News From Metroplex
|
Read the latest economic development news in Schenectady County.
|
Connect with Downtown Schenectady
|
|
|
 |
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.
|
Saturdays, 12:30, 2 & 3:30pm
Sundays, 4 & 5:30pm
433 State Street, 4th Floor
|
 |
Downtown Schenectady's new eSports league at
Urban Co-Works
presents the
Call of Duty Black Ops 4
season through May 12. Visit the
Gaming Insomniacs website
for details, schedules, team info and tickets.
Gaming Insomniacs to Host $5000 High School Scholarship eSports Gaming Tournament
|
Sundays, 10am-2pm
Inside Proctors
|

Vendors, shoppers, musicians, and friends gather in a festive community marketplace.
|
|
Music &
Entertainment
|
Luke Pascarella
March 21, 6pm
Evo Duo
March 22, 6pm
Local 11
March 23, 9pm
Allen & Azzam
March 21, 6pm
Grand Central Station
March 22, 9pm
Still Prodigal
March 23, 9pm
Perry Ramsey & Alex Haffey
March 21, 6-9pm
The Brokedown
March 22, 7-10pm
Josh Casano
March 23, 7-10pm
Second Year Anniversary Party
March 23, 12-10pm
Burger 21 will be serving the goods from 4-7pm, and The
North & South Dakotas will play from 7-9pm.
The Stuff
March 22, 8pm
The Accents
March 23, 9:30pm
Gotham CIty
March 22, 8:30pm
Colleen Pratt
March 21, 7-10pm
Carla Metz & Larry Acunto
March 22, 7-10pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
|
 |
1 Rush Street
Looking for something to complement your evening out in Downtown Schenectady? Rivers Casino & Resort at
nearby Mohaw
k Harbor offers a regular schedule of
events
&
promotions
.
March 22, 8pm
Van Slyck's
March 23, 8pm
Van Slyck's
|
The Downtown Dish
|
|
This week's recipe features cake...for breakfast!
Buttermilk Blueberry
Breakfast Cake
|
|
|
2019 Hometown Heroes Banner Program |
Be a Hero...
Sponsor a Hero!
The Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC) and City of Schenectady are partnering for a fifth year to present the 2019 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.
Sponsor deadline extended to Friday, March 29
|
And Then There Were None |
March 20-24
Schenectady Civic Playhouse
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past that they are unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme.
More...
|
|
On the Stage
Key Hall - Get your tickets early, as there is limited space. Dresses are $9.95 + tax. Sponsored by 99.5 the River, Best Cleaners and SEFCU.
GE Theatre - Dancing With Strings. Ancient Airs and Dances No. 3 Ottorino Respighi; Rumanian Folk Dances Béla Bartók; Concerto No. 2 in D Minor Op. 9 Tomaso Albinoni. Susan Kokernak, soloist. Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us) Nino Rota;
Serenade for Strings Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
MainStage - Featuring the Mighty Wurlitzer "Goldie" with Helen Maksymicz and Claudia Bracaliello.
On the Screen
The Addy - This documentary looks at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon and tells the story entirely in the present tense, almost exclusively using previously-unseen archival footage and previously-unheard audio recordings.
The Addy - Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg works with her husband Martin to bring a groundbreaking case of gender discrimination before the Supreme Court.
GE Theatre - Produced by former Eurythmics mastermind Dave Stewart. Stewart and Nicks set up shop in her home studio and reveal their collaborative creative process.
GE Theatre - Richard II, King of England, is irresponsible, foolish and vain. Seeing no other option but to seize power, the ambitious Bolingbroke challenges the throne and the king's divine right to rule.
|
|
March 23-31
Join Riverside Maple Farms and Discover Schenectady to celebrate maple season with a week of events, food and maple tree tapping. A variety of downtown businesses will be creating delicious dishes using Riverside maple products throughout the week!
March 23, 1pm
128 Jay Street
March 23, 2-3:30pm
Pipe Cleaner Art: Ginger Ertz will lead us in making spring themed objects and animals.
Through April 13
Annual Lenten Photo Show: Everyone is invited to participate in this year's Lenten Show. 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 27, 7:30-9am
Urban Co-Works, 433 State St., 4th Floor
Make Workplaces Work for You:
Engaging discussion about the benefits of co-working spaces and strategies for enhancing the traditional office environment. Presented by the Young Professional Network.
433 State Street, 4th Floor
April 3, 5:30pm
Networking with a Twist - Join us as we help you make new connections while completing a surprise creative activity along the way. Fun guaranteed!
|
miSci (museum of innovation and science) |
15 Nott Terrace Heights
Monday:
Closed;
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday &
Saturday:
9am-5pm;
Thursday: 9am-8pm;
Sunday: 12-5pm
Evenings with the Dudley Observatory March 21, 6:45-9pm Educators from the Dudley Observatory at miSci will operate our 14-inch telescope inside the roll-top roof observatory, allowing visitors to see stars, planets, galaxies, and more each night! miSci and the galleries are open continuously from 10am-9pm.
Butterflies & Blooms Now Open Butterflies are back at miSci! Escape winter's chill and discover brilliantly colored native butterflies at miSci's indoor butterfly house. Watch Butterflies at every stage of life - from egg to the Chrysalis chamber to adulthood. Learn about different species of butterflies from the area, what butterflies eat, and how scientists use butterflies as examples for new technology.
|
Schenectady County Public Library
|
Karen B. Johnson Library 99 Clinton Street Monday-Thursday: 9am-8pm Friday - Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 1-5pm
NEWS!
Schenectady County Library named for Karen Johnson The Daily Gazette
March 24, 2:30pm
Featuring:
Aretha Franklin Tribute by Donald Hyman and Guest
March 25, Noon
The Great Bridge at Quebec: A Story of Failures and Success
Presented by Phil Adams, retired GE Power System Civil Engineer.
600 Union Street All proceeds benefit the Schenectady County Public Library
|
|
10 North Jay Street
March 21, 7pm
It's a great night to come and try out something new and expand your range! Jump up and play in every game or sit back and enjoy the show. Your level of participation is up to you.
March 22, 8pm
In this exciting, winner-take-all format, improvisers from around the Capital Region and beyond compete to escape elimination and be crowned the evening's improv comedy champion.
March 23, 8pm
Performers audition Broadway-style songs that they create on the spot based on song titles created by you, the audience. Vote for your favorite song and see it brought to life by our performers as they improvise an entire hour long musical.
|
|
|
|