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Saturday,
September 19, 2009 2PM - 8PM
Eddie
Money Live! Downtown Troy, City Hall
6:00PM
Along with a full ticket of live music
and vendors throughout the afternoon.
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Sunday,
September 20, 2009 11AM - 4PM
3rd Annual
Chowderfest, River Street, Downtown
River Street comes alive with more than
30 local restaurants participating in the 3rd Annual
ChowderFest. Chowders range from Seafood to Vegtable
and Manhattan to New England. Ice sculptures,
live music and refreshing libations, help us kick off
a week of Quadricentennial celebrations.
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Monday,
September 21, 2009 4PM - 8PM
[1609]
Knickerbacker Park, Lansingburgh
Join us in historic Lansingburgh,
the oldest section of Troy for a night of live music,
vendors, arts and crafts, children's scavenger hunt,
and one of the most time-honored Dutch pastimes- ice
skating. It will truly be a night of fun for the entire
family.
Amazing
Lansingburgh Race
John
Connors - Artist
Dutch
Treats Troy Bakeries
Scavenger
Hunt
Ice
Skating
Face Painting
Craft Vendors
International Food Court
Live
Music
Trolley
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Tuesday,
September 22, 2009 11AM - 3PM
[1709]
Sage Park, Bush Memorial Hall, Russell Sage College
Campus
Near the former
industrial hub of Troy, the Bush Memorial Hall on the
Russell Sage College Campus will play host to a Picnic
in the Park featuring Ruth Pelham's Music Mobile and
a host of activities for children. The day will
feature walking tours of Historic Downtown and Early
Dutch Sites.
Picnic
in the Park 11:30 - 2:15PM
Mock
Halfmoon with Boarding Passes and Photos
Henry
Hudson
Sage
Student Reading for Children 11:15 - 3PM
Ruth
Pelham's Music Mobile 11:15 - 3:00PM
Face
Painting 1-3PM
Magician
Timothy Wenk 1:30PM
Lecture
Series/Slide Presentation Marvin W. Bubie- Rensselaer
County Historical Society
3PM
Time Capsule
Walking Tour of Early Dutch Sites
Wine Tasting and Gala Event [Cancelled]
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Wednesday,
September 23, 2009 10AM - 8PM
[1809]
Burden Iron Works Museum, South Troy
One
of Troy's most historic buildings, the Burden Iron Works
Museum was recently named one of the Seven to Save by
the Preservation League of New York State. An
afternoon lecture series, museum tours, and the unveiling
of the Hanks Family Bicentennial exhibition will offer
a unique glimpse of Troy as it existed 200 years ago.
Ribbon
Cutting/Official Opening 10AM
Photo Op and Presentation of
2009 Seven to Save Designation from the Preservation
League of NYS
Tour
of the Burden Iron Works Museum
Unveiling
of the Hank's Family Bicentennial Exhibition
Silicone
Valley Lecture 6:30PM
Blacksmith
Demonstration
Kid's
Hour 4:30PM - 5:30PM
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Thursday,
September 24, 2009 12 Noon - 8PM
[1909]
Little Italy
At the turn of the 20th century,
Troy's Little Italy was home to a dozen ethnic and immigrant
groups. The 1909 "Celebration in the Marketplace"
will feature events highlighting the many cultures and
traditions that have called the neighborhood home in
the last 100 years.
Ethnic Food Court and 1609 Food
Historical
Exhibit and Video of 1909
Murals
of Henry Hudson's Voyage
Ethnic
Music 12:30PM and 4:00PM
Dancing
6:30PM and 7:00PM
Demonstration
on Dutch Barns
Rug
Weaving 1:00PM
Period
Costumes
Sweeping
of the Market in Period Costumes
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Friday
September 25, 2009 5PM - 9PM
[2009]
Troy Night Out - Downtown Troy Quadricentennial
Troy Night Out celebrating art and light in the 21st
century. Downtown Troy will be alive with interactive
light, sound, music and art displays, both inside and
out, in parks, on street corners, and in vacant store
fronts. There will be something to discover and
surprise you on every block. Fireworks at 9PM
over the river. Dance the night away at the unofficial
TNO afterparty 9PM - 2AM at the Art Center of the Capital
Region.
Banner Project
Fire
Works on the Barge behind City Hall 9PM
Interactive
light and music displays in Monument Square
Musicians
throughout downtown
Downtown Window Decorating
Art
Center Performance
Commissioned Art/ Public Art (horseshoes)
Trolley Rides
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Sunday
September 27th, 2009 10AM - 7PM
Troy,
Riverfront Park
Take part in the Grand Finale
of the Troy's Quadricentennial Family Festivities, a
flotilla of famous ships and barges that have carved
the history of this area, and an afternoon of events
to culminate this wonderful anniversary.
Vendors
Face
Painting
Magician
- Timothy Wenk
Rides
Flotilla
- See Parade of Vessels on Homepage
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