Quality events for this weekend

Friday September 28

Troy Night Out: Arts, music, food, drinks and more around Troy.

Production of for colored girls by Ntozake Shange at Albany Barn: A choreopoem.

Capitol Hauntings Tour at the Capitol: Halloween tours of the Capitol.

Fast Foodies Pop-Up with City Beer Hall at SMCo.: Pop-up fast-food favorites on the patio.

Josh Blue at Albany Funny Bone: Stand up comedy.

Psychotic Reaction, The Abyssmals, Jake & the Nowhere Men at Pauly’s: Rock/psych/punk.

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

Saturday September 29

Angel Olsen at MASS MoCA: With Julianna Barwick.

10th Annual Oktoberfest Block Party on Broadway: Beer, food, dachshund racing, and more.

Albany Book Festival at UAlbany: Featuring a lot of nationally-known authors.

Capitol Hauntings Tour at the Capito: Halloween tours of the Capitol.

Josh Blue at Albany Funny Bone: Stand up comedy.

Milky Chance at the Upstate Concert Hall: Folk/indie. With Jeremy Loops.

The Clay People, Super 400, Blase Debris, Faced at Fuze Box: Metal.

Juice Wrld, Lil TJay, Johnny2Phones at The Palace: Rap show.

John Vanderslice at Opalka Gallery: Indie/rock.

Sunday September 30

Moth Story Slam at Skidmore: Stories from students.

Beats by JB at Savoy: Sunday night party.

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.