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Stuff to do this weekend

Did someone order a perfect spring weekend?

Well, you order is up -- along with a heaping side of stuff to do.

Throw open your windows, let some fresh air into the house, and check out our list of weekend options. Planning something you don't see here? Share it in the comments so the rest of us can see.

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

Food trucks
Friday: The first Fork in the Road food truck event is lined up for Tricentennial Park in downtown Albany (as mentioned). Here's the lineup of trucks. The event is set to repeat on the first Friday of each month through October. Friday 4-8 pm

1st Friday
It's 1st Friday in Albany. Art and special events at locations all over Albany. A few things to check out:
+ The Albany Institute of History and Art will be open with free admission.
+ Stage One at the Albany Barn hosts the Lost and Found exhibit -- an exhibit of found objects and reclaimed materials.
+ Albany Center Gallery hosts the Edge exhibit.

Circus
Friday-Sunday: The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus continues its run at the TU Center. This particular show is "Legends." It looks like it includes the usual sorts of circus acts -- and elephants, a growing point of criticism in recent years. The company recently announced it will be phasing out the use of the animals. Friday-Sunday various times - $18 and up

Ramp Fest
Saturday: Ramp Fest is at Basilica Hudson. Food, drinks, music and chefs from around the region making dishes with ramps. Saturday noon-4 pm - $30 advance tickets / $35 at the door / kids under 12 $10

Albany Bike Expo
Sunday: The Albany Bike Expo returns to the Washington Park Lake House. Tables from bike shops, bike clubs, and advocacy orgs, a sidewalk sale, along with some food vendors and music. Sunday 10 am-4 pm - free admission

Albany All Stars Roller Derby
Sunday: The Albany All Stars take on the Roller Derby Furies of Western Massachusetts at the Washington Avenue Armory. Sunday 1 pm - $10 advance tickets / $12 at door /under 12 $4

Capital Roots Spring Brunch
Sunday: The Annual Capital Roots Spring Brunch at the Siek Campus Center at Hudson Valley Community College. It's a buffet-style brunch with food from 125 Capital Region restaurants. Sunday 10am to 2pm - $25 advance tickets / $30 at the door / under 10 free

Theater

Hamlet
Friday-Sunday: Capital Rep's new production of Hamlet continues. The TU calls the production "Vivid, brisk, emotionally resonant and achingly tragic." Tuesday-Sunday various times - $20 and up

The Night of the Iguana
Friday-Sunday: Albany Civic Theater presents Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 3pm - $15 / $10 with student ID.

Water by the Spoonful
Friday-Sunday: Confetti Stage presents Water by the Spoonful, this weekend at the Albany Masonic Temple. Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm / Sunday 2 pm - $15 / $10 with a student ID

The Man Who Came to Dinner
Friday-Sunday: Home Made Theater in Saratoga presents the Kauffman and Hart classic The Man Who Came to Dinner. Friday and Saturday 8 pm / Sunday at 2pm - $24-$27

William Wellman
Friday: The NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series concludes its spring season with William Wellman, Jr. at UAlbany talking about his biography of his father, the film director William A. Wellman. Friday 7:30 pm, UAlbany downtown campus, Page Hall - free

Film

Drive ins
+ Jericho: Avengers / Furious 7
+ Hollywood: Avengers / Cinderella
+ Malta: Screen 1 - Avengers/Cinderella | Screen 2 - Paul Blart / Furious 7

The 39 Steps
The Bow Tie Cinema in Saratoga Springs is screening the 1935 Hitchcock classic, The 39 Steps as the Saturday and Sunday morning Movies and Mimosa film and the Friday and Saturday night Insomnia Theater classic.

Comedy

Improvapalooza
Friday: MopCo's Improvapalooza wraps up with songs, skits, and games all created in the moment from audience suggestions. Friday 8 pm - $14 / $6 for students and seniors

Eli Braden
Saturday: The Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show series brings Eli Braden to Proctors. Blurbage: "A regular guest and frequent contributor on the Howard Stern Show on Sirius/XM, Eli is the self-proclaimed 'New King Of Music-Based Comedy.'" Saturday 8 pm - $15

Music

Friday: Sean Rowe at Helsinki Hudson
The one and only. 9 pm - $20

Friday: K. Michelle at The Palace
R&B star. 8 pm - $32 and up

Friday: The Wombats at The Hollow
English indie rock. 9 pm - $18

Friday: Roosevelt Dime at Caffe Lena
Americana. 8 pm - $18

Friday: The Bruce Cockburn show at The Egg is sold out.

Saturday: Circa Survive at Upstate Concert Hall
Rock. With: Balance and Composure, Chon. 7 pm - $18 ahead / $22 day of

Saturday: Cassidy and The Music at The Linda
From Antigone Rising. 8 pm - $18

Saturday: Hammer Hawk at The Low Beat
Album release show. With: Dryer, Rival Galaxies, Sobgoblin. 8 pm

Saturday: In Paradisum at Troy Music Hall
Requiems by Gabriel Fauré and Raymond Torres-Santos. With the Capital District Youth Chorale and Orchestra Pro Musica. 7:30 pm - $25 and up

Sunday: Seether at Upstate Concert Hall
Rock. With: Nonpoint, Red Sun Rising. 8 pm - $26.50 ahead / $28 day of

Sunday: Great Lake Swimmers at Helsinki Hudson
Folk rock. With: Winterpills. 8 pm - $20

Sunday: Griffin House at Caffe Lena
Singer/songwriter. 7 pm - $18

Baby animal days
Friday-Sunday: The baby animals are accepting audiences at Indian Ladder Farms this weekend. Meet chicks, ducklings, turkey poults, bunnies, lambs, kids of the goat variety and calves. Continues through May 17. Friday-Sunday 9 am-5 pm - $5 for children / free for accompanying adults

Something's Brewing
Sunday: Historic Cherry Hill hosts Something's Brewing: A Look at Albany's Brewing and Distilling Past, an Albany history fair focused on the city's brewing history. Tours, demonstrations, music and family activities. Sunday 1pm to 4pm - free

Living History Day
Sunday: Ten Broeck Mansion hosts a Living History Day with tours of the mansion and the gardens, a petting zoo, pony rides, and more. Sunday, noon to 4pm - free

Free comic book day
Saturday: Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, and a number of comic books shops around the Capital Region are participating. The Comic Depot is making a day of it, with events, a sale and appearances by comic creators. Saturday 10am to 6pm

Children's Consignment Sale
Saturday: Afrim's Sports is hosting the semi-annual Let's Grow Together children's consignment sale. Saturday 9am to 7pm -- Free admission

Birds
Saturday: Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station's annual bird festival celebrates the spring migration. Bird-themed games, crafts, local vendors and, of course, birds. Saturday 1-4 pm - free

Horses
Friday-Sunday: The Saratoga Springs Horse Show is underway this weekend at the Yaddo Show Grounds on Union Avenue. Friday-Sunday various times - $4 per person / under 12 free

Farmers' markets
Capital Region farmers' markets move outdoors this weekend!
+ The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market will be on River Street on Saturday from 9 am-2 pm.
+ The Saratoga Farmers' Market will be in High Rock Park. Saturday from 9am to 1pm
+ The Schenectady Greenmarket will be around Schenectady City Hall. Sunday from 10 am-2 pm.
+ The Spa City Farmers' Market will be outside the Lincoln Baths Sunday from 10 am-3 pm

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