On February 28, 2026 @7pm and March 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm, join us at the Strand Theatre as we welcome A MAN NAMED CASH – the nationally acclaimed tribute to the music of Johnny Cash! After last year’s record sold-out concert celebration of Johnny Cash’s birthday anniversary, A Man Named Cash is back at The Strand Theatre —this time […]

The Year of Storms, Chptr. 1 – Xperience Fiction – by Liam Sweeny. Paint, cold and slick, its acrylic base tortured in pigment until it cried crimson rivulets and gleamed in the pale light of the streetlamp. Concrete bathed in that same light, bare, smooth over yards and rough over inches, porous and thirsty for […]

LIFT SERIES Returns Tomorrow! TROY, NEW YORK:     Te popular Lift Series returns tomorrow with bluegrass favorites The Millstone Rounders!  These performances give you the unique opportunity to sit on the historic stage with the artists while they perform.  Tickets are only $25 in advance! The Lift Concert Series presents performances of new, independent music featuring regional […]

By Joshua Scarselli. This February really has been cold. This gives us the perfect excuse to stay inside and watch a movie to stay warm. While staying warm, make sure to check out the latest movie from Palangi Films and Cinema Epoch, “Say Cheese.” “Say Cheese” is an anthology film from director Frank Palangi. The […]

Vanesssa Collier brought her blues machine to a packed Caffe Lena. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Vanessa Collier here …  

Greetings – “Comfortably Numb” from The Wall (click Mary’s photo to hear her sing it) deals with the urge to protect against the pain of the world, thereby becoming disconnected and adrift. I picked that song to share with you because of the new program we’re offering this Sunday:  Sober Salon. This event began with Caffe Lena On the […]

 Life on the Cutting Edge: Discoveries and Advancements Wireless Retinal Chip Restores Sight in Macular Degeneration https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/10/eye-prosthesis.html Scientists Develop Paper Made from Sand without Trees or Water https://www.caribbeanworldyachting.com/tomorrows-world/desert-alchemy-how-china-is-turning-sand-into-tree-free-paper Science Produces Fluids that Have Negative Mass: They Push Back. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-physicists-negative-mass.html