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Stuff to do this weekend

Into every weekend a little rain must fall.

Well, not every weekend -- but this weekend.

April, true to form, is bringing some showers. But that doesn't have to keep you from enjoying your weekend. After the jump, a list of stuff we thought you might like to try.

Got something else planned? Share it in the comments.

And whatever you're up to, keep your umbrella and rain boots handy, and have a fantastic weekend.

Passover and Easter
Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, begins at sundown on Friday and runs through April 11.

Easter, the Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, is this Sunday. Good Friday, which is commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus, is Friday. (Christmas gets most of the pub, but Easter is the biggest holiday of the Christian religious calendar.)

1st Friday Albany
1st Friday celebrates spring. Shops and galleries around the city are open late on Friday.
+ The Albany Barn is hosting a youth art contest.
+ Albany Center Gallery's 2015 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational continues with work from local artists
+ Tierra Coffee Roasters On Madison Ave is hosting a CNSE/CMOST conversation about nanotechnology and medicine.
+ There are beer tastings at Brew on Lark Street and wine tastings across the street at Capital Wine.
+ The Graham Titchy band headlines the monthly 1st Friday Swing Dance at the Albany Elks Club. $15 / $10 for students & seniors

Canstruction
The annual Canstruction exhibit is now open at the State Museum. Teams of "architects, engineers, contractors and students" will be creating structures out of canned goods (the food is donated to the Food Pantries for the Capital District at the end of the exhibit). This year's theme is "Heroes!" Visitors can vote for their favorite by donating a canned good in a bin by each sculpture. Runs through April 16.

Easter egg hunts

7th Annual Great Schuylerville Egg Hunt
Saturday: The annual Great Schuylerville Easter Egg Hunt will be at Schuylerville High School practice field. Rain location is the high school gym. Infants to 3 year olds at 11 am / 4-7 year olds at 11:15 am / 8-12 year olds at 11:30 am. Face painting, inflatables, music, a clown and the Easter Bunny. free

Egg-Stravaganza
Saturday: Saratoga Spring's first Egg-Stravaganza Easter Egg hunt is at High Rock Park . 9:30-11:30 am - $5 suggested donation for children under five / - $7 suggested donations for children 5+ (benefits Taylors Heroes, a free fitness and nutrition for children)

Music

Friday: Robert Randolph and the Family Band at Putnam Den
Funk and soul. 9 pm - $25

Friday: Duke Robillard Band at The Van Dyck
Blues. 7 pm and 9:30 pm - $22

Friday: SHEL at Helsinki Hudson
Ethereal vocals and instrumentals. With: Otan Vargas. 9 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Friday: Don Julin & Billy Strings at Caffe Lena
Bluegrass. 7 pm - $18

Saturday: Roots Music Festival featuring Yarn at The Linda
With: The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Male Chorus, Red Haired Strangers, The Doornails, and Matt Durfee. 8 pm - $15

Saturday: Kung Fu + Twiddle at Upstate Concert Hall
Funk + jam. 8 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Saturday: Eastbound Jesus at Caffe Lena
Northern rock. 8 pm - $15

Saturday: Nellie McKay at the Van Dyck.
Covering songs from the 1960s. 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm - $22 ahead / $26 day of

Sunday: Nellie McKay at Helsinki Hudson
Covering songs from the 1960s. 8 pm - $25 ahead / $30 day of

Film

Champagne and Tiffany's
The Bow Tie Cinema's Movies and Mimosa flick this weekend is the Audrey Hepburn classic Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Madison
The Madison is screening Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and The Royal Tennenbaums this weekend.

The Imitation Game
Friday and Sunday: The Saratoga Film Forum is screening The Imitation Game. Friday and Sunday at 7:30pm

Spring Street Classic
Saturday: The Film Forum's monthly Spring Street Classic is L.A. Confidential. Saturday at 7:30pm.

Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Won (Much Ado)
Sunday: The Spectrum is screening the Royal Shakespeare Company's version of Love's Labor's Won or Much Ado About Nothing. Sunday at noon - $15 / $12 for children.

Comedy

Laughter Saves Lives
Saturday: The Schenectady Firefighters Cancer Foundation presents The Laughter Saves Lives Comedy Tour at Proctors. Proceeds will help fund the Schenectady Firefighters Cancer Foundation and the Laughter Saves Lives Foundation in their missions to support local firefighters and their fight against cancer. Saturday 8 pm - $30

Improv Mash-Up
Saturday: Improve troupe Sorry, Not Sorry is at The Low Beat. Saturday 2 pm - free

Hockey
Saturday: The Albany Devils take on the Binghamton Senators at the TU Center. Saturday 5 pm - $14.50 to $26

Food

Taste of Thailand
Friday: The Market Bistro cooking school is hosting a "Taste of Thailand" class. Recipes include: Thai BBQ chicken and spicy sesame noodles, green curry shrimp with jasmine rice, and grilled pound cake with warm mango. Friday 6 pm - $55

Passover dishes
Saturday: Deanna Fox is teaching a class on Passover dishes at Different Drummer's Kitchen. "This class is welcoming to anyone interested in the cuisine. It is a non-religious class, where we will learn about culture and traditional foods." Menu includes: brisket with horseradish sauce, latkes, tzimmes, potato kugel. Saturday 5 pm - $65

Farmers' markets
Winter farmers' markets continue 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 Schenectady Greenmarket is closed this weekend due to the Easter holiday .
+ The Spa City Farmers' Market will be closed this weekend due to the Easter holiday.

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photo by Amy T. Zielinski