Quality events for this weekend

Friday June 10

Yassou, Emily Ritz at The Half Moon: Dark post-pop jams.

Ambersmoke, Bare Mattress, Bye, Another Michael at The Low Beat: Shoegaze, drone, synthpop, darkwave.

Bad Mothers, Furnace Creek, The Kindness and EOJ at River St Pub: Indie/alt/rock show.

Styles at BSP: Dance party.

Fork in the Road at Tricentennial Park: Food trucks, music and more.

Saturday June 11

Grafton Mountain Bike Festival: Shred.

Free Yoga in Washington Park: Get your namaste goin’.

Upstate NY Food Truck Festival at Saratoga County Fairgrounds: Get some food made in a vehicle.

Capital District Renaissance Festival at Indian Ladder: Get your Renaissance on.

Capital Pride at Washington Park: Parade and festival.

Freak Flag Day at Basilica Hudson: Everything dark.

Grizzly Gato at Savoy Taproom: “Water Colors” album release party.

Sunday June 12

NYS Flattrack Championship at Albany Saratoga Speedway: Moto racing.

All weekend

YOL Circus at Troy Gasholder Building: Troy’s own circus. (Show does not use animals!)

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.

Second-run movies at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

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.