Quality events for this weekend
Friday May 27
Troy Night Out: Arts, music, food and drink, etc., all over Troy.
TNO Box Truck Extravaganza at Footsy Magoo’s: Box truck art exhibit.
Erik Savage at SMCo.: Opening for “Maybe Someday, Probably Not, with music from Rechorderoys.
Rachel Baxter at Fort Orange General Store: Drawing installation and print sale.
True Freak Music at UAG: Featuring : Belltone Suicide, Grab Ass + Parashi, Saviour Self, and Inch.
Morgan O’Kane and Vic Thrill at The Half Moon: Banjo jams.
Over The Verrazano at Peck’s Arcade: Trumastr crushing it upstairs.
Weakened Friends, Allenni, Eastern Electric, Better Pills, The Refectory at World Citizen Party House: Big ole banger of a show.
Matt Durfee at Savoy Taproom: Grand opening of sorts.
Back2Back at River Street Pub: Featuring Amani O+, Party With Tina and MKUltra.
Body Shine 2 at Fuze: “House, disco, and loft classics,
Friday Night Cookout at The Cheese Traveler: Chef Josh Coletto whipping up some goodies.
Saturday May 28
Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show at Proctors: Comedy show featuring Jared Freid.
Mad Laughs at Madison Theater: Comedy show. With headliner E.J. Edmonds.
Luna at MASS MoCA: Indie rock.
Deradoorian and Emily Ritz at Club Helsinki: Ex-Dirty Projectors bassist crushing it on her own.
Sunday May 29
Turntables + Bagels at SMCo.: Brunch and jams with DJ Tall Ass Matt.
Musclepalooza XXIII at Lebanon Valley: “All-American muscle car show and quarter-mile drags.
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.
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.