It’s the Weekend!

Congrats! You made it through yet another week. And now it’s time to get out there and soak up some fun for the first weekend of May. 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, proof-reading 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:

Larry Murray
J Hunter
Rudy Lu
Tom Lindsay
Martin Benjamin
Andrzej Pilarczyk
Kirsten Ferguson
Timothy Reidy
Albert Brooks
Fred Boak

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 cool give-away merch – tix, CDs, downloads and other swag – for the faithful Nippertown readers:

Guthrie Bell Productions, Albany
Red Square, Albany
Mills Entertainment, Saratoga Springs
Proctors, Schenectady

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:

Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs
WAMC-FM’s The Linda, Albany
The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy
Proctors, Schenectady
The Egg, Albany
Pauly’s Hotel, Albany
The Falcon, Marlboro
Saratoga Arts, Saratoga Springs
The College of St. Rose’s Massry Center, Albany
The Eighth Step, Schenectady
Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center, Saratoga Springs
The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, Albany

Thanks for keeping Nippertown alive… and lively,

Sara Ayers
Greg Haymes