Quality events for this weekend
Friday January 16
Joyce Manor, Quarterbacks, and Laura Stevenson at BSP Kingston: Hope you already have tickets because this is sold out.
Evan Harker, Language Arts, Matt Durfee, and Carl Daniels at Pauly’s: Fun jams.
Wine and Dine for the Arts Festival at Hilton Albany: Food and wine.
Monster Jam at the TU Center: Monster trucks.
Rae Sremmurd and T.Mills at UCH: Rap show.
Extraordinary Night of Guitars at Caffe Lena: Featuring Dan LaVoie, Shun Ng, and Trevor Gordon Hall.
Fish Fry & Falafel Dinner at the Free School: An affordable dinner and cake auction to benefit the Free School’s class trip.
Saturday January 17
Hattie’s 14th Annual Mardi Gras at the Canfield Casino: Fun party for a cause.
Wine and Dine for the Arts Festival at Hilton Albany: Food and wine.
Comic Jam with Ira Marcks at the Troy Public Library: Learn to draw comics or improve your skills with Ira.
Locksley at Vapor: Free show, with The Lucky Jukebox Brigade.
Hand Habits, Battle Ave, Happy You, Shana Falana at The Tree House: Rad show, but you gotta figure out where it is.
TV Rex at Pauly’s: : 70s Rock ‘n Roll all night.
Bing Bamboo Room Burlesque at The Low Beat: You know what it is.
Sunday January 18
Sean Rowe at Caffe Lena: Sold out, but you can try your luck or hit the Monday 3pm show.
All weekend
Ice Skating at the Plaza: Rinks open 11am-8pm.
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.
The Interview, Horrible Bosses, Hunger Games, and Fargo at the Madison Theater](https://www.themadisontheater.com/): Only five bucks!
Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.
