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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 (good), to a new year, to carpe diem, to books, to gluten-free baking, to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Cloudy, mid 60s.

Tuesday: Sunny, upper 60s.

Wednesday: Repeat.

Thursday: Sunny and 72.

Friday: Sunny, upper 70s.

Weekend: And so on.

Good work, September.

Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday: Rosh Hashanah -- the Jewish new year and the start of the High Holidays -- starts at sunset and continues until sundown on Friday. The High Holy Days conclude next week with Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar, which starts at sunset on October 3.

A traditional Rosh Hashanah greeting or message is to wish someone a good year.

O Captain! My Captain!

Monday: The Palace will be showing Dead Poets Society as a tribute to Robin Williams. Monday 7 pm - $5 / $3 kids

Arts and sciences

In translation
Tuesday: Edith Grossman -- acclaimed translator of the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa as well as Don Quixote -- will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Grossman will be reading from, and talking about, her new translation of works by Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz, the "Mother of Mexican Literature." Tuesday 8 pm, uptown campus, Assembly Hall - free

Contemporary architecture
Wednesday: Architect Angelo Bucci will be at EMPAC to talk about his recent projects as part of the RPI School of Architecture's lecture series. Here's a Pinterest board of his firm's work. Wednesday 6 pm - free and open to the public

Con Job
Thursday: There's a screening of Con Job: Stories of Adjunct and Contingent Labor at Honest Weight, with a Q&A afterward. The documentary was produced by two Saint Rose professors, and includes many adjunct professors from the Capital Region. (Earlier: Work Week: Con Job.) Thursday 7 pm - free

James Howard Kunstler
Friday: Author/cultural critic James Howard Kunstler will be at the Northshire Bookstore Saratoga to talk about his new A History of the Future, the third book in his World Made By Hand series. Friday 7 pm - free

Gregory Maguire
Saturday: Gregory Maguire -- Wicked author and Albany native -- will be at the Northshire Bookstore Saratoga to talk about his new book Egg and Spoon. Saturday 6 pm - free

Kirsten Gillibrand
Saturday: Kirsten Gillibrand will be at UAlbany to talk about her new memoir, Off the Sidelines, as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Saturday 4 pm, uptown campus, Campus Center Ballroom - $27 (includes the book), available from the Book House and Market Block

Cooking

Gluten-free baking
Tuesday: Gluten-free baking expert Elizabeth Barbone will be heading up a class at Price Chopper's Market Bistro. On the slate: rustic apple pie, molasses cookies, spicy pumpkin bread/layered trifle/grilled with pear compote. (You might recognize Barbone from her many appearances over at Serious Eats.) Tuesday 6 pm - $55

Couples cooking basics
Thursday: Gio Culinary Studio has a couples hands-on cooking basics class lined up. "Student couples will learn to prepare a full dinner while working together, using professional and classic techniques that are easily duplicated at home." Thursday 6:15 pm - $110 per couple

Music

Wednesday: Crooked Still at Helsinki Hudson
Americana. 8 pm - $25

Thursday: Stefon Harris at Proctors
Jazz vibraphonist (and Albany High School grad). 7:30 pm - $40

Friday: Kip Moore at The Palace
Country. With: Charlie Worsham, Sam Hunt. 8 pm - $27 and up

Friday: Eric Harland with Voyager at the Zankel Center
Jazz. 8 pm - $8 / $5 students and seniors

Friday: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at Helsinki Hudson
Rockabilly. 9 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Friday: Zoe Lewis at Caffe Lena
"one-woman, worldbeat, vaudeville extravaganza." With: Connor Garvey. 8 pm - $18

Friday: Rival Galaxies at The Low Beat
With: Kimono Dragons, Secret Release. 9 pm - $5

Saturday: Five Finger Death Punch at TU Center Not this Saturday, next Saturday.
Metal. With: Volbeat, Hellyeah, Nothing More. 6:20 pm - $25 and up

Saturday: John Pizzarelli Quartet at the Massry Center
Jazz. 7:30 pm - $30 / $15 students

Saturday: Anais Mitchell at Caffe Lena
Folk. With: Dietrich Strause. 8 pm - $22

Saturday: BritishMania at The Egg
Beatles tribute. 8 pm - $29.50 and up

Saturday: Who Are You at The Linda
The Who tribute playing Tommy. 8 pm - $15

Sunday: Vintage Trouble at The Hollow
Blues rock. 7 pm - $12 ahead / $15 day of

Sunday: Garrick Ohlsson at Troy Music Hall
Classical pianist. 3 pm - $35 and up

To do list

1. Apples.

2. Things with apples.
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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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