It’s the (Tulip Fest) Weekend!

Yup, we’re all sprucin’ ourselves up for some Albany Tulip Fest weekend fun. And the weather is supposed to be perfect, so get out there and enjoy.

But before we head out, we’d like to send 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:

J Hunter
Larry Murray
Kirsten Ferguson
Fred Rudofsky
Timothy Reidy
Joel Patterson
Jason Spiro
Don Wilcock
Al Goldberg
Real George
Matt Mac Haffie
Gary Goldberg
Eric Gleason
Gail Burns
Sebastien Barre
Stanley Johnson
Gene Sennes

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 privided us with cool giveaway merch – tickets, CDs, downloads and other swag – for the faithful Nippertown readers:

Spectrum 8 Theatres, Albany
WCDB-FM, Albany
Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany

And 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:

Steamer No. Theatre, Albany
Sanctuary for Independent Media, Troy
Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany
J.B. Scott’s, Albany (RIP)
Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes
Proctors, Schenectady
Higher Ground, South Burlington
Downtown Albany BID, Albany
Club Helsinki, Hudson
The Egg, Albany
Michael’s Banquet House, Cohoes
Troy Night Out, Troy
Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona

Thanks for keeping Nippertown alive… and lively,

Sara Ayers
Greg Haymes
Andrzej Pilarczyk