Schenectady Today
In & Around the Capital Region
Guest Line Up for the next four weeks of filming. (May be subject to change)
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Now In our 19th year!
Looking forward to our 1,000th Show and Beyond!
SAVE THE DATE – September 19, 2017 in the GE Theatre – 10 am
Below you will find listings for our interesting on-air guests for the next four weeks. Check out the lists below for our great variety of topics. We start filming at 10 am at Proctors Underground on Tuesday. A live audience is always welcome and there are plenty of seats. You can meet the guests in person and learn more about their projects or even get involved yourself.
May 23, 2017 #984
Scheduled Topics on the Show with Guests
(Listed alphabetically – subject to change)
Information below has been provided by the Guests or from their website.
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Dean Martin’s 100th Birthday Tribute !
Guests: Edward D. Clifford “The Human Jukebox”, Billy McGrath “Billy Elvis”
and Brian DiGiuseppe “Brian D”
The songs Dean Martin turned into lasting memories for all of us. Nobody Till Somebody Loves You; Sway, Everybody Loves Somebody and more performed by Bill McGrath, Edward T Clifford & Brian D in a loving tribute to the great artist known as the King of Cool. Dinner includes Prime Rib, chicken or fish. Vegetables, potato salad and dessert included. Show starts at 8 pm.
Event: 100th Birthday Tribute to Dean Martin
Location of event: Renaissance Hall at 820 Eastern Ave.
Date/Time: Sat. June 10, 6:30 pm
Cost: $39.95 dinner and show — $20 Show only starting at 8 pm.
Website: www.bldmp.com
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Albany Citizens’ Police Review Board !
Guests: Ivy Morris, Vice Chair CPRB and Zach Garafalo, Board member CPRB
The Albany Citizens’ Police Review Board (CPRB) is an independent body established by the City of Albany in 2000 to improve communication between the police department and the community, to increase police accountability and credibility with the public, and to create a complaint review process that is free from bias and informed of actual police practice.
In addition to its authority to review and comment on completed investigations of complaints made by citizens against officers of the city of Albany Police Department for alleged misconduct, the nine-member Board may make recommendations to the Common Council and the Mayor regarding police policies and practices relevant to the goals of community policing and the exercise of discretionary authority by police officers. Board members are appointed by the Mayor and the Common Council. The Board is required to, among other things, undergo significant training and engage in public outreach and education.
The Citizens’ Police Review Board (CPRB) meets monthly for the conduct of business at the University at Albany, Downtown Campus, Milne Hall, Levitt Room M120, 135 Western Avenue. There is a public comment period held at each meeting. Meetings are devoted primarily to the review of complaints and discussion of committee activities.
Organization: Albany Citizens’ Police Review Board
Event: Albany Citizens’ Police Review Board monthly meetings
Location of event: SUNY Albany, Downtown Campus Miline Hall, Levitt Room M120 135 Western Avenue
Date/Time: The CPRB meets on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm
Cost: no charge
Contact Information: Albany Citizens’ Police Review Board – c/o Government Law Center
Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208-3494
Telephone: 518-445-2329, Email: cprb@albanylaw.edu Fax: 518-445-2303
Website: www.albanylaw.edu/cprb
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l’etoiler: The Disarrayed Expose !
Guest: Osaretin Oghomwen, Author and Filmmaker
From the author: I am a filmmaker, I’ve directed a few short films in New York. l’etoiler is a book that I began writing and compiling for 6 years ago as a way to fundraise, but quickly became an artistic piece I kept an interest in long after my first short film completed its production. L’etoiler is a unique compilation of opinionated, intellectual essays and personal, revealing pieces of myself as an individual. It is a provocative balance between intelligible argument and very intimate and personal revelations through journal entries and brief pieces of writing.
Excerpt from the book: Listen to me and you can hear America’s lilt in my voice. Enlighten your ears to the unstressed accentuation of vowels and bland expression of phonetics. I’m sure you could diagnose me as a product from the preppy idylls of suburbia. As a child, the government kept my mind shallow. I wasn’t encouraged to perceive anything beyond the tax-paid roads and shiny, plastic toys. The subsidized comforts blinded me and stringed me along with puppet mastery until I stumbled upon the chicken, whose hazel-green eyes mirrored the eyes of a girl I once knew.
Event: Book Release: l’etoiler: The Disarrayed Expose
Website: www.letoiler.com
Book Release: l’etoiler: The Disarrayed Expose
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Kids Arts Festival – A Free Event !
