This Thursday, January 29th, TheLarkStreet BID will be conducting a forum to discuss the current state of the economy. The purpose of the meeting will be to exchange ideas on how to cope with these difficult times and what we can do as a business district to keep our businesses open. Forum moderators will include representatives from the Albany Local Development Corp, The College of Saint Rose and the University at Albany. Mayor Jennings is also expected to attend. The meeting will be held at Trinity Church, 235 Lark Street from 6-7pm. We invite anyone who is interested to attend.

Metroland's The Year in Review 2008

A number of musical performances on Lark Street were mentioned in Metroland's Year in Review issue. 2008 was a great year for Lark Street and the many events hosted here. The musicians that ranked in the Top 10 of 2008's live performaces included:

*Northampton Wools- Upstate Artists Guild, 6/26
* Odetta with MotherJudge- Monday Night Concert, 7/21
*Aficionado- LarkFEST, 9/20
* Tom Morello The Nightwatchman- LarkFEST, 9/20