http://blogs.sage.edu/troy Adventures around Troy New York Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:40:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Troy abounds with music, art and food in the summer. There was something to see, smell, touch, eat, hear and enjoy all down River Street on June 20 at the 6th annual River Street Festival (above). Within a five block area we visited the Farmer's Market (a great stop for ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2009/06/22/summer-festivals-in-troy/ Homemade "soup of the day” tops the menu at many local eateries this time of year. You can find anything from unique vegetarian blends to the traditional chicken noodle.  Here’s a mini-list of my favorite local eateries with soups of the day: Daily Grind 272-8658, Spill’n the Beans, Café Deli-icious ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2009/02/02/got-soup/ I dropped by a yoga class after work yesterday, taught here in Troy by Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, an adjunct professor in Sage's Creative and Performing Arts Department. It felt wonderful and I can’t wait to try it again…and I don’t have to wait a whole week, because there are a ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/09/24/say-om/ [gallery] The Troy Neighborhood Farmers Market located at the Little Italy MarketPlace, on ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/09/17/the-best-wednesday-thing-to-do/ The Approach is the name for the set of granite steps connecting downtown Troy to RPI beginning on 6th Street behind the hotel that's been renovated every which way to serve as a dormitory for RPI students. Urban hikers climb the steps and pause just below the EMPAC (Electronic Media ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/08/21/urban-hikers-climb-the-approach/ The Paper Sparrow is on River Street - near Monument Square You can walk there from Sage! The Paper Sparrow is now offering knitting classes right here in the shop!  Both beginner and advanced beginner classes are available. Class name:  Beginners knitting Instructor: Linda Lange Cost: $40 Class time: Wednesday, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24 from 6:00 ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/08/21/if-you-have-ever-wondered-how-to-knit-or-need-a-refresher/ I have recently discovered a great place to see a concert in Albany.  It is the WAMC's Linda Norris Auditorium. It is a very small venue located on Central Ave. This week I went to see Rasputina - a neat 3 piece group that consists of 2 cello players and ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/08/21/wamcs-linda-norris-auditorium/ One of the great benefits (I think) of living in upstate NY is all of the arts and cultural events that exist. Sometimes it is hard to decide what to do next. Yesterday, I went to Tanglewood to see the band Wilco play.  If you haven't been there before - ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/08/13/tanglewood-close-by/ The Introduction to The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper, begins, “The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who wake up thinking about what they’re going to eat for supper, and those who don’t.”   I am the first kind of person.   And while I love grocery shopping ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/07/31/la-marche-vert/ No, it's not Cheers, it's Troy's oldest restaurant, and one that still delivers a thoroughly enjoyable dining experience. Manory's Restaurant, established in 1913, is situated on the corner of Congress and Fourth Streets (across from Key Bank), just two blocks west from the corner of campus. I've been there twice ... http://blogs.sage.edu/troy/2008/07/25/where-everybody-knows-your-name/