All Over Albany

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Stuff to do
+Sing along with ABBA tribute band Arrival, tonight at 8 at The Troy Music Hall.

+The Hellions of Troy roller derby girls take on the Nickle City Knockouts on Saturday night at 8 at Schenectady's Rollerama.

+EMPAC's Uncertain Spectator exhibit is a fascinating journey into apprehension. You can see it through January 29th. This Tuesday Suzanne Vega plays southern writer Carson McCullers in a one woman show developed in residence at EMPAC with composer Duncan Sheik and director Kay Matschullat. It's free and open to the public.

Food and Drink

+ This Sunday is the first big brunch at The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark. Two for one Mimosas served after noon.

+ The Midtown Tap and Tea Room is now serving brunch every Sunday, and the coffee house is open all day Tuesday through Saturday.

+ Start your resolutions off right with delicious, healthy foods from Honest Weight Food Co-op.

+ Bilinski's website has delicious, healthy recipes to start the new year off right.

Stuff to Try

+ Get $250 off your 2011 website design and development from Brayton Graphics when you mention you came from AOA!

+ 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

Stuff to live in

+ 17 Chapel has started construction on their luxury condos, but you can check out their "model" in the on-site sales center in downtown Albany.

Photo: Flickr user J. Chris Vaughan