For almost 30 years, Karen Chaplin has been getting to know John H. Starin and the home and property he loved high above the Mohawk River a few hundred yards east of the village of Fultonville.
Xin Fu, which our server told us means “happiness,” is one of a growing number of fusion Asian restaurants where you can get Chinese and Japanese dishes. The servings are artfully presented and are as pleasing to the eye as they are to the palate, and the restaurant features lovely wall hangings and a generally serene ambiance conducive to relaxed conversation.
For almost 30 years, Karen Chaplin has been getting to know John H. Starin and the home and property he loved high above the Mohawk River a few hundred yards east of the village of Fultonville.
It was known around town as the “Opening Soon” cafe. So when the commercial sign adorning the side of the old Pizza Hut building on Upper Union Street was replaced by a “Now Open” sign last month, the area began to buzz about the new Union Cafe.
“The Great Northern Express” is a delightful and well-written mix of travelogue, memoir and mystery. In his 12th book, Howard Frank Mosher, a Vermont novelist and former Altamont resident, opens with a sketch of his life as a boy in Chichester, a Catskill hamlet, describing the joys of growing up.
Clifton Park’s John Wiesner will see two old friends on Tuesday. One is Jim Brockway, who lives in Cherry Valley. The other is Goldie, who resides at Proctors in Schenectady. Wiesner and Brockway will team up to play Goldie, the mighty Wurlitzer theater organ that has been a fixture at Proctors since 1983. The free noontime concert is part of a series sponsored by MVP Health Care.
Eric Eisenstein knows all about standing room only. He was on his feet Thursday night at Proctors in Schenectady. About 1,900 theater fans were expected for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” and Eisenstein and 60 other volunteer ushers would help them find their seats.
For its 40th anniversary celebration, the Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre, performing at its home the eba Theatre, is examining the complex heart of women.
The Mendelssohn Club gave its 103rd spring concert Friday night at Chancellor’s Hall in a program that featured patriotism, diversity and the joys of singing.
Collective Soul’s fourth studio album, 1999’s “Dosage,” was the obvious choice for the band to perform live in its entirety. The album has since become a fan favorite. While 1993’s “Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid” and the 1995 self-titled follow-up may have scored the group bigger hits, “Dosage” helped posit them as a commercial rock force to be reckoned with in the coming decade.
When Gregory A. Caldwell — better known to Capital Region hip-hop fans as Fitted — lost his high school’s talent show as a sophomore, he knew he needed to step up his game. “After losing I felt like I had something to prove. Not to mention, I think I got a few boos, too. And I think that’ll motivate anybody to be better the next time they get on the main stage,” he said.
Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died.
The plot may be well told and twee and every song does rhyme, but there is something about Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” that warms your heart and tames any savage cynic.
After the Burnt Hills Oratorio Society sings Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” this Sunday, director Rand Reeves will pass on his baton. It marks the end of a 22-year career.
