Quality events for this weekend

Friday January 22

Neighborhood of Make Believe at The Low Beat: Indie/folk/alt with Pony in the Pancake.

Mammal Dap at Pauly’s: Instrumental rock/fusion with Doctor Magnum and LovePort.

Driftwood with Grassroots Rebels at Madison Theater: Rock and roll.

Jantsen at River Street Pub: EDM night. With Jantsen, Yheti, Luzcid, Brightside, and Honeycomb.

Drinks & DIY: Winter Blues & Hot Glues at Albany Barn: Low key night out and it benefits The Barn.

DJ Mercury and Grandwizard Rasheen at Putnam Den: Old school hip-hop and reggae night.

Saturday January 23

Winter Festival at Grafton Lakes State Park: Outdoor festival to get you and yours outside and active. There’s also a Polar Plunge and Fat Bike ride.

All in the Timing Live at The Shop: Five short plays.

Josh Gondelman at Proctors: Part of Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show.

Winona Ryder, Bye, Secret Release, Russel the Leaf at UAG: Cheap show, good music.

Albany Devils vs. St. John’s Icecaps at TU Center: Hockey!

All weekend

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

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 theater.

Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.