holiday

Question of the Day - Holiday Gift?

Ray Graf and Alan Chartock — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:10:00 +0000

What was the best or worst holiday gift you received this season?

This conversation will continue on Vox Pop at 2pm today.

"Being Santa Claus: What I Learned about the True Meaning of Christmas" by Sal Lizard

Joe Donahue — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Sal Lizard was in his twenties when his beard and hair turned completely white. Today he appears everywhere from malls and parades to schools and hospitals. And— from his custom-made red velvet suits to the mistletoe that hangs from the rearview mirror in his Santa-mobile—he is Santa Claus three hundred and sixty-five days a year.

The Book Show #1274 - Pete Hamill

Joe Donahue — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:06:00 +0000

Pete Hamill is a veteran New York journalist and novelist. He's the author of numerous books, including Downtown: My Manhattan and his memoir, A Drinking Life. His nine novels include Snow in August, Forever and Tabloid City. His new book is The Christmas Kid: And Other Brooklyn Stories, a collection of Brooklyn-based stories spanning thirty years.

Gluten-Free Baking for the Holidays: 60 Recipes for Traditional Festive Treats

Joe Donahue — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Jeanne Sauvage has devoted herself to investigating and developing new gluten-free recipes.

Albany Pro Musica - A Winter Wonderland concerts

Joe Donahue — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Albany Pro Musica will present its annual holiday concert, “A Winter Wonderland,” this weekend at the Carondelet Hospitality Center in Latham.

Albany Pro Musica is a mixed chorus that brings a pleasing and robust texture to familiar holiday songs and classic repertoire.

David Griggs-Janower is artistic director and conductor of Albany Pro Musica and director of choral music and professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where he has taught since 1981.

How to Spell Chanukah and Other Holiday Dilemmas

Joe Donahue — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0000

We welcome Emily Franklin to the show and speak with her about How to Spell Chanukah and Other Holiday Dilemmas..

Berkshire Theatre Group's "A Christmas Carol"

Joe Donahue — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Charles Dickens' timeless holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, is ubiquitous this time of year. Everyone has their favorite interpretation and one of our favorites is the annual production presented by The Berkshire Theatre Group.

All of your friends: Bob Cratchitt, Tiny Tim, Young Fred, Ebenezer Scrooge and – of course – some ghosts take the stage at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA weekends December 15th through the 30th is the production adapted for the stage and directed by our friend, Eric Hill.

"This Wonderful Life" at Capital Rep

Sarah LaDuke — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:10:00 +0000

This Wonderful Life - a one-man stage adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic 1946 film, It’s a Wonderful Life – is running at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY through December 22nd.

The play is directed by CapRep's Managing Artistic Director, Maggie Mancinelli Cahill, and stars Larry Daggett as everyone in Bedford Falls; including, but not limited to, George Bailey and his whole family, Mr. Potter, and, of course, Clarence the Angel.

Northeast Ballet Company's "Nutcracker" 25th Anniversary at Proctors

Sarah LaDuke — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:10:00 +0000

The Northeast Ballet Company, under the direction of Darlene Myers, has been serving the Capital District since 1990 and has had the honor of being the resident company of Proctors Theater since 1991.

Listener Essay - Company Holiday Party

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:55:00 +0000

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Albany, NY – Listener essayist Diane Cameron tells us her thoughts on her company's holiday party.