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How the AOA staff has been spending their spare time this week.

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Stuff to do

+Sign up now for adult classes at The Albany Art Room. You can learn pottery, painting, drawing printmaking and more! You can even start making holiday gifts. They've got children's classes too. Or just drop in and try out the open studio and make anything you want for $7 an hour -- that includes the cost of materials!

+The Filament Festival starts tonight and runs through Sunday at EMPAC. It's a whole weekend of amazing, cutting edge performance, visual art, sound and media. here.

SEED PLLC is offering a free Apple iPad with any solar electric system installation of 2kw or greater and 10% off any engineering services.

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+Sunmark Federal Credit Union now has mobile banking . Bank with Sunmark from your mobile phone.

+Get a FREE MONTH of Wink High Speed Internet Service from Tech Valley Communications. Enter this code when you sign up for service at: www.winkinternet.com: w1n87k06

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Food and Drink

+ Patio days won't last much longer, so put on a sweater and head to The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark this weekend. Local artist Ford McLain's installation will be on display for First Friday tonight, and there will be wine specials all night long.

+The Honest Weight Food Co-op's has all kinds of local deliciousness. Stop by and see Gustav at the cheese counter!

+There's still some barbecue weather left! Save on Bilinski's chicken sausage with this exclusive AOA/Price Chopper coupon.

Stuff to see
+17 Chapel has 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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Photo: Flickr user Marxchivist

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