
Katherine Kiessling
Writer at Times Union (Albany)
arts & culture @timesunion | former theater kid™️ | film, tv & pop culture obsessive | @NewhouseSU & @RowanUniversity | all opinions are my own
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timesunion.com | Katherine Kiessling
It’s time to start thinking of summertime activities. And one of the biggest — and, per my inbox, most contentious this year — are lawnside concerts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, chair not included. While reader emails about how Live Nation has brought SPAC down weren’t new to me, they definitely upped in frequency following two major policy updates for Live Nation events this summer. Article continues below this adAnd trust me, I get your frustrations.
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timesunion.com | Katherine Kiessling
ALBANY -- Alive at Five is returning downtown this summer. The announcement, first reported by Metroland, coincides with groundbreaking on the $1.25 million renovation of Tricentennial Park along Broadway and Columbia Street. The project will improve accessibility, plant additional trees, address drainage issues and open the park for year-round use.
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timesunion.com | Katherine Kiessling
“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” is heading to AlbanyAmerican rock band behind ZZ Top will play the Palace Theatre on Sept. 24. The concert is part of the band's ongoing "Elevation" tour which launched last year. Article continues below this adVocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill began the band in 1969 in Houston.
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star-telegram.com | Katherine Kiessling
Laura Libruk knows she works in "a difficult field." As a mental health counselor, she is "working with people with severe, persistent mental illness and eating disorders," yet she has avoided the burnout largely associated with the field. The key is her employer: HPA/LiveWell, a behavioral health clinic offering services to address eating disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma and ADHD in Albany.
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star-telegram.com | Katherine Kiessling
ALBANY - WAMC Northeast Public Radio plans to sell The Linda, its 23-year-old performing arts space located in a former bank building at the corner of Central Avenue and Quail Street.
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In “MJ,” Michael Jackson is asked if it's possible to separate his life from his music. For a bio-musical about the King of Pop, it's a loaded question and one "MJ" shies away from in favor of eye-catching spectacle about the man in a rose-tinted mirror. https://t.co/PmNEwVWMEP

Any Capital Region folks want to share their feelings on the new lawn seating policy for @LiveNation events at SPAC? Hit me up here or at [email protected]

10/10 recommend Lenny's Latin Nights at Move Fitness by Lenny. Strangers become friends in the course of a song at weekly socials carefully designed by Lenny to be safe, inclusive and empowering. (And pro tip, stretch after - your quads will thank you) https://t.co/JhjOibBUYb