Quality events for this weekend
Friday October 18
Body Shine at Fuze Box: The Monsters Ball. All vinyl disco & house dance party.
Vic Birthday Doubleheader at Lucas Confectionery & The Bradley: Music, food, and good company.
Cider Syrup Launch Party at Nine Pin: Launching their newest collaboration with lots of treats to celebrate.
ACG Fusion Anti-Gala at Albany Barn: Food, wine, art, music, and more.
PechaKucha at Opalka Gallery: Short talks from many speakers. 20 slides for 20 seconds each.
Woozles, Tiny Deserts, Community Garden, Jake Brooks at Buddie’s Basement: Alt/pop/indie/experimental/etc.
Heard at Umana: Jazz.
Goose, Eggy at Parish Public House: Sold out.
Society High, Noncompliants, Ave A, Kid Vicious at The Low Beat: Punk rock Halloween.
Soul Nite at Lost & Found: Featuring: Tony Hartzog, Sarah Romeo, Kiessence Polk, Decky Lawson.
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Saturday October 19
The Half Moon Market at Washington Park Lake House: 40+ local and regional handmade vendors, vintage pop-ups, food trucks, craft beer, cider & wine and more!
ADCo Scavenger Hunt at ADCo.: “turn your knowledge about Albany into a thirst quenching adventure!”
Olivia Quillio & Caity Gallagher at Savoy: Great local singer-songwriters.
Good Fiction’s Funeral at Parish Public House: Last show ever. With Maloy, The Age.
Upstate, Benjamin Dakota Rogers at Skyloft: Americana/indie/folk.
Delphino, Universe No.122, Caribbean Crisis & Ugly Muppets at Savoy: Indie/prog/punk.
Masqurave II at Rocks: Drag show/goth/industrial.
90s Night at City Beer Hall: Dance party!
Sunday October 20
The Half Moon Market at Washington Park Lake House: 40+ local and regional handmade vendors, vintage pop-ups, food trucks, craft beer, cider & wine and more!
Merauder Leeway at Fuze Box: Hardcore show. With Concrete, Close To Nothing, Violent By Design, Hate The Adversary.
I Dreamt The Sea, Raziels Tree, Beast, Forest Park at The Low Beat: Hardcore/metal show.
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.
Did I miss something? Please let me know!