Quality events for this weekend

Friday May 17

Body Shine at Fuze Box: Non-stop disco and house.

PechaKucha at Opalka Gallery: Short talks. 20 slides for 20 seconds each.

Dave Attell at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up. Two shows.

Bad Bad Hats at The Linda: With Laveda and Hate Club. Indie rock.

Citizen Cope at Upstate Concert Hall: Blues/funk/soul.

The Beautiful Bastards, Bevrage, Purple Sunshine, at Pauly’s: Rock/funk.

Olivia Quillio at Savoy Taproom: Singer/songwriter.

Saturday May 18

Albany Artifacts Sale at Lost & Found: Albany themed everything. Peruse and have some drinks.

Dave Attell at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up. Two shows.

518 Day Block Party at Island Creek Park Albany: Celebrating the area and it’s accomplishments.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Cohoes Music Hall: 8pm and Midnight shows.

Driftwood, Useless Cans at The Hollow: Album release party. Folk/Americana.

Dirt Church, Public Burning, Scavengers, Violent World at The Low Beat: Metal/doom/hardcore show.

A Tribute To Van Morrison at Skyloft: Drawing from the complete collection of work.

Worriers, Mikey Erg, awakebutstillinbed, Pity Party, Mike Moak at Pauly’s: Punk/alt/indie.

Lost Cause at Savoy: Album release show. With Mic Lanny, M1RSKY, Dephyant, Nick Shattell & Khalil Green.

Biggie Tribute Edition 90s House Party at City Beer Hall: Featuring DJ Trumaster & Intell Hayesfield.

Sunday May 19

Daniel Franzese at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up comedy.

Mystery Girl, Klazo, Manager, Hill Haints at Pauly’s: Punk/noise/rock.

All weekend

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

Olana State Historic Site in Hudson: Rotating weekly programs and a landscape to get lost in.

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

Movies at The Spectrum: First run movies at a small centrally located theater.

Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.

Did I miss something? Please let me know!

    Pōst opening Friday

     
    Pōst, a new wine bar and restaurant at 200 Lark St, will be opening on Friday according to their facebook.

    I stopped by and took some photos during Tulip Fest as things were getting finalized and readied for opening. The crew has been hard at work and has made the space feel much nicer and inviting than I remembered. I’m really excited to have an approachable, cozy spot on Lark.

    Swing by this weekend, or the next nice day afterward and hang on their patio and enjoy Lark’s newest wine bar. Follow them on Instagram and Facebook to stay in the loop.

      Quality events for this weekend

      Friday May 10

      Beers and Black Holes at miSci: MiSci after dark.

      Sal Vulcano at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up comedy.

      Storytime Time with Ethan Ullman at Mopco: True and funny stories.

      Lespecial, Honeycomb at The Hollow: Groove/jam.

      Slashers, Gunsandroses, Vogon Poetry, at Pauly’s: Punk/emo/indie.

      Savoy Taproom’s Annual Birthday Bash: Celebrating their third birthday!

      Kashmir at Skyloft: Zeppelin tribute show.

      Metal Night at Fuze Box: With guest bartender Mike Valente.

      TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.

      Saturday May 11

      Tulip Festival: 71st Annual.

      Geoff Gordon, Greens & NXNES at Pint Sized: Acoustic-ish after party.

      The Felice Brothers at BSP: Folk rock/country. With Johnathan Rice.

      Steve Forbert at The Linda: Singer/songwriter.

      ‘Libations’ Release Party at Lost & Found: Celebrating JB!! aka Dirty Moses’ latest album. With Victory Soul Orchestra, and performances by Mike Arson, Mike Larry Draw and We Stole The Show, and DJs GreatMastr.

      Stellar Young at The Hollow: Local favorites.

      Kevin James at The Egg: Stand-up comedy.

      SeaSpan, Hubris Djinn, Anthill Annihilator at Pauly’s: Metal/rock.

      80s Night at Fuze: Dance party.

      90s Night at City Beer Hall: Dance party.

      Sunday May 12

      Left Behind, Vatican, Invoke Thy Wrath, Torn Out at Fuze Box: Metal show.

      Vicki Barbolak at Albany Funny Bone: Comedy.

      All weekend

      Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

      Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

      Olana State Historic Site in Hudson: Rotating weekly programs and a landscape to get lost in.

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

      Movies at The Spectrum: First run movies at a small centrally located theater.

      Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.

      Did I miss something? Please let me know!

        Albany Artifacts Sale: May 18 at Lost & Found

        If you haven’t see the insane Albany memorabilia @hemstitchmill has been posting on Instagram, take a look. There’s an intense amount of really cool and weird Albany-themed artifacts. And as it says on the flyer, they’re all for sale. There’s clearly been an intense amount of work put into finding and curating all these Albany-related items.

        Dig through the Instagram, make some mental notes, and on 5/18, head to Lost & Found to celebrate/gawk at/buy all the weird and cool stuff that will be on display.

          Quality events for this weekend

          Friday May 03

          First Friday Albany: Arts, culture, music, food, and more all around Albany.

          Albany Patroons vs Yakima Sunkings at Albany Armory: TBL finals. Game 3.

          BFA Exhibition at Opalka Gallery: Opening reception.

          Compas Life Outpost at Fort Orange General Store: Grand opening for a new outdoor adventure shop.

          Caity Gallagher of Honey Slider at Savoy: First Friday tunes.

          Bare Mattress, Sinkcharmer at Pint Sized Albany: Synthpop/post-punk.

          Haunted Cat at The Low Beat: With Blood Blood Blood, and White Devil & The 666.

          Hartley’s Encore & The Age at The Hollow: Funk/soul/R&B.

          Zorp, Society High, Sama at Pauly’s: Punk show.

          Exhumanity Presents: Relentless at Fuze Box: Goth night!

          The MotherShip Day 2 at Albany Social Justice Center: Dance party.

          Savoy Soul Club at Savoy: Soul night.

          The Joints at Lost & Found: Playing two sets.

          The Deadbeats at Parish Public House: Grateful Dead tribute.

          TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.

          Saturday May 04

          Twin Peaks at Skyloft Albany: With Post Animal.

          Glow, Heavensake, Earther, The Northway at Pauly’s Hotel: Emo/punk/prog.

          ASO Salute to John Williams at The Palace: Tribute to Star Wars, Harry Potter, Superman, and more.

          Eleanor Seigler at Superior Merchandise Co.: “presenting her new book Too Much Beauty, a non-traditional collection of short vignettes and stories intended as an ‘an ode to humanity and everyone in it.’”

          Runna Muck with Becca Frame and the Boys at The Low Beat: One night only reunion show.

          Dark Honey with Girl Blue at The Hollow: Local favorites.

          Alicia Witt at The Linda: Piano.

          Glass Pony & The Jauntee in at Parish Public House: Improv/jam/psych.

          90s Night at City Beer Hall: Dance party.

          Sunday May 05

          The Albany Record Riot at Ramada Plaza: Crate digging extravaganza.

          Off The Wall at Dead Presidents Lounge: Flash day. Food pop-up from Berben and Wolff’s.

          Burrito Burrito Pop Up at Nine Pin: Vegan burritos and the return of Tequila Manzanita cider.

          John Mulaney And Pete Davidson at The Palace: Comedy.

          Silence, Eternal Crimes, Wet Specimens at Pauly’s: Deathrock/postpunk/hardcore.

          All weekend

          Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

          Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

          Olana State Historic Site in Hudson: Rotating weekly programs and a landscape to get lost in.

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

          Movies at The Spectrum: First run movies at a small centrally located theater.

          Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.

          Did I miss something? Please let me know!