Quality events for this weekend

Friday July 3

Albany First Friday: Art, culture, etc., all around town.

Disco Funk at The Low Beat: Happy hour music for your soul.

Letta Getta Down at The Machine: First Friday tunes and art.

Men On Art at 40 Broadway: Art show and dance jam.

Psymon Spine, Immaculate Heart, Belle-Skinner, Shakusky at World Citizen Party House: Killer lineup at a fun house show!

Exhuman at Fuze Box: Goth night!

Moon Worship, Inch, and CJ Champagne at The Low Beat: Rock jams.

Nineties Thump at The Hollow: Featuring DJ Trumastr.

Blade Runner Noodle Night at Basilica Hudson: Self-explanatory.

Movie at the Airport at MASS MoCA: Watch Top Gun in the most fitting setting.

Rockin on the River at Troy Riverfront Park: With Eastbound Jesus.

Saturday 🇺🇸 July 4 🇺🇸

80s Night at Fuze Box: Dance off those dogs and burgers.

Built4BBQ Star Spangled Bonanza at The Low Beat and Pauly’s: Two venues, a bunch of bands.

Cookout at The Cheese Travler: Part of their summer cookout series.

Sunday July 5

CATCH takes the Hudson at Basilica Hudson: “Catch is the Brooklyn-based, Obie award-winning, hydra-headed, series of performance events”.

All weekend

Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA: Wilco’s festival.

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

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

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

Second-run movies at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

Movies at The Spectrum: First run, independent movies at a locally owned theater.

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