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The week ahead

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look ahead to, or keep busy with this week -- from the weather (70s), to stories, to design for social innovation, to a new gastropub, to Antarctica, to PearlPalooza, to Lebowski, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast:

Monday: Sunny. Highs near 70.

Tuesday: Cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.

Wednesday: Sunny, mid-70s.

Thursday: About the same temp, but with showers.

Friday: Sunny, low-70s.

Weekend: About the same.

We'll take 70s.

Arts and Sciences

+ The first "Saratoga Speaks" is Monday at Virgil's. This is a storytelling night modeled on the successful Front Parlor Series in Troy. 7 pm - free

+ The Nitty Gritty Poetry Slam is back at Valentine's Tuesday night. slam at 8 pm, sign-up at 7 pm - $5 / $3 for students

+ The New York State Writers Institute visiting writers series opens for the season with novelist Nicole Krauss reading at UAlbany Thursday evening. She was named to the New Yorker's "20 under 40" authors list last year. 8 pm at the Recital Hall, uptown campus - free

+ Communication designer Cheryl Heller will be giving a talk at Sage Thursday evening about design about social innovation. Heller chairs an MFA in the subject at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and is one of the founders of PopTech. 7 pm at the Opalka Gallery on the Sage Albany campus - $15 / $5 students / free for Sage students

+ The "Michael Bierut 30 Years 90 Notebooks" exhibit opens at St. Rose's Massry Gallery on Sunday, and will run through January. (The designer will be giving a talk at the school on September 30.) free

Gastropub

The Capital City Gastropub, the new restaurant from Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark owner Kevin Everleth and executive chef Jason Baker, opens Tuesday at 5 pm. The gastropub is in the former Pasquale's space at 261 New Scotland in Albany.

Lebowski

Proctors is showing The Big Lebowski Thursday night. The night also includes prizes and White Russians. (We wouldn't be surprised if people dressed up, too.) 7 pm - $9 / $6 for students

Also at Proctors: Sunday and Monday (September 26) there will be screenings of Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin with live organ accompaniment.

Antarctica

This Friday and Saturday EMPAC will have preview performances of 69ËšS by Phantom Limb. From the blurbage: "Inspired by Sir Ernest Shackleton's harrowing expedition to Antarctica in 1914, Phantom Limb unites puppetry, dance, film, history, and photography with contemporary music to create a stunning vision of the great arctic continent--past, present, and future." The performance includes a score recorded by the Kronos Quartet. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm - $18

PearlPalooza

The second PearlPalooza festival is this Saturday on Pearl Street in downtown Albany. Two stages, one for national acts and the other for locals. Main stage acts include Company of Thieves and MUTEMATH. Starts at noon, the last act is scheduled for 7:30 pm. free

Music

Monday: These United States at Valentine's
"Distinct electro-folk." With: Southeast Engine, and Sgt Dunbar. 8 pm - $10

Wednesday: Holly & Evan at September in the City Art Fair
Mid-day music in downtown Albany, Tricentennial Park (Broadway and Columbia). 11:30 am-2 pm - free

Wednesday: Olivia Quillio at Caffe Lena
With Meagan Duffy on "emerging breakout artist" night. 7pm - $5

Thursday: James Farm at The Egg
Jazz supergroup that includes Joshua Redman. 8 pm - $34.50

Thursday: Tom Chapin at Skidmore's Zankel Center
"A family-friendly concert in celebration of Saratoga Peace Week." 7 pm - free

Friday: Maceo Parker at St. Rose's Massry Center
Seriously funky.7:30 pm - $25

Friday: MIRK at Red Square
With: Erin Harkes Band, Jermaine Wells and the Ill Funk Ensemble, JB. 7:30 pm - $7

Friday: Comic Relief for Irene at The Egg
Ten comics in an Irene relief benefit. 8 pm - $20

Saturday: Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp at The Egg
Back together, Renting again. 8 pm - $29.50 and $34.50

Sunday: Joy Kills Sorrow at Caffe Lena
A "bold" young bluegrass band from Boston. With: Rosary Beard (Matthew Carefully and Alta Mira's Hunter Sagehorn) 7 pm - $15 ahead / $17 at the door

Sunday: Fleet Foxes at Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA
Harmonies! With The Walkmen. 7 pm - $32.50

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.

Yep, the Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark does advertise on AOA.

Company of Thieves photo via their Facebook page