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Did you know that Downtown Schenectady offers many types of lodging? Stay at a quaint bed & breakfast or an elegant boutique hotel. If a modern facility is your preference, choose a name-brand hotel with all the amenities.
Browse our shops, restaurants, services, lodging, attractions, transportation & parking.
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Weekly market with 70+ vendors who produce everything they sell.
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Music & Entertainment
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See St. Patrick's Day Specials in Box at Right
The Flood Road Boys
March 18, 6:30pm
E.J. Ray Acoustic
March 19, 6:30pm
The Schmooze
March 18, 9pm
Grand Central Station
March 19, 9pm
Josh Casano
March 18, 6-10pm
One Nite Stand
March 19, 10pm-2am
Knights Revival
March 19, 9:30pm
Erin Powers
March 23, 8pm
Joe Tullio on the Accordion
March 20, 5-8pm
Big Radio
March 18, 9pm
Mike Purcell St. Patrick's Show
March 17, 7-10pm
Brian Patneaude
March 18, 7-10pm
Check Out All of
Downtown Schenectady's
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The Downtown Dish
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This week for Easter, we have
a nice side dish that can be served warm, or make it early and let it cool for a salad.
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Disney's The Lion King
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 March 22 - April 17
Mainstage at Proctors
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney's THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to Proctors! Come and experience the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular - one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: To accommodate the opening scene, patrons must be in their seats at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the show.
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| Measure For Measure |
 March 16-20
Schenectady Civic Players
The Duke of Vienna announces that he has been called away from the city and that he is leaving Lord Angelo to rule in his place with full authority. He disguises himself as a friar and observes the moral decay of his citizens. The play deals with issues of justice, morality, and mercy and their relationships to virtue and sin.
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| Hair |
 March 17-20
Schenectady Light Opera Company
The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical tells the story of the "tribe," a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the "Age of Aquarius" living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila, and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves, and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society.
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| Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Downtown |
Thursday, March 17
Looking for ways to celebrate St. Paddy's Day? Look no further than Downtown Schenectady! Here is a sampling of what our businesses have to offer.
Cafe NOLA: 6pm - Corned beef & cabbage dinner, green beer & live music with Patrick's Fiddle.
Canvas, Corks & Forks; 6pm - Your choice of painting classes of Celtic Tree or Beer Sign, craft draft & sangrias, Mac n' cheese bar included.
Grog Shoppe: Corned beef & cabbage all day w/drink specials.
Katie O'Byrne's:
9am: Free bagels & cream cheese.
11am: Special menu all day w/corned beef & cabbage.
1-5pm: Frank Jaklitsch.
Manhattan Exchange
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Corned beef & cabbage dinner, Guinness stout cake with Bailey's Irish Cream icing. Green beer.
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| 2016 Hometown Heroes Banner Program |
 Downtown Schenectady
First Round Sponsor Deadline: April 1
The
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC) and
City of Schenectady are partnering for a second year to present the 2016 Hometown Heroes Banner Program. This program proudly recognizes active duty and veteran servicepersons from the City.
Banners will once again be displayed on street lamps along State Street and around City Hall in Downtown Schenectady from mid-May until mid-November. Banners may be sponsored by individuals, businesses, or organizations. To be included in the initial round of banners for May, sponsors must respond by Friday, April 1.
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On The Stage
Mopco Real Life - March 18, 8pm
Education Center - Features interviews with local celebrities, interspersed with improvised responses by the company.
GE Theatre - Celebrate the experience of being a girl, whether yesterday or today, through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions.
Education Center - Featuring Adrienne Iapalucci, who was semifinalist on season 7 of NBC's
Last Comic Standing and has appeared on the
Late Show with David Letterman.
Gently used prom, bridesmaid, and homecoming dresses will be $9.95, and all of the proceeds will go to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Capital Region & the Proctors Scholarship Fund!
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March 19, 10am-5pm & March 20, 11am-4pm
510 Union Street
Spring Open House: Be sure to stop by for everything you need for your home the ring in the spring season. New items for spring 20%off. Check out the back area for special on close out items.
Through March 19
You are invited to participate in The
2016 Lenten Photo Show. For each of the five weeks during Lent, a different theme has been chosen. During each of these weeks, FUMC will be accepting 1-3 photos taken by participants that reflect the weekly themes, which are:
March 13-19: NEW
March 19, 5-6:30pm & March 20, 8:45am-10:30am
10th Annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale
All kinds of baked goods suitable for the Palm Sunday and Easter holidays, including Easter breads, cookies, pies, nut breads and more. Call 374-4466 x13 for more information.
March 20, 1-2:30pm
433 State Street
Family Fun Art Workshop: Learn some easy, exciting and creative ways to do art as a family, including art you can replicate and continue at home.
March 20
218 Nott Terrace
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| miSci (museum of innovation & science) |
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Museum Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Through May 1
Escape winter's chill and discover hundreds of brilliantly colored native butterflies at miSci's indoor butterfly house, flying about (and possibly landing on you!) as miSci
re-creates their habitat - the edge of an open field with flowers and trees. Be sure to stop at the chrysalis chamber to see the butterflies as they emerge.
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| Schenectady County Public Library Notes |
 Central Library
99 Clinton Street
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 1 - 5pm
March 20, 2:30pm
McChesney Room
Schenectady Etude Club: Classical
March 19, 2:30pm
McChesney Room
Bring the entire family to this wonderful live theatre production put on by the Hampstead Stage Company!
600 Union Street
Throughout March: Large print & biographies: half price.
All proceeds support Schenectady County Public Library
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