Schenectady Today -- In and Around the Capital Region
Filmed November 8, 2011 (Show #697)

Photographs by Dick Paterek -- Website by Gregg Millett

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• Professor Michael Kane, Pharm D. from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will discuss Diabetes.
• He’ll give us an update on current treatments.  He is also the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with The Endocrine Group in Albany.
• Website: www.acphs.edu

• Bill Douglas & Steve Suriano (playwrights – play & music) represents the Circle Theatre Players at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts.
• They will talk about their upcoming production of ‘T’was the Land of the Night Before’.  This is a play for the whole family.
• CarolLynn Langley is the Director and Joan Fuess is the producer.
• Production dates: Dec 9-11 and 16-18  at 8 pm except for Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm.  Tickets are $16 for adults and $10 for students under 18. 
• Website: www.slca-ctp.org

• Jim Salengo (Executive Director) from the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation will discuss upcoming holiday events:
• Holiday Open House (Dec 3), Holiday Business Promotions, Holiday Window Decorating contest.
• The Annual Holiday Parade will be held on November 19 starting at 5 pm in downtown Schenectady.  It is believed to be the largest nighttime holiday parade in the nation.
• Website: www.DowntownSchenectady.org

• Pat Finlayson (HIICAP Coordinator) with Catholic Charities discusses the NYS Elderly Drug Plan and the new changes and how they may affect you.
• Seniors will no longer be able to use EPIC as primary prescription drug coverage with a health plan that doesn’t offer drug coverage.
• Websites:
  • EPIC Program -- http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/epic/
  • Catholic Charities Capital District -- www.ccrcda.org/agencies.htm
  • Catholic Charities Schenectady -- www.ccrcda.org/schenectady.htm

• Curtis Funk (Director) from the Octavo Singers will tell us about their upcoming concerts.
• The next one is on Sunday, Nov 13 at 3 pm at the First Reformed Church of Scotia.
• On Dec 18 they will perform their traditional Handel’s Messiah at St. John the Evangelist Church at 1:30 pm.  This will be a very exciting concert.
• Website: www.OctavoSingers.com

• Carole Merrill (Women Services Program Director) from the YWCA of Northeastern NY will discuss the topic of Homelessness in Schenectady.
• Website: www.YWCA-neny.org  also you can become a fan on Facebook