Tag: Albany
Spell Runner challenge the status quo of Albany’s hardcore scene
In the 1975 cult classic film, “Switchblade Sisters,” a gang of female high schoolers engage in a...
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Toni Morrison’s first play “Dreaming Emmett” was staged in Albany and abandoned after its first run. What happened?
Above: “Dreaming Emmett” premiere at The Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany. Photo:...
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Jan 2-5: Arts events of the week
Thursday, Jan. 2 ‘spillage’ by Yixuan Shao (above)The first show of 2020 at the Averill Park arts...
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Ideas abound for Albany eyesore
If you’re headed southbound into Albany on Interstate 787, approaching Exit 4B, the thought is...
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Gallery: Albany Barn’s Fusion Anti Gala 2019
On Friday artists, musicians and chefs gathered at the Albany Barn for the Fusion Anti Gala 2019...
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Cohoes designer Vaceia Payne’s Afrocentric fashion collection
Photos: Kiki Vassilakis Fashion designer Vaceia Payne can’t recall the exact point she realized...
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Elizabeth Zunon connects her love for family & chocolate in ‘Grandpa Cacao’
Above: “Grandpa Cacao” illustration by Elizabeth Zunon Elizabeth Zunon has illustrated...
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Local, independent Shade Mountain Press shares work by marginalized women
Shade Mountain Press is a one woman show. Colonie-based publisher Rosalie Morales Kearns is an...
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‘ACE: art on sports, promise and selfhood’ connects art and athleticism
Above: Artist Baseera Khan and her piece “BRAIDRAGE.” (2017-19) Photos courtesy of...
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How ‘Hamilton’s’ popularity energized Schuyler Mansion restoration efforts
Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site is the home of Revolutionary War Major General Philip J....
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The Regrettes’ Lydia Night on growing up in the music industry and advocating for herself
Above: Lydia Night of The Regrettes performing at The Low Beat in Albany, 2017. Photo: Kiki...
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