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In between serving cocktails and managing a busy kitchen, Joe Schaefer and Pete Cusato toil in plaster and mortar, dust and decay. The pair are owners of the highly successful Savannah’s at 1 South Pearl in Albany and are about … Continue reading
The President of Upstate Artists Guild is honored to showcase artwork from Tula, Russia. Rebecca Schoonmaker said “I really enjoy looking at Sergey’s prints of the cats. They are nice and large and people like to see the big work … Continue reading
“Artistic Heritage of L.N. Tolstoy in the contemporary civilization development”
Date: September 8-10, 2012
Place: Tula State Pedagogical University
The program of the conference will be complemented by the cultural program that includes a tour «Cathedrals and monuments of Tula», a visit to the State Memorial and Natural Preserve Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Polyana”. Continue reading
The Director of Tula State University’s Regional Innovative Consulting Center, Dr. Roman Rostislavov, spent two weeks in the Capital Region in October 2011. He was here at the invitation of M&A advisory firm Schwartz Heslin Group where he completed a … Continue reading
Three Capital Region students have been on a trip of a lifetime. Eleventh-grader Wyatt Smith of Clifton Park, David Connor, a junior and honors student at Tamarac High School and Alessandra Pratt, an honor roll student at North Warren Central … Continue reading
The 20th Anniversary Exhibition, led by Carol Whittaker, was held at the Center for the Arts in Troy this past week through today. It included Russian folk objects, samovars, children’s art as well as two retrospective videos with interviews from … Continue reading
Although we were sad to have plans fall through for the September visit by Yasnaya Polyana Orchestra, we are happy to announce that we are rescheduling their visit to the Spring. Meanwhile, our local friends The Singing Anchors have agreed … Continue reading
Thirty-six-year old filmmaker Mikhail Kanaev arrived from Tula, Russia just in time to participate in the Ballston Spa Film Festival Thursday evening. His short film entitled ““By The Score” kicked off the three-day festival and was received with a loud sustained … Continue reading
The last time that Yasnaya Polyana Balalaika Orchestra was in Albany, NY was in September, 2004. Well, guess what? They are returning this September to celebrate the Alliance’s 20th anniversary celebrations. 11 members of the orchestra will be flying over … Continue reading
The “Road to Paradise” was a long and winding one but the show finally premiered this past weekend. Russian Composer, Playwright, Creative Director and Performer Vera Trofimova and her husband Roman, flew from Tula, Russia to Albany to be a … Continue reading