Bonus Episode!

On April 24, leaders of several major local arts institutions offered their thoughts on how their organizations had been impacted by the economy and discussed their vision for the future of the arts in the Capital District.

Co-sponsored by The Record and The Saratogian, the event took place at the The Meader Little Theatre on the Troy campus of Russell Sage.

Panelists include:

• Peter Lesser, executive director of The Egg in Albany;

• Philip Morris, CEO of Proctors in Schenectady;

• Dr. Susan Scrimshaw, president of The Sage Colleges in Albany and Troy, which includes The Theatre Institute at Sage under the umbrella of the college’s Department of Arts and Letters, and;

• Marcia White, producer and executive director of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs.

Bob Goepfert, content coordinator for weekender, the weekly joint entertainment product published by the two newspapers, moderated the discussion.


Music for this episode was provided by Kevin MacLeod.

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