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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

Tags: Bryan Thomas, Central Park, Nona Hendryx, Schenectady
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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

Tags: Bryan Thomas, Central Park, Schenectady
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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

redhen

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.