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Parade of Shoes

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Nona Hendryx at Central Park’s Music Haven in Schenectady on Sunday, July 25:

Nona Hendryx

Photograph by Bryan Thomas

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Live: Nona Hendryx @ the Music Haven, 7/25/10

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Nona Hendryx

Fierce. Oh so fierce…

Nona Hendryx came on like gangbusters in Schenectady’s Central Park on Sunday evening. With a crackerjack four-piece band led by guitar hero Ronnie Drayton providing the musical rocket fuel, Hendryx simply funked up the place from the opening volley of “Rock This House” to the final 20-minute encore of “I Sweat (Going Through the Motions)” – which she transformed into a bonafide dance party by inviting members of the audience up onstage to strut their stuff.

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Tags: Andrzej Pilarczyk, Bryan Thomas, Central Park, Matt Mac Haffie, Nona Hendryx, Schenectady
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Signs of the City

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

There is no joy in Tiny Tot Land…

Park Closed Temporarily

Photograph by Bryan Thomas, Central Park, Schenectady, Sunday, July 25

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Real Good for Free: The Music Haven @ Central Park

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

The Music Haven Concert Series in Schenectady’s Central Park has officially been announced, and it includes seven weeks of Sunday evening musical entertainment that spans the globe from the Caribbean to the Balkans, from Louisiana to the Emerald Isle.

All shows take place at 7pm on Sundays:

July 11: Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra
July 19: The Red Stick Ramblers with Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys
July 25: Nona Hendryx with Bryan Thomas
August 1: Raul Midon with Martha Redbone
August 8: Ruth Pelham & the Music Mobile with Ramblin Jug Stompers
August 15: Cherish the Ladies
August 22: Slavic Soul Party

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: REAL GOOD FOR FREE:
Music in the Park @ Schodack Town Park, Schodack (6pm Tuesdays)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (12noon Thursdays)
Alive at 5 @ Riverfront Park, Albany (5pm Thursdays)
Upbeat on the Roof @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs (7pm Fridays)
Rockin’ On the River @ River Street, Troy (5pm Wednesdays)
Beacon Riverfest @ Riverfront Park, Beacon (Saturday, June 26)
Skidmore Jazz Institute @ Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center, Saratoga Springs (Tuesday, June 29-Friday, July 9)
Lake George Arts Project Summer Concerts @ Shepard Park, Lake George (7:30pm Wednesdays)
Lake George Jazz Weekend @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Saturday-Sunday, September 18-19)

Tags: Central Park, Music Haven, Schenectady
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So….Everything Is Permissible?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Central Park, Schenectady

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Real Good for Free: Red Hen X 2

Friday, August 7th, 2009

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Fans will have two opportunities this weekend to catch the old-timey quartet Red Hen in action.

At 7pm Friday, August 7, the band will take to the roof of Skidmore College’s Tang Museum in Saratoga Springs, as part of the ongoing free Upbeat on the roof concert series. Bandmembers Jane Rothfield, Allan Carr, Dave Kiphuth and Linda Schrade are all well-known regional performers who perform frequently in a variety of solo, duo and group settings.

Then on Sunday, August 9, Mona Golub and the fine folks at the Music Haven in Schenectady’s Central Park have something special cooked up.

Literally.

Instead of the usual 7pm starting time for the concerts in the free weekly series, Sunday’s bash kicks off early – 5:30pm. The roots-oriented acoustic music for the evening will feature a round-up of some of Nippertown’s best – John Kirk and Trish Miller with Ed Lowman and friends, the Stillhouse Rounders, the Whippersnappers and headliners Red Hen.

But wait, there’s more…

Art Night Schenectady is the third-Friday-of the-month arts walk in Schenectady, but you don’t have to wait til August 21 this month, as painters, sculptors and visual artists of all stripes will be displaying their art works in the park.

And to wrap up the triple-threat evening into one great big complete package, the folks from Homestyle Catering will be on hand serving up mouth-watering barbecue.

Now, that’s one serious down-home evening…

Tags: Central Park, concert, Mona Golub, museum, Music Haven, Red Hen, Roof, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, series, Skidmore College, Tang, Upbeat
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Real Good for Free: Capital District Caribbean Carnival, 8/8/09

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

The tenth annual Capital District Caribbean Carnival takes over Central Park in Schenectady for a day-long celebration on Saturday, August 8.

