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The week ahead

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look ahead to, or take care of this week -- from the weather (January-like), to food, to photography, to rebounding, to Tevye, to music, to resolutions.

Weather

It's now January and, well, the weather is pretty much what you'd expect. Here's the paraphrased forecast:

Monday: Sunny. High around 30. A slight chance of snow overnight.

Tuesday: Cloudy. Some snow showers. High around 36.

Wednesday: Some sun. High around 33.

Thursday: Some clouds. Possibly some snow. High around 32.

Friday: About the same, but with a greater chance of snow.

Weekend: Sunny. Temps around 30.

So... remember to layer.

Wine, dine

The Albany Wine & Dine for the Arts food festival starts Thursday and runs through Saturday. A bunch of notable local chefs are participating. Tickets start at $50 for tastings.

Echolilia

An exhibition by San Francisco photographer Timothy Archibald -- called "Echolilia" -- opens at Union College this week. The series grew from Archibald's attempt to understand his autistic son, Eli. As he told NYT's Lens blog:

"My feeling of utter frustration and powerless started this project,'' he said recently about "Echolilia," a limited-edition volume with 43 photographs, mostly of Eli. (It was published in June by Echo Press.) The title is derived from echolalia, a technical term for the copying of sounds and sentences common in children who suffer from some form of autism, who include verbal children like Eli who attend regular public schools. "I knew he was tuned differently," Mr. Archibald said, "and I needed to build a bridge, get inside his head, learn what made him tick."

Archibald's son collaborated with his father on the project. Here's a peek at how the exhibition at Union was coming together.

Saints and Gaels

The Siena men's basketball team plays Iona Monday night at the TU Center. The Saint's Ryan Rossiter has been a rebound machine this year -- he's ranked #2 among Division I players with 13.2 per game (and he's fourth in defense rebounding percentage). The Gaels have looked pretty good at times this year -- they gave Syracuse a game a few weeks ago.

If I were a rich man...

A production of Fiddler on the Roof is at Proctors this week. Tickets start at $20.

Cinema

It's a great time of the year to see a movie, because the one's playing are usually pretty good. The Spectrum is currently showing Black Swan, True Grit, The Social Network, and -- on two screens -- The King's Speech.

Music

+ Secret Secret Dino Club, Saratoga Springs native Jayce Levi's indie pop project, is at Valentine's Thursday night.

+ Alta Mira is playing Red Square Thursday night with Life Among The Trees and Northern Water Snake.

+ Also Thursday: two a cappella groups from Hamilton College will be at Union for a show at The Nott with groups from Union.

To-do list

1. Stick with those resolutions.

2. Say the hell with those resolutions.

These are a just a few things for this week. Know of something people should be looking forward to this week? Please share!

Look for our "Stuff to do this weekend" post on Friday.

photo: Timothy Archibald