Stuff to do this weekend
The wee tugboats are in town.
Saturday sunshine, Sunday rain.
So is the glass half empty or half full?
This weekend's answer: it's overflowing with stuff to do.
After the jump you'll find a few things we thought might be fun to try. If you've got another plan in mind, share with the group.
Cheers.
Tugboats
We love small things that do big jobs. Maybe that's why we love tugboats. Or maybe it's just that they're cute. Anyway, this weekend is the Waterford Tugboat Round-up. It starts today, when the Tugboat Parade leaves Albany at around 2:45. The boats will be passing by Troy at around 3:45 and should arrive at the Port of Waterford between 5 and 6 tonight. They'll be there all weekend long for a festival with tours, rides, music, kids activities and fireworks. Free.
Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then
Tonight at EMPAC, you can see the stop motion film Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then. It uses live actors and wooden characters and it sounds pretty cool. 8PM. $15.
Cider donuts and art
Get ready for autumn with a trip to the Lakeside Farms Cider Mill Art and Craft Show. You can pick up some apples, cider and pumpkins, eat a fresh, hot cider donut and do some early holiday shopping with local artists and crafters. Take time for lunch, it's a great season for BLTs Saturday and Sunday 10-4.
Wine, Food and Ferrari
The Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival is this weekend at Spa State Park. International wine and food tastings, fabulous cars, after-parties and performances at SPAC this weekend. The whole weekend may be a bit steep ($250) but you may find a piece of it you'd like to attend. Here's the full schedule with pricing.
Jazz
Ravi Coltrane, Troika and Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk are a few of the bands set to play Albany's All-America City Jazz Festival tomorrow from 12:30 to 8 in Riverfront Park. Free.
Alta Mira at Jack's Place
Alta Mira plays the Jack's Place, the new performance space at the Center for Communications and Interactive Media at St. Rose, tonight from 7 - 11. The Extraordinaires, Prima and Around The World And Back will be there too. $3 with Saint Rose ID / $7 without.
Asbury Shorts Film Festival
Some of the world's best short films come to Albany on Saturday night when the Asbury Shorts New York Film Festival comes to The Linda. Screenings start at 7:30. $10
Picasso and Degas
If you've been meaning to get to The Clark all summer to see thatPicasso looks at Degas exhibit, this weekend is your last chance. The Clark is open until 5 on Saturday and Sunday. If you want to check out the scene at Mass MoCA too, you can save $5 on a combination ticket.
Little Italy Street Festival
Italian food, music and games at the Little Italy Shrine Festa in Troy this weekend. Tonight and Saturday from 5-11 and Sunday from noon to 6 at the Italian Community Center in Troy.
Greek Fest in Schenectady
This weekend is the 35th Annual Greek Festival at St. George's in Schenectady. Music, dance, carnival rides and so much food they've got an online menu.
Uncle Sam Parade/Festival
Troy celebrates its favorite son on Sunday with at the annual Uncle Sam Parade. The parade steps off at 1PM Sunday at 125th Street and ends at 106th Street. Then there's an Uncle Sam Festival in Knickerbocker park with a chicken BBQ and fireworks. Oh, and an Elvis impersonator. We want to see what happens when he meets the Uncle Sam impersonator. We're weird that way.
Pedal, Paddle and Run through Schenectady
Saturday's Schenectady County Pedal, Paddle and Run is a relay race that includes a road race, a bike course and a canoe sprint on the Mohawk River. Registration is closed, but you can watch the race (which starts at 8:30 Saturday morning at Freedom Park/Collins Park in Scotia) or just check out the race day festival in Collins Park. The festival starts at 9:30. Heads-up: Expect some road closings in Schenectady on Saturday.
Stockade Art Show 2010
Saturday is the 59th anniversary of the Schenectady Stockade's fall art show. It's an outdoor exhibit in the Stockade district at North Ferry and Green Street. Free.
