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Food and Drink

+This weekend at New World Bistro Bar, specials include Ric's Best Veggie Chili filled with chickpeas, local veggies, topped with house-made queso fresco... and Crispy Citrus-DOBE Native Bluefish with brown rice, yams, avocado and roasted tomatillo salsa.
Also, 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's, Chopped.

+ 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.

+ The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark has home made red and white Sangria ready for you, and the patio awaits.

+ 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

+The Philadelphia Orchestra is in residence at SPACSPAC .

+ 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.

+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.

+ The "EMPAC Fall 2010 calendar of events should be peeking over the horizon soon - keep your eyes peeled, and your sunglasses handy. Don't miss Filament on October 1st-3rd. More information can be found on the EMPAC website.

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: