All Over Albany

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This week was brought to you by interruptions, frustration and snow. Some weeks are like that. But it was also brought to you by apple cider donuts and beer. Not together, of course. Although we've never tried them together, so maybe...

Well, that's for next week.

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Special thanks to the Mop & Bucket Improv Companypresenting Spontaneous Broadway this weekend -- October 23-25 at Schenectady Light Opera. Improvisors make up songs on the spot based on audience suggestions. Then the audience votes on their favorite song, and the company turns it into a full musical.

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Food and Drink
Nine Pin Cider
Check out the new cheese and charcuterie plates in the tasting room at Nine Pin Cider. $7, $10 with a 6oz cider.

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.

Umana
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).

Local, healthy, delicious
Honest Weight Food Coop. Eat healthy, eat local.

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

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

Ways to get where you're going

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

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

Stuff to do

Dutch Apple Cruises.Dutch Apple was a big part of the AOA Rail, River Hudson tour this summer. There's still plenty of time to sneak in a Hudson River trip of your own this season. Dutch Apple is cruising until the end of October.

The Albany Institute of History and Art, presenting its new exhibit: The Capital Region in 50 Objects. From cannons to billiard balls to tulip queens to Uncle Sam's chamber pot -- 50 objects and background images that help tell the story of the Capital Region.

Mop & Bucket Improv Companypresenting a new season of TheaterSports, every Friday night at Proctors.

Spectrum 8 Theaters. Enjoy a movie at The Spectrum. And don't forget the mint brownie.

Places to Live

The Capital Team
Brian Brosen and Reggie Monroe at The Capital Team at Realty USA. Brian and Reggie can help out with your residential and commercial real estate needs in the Capital Region.

Harmony Mills
Harmony Mills Lofts in Cohoes -- Manhattan style loft living in the Albany area.

Helpful stuff

Staff Ciampino & Company, P.C.. Staff Ciampino can help you with your business and personal tax needs. They're also the sponsors of the All Over Albany Start Up Grant business contest, so they're not only good at what they do, they're awesome too.

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.