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SHOPS 

Did you know that Downtown Schenectady features nearly 50 retail shops that offer a wide range of unique gifts & clothing, practical items for your home, personal necessities and more? Come browse our many options!  

   

Downtown Interactive Map 

Browse Downtown Schenectady's shops, restaurants, services, lodging, cultural attractions, transportation and parking. 

 

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The Amazing

Spider-Man 2

 

Opens May 2

 

 

 

 

Schenectady Greenmarket
Market Moves Outside Around City Hall This Sunday!
Sundays, 10am - 2pm
Outside Around City Hall
Music & Entertainment
Music n Entertainment

Legendary Losers
May 3, 9:30pm
Trivia
May 7, 8:30pm

Wednesday: Karaoke with 
Mark the Shark, 9-11:30pm
Thursday:
Poker League, 7-11pm
Trivia Night, 9pm

George Krakat
May 2, 6:30pm
Misty Jazz Trio
May 3, 6:30pm

Check out the updated
lunch menu

Nightly entertainment

Trivia Night
Wednesdays, 8pm
The rooftop patio is open!

Big Radio
May 2, 9pm
Band of Gold
May 3, 9pm

Tommy Verrigni
May 1, 7-10pm
Ruth Hellkamp
May 7, 6-9pm
 
Tom Wopat Trio
May 2, 7 & 9:30pm
Comedy Night with Chris Roach & Dennis Rooney
May 3, 8:30pm
Keith Pray Big Band
May 6, 8pm

Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
 
The Downtown Dish

  

Logo-Herbs 

This week for Cinco de Mayo, we have a nacho dip that you put in the crockpot for a couple of hours, leaving time to make homemade tortilla chips. Disfruten!

 

Warm Chicken Nacho Dip 

 

 

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Downtown Schenectady
Publications


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May 1-7, 2014
Room Service
May 2-4 & 7-11
Schenectady Civic Players
A nimble-witted producer, living on credit in a Broadway hotel, is desperately in need of a big hit. By chance and good luck, he finds a playwright with a good play and a backer with $15,000. In the course of a few short days, he must deal with an odd assortment of actors, the hotel manager, the playwright and the angel with the money. More...

Flashdance - The Musical
May 6-11
Mainstage at Proctors
Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the pop culture phenomenon of Flashdance is now live on stage. With electrifying dance at its core, The Musical tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. More... 

Coming Next Week!
Young Frankenstein
May 9-11 & 15-18
Schenectady Light Opera Company
Based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, who has described it as his best film. It is a musical parody of the horror film genre, especially the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its 1939 sequel, Son of Frankenstein. More...

 

Coming in Two Weeks!
Merchant Mash Up - The SPUD Challenge
May 15, 5-8pm
Around Downtown Schenectady
What do you get when Downtown Schenectady restaurants offer food tastings inside of downtown retail and service shops for a night of food, shopping and fun? A Merchant Mash Up! This time, restaurants will be challenged to prepare unique recipes based on the versatile and much-loved food favorite, THE POTATO. Come down to taste, shop and vote for the winner of The SPUD Challenge! More...

This Week at Proctors

On The Stage
 
Lincoln Mayorga & Sheri Bauer-Mayorga - May 1, 7:30pm
GE Theatre - Two Hundred Years of American Song
with guests: Bassist Otto Gardner and Drummer Ted MacKenzie.  
 
Underground - Funny Songs About Ignorance, War & Greed

Nobodies of Comedy - May 2, 8pm  
Mainstage - Featuring the nation's best up-and-coming comedians. This carefully-selected lineup promises a great night out with your friends that will have you laughing 'til you can't breathe!

MOPCO - Theatresports - May 2, 8pm
Underground - Combines all the fun and creativity of improv with the excitement of a sporting event.

DFAC NYS PRO/AM - May 3, 10:30am
GE Theatre - New York State's only drug tested pro / amateur bodybuilding and physique event. Winners move on to World Finals in Miami, Florida this November.

The Monster Who Ate My Peas - May 4, 2pm  
Mainstage - Based on the multi-award winning book by Danny Schnitzlein, this new musical tells the funny and poignant story of a young boy who doesn't want to eat his peas.

