Win admission to a speakeasy at Ten Broeck Mansion
The contest is closed.
On Saturday, March 9, the Ten Broeck Mansion will become a 1920s speakeasy -- complete with cocktails by Albany Distilling Co., beer by C.H. Evans, gourmet hors d'oeuvres, casino games, giveaways, music by the Sunny Side of the Street Band, and flappers.
The Puttin' on the Ritz event is a fundraiser for the historic mansion and the Albany County Historical Association. It's come as you are, or dress in 20s garb. (Just knock four times and tell them AOA sent ya.) And oh, yeah, you'll need a ticket. They're $55 in advance and $65 at the door (Ten Broeck Mansion members get a $10 discount).
But AOA has a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner.
To enter, please answer the following question in the comment section of this post:
Back in the day, to get into a speakeasy you had to know the password. If you had a speakeasy in the Capital Region today, what would the password be?
We'll draw one winner at random.
Important: All comments must be submitted by 5 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. (Normal commenting guidelines apply.) One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by 5 pm on Thursday and must respond by 10 am on Friday, March 1.
photo: Nicole Campon
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Chubbies
... said Julie on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:03 PM | link
Beverwyck.
... said Joseph Fusco on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:16 PM | link
"DANA"
Delaware Ave REPRESENT!!
... said Dave on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:16 PM | link
It would be a secret speakeasy in the Ten Broeck neighborhood - so the password would be NIMBY
... said Eric Scheirer Stott on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:34 PM | link
The Jennings Tanning Bed.
... said Mark Belkin on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:34 PM | link
RitzFlapper
... said gmf on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:36 PM | link
Jennings.
... said Rose on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM | link
"You can't come in here unless you say, 'Swordfish'."
... said Chris T on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM | link
New England Clam Chowder
... said Erin on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM | link
Dan O'Connell
... said DEN on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:39 PM | link
Knickerbocker!
... said Kelly on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:39 PM | link
Haberdashery
... said JB on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:40 PM | link
Henry Hudson
... said Jen on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:42 PM | link
"Nipper sent me."
... said SiobhanGK on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:42 PM | link
Uncle Sam
... said Megan Simon on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:43 PM | link
"Legs"
... said Pam on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:45 PM | link
AOA
... said jess (jamesjake) on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM | link
New England clam chowder.
... said trevor on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:48 PM | link
Excelsior
... said Lauren on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:48 PM | link
Quackenbush
... said Maeve on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:50 PM | link
Kosciuszko
... said jess on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:53 PM | link
DelSo
... said J on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:53 PM | link
Valatie
... said StanfordSteph on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:54 PM | link
"Pass the Grey Poupon"
... said Kayla on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:55 PM | link
Burger night.
... said Sarah on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:55 PM | link
Slumgullion
... said Libby on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:55 PM | link
Nipper sent me
... said fuddley on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:58 PM | link
'aqua-duck'
... said Sarah on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:59 PM | link
Toast of the Hudson
... said Danika on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:00 PM | link
1-2-3-4-5
(That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage.)
... said Ed on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:00 PM | link
With a tip of the hat to William Kennedy: "Ironweed."
... said chrisck on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:01 PM | link
Pepperminty Piggy
... said Jess on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:03 PM | link
"Beautiful weather today" (something no uninitiated person would say in Albany)
... said Benja on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:04 PM | link
To everyone who said "New England Clam Chowder", I immediately thought, "Is that the red or the white??". :)
I think my password would have to be a short phrase - something like "the cherry trees are blossoming".
... said Rachel on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:04 PM | link
Hoxsie!
... said Carl on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:06 PM | link
Albany anonymous
... said Vanessa on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:06 PM | link
rentler
... said Centersquared on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:07 PM | link
"Pinhead Susan sent me."
... said necoo on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:10 PM | link
Empire
... said jayme on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM | link
Governor Sixpacktaki.
... said Carl Weathers on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM | link
There's a bearcat in the barrelhouse.
... said Russell on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:17 PM | link
Burrito Deluxe
... said Raurri Jennings on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:17 PM | link
Peppermint Pig
... said julie on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:25 PM | link
The pterodactyls fly at midnight.
... said Alex on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:27 PM | link
Better dead then red
... said Welf on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:28 PM | link
Valatie
... said Gillian on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:28 PM | link
S-C-H-E-N-E-C-T-A-D-Y
... said Jillian K. on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:29 PM | link
Uncle Dan
... said Don on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:36 PM | link
Gatsby
... said Newland on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:41 PM | link
I'd make it "I don't know", to give it an Abbott and Costello feel.
... said theshakes on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:46 PM | link
Hackett
... said Tanya on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:49 PM | link
Pizzazz (yup double z)
... said Camilo Jimenez on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:50 PM | link
"Client 9"
... said The Amazing Dr. Science! on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:54 PM | link
Coxsackie
(not pronounced the dirty way)
... said Jenna on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:54 PM | link
tarantella
... said Melissa on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:58 PM | link
Roller Derby
... said Marcie on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:59 PM | link
Nanotech!
... said Kelly on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:01 PM | link
Beverwick
... said Sarah on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:05 PM | link
There are no parking spaces out there.
... said George on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:06 PM | link
Steamed hams
... said Mike on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:10 PM | link
Muckety muck.
... said Aaron on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:11 PM | link
Shackleford sent me.
