It’s the Weekend!

A great big thank-you to everyone who dropped by this week to add encouragement, support and, yes, criticism, too. And thanks for helping to spread the word about Nippertown.com.

Of course, we couldn’t possibly cover the wide, wonderful scope of offerings around town without a dedicated and devoted bunch of wonderful writers, photographers, artists, tipsters and other assorted enablers who continually enrich us all with their contributions. So a big salute goes out to this week’s community contributors:

Lawrence White
Don Wilcock
J Hunter
Michael Seinberg
Jon N. Spector
Anthony Tassarotti
Timothy Reidy
Rudy Lu
Joel Patterson
Dan Hogan
Larry Murray
Ed Atkeson
Charles H. Haymes
David Brickman
Tom Lindsay

Please consider adding your name to this list. Just send us something – a review, preview, interview, photo, list, rant, crayon drawing or whatever’s on your mind. Remember, Nippertown is your hometown, and we can’t possibly do this without your help.

Thanks to the fine folks who provided us with the cool swag – tickets, CDs, free downloads and other tasty merch – to give away to our readers:

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs
Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany
The Albany All Stars Roller Derby, Albany
Rhythm on the Ridge, Rotterdam
The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy

Thanks to all of the folks from the area venues and organizations who were gracious enough to provide us with review tickets and/or photo passes for their events:

Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs
Red Square, Albany
Live Nation, Saratoga Springs
Step Up Presents, Albany
Club Helsinki, Hudson
The Parting Glass, Saratoga Springs
Mountain Jam, Hunter
Saratoga Arts, Saratoga Springs
Alive at Five, Albany
Northern Lights, Clifton Park
Tech Valley Times, Saratoga Springs

Thanks for keeping Nippertown alive… and lively.