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The week ahead

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this week, from the weather (winter re-asserts), to writers, to Bill Nye, to Demetri Martin, to Old is New, to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Sunny, low 50s.

Tuesday: Rainy and 50.

Wednesday: Some sun, maybe some rain. Highs in the low 40s.

Thursday: Sunny and 35.

Friday: Sunny and upper 30s.

Weekend: Sunny, mid 30s.

Winter sort of reasserts itself there later in the week.

NYS Writers Institute visiting writers

Gretel Ehrlich
Tuesday: Gretel Ehrlich will be at UAlbany talking about Facing the Wave, which chronicles her travels in Japan after 2011 earthquake/tsunami and the problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tuesday 8 pm campus center, UAlbany uptown campus - free

Nathan Englander
Thursday: Short story writer Nathan Englander will be at UAlbany talking about his recent collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (NYT review, Guardian review, LAT review). Here's an excerpt. Thursday 8 pm Lecture Center 7, UAlbany uptown campus - free

Bill Nye

Wednesday at Union College: Bill Nye -- AKA, Bill Nye the Science Guy -- will be giving a talk, "An Evening with Bill Nye." Among Nye's recent exploits: critiquing Jose Canseco's thoughts on gravity, and somehow handling a stupid question from a CNN anchor. Wednesday 7 pm, Memorial chapel - free, note: "Seating is limited and priority will be given to members of the campus community."

Arts and sciences

Sunrise
Proctors' AFI 100 series is showing F.W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans on Monday. The silent film will be accompanied by Proctors' Wurlitzer organ. Monday 3:30 pm and 7:00 pm - $5

Poverty in the Capital District
Monday at Hudson River Coffee House: a panel discussion about "how poverty affects residents of the Capital District and what it looks like in our neighborhoods." Organized by the Siena College AmeriCorps*VISTA Fellows program. 6 pm

As You Like It
Wednesday at Troy Music Hall: a production of As You Like It by The Acting Company, a touring company that in the past has included actors such as Kevin Kline, Rainn Wilson, Jeffrey Wright. Wednesday 7:30 pm - $28 and up (students and kids $15)

Single Girls Guide
The Single Girls Guide continues at Cap Rep this week (TU review, Nippertown review, Daily Gazette review). $20 and up

Poetry Out Loud
Saturday at St. Rose: the state final for Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide poetry performance competition for high school students. Saturday 2 pm, St. Joseph Hall Auditorium - free

Demetri Martin

Comedian Demetri Martin will be at The Egg Saturday for a standup show/book tour. His new book is Point Your Face at This. Saturday 7 pm - $39.75

Laughs on Lark: Speaking of comedy, Laughs on Lark is back at Elda's Wednesday. 8 pm - $5

Old is New

The Old is New consignment sale -- for "women's, men's and junior's clothing and accessories, as well as furniture and home decor" -- is back at the Albany Academy Field House Saturday-Monday (the last day is half-price day). We checked out the first sale last summer.

St. Patrick's Day

It's Sunday. There will, of course, be all sorts of St. Patrick's Day-related activities around town. We'll round up a bunch of them a little later this week. Just a heads up now: the annual Albany parade is Saturday at 2 pm.

Music

Monday: Rusted Root at Putnam Den
Still going. With: Banooba. 8 pm - $25 ahead / $28 day of

Monday: Chester Endersby Gwazda at 51 3rd Street
"Weird pop music with melodies, harmonies and beats... accompanied by a drummer and a computer." With: Outer Spaces. 8 pm - $5

Tuesday: Excision at Washington Ave Armory
"Dubstep demon hailing from Canada." The status of this show appears to be up in the air because of issues between the armory and the city. 8 pm -

Wednesday: Josiah Leming at Red Square
Got an early boot from American Idol, apparently somewhat controversially. With: Onelove. 6 pm - $8 ahead / $10 day of

Thursday: Turkuaz at Red Square
A 10-person "funk army." With: The Chronicles. 8 pm - $7 ahead / $10 day of

Friday: Glen Matlock and Sylvain Sylvain at The Linda
Formerly of the Sex Pistols and New York Dolls, respectively. 8 pm - $15 ahead / $18 at door

Friday: The Irish Tenors at Proctors
"Ireland's premier ambassadors of song." PBS faves. 8 pm - $20 and up

Friday: Chandler Travis Three-O at Caffe Lena
"Man of a thousand bands." With: Jack Grace. 8 pm - $20

Friday: Stellar Young at Bayou Albany
Along with: This Old Ghost, Kid Jerusalem, Charles Keith Sztyk. 8 pm - $7

Saturday: Railbird at Valentine's
And a showcase of Sub-Bombin acts: Rawhead, Mitochi, Kite Person. 8:30 pm - $5 ahead / $7 at door

Saturday: Paul Thorn at Helsinki Hudson
Americana/southern rock/blues. With: Sarah Borges. 9 pm - $18 ahead / $20 day of

Saturday: Balkan Beat Box at MASS MoCA
"Mediterranean-inflected, globalized electronic sound." 8 pm - $15 ahead / $19 day of / $10 students

Saturday: Al Kooper and Jimmy Vivino at The Egg
Two veteran musicians playing a tribute to Mike Bloomfield. 7:30 pm - $34

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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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photos via Bill Nye website