Quality events for this weekend
Friday December 07
First Friday Albany: Arts, culture, music, food, and more all around Albany.
Gifted Holiday Market at Albany Barn: Fifth annual market featuring good from local makers.
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company at Opalka: “site-specific performance in response to select work from the 2018 Screenprint Biennial exhibition.”
T.J. Miller at Albany Funny Bone: Stand up comedy.
Anxious Wave, New Hell, Fine Grain at Pauly’s: Noise/hardcore.
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, both in Albany and Troy.
Saturday December 08
Society High, 9 Votes Short, Avenue A, Brother T at The Low Beat: Punk show.
Lil Uzi Vert at Times Union Center: Rap show.
Smokepurpp at Jupiter Hall: With Johnny 2 Phones, Mahadhi Walker, Kenetic, DJ Siroc.
T.J. Miller at Albany Funny Bone: Stand up comedy.
Babes In Troyland at Takk House: Shop, eat, play.
Sunday December 09
Babes In Troyland at Takk House: Shop, eat, play.
Sally and James Taylor at MASS MoCA: “a one-afternoon-only performance for 900 guests to benefit arts education at MASS MoCA.”
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.
Movies at The Spectrum: First run movies at a small centrally located theater.
Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.