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OGSpressoffice@ogs.ny.gov| 518-474-5987
August 16, 2023
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— MEDIA ADVISORY —Robert Randolph Band to Perform Wednesday, August 16 at the NYS Food Festival |
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Food, Beverages, and a Full Lineup of Activities & Entertainment WHAT: New York State’s Food Festival at the Empire State Plaza pairs a wide variety of food and beverages for lunch, dinner, or both, with an exciting lineup of activities and entertainment throughout the day, including this year’s featured performance by the Robert Randolph Band.
The festival will begin with the popular Plaza farmers market, offering locally grown fruits and vegetables, along with bread, pastries, and many other specialty items. The entertainment will begin at noon, with the band Legacy taking the stage for the final performance of this year’s Lunchtime at the Plaza Concert Series Presented by M&T Bank. The festival will also include performances by Flavour and Felicia Collins.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 16, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Empire State Plaza, Albany
A virtuoso on the pedal steel guitar, Robert Randolph jumped from spiritual to secular music and found an audience among blues fans, roots rock aficionados, and jam band followers with his fiery, passionate instrumental work and heartfelt music.
While Randolph cut his teeth playing in services at the House of God Church in his native New Jersey, where the pedal steel is a key part of the church’s musical program, his talents were discovered by fans outside the church, and he made his recording debut with a live album recorded with his backing group the Family Band, 2001’s “Live at the Wetlands, that mixed gospel and full-bodied rock and blues.
Randolph’s first studio set, 2003’s “Unclassified,” broadened the scope of his repertoire with flashes of funk and Caribbean sounds. His subsequent albums with the Family Band, such as 2010’s “When We Walk This Road” (produced by T-Bone Burnett) and 2013’s “Lickety Split,” were steeped in passion and energy that came from Randolph and his band’s instrumental skills and heartfelt fusion of multiple genres.
Sponsors of New York State’s Food Festival at the Empire State Plaza include DeCrescente Distributing Company, I LOVE NY, Times Union, 98.3 WTRY, and 99.5 The River.
Free parking for this event is available after 5 p.m. in the East Garage. Paid parking is available in the visitor lot beneath the Empire State Plaza.
For event updates and additional information, visit empirestateplaza.ny.gov, @EmpireStatePlaza on Facebook, and @plazaevents on Twitter, or call (518) 474-4759.
Representatives of the media planning to attend the event are asked to RSVP to OGSPressOffice@ogs.ny.gov.
Food Festival Performance Schedule
Noon Legacy
5:00 p.m. Flavour
6:15 p.m. Felicia Collins
7:30 p.m. Robert Randolph Band
Vendor Lineup
FOOD VENDORS
Alaturco Mediterranean Grill, Alima’s Cuisine, Chocolate is Self-Care, Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream, Flavors of Lebanon, Guido’s Frozen Desserts, Gunther’s Sausage Wagon, It’s A Utica Thing, Jamaica Choice Caribbean Cuisine, La Empanada Llama, Margarita City, Menyajiro Ramen, Menz & J New York Surf and Turf, Mi Casa, Mosall’s Grove, Oh, Corn! Arepas and More, Ram’s Valley, Reggae Boy Café, Renaissance Pesto, Robles Catering, Roy’s Caribbean, Sweet Life Italian Ice, Times Square Catering, Two Little Dumplings, The Comfort Zone, The Hungry Traveler, The Jerky Hut, The Plated Palette, The Skinny Pancake
FOOD RETAIL VENDORSMuddy Nose Dog Biscuits, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Pretty Bake Shop, War Cannon Spirits
RETAIL / INFORMATIONAL VENDORSBath Fitter, Kechua World, Nu Cosmic Earth, NYS Office Mental Health, Palace Theatre,
Taiwo’s Crafts,Ten Points of Light Massage Therapy
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