HAVE YOU SEEN IT? | Troy's newest mural 

50 Second Street, Troy
A project of The Arts Center of the Capital Region + Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

You may have heard of downtown Troy's latest addition -- an artful mural at 50 Second Street illustrating the interior of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. 

We hope you came to the community celebration on August 31 to meet the artist, enjoy gelato, and view the neighborhood's newest addition!

Pfeil Hardware and Benjamin Moore Paints donated most of the paint for the mural project.  The artist used Aura paint, which is friendly to the environment and "simply the best paint we've ever made."   - Benjamin Moore, Inc.

For more information about Pfeil Hardware and Benjamin Moore Paints,
visit www.pfeilhardware.com or call (518) 687-0014.

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FALL BALL
Featuring the Music of Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys

Saturday, September 25 | 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. | $15/$12 Members

Put on your dancing shoes, and swing to the rockin' rhythm and blues sounds of Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys! Take a beginners' lesson at 8:00 p.m. with Jason Fenton, and you'll be ready to swing with the big band tunes by 8:30. Everyone will be eligible to win prizes in the jitterbug dance contest! Brown's beer, wine and light fare by Arnet's on Broadway for sale.

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Free Nia Class!

Thursday, September 23 |5:30 - 6:45 PM | FREE! | Registration is required. Call 273-0552 x 231

Curious about nia? Come to this free class to get a taste for the energetic, fun, group fitness experience! Learn about the upcoming classes, and meet other students. Join the party!  Pre-registration is required.  Call 273-0552 x 231.

Nia is an energetic, creative and soulful movement practice that combines dance, and other heart pumping movements with popular and global music. Nia supports the pleasure principal: If it feels good, do it! In this convenient "after-work" schedule, it's guaranteed to give your body, mind and spirit a lift, raising your heart rate and feeling joy within.

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FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Strategic Opportunity Stipends

Round One Deadline: September 24, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
Opportunities occuring November 2010 - May 2011 qualify for this round.

Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) are designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career development. Literary, media, visual, music and performing artists may request support ranging from $200 to $1,500 for specific, forthcoming opportunities that are distinct from work in progress.  Download the application here.

arts>EXPERTISE: An Artists' Marketing Clinic

Thursday, September 16 | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. | $20 | Appointment Required
 
Does your WEBSITE pop? your PORTFOIO speak to the reader?  How can you give your BIO an edge? your RESIDENCY applications leverage?

In a program offered by NYFA, one-on-one, 20-minute consultations by skilled and trained artist consultants will provide information and insight regarding the best practices for your professional career. 
 
Your session will be tailored to your needs!  Prior to your meeting, we ask that you define one or two specific areas with which you need guidance. Sessions are not designed to critique the content of artwork, but rather to give feedback on the work's professional presentation.

To make an appointment, contact Lainy Slyder at lainy@artscenteronline.org.

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