All Over Albany

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 (odd start), to words, to health care, to Pride and Prejudice, to pie, to Pasties, Pencils & Pints, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Cloudy, rainy, low 60s.

Tuesday: Sunny and 45.

Wednesday: About the same.

Thursday: And so on.

Friday: And again.

Weekend: Cloudy, maybe some rain and snow. 30s.

Odd start.

Words

Front Parlor
Monday: The Front Parlor storytelling series returns to the Olde English in Albany. This month's theme: "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." Monday 7:30 pm

Nitty Gritty
Tuesday: The Nitty Gritty Poetry Slam is back at Valentine's. The top 10 points leaders of the season will be competing. Tuesday 8 pm - $5 / $3 students

Laurie Anderson

Wednesday: Performance artist Laurie Anderson -- EMPAC's first distinguished artist in residence -- will be at the venue for a talk. Blurbage: "Anderson's voice being altered through electronics--creating her alter ego--is as much a part of her work as her singing, talking, and storytelling voices. This talk explores the many voices she has created over the years." Wednesday 7 pm - free

Lou Reed: As you might know, Anderson was married to Lou Reed, who just recently passed away. Anderson wrote a reflection on their 21-year relationship for Rolling Stone.

Arts and sciences

Fighting for freedom
Monday: Actor/producer Kristanna Loken will be at Albany Law for a screening of the film Fighting for Freedom. Blurbage:

Inspired by an actual incident, the film uses the fight to save a three-year-old girl from deportation to explore the broader themes of immigration, politics and family. Loken, whose family owned an apple orchard in Ghent, N.Y., plays the attorney defending the young girl.

The film was also written by her father, Chris Loken. (The Lokens sold LoveApple Farm last year.) It also stars Bruce Dern. Monday 5 pm - free

Nanotech and cardiovascular disease
Monday: NANOvember continues with a talk from NanoCollege associate professor of nanobioscience Mohamed Trebak about his research on cardiovascular disease. Monday 7:30 pm - free

Covering Pride and Prejudice
Tuesday: Skidmore English professor Catherine Golden will be at the Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs for a talk about the many book covers used for Pride and Prejudice. Blurbage: "Golden will show images of different covers, and show what they highlight and hide about Austen's characterization and the marriage plot, as well as the sense and sensibility of their own time." (2013 is the 200th anniversary of the publication of the the Austen classic.) Tuesday 7 pm - free

Health Care in the 21st Century
Tuesday: Wonk-famous Princeton health care economist Uwe Reinhardt will be at UAlbany for a public forum about health care reform and the cost of care. Tuesday 5 pm, uptown campus, performing arts center - free (pre-registration required)

Rez Life
Thursday: David Treuer -- a prize-winning Native American author, critic, and academic -- will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Treuer will be reading from his recent non-fiction work, Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life. Thursday 8 pm, uptown campus, science library - free

Making pie

Tuesday: There's a hands-on pie making class at Gio Culinary Studio in Voorheesville. (This is pie season, right?) "Students will learn how to make a perfect every time, all butter pie crust along with three classic pie fillings all from scratch." Tuesday 6:15 pm - $65

Hoops

The Siena men's basketball team is at home against St. Bonaventure Tuesday, and the UAlbany men are at home against Bucknell on Saturday.

Pasties, Pencils & Pints

Thursday: The sassy drink-n-draw Pasties, Pencils & Pints returns to 51 3rd in Troy. This month's model is Trixie Firecracker, a roller derby girl. It's BYOB & BYODS (Bring Your Own Drawing Supplies). (See also: an interview with PPP organizer Emily Armstrong.) Thursday 8:30 pm - $10 donation

50 Shades

Thursday and Friday: 50 Shades! The Musical, a parody of the Fifty Shades of Grey, is at Proctors. Blurbage: "50 Shades! The Musical opens with a ladies book club deciding to read Fifty Shades of Grey. Through their interpretation of the novel, the audience is lead on an uproarious roller coaster ride of this unlikely bestseller." A San Francisco Chronicle review called it "cheerfully subversive" earlier this year.

Music

Monday: Crocodiles at Valentine's
Noise pop. With: Lodge, Party Boat, Slow Shine. 7 pm - $11

Wednesday: Timeflies at Upstate Concert Hall
Producer/singer duo. With: Sammy Adams, Cash Cash. 8 pm - $23 ahead / $25 day of

Thursday: Blues Traveler at Upstate Concert Hall
Still kicking. 8 pm - $20 ahead / $22 day of

Thursday: Advance Base at Valentine's
Owen Ashworth/Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. With: Hello Shark, Funfetti.

Friday: B3nson Funsgiving at Valentine's
Barons in the Attic, Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, The Parlor, Bear Grass, Rival Galaxies, Hammer Hawk. 7 pm

Friday: Enter the Haggis at Putnam Den
No, you enter the haggis. With: Jamie Kent Trio. 9 pm - $15

Friday: Manuella Blackburn at EMPAC
"Acousmatic composer." 8 pm - $18

Friday: Tartan Terrors at Proctors
"North America's premier Celtic event." An 8th Step show. 7:30 pm - $28

Friday: Poor Old Shine at The Linda
Alt-Americana. With: CC Vagabonds. Also playing Helsinki Hudson Saturday. 8 pm - $15

Friday: Holly Williams at Helsinki Hudson
Counrty/folk. Granddaughter of Hank Sr, daughter of Hank Jr. 9 pm - $15 ahead / $18

Friday: Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys at Caffe Lena
Locally-grown bluegrass. 8 pm - $16

Friday: Cabinet at The Hollow
Pennsylvania bluegrass. 8 pm - $10 ahead / $13 day of

Friday: The 2013 Beatlemore Skidmania public shows are sold out, but the Friday night show will be livestreamed at 8 pm.

Saturday: Milkshake at MASS MoCA
Indie rock turned kids rock. 11:30 am - $8

Saturday: Sixties Rock Experience at Proctors
Icons of 60s music "recreated" on stage. 7:30 pm - $20 and up

Saturday: MaryLeigh Roohan at The Linda
Album release show. With: Cuddle Magic. 8 pm - $15

Saturday: Driftwood at Caffe Lena
Americana/roots. 8 pm - $14

Saturday: Matt Durfee at Red Square
Album release show. With: Alta Mira, Henry's Rifle. 8 pm

Saturday: ASO at The Palace
Performing Brahms' first symphony, and other works. 7:30 pm - $19 and up

Sunday: Once Upon a Dream Starring the Rascals at The Palace
"A hybrid of a rock 'n' roll concert and a Broadway show." 7:30 pm - $32.50

To do list

1. We're quickly approaching go time for Thanksgiving. If you're thinking about ordering some sort of food item, you're running out of time. And it's time to set those travel plans.
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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!

photo: Leland Brewster courtesy of Laurie Anderson