Quality events for this weekend

Friday November 17

NOFUNHOUSE No. 1 featuring Bastian Void, Trash Panda QC, Wavy Cunningham, DJ Jonesy at No Fun: Experimental/electronic.

WCDB’s Fall Show at The Linda: My Son the Doctor, Rhakim Ali, Fallen Youth.

Come as You Are at City Beer Hall: 90s alternative party.

William Hughes’s Monthly Show: November at Mopco: Comedy show.

Saturday November 18

String Machine, Raavi, Rover, Dan Lafave & Shannon Straney at No Fun: Folk/indie/experimental.

Thanksgiving Throwdown Cover Show at Empire Underground: Wrathchild (performing Iron Maiden), British Steel (performing Judas Priest), LiveWire (performing Motley Crue), Uncle SAMM (performing the Big 4 Slayer, Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth).

Mike Doughty and Ghost of Vroom at Lark Hall: Alternative/indie.

Gary Smulyan & Joe Magnarelli Quintet at Alias Coffee Troy: Jazz.

K-pop Dance Night at Fuze Box: K-pop party.

Sunday November 19

The Big Giveback at 224 South Pearl St: William “Tragedy” Yager and Kris Roglieri are giving away 1500 Turkeys. First come, first served.

Beesides Film Score: Apollo 13 with Armbruster & Blue Ranger at No Fun: Live score of Apollo 13.

House Party Presents: Homeless Awareness Benefit at Empire Underground: Featuring Nailed Shut, Senior Living, Flatwounds, Amphette.

From Within at Fuze Box: Metal/hardcore show. With Urine, The Lunkheads, Bad Impressions.

All weekend

Classes at Honest Weight Food Co-Op: Free and low-cost community classes, events, and services.

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.

Movies at Madison Theater: Albany’s only dine-in theater showing first-run films.

Take a Hike: You live in an amazing area for hiking. Touch grass!

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

Did I miss something? Please let me know!

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