All Over Albany

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This week was brought to you by falling leaves and rising temperatures.

It was also brought to you by The Charles F. Lucas Confectionery -- one of the sponsors of this weekend's Bad Boys, Broads and Bootleggers II tour. Other sponsors include Smith's Tavern of Cohoes, The Malt Room at Brown's Brewing, Enjoy Troy, Harmony Lofts, City Beer Hall, Advantage transportation, Albany Distilling and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District. We're grateful to all of them and to all of the other great businesses that make AOA possible. You'll find them listed below.

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Stuff to do

+ The Museum of Science and Innovation -- miSci -- in Schenectady, presenting Super Science Weekend, November 9 - 11.

+ The Arts Center of the Capital Region offers a wide range of classes, from dance to wood working to digital illustration.

+ The Spectrum 8 Theaters, screening Escape from Tomorrow, on October 16 at 7p.m.

+The Mop & Bucket Company -- offering a full slate of classes throughout the year. Not a performer? Improv can help increase your creativity and openness in the workplace too. You can catch MopCo performances every Friday night at 8 pm at Proctors.

Stuff to learn

+ The College of Saint Rose, sponsor of the AOA Tournament of Pizza. The College of Saint Rose offers 52 Graduate Programs with a purpose. Programs include: MFA in Creative writing, MBA, Computer Information Systems and more. Graduate open house on Tuesday, October 8.

+ The Weekend MBA program at UAlbany. Get your MBA in 22 months, while you work.

Food and Drink

+ It's harvest time...New World Bistro Bar New World Bistro Bar debuts its fall 2013 menu today! There are a some exciting new small plates, in addition to the return of some first course favorites like the 'Brussels Sprouts Trio' and 'Pumpkin Hummus.' Seasonal suppers include an abundant new 'Autumn Seafood Bowl' and a rocking 'Duck Chorizo Stuffed Loin' with others. Even the brunch menu gets some new goodies, as a daily 'Poutine' will be added each Sunday. Take a peek at the attachments for the full dinner menu. Dinner 7 nights a week. The bar opens at 4pm daily. Sunday through Thursday, dinner is served 5pm-9:30pm. Fridays and Saturdays, 5pm-11pm. Sunday brunch is available 11am-3pm, with Bar & Tapas Menu available from 3pm-dinner. Reservations are strongly suggested, (518) 694-0520.

+Lucas Confectionery -- with a gorgeous patio where you can enjoy wine, fresh oysters on Troyster Tuesdays and Yappy Hour with your four legged friends every Sunday.

+Smith's Restaurant has great food in an historic building. You'll want to check out the bar--it's from Tammany Hall.

+ The Cheese Traveler can put together delicious barbecue and picnic packs.

+ Mingle on Delaware Ave in Albany. Be on the lookout for Fin the Fishmonger's "Fin"-tastic specials, including fresh haddock fish tacos & pan-seared whole trout. Their chef will be using local products to create new specials daily to keep the menu fresh.

+ Honest Weight Food Coop's new location is now open and this Sunday (October 6) is their 5th annual Local Harvest Festival in Albany's Washington Park.

+ The City Beer Hall, serving brunch starting at at 11 am on Saturday and Sunday.

Stuff to Try

+Advantage Transportation, limos, trolleys and party busses for your special occasion.

+Choose Cohoes -- Tourism, dining, entertainment and shopping in the Spindle City.

+ Albany Public Library's mobile app -- find locations and hours, check your library card account, learn about upcoming events, download eBooks, audiobooks, music and more. Check ISBN bar codes on books, DVDs and CDs to see if the library owns what you're looking for.

+ 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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