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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 (damp), a bigger boat, cooking, Dirty Wars, hidden gardens, fashion, Saratoga, DMB, music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Cloudy, maybe rain -- even a thunderstorm, upper 70s.

Tuesday: Repeat.

Wednesday: Again, but with more chance of rain.

Thursday: Yep, you guessed it -- and highs around 80.

Friday: And so on, but cooler -- around 70.

Weekend: Could it be... the sun?

Damp.

Movies

You're gonna need a bigger boat
Monday: The Palace's classic movie series is showing 1975's Jaws -- one of, if not the, first summer blockbuster-type movies. Monday 7 pm - $5 / $3 kids

Life like a box a chocolates
Monday: Proctors' AFI 100 series is showing Forest Gump, which won six Oscars, including best actor for Tom Hanks. Monday various times - $5

Honor Flight
Thursday: Proctors is screening Honor Flight, a documentary about WWII veterans visiting the WWII memorial in DC. An executive producer of the doc will be there for a Q&A. Half of the ticket sales will benefit orgs helping wounded veterans. Thursday 4 pm and 7 pm - $20 / $10 for veterans

Cooking

A few cooking classes that caught our eye this week:

Tuesday: Ceviche Around the World at Spoon & Whisk
New World Bistro Bar's Jacquelyn Clark on "a culinary journey of ceviche which crosses 4 different continents." Classic Peruvian-style ceviche with lime and cilantro; Asian-inspired ceviche; Spanish-style ceviche; Mexican ceviche with avocado ice cream. 7 pm - $45

Saturday: All-Time Chocolate Desserts at Different Drummer's Kitchen
A hands-on class with Jesuit Paul Nugas on making three chocolate desserts: special dark chocolate cake with fudgy chocolate ganache, ultimate cream cheese brownies, and chocolate mousse cake. 3 pm - $65

Earlier: A sampling of cooking classes, summer 2013

Dirty Wars

Wednesday: Journalist Jeremy Schahill will be at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy to talk about his new book Dirty Wars, about the United States government's use of special operations forces, drones, cruise missiles and other strikes against targets around the world. As Scahill told the Guardian recently: "One of the enduring legacies of Obama's presidency is how he has normalised assassination as a central component of what is called America's national security policy." There's also a documentary based on the book. Wednesday 7 pm - $10 / $5 students

Hidden gardens

The annual Hidden Garden Tour in Troy is Thursday. It's a self-guided tour of backyard gardens in Washington Park are and surrounding neighborhoods. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Prospect Park. 4-7 pm (rain or shine) - $10

Electric City Couture

Friday: The Electric City Couture runway show -- featuring rising designers from the Capital Region and elsewhere -- is back at Proctors. Friday 8 pm - free

Saratoga 150

Friday: The summer-long celebration of 150th anniversary of the Saratoga Race Course -- Saratoga 150 -- starts with a "Family Night At The Spa" at SPAC. Music, entertainers, kids stuff, a picnic contest, fireworks. Friday 5:30 pm - $10 for adult and kid / $5 for each additional kid / free with Saratoga 150 medallion

Dave Matthews Band

Saturday-Sunday: It's Dave Matthews Band weekend in Saratoga. DMB will be playing shows at SPAC Saturday and Sunday -- the opener for both nights is Galactic. Something to keep in mind even if you're not going to the shows -- they usually mean big crowds around town. 7 pm both nights - $36 and up

Music

Monday: Terveet Kadet at Valentine's
Finnish hardcore punk. 8 pm

Tuesday: Tift Merritt at Caffe Lena
Alt-country. 7 pm - $22

Wednesday: Schlomo Katz at Proctors
"[O]ne of the most sought-after musicians in Israel." 8 pm - $30

Thursday: Pete Donnelly at Spring Street Gallery
From the Figgs, back in his hometown. With: Hand Habits 7:30 pm - $10

Thursday: Dan Johnson and The Expert Sidemen at Valentine's
Album release show. With: Driftwood, Grassroots Rebels. 8 pm

Thursday: Portugal. The Man at The Hollow Bar
Rock. Upcoming album produced by Danger Mouse. A free show (21+), but you have to get tickets through EQX. 7 pm

Thursday: Jake Miller at Upstate Concert Hall
Rapper/singer, YouTube star. With: The Pro Letarians, Hollywood Ending. 7 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Friday: Pete Donnelly at Valentine's
Another shot. Hey, did you see that a Figgs song was used in a car commercial recently. With: Hand Habits. 8 pm

Friday: The Grand Slambovians at Caffe Lena
Gandalf Murphy and co. 8 pm - $32

Friday: SPAC Battle of the Bands
Ten acts competing at the Spa Little Theater. Among the lineup: The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, and Jes Hudak. 7 pm - $20

Saturday: Aaron Neville at MASS MoCA
Don't know much. But everybody plays the fool. 8 pm - $34 and up

Saturday: Josh Roseman at Proctors
Trombonist. Party of the Party Horns series. 7:30 pm - $15

Saturday: The Midnight Society at Red Square
Album release show for duo. With: Lucky Jukebox Brigade, Accents, Neversink. 7 pm - $7

Saturday: Ariana Gillis at Caffe Lena
Singer/songwriter. With: Ashley Sofia. 7 pm - $18

Sunday: Old Crow Medicine Show at Ommegang
Bluegrass/alt-country. Outside at the brewery. With: Chuck Mead and His Grassy Knoll Boys, Driftwood. 7 pm - $35
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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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