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Arts Center logo.jpgLong afternoons, county fairs, sweet summer peaches and other things that make you want to hang on to the season just a little bit longer.

It was also brought to you by The Arts Center of the Capital Region. New classes starting in September include languages, photoshop, painting and 30 culinary classes. Yep. 30. Learn to make sausage, bread, bacon, home cured bacon and more.

Below you'll find a list of other great AOA advertisers. Not only do they help us provide your Capital Region information fix, they've also got great stuff to offer. We hope you'll support them when you can.

If you want to reach the AOA crowd with your advertising message we can make it simple and affordable. Just email us advertising@alloveralbany.com and we'll give you details.

Stuff to do

The Mop and Bucket Improv Company -- where making stuff up isn't lying, it's a gift for fiction. You can catch a MopCo show everyThursday night at 8:30 and 10 at The Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga through racing season, or any Friday night at 8PM, Underground at Proctors. Shows are based on audience suggestions, so every week there's something fresh and fun.

+John Prine and Lucinda Williams at The Palace Theater on August 18th.

+The Hellions of Troy

+The Albany All Stars

+Live Nation Presents Florence + The Machine at SPAC on September 16th.

+The Albany Aqua Ducks to are gone, but the trolleys are still booking tours and special events.

Food and Drink

+ The patio is open at The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark. And Albany Gastropub is now serving Sunday brunch. So what are you doing this Sunday morning?

+The folks at City Beer Hall are now doing Saturday and Sunday brunch starting at 11AM.

+The Schenectady Greenmarket. Sundays from 10am to 2pm around City Hall in Schenectady.

+Delmar Farmers Market runs Saturdays, June through December 9AM-1PM, at the Bethlehem Middle School. Great food and friends. It's all there.

+ Our Daily Eats -- serving up fresh basil pesto, roasted nuts and seeds. They also have four granolas. Available at the Delmar Farmers Market, Schenectady Greenmarket and the Empire State Plaza Wednesday Farmers Market. Local retailers are listed on their website.

+ Capital Wine on State and Lark in Albany. They've got tastings every Friday night, so stop by on your way out to dinner. And they've got great tips on wine and food pairings.

+ There are lots of great seasonal flavors waiting for you at Honest Weight Food Coop.

Helpful stuff

+Albany Law School, offers free legal clinics for military veterans this fall, with the law school's Veterans' Rights Pro Bono Project. The first session of the fall semester is Sept. 15.

+ Sunmark Federal Credit Union is celebrating its 75th birthday! Check out their website to see how to put more money in your pocket.

+ Best Cleaners will pick up and deliver your dry cleaning to your home or office at no extra charge.

Stuff to Try

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

+ 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: w1n87k0

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