Quality events for this weekend
Friday September 06
First Friday Albany: Arts, culture, music, food, and more all around Albany.
1st Friday Albany at Albany Institute of History & Art: Free admission!
Open Gallery Garden Party at Liberty Park: Transforming the streets and alleys into an open air gallery.
Pop-Up Beer Garden at Opalka Gallery: First night! Food, drinks, music, liver screen printing and a new gallery reception!
1st Fridays with Flying Rob & Friends at Savoy: Jazz.
Josh Boyark at University Club of Albany: Opening reception for the 16th Artist in Residence.
September Pinball Wizard at Exclesior: Flex your pinball skills and win Happy Hour pricing 24/7 for a month!
Architrave, Machine Revival at Pint Sized: New wave/sadpop.
Noncompliants, Ikes Wasted World, Born Dying, Lifelong Death, Apollos Creed, The Frozen Heads, Split Society, Straight Edge Punks at The Low Beat: “Underrated Fest”.
The Exyversary with iV:Singularity + Worms at Fuze Box: Goth night!
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Saturday September 07
Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival at Jennings Landing: 18th annual.
Wolff’s to Wolff’s Bike Ride: Like beer and riding bikes?
No Fucker, Cartridge, Rotten, Wet Specimens, Chloroform Party at Pauly’s: Hardcore/punk.
2nd Anniversary Party at Lost and Found: Turning two!
Front Biz, Laveda, Full Body, Greens, Bruiser and Bicycle at The Hollow: Five Kill Records Birthday Bash.
Frear Alley Mini-Flea in Troy: Vendors and their wares one block from the Farmers Market.
90s Night at City Beer Hall: Dance party!
Sunday September 08
Albany VegFest 2019 at Albany Cap Center: All things veg.
Sheer Terror at Fuze Box: Hardcore show. With From Within, Remains Of rage, Violent By Design, Driven Further.
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: Albany, Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.
Did I miss something? Please let me know!
