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Bruce Hornsby cancels July 4th show at Empire State Plaza due to vocal issues
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Just three days away from the Empire State Plaza July 4th celebration, Grammy-award winner Bruce Hornsby announced he can no longer perform the show, leaving organizers scrambling to find a replacement. Hornsby was set to headline the July 4th show and perform at 8 p.m.,...
Brand New Freeze Dried Candy Shop Opens Up in Albany
An all new crunchy way to enjoy some of your favorite candy has officially opened up in Albany!. Everyone has a sweet tooth. The type of sweets that you want? Well that is a different story. What if you took some of your favorite gummy and chewy candies and added a crunch factor to them? That's what the freeze dried rage is right now when it comes to some of our favorites.
Capital Region restaurant inspections: June 24-28
Here are the inspections from June 24 to 28 reported by the NYSDOH divided up by critical violations, non-critical violations, and no violations. You can find a list of all restaurant inspections for the last several years on the NYSDOH website.
See Every Artist Performing In the Capital Region In July, Are You Ready?
Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer. Thursday June 20th marked the actual start to summer but July is the time to attend concerts! Indoor, outdoor, amphitheaters, arena, clubs and theatres around the Capital Region will be pack this month. Take a look at the list of July concerts...
Watervliet bakery set for Cohoes expansion
On June 18, the Cohoes Industrial Development Agency (IDA) voted to accept the proposal submitted by Watervliet's Schuyler Bakery for the former Golden Krust Bakery site at 180 Ontario Street in Cohoes. Golden Krust Bakery burned down in 2006.
From washboards to airwaves: Blotto Rewind Part Two
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — If their songs were funny to listen to, they were even funnier to watch. The humor was always the trump card for us, and without that just another rock and roll band really,. Lee Harvey says. Blotto's homemade music video made waves -- thanks to...
South Troy Pool Opened Monday- with Free Lunch
The kids took their first dive of the summer into the pool splashing around and hanging out with friends and family in South Troy Monday. " The opening is fun... It's really cold but it's still fun because I get to hang out with my cousins." Anaya, a swimmer said.
In Focus: Vanessa Carlton at Alive at 5
On Thursday, June 27, Vanessa Carlton performed at Albany’s Alive at 5, located at Jennings Landing, on the waterfront of Albany. Vanessa Carlton, originally from Milford, Pennsylvania and quickly moved to fame after her first single “A Thousand Miles” moved into the Billboards Top Ten. She was recently on tour with Stevie Nicks and is now making a few stops for summer concerts.
The Marvelous Wonderettes” at Albany’s Washington Park is nostalgic fun
Over the past few seasons, Park Playhouse has been earning well deserved acclaim for producing big musicals with titles that are unfamiliar to local audiences. This year, they should also earn acclaim for offering the “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a small musical with a four-woman cast. The show, which...
Donny Osmond: Direct From Vegas at The Palace Theater
Donny Osmond has become a worldwide music legend selling over 100 million records receiving 33 gold records and preformed to millions of fans around the globe during his six-decade long career. He’s bringing his Las Vegas show to Palace Theater in Albany, New York on July 3rd. He headlines his award-winning solo residency at Harrah’s, a musical journey of his unparalleled life as one of the most recognized entertainers in the world.
Hudson Valley (+vicinity) Selected Gallery Guide: July 2024
Contributed by Karlyn Benson / July is the height of the summer art season, with cultural events and festivals of all kinds as well as numerous open studio tours. The Campus, a collaborative space founded by the galleries Bortolami, James Cohan, kaufmann repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, and kurimanzutto, opened on June 29. Located in Claverack, NY near Hudson, the building is a 78,000-square-foot former school that has been vacant since the 1990s. The 2024 Inaugural Exhibition was organized by Timo Kappeller and runs through October 27. The biggest art event of the summer, UPSTATE ART WEEKEND, takes place for four days this year, from July 18 to 21. We’re publishing a special post about UAW in the coming weeks. At the end of the month, the AMR Open Studios Tour features 60+ art studios and galleries in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of Eastern Delaware County, NY.
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