Quality events for this weekend
Friday August 12
Mamadou Kelly and Last Good Tooth at The Half Moon: “one of Mali’s music leaders.
Start the Reactor, Rum Ham, Intheshit, Inhumatus at The Low Beat: Grind/death/heavy.
Girl Blue featuring Jimi Woodul at Savoy: Singer/songwriter.
Eastern Electric, Tvil, Pity Clinic at Fuze: Emo/hardcore/indie.
Saturday August 13
Markets at Round Lake: ” latest talent and hottest trends from the indie-craft, DIY and Artisinal Food + Drink movements
Smorgasburg Upstate at Hutton Brickyards: Kingston meets NYC.
Caribbean Day In The Park at Prospect Park Troy: Reggae, soca, famiy activities, etc.
Common Folk Arts & Music Festival in North Adams: Food, beer, arts, etc.
Stellar Young at The Hollow: Indie/alt rock.
Moonshine Music Festival in Vermont: Featuring Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Billy Wylder, and Woven Collective.
Jackie Lynn and Slow Collins at Half Moon: Alt-country/folk/pop.
Bonnie Bishop + Rich Robinson at Helsinki Hudson: Blues/southern rock.
Sunday August 14
Markets at Round Lake: ” latest talent and hottest trends from the indie-craft, DIY and Artisinal Food + Drink movements
Troy Flea at Riverfront Park: Riverfront flea market.
Cave Music Volume 2 in Dorset Vermont: “a 3 acre subterranean expanse that resonates like an ancient cathedral
All weekend
Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors at Ten Broeck: Confetti Stage presents a hilarious presentation of one of Shakespeare’s first plays.
Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition at NYS Museum: See what the kids are up to.
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 centrally located theater.
Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.