Quality events for this weekend
Friday May 25
Cretin Hop at Fuze Box: Beginning of summer bash with two live performances.
Kevin Hart at SPAC: Stand up comedy.
Primus, Mastodon at Glens Falls Arena: Metal.
Troy Night Out: Arts, music, food, drinks and more around Troy.
Brockhampton at Upstate Concert Hall: Sold out.
Engine Summer, Ignis, Bare Mattress at Pauly’s: Indie/darkwave/post-punk.
TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.
Gene Harding & Guests at Comedy Works: Stand up comedy. Early and late shows.
Saturday May 26
Parallel, Regrown, Subtleties, Home Seeker at Pauly’s Hotel: Alternative/indie/emo/pop.
Hammerfall at Upstate Concert Hall: With Flotsam and Jetsam.
Gene Harding & Guests at Comedy Works: Stand up comedy. Early and late shows.
Chris Laker at Proctors: Part of the Pretty Much The Best Comedy Show series.
Sunday May 27
Apocalyptica at The Egg: Orchestral metal.
All weekend
Sawyer Fredricks at Cafe Lena: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday shows. All sold out.
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.
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.