Quality events for this weekend

Friday May 10

Beers and Black Holes at miSci: MiSci after dark.

Sal Vulcano at Albany Funny Bone: Stand-up comedy.

Storytime Time with Ethan Ullman at Mopco: True and funny stories.

Lespecial, Honeycomb at The Hollow: Groove/jam.

Slashers, Gunsandroses, Vogon Poetry, at Pauly’s: Punk/emo/indie.

Savoy Taproom’s Annual Birthday Bash: Celebrating their third birthday!

Kashmir at Skyloft: Zeppelin tribute show.

Metal Night at Fuze Box: With guest bartender Mike Valente.

TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.

Saturday May 11

Tulip Festival: 71st Annual.

Geoff Gordon, Greens & NXNES at Pint Sized: Acoustic-ish after party.

The Felice Brothers at BSP: Folk rock/country. With Johnathan Rice.

Steve Forbert at The Linda: Singer/songwriter.

‘Libations’ Release Party at Lost & Found: Celebrating JB!! aka Dirty Moses’ latest album. With Victory Soul Orchestra, and performances by Mike Arson, Mike Larry Draw and We Stole The Show, and DJs GreatMastr.

Stellar Young at The Hollow: Local favorites.

Kevin James at The Egg: Stand-up comedy.

SeaSpan, Hubris Djinn, Anthill Annihilator at Pauly’s: Metal/rock.

80s Night at Fuze: Dance party.

90s Night at City Beer Hall: Dance party.

Sunday May 12

Left Behind, Vatican, Invoke Thy Wrath, Torn Out at Fuze Box: Metal show.

Vicki Barbolak at Albany Funny Bone: Comedy.

All weekend

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 movies at a small centrally located theater.

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

Did I miss something? Please let me know!