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The week ahead

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this short week, from the weather (a bit chilly), to Veterans Day, to Solomon Northup, to Orange is the New Black, to The Place Beyond the Pines, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Maybe some rain, upper 40s.

Tuesday: Windy, some sun, upper 30s.

Wednesday: Sunny, upper 30s.

Thursday: Sunny and 45.

Friday: Sunny, upper 40s.

Weekend: Sunny, around 50.

A bit chilly there in the middle.

Veterans Day

It's Monday, and it's a federal holiday. Its roots trace to back 1919 and Armistice Day, a commemoration of the end of World War I. Congress changed the designation to Veterans Day in the 1950s.

Parade
The Albany Veterans Day Parade starts at 11:11 am on Monday and will head down Central Ave and Washington Ave. (Those streets will also be closed -- Central from Manning to Washington (8 am-2 pm), and Washington from Central to Eagle (10 am-2 pm)).

Kevin Flike
Monday: Kevin Flike, a Stillwater native and Union grad who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan in 2011 while serving in the Special Forces, will be back at the college for a talk about his experiences. Flike has been writing a blog called Wounded By War. Monday 7 pm, Memorial Chapel - free

Film

Patton
Monday: Proctors is screening Patton, starring George C. Scott, Monday as part of its AFI 100 series. The 1970 film won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture. Monday 3:30 and 7 pm - $5

Three Stooges
Monday: The annual Three Stooges Film Fest returns to the Palace as part of its classic film series. The night will include five Stooges shorts and "lots of special on screen surprises." Monday 7 pm - $5 / $3 kids

Warren Miller
Thursday and Friday: The latest Warren Miller ski film is at the Palace -- crazy mountain skiing in exotic locales. Thursday and Friday 8 pm - $23

Arts and sciences

Orange is the New Black
Tuesday: Piper Kerman -- author of the memoir upon which the TV series Orange is the New Black -- will be at Skidmore for a talk (as mentioned). Memoir blurbage:

Following a plea deal for her 10-year-old crime, Piper spent a year in the infamous women's correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, which she found to be no "Club Fed." In Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, Piper takes readers into B-Dorm, a community of colorful, eccentric, vividly drawn women. Their stories raise issues of friendship and family, mental illness, the odd cliques and codes of behavior, the role of religion, the uneasy relationship between prisoner and jailor, and the almost complete lack of guidance for life after prison.

And here's a Fresh Air appearance from earlier this year in which Kerman talks about how her memoir and the show matchup (or don't). Kerman is now a communications consultant for non-profits and works on prison reform. Tuesday 7 pm, Palamountain Hall - free

Solomon Northup
Thursday: Clifford Brown and Rachel Seligman -- co-authors, along with David Fiske, of a new biography of Solomon Northup, the Saratoga Springs man whose memoir is the basis for the film 12 Years a Slave -- will be at Union College for a talk about Northup's life. Thursday 5 pm, Nott Memorial - free

"The Gods of Gotham"
Thursday: Author and historian Robert Orsi -- the "reigning scholar of American Catholicism" -- will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series for talk titled "The Gods of Gotham: Religion and the Making of New York, 1800 to 1950." Orsi's talk is also part of the Researching New York 2013 conference. Thursday 7:30 pm, downtown campus, Page Hall - free

North Korea
Thursday: North Korean defector Shin Donghyuk will be at Skidmore for a talk about his experience as a political prisoner in the country. Thursday 7 pm, Palamountain Hall - free

Sparrow
Friday: Writer/editor/teacher/"literary provocateur extraordinaire" Sparrow will be at Saint Rose as part of the Frequency North visiting writers series. Friday 7:30 pm, Huether School of Business (994 Madison Ave) - free

Writing the Place Beyond the Pines

Friday: Ben Coccio -- the co-writer of the The Place Beyond the Pines, and a Niskayuna native -- will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute film series. There will be a screening of Pines followed by discussion with Coccio. Friday 7 pm, downtown campus, Page Hall - free

Looking ahead to the weekend

The Beatles
Saturday: Scott Freiman is back at Proctors for another multimedia presentation about the Beatles. This one -- "Tomorrow Never Knows" -- is about the album Revolver. Freiman's previous appearance at Proctors was very popular. This one will probably sell out, too. Saturday 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm - $20 and $25

Jim Breuer + Colin Quinn
+ Friday: Comedian Jim Breuer is at the Troy Music Hall for a standup show. 8 pm - $27

+ Saturday: Comedian Colin Quinn will be at The Egg for a standup show. Saturday 8 pm - $37.50

Small Narration
Saturday: Visual artist Wojtek Ziemilski will be at EMPAC for a "lecture-performance" about a painful episode in his family's history. "Theater intermingles with reality, private narration with historical commentary--all to cope with the painful problem of memory and the manipulations it undergoes." Saturday 7 pm - $18

Music

Monday: The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Troy Music Hall
A Troy Chromatics concert. 7:30 pm - $45 and up

Wednesday: Dr. Dog at Upstate Concert Hall
Psych rock. With: Diamond Doves. 8 pm - $17 ahead / $20 day of

Thursday: Omar Sosa at Helsinki Hudson
Afro-Cuban jazz pianist. 8 pm - $25 ahead / $30 day of

Thursday: Gwar at Upstate Concert Hall
Because heavy metal doesn't have enough costumes. With: White Chapel, Iron Reagan, A Band Of Orcs. 7:30 pm - $17 ahead / $20 day of

Friday: Diego Garcia at The Linda
Back in town with a new album. With: Ashley Sofia. 8 pm - $15

Friday: Soulful Praise at Proctors
Gospel show featuring J. Moss. With: Joshua Rogers, Tiffany Woodside. 7 pm - $29 and up

Friday: Allison Moorer at Helsinki Hudson
Country/folk singer. With: David Jacobs Strain. 9 pm - $30

Friday: New York Funk Exchange at Red Square
Funky. With: Oobleck. 8 pm

Friday: Mulebone at Proctors
Blues. An 8th Step show. 7:30 pm - $26

Friday: Trapt at Upstate Concert Hall
Hard rock. With: Devour The Day, Righteous Vendetta, This Renaissance, Above The Flood, No Resolve. 7 pm - $13 ahead / $15 day of

Sean Rowe

Saturday: Sean Rowe at Helsinki Hudson
Welcome back. 9 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Saturday: Dark Star Orchestra at The Palace
Grateful Dead tribute. 7:30 pm - $33.50

Saturday: Chris Botti at Proctors
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter. 8 pm - $20 and up

Saturday: PitchBlak Brass Band at
10-piece hip hop brass. With: The Moho Collective. 8 pm

Sunday: Sleigh Bells at Upstate Concert Hall
Noise pop duo, once a 'fork fave. With: Doldrums. 8 pm - $18 ahead / $20 day of

Sunday: David Righeschi at The Palace
Italian tenor. 3 pm - $35 and up

To do list

1. If the leaves haven't been raked, it's time to do it. Snow will be here in not too long.

2. Winter coats -- find 'em, get 'em dry cleaned, or if need be, get a new one.

3. It's a good time to nail down travel and dinner plans for Thanksgiving. (If you're planning on getting a fresh turkey, you're running out of time to reserve one.)
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These are a just a few things for this week, not a comprehensive list. Know of something people should be looking forward to this week? Please share!

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Piper Kerman photo: Brian Bowen Smith | Sean Rowe photo: Marius Bugge