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ARTS & CULTURE 

Entertainment, culture & history abound in Downtown Schenectady! From traditional and cutting-edge 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.  

   

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That Awkward Moment

Opens Jan. 31

 

 

 

Schenectady Greenmarket
Sundays, 10am - 2pm
Inside Proctors 
Music & Entertainment
Music n Entertainment

Alex Slomka
January 31, 5:15pm
Chris Dollard
February 3, 5:30pm
Matt Evans
February 5, 5:30pm

Brett Sears
February 1, 9:30pm
Trivia
February 5, 8:30pm

Wednesday: Karaoke with 
Mark the Shark
Thursday: Trivia Night

Big Creek
January 31, 6:30pm
Frank Jaklitsch
February 1, 7pm
Check website for more events

  

Centre Street Pub

Grand Central Station

January 31, 9pm

Super Bowl Tailgate Party

February 2, 6pm

Great specials on food & drinks. Prizes & raffles throughout the night.

 

DJ
February 1, 10pm - 2am
 
Jameson Irish Whiskey Pairings Dinner
January 30, 6pm
Limited to 40 tickets; available for $45pp at the bar. 
The Heaters
January 31, 10pm

Nightly entertainment

Trivia Night
Wednesdays, 8pm
Super Bowl Sunday
February 2
Drink specials and halftime buffet.

Bent Rail Blues
January 31, 9pm
Big Johnson Blues
February 1, 9pm

Jeanne O'Connor & 
Peg Delaney
January 30
Dino Cimino
February 5
 
Comedy Night with Coleman Green & Tommy Gooch
February 1, 8:30pm
Keith Pray Big Band
February 4, 8pm
 
 
Check Out All of Downtown Schenectady's
 
The Downtown Dish

 

Logo-Herbs 

With February and Valentine's Day right around the corner, we will be sharing some recipes for that special day. 

 

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cakes

 

Downtown Schenectady Publications

Dining Guide Cover 2013

 
 Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2014
Rock of Ages
February 1, 3 & 8pm
Mainstage at Proctors
This worldwide party musical features a mix of 28 rockin' 80's tunes including Don't Stop Believin', We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Wanted Dead or Alive, Here I Go Again, Can't Fight This Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is.
 
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl meets a big city rocker and, in LA's most famous rock club, they fall in love to the greatest songs of the 80's. More... 
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
Through February 2
Schenectady Civic Players

 
The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed by a notorious photograph, and the woman at the heart of this crime is the famous opera singer Irene Adler. With Dr. Watson at his side, Mr. Holmes pursues first the case, and then the affections of Miss Adler...and in doing so marches right into the lair of his longtime adversary, Professor Moriarty. More...

 

Coming Next Week!  Caroline, or Change
February 7-9 & 13-16
Schenectady Light Opera Company
 
Caroline, or Change takes place in Louisiana in 1963, just before President Kennedy's assassination and during the Civil Rights movement. Caroline is the black maid of a Southern family, made up of a father, his new wife and the man's young son. The son's birth mother has recently died, and the stepmother is trying to establish a relationship with the child, who already has a close connection with Caroline. More.,.
This Week at Proctors
On The Stage

January 30, 7:30pm
GE Theatre - This new and unique program from renowned pianist Lincoln Mayorga is not only a fascinating musical history lesson, but an intriguing glimpse of life tuneful in "Tin Pan Alley America" during the flavorful early decades of the twentieth century.

MOPCO - Theatresports - January 31, 8pm 
Underground - Combines all the fun and creativity of improv with the excitement of a sporting event.
 
YellowJackets - February 1, 1:30 & 7:30pm    
GE Theatre - Singing everything from Taio Cruz to retro hits from The Four Seasons, and even an ode to 1990's girl power, the YellowJackets are the premier all-male a cappella group in the nation today.
 
Underground - Their seemingly endless repertoire includes McAvoy originals, serious and silly, topical and whimsical. Swing, folk, a cappella ballads and sea songs. Their close, four-part harmonies are simply sublime.

On The Screen

Summer in February - February 2-5  
GE Theatre - A sweeping romance set at a bohemian artist colony on the picturesque coasts of pre-war England, Summer In February is based on the true story of painter sir Alfred Munnings and his blue-blood best friend Gilbert.

The Sixth Sense - February 3, 2:30, 5 & 7:30pm
GE Theatre - Part of Film 100: The American Film Institute Essentials. In this tense tale of psychological terror, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist whose new patient has a problem far outside his usual area of expertise. Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is six years old and claims to see the spirits of dead people all around him.
miSci (museum of innovation and science)
Hours: Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm, Sun: 12 - 5pm     http://www.schenectadymuseum.org/index.html
  
Get Ready for Butterflies!
Coming February 15 through April 19, 2014.
Escape winter's chill and discover brilliantly colored native butterflies at miSci's indoor butterfly house, which re-creates their habitat - the edge of an open field with flowers and trees. Be sure to stop at the chrysalis chamber to see the butterflies as they emerge. 
 
Explore planets and deep-sky objects as you can actually expect to see them using binoculars and telescopes. It compares the naked-eye views from our back yards with observatory astrophotos and spacecraft images. Includes a live segment about the current seasonal sky. More...
Etcetera...

  

Buzz Media Solutions - Open House

January 30, 4-6pm

411 State street

Buzz Media Solutions, a marketing and communications firm, has just moved to Downtown Schenectady and invites you to their Open House and ribbon cutting hosted by the Chamber of Schenectady County. RSVP

  

Strolling Psychic Fair on Jay Street  

February 1, 11am

Jay Street Marketplace

Beat the winter blues with a reading by a local intuitive to see what spring has in store for YOU! Stroll the shops and eateries of Downtown Schenectady's Jay Street Marketplace and stop in to participating business for 15-minute or half-hour readings. 

 

Schenectady County Historical Society

February 1, 2pm

32 Washington Avenue

Film and discussion on "The Abolitionists." A small group of reformers in the 1830s launched one of the most ambitious social movements imaginable: the immediate emancipation of millions of enslaved African Americans. 

 

Explore the Erie Canal through 14 mobile audio stops. Discover the history and innovative technology that made the canal possible and how this technology impacted the lives of Schenectady residents.

 

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.

  

Schenectady Today Show 

Tuesdays, 10-11am

Underground at Proctors

Be part of the audience for the filming of the Schenectady Today Show. Meet host Ann Parillo and the show's guests.

Schenectady County Public Library Notes
Library Expansion Central Library
99 Clinton Street
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm 
Sunday: 1 - 5pm

Kidnapped: Black New Yorkers Caught in the Slave Trade
February 1, 10:30am - Noon
Call 388-4511 to register.
 
600 Union Street
February 1-16 - Romance novels on sale: hardcover $1, paperbacks 3/$1
All proceeds support the Schenectady County Public Library

2014 Schenectady Restaurant Week
Mark Your Calendar!
February 24 - March 2

Enjoy 3-course meals at participating restaurants for the special price of $20.14. Full details coming soon!

College Corner
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  Schenectady County Community College
  Casola Dining Room - View Spring 2014 Schedule
 

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  Union College
Super Bowl XLVIII
Sunday, February 2

Have a safe and enjoyable Super Bowl Sunday. If you're looking for a place to celebrate, be sure to check out Downtown Schenectady's restaurants & nightspots!
 
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