Downtown Schenectady This Week | | |
Your Weekly Guide to What's Up in Downtown
March 20, 2025
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Art Night Schenectady
Mar. 21, 5-8:30 pm
Around downtown Schenectady
- It is spring and what better way to celebrate than to get out in the fresh air and walk around downtown Schenectady?! This month's Art Night has 16 different locations all within walking distance. Grab your friends and family to enjoy an evening of art, music, food and community!
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SLOC Musical Theatre | 427 Franklin St.
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Peter and the Star Catcher | Through Mar. 23 | Discover the imaginative story of how a miserable young orphan, known as “Boy” came to be Peter Pan. Sad and lonely, Boy’s world is turned upside down when he meets the daughter of a famous Starcatcher and joins her mission to protect a treasure trunk filled of magical star stuff from the hands of an evil pirate. Peter and the Starcatcher explores the unbreakable bonds of friendship, love and duty.
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Schenectady Civic Playhouse | 12 S. Church St.
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Casa Valentia | Mar. 21-30 | Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos.
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Shucked | Through March 23 | The Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. An unlikely hero, a lovable con man and an a-maize-ing battle for the heart & soil of Cob County.
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ICFS Women’s History Month: Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Mar. 20, 7 pm | The film chronicles a school year in the lives of sophomores Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner and their older friends Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, both of whom believe themselves wiser in the ways of romance than their younger counterparts.
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Word Plays: Silver Bullets | Mar. 23, 2 pm | Come hear personal and historical stories as well as folk tales from around the world where problems disappear in the twinkling of an eye.
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ICFS and HMATOS Present: Buster Keaton Shorts with Live Organ | Mar. 25, 7 pm | A giant of American comedy, a filmmaker of grace and beauty, and a performer of the impossible! Indeed, those words best defines the work of actor and filmmaker Buster Keaton.
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Clue | Get Your Tickets Now for This Fun on Stage Performance
May 2- 4
- Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
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151 Bar & Restaurant | 151 Lafayette St.
- Spring in 2025 | Mar. 22, 6 pm
Centre Street Pub | 308 Union St.
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Tuesday Trivia Night | 7 pm
- Wednesdays Music Bingo | 7 pm
Electric Grinch | 116 Jay St.
- Live music on the Weekends
Frog Alley Brewing | 108 State St.
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Free Beer and Hot Wings | Mar. 21, 5 - 11 am
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Gianna Robustiano | Mar. 21, 5 pm
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Aquanett | Mar. 21, 8:30 pm
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Deraeled Duo | Mar. 22, 5 pm
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Skeeter Creek | 8:30 pm
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Katie O'Byrnes | 121 Wall St.
- Tuesday Trivia Night | 7:30 pm
Moon & River Café | 115 S. Ferry St.
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Tony King & the Sidekicks | Mar. 21, 6 pm
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John Boulette | Mar. 22, 7 pm
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Open Mic | Sundays, 7 pm.
Stella's Bar & Bistro | 237 Union St.
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Matt Steckler & Friends | Mar. 20, 8 pm
Vice & Virtue | 40 N. Broadway
- DJ JB | Mar. 21, 9 pm
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Ladies Night with DJ TigerTay | Mar. 22, 9 pm
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Rivers Casino & Resort
1 Rush Street
March at Rivers Casino & Resort:
Van Slycks
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New York Players with DJ Reel | Mar. 21, 8 pm
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Wide Awake with DJ Nick Papa Giorgio | Mar. 22, 8 pm
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Protones | Mar. 26, 2 pm
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Hon. Karen B. Johnson Library | 99 Clinton St.
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Beat the Snow Winter Concert | Mar. 23, 2 pm | Bien Baez, Betsy Lehmann, and Michael Clements: “Duets R Us”
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4-H Club at the Central Library | Mar. 26, 3:45 pm | Explore gardening, crafting and public speaking and volunteering and other opportunities by joining the library's 4-H Club. There is no registration fee.
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miSci | 15 Museum Drive
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The Science of Wands & Wizardry | Mar. 22, 11 am | Fans of magical worlds will enjoy an amazing afternoon packed with unique performances, hands-on activities and experiences. Costumes are encouraged! Food and refreshments will be available for purchase.
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The Schenectady Greenmarket
Inside Proctors
Sundays, 10 am-2 pm
Schenectady Greenmarket is a place to buy fresh local produce and artisan goods in a festive community atmosphere. The market includes over 60 diverse vendors and offers our shoppers the best of local produce, prepared foods, and crafts.
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Park Schenectady
Parking in Schenectady is FREE on nights and weekends, making your visits to Downtown Schenectady even more convenient! Enjoy your dinner, show, shopping, or event without worry after 5pm.
Browse the Parking Lots map to find the parking area that is most convenient for you. Click on “Directions” to find your way to the lot.
Click here to view full details on Downtown Schenectady parking rates and payment options, along with step-by-step instructions and helpful videos on how to use the Pay-by-Plate Meters and the Passport Parking app.
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