Quality events for this weekend

Friday January 9

Fangirls Night Out at Earthworld Comics: Comic night for the ladies. With Jess Fink.

Joe Budden at Bogies: Rap show.

Youth Speak Out & Vigil for Leelah Alcorn at Dana Park: Remembering and raising awareness.

Wild Adriatic at Rustic Barn Pub: Indie jams.

Male Patterns at Pauly’s: Record release show. With Gay Mayor, Scuzz, and Sick Mind.

Saturday January 10

Brick By Brick at Trickshots: With Gunther Weezul, Hammer Fight, and Assault On The Livin.

AASRD Home Season Opener: The Perfect Storm at The Armory: First roller derby game of the season.

Moulin Rouge Burlesque at Rocks: Quick trip to 1890s Paris.

The Throwaways at Proctors Theater: “exploration of the devastating impact of police brutality and mass incarceration on the black community”

B-Scene Birthday Bash at The Low Beat: Up the punx.

Good Fiction, Spaceland, and Matt Malone at The Fuze Box: Dance jams.

Burnell Pines at BSP Kingston: With , Adrien Reju, and The Daydreamers.

Sunday January 11

SINew Years Eve at Fuze Box: Service industry New Years for those who were working on the real one.

All weekend

Ice Skating at the Plaza: Rinks open 11am-8pm.

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.

The Interview, Horrible Bosses, Hunger Games and Fargo at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

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