Events
A hilarious night of comedy. By Skye Rickman. TROY, N.Y. – April 30, 2026 – First off, if you haven’t been to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, I highly recommend you stop in for a show. It was founded in 1875 and is known for its amazing acoustics and great views from any seat. […]
By Joanna Palladino. Schenectady Civic Players returns to the salon with a warm, funny, emotionally generous production of “Steel Magnolias” — and under the direction of Kelly Sienkiewicz, the show understands something essential about the play: memory has a soundtrack. Set inside Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, Robert Harling’s beloved play lives and dies […]
By John Norris. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – For the past year and a half, I’ve been writing a column called Pint-Sized. It’s focused on locally produced beer and has been published primarily in the Daily Gazette family of papers. I was asked to help a local charity that does incredibly important work helping families get a […]
Whassup in the 518? Weekend of May 1–3, 2026 · Capital Region, New York May is here, and the Capital Region isn’t easing into it. This weekend delivers a Broadway powerhouse, a Grammy-winning jazz drummer, a metal triple-header, a sprawling outdoor festival, an iconic folk room packed with a legend, drag royalty in Saratoga, and […]
ALBANY, NY (April 28, 2026) — Playhouse Stage Company, the Capital Region’s professional musical theater and premier arts education organization, today announced its summer 2026 season at Park Playhouse in Albany’s Washington Park. In a new direction for the beloved summer program, PSC will present Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play, a musical adaptation […]
TROY, NEW YORK: Saturday Night Live sketch performers Please Don’t Destroy will perform on Saturday, August 22nd at 7pm. Pre-sale for the show starts Thursday, April 30th at 10am and tickets will go on-sale to the public on Friday May 1st at 10am. Learn more below about the show: Please Don’t Destroy is made […]
Greetings – There’s a tradition in some cultures that a person dies twice. The second time is when their name is spoken for the last time on Earth. Roy Book Binder, a NYC-born kid who didn’t discover Blues until he was in the Navy, kept kicking that “Second Death” date down the road for a generation of […]
Schenectady, NY – As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world — will celebrate […]
Caffe Lena – Week at a Glance – 4/20 – by Liam Sweeny. Greetings – When you get a chance to hear music like this week’s, you want to be in a room where you can hear every word; where you feel the artist on stage being lifted by the energy of the crowd and the history […]
This ain’t a safe night at the theater. It’s what you love about a great live concert—just in a community theater setting. There are shows you go to for a pleasant night out. And then there are shows that get under your skin a little—shows that don’t just entertain, but unsettle, provoke, and linger. Hedwig […]
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