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Stuff to do this weekend

This weekend brings another mixed bag weather-wise, but Halloween is looking great.

And as for the list of stuff to do -- if it were a trick-or-treat bag, it would be filled with peanut butter cups and Snickers bars. And not the little tiny "fun size" -- the big ones.

After the jump you'll find some stuff that seemed interesting to us. If you've got something else planned, let us know.

And whatever you do, have a great weekend.

TNO
Kick off the weekend in Troy. It's Troy Night Out and Collar City shops and galleries are open late with art, music and other fun stuff. Check out the scary organ music at the 1st United Presbyterian Church at 6. See the jack o'lanterns at X's to O's. There's a screening of local filmmaker John Yost's new film "The Brave and the Kind" at The Arts Center of the Capital Region. You can check out two haunted houses -- one at Pi Kappa Phi's famous "castle" and the other at 51 3rd street (Troy Bike Rescue) . Stick around at 51 3rd Street for a post-party with the Disposable Rocket Band and others until 1AM (free). And of course, there's the Official/Unofficial TNO After Party at Daisy Baker's from 9-2.

Freak-out
Valentine's Annual Halloween Freakout is tonight. Beware! The Other Head of Science, Sea of Trees, Around the World and Back and Sgt Dunbar will all be there.

Halloween Parties
+ Matt Baumgartner and Chris Pratt hold their annual Halloween party tonight at the Washington Park Lake House. Costumes are mandatory. Open bar. $40

+ Solaqua Power and Art in Chatham is an interesting place to see, and Saturday night could be your reason to check it out. They're hosting a Halloween costume and dance party with Tumbedown Shack and Bongo Roots. Food, wine, beer and soda from 7 to midnight -- all for $5.  

+ The Local Pub and Teahouse in Saratoga is throwing a Halloween party on Saturday night with drink specials, costumes and music by the Black Mountain Symphony.

+ Saturday Omi's fields sculpture park is holding a Halloween party with food, costumes and trick or treating. Free.

Haunted Houses
+ Saturday from 11 to 4:30 The New York State Museum becomes The Haunted Museum of Unnatural History, featuring a tribute to characters and creeps from Hollywood and storybook legends. $8

+Liberty Ridge Farms Harvest Haunt starts at 7 on Friday and Saturday night. It's a haunted Farmers house complete with a "field of screams" and a haunted forest. $15. (Check out their corn maze too).

Haunted Tours
If you like ghost stories, take Dave Patterson & Chuck Kuenzel's walking tour of Saratoga. $18. Or check out theAlbany Aqua Ducks Haunted Trolley Tour.

Burlesque
The Bing Bamboo Room performs the "Bare Witch Project" tonight at 9 at Savannah's (The Dublin Underground). They're doing two shows with a one hour intermission. $8.

Saratoga Fall Festival
Saratoga is throwing a weekend long autumn festival with apple baseball, spooky trolley rides, music, food and all kinds of other treats. Saturday and Sunday starting at 10AM.

Brew and Boo
The TU Center's Brew & Boo Fest is tonight from 4-9. Samples of over 50 beers. $25 for admission. $10 for an all-you-can-eat ticket. Free safe rides home.

Hallowine Fest
The Altamont Vineyard & Winery is holding its first annual Hallowine Fest on Saturday and Sunday. Wine tasting, tours, food and music. $5 - $20

Around the World in a Day
The Pittsfield Artist Project is opening a new show that looks at a single day -- December 25th -- through the lenses of 12 photographers from Idaho to Tokyo. 12-25-2009: a photography project, opens on Saturday and runs through November 28th.

Toy & Train show
The largest toy and train show in the Northeast --- The Greenberg Toy and Train Show-- comes to HVCC this weekend. Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 4. $7. Kids are free.

Music
+ Jack's Place at The College of Saint Rose is holding a "Freshtival" on Saturday night at 6:30 with Paper Towel Owl, Save the Year, Uncle Joel's Comb, and Dino Club. $3, $7

+ 16 Year old Canadian jazz prodigy Nikki Yanofsky is singing at The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall tonight at 8. $25-$35. Students $15

+ moe. is at The Washington Avenue Armory on Saturday night at 7. $27 Postponed. ( Thanks, Matt!)

Sam Cooke: Where You Been Baby
Tonight at 7, The Sanctuary for Independent Media presents an original pop musical, Sam Cook: Where You Been Baby. $10

Comedy
The Mop and Bucket Company's weekly improv show is Underground at Proctor's tonight. $14. $6 for students and seniors.

Search for the perfect cider donut
There's still time to try Daniel B.'s Tour de Donut. Don't forget to pace yourself.

Go chasing waterfalls
All the rain we've had recently should mean pretty good flows for local waterfalls. Here are a few good ones to check out.

Look at leaves
The fall foliage is looking good -- so take a drive or a walk and check out the leaves. Here are a few of our favorite autumn walks.

Spend 12 Hours in Columbia County
We've got a new 12 hour destination, and it's kind of awesome --Columbia County . You can also try Ulster or Schoharie county. Or head over to Bennington. Or you could do a little fall shopping in Northampton or Woodstock. And if you're up near Glens Falls, swing through town.

Carve a pumpkin
You can't drive a few miles without finding a pumpkin patch. Pick out a pumpkin, carve something fun and roast the seeds.

Get some candy
Don't forget to pick up your Halloween candy. Don't know what kind to get? Here's what the AOA crowd would want if they rang your doorbell.

photo: Flickr user YAXZONE