News & Updates

Stewart’s Shops/Dake Family Foundation has announced a $25,000 contribution to the Palace Theatre’s Community Engagement Initiative. The Palace Theatre's Community Engagement Initiative is an intentional effort to make the Palace Theatre more accessible to the individuals and organizations that live and operate in the community immediately adjacent to the theatre. The initiative focuses on making the Palace a community resource for the Capital Region.

The first annual Renaissance Black Film Festival (RBFF) is coming to New York’s Capital region, running June 22–25 at the historic Palace Theatre and the opulent Renaissance Hotel, both within walking distance from one another in Albany’s charming Downtown business district. With the guidance of Festival Ambassador Morris Chestnut and honorary board members Gail Bean of FX’s hit series Snowfall and writer, producer, director Jamal Hill, the inaugural Renaissance Black Film Festival at Albany’s historic Palace Theatre will spotlight the work of up-and-coming Black filmmakers in the industry’s blossoming new production hub. 

As moe. prepares for a 2-night run at Albany’s Palace Theatre beginning tonight (2/24), coinciding with the fifth annual “moe.day,” the city has announced that it is temporarily renaming N. Pearl, the street on which the Palace Theatre stands, to moe.street, effective immediately. The decision honors the deep ties between moe. and the City of Albany, which began with the band’s early days living together on Central Avenue in the ‘90s. Their first performance at the Palace Theatre took place on February 23^rd, 1996, as part of a “Rock The Vote” concert, and this Saturday will mark the band’s 17^th appearance at the venue, in addition to a short video concert they filmed in the Palace Theatre Lobby in the fall of 2020.

Join us on Monday, February 28 at 7PM for the Black History Month Celebration 2022 "The Health & Wellness Project" - a free virtual evening of art, music, dance and spoken word by some of the most talented Black artists in the Capital Region.