Free Events for August 18 to August 25

Aug 11 to 23

  • Lake George Music Festival.

Aug 18 (Sun)

  • Spring/Summer Location –Outside Schenectady Greenmarket – around City Hall from 10 am to 2 pm. Music, food, vendors and more.
  • Jupiter & Okwess combines American funk with Congolese Rumba. performing at Music Haven in Sch’dy Central Park  –– rain location is a Niskayuna High School  7 pm
  • McKrells performing at Ballston Spa’s Concerts in the park at Wiswall Park in Downtown Ballston Spa 6-8 pm
  • Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (Modern Dance) performing at 7 pm at Freedom Park in Scotia on the Mohawk Ave. Bring lawn chairs.
  • Wild Mountain performing Old Time Acoustic Music at the Richmondville Historical Society’s Music at the Mill. (Bunn-Tillapaugh Mill on High St) 6:30 pm

Aug 19 (Mon)

  • Aurora Games NY Kickoff at the Plaza – Presentation: A League of their Own followed by Fireworks 5 pm

Aug 20 (Tues)

  • Captain Underpants” Free Kids Movies at the Bow-Tie Cinemas at 10 am
  • Eljuri & Taina Asili performing at Freedom Square at 35 Fifth Ave. in N. Troy. 5-8 pm (Music, Food & Art Activities)
  • Schenectady Today In & Around the Capital Region Filming – 10 to 11 am in the ADDY Theatre at Proctors. Great Guests – meet them all in person. Plenty of audience seating
  • Rymanowski Brothers (Polish music) performing at Cooks Park in Colonie at 6:30 pm Bring a lawn chair

Aug 21 (Wed)

  • “Captain Underpants” Free Kids Movies at the Bow-Tie Cinemas at 10 am
  • Grand Central Station (Party Rock) performing at 7 pm at Freedom Park in Scotia on the Mohawk Ave. Bring lawn chairs.
  • Paul Cebar performing (Tomorrow’s Sound) at Lake George ARTs Project – Shepard Park at 7:00 pm
  • Double Indemnity Movie at 8 pm by Capitol Park after Dark Movie Series – West Capitol  Park

Aug 22 (Thurs)

  • Brian Patneaude Quartet performing at Jazz On Jay from noon to 1:30 pm. Sch’dy
  • George Wonders Big Band performing at the Concerts at the Crossings at 580 Albany Shaker Road in Loudonville from 6-8 pm
  • The Lustre Kings performing at Ballston Spa’s Concerts in the park at Wiswall Park in Downtown Ballston Spa 6-8 pm
  • Beats & Balance Silent Yoga at the Mohawk Harbor Amphitheater from 6:30 to 7:30 pm  (Last Thursday of each month)
  • Thursdays in the Park at Indian Meadows Glenville – either a concert or a movie at 7 pm.  Free Ice Cream

Aug 24 (Sat)

  • Given to Fly (The Pearl Jam experience) performing at 7 pm at Freedom Park in Scotia on the Mohawk Ave. Bring lawn chairs.
  • MedRock” – prescribing the hits from the 60s & 70s. Performing 7 to 9:30 pm – Show will be cancelled in case of rain. Riverlink Summer Concert Series at Riverlink Park, Amsterdam.

Aug 25 (Sun)

  • Spring/Summer Location — Outside Schenectady Greenmarket – around City Hall from 10 am to 2 pm. Music, food, vendors and more.
  • The First Call Brass Ensemble performs at the Jefferson Historical Society’s Maple Museum’s Free Music and More.  (time not listed in release)

Exhibitions:

  • Through August – One Man Show – Vince Forte at Niskayuna Senior Center at 2682 Aqueduct Rd. Sch’dy.
  • Through August – “Salvage” by Janene Bouck at Northville Public Library – during Library hours
  • Through Nov. 3 – 22nd Annual North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS 2019) 48-66 Main St. North Bennington VT.
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