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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 (rough start), to stories, to cooking, to ballin', to museums, to the River Street Festival, to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Cloudy, probably some rain, maybe a thunderstorm. Mid 70s.

Tuesday: Repeat.

Wednesday: Some sun, mid 70s.

Thursday: Again, maybe a touch cooler.

Friday: And so on.

Weekend: Sunny, mid 70s.

Rough start, but pretty good after that.

Arts and sciences

Front Parlor
Tuesday: The Front Parlor storytelling series is back at the Ale House in Troy. This month's theme: "short cuts." Tuesday 7:30 pm

The origins of life
Wednesday: Two Nobel laureates -- Jack Szostak from Harvard and Ada Yonath from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel -- will be at UAlbany for lectures on the origins of life. The keynotes are part of a larger annual scientific get together, but they're open to the public. Wednesday 8 pm, Lecture Center 18, uptown campus - free

Cooking

There are a handful of popular cooking classes this week...

Monday Waterbath Canning 101 at the Arts Center
The popular home canning class with the From Scratch Club's Christina Davis. "An intensive up-close opportunity to learn to make pickled vegetables & the basic safety and techniques to return home to 'put up' the summer's bounty." The class is also on the schedule for July 15. 6:30 pm - $65

Wednesday The Art and Construction of Homemade Sausages for Grilling at the Arts Center
The very popular class with Christian Noe from Nighthawk's Kitchen. (Here's an Albany Jane recap of a class last year.) "The sausages the class will be making are a traditional polish Kielbasa, a Chicken Sausage with Tomatoes and Basil, and a Smoked Cheddar and Jalapeno Sausage." The class is also on the schedule for July 10. 6:30 pm - $55

Wednesday: Pasta! Pasta! Pasta! at Gio Culinary Studio
A demo and hands-on class about making three different pasta shapes, along with sauce. Agnolloti with lemon herb cream sauce, pappardelle alla Bolognese, penne pasta with caramelized onion ragu. 6:15 pm - $65

Wednesday: New Southern Living at Different Drummer's Kitchen
Guest chef Virginia Willis from Southern Living Magazine on "new Southern food" that brings together Southern and French cooking. Arugula with country ham and pecans, peach Dijon-crusted pork tenderloin, low country risotto, and pineapple upside down cake. 6 pm - $69

Film

Ballin' at the Graveyard
Wednesday: There's a screening of Ballin' at the Graveyard, a documentary about the pick-up basketball scene in Albany's Washington Park, at Proctors. The directors and cast will be there for a post-screening Q&A. (A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit YouthBuild Schenectady & Parsons Child and Family Center.) 7 pm - $10

Earlier on AOA: Ballin' at the Graveyard

Gasland Part II
Wednesday: Director Josh Fox will be at the Linda for a screening of Gasland Part II, a follow up to his fracking-skeptical doc Gasland. 7 pm - free

Soul Cinema
The Soul Cinema series is back at Proctors starting Thursday with a screening of Marley, a doc about Bob Marley. 7 pm - $9 / $6 students

Man of Steel
Blockbuster/super hero/comic book/big explosion movie season continues with the Friday release of Man of Steel, the new Superman movie directed by Zach Snyder (and script by David Goyer). There are also midnight screenings Thursday night at Crossgates, Colonie Center, and the Spectrum.

NYS Museum Week

Organized by the state's tourism bureau, New York State Museum Week runs through Sunday -- museums all around the state will be offering discounts and events, including a handful around the greater Capital Region.

River Street Festival

The annual River Street Festival in Troy is Saturday. River Street around Monument Square will be closed for craft vendors, food, and entertainment. Also: the sidewalk painting contest. 10 am-5 pm

Farmers' market: Because the River Street Festival will be on River Street, the Troy Waterfront Farmers' Market will be in Riverfront Park and Front Street Saturday.

Freedom Festival
Also Saturday in Troy: The Sanctuary for Independent Media is organizing the first Freedom Festival at Freedom Square, celebrating Juneteenth and inaugurating Freedom Square. various events, starting at 3 pm - free

Father's Day

Just a reminder: Father's Day is Sunday.

Music

Tuesday: Son Volt at The Egg
Alt-country veterans. 7:30 pm - $24

Tuesday: The Midnight Society at Valentine's
Local indie folk pop. With: Siren, RTL. 8 pm

Wednesday: Aoife O'Donovan at Helsinki Hudson
Folk/progressive bluegrass. From Crooked Still. Has performed with a bunch of notables, including Chris Thile. (Recent NPR segment.) 8 pm - $18 ahead / $20 at door

Wednesday: Fred Eaglesmith and The Traveling Steam Show at Caffe Lena
Canadian bluegrass/folk. (Apparently the tour bus is powered by cooking oil, not steam.) 7 pm - $25

Thursday: JT Taylor at Alive at Five
Formerly of Kool & The Gang. With: The Ill Funk Ensemble. 5 pm - free

Thursday: Andrea Bocelli at the TU Center
Tenor, PBS fave, sold a zillion albums. 7:30 pm - $78 and up

Thursday: The Dropkick Murphys at Upstate Concert Hall is sold out.

Friday: Atlas Genius at Hollow Bar
Australian alt-rock. 8 pm - $12 ahead / $14 day of

Friday: Grupo Fantasma at Helsinki Hudson
11-piece Latin funk bank from Austin. (Clip from ACL.) 9 pm - $20 ahead / $25 at door

Friday: George Cole and Eurocana at Caffe Lena
Gypsy jazz. With Red Tail Ring. 8 pm - $18

Friday: Michael-Louis Smith at The Linda
Jazz guitarist and composer. 8 pm - $18

Friday: Swing Noire at Upbeat on the Roof at the Tang
Gypsy jazz. 7 pm - free

Saturday: Why? at Valentine's
Indie rock/alt hip hop. With: Sarah Jaffe. 7 pm - $13

Saturday: Stephen Kellogg at The Linda
Formerly of The Sixers. With: Seth Glier. 8 pm - $20

Saturday: Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band at Putnam Den
8-piece soul band. (Video clip.) With: The Big Takeover. 10 pm - $8

Saturday: Nellie McKay at Carey Center for Global Good
McKay will be performing following a screening of Downtown Express, a film in which she appeared. There will also be a Q&A with the director, a barbecue picnic before. (As mentioned.) 5 pm - $25

Sunday: Rascal Flatts at SPAC
Country. With: The Band Perry, Cassadee Pope (winner of The Voice). 6 pm - $30 and up
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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: Frank Maddocks