Kick off 2021 with W@W members-only events
Feb. 21, 2021
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In 2021, Women@Work will continue to offer Capital Region women access to virtual networking, education and mentoring programs designed to spark and support professional and personal development. Until recently, these digital events have been made available to the public. Going forward, participation in these forums is now exclusive to Women@Work members. Members who register will be sent a link the day before the event.
Readers tell their COVID wedding stories
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Weddings usually reflect the couples getting married, but the coronavirus pandemic shifted the scope on a lot of planned ceremonies and receptions. Some were cancelled or postponed for future dates, and some went on in other fashions. Here are some Capital Region wedding stories from this past year.
What was originally supposed to be a 190+ person event was paired down to just a (lucky) thirteen immediate family members and our two dogs. On June 6, 2020, everything in the world was still so uncertain other than the fact that for the past two years we knew this was going to be the day we finally tied the knot. Family got ordained, became our glam squad, stood in as flower women (our moms) / ring bearers (our brothers) and showed us that true love really does conquer all.
More Albany school children get laptops as second shipment arrives
District moves closer to 1:1 goal
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The Albany city school district has now distributed more than 6,000 digital devices to students since the pandemic began last March, including a new shipment of around 2,000 Chromebooks that arrived in January. Pictured here are laptops donated by the Workforce Development Institute to students taking part in Albany High School s Abrookin Career and Technical Center programs are displayed during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at the Abrookin Career and Technical Center in Albany, N.Y. Seniors taking career and technical education (CTE) classes will receive the Chromebooks, which they will be allowed to keep. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Many virtual holiday concerts; WNYT to televise Albany Symphony show | The Daily Gazette
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Albany Pro Musica’s “Many Moods of Christmas” concert last year at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. This year, the group presents The Best of the Many Moods of Christmas through its website. (Gary Gold)
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Holiday concerts are few and far between this year, but a handful of organizations are offering at least some cheery sounds.
The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra initially streamed their virtual “Poinsettia Pops” concert on Tuesday from the Proctors stage, but the concert is still available to listen to through Christmas Day. Music director Glen Cortese chose a wide-ranging program that includes holiday favorites like “Sleigh Ride,” “Little Drummer Boy,” selections from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet, Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia” from “Greensleeves,” and “The Little Drummer Boy” with local soprano Jean Leonard. She will
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