Quality events for this weekend
Friday December 13
Forts Ferry Farm Holiday Pop-Up Market at Little Pecks: Holiday shopping and a lot more at the Clark Hospitality compound!
Holiday Market at Fort Orange General Store: Holiday shopping at Albany’s great gift store.
Seaspan at Parish Public House: Album release show. With The Frozen Heads and Greasefire.
End of Year Party at Youth FX: Celebrating this year’s accomplishments and looking toward the future.
Glass Pony & Hilltop at The Low Beat: Rock/funk/bluegrass.
Gary Owen at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up comedy.
Haley Moley, Pony in the Pancake at Unihog: Synth/psych/pop in Hoosick Falls.
New Feeling at Pint Sized Albany: Obscure 80s Nite with Hans.
Koogler at Savoy Taproom: Alternative. Free show.
Saturday December 14
Santa Speedo Sprint 14 on Lark St: The winter tradition! Proceeds benefit the Albany Damien Center and the HIV/AIDS program at Albany Medical Center.
LEGO Day at miSci: With master builder Ian Coffey.
Consider the Source with Swimmer at The Hollow: Fusion/jam.
The Big Idea at McGeary’s: R&B, blues, jazz, and more.
After Hours Dance Party with Matthew Wagner at Post: Little late nite dance party.
Back To The Vinyl at Lost and Found: EDM party. No cover.
90s House Party with DJ Trumastr at City Beer Hall: 90s night with Albany’s favorite DJ.
Gary Owen at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up comedy.
Sunday December 15
Jazzy Holiday Affair at African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region: Annual holiday party.
Seeyouspacecowboy, Escuela, Torn Out, Kid Vicious At Fuze Box: Metalcore/grindcore/hardcore. Profits from this show are being donated to the National Center For Transgender Equality.
Defend the Pine Bush Benefit at The Low Beat: With Chief, Eternal Crimes, Thinner Friends.
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.
Did I miss something? Please let me know!
