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Stuff to do this weekend

This weekend should be a good one to break out the long underwear and hot cocoa. But don't put the fall coat away yet. Temperatures in the 60s will be back on Monday. Because that's how Mother Nature plays the game in the Northeast.

After the jump, a list of stuff to do with with this chilly autumn/winter weekend. Got something planned that you don't see here, drop it in the comments and let the rest of us in on it.

And whatever you're up to, have a fantastic weekend.

Schenectady Holiday Parade
Saturday: The Schenectady Gazette Holiday Parade, the unofficial kickoff of the holiday season in the Electric City, returns. The parade route starts at SCCC, heads east on State Street, makes a left turn at Lafayette, and ends at Franklin Street. Saturday 5 pm

Holiday

Capital Holiday Lights in the Park
The Capital Holiday Lights in the Park are now open in Washington Park. Friday and Saturday at 6-10 pm / Sunday 6-9 pm - $15 per vehicle

The Polar Express
Sunday: The Saratoga & North Creek Railway's Polar Express trips start. They run through December 28. ticket prices vary

Holiday Shopping

Troy
The Holiday Shop at The Arts Center of the Capital Region is now open and some shop owners in downtown Troy are keeping later hours for the season.

Holiday Fair on Delaware Avenue
Saturday: There's a holiday craft fairat the Delaware Avenue VFW Post in Albany. Saturday noon to 5 pm

Hudson-Mohawk Weavers' Guild 36th Annual Show & Sale
Friday-Sunday: Handwoven fashions, furnishings and holiday gifts will be at the Hudson-Mohawk Weavers' Guild show and sale at the Pruyn House in Colonie. Friday 10 am-9 pm, Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday noon to 4 pm

Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Celebration
Friday: The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York hosts its annual celebration of the release of the Beaujolais Nouveau wine in a fundraising tasting party at the Empire State Convention Center. Friday 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm - tickets start at $75

Food & Drink

Turkey Tap Craft Beer Festival
Saturday: The Turkey Tap Craft Beer Festival will be at the TU Center. More than 40 breweries will be offering samples. Saturday 3-9 pm - $35 / designated driver $10.

Hops & Hogsheads: Beer from Colonial to Craft Brew
Saturday: Mabee Farm Historic Site is hosting a program about the impact of beer on the Capital Region from the early Dutch Settlers to breweries of today. Craig Gravina and Alan McLeod of the Albany Ale Project will be there for a talk and book signing. Saturday 2 pm - $5

Thanksgiving Classics
Friday: Just in time for Thanksgiving, Deanna Fox is teaching a course at Different Drummer's Kitchen about Thanksgiving classics. Friday 6 pm - $65

Theater

The Secret Garden
Friday-Sunday: Capital Rep's production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden opens in previews this weekend. various times - $20 and up

The 39 Steps
Friday-Saturday: Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python in this stage take on the mystery film The 39 Steps at Albany Civic Theater. It's the last weekend for the production. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 3 pm - $15 / $10 students

Comedy

Theater Sports
Friday: Improv comedy teams compete against each other creating scenes and songs from audience suggestions in the first round of the Mop & Bucket Company's annual Theater Sports competition Underground at Proctors. Friday 8 pm - $14

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show
Saturday: Comedian Aparna Nancherla is the featured act at this month's Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show underground at Proctors. She's appeared on TV many times, including Comedy Central and Conan. The opener this month is Capital Region native Kevin Marshall. Saturday 8 pm - $15

Dancing Pros: Live
Saturday: Alan Thicke hosts as some of the world's best competitive dancers compete onstage at Proctors in Dancing Pros: Live. Saturday 2 pm & 8 pm - $20 and up

Film

How to Marry a Millionaire
Saturday-Sunday: The Lauren Bacall film festival at The Bow Tie Cinema in Saratoga Springs wraps up this weekend with screenings of How to Marry a Millionaire. Saturday and Sunday mornings at 11am.

"That rug really tied the room together."
Friday-Saturday: The Saratoga Springs Bow Tie is screening The Big Lebowski. Friday and Saturday nights at 11:30pm

"A Royale with cheese."
The Madison is screening Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction this weekend.

Dr. Strangelove
Saturday: The Ballston Spa Film Festival's monthly classic film series continues with 1964 classic Cold War dark comedy Dr.Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Saturday 6:45 pm in the Ballston Spa High School auditorium - free

My Old Lady
This week's film at The Saratoga Film Forum is Israel Horovitz's My Old Lady, a stage adaptation for film that stars Kevin Kline. Friday 7:30 pm, Sunday 3 pm

Blow-Up
Friday: The NYS Writers Institute is screening the 1966 film Blow-up, a thriller about a fashion photographer who believes he unwittingly captured a murder on film during a photo shoot. Friday 7:30 pm, UAlbany downtown campus, Page Hall - free

Hockey
Friday and Sunday: The Albany Devils have home games at the TU Center. Friday 7 pm / Sunday 3 pm - $14.50

Hoops
Saturday: The UAlbany men's basketball team is at SEFCU Arena to face Quinnipiac. Saturday 7 pm - $12 and up

Beatlemore Skidmania
Friday-Saturday: The popular Beatlemore Skidmania concerts are back at Skidmore and they're SOLD OUT.

