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Just notified that the 50th member of the Albany Area Activities has joined our little group.

Hope you are all having a great summer. Don't forget you can add to the calendar if you have an event coming up. If you have any trouble adding to the calendar or not sure how to do it, let me know and we can do an e-mail exchange. Also if you have an event and have a website and want me to add it; just send the URL and I'll do the rest.

Yay to our First 50 members!!!

iZoca members Theresa Petrone was elected President and Ryan Hanley was elected as Vice-President of the Capital Alliance of Young Professionals; see story below:

http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=fd00ce1bf27ab0c9443001b4c&id=40ad9067eb&e=ea715d489d

CAYP's New President

The big news coming out of CAYP's 3rd Anniversary at 677 Prime last Friday is that Founder and President Maxine Barasch has stepped down from her role as President. We are very glad to announce that Maxine will stay on as a Board Member moving forward.

Stepping in as President of CAYP will be Theresa Petrone (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) who has served on the CAYP Board for over a year. In addition to the change in President, Ryan Hanley (Guilderland Insurance Agency) has been named Vice President, a position previously unoccupied. CAYP also announced the placement of six new Board Members for upcoming year: Adam Boghosian, Adam Breault, Jason Abare, Josh Krull, Stephany Richter and Scott Wildove.

Don't forget you can also join the CAYP here on iZoca!

TONIGHT! Great jazz at the Massry Center. Best value in town: jazz performed by some of the best student jazz players around for FREE!! 7:30 p.m. Don't miss it!

Don't forget if you want to participate; it is going to start soon.

Only a few days to one of ESYO's biggest events - Playathon!

Hearing is believing - and boy, oh boy, you will HEAR lots of wonderful music at Playathon. It's an amazing day when the 300 musicians of ESYO perform (not all at once!) in an open area on the lower level of Crossgates Mall in Albany. Classical music, contemporary percussion (it's not just drums, you know!), and jazz - where else can you go to hear such a variety FOR FREE!!!

Bid for the conductor's baton - if you win, you get to stand on the podium and conduct a familiar patriotic tune - don't worry , the kids will make you look great!!

Not sure what instrument is to your liking? John Keal Music Co. will have instruments on hand for you to try at their Musical Petting Zoo - a Playathon staple for years.

And the RAFFLE! We have wonderful prizes including hand-made quilts, a car wash package from Hoffman, tickets to SPAC (for the Philadelphia Orchestra or NY City Ballet next summer), tickets to Capital Repertory Theatre, AND MORE! And raffle tickets are only $5 a piece!

Playathon raises money to support ESYO's program of music education and performance. A donation at Playathon is an investment in the future of music.

Swing by Crossgates to hear some of the region's best young musicians - and try to drop a dollar bill from the 2nd floor into the bell of the tuba!!

When: Sat., Feb. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. - details and a schedule, visit www.esyo.org.

Please join us this Saturday as ESYO's Repertory Orchestra, under the direction of David Beck, fills the concert hall with music by Bach, Rimsky-Korsakov, Copland and others!

The concert will also feature Jared Harrison, 2nd place winner of ESYO's Concerto Competition, playing Mercadante's Concerto for Flute in E Minor - a beautiful piece!

Best deal in town: $10 for adults/$6 for seniors and students. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Concert is at 7:00 p.m. at the C.A. Bouton High School in Voorheeseville, NY.

Hello,
I've recently started a blog about activities for kids & families in Schenectady, Albany, & Troy.
Please check it out at www.capitaldistrictfun.com and if you think it's useful, send the link on to a friend.

If you have events that you'd like to share with me, you can email me at capitaldistrictfun@yahoo.com anytime. I'm signed up for several e-newsletters & RSS feeds, but I don't want to miss anything if I can help it.
Thanks,
Katie

Since we are coming to the end of Folic Acid Awareness Week, I thought I would give you more resources for information:

http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/49267_62622.asp

A quick quiz about your knowledge of Folic Acid:

http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/28699_1945.asp

A list of foods high in Folic Acid:

http://www.wheatfoods.org/AboutWheat-list-of-foods-with-folic-acid/Index.htm

How much Folic Acid should you have before becoming pregnant:

http://www.womenshealthcaretopics.com/bn_Folic_Acid_During_Pregnancy.htm

Did you know? There’s a lot of good reasons to pay attention to your folate (or folic acid) intake. Folate deficiency can lead to elevated homocysteine, which has been linked to heart attack, stroke, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis and a host of other diseases.

A blog about Folic Acid -vs- Folate: http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog/2006/12/folic_acid_vs_f.html

Folate and Senior Citizens: http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Alzheimers/2008/8-02-05-FolateDeficiency.htm