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The stone foundation of the building at the corner of North Pearl Street and Livingston Avenue in Albany, now the new Capital Repertory Theatre, dates back to the original St. Joseph s Church. A bakery was on the site for two decades before being being rebuilt with brick after an 1887 fire. The building was also home to a refrigeration company and an electrical contractor until The Rep s purchase in 2017. (Steve Barnes/Times Union.)Steve Barnes/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
ALBANY, N.Y. â On Saturday, the Albany Symphony Orchestra performs its final concert of what they termed âThe Reimagined 2020-2021 Season.â
Last spring, after cancelling the remaking concerts of the 2019-2020 season, they changed the entire announced season, for 2020-2021.
They substituted works of smaller sized orchestras. They found ways to rehearse and perform in socially distant ways, while adhering to all safety protocols. The season looked more like chamber orchestra programming than a full-symphonic orchestra.
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David Alan Miller, Music Director and conductor of the ASO believes it was a major accomplishment just to put on six concerts. That they were of high quality and greatly supported by his subscriber base and the public-at-large was an added bonus. âThe challenge was in doing, and we did it.â
Here s what s playing â April 16 - 22 â at in-person and virtual cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of the film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics.
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Chen Nian has been single-mindedly preparing for Chinaâs two-day national college entrance exam, which not only determines where and if she gets to study but also the fate of her entire family. Following the suicide of her classmate, Chen Nian suddenly finds herself the new target of her schoolâs biggest bully, its âqueen bee.â Fate brings her together with small-time criminal Xiao Bei. An unlikely friendship is formed, but before they can retreat into a world of their own, both are dragged into the middle of a murder investigation that will change their lives forever. Featuring Zhou Dongyu, Jackson Yee, Yin Fang Huang Jue, Wu Yue, and Zhou Ye. In