Quality events for this weekend

Friday October 21

Burlesque Revue at Fuze Box: Presented by Pop Culture Provocateurs.

Cretin Hop at Fuze Box: Outsider dance party. Come early for burlesque, stay and get really weird.

Mister F with lespecial at The Hollow: “Dance fusion”.

Shana Falana ‘Here Comes The Wave’ release show at BSP: With Monogold, The Black Ships.

Palm, And The Kids, Battle Ave at The Half Moon: Rock out.

Saturday October 22

Scandinavian Saturday at SMCo.: Rare coffee. Up your game.

Guided Hike at Huyck Preserve: Bird Language 101.

Sweet Buns Cafe Fundraiser & Open House at The Free School: Get some brunch and help support relief efforts in Haiti.

Altamont Fall Festival: Get your fall on.

Family Saturday at The Tang: Examining and making musical instruments.

Post Tree at MASS MoCA: Dance performance.

Viewpoints at The Fuze Box: EP release show with American Runaways, One For The Braves, Light It Up, and The Steadfast Son.

An Evening With Eric Johnson at Cohoes Music Hall: Blues.

Rufus Wainwright at Basilica Hudson: Pioneering People Fall Fundraiser.

Shana Falana at The Hollow: Presented by WCDB with Black Ships, and Jouska.

Sunday October 23

Albany Symphony: Peer Gynt at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall: Orchestra music.

Crimson Tips, Vicious Rotten Hell Bastards , Death Metal Pope at Pauly’s: Metal matinée.

All weekend

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 small centrally located theater.

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