Quality events for this weekend
Friday April 18
high 73º low 25º, cloudy
Anime x Bimbo Night Rave at No Fun: With Bitchin’ Betty, Dj 2nd Ch!Ld, Dj P!Nk P!Xl, Dj Byrdie.
Noah XO, Freedom Stratton, Seven, Ine, Kkyyogre, Bbybean at Empire Underground: Hip-hop/pop.
Silverstein, Real Friends, Broadside, Grey Haven at Empire Live: 25 Years of Noise tour.
Friday Fresh at the Pickle: Jeremy Gold Trio & Late Night with DJ Show.
Sanctum Friday at WTs: With Happy Birthday James, TV Sleep, Pink Lady.
With Marion by Leslie Cuyjet at EMPAC: “Choreographer Leslie Cuyjet performs inside a cocoon of mediated memory, text, and gesture in her solo performance, With Marion.”
Justine A. Chambers: on The Brutal Joy at EMPAC: “Movement artist Justine A. Chambers shares new writing on and recent documentation of her dance work, The Brutal Joy, which is currently on tour across Canada.”
Ephemeral Organ Festival at EMPAC: “Ephemeral Organ is a series of residencies, performances, and talks by artists whose work explores choreography and bodily motion as technologies for transmitting memory, history, and Black lived experience.”
In Conversation: Alice Proujansky & Randi Malkin Steinberger at MASS MoCA:”Alice Proujansky and Randi Malkin Steinberger engage in a critical conversation regarding archives. As artists working with archives in two different approaches, their conversation will hone in on questions of objectivity, preservations, grief, relief, and patina versus decay.”
Saturday April 19
high 78º low 55º, rainy
Local Vendor Market at No Fun: 12-6pm.
Local Bands Cover Local Bands Fest at No Fun: Cover show with a twist.
Man Must Explore, E.R.I.E, the Snorta at Empire Underground: Alt-rock. Leukemia benefit show.
Saturdayyee at The Pickle: DJ Ayo & Tru all night long.
Neon Avenue at Lark Hall: Dead tribute.
Best Buds at Lucas Confectionery: With DJ Mercy, Rosetta Stoned, Amanda Blair, Swisha Sweets.
Sunday April 20
high 61º low 41º, sunny
Wizard Burger 420 at No Fun: Metal show. With Hobo Wizard, Goblet, Grief Group, Jupiter Queen, Guts.
Sunday Disco at The Pickle: With DJ Chizzzik.
Perennial, Debbie Dopamine, Barbie Barker at Hangar on the Hudson: Punk, grunge, alt.
Evergreen things to do
Go see a movie at the Spectrum Theater. Go see some some movies and be sure to grab a drink and snack and Delaware Supply before (or after).
Classes at Honest Weight Food Co-Op: Free and low-cost community classes, events, and services.
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.
Opalka Gallery: Check out the latest exhibit at Sage’s Opalka Gallery (closed Sundays).
The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.
Go Hiking: You live in an amazing area for hiking. Touch grass!
Farmer’s Markets: Saturday has Troy, Saratoga, and Menands (year round), Delmar (May through Oct), and Colonie (May thru Sept). Sunday has Schenectady (year round), and Waterford (May through Oct).
Did I miss something? Or get something wrong? Please let me know!
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