West Utica is Gearing up for the First Saranac Thursday of 2009

With Saranac Thursdays starting in under two weeks everyone in west Utica is hustling to get things ready. Most Utica residents are accustomed to the hottest event going on during the summer months. Usually you never see all the work that goes into getting things ready for Saranac Thursday.

I know the people at the Brewery put in a ton of effort finding bands, cleaning the grounds, setting up the stages and a million other things on a list to make it take off for them without a hitch. There are other people who are involved, especially the City of Utica. I was Fortunate to be having lunch at Odonnels Pub on Varick St the other day and there was a huge construction ordeal going on on the street. It looked to me as if they were looking at repaving the whole thing? I didn't stop any of the workers but we'll see what the road looks like on the 28th and where they got. I could be totally wrong Kid Panic could've just clogged up the sewer again.

Varick Street Bars have also got a ton of work to do to get ready. Like The Electric Company who packs so many people in to hear the awesome party bands they book. Finding those unique sounding bands to draw in all those people isnt an easy task. Nail Creek is building a new deck, so it can almost double its capacity. All this extra efforts mean more profits for these bars and it pays off!

The Only thing that might be missing on Varick Street is FOOD! We need places to eat. I have definetly lived on just a liquid diet in the past, but these days it can be dangerous. I know there is a hot dog stand, but somtimes I just dont want it, I'm a fan of variety. I hope there is more options this year on Varick Street.

Be ready, tell your boss that you will be coming in late on Friday May 29th, Because Saranac Thursday Starts on the 28th.