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Scrapbook 1991, 1996: St. Patrick’s Day parades in Albany | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS By Gazette Staff Report | PHOTOGRAPHER: Gazette File Photo Anna May Wozniak of Scotia shows off her allegiance to Ireland as she walks downtown Albany during the city's 1996 St. Patrick's Day parade. Share1 GAZETTE COVERAGE . . Albany lads Cory McGee, 10, left, and his brother Danny, 9, celebrate the spring season by waving to friends in the 1996 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Albany on Saturday, March 16. The McGees were part of the South End Irish float. .   A young woman smiles from her prime parade s...

Kevin Morris Ask Heather MacLean, who is an 800-meter/1500-meter specialist, which event is her favorite, and she’ll tell you it’s neither. Her favorite is actually a relay, the 4x400 meters, which she hardly ever gets to race. But the choice makes sense. She loves being around her teammates, her family, her coaches, everyone who has helped her get where she is. → These days, MacLean, 25, is part of Team New Balance Boston, holding a job—pro runner—that 10 years ago she didn’t know existed. She’s won two out of her last three races with ease. On February 13 in Staten Island, N...

Brazier, Hoppel & Purrier Set American Records at NBIGP Feb 14, 2021 David Monti The 26th edition of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix saw 11 national indoor records, including three American records in the distance events by Donavan Brazier in the 800m (1:44.21), Bryce Hoppel in the 1000m (2:16.27), and Elinor Purrier in the two-mile (9:10.28).  What was the fourth of six gold-level meetings of the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour was held for the first time at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., because the event's regular home in Boston, the Reggie L...

Houston Grand Opera’s Giving Voice concert last January was a triumphant celebration of Black voices in opera. Now Houstonians can give a standing ovation—albeit from their living rooms—for its sequel, which is available to stream through February 21. This year’s concert features several of the most renowned African American opera singers in the country, including tenor Larry Brownlee and soprano Nicole Heaston as co-hosts and performers. Joining them are baritone Donnie Ray Albert, tenor Frederick Ballentine, mezzo-soprano and HGO Studio alumna Zoie Reams, and soprano...

This Friday, Houston Grand Opera will present a special digital concert: Giving Voice 2021: A Celebration of Black Artists in Opera and Song whose co-hosts are the acclaimed tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Houston- favorite, soprano Nicole Heaston. The idea's was Brownlee's, Heaston said, and the international star rounded up herself and other African American singers who will be performing a range of songs in concert from opera to Broadway to gospel. It follows a sold-out, in-person concert Brownlee put together in January 2020 (pre-COVID) along the same lines that attracted a diverse audience....