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Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre Announce Shows for 2025-26 Seasons 

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SCHENECTADY — Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre have announced a series of shows representing their respective 2025-26 seasons.

The Main Stage at Proctors will present: “A Beautiful Noise,” on Sept. 23-28, “Spamalot” on Jan. 6-11, 2026, “The Sound of Music” on March 17-22, 2026, “Water for Elephants” on April 7-12, 2026, & “Juliet” April 28-May 3, 2026.  

The winner of the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical, “The Outsiders,” is running on the Main Stage at Proctors May 19-24, 2026, and “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” will be on the Main Stage June 2-7, 2026. 

Capital Repertory Theatre kicks off the 2025-26 season with “Becky Nurse of Salem” by Sarah Ruhl on Sept. 26-Oct. 19, 2025. The next show – a perfect way to celebrate the holidays, is “Murder for Two: Holiday Edition” on the Main Stage at the REP Nov. 28 – Dec. 28, 2025. In 2026, shows include: “Archduke” by Rajiv Joseph, running March 6-29, and “Dodi & Diana” April 24–May 17, 2026. 

The last show on the Main Stage at the REP this season will run July 10 – Aug. 9, 2026, based on the beloved 1988 film. “Mystic Pizza” serves up friendship, romance, and a heaping slice of ‘80s nostalgia. 

Season subscriptions for both Proctors and the REP are available, offering patrons the best seats at the best prices, along with exclusive benefits. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date. For more information, patrons can reach out to the Box Office at Proctors in person, via phone at 518-346-6204 Tuesday- Saturday 12-6 p.m. or online by visiting atproctors.org or attherep.org.

Beekman Street Art Fair 2025 on Sunday, June 1

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Beekman Street Art Fair. File photo

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Beekman Street Art Fair will be held Sunday, June 1, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The family friendly event brings artists, neighbors, and visitors together in a festive art and music filled environment on Saratoga’s historic West Side.

This event features 61 juried artists, live music coordinated by Caffe Lena, multiple food truck and culinary options, and an appearance by Upset the Miniature Dark Horse of Saratoga who will kick off the Fair. 

Fairgoers can easily get to and from the fair via a free shuttle bus running from the Saratoga Casino Hotel to Beekman Street and Grand Avenue.

The Saratoga Springs Arts District was recently expanded. This year, the Fair will include the block from Washington Street to Grand Avenue. 

The musical lineup for the day is: 10 am Folk Club Kids Band; 11 am, Amélie Ushakov; noon – Lovella; 1 pm – Prakash Slim; 2 pm – Mostly Modern; 3 pm – Millstone Rounders; and 4 pm – Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band.

The Fair is produced by the Saratoga Springs Arts District, Inc. (SSADI), and is funded by a grant from the Community Arts Grant from Saratoga Arts. Saratoga Arts Community Arts Grants are made possible with funding by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. 

For more information and shuttle bus schedule, please visit www.ArtsonBeekman.org

The Albany Symphony Announces 2025-2026 Season 

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The Albany Symphony 2025-2026 season will run from October 2025 through June 2026. Photo provided.

ALBANY — The Albany Symphony 2025-2026 season will feature masterworks including Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, Holst’s The Planets, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, as well as new works by celebrated composers of the modern day. 

Concerts will take place at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, the Palace Theatre in downtown Albany, Proctors in Schenectady, and EMPAC at RPI in Troy. The season continues at the Albany Symphony’s multi-year festival project Water Music New York: More Voices, which commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial.

Opening night in October features Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite and Dvořák’s heartbreakingly beautiful Cello Concerto, performed by cellist Zlatomir Fung. 

Gustav Holst’s The Planets will be the centerpiece of the November concert and features a haunting offstage chorus of 40 women from Albany Pro Musica. 

Christina Bouey, Albany Symphony’s multi-talented new concertmaster, Goldberg Charitable Trust chair, will be one of the soloists in December, performing J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Also on the program, Yi-heng Yang returns to perform Mozart’s most romantic concerto, the Piano Concerto No. 20.

The 2025-2026 season runs from October 2025 through the American Music Festival in June 2026.

Water Music New York: More Voices will continue in 2025-2026. This multi-art, creative placemaking initiative in partnership with the New York State Canal Corporation commemorates the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal. 

The season will conclude with the orchestra’s annual survey of the most exciting, noteworthy recent American music, the American Music Festival in June 2026. Three new America250 commissions, honoring the semi-quincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, by Brittney Benton, Jihyun Kim, and Max Vinetz will complete the program.

Subscriptions offer patrons the opportunity to purchase their favorite seats before tickets go on sale to the general public. For more information about the season or to purchase a subscription online, visit www.albanysymphony.com or call the Albany Symphony Box Office at 518-694-3300.

