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Across the Capital Region, more hospitals are requiring staff members to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Both Saratoga Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare in…

Proctors awarded $9.4 million in federal funding | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 SCHENECTADY – Proctors is closer to reopening thanks in part to funding from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which recently awarded the theater $9.4 million.  TheREP also received funding through the program and, along with $3 million donated by patrons, Proctors Collaborative is $870,000 shy of the $14 million needed to reopen.  “Almost more importantly, it guarantees that we will not just ...

Palace sees financial relief from federal funds, other venues await an answer | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 CAPITAL REGION – The Palace Theater in Albany recently became one of 10 arts venues across New York state to receive financial assistance from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grants. The $16 billion program, run by the Small Business Administration, is meant to help small independent venues, promoters, movie theaters and other entertainment venues that have been financially...

’Azzaam Hameed & Friends will open Jazz on Jay concert series | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHER: Matty Stecks & The 518 will perform on Thursday, June 24, in the Jazz on Jay series. (photo provided) Shares0 GAZETTE COVERAGE “MVP Health Care is proud to support and celebrate this exciting community event that has been a longstanding tradition in Schenectady,” said Ellen Sax, MVP Health Care’s vice president of community engagement. “The return of Jazz on Jay is a great way for ...

Theater nominees getting it done with no stage FacebookTwitterEmail  Shakespeare once wrote that all the world’s a stage. He also wrote it while the bubonic plague had killed people across England. Albany High schoolers proved that the words of the Bard were indeed immortal, when they turned their own little worlds into stages in a plague of their own. It has been a tough year for students across the country. But these young artists have persevered in their dedication to their craft and have...

High schools get creative with spring musicals FacebookTwitterEmail 1of20 The cast of the Voorheesville High School Dionysians Drama Club production of "The Drowsy Chaperone." Students were recorded performing individually, and the scenes were edited into a production that was streamed in early April. (Provided photo.) Provided photoShow MoreShow Less 2of20 Hannah Lewis in the Voorheesville High School Dionysians Drama Club production of "The Drowsy Chaperone." Students were recorded performin...

After being twice rescheduled last year due to the pandemic, the second annual Capital...

Jocelyn and Chris win big at Eddies Awards | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHER: In a screenshot taken from YouTube, Jocelyn and Chris perform during Sunday’s Eddies Awards show in Saratoga Springs. Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jocelyn and Chris, sibling rockers and Fort Plain natives, were big winners Sunday night at the 2020 Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards, broadcast from Universal Preservation Hall.  They won Album of the Year, Video of the Year and Solo/Duo Artist of the Y...

High school musical nominees announced Features staff FacebookTwitterEmail Sister Act, Glens Falls High School at the 2019 High School Theatre Musical Awards at Proctors. This years awards show will focus on individual actors and actresses and will be pre-recorded.Gary McPherson  Proctors announced the nominees for the 2021 High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors at a live event on Wednesday. Due to schools being unable to perform live musicals,  14 schools participated in the events f...

Music matters: The good, the bad and the Eddies FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 KATANI won best hip-hop act at the Eddie Awards held at Proctors in Schenectady in April 2019. (credit: Peter R. Barber)PETER R BARBERShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Kevin Mckrell  at the Eddie Awards held at Proctors in Schenectady in April 2019. (credit: Peter Barber)PETER R BARBERShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 Garland Nelson has his hands full at the Eddie Awards held at Proctors in Schenectady in April 2019. (credit: Peter Bar...