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Shawn Stone - The Alt Weekly

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Shawn Stone, Digital Editor of The Alt joins us to talk about what he's seen lately and what cultural events are coming up this week in our region.

Seen: Schenectady Civic Players’ Star Quality; film Edge of Seventeen

Upcoming:

  • Albany Symphony Orchestra: An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma - (Elgar Cello Concerto, also Wagner, Dvorak, Conor Brown) - Palace Theatre, Albany, Thu 12/8, 7:30 PM
  • The Wet Ink Ensemble/Kate Soper’s IPSA DIXIT - EMPAC, Troy, Fri 12/9, 8 PM
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas - HMT at Spa Little Theater, Saratoga Springs, opens Fri 12/9, 7:30 PM -(thru 12/18)
  • Joan Osborne - The Egg, Albany, Sat 12/10, 7:30 PM
  • Dinosaur Jr. - MASS MoCA, North Adams, Mass., Sat 12/10, 8 PM
  • Octavo Singers: Handel’s Messiah - Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, Sun 12/11, 1:30 PM
  • The Many Moods of Christmas: Albany Pro Musica, Rafael Davila - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, Sun 12/11, 3 PM
  • Max & Ruby’s Nutcracker Suite - The Egg, Albany, Sun 12/11, 3:30PM
  • Elf - Palace Theatre, Albany, Mon 12/12, 7 PM

New movies: Nocturnal Animals, Manchester By the Sea, Miss Sloan, Office Christmas Party

Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.