Friday March 16

Body Shine Vol. 23 at Fuze: Proper all night dance party.

The 40th Annual Photo Regional at Opalka Gallery: Opening reception.

Knuckle Puck and Free Throw at Upstate Concert Hall: Pop punk.

Monogold, Dead Leaf Echo, Full Walrus at BSP: Rock/indie/pop.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at The Palace: Grateful Dead tribute.

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

High Mud Comedy Festival at MASS MoCA: With headliner Mike Birbiglia and Maggie Crane, Joyelle Johnson, Matteo Lane, Sasheer Zamata, Shasta Geaux Pop, Tom Lewis, Jon Ross, Luke Thayer, Abbi Crutchfield, and Nellie McKay.

Saturday March 17

Deadgrass, North & South Dakotas at Putnam Place: Free St. Paddy’s show.

NCM, The Bloodletters, The Beautiful Bastards at BSP: Punk/folk/grunge.

HEADBANG at Fuze: Hard dance.

High Mud Comedy Festival at MASS MoCA: With headliner Mike Birbiglia and many more.

Sunday March 18

Albany Comic and Toy Show at Red Lion Hotel: Comics and toys!

One Giant Try It at The Arts Center: Free event to spark your creativity. Try woodworking, printmaking, game design, salsa, swing dance, and more.

Ty Dolla $ign at Upstate Concert Hall: Rap show.

Nightwish at The Egg: Symphonic metal.

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, independent movies at a small centrally located theater.

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

Sage’s Opalka Gallery has some great events and exhibits coming up.

The 40th Annual Photo Regional has it’s opening reception on Friday March 16, with a exhibition tour followed by a curator talk on the 15th. They also have a film running series that has Point & Shoot (2015) and Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) coming up.

See more of what’s going on at Opalka on their events calendar.

Miguel is coming to Upstate Concert Hall on the War & Leisure tour with support from SiR and Nonchalant Savant. Tickets are on sale now and start at $39.50. The show is expected to sell out so grab a ticket soon if you’re interested.

Also coming up at Upstate Concert Hall: Sylvan Esso, Slayer, Ty Dolla $ign , Between The Buried and Me, and A$AP Ferg.

Photo: Timothy Saccenti

Friday March 09

No Victory, Kharma, Invoke Thy Wrath at Pauly’s: Metal/hardcore show.

Hellkeeper, Maggot Brain, Scavengers, & Dirt Church at The Low Beat: Punk/metal/hardcore show.

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

Saturday March 10

Pop-up Yoga at UAlbany University Art Museum: Donation based class.

Riff Raff at Jupiter Hall Albany: Rap show.

Dead Empire, Fero Lux, Dead Channels at BSP: Metal/psych/doom show.

David Byrne at Ulster PAC: Playing some new solo jams as well as your favorite Talking Heads tunes.

Fox Nüz, NonCompliants, Crimson Tips at Pauly’s: Hardcore/punk show.

Sunday March 11

Knotted Wedding Showcase: A wedding show for people who don’t like wedding shows.

Lecture: Robert and Anna Pruyn’s Camp Santanoni at Albany Institute of History & Art: “talk about Camp Santanoni, the Pruyn family of Albany, and the influence of Japanese architecture on the camp”.

11 Year Anniversary Celebration at Rocks: Celebrating 11 years in the community.

DJ Nate Da Great at Savoy: He’s back!

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.