Quality events for this weekend vol. 133

Friday May 16

Dogs of Desire at EMPAC: Albany Symphony Orchestra’s eighteen-member chamber ensemble.

Psych Rock Night at the Low Beat: With Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Party Boat and Sun Burdens.

John Legend at Proctors: Two hours with no intermission really is ‘an evening with’.

Saturday May 17

Dame Evelyn Glennie at EMPAC: More from Albany Symphony Orchestra.

B3nson Does Blue at the Low Beat: The Blue Album from start to finish. With the Pistolwhips.

The Moon and Scott Richards at Spotty Dog Books and Ale: Jazz time at Hudson’s bookstore bar.

CDCG Spring Plant Sale: Grab some plants for your garden and house!

Sunday May 18

Punk Rock Brunch at the Low Beat: Food, coffee, alcohol and music.

The Hotelier, Little Big League, lovechild, Mountain Man, Declan Ryan and Daniel West at the Icehouse: Big show in Cohoes.

All Weekend

Brimfield Antiques Show: Huge, expansive, insane antiques show two hours east of us.

The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Charlie and Chocolate Factory (2005), Batman (1989) and Beetlejuice at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Make a day out of it.