The free festival kicks off at 12noon and runs through to 8:30pm with such featured entertainment as reggae band the Chosen Few, the Virgin Islands’ Calypsonian, Miss G, DJ Nishal and more.

Tags: calypso, Capital District, Carnival, Carribean, Central Park, festival, Music, Outdoor, raggae, Schenectady, summer
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LIVE: King Sunny Ade @ Central Park’s Music Haven, 7/12

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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King Sunny Ade brought his band, the African Beats, to the Music Haven Stage in Schenectady’s Central Park on Sunday, July 12.

Read Michael Eck’s review in the Times Union and Michael Hochanadel’s review in the Daily Gazette.

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Next up at the Music Haven are Louisiana’s Pine Leaf Boys at 7pm on Sunday, July 19

photographs by Andrzej Pilarczyk

Tags: Andrzej Pilarczyk, Central Park, King Sunny Ade, Music Haven, Schenectady
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Update: The Music Haven @ Schenectady’s Central Park

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Update: One new show and several new opening acts have just been announced. The concert series kicks off this Sunday, June 28. NOTE: Showtimes are now 7pm except where noted.

The Agnes Macdonald Music Haven hosted its inaugural season of multi-cultural concerts in Schenectady’s Central Park a decade ago, and artistic director Mona Golub has stood by her battlecry, “Travel the world, one concert at a time,” ever since. And the 2009 summer season is certainly no exception, featuring a very intriguing line-up that stretches geographically from the Louisiana Cajun sounds of the Pine Leaf Boys to the Latin dance party of the 11-piece Scottish band
Salsa Celtica.

Hawaiian ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro will simply amaze you with the sounds he can coax from his tiny four-string instrument And local favorites – polka kings the Rymanowski Brothers Orchestra, old-timey combo Red Hen and the beloved Ruth “Miss Music Mobile” Pelham – will have their moments as headliners as well.

But the highlight of the season is likely to be African legend and juju music master King Sunny Ade.

All shows at the Music Haven will take place on Sundays at 7pm.

Here’s the rundown so far:

June 28: Jake Shimabukuro with Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
July 5: Sandra St. Victor with the Michael Louis Smith Trio
July 12: King Sunny Ade and His African Beats with the Umoja Drummers & Dancers
July 19: The Pine Leaf Boys
July 26: Salsa Celtica
August 2: The Jazzmobile featuring Jimmy Owens with the Erica Lindsay-Francesca Tanksley Quartet
August 9, 5:30pm: Folk Festival featuring Red Hen, the Whippersnappers, the Stillhouse Rounders and John Kirk & Trish Miller
August 16: The Rymanowski Brothers Orchestra
August 23: Ruth Pelham and Ramblin Jug Stompers
Ruth Pelham and the Music Mobile will also offer a special kids’ session at the Music Haven at 10am on Thursdays, August 13 and 20.

Tags: Central Park, concert, free, Music, Music Haven, music series, Outdoor, Schenectady, series, summer
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Real Good for Free: Schenectady’s Central Park

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Update: One new show and several new opening acts have just been announced. The concert series kicks off this Sunday, June 28.

But the highlight of the season is likely to be African legend and juju music master King Sunny Ade.

All shows at the Music Haven will take place on Sundays as in the past, but there will be an earlier start time this year, with performances beginning at 4pm.

Here’s the rundown so far:

June 28: Jake Shimabukuro with Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
July 5: Sandra St. Victor with the Michael Louis Smith Trio
July 12: King Sunny Ade and His African Beats with the Umoja Drummers & Dancers
July 19: The Pine Leaf Boys
July 26: Salsa Celtica
August 2: The Jazzmobile featuring Jimmy Owens with the Erica Lindsay-Francesca Tanksley Quartet
August 9: Red Hen, the Whippersnappers, the Stillhouse Rounders and John Kirk & Trish Miller
August 16: The Rymanowski Brothers Orchestra
August 23: Ruth Pelham and Ramblin Jug Stompers
Ruth Pelham and the Music Mobile will also offer a special kids’ session at the Music Haven at 10am on Thursday, August 20.