Downtown event to celebrate spring
TROY, N.Y. » All are welcome to enjoy spring sounds this Friday during the downtown district’s monthly Troy Night Out festival.
May’s Troy Night Out, titled Spring Sounds in Downtown, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday throughout downtown Troy.
Event-goers will have the opportunity to hear a great variety of live music while perusing downtown shops, restaurants and other small businesses.
Performances include DJ Intell Hayesfield at Annick Designs, harpist Shannon Friel at Counties of Ireland and mother and son duo The Smiths at Lux Massage.
Music-based businesses like The River Street Beat Shop and Segel Violins will both be open with high- energy rock’n’roll band The Cause to entertain as customers dig through records at the Beat Shop and 10 percent off of all Tibetan-style singing bowls at Segel Violins.
New store Mindful Intentions will hold a raffle to win a ticket to its June 3 event with vibrational healer Mark David, and Fox Hollow Rustics will raffle off a wooden Bluetooth speaker.
For its first- ever Troy Night Out MacAddy’s Pubwill offer 80s and Irish cover tunes by McBueller.
Other eateries Sunhee’s Farm and Kitchen will provide live jazz and Superior Merchandise Company will debut its new menu and remodeled back patio with bands High Falls and Not An Airplane. Elixir 16 welcomes Benjamin Alexander Garrett, Small Town Glow, and Carl Daniels to their doctor’s office-turned-taproom, and Ryan’s Wake Pub offers Hudson River sunset views with the sounds of the Hudson Valley Tinkers.
Additionally, those who show support of their favorite band by sporting some merch can get a free dozen frozen bagels with any purchase at Psychedelicatessen!
New beginnings and celebrations are all around this Troy Night Out. Sawtooth Jewelry Studio will be celebrating a grand reopening at its new location on lower River Street, while Round Designs softly opens on Fifth Avenue .with a fun ceramic project.
Honoring the artist, the popular Fence Show at the Arts Center of the Capital Region opens to the public with an awards ceremony at 6 p.m.
Music and visual art will col- laborate with DJ TooDarkMark at Argyle Gallery, ItIsWhatIsIt at the Image Gallery of Troy, Carmen Lookshire at Photographic Expressions Studio and Gallery, and international guitarist Maria Zemantauski helping Martinez Gallery celebrate its 17th year of business!
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, The Ruck with have a Sour Beer and Cheese tasting on the patio at 7 p.m. and Side Show Willie playing at the bar.
More information about Troy Night Out is available online at www.downtowntroy.org/troynight-out or www.facebook.com/ troynightout. Listings are also available via the event stroll mobile phone app, or by picking up a program at participating downtown businesses or the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District office located at 251 River St.