Thomas Dimopoulos

SCHENECTADY — A remembrance ceremony celebrating the life of longtime ESYO string orchestra conductor and Shenendehowa Central School District music educator Joe Gumpper will take place Wednesday at Proctors GE Theatre.

SCHROON LAKE — Seagle Festival kicks off its summer preseason Friday with the first of five "Opera Shots" events.

The 2026 Music Haven free music global concert series will stage in Schenectady, drawing audiences from across the Capital Region.

ALBANY – Led by founding member Page Hamilton, the current-day incarnation of the band Helmet announced it will stage a show at Lark Hall in Albany on Aug. 28.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Spa Little Theater at Saratoga Performing Arts Center is undergoing a yearlong, $12 million renovation.

ALBANY – This week's Alive at Five Summer Concert Series show scheduled to take place Thursday has been moved to the rain location at the Corning

TROY — In 1982, France's Ministry of Culture came up with an idea for a holiday that imagined a single day when free music would be played on street corners and in public parks, upon rooftops, in gardens and near storefronts.

The NYS Writers Institute will stage its free summer series at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs with Mary Gaitskill, Rick Moody, Joyce Carol Oates.

of 4 SCHENECTADY — Niskayuna native Jeffrey Scott Collins was seated at a Los Angeles coffee shop, networking with movie biz professionals and making the acquaintance of his newly adopted city.

TICONDEROGA — A new five-part Netflix documentary series featuring Fort Ticonderoga will premiere this week.