On a rainy and stormy Saturday night in Albany, Ballingers was filled with the fashion forward to see Upstate Magazine's fall kickoff promoting their Fall Issue released September 8th. The rain didn't stop the show however, the house was packed and the show took place outside under the balcony with the lightning bolts flashing in the distance as the bulbs flashed on the runway.  

Tommy Watkins performed an exhilirating opening act named "The Muse and The Madness," revealing the emotion and often anguish associated with being in love and struggling to be an artist and just living. The depth of the performance fit perfectly in the humid evening.

Beth Harr and Staci Snider

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