Quality events for this weekend
Friday April 28
The Half Moon Market at Washington Park Lakehouse: First day, featuring a kickoff party.
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Troy Night Out: Arts, music, culture, food, drink, and more around Troy.
Collar City Craft Fest at The Arts Center: Fifth annual fine arts and craft event.
TNO Art Show at Troy Cloth & Paper: With J. Lynch and Shmaltz Brewing.
When I See Them, I See Us at West Capital Park: Stand in solidarity with those who have been targets of hate.
TNO Night Brunch at Superior: It’s like brunch, but at night.
Thursday, Touché Amoré, Basement, Cities Aviv at Upstate Concert Hall: Pretty stacked lineup.
Suitcase Junket at The Linda: One man band playing on instruments of his own creation.
Pop Culture Provocateurs Burlesque Revue at Fuze: Burlesque show before the Cretin Hop.
Cretin Hop at Fuze: Rock and roll dance party.
Saturday April 29
The Half Moon Market at Washington Park Lakehouse: First normal day, open 11 to 6.
Yoga at The Pride Center: Sliding scale, all welcome.
Surf Sabbath, The Jagaloons, Sun Natives at Pauly’s: Tropical surf rock.
Rechorduroys, Neightborhood of Make Believe, Hospital Corners at River St Pub: Soundtrack to your Saturday night.
Yes Men Dinner at The Sanctuary for Independent Media: Six courses, each with a lesson of resistance.
24 Hour Drone at Basilica Hudson: “Experiments in Sound and Music”.
Sunday April 30
The Half Moon Market at Washington Park Lakehouse: Second day, open 11 to 6.
24 Hour Drone at Basilica Hudson: “Experiments in Sound and Music”.
Record and Media Fair at Basilica Hudson: Records, tapes, and more.
Nine Pin Cleanup at Nine Pin: Warehouse district clean up day.
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 centrally located theater.
Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.