Best place for kid-friendly arts and culture
1. State Museum, Empire State Plaza, Albany 2. Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST), 250 Jordan Road, Troy (Rensselaer Technology Park) 3. Children’s Museum at Saratoga, 69 Caroline St.,...
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1. Colonie Center Stadium 13, Colonie 2. Spectrum 8 Theatres, 290 Delaware Ave., Albany 3. Crossgates Mall Stadium 18 & Imax, Guilderland Why? Maybe it had something to do with the quality of...
View ArticleBest museum
1. State Museum, Empire State Plaza, Albany 2. Albany Institute of History and Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany 3. Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, Mass. Why? It’s no wonder that the...
View ArticleBest art gallery
1. Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy 2. Albany Center Gallery, 39 Columbia St., Albany 3. Upstate Artists Guild, 247 Lark St., Albany Why? The Arts Center of the Capital Region has...
View ArticleBest local comedian or comedy troupe
1. Greg Aidala 2. Sandy Beach 3. The Mop & Bucket Co. Why? This category really is about only the second- and third-place slots, because comic-promoter-teacher-comedy evangelist Greg Aidala always...
View ArticleBest theater company
1. Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 N. Pearl St., Albany 2. Park Playhouse, Washington Park, Albany 3. C-R Productions at Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes Why? Because Capital Rep is the only...
View ArticleBest play or musical in the past year
1. “The Lion King” at Proctors, Feb. 22-March 20, 2011 (review) 2. “Hairspray” at Cohoes Music Hall, Oct. 7-24, 2010 3. “Fiddler on the Roof” at Proctors, Jan. 4-9, 2011 Why? Because everybody in the...
View ArticleBest band (pop/rock/country)
1. Hair of the Dog 2. Sirsy 3. Skeeter Creek Why? There’s a reason why everyone from Flogging Molly to The Chieftains make their pilgrimages to the Capital Region every March: We love our Irish-ness....
View ArticleBest singer-songwriter
1. Erin Harkes 2. Sean Rowe 3. Matthew Carefully Why? Because Erin Harkes is NOT Adele, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Pink, Diana Krall, Rhianna, Taylor Swift, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan....
View ArticleBest concert in the past year
1. Dave Matthews Band, June 4, 2010, Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Nov. 5, 2010, Times Union Center (review) 2. Bon Jovi, July 11, 2010, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (reader reviews of the show)...
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