nous: Special Sunday hours from 1-6pm. Reservations required.
Cornells in Little Italy: Serving from 1-7pm with special menu
Experience & Creative Design:  The perfect place to find that special Mother's Day gift. From Beatriz Ball freezer-to-oven gift ware to specialty hand lotions & more. Whole store is 25% off this week.
Healing Path Massage: $10 off a 60 minute massage with Jean Marie Sefcovic on 5/9, 5/12 or 5/13. Call 518-527-6070.
Katie O'Byrne's: Serving noon-9pm; dining specials and mom gets a complimentary glass of wine.
Marotta's Bar-Risto: Serving 12-8pm with special menu
More Perreca's - Serving 2-9pm with special menu
Stockade Inn: Serving brunch 10am-3pm with special  menu

This Week at Proctors
On The Stage  

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE! - May 6, 7pm  
Mainstage -  Donning his familiar red sweater, Daniel takes the audience on an interactive musical adventure as he and his friends explore the vibrant world of their much-loved Neighborhood. 
 
Aztec Two-Step  - May 6, 7:30pm
GE Theatre - Intelligent songwriting, dazzling acoustic lead guitar
and soaring two-part harmonies. Presented by Eighth Step. 

Mopco Improvapalooza - May 6, 8pm  
Education Center - Features the region's best up-and-coming improvisers and improv groups together with Mopco.

Nobodies of Comedy - May 7, 8pm  
Mainstage - Featuring the nation's best up-and-coming comedians.  Enter the coupon code COMEDY and save $5.00 on tickets!

On The Screen   

Zootopia - May 8 & 15    
GE Theatre - Determined to prove her worth, a young rabbit rookie police officer leaps at the opportunity to solve a mysterious case. This will require working with a charismatic, con-artist fox, however, making her job considerably more difficult.

Etcetera... 

May 6, 5:30pm
125 Washington Avenue
Northeast Wrestling Fan Page and WAC presents WOH wrestling SPRING SLAM TOUR. Meet & Greet starts at 5:30pm; bell time 7:30pm.

May 7, 7:30am
907 State Street - Caretakers Cottage
Ornithologist Neal Reilly leads a FREE guided bird walk in the 100 Acre Urban Greenspace & Wildlife Preserve.

May 7, 1-2:30pm
128 Jay Street
Elizabeth Brundage will be signing  All Things Cease To Appear.

May 7, 10am
32 Washington Avenue
Discover Colonial Schenectady Walking Tour: Take a walking tour of the Stockade District and go back in time to the founding of the colony up through the American Revolution and learn about the characters and events that formed this historic community.

May 10, 11:30am
MVP - 625 State Street
Lunchtime book discussion to talk about what is overwhelming us and how we can address these and other questions.

433 State Street
May 11, 6:30-7:45pm
Learn to Sign: Intro to American Sign Language. 7 week session on Wednesdays. ASL is the visual language used by the deaf community. Learn basic introductions, numbers, finger spelling and more. Register

Schenectady County  
May 11, 10:30am-12pm
Apostrophe Café at Proctors
Friendship Cafe  -  Gathering for seniors. This month. a presentation with Lisa Whitman presenting "Schenectady County Medical Reserve Corp." Learn ways we can engage with Schenectady County to be prepared in response to an emergency.
May 13, 10am-12noon
McChesney Room - Central Library
Understanding Social Security in a Changing Landscape  - I nformation for available Social Security services and resources.

May 13, 3pm - Join in the inauguration c eremony at Proctors, with a reception to follow on the SCCC campus.
May 14, 6pm - Inauguration Gala at the Schenectady Armory: 6pm Cocktail Hour, 7pm Dinner & Dancing (Black Tie Attire). Proceeds to benefit the SCCC Minority Student Mentoring Initiative. Tickets

Through May 20
44 Washington Avenue
Shoe Drive: Clean out your closet and help the programs of the YWCA. Shoes must be wearable with no holes or rips. May be dropped off at the YWCA.

miSci (museum of innovation & science)
Museum Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm  

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. Based on NASA astronaut training, participants to be part of a simulated mission to space in an innovative learning environment. Visitors become part of a crew of engineers and scientists on-board the space-craft.

Schenectady County Public Library Notes
Library ExpansionCentral Library
99 Clinton Street
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm 
Sunday: 1 - 5pm
Library Calendar of Events

The Whitney Book Corner
600 Union Street
Throughout May: Adult Fiction Hardcover Books: $1

All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!

                   
                                                          


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