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Nightlife & the Arts in Albany
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Big House Brewing
The Roaring Twenties theme at Big House Brewing makes this former... |
Brewpubs / Beer Gardens | Albany |
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Capital District Scottish Games
Pipe bands, highland dance performances, and traditional contests... |
Festivals | Albany |
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Capital Repertory Theatre
The Capital Repertory Theatre is an intimate space for musicals... |
Theater | Albany |
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Empire State Performing Arts Center
Though balanced on a platform that reaches six stories underground... |
Arts Centers | Albany |
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Jillian's
The high-energy Jillian's is a three-story club inside a downtown... |
Bars | Albany |
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Larkfest
During the daylong, early September street festival Larkfest... |
Festivals | Albany |
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Palace Theatre
The spectacular Palace Theatre, a restored movie-and-vaudeville... |
Music, Theater | Albany |
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Sneaky Pete's
At Sneaky Pete's, the largest dance club in Albany, DJs start... |
Dance Clubs | Albany |
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Times Union Center
National music acts, the circus, and wrestling all make stops... |
Arts Centers | Albany |
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Tulip Festival
Hundreds of thousands of tulips are at their peak during the... |
Festivals | Albany |
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