Guests: Betsy Sandberg, Chair and Fran Giordano, Planning Committee member/Robot Activity Leader
The mission is to provide an outdoor arts festival in downtown Schenectady for pre-school and school-age children. Thousands of children of all incomes and backgrounds participate in hands-on arts activities that are both fun and promote sound visual education principles. This year’s festival focuses on the growing mental sport of robotics as well as kindness and caring, for the heart that robots often lack.
Robots are one theme for Kids’ Arts Festival, scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. June 3 on the streets around City hall and the pedestrian mall on Jay Street. More than 50 community groups, businesses, non-profit groups and artists join with firefighters, the county sheriff and the Dudley observatory to provide tried and true arts and crafts activities for kids. We’ll also highlight the heart that robots lack with a focus on kindness and caring celebrates the huge number of groups that really care about kids in Schenectady.
This event goes on rain or shine. Rain location is inside City Hall. early every activity is free thanks to support from the Schenectady County Legislature, the City of Schenectady, the ElectriCity Arts and Entertainment district, dozens of volunteers and a long list of sponsors, which are on our website.
Fran will bring some Robot Heads with her on the show.
Organization: Electric City Arts and Entertainment District – 440 State St. Inc.
Event: Kids Arts Festival in Schenectady
Location of event: On the Jay St. Pedestrian Way and around City Hall
Date/Time: Saturday June 3 — from noon to 4 pm
Cost: This is a FREE event
Facebook: Yes “Schenectady Kids Arts Fest”
Website: www.KidsArtsFestivalSchenectady.co
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Freihofer’s Run for Women !
Guests: Patrick Lynskey and Kristen Hislop, Co-Directors
Freihofer’s®, a leading baker of delicious products, is committed to fostering the growth and recognition of women in sports and inspiring all generations of women to experience the benefits of exercise and nutritious eating. Freihofer’s continues to set the pace by sponsoring the annual Freihofer’s Run for Women 5K. Now in its 39th year, the event is home to the Master’s World Best & U.S. All-Comers record of 15:48 set in 2004 by Colleen DeReuck and features thousands of women from recreational joggers to Olympians who challenge themselves on the picturesque 3.1-mile course.
Event: 39th Annual Freihofer’s Run for Women
Location of event: Washington Ave at the NYS Capitol
Date/Time: Saturday, June 3 starting at 9 am
Cost: Varies
Contact Information: For more information, visit freihofersrun.com.
Facebook: Yes “FreihofersRun”
Instagram: @Freihofersrun
Twitter: @Freihofersrun
Website: www.FreihofersRun.com
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May 30, 2017 #985
Scheduled Topics on the Show with Guests
Filmed Tuesdays at 10 am at Proctors Underground
CREATE Community Studio – (Open House Jun 18)
Heather Hutchison, Team Member
Ali Lopez, Team Member
Julianne Lewis, Team Member
John Hill Performing
John Hill, Singer/Guitarist
miSci – Museum of Innovation and Science – Summer Break Classes & New Exhibits
Mac Sudduth PhD, President
Village of Colonie Summer Theatre in the Park – Taffeta Memories (Event Jun 15-18)
Krysta Dennis
Others TBA
Women’s Employment and Resource Center – First Impressions Second Chances (Event Jun 6)
Elizabeth Miller, Executive Director
June 6, 2017 #986
Scheduled Topics on the Show with Guests
Filmed Tuesdays at 10 am at Proctors Underground
Classic Theatre Guild’s Rumors (Event Jun 8 – 18)
Peggi Perrone, Director
Phil Burns, Asst. Director & Cast Member
Marie Oppedisano “Chris Gorman
Michael O’Farrell “Ernie Cusack”
Cheryl Carbonneau “Claire Ganz”
Garden Tour (Event Sat Jun 17)
Frieda Tanski
Other Guests TBA
Jazz on Jay – Every Thursday on Jay Street
Karen Johnson
Juneteenth Celebration (Event Jun 16-17)
Miki Conn
Betty Harper
Lunn Center (Event Date ?)
Lynne Gilgore, Director
Upper Union Street Strawberry Festival (Event Jun 17)
Maureen Gebert
June 13, 2017 #987
Scheduled Topics on the Show with Guests
Filmed Tuesdays at 10 am at Proctors Underground
Animal Protective Foundation
Guests TBA
Kids Arts Fest – Wrap up — Projcets
Betsy Sandberg
Guest TBA
Life Snacks for Women
Sharon Burstein, Author
Other Topics/Guests TBA
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