All Over Albany

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This week was brought to you by hazy hot days, early colorful leaves and tugboats. It was also brought to you by AOA advertisers like The Mop & Bucket Company, making the Capital Region laugh, and offering classes in improvisation and creativity. This week MopCo is offering two free shows at the Lucas Confectionery in Troy, at 6:30 & 7:45. The Grocery will be selling beer and grilled cheese and the audience will get to contribute ideas and lines of dialogue and create Play-Doh sculptures for a Play-Doh theater segment.

You'll find more of the advertisers that make AOA possible in the list below. Please patronize them when you can, and thank them for their support.

If there's something you want to pass along to the AOA crowd, we can help get you started. It's easy and affordable. Just send us a note at advertising@alloveralbany.com.

Stuff to do

Take a cruise
Dutch Apple Cruise Lines, sponsors of the All Over Albany Rail, River, Hudson trip. Dutch Apple offers sight seeing and charter tours as well as trolley tours of the Capital Region throughout the summer and fall.

Classes
+ The Arts Center of the Capital Region offers a wide range of classes, from dance to wood working to digital illustration. You can register for classes today.

Food and Drink

New World Bistro Bar, named #1 Best Restaurant, according to Times Union 'Best of the Capital Region' Readers' Poll and also listed as one of 'the 13 Best New York Restaurants, not in NYC' according to Thrillist.com.

Cheese
The Cheese Traveler has launched Cheese School. Upcoming classes include: Cheese 101, Cheese 102, Charcuterie, and Artisanal Foods from Spain. Information and tickets can be found here. Sign up for the Cheese Traveler Newsletter to be notified of weekly specials and events here .

Flavors of the season
Honest Weight Food Co0op, one of the sponsors of AOA's Rail, River, Hudson excursion, offering all the flavors of the season plus events and cooking classes.

Summer dining
New World Bistro Bar is proudly rockin' the title of #1 Best Restaurant, according to Times Union 'Best of the Capital Region' Readers' Poll voters! With the recent press and sweet looking forecast for this first official weekend of summer, you probably should come see what all the fuss is about! Reservations are recommended, call 518-694-0520.

Kimchi fries
+ 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. Try the Kimchi fries.

Food and beer
+Brown's Brewing-- a sponsor of the AOA BAd Boys, Broads and Bootleggers tour. Relax with a cask beer at the new Malt Room.

Helpful stuff

Historic home help
Historic Albany's architectural parts warehouse -- the Capital Region's only not-for-profit architectural parts warehouse.

Taxes
April 15 has come and gone, but Staff Ciampino & Company, P.C. can still help you with your business and personal tax needs. They're also the sponsors of the All Over Albany Start Up Grant business contest.

Banking
Berkshire Bank, providing the $1,500 prize money for this year's AOA Startup Contest. Great rates on home equity loans.

Stuff to learn

The College of Saint Rose, proud sponsor of the All Over Albany 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.

Libraries
The Albany Public Libraries. Their mobile app helps you find library locations and hours, check your library card account, learn about upcoming events, download eBooks, audiobooks, music and more. You can even check ISBN bar codes on books, DVDs and CDs to see if the library owns what you need.

Stuff to Try

Local gift ideas
+Urban Maker -- art, clothing, sculpture, jewelry and photography, made here in the Capital Region. Urban maker is currently seeking artists and crafters to sell their wares in this online local marketplace.

Places to live
+The Lofts at Harmony Mills, Manhattan style loft living in the Capital Region.

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