Final wave of the baton for conductor
Rand Reeves has been conducting the Burnt Hills Oratorio Society for 22 years. On Sunday, May 20, he will wave his baton a final time at Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center at 3 p.m. for a much anticipated concert event.
SPAC 5K Rock and Run
Rock and Run 5K presented by WEQX and SPAC
Writer takes off the gloves
Lisa Petrocelli took a ride on her cousin Vinny’s motorcycle when she was 15. She said she was scared but never felt such a thrill and vowed to do it again someday. That day came more than 20 years later, when she and her husband, Dino, bought a motorcycle of their own.
'Driving hammered will get you nailed'
Student's anti-DWI design wins billboard contest
Emily Himmelwright has a message about the dangers of drinking and driving —“driving hammered will get you nailed” —and every time motorists drive by the corner of Fermac Street in Colonie, it’s relayed loud and clear.
Final mission for fighter jets (Photo Gallery & Video)
Empire State Aerosciences Museum acquires three planes from Intrepid
Two of the three newly acquired aircraft of the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville took an unlikely trip to reach their destination on Monday, April 30.
Sculptor to share story
Loudonville man's work graces some of nation's most famous sites
Patrick Morelli is a Loudonville-based sculptor but his most well known pieces reside far, far away at some of the nation’s most famous sites.
A murderous affair
In the evening hours of April 14, 1827, a pair of lovers, both dripping wet, stumbled into Hills Tavern in Latham and spent the night.
SPAC plans season of enhancements
Venue rolling out big screen and other amenities, online and off
“I think we have a rather spectacular season, I think we will all make a fairly strong impression…,” SPAC chairman William Dake.
The life and times of a landmark
Caffé Lena’s long history being recorded, commemorated in comprehensive look back
“She had become part of the Saratoga scene. She had become someone and the Caffé had become someplace that was as integral to Saratoga’s image of itself…The Caffé was also an extended family of choice for some people, and that never really went away.” Musician and folklorist George Ward commenting on Lena Spencer and her influence on the region.
Saratoga Bridges works with developmentally disabled to provide opportunities
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month, but for groups like Saratoga Bridges, advocacy is a year-round project. Still, Bridges is using March as a way to highlight its mission.
Piping up
Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band to host fifth annual Celtic Jam
Unmistakable sounds from Great Highland Bagpipes will soon be bursting out of Scotia-Glenville High School’s auditorium as the Tartan tradition comes alive.
This fun is no act
Theater, arts and crafts, much more on tap at this weekend’s Kidz Expo
There is plenty of free excitement on tap at the Hannaford Kidz Expo, which will take place Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
A sentimental journey
Family Players of Northeastern New York is known for its big summer musical each year, but this time, it could be the USO tribute show, “A Sentimental Journey,” on Feb. 18 that everyone’s talking about.
Focusing on the Wild West
Alplaus cafe hosts area photographer’s ‘True Grit’ art show
One area woman didn’t pick up the lens until later in life, but now she’s focusing it on a bygone lifestyle not often seen.
Storyteller passes the torch
Helen Fitzgerald was “an ordinary girl living an extraordinary life,” as her niece Ellen Mnich likes to say. She visited every country except for two, plus all 50 U.S. states, and filled her Cohoes home with souvenirs from her 60 years of travels.
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