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Johnny Sheehan, left, and Bruce Jordan pose in Jordan’s garden in the Stockade neighborhood. Sheehan, Jordan’s godson, holds one of his paintings.

Schenectady

Stockade Garden Tour in Schenectady highlights Living Resources artwork and local gardens

Tucked away among two historic churches and cemeteries, Bruce Jordan’s Stockade garden is insulated from the sounds of the city…. Read more »

An image from the exhibit “Michelangelo — A Different View.” (Courtesy Global Touring & Promotion Inc)

Albany

On Exhibit: Albany Capital Center offers Michelangelo in ‘A Different View’

The Albany Capital Center is inviting people on a journey to Rome through “Michelangelo — A Different View.” The exhibit,… Read more »

Brianna Ryan, owner of Dance Me on Union Street in Schenectady leads a tap dancing class in her studio recently

Schenectady

Stepping up: Owner of Dance Me studio in Schenectady kept kids dancing, competing through pandemic

SCHENECTADY – Since taking over Dance Me on Upper Union Street in the middle of the pandemic, Brianna Ryan focused… Read more »

The artwork of artist Bruce Hiscock is seen at the Saratoga Springs Public Library on Wednesday.

Saratoga Springs

Children’s book author Bruce Hiscock dies

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Bruce Hiscock, who died at the age of 80 earlier this… Read more »

“The Smell and Taste of Things Remain,” by Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, is part of the “Brighten the Corners” exhibit at Saratoga Arts.

Saratoga Springs

On Exhibit: Pieces mirror some concerns of the 1990s

SARATOGA SPRINGS – A careworn cupboard filled with nostalgic scents draws viewers into “Brighten the Corners,” the latest exhibit to… Read more »

Chesley Bonestell's painting of the towering New York Central Building on Park Avenue, circa 1929, left, and a painting by Walter L. Greene, longtime artist for General Electric in the early 20th century.

On Exhibit: ‘Romancing the Rails’ captures golden age of train travel

Travel of any sort sounds refreshing after a year of quarantining. Perhaps that’s why “Romancing the Rails,” the latest exhibit… Read more »

Competition looks to shine light on talented Duanesburg artists, writers

Debby Peters, a Duanesburg resident and member of the town’s Democratic Committee, knows there are talented artists and writers in… Read more »

Katherine Chwazik’s “Intersection (Madison and Philip),” woodblock on paper and wood. (Indiana Nash)

Albany

Seven artists look at how we view structures in ‘Frame // Unframe’

The latest exhibit to open at Albany Center Gallery invites viewers to reexamine the structures around us; from patterns in… Read more »

Artist Claire Sherwood’s “keep (it) up,” foreground, hangs from the ceiling as part of the exhibit “The Big Take” at Collar Works in Troy.

On Exhibit: Strange, surreal on display at Collar Works in Troy

“The Big Take,” a playful exhibit and fundraiser at Collar Works in Troy, reflects on surreal realities and forewarns of… Read more »

Clockwise from top left: Charle-Pan Dawson cuts some lilacs at Cherry Valley Lilacs; Leon Gambetta lilacs; Dawson inside the Enfleurage Studio (seen at lower left) at Cherry Valley Lilacs. (Indiana Nash photos)

In Cherry Valley, grower uses old-world technique to make essential oils from lilacs

Walking through the gardens of Cherry Valley Lilacs, one can catch a whiff of some of the world’s rarest lilacs…. Read more »