Quality events for this weekend vol. 122

Friday February 28

Nine Pin Cider Works Grand Opening: First day for the first farm cidery in New York.

Pecha Kucha at Opalka Gallery: 20 slides in 20 seconds. To the point. Sounds rad.

Troy Night Out: It’s the 8th Birthday of TNO! Go out and get weird.

4th Street Funnies at Kokopellis: Comedy show with headliner Marc Brown from DC alongside great locals.

C. Amanda Boutahorse’s Cult Classics: A Tribute to CLERKS!: Clerks themed burlesque.

At First Glance at the Arts Center: Free modern dance performance.

The Cretin Hop at Fuze Box: Shit gets weird. Free from 9-10p.

Mardi Gras at 90 State: Mazzone party with DJ Playground at a super fancy downtown spot.

Fourth Friday and Everything Classic at Justin’s: True and Nate holding down your Friday night as Greatmastr.

Blockhouses (ex-Figgs), The Piggies, Party Boat at The Low Beat: Jetpack promo’s one year birthday party. Celebrate.

Saturday March 1

Boil Acoustic, Vertebrae, Capitle, Chloroform Party, Phantom Signals at the Low Beat: Rock out, dawgs.

Northern Faces with Hand Habits and MaryLeigh Roohan at the Hollow: Jam city. Not to be missed.

My Life Inside The Room with ‘Mark’ at The Linda: Greg Sestero who played Mark in one of the worst movies ever talks about his experience with Tommy Wiseau’s masterpiece.

Albany All Stars Roller Derby at the Armory: AAS vs the Finger Lakes Lunachicks.

Ryder & Hazel with the Dust Bowl Faeries and Swamp Baby at Steamer 10: Projections, taxidermy and music.

EIGHTIES at the Low Beat: You know what it is.

Sunday March 2

Fundraiser for Corey Aldrich at the Lucas Confectionery: Corey had an awful accident and friends are having a silent auction and night of performance to help get him back on his feet.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry at the NYS Museum: Inside story of China’s most famous artist.

All Weekend

The NYS Museum: Bunch of new exhibits including a great photography exhibit “60 from the 60s”.

Shrek 1 & 2, American Beauty, Lawrence of Arabia and Gandhi at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

Ice Skating at the Plaza: Free, open 11a-8p, weather permitting.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Just go.