Friday, September 30
LAST DAY: Best Of SUNY Student Art Exhibition
June 4- October 30, 2016; open museum hours: Tues-Sun 9:30am-5pm
Location: New York State Museum Cultural Education Center
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Albany NY
Admission: Free
Ghosts Of Albany Walking Tour
From: August 19, 2016 - November 13, 2016 (Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 7:30 - 9:00 and 9:30-11:00
Location: Hilton Albany
Address: 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $20/person
Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday and Friday
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12205
Live Music At The Ginger Man!
Time: Every Friday 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Venue: The Ginger Man
Address: 234 Western Ave.
Admission: Free
Saturday, October 1
Annual Kids Country Play Day at Goold's Orchards
Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Goold's Orchards
1297 Brookview Station Rd. Castleton, NY 12233
Pony rides, bouncy-bounce, haywagon rides, and more!
Admission: FREE
Brilliant and Bristly Buckmoths
Saturday, 11-12:30pm
Albany Pine Bush Preserve
195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY
Hike through the Pine Bush and observe the rare, bold buckmoth, who takes flight for a brief window in the fall.
$3 per person/$5 per family
The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design
Beginning Saturday, exhibit will run through December 31
Open during regular hours of operation
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Chairs as art? Absolutely. See this exhibit that puts seating front and center, and showcases some of the best of American design over the last two centuries.
City Beer Hall's House Party
Every Saturday night starting at 11:00 PM
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Admission: No cover
Challenger Adventure
Every Saturday 2-3pm; 3:30-4:30pm
Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Admission: Children (3 -12) accompanied by an adult, admission + $5 Seniors (65+), admission + $8 Adults (13+), admission + $10
Sunday, October 2
Weekend Gallery Talks
Times: Every Sunday, Saturday 1 p.m.
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admission: Free with museum admissions
Hudson Valley Ruins
From: September 18, 2016 - December 31, 2017 (Recurring daily)
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Admission: FREE
Hudson River Sightseeing Cruise Of Albany
Every Wednesday - Sunday
Times: Boards at 12:30, Cruise from: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Venue: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Broadway and Quay Sts.
Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $19.95
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Every Sunday
Venue: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Times: 7:30 PM - Midnight
Admission: Free
Monday, October 3
Capitol Hauntings
Guided "ghost" tours of the New York State Capitol
Daily 12:30pm and 5:30pm
Must make reservations in advance: https://online.ogs.ny.gov/ogsEvents/CapitolHauntingsTours/TourDates.aspx
Join the Capitol Tour Guides to "ghost hunt" at the New York State Capitol!
Address: New York State Capitol. Tours begin at Empire State Plaza Visitors Center in North Concourse.
Whole New Ballgame Exhibit
Summer Hours: Regular Hours(Labor Day - Memorial Day Weekend )9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location:National Baseball Hall of Fame
Address: 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326Admission: Adults (13-64) $23.00; Seniors (65+) $15.00; Children (7-12) $12.00; Veterans $12.00; Active/ Career Retired Military Free; Children (6 and under)Free
Tuesday, October 4
Outside Mullingar
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Playing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:30, Friday-Sunday 8pm, with matinees offered Saturday at 3pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
Venue: Capital Repertory Theatre
111 N. Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12207
This charmer of a play by John Patrick Shanley, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Doubt, whisks you away on a delightful journey to the farmlands of Ireland.
Tuesday Delmar Farmers Market
Every Tuesday
Times: 2:30 to 6pm
Location: First United Methodist Church
Address: 428 Kenwood Ave, Albany, NY 12054
Admission: FREE
Ongoing
Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton
Recurring daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Masterworks Paper
Recurring daily until October 16, 2016 during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM;Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
May 12, 2016 - October 30, 2016
Offered Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays - reservation required (call (518) 434-0834)
Times: Starting: 2:00 PM
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Future Perfect: Picturing The Anthropocene
From: July 12, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Museum Summer Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm Museum Hours (after August 27): Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday noon - 4 pm
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Venue: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Admission: FREE
Live Harness Racing
From: March 11, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Fridays and Saturdays at 6:45pm and Sunday matinees starting at 12:45pm
Location: Saratoga Race Course
Address: 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Admission: $3
Hudson Valley Ruins
From: September 18, 2016 - December 31, 2017 (Recurring daily)
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Admission: FREE
Traders And Culture: Colonial Albany And The Formation Of American Identity
Recurring daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
A Gather Of Glass: Selections From The Museum's Collection
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Abraham Lincoln: The Albany Connections
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission: Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Ancient Egypt
Recurring daily during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer And His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
Recurring daily during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210 Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
USS Slater Open To The Public
(Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: Broadway and Quay Sts., Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $8 adults, $6 for children
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