Quality events for this weekend

Friday April 17

Word Fest Open Mic at UAG: Open mic with poets from Woodstock to Saratoga.

Bear Grass, Breakfast In Fur, & The Firs at The Treehouse: Pretty music.

Neutral Milk Hotel at MASS MoCA: Sold out.

Ramlord, Haggus, and Rota at The Low Beat: Metal.

Northern Faces at The Hollow: With Stellar Young and Royal Tongues.

Empire Bosoms at The Hangar : Burlesque tribute to 90s favorite Empire Records.

Caroline Rose at The Linda: Rockabilly jams. With Henry’s Rifle.

80’s Night & Costume Contest at The Hollow: Play anything night with DJ Trumastr.

The Cretin Hop at The Fuze Box: Rock and roll dance party.

Opera1 & Study no. 40.3.1 + Study no. 45.1 at EMPAC: “a collaborative effort between composers”.

Saturday April 18

Hudson Valley Hops at The Albany Institue: Local brewery showcase.

3rd Annual Word Fest Invitational Slam at Steamer 10: Poetry slam.

Public Writing Workshop at The Social Justice Center: Part one of two workshops from The Rejection Project.

Seth Glier at The Linda: Folk/pop.

X-Ambassadors and Good Fiction at RPI: Part of their Spring Concert Series.

Bing Bamboo Room Burlesque at The Low Beat: Saturday night staple.

Tour of The Battenkill: Pro/am race.

Sunday April 19

Gatherer at Jack’s Place (St. Rose): With Matt Dalton, and Havenfield.

Waka Flocka at UCH: With King Flee, AMJ, and Austin Watts.

Albany Toy Show at Wolf Road Holiday Inn: From the people that put on Albany Comic Con.

Tour of The Battenkill: Grand fondo, 5k.

Nine Pin Warehouse District Clean Up: Pick up trash, receive cider.

All weekend

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.

Insurgent, Kingsman, 50 Shades of Grey and Forest Gump at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

Movies at The Spectrum: First run, independent movies at a locally owned theater.

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