Artist, Poet and Author: Tempa Dukte Lama to Lead Two-Day June Retreat in Saratoga Springs

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Tempa Dukte Lama to lead retreat in June.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Artist, poet and author Tempa Dukte Lama will lead a two-day in-person retreat in June focusing on the Tsa Lung Practice from the Tibetan Bon Tradition. Events take place Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29 at the Saratoga Senior Center, on West Avenue in Saratoga Springs. 

Tempa Lama will demonstrate and give detailed instructions on a set of simple and effective Tsa Lung practices of body, speech, and mind. This teaching will be combined with an introduction to healing according to the ancient Tibetan Bon tradition. 

Tsa Lung is an ancient Tibetan Bon Yoga (Thrul Khor) practice. It is a contemplative practice that employs breathing, gentle physical movement, vocal sound, visualization, and deep meditative awareness as a path of harmonizing the body, mind, and energy, and ultimately attaining awakening. 

Among the cycle of Bon Trul Khor, the Tsa Lung practices are particularly accessible as they are simple and gentle and do not require a lot of flexibility. No familiarity with Trul Khor or yoga is required for attending this weekend.

Tempa Lama studied at Menri Monastery, India and is an ordained Tibetan Bon lama. He is the founder and spiritual director of Olmo Ling Bon Center and Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has authored eight books and several Bon practice manuals. Through his teachings, writings, and translations he works to make the ancient Bon wisdom teachings available and accessible in the West. 

For more information registration information for the retreat, go to: https://www.olmoling.org/events/thrul_khor_saratoga_springs

Rochmon Celebrates “The End Of The World As We Know It” at Caffe Lena on May 20

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Rochmon (center) brings his colorful 21st century self to a classic R.E.M. release, this week at Caffe Lena.   

ARATOGA SPRINGS — On Tuesday, May 20, Rochmon Record Club will converge at Caffe’ Lena to listen to, and learn about R.E.M.’s fifth album, “Document.” 

Recorded during the spring of 1987 in the final 2 years of the Reagan Presidency, lead singer and lyricist Michael Stipe was on a mission and had something to say. With “Document,” the band mixed a harder rock sound with their acoustic sentiments, issuing 11 tunes. Some would later become R.E.M. classics: “Finest Worksong,” “King of Birds,” ‘Exhuming McCarthy,” “The One I Love,” and “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” – the latter being the only artwork created in the 20th century to name-check in one space Leonard Bernstein, Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and the late, great Lester Bangs. 

A Rochmon Record Club Listening Party is meant to inform and deepen understanding of the history of the individual performers, songs, and stories that went into the making of this classic album. Rochmon Record Club takes place on the third Tuesday of the month at Caffe’ Lena in Saratoga Springs. 

Doors open at 6:30, and the show begins at 7 p.m. with a live audio & video presentation by Chuck Vosganian aka “Rochmon.” For more information and tickets, go to: caffelena.org. 

Every album R.E.M. released pushed this band of college kids one step further. As always Rochmon will have some surprises in store! For Rochmaniacs at a distance, Rochmon Record Club will also be streaming live on Caffe’ Lena TV. Tickets at caffelena.org

A Rochmon Record Club Listening Party is meant to inform and deepen our understanding of the history of the individual performers, songs, and stories that went into the making of this classic album. By listening together, we hear the music again for the first time. Rochmon Record Club takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at Caffe’ Lena in Saratoga Springs (caffelena.org).

Stream this show live at CaffeLenaTV.

Springs Street Opening: Brilliant Becoming: The Beauty of Becoming in Full Color

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Brilliant Becoming: The Beauty of Becoming in Full Color, with artists Susie Kane-Kettlewell & Terry Teitelbaum. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Spring Street Gallery presents “Brilliant Becoming: The Beauty of Becoming in Full Color,” a dynamic exhibition featuring the work of artists Susie Kane-Kettlewell and Terry Teitelbaum. 

The Opening Reception will take place June 7, from 6- 8 p.m. at Spring Street Gallery, 110 Spring St. 

The show explores the raw, emotional power of growth and the luminous beauty of renewal through color-rich, motion-filled artwork.

A celebration of transformation and triumph, Brilliant Becoming pairs bold, kinetic bursts of abstract energy with expansive, luminous landscapes — each piece capturing a unique moment of becoming. Whether sudden or slow, chaotic or calm, the works evoke the depth and complexity of personal evolution: the fiery victories, the quiet awakenings, and the strength that emerges in between.

Through these vibrant paintings, viewers are invited into a shared space of reflection and resonance — where change is not a single moment, but an unfolding journey toward light, strength, and limitless possibility.

