Quality events for this weekend

Friday March 06

First Friday Albany: Arts, culture, music, food, and more all around Albany.

1st Friday at Albany Institute: Free admission.

Fine Grain & Lost Drones at Pint Sized Albany: Super Dark First Friday.

Pinball Wizard Challenge at Excelsior Pub: Sanctioned by the IFPA.

Show No Mercy at The Mall: Tribute to Slayer.

Horse Apples, Madeline Darby, Ben Miller at The Low Beat: Improv/synth/albient/experimental.

DJs Hellraver + Richard at Fuze Box: Goth night!

Caroline Rose, Good Baby at The Hollow: Indie pop/rock.

The North & South Dakotas at Lost & Found: Americana/folk.

Gratefully Yours at Parish Public House: Grateful Dead tribute.

Saturday March 07

El Modernist, A Bit of Space, The Northway, The E Block at ASJC: WCDB’s battle of the bands and bake sale.

NonCompliants, Kid Vicious, Lunkhead, The Frozen Heads at Pauly’s: Punk rock.

Mikaela Davis, Dust Bowl Faeries, Belle-Skinner at The Hollow: Pop/folk.

The Brass Machine at Lost & Found: Brass band.

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!