SLOC Musical Theatre (Schenectady Light Opera Company) 427 Franklin St, Schenectady sloctheater.org 1-877-350-7378 Friday, Oct. 11 - Sunday, Oct. 20: Guys and Dolls. Desperate to find money to pay for his floating crap game, Nathan Detroit bets Sky Masterson a thousand dollars that Sky will not be able to take a local Salvation Army girl, Sarah Brown, to Cuba. While Sky eventually is able to convince Sarah to join him, Nathan battles with his fiance of 14 years, Adelaide. The hijinks continue from there. Friday, Dec. 6 - Sunday, Dec. 15: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. The story of the play itself is told through a series of vignettes that mimic the fourpanel format used by the original cartoon strip, Peanuts.
Theater Barn 654 Us 20, New Lebanon theaterbarn.com (518) 794-8989 Sunday, Sept. 8 - Sunday, Sept. 22: Better Late. This bitingly funny December-DecemberDecember romance by Emmy winner Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H) is a not-to-be-missed new comedy. Julian moves in with his ex-wife and her new husband to recuperate from an illness. Each day the awkward situation spirals further and further out of control.
UAlbany Performing Arts Center 1400 Washington Ave,, Albany albany.edu/pac (518) 442-3997 Wednesday, Oct. 2 - Saturday, Oct. 5: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. Twenty-nine years old and forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distills the experience of an entire generation in an utterly original play about contemporary Iran and those born amidst the hardship of the Iran-Iraq war. Thursday, Oct. 17 - Sunday, Oct. 20: New Play Project. Audiences will be treated to an engaging and provocative opportunity to experience a staged reading of a new play, from an exciting up-and-coming New York playwright. Thursday, Nov. 7: Othello. 7:30 p.m. In this magnificently complex study of extremes, Shakespeare pairs his most
loving and trusting leading man with his most conniving and ruthless villain in a dangerous dance of deceit and revenge. American Shakespeare Center’s production is presented in classic Shakespearian style with actors playing multiple roles and surrounded by audience on three sides.
Words & Ideas College of Saint Rose Carl E. Touhey Forum in the Lally School of Education 1009 Madison Ave,, Albany Thursday, Oct. 3: Institute for Higher Education Leadership Distinguished Speaker Series. 7:30 p.m. The College of Saint Rose Institute for Higher Education Leadership launches its Distinguished Speaker Series with John Ryan, president of the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC. Ryan’s address will examine the challenges ahead for leadership in higher education. Thursday, Nov. 7: Constance Vickery Lecture in Ethics and Leadership. 7 p.m. The College of Saint Rose presents an address by Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. With a distinguished record of ethics scholarship and higher education leadership, Kiss specializes in moral and political philosophy, moral judgment and education, human rights, and moral reflection and commitment in professional, community, and civic life.
Events and Athletics Center 420 Western Ave,, Albany Thursday, Sept. 12: Frequency North - The Visiting Writers Reading Series at The College of Saint Rose. 7:30 p.m. The series launches its 9th season with faculty authors in the Saint Rose Master of Fine Arts program. Kenneth Krauss, Daniel Nester, Hollis Seamon, Barbara Ungar and Rone Shavers will read from their latest works. Thursday, Sept. 26: Frequency North - The Visiting Writers Reading Series at The College of Saint Rose. 7:30 p.m. Rick Moody, multiple award-winning novelist and memoirist. A prolific writer, Moody’s works include novels Garden State (1992), The Ice Storm (1994), which
director Ang Lee made into an award-winning 1997 film, and others.
Huether Hall
994 Madison Ave, Albany Friday, Nov. 15: The Visiting Writers Reading Series at The College of Saint Rose. 7:30 p.m. An evening with Sparrow. Poet, columnist, author and substitute teacher, he created a stir in 1995 when he picketed The New Yorker magazine with a sign reading, “My poetry is as bad as yours.” His poetry has since appeared in The New Yorker as well as The Quarterly, The New York Times and numerous other journals. Sparrow has authored three books.
Saint Joseph Hall Auditorium
985 Madison Ave,, Albany strose.edu Thursday, Sept. 12: Constitutionalism and Human Rights: The Dilemma of the United States. 8 p.m. A lecture by Dr. Stanley Katz, director of Princeton University’s Center for Arts and Cultural Policy and lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Katz’s address is the eighth annual Kermit L. Hall Memorial Constitution Day Lecture at Saint Rose.
Empire State Plaza Eagle St and Madison Ave,, Albany ogs.ny.gov (518) 474-5987 Friday, Sept. 20: Archer Mayor at Bouchercon 2013. 12 p.m. New York Times bestseller Archer Mayor appears at the 44th Bouchercon, the world’s leading convention for crime fiction readers, writers and others. Mayor authors the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based mysteries featuring detective Joe Gunther. Archer will read/sign his 24th Joe Gunther mystery, Three Can Keep A Secret (Oct 2013/St. Martin’s Press).
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Pruyn House
Schacht Fine Arts Center
207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham colonie.org/pruyn (518) 783-1435 Friday, Dec. 6 - Sunday, Dec. 8: “Winter Wonderland” open house weekend. 9 a.m. Come visit historic Pruyn House decorated for the holidays and open for touring. Blue Creek Garden Club Open House, Basement Boutique and Greens Sale Saturday 12/7 10am - 4pm; Friends of Pruyn House Open
House Sunday 12/8 12:30pm4pm featuring refreshments and music by the American Recorder Society. Fort Orange Garden Club Greens Sale and Boutique.
The Sage Colleges Division St and River St, Troy sage.edu/capa/facilities (518) 244-2248 Wednesday, Nov. 20 Sunday, Nov. 24: Dogs of War; Shakespeare’s Soldiers. 10 a.m. And adaptation of the Bard’s eight history plays as told from the viewpoint of the characters who fight.
Saratoga National Historical Park 648 Route 32, Stillwater nps.gov/sara (518) 664-9821 Saturday, Sept. 21 - Sunday, Sept. 22: 236th Anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga. 10 a.m. Large 18th-century American and British military camps feature nearly 200 soldiers helping set the 1777 scene with tents, campfires, cavalry troops, musket and cannon firings. Discuss the challenges of camp life with soldiers, officers, and camp followers; go on a “reconnaissance” party with soldiers; learn about army food, sewing, and cooking techniques. Event presented in partnership with the Brigade of the American Revolution.
Skidmore College 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs cms.skidmore.edu (518) 580-5000 Thursday, Sept. 19: FoxAdler Endowed Lecture. 5:15 p.m. The lecture will be delivered by Isaac Gewirtz, curator of the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Wednesday, Sept. 25: Changing the World Through International Service: One Woman’s Story. 7 p.m. by Karen Flewelling, a local woman, will share her experiences fundraising and traveling abroad to carry out international service work in communities in Tanzania, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guinea, and many
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