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Food and Drink

+ Mark your calendar for the Honest Weight Food Co-op's Local Food Festival, September 19th in Washington Park. Vendors from farms and restaurants all over the Capital Region will be there.

+ Congratulations to New World Bistro Bar chef Ric Orlando for his victory this week on Chopped! For the next month at New World Bistro Bar you can try tasting portions of the Pimenton Seared Rainbow Trout with White Chocolate-Chipotle sauce, Rum Raisin Jerked Quail with Coconut Peas'n'rice and Papaya -Stinky Cheese Tart with Sweet Marscapone that Ric made on the Food Network show. .

+ This is the perfect weekend for dinner and drinks on the patio at The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark. Try the strawberry, watermelon and basil soup. You won't be sorry.

+ Barbecuing this weekend? Don't go shopping without the exclusive AOA coupon for some Bilinski's chicken sausage at Price Chopper.

+ Drop in at The coffee house at The Midtown Tap and Tea Room for dinner, drinks, or for the new Midtown Coffee House during the day. And check out the new patio!

Stuff to do

+Yo-Yo Ma rules! And he'll be at SPAC for the opening of The Philadelphia Orchestra season this Wednesday.

+ Former Yankee Bucky Dent is the guest of honor at this summer's Sunmark Federal Credit Union Golf Classic on August 23rd. This year Sunmark is raising funds for Hannah's Hope Fund, which fightsGiant Axonal Neuropathy in kids.

+Save the Date - Sep. 12 - for the Dunkin' Run at the JCC. 5&10K
Register now at The Albany JCC.
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+Free Fridays and buy one get one Saturdays all summer long at The Albany Institute of History and Art! Also, their Summer Art Programs for families are well underway, like the one where kids created sets, wrote their own script, and constructed marionettes based on the art at the institute.

+ "EMPAC is busy wrapping up the last few details on the Fall 2010 calendar of events, which looks to be a doozy. Currently in residence is the group Early Morning Opera (under the direction of Lars Jan), who are working on their piece (shown in the photo), which is set to premiere at Filament on October 1st-3rd. More information can be found on the EMPAC website.

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Stuff to see
+17 Chapel just started construction on their luxury condos, but you can check out their "model" in the on-site Sales Center on site in downtown Albany. Here's a look:

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The Scoop

For a decade All Over Albany was a place for interested and interesting people in New York's Capital Region. It was kind of like having a smart, savvy friend who could help you find out what's up. AOA stopped publishing at the end of 2018.

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