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DOWNTOWN
GALLERIES &
EXHIBIT SPACES
African American Cultural Center
of the Capital Region, Inc.
135 South Pearl Street 6-8:30pm
Rapp Road History Project Exhibition:
the Great Migration of African
Americans from south to north in
the late 1940’s. Refreshments,
Entertainment, Exhibits, Networking.
Albany Barn
@Stage 1 (46-48 N Swan St.)
Opening Reception 5-9pm
"Monochrome," featuring artwork
ranging in medium and subject matter.
@The Barn (56 2nd St.) Creative
License and the Albany Barn present
"A Steady Rain," a play by Keith Huff.
Nov. 6-8 & 13-15 @7pm. Adm: $15.
Albany Center Gallery
39 Columbia Street 5-8pm
Mary Pat Wager - "Collections: A
Retrospective" curated by Jackie
Weaver. Artist Reception.
Kings Place
29 N. Swan Street, 6-9pm
Hosted by the Albany County
Historical Assoc., "The Brothers: The
Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in
Albany." Includes 20min documentary
w/ interviews from last-living Brothers.
DELAWARE
EXHIBIT SPACES
Tierra Coffee Roasters
296 Delaware Avenue 7am-10pm
Featuring work by local and regional
artists. DJ Tall Matt spinning Soul &
Jazz. Wine and cheese reception.
UPSTATE ARTISTS
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Capital Swing Dance
Albany Elks Lodge, 25 South Allen St.
Band: Alan Thomson Little Big Band
Free Swing LESSON at 7:30pm,
no partner needed! DANCE 8:3011:30pm. Admission inc. lesson:
General $15; Dance Flurry members
$12; Seniors/Students $10
LARK STREET
L.A.X. Restaurant & Lounge
205 Lark Street 10pm-2am
DJ spinning 80’s & 90’s, &
today's hits! Weekly drink specials!
Kitchen open until 2am
LARK & CENTRAL
MUSEUMS
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Avenue
Free Admission! 5-8 pm.
✭✭2014 Exhibition by Artists of the
Mohawk-Hudson Region
✭✭NEW EXHIBITION: Undercover:
Revealing Design in Quilts,
Coverlets, and Bed Hangings
✭✭PLUS Artists of the MohawkHudson Region Gallery Talks at 6pm
GALLERIES
Alacrity Frame Workshop
215 Lark Street
K.V. Khai Presents:
“Just Another Art Show”
First Presbyterian Church
362 State Street (1 block from Lark)
5:30 Art Gallery - Collective Art Media
of Dorthea Osborn with special guest
artist Trisha Zigrosser
PaJ Gallery
321 Hamilton Street
"American Landscapes" 6-9pm,
Photographs by Paul Shapiro
The Picotte Student Gallery
@The College of Saint Rose Center
for Art and Design, 324 State Street
m Closing reception for the 2014
Graduate Group Exhibition Reception
Work of various disciplines from
Gabrielle Gapzcynski, Sam Negrich,
Lauren Hogan, Nan Hsi Liu, Katherine
Chwazik, & Michelle Maniella, 5-7pm.
m Grand Opening of the new Digital
Photography Labs! Open house from
5-8pm. Ribbon Cutting at 6pm.
Romaine Brooks Gallery
@ Pride Center of the Capital Region
332 Hudson Avenue, 1st Floor 5-9pm
C.D. Lang ‘s "Le Seul" works in acrylic
and charcoal on canvas. Featuring a
special reading of poems based on
C.D. Lang’s artwork.
Upstate Artists Guild
247 Lark Street
"Where the Wild Things Are," Animal
Show. Featured Artist: Mike Sperduto
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Capital Swing Dance
Albany Elks Lodge, 25 South Allen St.
Band: Alan Thomson Little Big Band
Free Swing LESSON at 7:30pm,
no partner needed! DANCE 8:3011:30pm. Adm. inc. lesson: Gen. $15;
Dance Flurry $12; Srs/Stdnts $10
GALLERIES &
EXHIBIT SPACES
www.1stFridayAlbany.org
UPTOWN
UPTOWN
ACTIVITIES, ETC.
. . . (AFTER 9 PM)
OH Bar
304 Lark Street
DJ Chrome Presents Arthouse
Fireball Shots - $3
The Hudson Disco-Tek
283 Hudson Avenue, 6-10pm
Featuring multimedia, music, visual
art and performance by
HOME BODY & Aleister Mraz!
University Club
141 Washington Ave 8-10 pm
Live Music in the Grille Room with John
& Starr belting out your favorite tunes
from the 60's to today
Upstate Artists Guild
247 Lark Street
DJ Majer and DJ Jay Clark - 9-11pm
EXHIBIT SPACES, ETC.
Bombers Burrito Bar
258 Lark Street, 5-9pm
Featuring: $3 Dos Equis Drafts,
$6 original Margaritas.
Capital Wine & Spirits
Corner of State & Lark Street
5-9pm Wine Tasting
Daily Grind
204 Lark Street
Fresh Brewed Artworks
eba Theater
Maude Baum and Company
Dance Theatre 7:30 pm.
Opening Night Concert: Brave New
Dances. Guest Sculptor Peter Leue
and Maude Baum collaborate to
create a performance on and with
Peter's Musical Chairs Sculpture.
Sculpture, Dance, Music and
Performance. Including new works by
Regina Felio & Anna Fedack.
Tix: $10 gen, $8 Snr/Stu, $6 eba
Info: eba-arts.org or call 518 465 9916
Elissa Halloran Designs
229 Lark Street
SALE! 10% off all jewelry & glass items!!
Esther Massry Gallery
@The College of St. Rose
1002 Madison Avenue, 7pm
ARTWAVES: "Room 10 Rants."
A multi-media event in conjuction w/
current exhibition. Daniella Dooling
reads from her teenage drug
diaries, with Les Leveque on video
synthesizer. Reception follows.
Little Gallery @Sage College
Rathbone Hall, 140 New Scotland Ave.
"Professional Practices"
Opening Reception 4-7pm
Opalka Gallery
140 New Scotland Ave.
"Meander, Because You Can't See
Much While Marching - Mike Glier, a 35
Year Survey." Opening Reception 6-8pm
Albany Public Library - Pine Hills Branch
517 Western Ave. 6-8pm
Opening Reception - Winter Exhibition:
"Written Response Requested,"
with 4 visual artists and 4 local writers.
Light food, beverages, live music.
Sorelle Gallery
Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave.
Opening Reception - Limited Edition
Giclee Print Show.
On Display through Nov. 20
First Presbyterian Church
362 State Street. 6 pm
Concert - A Shakespeare Celebration.
Musicians of First Presbyterian.
Special Guest: Sandra Boynton
GreatFinds Thrift Boutique
A Program of Equinox, Inc.
260 Washington Ave. Open 12-7 pm
Windows: "Grateful.” 30% Off New
Fall Merchandise, Light Refreshments.
Spa Virgo
225 Lark Street 5-9 pm
"Seeing Things," Photography by
Dave Vahue. Open House with light
refreshments by Sweet Sues.
Wellness "Swag Bag" for first 25 visitors!
The Hudson Disco-Tek
283 Hudson Ave. 6-10pm
Featuring multimedia, music,
visual art and performance artists
HOME BODY and Aleister Mraz!
Romeo’s
299 Lark St.
25% off Storewide Sale!!!
Umana Restaurant & Wine Bar
236 Washington Ave, 5:30pm-10:30pm
$5 Island Rum Punch & $5 Sangria
Photography by Lesley Adeyemi