The week ahead
TV on the Radio is at Skidmore this week.
Here are a few things to keep in mind, look ahead to, or keep busy with this week -- from the solidly-in-autumn-hurtling-towards-winter weather, to William Kennedy all over, to freaky sci-fi, to cupcakes, to all sorts of music...
Weather
Here's the paraphrased forecast:
Monday: A chance of showers, mainly in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high in the low 60s.
Thursday: Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Friday: Warmer and sunny, with a highs near 70s. .
Weekend: Sunny, with highs approaching 70.
Typical early October temps.
William Kennedy
William Kennedy's new book -- Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes -- is out, and he'll be appearing at UAlbany Monday as part of the New York State Writers Institute visiting writers series. You'll want to show up early for this one -- it'll be packed. 7:30 pm at Page Hall (downtown campus) - free
William Kennedy's Prohibition Story: The documentary about Prohibition era Albany (and gangster Legs Diamond) based on Kennedy's work is playing Monday night on WHMT at 7:30 pm.
Arts and Sciences
+ The Nitty Gritty Poetry Slam is back at Valentine's Tuesday. (Earlier: Talking with the Nitty Gritty's Dain Brammage) Sign up at 7 pm, slam at 8 pm - $5 / $3 for students
+ The Yes! Reading series continues on Tuesday night with readings and performances by Kristi Maxwell, Megan Martin and Pete Edwards. 8pm at the Social Justice Center. free
+ New Yorker writer Ian Frazier will be at UAlbany Wednesday as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. His most recent book is Travels in Siberia, which was described in a NYT review as On the Road meets The Gulag Archipelago. 8 pm Recital Hall, PAC, uptown campus - free
+ Experimental sci-fi will be the topic of a mulit-headed event at EMPAC on Wednesday. Filmmaker Keith Sanborn will do an analysis
of Chris Marker's 1962 science fiction classic, La Jetée, and will also screen his film Operation Double Trouble and Ben Badeau's 300 Clouds. 7 pm Thursday - $6
Yo Gabba, bubbles
A couple of kids things:
+ Yo Gabba Gabba will be at Palace Wednesday for two shows Wednesdays. (If you're all "Yo Gabba what?" -- it's basically a show designed for the kids of people who grew up on indie rock. Among the bands that have guested: The Shins, The Roots, MGMT, Chromeo.) 3 pm and 6 pm - $29.50 and up
+ The "Gazillion Bubble Show" is at Proctors Saturday. "World renowned bubble scientist, artist and performer" Fan Yan does all sorts of stuff with bubbles -- including putting people in them. Dawn caught a recent preview at Proctors and says it looks like fun. 2 pm and 7 pm - $20 and up Cancelled.
Up your cupcake
Gio's Culinary Studio in Vorheesville is offering a class on "Gourmet Cupcakes from Scratch", which will show how to make vanilla and chocolate buttercake and Italian meringue butter cream, which can be used as a base for a bunch of flavors. 6:15 Thursday. $40
Hop harvest
The City Beer Hall is throwing a hop harvest festival with beers on hand from a bunch of breweries, including Southern Tier, Brown's Brewing, Chatham Brewery, JW Lee's, Weyerbacher. The menu will feature all recently-harvested and local foods. The event will also include the opportunity to infuse your beer with fresh hops. Thursday at 6pm - free
Yom Kippur
The holiest day the year for Jews -- Yom Kippur -- starts Friday evening at sundown. The solemn holiday's theme is atonement. Many Jews fast during this holiday, and then "break the fast" when the holiday ends at when it ends at the following sundown (Saturday this year).
Music
Monday: Jackson Browne at the Palace Theater
80s singer-songwriter acoustic. 7:30pm - $39-$65
Monday: Shenandoah Davis at The First Street Ballroom in Troy
A (not so) secret Swordpaw show. With Sarah Puig, and the Lucky Jukebox Brigade. 7 pm - $5
Wednesday: Wye Oak at Valentine's
Lush indie rock. With: Hilly Eye (a member of Titus Andronicus), The Red Lions. 8pm - $11
Thursday: Yarn at Red Square.
Psychedelic country-rock. 8pm
Friday: TV on the Radio at Skidmore
Eclectic and soulful rock. As mentioned. 8pm - $25
Saturday: Keller Williams at The Egg
Kdubalicious plays for the kids. 3:30pm - $20 And for adults. 8 pm - $26 ahead / $30 day of
Saturday: Indie Fest at The Egg
The Rob Skane 3, Civilian, Museum Guards, The Sandy McKnight Fiasco and others. 7pm - $15
Sunday: The Midtown Men at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Featuring cast members from the original Jersey Boys. 7 pm - $49-40
Sunday: Motion City Soundtrack at Northern Lights
With: Aficionado (catch 'em before they head back out on tour), Cosmonauts. 7 pm - $12.50 / $15 day of
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.
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A national student walkout is planned for this Wednesday at 1pm in protest against "unforgivable student debt and soaring tuition rates." SUNY Albany - meet at Podium by Collins Circle for rally and teach-in. Follow the walkout at #NYWALKOUT, #SOS, and #NYSR. saveoursuny.org and facebook.com/saveoursuny
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