The week ahead

christa parravani blizzard

Christa Parravani and her twin Cara. Parravani will be at the State Museum this week talking about her new memoir Her, about Cara's death and Parravani's struggle to deal with the loss.

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this week, from the weather (March-ish), to Spartacus, to Emma Woodhouse, to Christa Parravani, to mushrooms, to Harriet Tubman, to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:
Monday: Cloudy, maybe some snow. Mid 30s.
Tuesday: Sunny, low 40s.
Wednesday: Cloudy, small chance or rain and snow. Low 40s.
Thursday: Sunny, low 40s.
Friday: Sunny, mid 40s.
Weekend: Sunny, 40s.

March-ish.

Film

I am Spartacus!
Proctors' AFI 100 series is showing the Stanley Kubrick classic Spartacus on Monday. Monday various times - $5

The Last Waltz
The Palace's classic movie series is showing Martin Scorsese's doc about The Band's farewell concert, The Last Waltz on Monday. It includes appearances from a bunch of famous musicians, including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison and others. Monday 7 pm - $5

Wings of Desire
The Saratoga Film Forum is showing Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire Monday, with a discussion afterward. It's the first in a new "Town & Gown Movie Series" with Skidmore. (Wings of Desire was remade as the Nicholas Cage film City of Angels) Monday 7:30 pm

The Single Girls Guide

capital rep single girls guide posterPremiering Tuesday at Capital Rep: The Single Girl's Guide. Blurbage:

In the stylish world of 1964 Manhattan, beloved newspaper columnist Emma Woodhouse is still single and about to turn 30. As her father urges her to marry the first available man - and her editor urges her to toe the line, she begins to transform her household advice column into a platform for change, encouraging readers to drop their casseroles, question the nature of marriage and demand sexual freedom.

Emma Woodhouse? (There's also a character named Knightley. And Harriet. And Elton.) The show runs through March 30. Tuesday-Sunday various times - $20 and up

Christa Parravani

Thursday at the State Museum: photographer and author (and Schenectady native) Christa Parravani will be talking about her new memoir, Her -- which tells the story of the early death of her identical twin and her struggle to cope with the loss (reviews on Good Reads). Here's Parravani discussing the book last week on WNYC. Part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Thursday 8 pm Huxley Theater - free

Arts and sciences

Saratoga history
Monday at the Saratoga Springs Public Library: Skidmore students will be giving a presentation on the history of some of Saratoga's spiritual traditions and places. It's part of a year's worth of research. Monday 7 pm - free

Poetry
Tuesday at Union College: Richard Blanco, the poet who read at the presidential inauguration, will be reading his work. Here's a recent NYT profile of him. Tuesday 7 pm Nott Memorial - free

Mushrooms
Tuesday at the East Greenbush Community Library: Sue Van Hook, the chief mycologist for Ecovative, will be talking about identifying mushrooms and fungi, how they're cultivated, and how Ecovative is using them to make materials that can replace styrofoam. Presented by the Greenbush Garden Club. Tuesday 6:30 pm

Surrealist sculpture
Sculptor Sergei Isupov will be at Skidmore Tuesday for an illustrated talk. Blurbage: "Often called an erotic Surrealist for his daring representations of sexuality, relationships, and human encounter, Isupov takes narrative subject matter and merges it with ceramic sculptural form." Here's some of his work. (Rescheduled from last fall because of Sandy.) Tuesday 6 pm Tang Museum - free

Recording the Beatles
Wednesday at Skidmore: music producer/recording engineer Ken Scott will be discussing his work with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elton John, David Bowie and a bunch of other famous acts. Wednesday 7 pm Filene Music Building - free

Experimentation
Wednesday at EMPAC: Greg Moynahan, an associate professor in the history and science, technology, and society programs at Bard College, will be talking about how experimentation in both the sciences and the arts influenced the development of both in Europe -- specifically the cases of Nicholas of Cusa and Gottfried Leibniz. Part of the Observer Effects series. Wednesday 6 pm -free

Harriet Tubman

Friday and Saturday at UAlbany: "Harriet Tubman: A Legacy of Resistance," a symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passing of the abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor (among many other roles). On the slate: talks, panel discussions, workshops, and performances. open to the public - $30 / $5 students

Underground Railroad in the Adirondacks
Monday at Union College: historian Don Papson will be giving a talk about the history of the Underground Railroad in the North Country. Monday 5:30 pm Nott Memorial - free

Fela!

Friday and Saturday at Proctors: Fela!, the Broadway musical about the story of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti. This production includes Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child. Friday and Saturday 8 pm (2 pm matinee on Saturday) - $20 and up

Music

Thursday: Bucky Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola at The Egg
Veteran jazz guitarists. 7:30 pm - $24

Thursday: Aruan Ortiz at UAlbany
Jazz pianist and composer in an improvisational concert with the University-Community Symphony Orchestra. 7 pm performing arts center, uptown campus - $8

Thursday: James Wesley at Proctors
Country. 7:30 pm - $17.50

Friday: Conehead Buddha at Bayou Albany
With: Black Mountain Symphony. 8 pm - $10 ahead / $12 at door

Saturday: A$AP Rocky at Upstate Concert Hall
Rapper/director. Appeared on a recent Big Boi track with Phantogram. With: A$AP Ferg, Bodega Bamz. 8 pm - $26 ahead / $28 day of

Saturday: Dead Cat Bounce at Proctors
Part of the Party Horns series. 7:30 pm - $15

Saturday: Hammer of the Gods at The Egg
The "ultimate Led Zeppelin experience." 8 pm - $34.50

Saturday: Altan at The Egg
Long-running Irish folk group. 7:30 pm - $28

Saturday: Albany Symphony Orchestra at the Palace
Among the works on the slate: "Pictures at an Exhibition." 7:30 pm - $19 and up

Saturday: Hard Soul at Valentine's
Album release show. With: Neversink, The Element. 8 pm

Saturday: Wild Adriatic at Putnam Den
With: Black Mountain Symphony, The Grand Design. 9 pm - $7

Saturday: Celebration of Joni Mitchell's Blue at The Linda
Featuring a lineup women singer/songwriters from NYC. 8 pm - $20

Sunday: Empire State Youth Orchestra at Troy Music Hall
Slate includes Rimsky-Korsakov and Beethoven. 3 pm - $20

Sunday: SFJazz Collective at The Egg
Ensemble playing the music of Chick Corea. 7:30 pm - $29.50

Sunday: The Wonder Years at Upstate Concert Hall
Pop punk. And, yep, apparently named after the TV show. 7:30 pm - $12.50 ahead / $15 day of

Sunday: Mary Gauthier at Caffe Lena
Folk/alt-country. With: Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller. 7 pm - $22
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These are a just a few things for this week. Know of something people should be looking forward to this week? Please share!

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photo: Christa Parravani

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