Ladyfest Upstate
Saturday: Ladyfest Upstate will be at The Low Beat. "Ladyfest Upstate is a 1 day music and arts festival featuring women-identified, trans and gender nonconforming artists." starts at 1 pm - $10-$20 sliding scale

Music

Friday: B3nson Funsgiving at The Low Beat and Pauly's
This year's lineup for the annual show: The Parlor, Bear Grass, Secret Release, Rival Galaxies, Hammer Hawk, Neighborhood of Make Believe, Leaks/Mirrors (feat. Pete Mollica of Pingüinos). 7 pm - $10

Friday: Pierce The Veil at Washington Ave Armory
Post-hardcore. With: Beartooth, This Wild Life. 7 pm - $27.50 ahead / $32 day of

Friday: Rick Springfield at The Egg
Whatever happened to Jessie's girl? 8 pm - $39.50 and up

Friday: Jubilee Riots (nee Enter the Haggis) at Putnam Den
World fusion. With: Adam Ezra Group. 9 pm - $15

Friday: Judy Collins at Troy Music Hall
Singing her favorite Irish tunes. 8 pm - $28 and up

Friday: The Kennedys at Caffe Lena
Folk rock. 8 pm - $16

Saturday: Josh Ritter at MASS MoCA
Singer/songwriter/author. With: Walter Martin (of The Walkmen). 8 pm - $29 ahead / $35 day of

Saturday: Chuck Prophet at Helsinki Hudson
Rock singer/songwriter/producer. 9 pm - $18 ahead / $20 day of

Saturday: The Touré-Raichel Collective at The Egg
Malian guitar virtuoso + Israeli singer/pianist. 8 pm - $29.50

Saturday: Max Creek at The Hollow
Long-running rock band. 8 pm - $15 ahead / $20 day of

Saturday: Albany Symphony Orchestra at The Palace
Featuring guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen, young violinist Caroline Goulding, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. 7:30 pm - $19 and up

Sunday: Kat Dahlia at The Hollow
Pop/hip hop. 8 pm - $15 ahead / $17 day of

Sunday: Sultans of String at Caffe Lena
World jazz. 7 pm - $18

Sunday: Albany Symphony Presents: Cowboy Dave and the Symphony Showdown
Conductor David Alan Miller as Cowboy Dave in a family friendly GE Kids in Free ASO show.3 pm - $20 adults . kids free

Mandela Celebration
Saturday: Music, poetry, improv, performance art and more at Proctors for Mandela Celebration, celebrating the lessons of Nelson Mandela. Saturday 7:30 pm - $10

Shakers

The State Museum has a new self-described "major" exhibit: "The Shakers: America's Quiet Revolutionaries." Blurbage:

The Shakers launched a revolution parallel to the American Colonies' struggle against British rule. As they sought religious freedom in America, their spiritual practices and community focus set them apart from greater society. Their devotional routines as well as their product innovations, marketing acumen and views towards gender equality seemed "revolutionary" to the outside world. Thematically divided into six areas, the exhibit will show how the Shakers' unique model of an equal society challenged the norms of the new nation.

The exhibit is a collaboration with the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, Hancock Shaker Village, and the Shaker Heritage Society (Albany), the State Library, and State Archives. It's on display until March 2016, so you have some time. But something to keep in mind for a cold day when you want to get out of the house.

Queen of Serpents
The Foundry in Cohoes closes its current "Queen of Serpents" exhibit of work by fashion designer Vilma Mare with a reception and a panel discussion on the creative economy featuring Mare and `e ko logic founder Kathleen Tesnakis, along along with speaker and author James Howard Kunstler. Sunday 1-3 pm

Saratoga Members' Show
A new exhibit of art by established and emerging members of the Saratoga County Arts Community opened this week at the Arts Center on Broadway in Saratoga Springs. The gallery is open 11 am-5 pm on Saturday.

Farmers' Markets
Farmers' markets are indoors:
+ The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market will be in the Troy Atrium in downtown Troy Saturday from 9 am-2 pm.
+ The Saratoga Farmers' Market will be at the Lincoln Baths on Saturday from 9 am-1 pm.
+ The Delmar Farmers Market will be inside at Bethlehem Central Middle School on Saturday.
+ The Schenectady Greenmarket will be inside Proctors on Sunday.
+ The Spa City Farmers' Market will be in Lincoln Baths Sunday.

Siena, MopCo., Hudson-Mohawk Weavers' Guild, Capital Rep, and Troy Music Hall advertise on AOA. And AOA is a media sponsor for the AIDS Council's Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration.

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