Quality events for this weekend

Friday July 24

Call For Justice & Vigil For Women of Color Lost To State Violence at Dana Park: #SayHerName

Bell’s Roar, Nobody For President, and Opaque Body at Pauly’s: Presented by Albany Frequencies.

Kitty Little, Ferriday, and Walking X-Ray at The Low Beat: Pop/indie/etc.

Rosary Beard at The Tang: Acoustic show, part of the Upbeat on the Roof series.

Palm, JOBS, and Patrick Higgins at The Half Moon: Rock jams.

Cold War Kids at Upstate Concert Hall: With In The Valley Below and Civil Twilight. Sold out.

Rucked Up Comedy Showcase at The Ruck: With MC : Jennifer McMullin, Ryan Chani, Rob Gavin, Carlisle Carey, Lauren Turzak, Colin O’Reilly, and Dwayne Murphy Jr.

Saturday July 25

Broken Field Runner, Royal Psalms, Throat Culture at The Low Beat: BFR’s record release show with great support acts.

Mad Laughs at The Madison: Comedy show featuring Kat Broadus, Jim Felter, Aaron Kaplan, and Angela Cobb.

Sorry Not Sorry at The Madison: Improv show with Samuel J Gorenstein and The Mop & Bucket Co.’s Alf Pacino.

80s Night at Fuze: The ole standby.

Capital Region Brewer’s Fest at Joe Bruno Stadium: Craft beer festival.

Sunday July 26

The Decemberists with Lucius at Ommegang: Big summer show at an awesome brewery.

Guided Hike at Huyck Preserve: Go enjoy summer, with a guide!

All weekend

The Track: It’s open.

Saratoga County Fair: Fried everything.

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.

Second-run movies at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

Movies at The Spectrum: First run, independent movies at a locally owned theater.

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