Quality events for this weekend

Friday December 29

Grand Opening Party at Franklin Alley Social Club: Troy’s newest bar opens today.

WWE at TU Center: Wrestling.

NRBQ at The Hangar: Rock/pop/jazz/blues.

Mill Bastards, Early Grabs, Postage at Pauly’s: Punk/hardcore.

Cretin Hop at Fuze: Rock and roll dance party.

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

Saturday December 30

Twiddle at The Palace: Jam band.

The Get Up Kids at BSP Kingston: Sold out.

Dangerous Noize at Pauly’s: 80s covers.

Sunday December 31

The North & South Dakotas at One Caroline: Alt/bluegrass.

Sawyer Fredericks at Saratoga Springs City Center: Part of First Night.

Rubblebucket, Marco Benevento at BSP Kingston: Funk/jam.

Twiddle at The Palace: Jam band.

Savoy Soul Club at Savoy: Tunes by David Normal.

All weekend

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.