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more times: SLOC’s production of Anything Goes.
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WAIT
WAIT . . . DON’T WAIT One week from today (May 8),
NPR’s ridiculously entertaining news-quiz show Wait
Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me will come to the main stage
at Proctors (432 State St., Schenectady) for an 8 PM
live taping. Host Peter Sagal, judge-scorekeeper-announcer
Carl Kasell and three as-yet-unnamed panelists will
all be there; you can read my interview with Sagal in next
week’s issue. If you want to be there, however, it would behoove
you to buy tickets as soon as possible, because, I am informed
by those who would know, tickets are going fast. Tickets range
from $20 to $33; for more info call the Proctors box office
at 346-6204.
THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN EVERYDAY If there’s one place that that
never seems to close—except for the major major holidays—it
is the New York State Museum. Well, the museum will
be closed Saturday (May 3) for “preventive maintenance electrical
work requiring a power shutdown.” So do something else on
Saturday; the NYSM will reopen Sunday (May 4) at 9:30 AM.
Then you and yours can mosey on down to the Empire
State Plaza in beautiful downtown Albany to check out the
terrific Focus on Nature X exhibit reviewed
in this week’s issue by Nadine Wasserman.
HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY Capital Community Voices will celebrate
their 25th anniversary this Saturday (May 3) with a 7:30 PM
“25 years of musical memories” concert at Columbia High School
(Luther Road, East Greenbush). Under the direction of Julie
Panke, and accompanied by a trio, the chorus will sing
a variety of pops favorites. The post-concert reception will
include a “slide show of photos and memorabilia” documentary
the group’s history. Tickets are $8 general admission and
$6 for seniors and students.
ODDS AND ENDS Today (Thursday, May 1) at 5 PM, Schenectady
County Community College will host a discussion with New
York Times political reporter Michael Powell in
their Stockade Room. Powell put in years covering Rudy and
Hillary for various papers, so he should have plenty to say.
Admission is free. . . . Gallery on the Hudson, located
at 90 Broad St. in Schuylerville, is holding a “Grand Re-opening
Reception” Saturday (May 3) from 4 to 8 PM. Renovations have
doubled the gallery’s size to “over 2000 square feet of exhibit
space.” The opening show will feature works by eight regional
artists. The gallery phone number is 258-0048. . . . When
the Mendelssohn Club of Albany present their annual
spring concert at the Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany) on
May 16, they’ll be singing, in part, for the kitties and puppies.
A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the Mohawk
and Hudson River Humane Society. The Mendelssohn concerts
always feature a special guest—this time it’s Sarah Pedinotti
and band—and usually sell out well in advance. Call 473-1845
for ticket info. . . . “Heavy” tickets sales have prompted
Schenectady Light Opera Company (826 State St., Schenectady)
to extend their production of Cole Porter’s Anything
Goes another weekend. The additional performances
are May 17 at 8 PM and May 18 at 2 PM. For more info, call
(877) 350-7378.
—Shawn
Stone
sstone@metroland.net
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