Quality events for this weekend
Friday August 18
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Live Music at Nine Pin: With Zan Strumfeld.
Garage Bands at APL: Bands in an actual garage. Featuring Stoker and Sun Natives.
Kat Wright with Brother’s Choice at BSP: Soul music.
Cro-Mags at Upstate Concert Hall: Hardcore show. With Brick By Brick, All Out War, Cold as Life, and Wrong Move.
Free Movies Under the Stars at Sage: Showing Sing.
In The Valley Below at The Hollow Bar: Indie show. With Flagship.
Dialysis, Maggot Brain, Grizzlor Scavengers at Pauly’s: Hardcore/metal/nosie.
Pop Culture Provocateurs Burlesque Revue at Fuze Box: Burlesque show.
Cretin Hop at Fuze: Punk rock dance party.
Forever King at BSP: Paying tribute to MJ.
Saturday August 19
Smorgasburg Upstate at Hutton Brickyards: Food, drinks, makers, and artisans.
Nona Hendryx & Nick Cave at MASS MoCA: Teaming up to bring music and art together.
Hudson Summerfest at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park: Live music, food, drinks, and more on the river.
Chronogram Block Party at 314 Wall Street: Big old party in Kingston.
Casual Chaos, Walking X-Ray, Haley Moley at Paulys: Indie, punk, new wave.
90s Dance Party at Fuze Box: Playing the hits.
Power Dance at The Half Moon: With DJ Lavish and SVB.
The Grape & The Grain, DJ Shaman Vybez at BSP: Block party afterparty.
Sunday August 20
Smorgasburg Upstate at Hutton Brickyards: Food, drinks, makers, and artisans.
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company at Freedom Park Scotia: Free dance performance.
Evening with David Sedaris at Tanglewood: Reading and book signing.
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.
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.
