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Join In: Add Photos to Our Flickr Group
If you're a Flickr user, the easiest way to share your photographs about town with Albany Patch may be to add them to our Flickr group. Join the group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/albanypatch. Not yet a member? It's free to join!
We know Albany has a ton of talented shooters, and we're always looking for ways to feature their work. In this vein, we created a Flickr group to make it easier for you to post photos that we can highlight. We'll select a new item to feature each week. Adding your photo to our group is simple; all you need is a free Flickr account. This is a great way for you to post breaking news photos and other stand-out shots you take around town—of moments that inspire you, or community events such as the Solano Stroll. Our group has hundreds of images from more than 40 members, and we'll be finding ways to grow these numbers in the coming months. Please Note: You maintain full rights to your work, but adding your photos to the group gives us the …
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Emilie Raguso
3:59 pm on Friday, January 6, 2012
Oh, cool -- I hadn't gotten that far. He and I actually just recently made contact. He's a fantastic photographer. more ›
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Guest Column
Column: "Spring Fling" on Friday to be Feast for the Ears
Music instruction in the Albany public schools continues at high levels thanks to the Albany Music Fund. Support it by attending the "Spring Fling."
Trumpet trills, trombone swoops and sultry saxophones scales filled the air as the nervous students warmed up. Conductor Craig Bryant raised his baton. Stillness. Then, the most exquisite Duke Ellington “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” swelled from those same instruments. The audience cheered wildly as the session of the Folsom Jazz Festival 2012 continued with more jazz greats from the Albany musicians, and then the judges voted Albany High School Jazz Lab first place in its division. Another day, another honor for Albany Unified School District music groups. Similar scenes of Albany music groups wowing audiences and winning first place in competitions repeats itself many times a year as Albany choral ensembles, stringed orchestras, …
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Where in Albany...
Where in Albany is the Pharaoh Dog?
Guess where this photo was taken for a chance to win cool Patch goodies. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this contest.
Read our contest rules here. One prize per player, please! Want to be notified when we post this contest? Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an email alert. About this column: Each week we'll post a photo of a place somewhere around town, and ask readers to guess where the photo was taken. It might be a building hiding in plain sight, or it might be detail you pass every day.
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Emilie Raguso
11:23 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Woohoo!, Hector! I will write you about your prize. more ›
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Imagine Your Art Here (Call for Artists)
The Albany Arts Committee is sponsoring a program for the artistic decoration of a select number of fire hydrants in the city.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Talley & Son Closes at AHS this Weekend
Theater Ensemble’s final play of the season, the spring student production of Talley & Son, will close this weekend. Written by Lanford Wilson and set in 1944, the play investigates the multifaceted effects of World War II on a middle class American famil
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Theater Ensemble Presents 'Talley & Son'
AHS Theater Ensemble’s student production of 'Talley & Son,' directed by junior Krystal Swan and senior Rachel Wong-Westbrooke, opens Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Where in Albany...
Where in Albany is the Stairway Not Quite to Heaven?
Guess where this photo was taken for a chance to win cool Patch goodies. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this contest.
Read our contest rules here. One prize per player, please! Want to be notified when we post this contest? Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an email alert.
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Neo Serafimidis
2:54 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Who can stay attached in Albany where the cell coverage is so poor?! more ›
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Free Car Rendezvous Comes Sunday
Join East Car car enthusiasts at El Cerrito's O'Reilly Kragen parking lot, at San Pablo and Moeser Lane.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Editor's Choice
$5 Albany FilmFest Returns With a Bang on Saturday
The event features more than 30 films to be screened at the Albany Community Center, guest judges, Q&A sessions and much more. Click the "Keep me posted" button below this story for FilmFest updates.
The Oscars may be over, but Albany has its own event featuring notable films from near and far happening this Saturday at the Albany Community Center. For just $5, attendees will be treated to dozens of screenings on March 3, as well as question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers and, yes, free popcorn. See the full program in the PDF attached to this story. At the end of the night, a panel of judges will award cash prizes and other gifts to the winning filmmakers. It's the second year for the Albany FilmFest, brought to you in an all-volunteer effort from the city's Community Media Access Committee, the city of Albany and KALB 33, the city's public access station. (Miss last year's event? Read about it here on Albany Patch.) The event …
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Peggy McQuaid
6:36 pm on Thursday, March 1, 2012
The Albany Community Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the Albany FilmFest for the second year. Thank you to the Community Media Access Committee, Jeremy Allen and everyone who has worked so hard to make this outstanding event possible. Congratulations on a job well done. more ›
Tanya Grove
10:52 am on Monday, April 9, 2012
Gorgeous photos. I especially like the January 5, 2011. It might just be my new desktop background. I hope that's okay with you, Diane. more ›