Clifton Park Farm Fest
This weekend farms in Clifton Park will be open to the public from 10 to 5 with tours, food, riding and jumping demonstrations and other events. Here's the full schedule.
Dine Al Fresco
There's only a few weeks of outdoor dining left in the CR. Check the map pick a patio, and enjoy.
Ice Cream!
Get it while you can -- some of your favorite seasonal ice cream stands will be closing any day now. Stop by and fill up on your favorite flavors. Or check out the Capital Region Ice Cream Tour.
Road Trip
Spend 12 hours Ulster County, something or Schoharie. Or truck up to Bennington VT. Or you could do a little fall shopping in Northampton or Woodstock
Pick a few apples
Where? Here are a few places to start.
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The Area Premiere of the hit Broadway Musical [TITLE OF SHOW] opens tonight at the RPI Playhouse!!!
Show dates are Sept 10,11, 16, 17 and 18th at 8pm.
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $7 for Students and Seniors, $5 with RPI ID.
This is a really fun show... a great homage to Broadway... very current - it was nominated for a Tony Aware in 2009!
www.aywtitleofshow.blogspot.com
... said Jessica R on Sep 10, 2010 at 10:40 AM | link
Valley Cats Championship Game (game 1) of 3
Saturday 7pm / with fireworks to follow
Good Luck Cats!
... said Rich on Sep 10, 2010 at 11:35 AM | link
The 2010 Back to School Expo
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Colonie Center, Albany, New York
10am – 6pm
http://www.backtoschoolexpo.com/
Join us at Colonie Center on September 11, 2010 for the area’s largest back to school exposition! From 10 am to 6 pm, thousands of families will come together to enjoy ongoing entertainment, health screenings, educational food seminars, hands-on demonstrations, exhibitions, celebrity appearances and much more!
... said Rich on Sep 10, 2010 at 11:36 AM | link
Baseball is still alive in September here! The Tri-City ValleyCats won their playoff series Thursday and are going to the championship series in the New York-Penn League. They're home at Bruno Stadium for Game 1 vs. Brooklyn at 7 p.m. Saturday night, with fireworks to follow. It's a best of 3, with the other game(s) in Coney Island. Go Cats!
... said Beav on Sep 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM | link
Rich beat me to the punch, so look at it this way instead: The Red Sox are injury riddled, the Mets are a disaster, and the Yankees with their ever-highest payroll in baseball have somehow succeeded in making winning a yawn-inducing affair while on their way to buying another title (with only Tampa Bay standing in their way). So the only ballclub to root for in the Capital Region is the Tri-City ValleyCats. Go Cats!
... said Beav on Sep 10, 2010 at 12:50 PM | link
There's also an Italian Festival in Schenectady. http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/17391/little-italy-fest-returning-to-schenectady/
... said xina on Sep 10, 2010 at 12:52 PM | link
Adirondack Nationals!
http://www.adirondacknationals.com/
... said Meagan on Sep 10, 2010 at 4:01 PM | link
Artique, the huge artist's co-op in Clifton Park, is having their one year anniversary this weekend. Cake and entertainment on Saturday, antique appraisals on Sunday. Check their blog for details.
... said BathOnHudson on Sep 10, 2010 at 5:26 PM | link
Saturday from 11am-4pm is Harvest Faire at Crailo State Historic Site. "This year's attractions include seventeenth-century Dutch and Native American reenactors, demonstrations of colonial crafts and trades, colonial games, a storyteller, free ice cream, a museum open house and much more" $3 (facebook)
... said Summer on Sep 10, 2010 at 6:35 PM | link
The Washington County cheese tour is this weekend. Five farms, goats, sheep, cows and cheese:
http://www.washingtoncountycheese.com/tour.html
... said Terri on Sep 10, 2010 at 7:48 PM | link
Uh.. watch football? NFL week 1?
... said Alex on Sep 12, 2010 at 10:34 AM | link