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Stuff to do this weekend

Looks like we're in for a little rain this weekend, but not enough to keep you indoors. It's nothing an umbrella and a good pair of shoes can't handle.

Here's our list of stuff to do this weekend. Doing something we missed? Share with the group.

Troy Night Out
It's the last day of September already? Yep. Collar City shops and galleries are open late tonight for Troy Night Out. Stop by Design It Together for Ben KN & Taylor Gillis' big grand opening. Art by Joseph Osley and Nick Hanford and a performance by Landlines. Free.

Daisy Baker's hosts the after-party. Here's the schedule.

Local Harvest Festival
Over 30 local food producers and restaurants will be offering samples of local deliciousness at the Honest Weight Food Coop Local Harvest Festival. Sunday 11- 3 around the Washington Park Lakehouse. free

Prohibition screening
William Kennedy's Prohibition Story will be screening at Revolution Hall. Signing at 6 pm, screening at 7 pm. free

Oktoberfest block party
Wolff's Biergarten is hosting an Oktoberfest block party. Saturday from 11am to 7pm. free $7 at the event. Ticket gets you admission plus a beer mug.

Cirque Du Solei
The Cirque Du Solei show "Quidam" continues its run at the Times Union Center. There are matinee and evening shows both Saturday and Sunday $30.50 and up

Music

Tonight: Elephant Revival at Red Square. A "neo-acoustic quintet" playing "transcendental folk." With: Sunny Side of the Street Band. 8 pm - $10 ahead / $12 day of

Tonight: Sam Roberts Band at Northern Lights. Maybe you saw them at Tulip Fest. With: Pillowhead, Zeus. 8 pm - $10 ahead / $12 day of

Tonight: Solid Smoke at The Linda. Motown funky. 8 pm - $20

Tonight: Hot Cousin is at The Fuzebox at 9.

Tonight: dopapod at Putnam Den.

Saturday: Keb' Mo' at The Egg Blues guitar. 8 pm - $29.50 and $34.50

Saturday: Makana at Universal Preservation Hall. "Master Hawaiian slack key guitarist." 8 pm - $20 ahead / $25 at the door

Saturday: Capital Underground Live at The Linda. "Ralph Renna's Capital Underground Live comes to The Linda for an evening that will feature some of the area's newest and most creative local musicians." 7 pm - $10 ahead / $12 at door

Saturday: Boston String Quartet at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Sunday: Falling in Reverse at Northern Lights.

Sunday: Madeleine Peyroux and Nellie McKay at The EggTwo ladies who sound like they might be in the wrong decade(s). In a good way. 7 pm - $24.50 and up

Theater
+ Capital Rep presents Superior Donuts, a comedy/drama set in a donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Tonight at 8, Saturday at 3 & 8. Sunday at 2. $20-$60

+ War of the Worlds, a play based on the H.G. Wells novel and the Orson Wells radio play, continues this weekend at Shakespeare and Company.

+ Birthday Boy is at the Berkshire Theater Festival.

Fiber fair
Yes, there's a huge fiber fair a couple of hours to the south coming up in a few weeks, but now we've got our own locally. The Mabee Farm Historic Site's 1st annual Fiber Fair will feature animals, demos and workshops. Saturday from 10am to 5pm. free

Botanic garden harvest festival
If you'd like a country drive with your harvest festival, you can head out to the Berkshire Botanic Garden's Harvest Festival, which will feature food, music and a silent auction. Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. $10 per car

Training for transition
The Sanctuary for Independent Media is holding a weekend-long workshop on community building and preparation. Saturday and Sunday. $180

Learn to curl
The Schenectady Curling Club is hosting an open house all weekend to introduce people to the Olympic sport. Friday from 7pm until 9pm, and Saturday from 10am until 3pm. free

18th Anniversary Celebration of the Grafton Peace Pagoda
The annual celebration of the Grafton Peace Pagoda features talks on spirituality, interfaith prayer and meditation and a potluck. Saturday at 11 am. free

Farmers' markets
The farmers' markets in Troy, Saratoga, Delmar and Schenectady will be open this weekend in their regular spaces, so stop in, support area farmers and get as much seasonal goodness as you can.

Pick some apples
Yep, it's apple picking season. Here's a list of places where you can pick your own. It's also concord grape season.

Don't forget the cider donuts
One of our favorite things about autumn are the cider donuts. Looking for a good place to get them? Daniel B.'s Tour de Donut is this weekend.

Foliage
They may still be green here but the leaves are starting to turn in the Adirondacks. If the weather holds off you might want to try a drive or a train ride.

Living Walls
Take a self guided tour of the new Living Walls murals. Here's a map of the mural locations.

Ice Cream!
Take a trip to Chatham to try some Golden Organics ice cream, head over to The Snowman for a Boston Milkshake. If you're up for a challenge, take the AOA Ice Cream Tour or make a stop on Daniel's Tour de Soft Serve. Did we mention you're running out of summer?

Factory Tours
Take a trip to Burlington, Vermont and stop along the way to see how ice cream, teddy bears, and beer are made.

More road trips
Take a shopping trip to Northampton or spend 12 hours in Ulster County, Bennington, Vermont and Columbia County.

Brunch
One of the great things about the weekends are lazy mornings. over brunch or enjoy a great diner breakfast.

Capital Rep advertises on AOA.

AOA is a media sponsor of the Local Harvest Festival and Honest Weight is an AOA advertiser"

photo: Sebastien Barre