Center for the Performing Arts

Empire State Plaza • Albany, New York

Events

Featuring members of The Band & Levon Helm Band With support from Albany locals Doctor Baker  Performing the classic songs of The Band (“The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek”) alongside selections from their acclaimed current album Shines Like Gold, The Weight Band carries on the timeless spirit and sound of one of rock’s most beloved […]

With Jamie McLean Band It’s a matter of time. 50 years to be exact. And in that time Los Lobos have created an unprecedented body of work, a legacy of greatness. The numbers are staggering: 100+ gigs a year for five decades running, crossing millions of miles to rock millions of fans. And that’s just […]

Over 30 years in comedy, Gary Gulman has established himself as an eminent performer and peerless writer.  A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor.  Gulman has made five masterful TV […]

Experience Ridley Scott’s multi-Academy Award®-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a vast HD screen while Vangelis’ synthesiser-led score is performed LIVE by The Avex Ensemble for the first time in-sync with the 1982 motion picture.  In this stylish noir thriller, detective Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) must continue as Replicant Hunter  following the […]

The Blair Witch Project is a found-footage horror film about three student filmmakers who disappear while documenting a local legend in the Maryland woods, with the story presented through their recovered footage. The 1999 film became a cultural phenomenon thanks to its raw, low-budget realism, improvised dialogue, and groundbreaking viral marketing campaign that blurred the line […]