All Over Albany

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This week was brought to you by spring fever, summer foods and tulips you can sit on.

It was also brought to you by The College of Saint Rose, hosting the final round of the 2015 AOA Startup business contest on Monday, April 20. Free tickets to the presentations are still available. The College of Saint Rose offers 52 Graduate Programs with a purpose. Programs include: MFA in Creative writing, MBA, Computer Information Systems and more.

Here's a list of other folks that made your AOA fix possible this week. Without them, we couldn't bring you the information you've come to expect. They support what is important to you, so please support them when you can.

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Stuff to learn

UAlbany's History Department, offering an M.A. and Ph.D. in Environmental History. Explore the human connection to nature.

The Fred Astaire Dance Studios on Troy Schenectady Road in Latham. Learn to dance in 2015. Gift certificates available

Ways to get where you're going

Capital Car Share. Share cars for just $8 an hour.

CDTA: whether it's work or play, CDTA can get you where you're going and safely back home again.

Keeler Mini, sponsor of AOA's Tournament of Pizza to end all Tournaments of Pizza.

Stuff to do

The Alliance for Positive Health (formerly the Aids Council of Northeastern New York) -- hosting Dining Out for Life, Thursday, April 23.

Capital Repertory Theater, presenting Hamlet, April 17 through May 10.

Historic Albany Foundation, partnering with Albany Stories in Am I On , an effort to gather stories of the Capital City.

The Mop & Bucket Improv Company. MopCo offers a new improv show every Friday night at Proctors with music, scenes and improv games based on audience suggestions. They're also teaching classes in improv and creativity for adults and kids at MopCo World Headquarters on Union Street in Schenectady.

Spectrum 8 Theaters, screening the documentary Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine, April 29, followed by a Skype Q & A with director Michele Josue.

Albany Institute
The Albany Institute of History and Art's Triple Play exhibit, a look back at the history of baseball in the Capital Region.

Troy Music Hall
Troy Music Hall, presenting Mary Chapin Carpenter, April 23 at 8pm.

Places to live

Brian Brosen and Reggie Monroe at The Capital Team at Realty USA,created a bonafide tournament of pizza miracle, when they bought out all of the tickets to the TOP final at Shmaltz brewing and gave them away to 100 hungry readers. In addition to being pizza philanthropists, Brian and Reggie can help out with your residential and commercial real estate needs in the Capital Region. Because that's how they roll.

Food and Drink

Umana Restaurant and Wine Bar, serving Ethiopian fare every Friday and Saturday evening with traditional Ethiopian flatbread (Injera), and choice of vegetarian choices or meat all seasoned with special Ethiopian spices (berbere).

Honest Weight Food Coop. Eat healthy, eat local.

Beer
Shmaltz Brewing, host of the All Over Albany Tournament of Pizza People's Plate tasting event.

Farmie Market
Farmie Market -- Farm fresh food delivered right to your door.

New World
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.

New World Catering, from weddings and big parties to small gatherings in your home.

Now Open
Broadway Plaza Liquor is now open at 418 Broadway, next to Coulson's News.

Fine wine
Capital Wine at the corner of State and Lark Streets, with a wonderful supply of wines from around the world.

Helpful stuff

Staff Ciampino & Company, P.C.. Staff Ciampino can help you with all of your business and personal accounting needs. They're also sponsors of the All Over Albany Start Up Grant business contest, so they're not only good at what they do, they're supporters of other small businesses in the Capital Region.

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

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

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.

Bethlehem Public Library
The Bethlehem Public Library is hosting a series of career seminars to help you get the job you want.