Capital Region Social Happenings

12/10/2024

Check out our Afternoon Christmas Concert with the entertaining Don Hyman. He brings a new show every time. Starts at 1 pm. 435 New Karner Road in Colonie -- only $10 - open to the public.

12/01/2024

December events ---

12/01/2024

Enjoy these events -- Many featured-on Capital Region Today TV; some submitted by email
• Sunday -- Schenectady Greenmarket Inside Proctors
Dec 6-8 – Annual Italian Christmas Market at the American Italian Cultural Center on Central Ave.
Dec. 6 to Dec 22 – Albany Civic Players’ On Golden Pond (7:30 pm and Sun Matine 3 pm) Ticketed event
Dec 7 – Chinese Calligraphy Workshop - Westminster Presbyterian in Albany
Dec 7 – Holiday Concert by Music Company Orchestra at the Niskayuna Reformed Church on Troy Sch’dy Road at 3 pm
Dec 7 -- Christmas Bazaar at St. Peter Armenian Church (Watervliet) Noon to 5 pm – free event – activities, food and Santa
Dec 7 – Peking Opera Performance sponsored by the Abany Chinese Community Center in Troy 2-3:30 pm Ticketed Event
Dec 8 – Holiday Concert by Music Company Orchestra at St. Joseph’s Church in Scotia at 2 pm
Dec 8 – Saratoga Voices -- A Choral Christmas at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park at 3w pm.
Dec 11 – Zero Waste Capital District -- “ReUse” Community Meeting at Albany Unitarian Universalist Soc. From 6:30 to 9 pm
Dec 11 – UCALL (Union College) is sponsoring an excursion to NYC Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center
Dec 14 – Handel’s Messiah performed by the Octavo Singers at the Union College Memorial Chapel at 3 pm. Ticketed Event
Dec 14 – Christmas Concert with Soprano Rose Hargrave at 7 pm at the American Italian Museum and Cultural Center on Central Ave.
Dec 14 – The History of Christmas Seals program by Paula Pugliese at the North Chatham Free Library at 1 pm – Free event.
Dec 14 – Northeast Ballet’s Annual “The Nutcracker” at Proctors Theatre 7 pm ticketed
Dec 15 -- Northeast Ballet’s Annual “The Nutcracker” at Proctors Theatre 3 pm ticketed
Dec 18 – Holiday Stockade Stroll at 5:30 pm (32 Washington Ave.) Ticketed Event
Dec 19 – The Poetry Motel Foundation – Barbara Ungar will read at the Social Justice Center at 7:30 pm in Albany Donation.
Dec 20 – Art Night Schenectady
Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Dec 26 – Kwanzaa Begins Through Jan 2
Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve

Jan 1 – New Year’s Day
Jan 12 – Word Plays – Story Circle at Proctors GE Theatre “A Whale of a Lie”
Jan 17 – 26 – “Falsettos” at SLOC. Ticketed event.
Jan 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Holiday
Jan 24- Feb 2 – “100 Saints You Should Know” by Kate Fodor at Sch’dy Civic Players. Ticketed event
Jan 29 – Chinese New Year – Year of the Snake (represents Calmness & Introspection also starts the 16-day Spring Festival

Feb 2 – Groundhog Day
Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb 17 – Presidents Day
Feb 23 – Word Plays – Story Circle at Proctors GE Theatre “In the Twinkling of an Eye”

Mar 1 – Ramadan Begins at Sundown
Mar 9 – Daylight Savings Time Begins – clocks forward one hour
Mar 13 – Purim begins
Mar 14 – 23 – Peter and the Starcatcher” at SLOC. Ticketed event.
Mar 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 20 – Spring Begins
Mar 21 -30 – “Casa Valentina” by Harvey Feinstein at Sch’dy Civic Players. Ticketed Event
Mar 23 – Word Plays – Story Circle at Proctors GE Theatre “Silver Bullets”
Mar 30 – Eid al-Fitr begins

Apr 12 – Passover Begins
Apr 13 – Verdi’s Requiem performed by the Octavo Singers and the SSS Orchestra t Proctors at 3 pm. Ticketed Event
Apr 20 – Easter & Orthodox Easter
Apr 25 – Arbor Day

May 9 – 18 – “Pippin” at SLOC. Ticketed Event
May 9 – 18 – “A Perfect Ganesh” by Terrance McNally at Sch’dy Civic Players. Ticketed Event

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10/14/2024

Interested in Art? check out Gallery 5 Sch'dy Interview --

Gallery 5 SchenectadySteve Kowalski, Board MemberCarney McGuire, Board MemberRichard Mare, Board Member

10/14/2024

Interested in music? Check out Saratoga Voices --

Saratoga Voices – Feel the Spirit Concert Oct 27 Saratoga Springs HSNoah Palmer, Artistic Director

10/14/2024

Area Theater -- Harbinger Theatre is performing Into the Breeches. Interview with actors below.--

Harbinger Theatre – Into the Breeches (11/8-11/17) Albany BarnLaura Darling “Celeste Fielding”Rich Cross “Elsworth Snow”

10/02/2024

TONIGHT (Wed and every Wed in Oct) at 435 New Karner Road (Hill Door entrance) FUN dance lessons. AT 6:30 learn The Thriller Dance ($10) and/or at 7:30 learn how to Zydeco dance ($10). No partners needed. A fun night with Ron Miller from Dreamworks leading the fun.

09/22/2024

Unknown Paranormal Presents -A Special Event
With Michael Buckley Oct 8 at 7 pm You don't want to miss this fascinating and interactive evening as Michael Buckley, and his team of investigators, Unknown Paranormal, discuss their experiences and evidence in their ghost investigations. They invite you to do the same! Believer or sceptic, all are welcomed! $5
435 New Karner Road (Hill Door Entrance)

09/18/2024

President Dave and Marketing Director, Debra appeared on Capital Region Today TV to tell about Capital Region Social Happenings and Singles Outreach and their upcoming activities. Watch it here.

Singles Outreach Services Inc.David Freeman, PresidentDebra Gugig-Bauer, Marketing Director