Spring Street Gallery is an award-winning nonprofit arts organization dedicated to providing exhibition and performance opportunities for local and regional artists. It fosters the arts as a vital resource for social engagement and educational connectivity.

For more information, go to: springstreetgallerysaratoga.org. 

Saratoga Arts’ $2 Million Renovation Receives Gift from Stewart’s

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Arts announced it received a $300,000 gift from Stewart’s and the Dake Family towards the center’s ongoing Capital Campaign to support the renovations at its Broadway location.  

“This exceptional gift comes at a critical time for Saratoga Arts and the construction project,” Amy Bloom, Executive Director of Saratoga Arts said in a statement. “Over the past several months, through board member gifts, local foundation and key donor contributions, we have experienced incredible community support.  These contributions ensure that we can sustain the organization while the building is under renovation and that our construction timeline stays on track.” 

Funding for the project has come from the city of Saratoga Springs, which owns the historical building, and New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) through a Capital Project grant.  

The $2 million project is focused on modernizing the gallery, upgrading the Dee Sarno Theater, while also improving the lower-level classroom spaces and providing direct access to Congress Park and a future patio.  It will also stabilize the building’s HVAC systems, install energy-efficient windows, address drainage and roofing issues, and upgrade power, wiring and lighting systems throughout the building.  

While the building is under construction, Saratoga Arts is holding classes at several off-site locations on Beekman Street including CREATE Studio and the Community Room behind the Eden Compton Studio.  Art in the Park returns to Saratoga on Saturday May 24 in Congress Park.

For more information about Saratoga Arts, visit saratoga-arts.org or contact Amy Bloom, Executive Director, at abloom@saratoga-arts.org. 

Amateur Photographers Invited to Submit Photos

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SCHUYLERVILLE — Amateur Photographers are invited to submit their images to the Photography Exhibit at the Schuylerville Garden Club’s Annual Standard Flower Show.  

The show entitled “Once Upon A Time” will be held on July 12 and July 13 at the Town Hall in Schuylerville.  

The photography section is entitled “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall”.  The classes are as follows:

Class 1 “Dreamland” – A Woodland Landscape

Class 2 “Nymphs” – Close-up of a Plant, Flower or Insect

Class 3 “Cast A Spell” – A Garden Scene

All photos should be the work of the exhibitor.  Photos should be 8 x 10 inches with a white 11×14 inch mat. Photos must be pre-registered. For details and an entry form, visit www.schuylervillegardenclub.org or call Nancy Derway, Photography Chairman at 518-796-4797 campderway@yahoo.com. 

In addition to the Photo Exhibit, the show will include Horticulture, Floral Design and Artistic Crafts Competition classes, plant, glove and bake sales, a benefit table with prizes and special exhibits. Refreshments and admission to the show will be free.

Home Made Theater Holds Open Auditions for 1776

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater will hold open auditions for their July production of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, and book by Peter Stone. This production will be directed by Michael Gatzendorfer.

The auditions will be held on Monday, May 12 and Tuesday, May 13, starting at 6 p.m. at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall. Callbacks (by invitation only) will be held on Wednesday, May 14.

The primary cast consists of 24 adult men, and two adult women. While the goal is to primarily cast men in the leading historically male roles, HMT is considering women for the many roles traditionally played by men. Women interested in auditioning for these roles should be prepared to portray male characters. All ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition.

For the audition: bring a current photo (cannot be returned), a resume (if available) and a list of conflicts for all rehearsal dates. Except for Tech Week and performances, conflicts can be worked around if known in advance. Prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a modern musical theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Be prepared to read one of the monologues that will be provided. 

Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 6-9 p.m. starting May 21; there may be some Sunday rehearsals as well (TBD). Tech week starts on Sunday, July 13. All rehearsals except for Tech Week will be held at Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall headquarters.

Performances are weekends July 18-27. There will be performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons. For more information, go to: www.homemadetheater.org.

Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus Sings to Second Place

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ALBANY — Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus won second place in Division A (small chorus containing 12-25 singing members) and placed fifth overall at the Greater New York/New Jersey Region 15 Annual Convention and Competition, Sweet Adelines International, recently held in Albany. 

Twenty-two accomplished singers under the direction of Jennifer Hunter took to the stage to compete in four-part Barbershop style. The chorus performed a musical package exploring different aspects of finding and losing love, including “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” and “From the First Hello to the Last Goodbye.” 

Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella group, singing four-part harmony. They perform everything from classics and jazz to ballads and contemporary songs. The chorus has been entertaining since 2008. 

The Chorus rehearses at 7 p.m. Monday nights at the Knights of Columbus on Pine Rd. in Saratoga Springs. To learn more or if you have interest in auditioning to become a member, go to: https://www.saratogasoundtrack.org.