Quality events for this weekend
Friday June 28
Troy Night Out: Arts, music, food, drinks and more around Troy.
Cretin Hop at Fuze Box: Rock and roll dance party.
The Bright and Hollow Sky at MASS MoCA: Exhibition of a comprehensive private collection of rock ‘n roll photography.
Food Truck Series at Nine Pin: It’s that time of year. Featuring Charcoal Dole.
Block Party at Druthers: Celebrating their 4th Anniversary.
DJ Tall Matt at FASC: Starting the party out in the alley then moving indoors to close the night out.
Girl Blue at The Olde English Pub: Local favorite.
Planet Kniffen at The Low Beat: Jazz/fusion.
The Lego Movie 2 at Sage College: Movies Under the Stars series.
BLOXX, Hembree, and Warbly Jets at The Hollow: Alt/indie.
Dumpstaphunk at Skyloft: Funk.
Bad Mothers, Galene at Savoy: Alt/indie/rock.
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Saturday June 29
The Judy Chops, Mark Brown Band at The Beverly: “Gypsy Jazz meets Rockabilly Twang”.
Swearin’, Tiny Blue Ghost, Guilt Mountain at BSP: Rock/alt/dreampop/indie.
Deadgrass at Skyloft: “a string band adventure through Jerry Garcia.”
Society High, Savage Randys, Frozen Heads, Eric Lewis at The Low Beat: Metal/rock.
Paa Kow and his Afro-Fusion Orchestra at the Linda: “rhythm and artistry from his home in Ghana with Jazz and African Pop”.
Myq Kaplan at Proctors: Part of the Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show series.
High Command, Sanhedrin, Scavengers, Postage at Pauly’s: Metal/thrash/hardcore.
90s Night at City Beer Hall: Dance party.
Sunday June 30
Ben & Jerry’s Beer Ice Cream & Jazz at Pint Sized: Ice cream social.
All weekend
Mitch Fatel at Albany Funny Bone: Stand up comedy.
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.
Did I miss something? Please let me know!
