Items tagged with 'washingtonpark'
Ice storm photos
Washington Park
A few more pics from Washington Park are after the jump. The ice brought down some pretty big parts of trees.
If you have some interesting pics from the storm, we'd love for you to post a link to them in the comments or send them along: editors |at| alloveralbany |dot| com.
Bike polo back and forth
Check out the video Sebastien shot of this past weekend's bike polo action in Washington Park:
Collar City Bike Polo - Albany, NY - 08, Nov from Sébastien B. on Vimeo.
(Thanks, Sebastien!)
Bike polo, anyone?
Bike polo?
Yep. It's polo, on bikes, and it's heading across the river to Albany on Sunday.
Lez Zeppelin tonight in Washington Park
A Led Zeppelin tribute band made up of all women*? Sure, why not. Lez Zeppelin is playing the Washington Park Lakehouse tonight as part of the Monday Nights in the Park series. We were curious, and maybe you are, too -- here's a clip of them playing Dazed and Confused:
We gotta say -- the bare midriff looks better on her than Robert Plant.
The show starts at 6 pm. Ten Year Vamp opens. And, yep, it's free.
*As Jess pointed out, all-female tribute bands are big right now. Among the great names: The Iron Maidens, Hell's Belles (AC/DC), The Ramonas, Cheap Chick.
Aimee Mann in Washington Park
Albany's Monday Nights in the Park concert series has a great show lined up for tonight. Aimee Mann is headlining the night. (Yes, the Aimee Mann.) That's pretty cool all by itself, but it gets better: the show is free.
Things kick off at 6 pm in the amphitheater at the Washington Park Lakehouse. Make sure you get there in time to catch the opening act -- it's local singer/songwriter/guitarist Ashley Pond.
(Bonus: the Albany Rickshaw guy will also be there tonight.)
photo: AimeeMann.com
Tuning in tulips and zoning out
A "long picture" of some tulips in Washington Park. It's kind of like taking a 55 second vacation at your desk.
Igniting Albany's floating, burning tulip
More Mission Impossible than 1812 Overture. That's what Dr. Gary Zeller (that's him on the right holding the fire) says it will look like in Washington Park on Friday night, when Mayor Jerry Jennings ignites "Night Fire", aka Albany's floating, burning tulip.
Gary Zeller (alias Dr. Z.) is a chemist, entertainer, pyrotechnics expert and the owner of the environmental technology company Zeller International. He did the special effects for "Dawn of the Dead" and won an Academy Award for the development of Zel Jel, a fireproof substance that protects stunt people.
He's also the guy who figured out how to make "Night Fire" burn.
AOA talked with Dr. Z about how to burn down a giant tulip display without, you know, burning down everything else around it.
Floating in Washington Park
Trust me... it's gonna be awesome!
Check out this photo set from Flickr user jaki byard -- it's a bunch of shots of people skating in Washington Park this past weekend. We love the way the photos capture the skaters mid-flight, like they're floating.
photo: Flickr user jaki byard, used under a CC license
A little more about Albany's floating, burning tulip. Because we just had to know.
A scene from WaterFire Providence in 2006
Like Nicki, we too were intrigued by the thought of a floating, burning tulip. It turns out that floating, burning art is sort of a thing right now.
... said Katherine about All hail the great State of Long Island