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The music will be back at Central Park’s Music Haven this summer.
For three Sundays in August, the outdoor stage in Schenectady will feature local musicians, like the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, and some from further afield, like Israeli/Iranian pop artist Liraz.
“I’m thrilled to keep Music Haven on the map this summer and welcome friends and neighbors back to the heart of the park,” said Producing Artistic Director Mona Golub,who has produced concerts in Central Park since 1990.
Last year, Music Haven was canceled due to the pandemic and planning this season came with several challenges, including restrictions on international travel.
Looking for love? Them too - and they re ditching the dating apps
Schenectady-based duo setting up in-person events to help local people meet their matches
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Becky Daniels and Gabby Fisher are the founders of Capital Heart Connection, a new event series designed to foster a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community of people looking for love.Photo provided/Capital Heart ConnectionShow MoreShow Less
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Becky Daniels and Gabby Fisher are the founders of Capital Heart Connection, a new event series designed to foster a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community of people looking for love.Photo provided/Capital Heart ConnectionShow MoreShow Less
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Online dating can be a minefield. After testing the waters in a carefully choreographed mating ballet, the whole process can ultimately feel performative and rote.
“As much as apps can help extend personal networks, it’s kind of dehumanizing,” said Becky Daniels, 35, who recently reached the end of her Bumble matches. “People aren’t people they’re just a picture.”
And for all the positive elements that the platforms offer, Daniels said, “they take some humanity away from dating.”
Paired with pandemic-induced lockdowns, perhaps more organic conversation wouldn t be such a bad thing, she said.
Enter Capital Heart Connection, a new event series started by two pals who aim to steer their peers away from apps like Bumble and Tinder and facilitate real-life interactions by getting them out of the house and into each others’, well,