On The Screen

Sullivan's Travels - May 5, 2:30, 5 & 7:30pm
GE Theatre - Part of Film 100: The American Film Institute Essentials. This masterpiece by Preston Sturges is perhaps the finest movie-about-a-movie ever made.

2014 Schenectady Dining Guide
All New!

A joint publication with the DSIC and the Chamber of Schenectady County, the 2014 Schenectady Dining Guide features information on dozens of restaurants in downtown and throughout Schenectady County.  

To request free copies of the Dining Guide, call 518-377-9430 or 518-372-5656.

Download the PDF version
miSci (museum of innovation and science)
Hours: Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm, Sun: 12 - 5pm     
  
May 2, 6-8pm
An evening of fine food, live music, networking and a silent auction to benefit miSci. Featuring the Special Big Bang Ground Fireworks Display!

Coming May 17
Explore the (impolite) science of the human body. Explore why our bodies produce mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk. Discover digestion, play with organs, and much more ...  with interactive games, larger-than-life exhibits and hands-on fun!

Etcetera...

  

Yoga Bliss on the Blvd.    

140 Erie Boulevard

Opening Weekend Celebration

May 2 - 4

Join Mary Clare O'Connor and her staff for the opening of Yoga Bliss on the Blvd. with three days of activities, including a lunchtime dedication on Friday, demos throughout the weekend, a closing celebration on Sunday, and much more.

 

ESYO - A Night at the Movies 

May 2, 7-10pm, GE Theatre at Proctors 

A fun-filled, movie-themed party to celebrate ESYO's young musicians. The evening will start with a walk down the Red Carpet. Inside the Theatre, activities will include music and an online silent auction. More...

A benefit for Empire State Youth Orchestra

 

The Open Door Bookstore

128 Jay Street

May 3, 1-2:30pm

Paul Castellani signing Sputnik Summer

May 4, 11am-12:30pm

Kurt Pelton signing What's for Dinner?


First Reformed Church

May 3, 7:30pm

8 N. Church Street

The Octavo Singers will be performing Mozart's 3 Regina Coeli & Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater. Tickets: $20, Seniors (60+) $15,
Students (with ID) $10

 

Vale Cemetery  

May 4, 2pm

907 State Street

Tour and Lecture: Early Dutch Settlers: Schenectady Massacre. Donation - $7 per person, children under 12 free. Call 346-0423 for info.

 

Chamber of Schenectady County

May 5, 7:30 - 9am

306 State Street

What Can Website Reports Tell You - Join Rob Cibelli, Digital Account Manager from the Times Union, and learn where your traffic is coming from, where customers visit on your website, and more more about your site visitors...all of which can impact your business. 

  

Villa Italia

226 Broadway

Now Serving a New Lunch Menu - Villa Italia has launched a NEW lunch menu. Click here to see what options are now available.

 

Cell Phone Walking Tours in Downtown  

Take a self-guided tour of the Stockade Historic District, New York State's first designated Historic District, and hear unique stories about the architecture and people who helped shape Schenectady's 350+ year history.

Explore the Erie Canal through 14 mobile audio stops. Discover the history and innovative technology that made the canal possible and how this technology impacted the lives of Schenectady residents. 

  

Schenectady Today Show 

Tuesdays, 10-11am

Underground at Proctors

Be part of the audience for the filming of the Schenectady Today Show. Meet host Ann Parillo and the show's guests.
 
Schenectady County Public Library Notes
Library ExpansionCentral Library
99 Clinton Street
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm 
Sunday: 1 - 5pm

Semi-Annual Book Sale
May 3, 9am-4pm & May 4, 1-3pm
Central Library, 99 Clinton Street
Paperbacks 3/$1.00. Most books $1.00. Fiction, Non-Fiction, DVDs, CDs, Audio Books. The $2.00 Bag Sale is on Sunday!

600 Union Street
Hours now include Thursday nights, 4-7pm. The first Thursday of the month, all books are half price. Travel books and Foreign Language books on sale may 4-18

All proceeds support the Schenectady County Public Library
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