# NYS Capital Region Dopers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490 "2002-04-25T03:26:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/1 "2002-04-25T03:26:19Z")
I know there’re a few people within a reasonable distance from Albany. And since in a few weeks I’m being shipped back to my parents’ house about 30 miles south of the city, for an indefinite length of time, and since I’ve never been to a Dopefest, I was thinking maybe there should be one somewhere in Albany this summer? I have no idea how these things get arranged, though. I’m just throwing this out there to see if there’s any response. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/2 "2002-04-25T04:43:23Z")
I’m all for a Capital Region Dopefest. Yay for **racinchikki** ’s idea! 🙂 You know what might be a cool venue for this? Park Playhouse in (I think) Washington Park – free entertainment and lots of restaurants in the area. However, I don’t think the Playhouse starts up until July, and I’m not sure when this summer people would want to get together, so… Anyway, I’m in for whatever/whenever. [sub]Maybe if we’re lucky a certain BamaDoper will be visiting me. ;)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/3 "2002-04-25T06:35:05Z")
Well, I’d be in. But I’m shipping out in a week, to go home. So I’m not in during the summer. Sorry ☹ ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/4 "2002-04-26T01:40:33Z")
Foo. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/5 "2002-04-26T02:15:47Z")
I’d be interested. Park Playhouse would be an interesting venue. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/6 "2002-04-26T02:45:34Z")
Okay, I’m just a newbie, but I can suggest a lot of cool things to do.\* I’m downtown in Albany, NY. Let me know when you all can get together, and I’ll find some stuff for you to do. Just so you know, “Live at Five” sucks. It’s crappy bands playing for a bunch of loud drunks. Don’t bother. Also, if you were hoping that the footbridge over I-787 connecting downtown to the Corning Preserve would be finished, I have bad news for you. It aint. _[sub]Who am I kidding. This is Albany._\* ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/7 "2002-04-26T03:04:17Z")
Oh, I’m only 19, so bars = generally not good for me. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nys-capital-region-dopers/105490/8 "2002-04-26T11:08:02Z")
I’m in. If it’s going to be in the summer why not come up to Lake George? Clean water, fresh air ahhh. 🙂 Honey