The week ahead
C. Ryder Cooley brings her taxidermy and trapeze to Helsinki Hudson this week.
Here are a few things to keep in mind, look ahead to, or take care of this week -- from the weather (indecisive), to bikes, to Beethoven, to the Hangover, to music...
Weather
Here's the paraphrased forecast:
Monday: Cloudy. Chance of rain/thunderstorms. Highs in the low 70s.
Tuesday: Some sun -- but also a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the low 80s.
Wednesday: Cloudy and -- wait for it -- chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the low 70s.
Thursday: Some sun, some chance of rain. Highs in the mid 70s.
Friday: About the same, but cloudier.
Weekend: Some combination of sun and rain.
Decisive this weather is. Yep.
Bikes!
+ Mia Burk -- the former bicycle program manager for the city of Portland, Oregon, one the nation's most bike-friendly cities -- will be giving a talk at Union College Wednesday evening. She's written a book about the effort to turn Portland into a cycling hot spot. She's now the president of an urban planning firm in Portland. 7 pm at the Nott Memorial - free
+ The Troy Bike Rescue is celebrating its 10th anniversary this Saturday with a fundraiser at the Sanctuary for Independent Media. On the schedule: tours of the bike rescue's new space, a bike rodeo for kids, an art auction, and food. Starts at 2 pm, with events through 7:30 - $10-$25 suggestion donation
The Hangover, part deux
The sequel to The Hangover opens on Thursday this week. If you just really can't wait, a handful of local theaters -- including the Spectrum -- have showings lined up for midnight Wednesday (that is, very early Thursday morning).
Beethoven
Both Proctors and The Spectrum will be showing the Philadelphia Orchestra performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms Monday night. check their websites for times and prices
Trapeze and taxidermy
Thursday at Helsinki Hudson: "XMALIA: Songs About Extinction with Trapeze and Taxidermy" by C. Ryder Cooley:
Xmalia plays entertaining elegiac tribute to extinct animals such as the Tasmanian Tiger, the Pyrenean Ibex and the Xerces Butterfly. This entertaining tragedy is hosted by a lonely mortician, who summons the animals back to life for her Graveyard Cabaret. Performed with ukulele, upright bass and singing saw. Ryder's special guests for the evening include Lady Moon, Rob Caldwell on Hurdy Gurdy, Yukari Roja, Pete Toigo, Gideon Crevoshay and Jeremy Thal.
8 pm - $8
Music
+ The SwordPaw collective is having a housewarming show Tuesday at its new space in Troy. On the slate: Matthew Carefully, North America, Northern Water Snake. 7 pm - $5
+ New Orleans' Joe Krown Trio will be at Red Square Tuesday night. The trio features Krown on the Hammond B-3 organ (video clip). And one of the members is nicknamed "Wolfman." 8 pm - $8 ahead/ $12 day of
+ Dan Johnson's Americana Music Club has guests Holly and Evan lined up for Valentine's Tuesday night. 8 pm
+ Thursday at Northern Lights: a DJ set by Shpongle's Simon Posford. 9 pm - $20 ahead / $25 day of
+ Thursday at the Van Dyck: Danielle Gaudin and James Dowen. 7:30 pm
+ Skeletons in the Piano is at Putnam Den Thursday night. 9 pm
+ Friday at Valentine's: pop rock group Gracie's Paris, with The Spanish Channel and The Blisterz. 8 pm
+ Roseanne Cash is playing MASS MoCA Saturday evening. 8 pm - $35 and $39
+ Saturday at Northern Lights: Snoop Dogg. 8:30 - $30 ahead / $35 day of -- update: sold out
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.
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?