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The 2025 Tug of the Year: Thomas X. Grasso Since the completion of the Barge Canal in 1918, the State of New York has maintained a fleet of tugboats, dredges, tenders, floating derricks, and other small craft to keep the waterway in good operating condition. Known as the “floating plant” – and sometimes the “Empire […]
Whatever I Want – An Xperience Column – by Jason Irwin. The “New Classics” of 2000 and Beyond … “Classic rock.” When you hear that label, you think of the Rolling Stones, The Who, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd (and even a couple of American bands). Right? OK … fine. For […]
…2..3..4 – An Xperience Column – by Chris Busone. “The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt.” Sylvia Plath said that. And although I can name several significantly creative individuals throughout time who were plagued by self-doubt and a troubled mind and still managed to create and achieve great things – Van Gogh, Lincoln, Michelangelo, and […]
Whassup in the 518 Friday, August 8th Gershwin & Bernstein, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm The Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop returns to SPAC leading the Orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Bernstein mentored and inspired Alsop throughout her career, establishing her as one of the foremost conductors of his […]
By Mike Stampalia. 1 year ago: John Legend with the Philadelphia Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center As the narrative flowed, Legend guided the crowd through the story of his life — his time in high school, playing piano on Lauryn Hill’s “Everything Is Everything” for which he was only paid $500, and the […]
Welcome to NY Cannabis – An Xperience Column – by Ri Tokes. Hi friends — and welcome. I’m Ri Tokes, and I’ll be your guide through the ever-evolving world of New York cannabis. I’ve been in this game a long time. My journey with the plant started nearly 30 years ago, when I was just […]
By Mike Stampalia. 40 years ago: Judy Collins / Donovan @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center More often his (Donovan) voice was off-tune, he seemed lost on the guitar, and the audience sat back and put up with the annoyance until Judy Collins could take the stage and make things better. – John Magee for […]
Life on the Cutting Edge – Discoveries and Advancements MIT Student Builds Pocket-Sized 3d Printer that Prints with Light https://www.yahoo.com/news/mit-student-builds-pocket-sized-132445333.html Brazil’s Floating Farms Use Sunlight and CO2 to Create Edible Food. https://www.ecoamericas.com/issues/article/2024/2/60EB0EE1-6BA1-43C2-BCC2-89BB190937A4 Spain Builds Tower to Turn Heat into Electricity https://www.solarpaces.org/spains-concentrated-solar-thermal-power-performed/
Al Kash – Xperience History – by Rob Smittix. Originally published in October 2020. Al Kash is one of the Capital Region’s iconic musicians but as you may know, he didn’t get his start here. Today Al was kind enough to take time out of his quarantine to chat with us about his career path […]
By Mike Stampalia. 30 years ago: Santana / Jeff Beck / Keb’ Mo’ @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center A regular at SPAC in recent years, Santana closed the concert with his usual fine performance, but there was no question that Beck stole the show with a volcanic performance that left most in attendance absolutely […]
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