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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: The LEGO Batman Movie, John Wick Chapter 2

  • National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine with Alexei Grynyuk - performing Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Shostakovich - Troy Chromatics Concerts/Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Thursday 2/16, 7:30 PM
  • Balé Folclórico da Bahia - Proctors, Schenectady, Thursday 2/16, 8 PM
  • Forbidden Planet - Madison Theater, Albany, Thursday-Sunday 2/16-19, various times
  • Cloudlands, opening reception - Albany International Airport Gallery, Colonie, Friday 2/17, 5:30-7:30 PM
  • Tim Meadows - The Comedy Works, Saratoga Springs, Friday-Saturday 2/17-18, 10 PM
  • Inhabited Landscapes: Bougault’s Algeria - Tang Teaching Museum & Gallery, Saratoga Springs, opens Saturday 2/18 (thru 4/23)
  • Albany Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Karina Canellakis - performing Brahms, Beethoven, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon - Palace Theatre, Albany, Saturday 2/18, 7:30 PM
  • Joziah Longo & Tink Lloyd of the Grand Slambovians - Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, Sunday 2/19, 7 PM
  • The Bad Plus - The Egg, Albany, Sunday 2/19, 7:30 PM
  • Family Fun Day: Disney’s Frozen - Palace Theatre, Albany, Tuesday 2/21, 1 PM

New movies: I Am Not Your Negro, Toni Erdmann, The Great Wall, Fist Fight, A Cure for Wellness

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.