Quality events for this weekend
Friday September 08
Hieroglyphic Being at EMPAC: Outer-orbit house music.
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Eastbound Throwdownin Salem: Two days of music and camping.
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company at Opalka Gallery: Dance performance.
Through The Eyes Of The Dead at Chrome Food & Spirits: With The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, The Final Sleep, Outnumber The Living, Strike Against All, and Oakheart.
Remo Drive, McCafferty, Small Circle, Tiny Blue Ghost at BSP: Indie rock/post punk/alternative.
Sun House, Mike Moak, A Judgemental Swarm Of Bees at Pauly’s: Indie/folk/punk.
Punk 2 Funk at Fuze: Formerly Albany Got Soul. Vinyl dance party.
George Clanton, Negative Gemini, Esprit 空想 at SMOG: Electronic/lo-fi/vaporwave.
Storytime Time at Mopco: “True and funny stories told by truly funny people”.
Saturday September 09
Eastbound Throwdown in Salem: Two days of music and camping.
Albany Jazz Fest at Jennings Landing: Full day of jazz perforamnces.
September Waterfall Wonders Hike at Mount Greylock: Guided hike to check out the waterfalls.
Pop-Up Vintage Mini Market at SMCo.: One day only vintage market.
Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest at Dutchess County Fairgrounds: Celebrating the foods of New York.
Creative Every Day at APL: Talk and create your own comics with Ira and Bhawin.
MiSci After Dark at Museum of Innovation and Science: Full museum access, board games, planetarium show, and of course, adult beverages.
Run DMT at Raging on the River: With Helicopter Showdown, Honeycomb, Craz, Kill Rex, Evac Protocol, DJ Capital.
Corpse Hoarder, Nethergrave, The Broken, Incontinence at Paulys: Metal show.
Disco Singles at Savoy: With DJ Tall A$$ Matt.
Sunday September 10
Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest at Dutchess County Fairgrounds: Celebrating the foods of New York.
All weekend
Tugboat Roundup in Waterford: Tugboat festival with tours, shows, vendors, and more.
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.
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.