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Gustav Stickley furniture at the Fenimore Art Museum

Best Bets – Visual Arts

Here are the top visual arts recommendations, listed chronologically, for the winter and spring, as

Allan Foster rehearses a scene from "Beguiled Again" with the Schenectady Light Opera Company.

Veteran actor Foster has role in SLOC’s ‘Beguiled Again’

More than a half century and 60 productions later, Allan Foster is still singing and performing with

Jack Nicholson as Edward and Morgan Freeman as Carter are shown in a scene from "The Bucket List."

‘Bucket List’ all about money, not just having ‘harmless’ fun

God may not be able to save us from terminal illness, but will someone up there please issue a deifi

Schenectady grads bring bands to Northern Lights

Saturday could be called “Schenectady High School Night” at Northern Lights (North Country Commons,

Palace to preview ‘Chicago’ before show hits the road

For theater fans who haven’t seen “Chicago” yet or for those eager to see a fresh look at a classic

Casey Cieszynski and Richard Mathiasen are shown in a scene from "A Few Good Men."

Casey Cieszynski has major role in Curtain Call’s ‘A Few Good Men’

After working at Curtain Call Theatre for two 2007 productions as the stage manager, Casey Cieszynsk

Montana/Cyrus something to scream about

Underneath all the distractions of the night — the pyrotechnics, the incessant selling of Disney pro

‘Spamalot’ laden with silly, familiar, sometimes anachronistic fun

If SPAM (like Velveeta) is not to be served to discerning dinner guests, you can’t go wrong with a g

Pure maple syrup is poured over chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes prepared by Amy Cantor of The Omelette King Catering Company in Saratoga Springs.

People love whipping up humble, delightful pancakes any time of day or year

Pancakes have been a staple in American cuisine since the early Dutch settlements in North America.

Operas from Italy to get big-screen treatment at Proctors

While venues in Lake George and Cooperstown perform live opera, Proctors will offer movie versions,

Occupational therapists Tina VanDerwerker, left, and Leslie Bennett demonstrate safe tub transfer at the Eddy Cohoes Rehabilitation Center.

Precautions essential to keep Alzheimer’s patients out of harm’s way

The key to an Alzheimer’s or other dementia patient staying in their own home is thinking ahead and

Tales of Old Dorp: Old horse cars went so slowly that walking was just as fast

Old horse cars in late 1800s were so slow, many people preferred to walk.