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SCHENECTADY
Art, street race, festival on tap for the weekend
BY KATHLEEN MOORE Gazette Reporter

    There’s something for everyone this weekend in Schenectady.
    On Friday night, Juneteenth celebrations begin with a solemn ceremony at 6 p.m. at Vale Cemetery. Revelers can also go downtown, where performers and artists will showcase their talent for the monthly Art Night.
    On Saturday, runners will race around Union College in a 5K run to raise money for ovarian cancer research.
    Those who aren’t up to a 3.1-mile run can head to Upper Union Street’s strawberry festival. Juneteenth continues all weekend at Central Park.
    Art Night, which runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, will include a form of participatory art.
    At City Hall, Jasmine C. Ceniceros will photograph anyone willing to sit for a portrait in Room 101.
    Her goal is to photograph subtle and unique qualities in each candidate. About 15 of the photos will be selected for an enlarged Art Night exhibit entitled “Heroes of Schenectady” later this summer.
    If that isn’t unusual enough, the creator of a public access reality television cooking show will also be performing at City Hall.
    Joleen Button, who created “Let’s Get Cooking, with Christa and Goutam” for SACC-TV, will be on the fi rst floor of City Hall.
    In the City Council Chambers on the second floor, local film makers will show their films all evening. Filmmakers include Richa Khandelwal Bhat and Mike Feurstein. ...............>>>>...........>>>>................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01303&AppName=1