Quality events for this weekend

Friday September 22

Body shine Vol. 17 at Fuze Box: Dance music, all night long.

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

Troyasia Night Market at Sunhees: Asian streeet food festival.

The Music of Enno Poppe performed by Yarn/Wire at EMPAC: “New York-based quartet Yarn/Wire performs an evening of work by contemporary German composer Enno Poppe, including the world premiere of the EMPAC-commissioned piece ‘Feld'”

Los Doggies, Bendt, NYin64 at Pauly’s: Indie/prog/rock/postrock.

Saturday September 23

LarkFEST: Featuring Cloud Nothings, Jackal Onasis, Jouska, The North & South Dakotas, Sun Natives, Ryan Leddick Trio, Hate Club, Front Business, Let Go Daylight and many more.

Pop Culture Provocateurs at The Arts Center: Burlesque benefit for UHPP.

Selector Dub Narcotic, /Sun Burdens, Mr. Cancelled, HappyPollenMusic at The Low Beat: Rad mixed genre show.

Kevin McCaffrey at Proctors: Part of the Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show series.

Emo Night at Fuze Box: Enigmatic Heart & Marks of a Hero reunion show, and special guest DJs.

Sunday September 24

Farm to Fork Fondo in the Berkshires: Awesome bike ride and farm-to-table food afterward.

Upper Madison Street Fair: Vendors, art and crafts, food, and more.

No Warning at Fuze Box: Hardcore show. With Down To Nothing, Backtrack, Twitching Tongues, Higher Power, and Vein.

Espejos, Postage, Bare Mattress at Pauly’s: Post-punk/pop/darkwave.

All weekend

Adirondack Balloon Festival in Queensbury: Featuring early morning and evening lift-offs.

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.

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.