... said Frank on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:14 PM | link
Fort Orange
... said Paul on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:20 PM | link
gams
... said matt on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:33 PM | link
Knickerbocker
... said Jean Holland on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:54 PM | link
Prickly Pear
... said JLD on Feb 26, 2013 at 6:16 PM | link
Aquaducks
... said Jacob on Feb 26, 2013 at 6:17 PM | link
CDTA- what's your number?
... said Sarah on Feb 26, 2013 at 6:21 PM | link
The Lusitania was torpedoed in 1915, I think that would make a good one.
"Lusitania"
... said John Cox on Feb 26, 2013 at 6:23 PM | link
Plain Jane
... said Steve on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:11 PM | link
Pumpernickel
... said Zac on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:12 PM | link
Spitzer sent me
... said Andrea on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:17 PM | link
Hoosegow!
... said jay! on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:32 PM | link
Banana
... said Shelby on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:49 PM | link
Cunning Linguist
... said Dylan on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:54 PM | link
Normalcy
... said nb on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:54 PM | link
The Egg is hatching!
... said Sarah on Feb 26, 2013 at 8:42 PM | link
myrtle
... said Debi on Feb 26, 2013 at 8:43 PM | link
Titsy Bismarck
... said Jason on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:06 PM | link
stop light go!
... said matthew on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:24 PM | link
snuffleupagus.
... said Katherine on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:33 PM | link
Legs sent me.
... said Zoe on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:34 PM | link
Kathie Lee and Hoda
... said mg on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:34 PM | link
7-8-saywhat?
... said Steven on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:37 PM | link
Jennings mojo
... said Magda Kura on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:49 PM | link
Ironweed!
... said Jared on Feb 26, 2013 at 10:03 PM | link
"Go Blue!"
... said Sean on Feb 26, 2013 at 10:09 PM | link
Burr beats Hamilton
... said Matt on Feb 26, 2013 at 10:24 PM | link
The wicked witch is dead.
... said tk on Feb 26, 2013 at 10:34 PM | link
HUGE
... said Rich on Feb 26, 2013 at 10:42 PM | link
Opposite side parking
... said Colleen on Feb 26, 2013 at 11:41 PM | link
melba sauce
... said Mike R on Feb 27, 2013 at 12:29 AM | link
Francis Phelan
... said Jared on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:48 AM | link
IWANTLIVEONTHEEDGEOFAGHETTOTHATWANTSTOKEEPITSQUAINTNESSANDCONTRIBUTENOTHINGTOTHECITYEXCEPTEMPTYBUILDINGS
... said King Supreme Love on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:21 AM | link
The Half Moon sails with the tide..
... said Robot on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:27 AM | link
Thacher
... said KristinS on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:49 AM | link
Schaghticoke
... said -R. on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:50 AM | link
Beverwijck makes the best furs
And you have to pronounce (and spell) Beverwijck correctly.
... said Ari on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:53 AM | link
"giant wooden shoes"
... said Emily on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:55 AM | link
"Coxsackie"
... said LC on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:57 AM | link
Dongan.
... said Ellen on Feb 27, 2013 at 8:58 AM | link
VETO Lopez
... said Bingem on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:54 AM | link
CUOMO
... said Ron on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:17 AM | link
Hudson, surely?
["Come in. But don't call me Shirley."]
... said Ewan on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:26 AM | link
Model T
... said Chad on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:33 AM | link
Fred Claus
... said CC on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:51 AM | link
"I'm here to see a guy about a horse"
... said Scott on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:04 AM | link
Ironwood
... said Jeremy on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:17 AM | link
Rosebud
... said Thomas on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:30 AM | link
Wendy Kroy
... said Big 'Vic' Proton on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:53 AM | link
"I'm here to visit the Cohoes Mastadon"
... said Cmaxby on Feb 27, 2013 at 12:50 PM | link
Since someone already used DelSo (!), I'll go with Spectrum
... said SLilly on Feb 27, 2013 at 12:59 PM | link
Sofa king thirsty
... said Barold on Feb 27, 2013 at 1:53 PM | link
Saratoga Springs.
... said Kate on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:12 PM | link
Vuh-lay-shah-not-val-a-tie
... said Deanna (Silly Goose Farm) on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:22 PM | link
It's a trap...
... said Sarah on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:23 PM | link
half moon
... said Dita on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:24 PM | link
Fort Orange Julius
... said T'chaka on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:33 PM | link
password
... said James on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:42 PM | link
Ravens Head
... said Rich on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:49 PM | link
Beverwyck
... said Regina on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:52 PM | link
Patroon.
... said tenner on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:06 PM | link
ANDY KUNG!
... said jr on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:10 PM | link
"my dogs name"
... said Jim on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:12 PM | link
Upstate
... said Katie M on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:13 PM | link
Is Abraham in?
... said Jackers on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:15 PM | link
Icy Splendor
... said albany MD on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:21 PM | link
van rensselaer - but you have to spell it.
... said Alie on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:22 PM | link
Patterson's Watchful Eye
... said Chris on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:23 PM | link
Toots
... said Ben h on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:33 PM | link
Puff the Magic Dragon
... said RMH on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:44 PM | link
23 skidoo!
... said Alyssa on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:46 PM | link
Springtime
... said Rachel on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:59 PM | link