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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 (hot, hot, hot), to The Track, to baseball, to theater, to barns, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Sunny and 87.

Tuesday: Sunny and 90.

Wednesday: Sunny and 94.

Thursday: Sunny and 92.

Friday: Sunny and 87.

Weekend: And onward.

Hot, hot, hot.

The Track

It's the first full week of the new season at the Saratoga Race Course. Wednesday is College Day -- there's free grandstand admission for college students with pre registration. There will also be various activities including "Giant Beer Pong" and "Giant Jenga." And, of course, there is no racing on Tuesday.

Baseball

Tuesday: The Tri-City ValleyCats open a six-game home stand at The Joe with a three-game series against West Virginia. Then Mahoning Valley is in for a three-game series over the weekend. Promotions this week include a bat giveaway, Italian night, Medieval Times night, and post-game fireworks.

Stage

WTF
The Williamstown Theatre Festival continues its production of Paradise Blue, starring Blair Underwood, De'Adre Aziza, and Andre Holland. And the new musical Unknown Soldier opens later this week.

Murder for Two
Capital Rep continues its production of Murder for Two -- "a hilarious musical murder mystery with a twist: one actor investigates the crime, the other plays all of the suspects and they both play the piano." Tuesday-Sunday various times - $20 and up

History tours

Woodside
Tuesday: The Rensselaer County Historical Society's "Hidden History" tour series will be at the CAC Woodside in Troy for a tour the former church-turned-arts center. Tuesday 4:30 pm - $15

Shaker barns
The Shaker sites around the area will be offering barn tours this week as part of a collaborative program related to the State Museum's ongoing Shaker exhibit. Mount Lebanon's Great Stone Barn will be open for touring on Friday (2 pm - $10). The Shaker Heritage Society's 1915 Church Family Barn will be open Saturday (2 pm - $10). And Hancock Shaker Village's Round Stone Barn will be open Sunday (2 pm - free with regular admission).

Schoharie County Sunshine Fair

Looking ahead to the weekend: The Schoharie County Sunshine Fair opens Saturday at the fairgrounds in Cobleskill and runs through the following weekend.

Music

Monday: Heart at The Palace
Still beating. 7:30 pm - $52.50

Monday: Motion City Soundtrack at Upstate Concert Hall
Rock. With: The Spill Canvas, Sorority Noise. 7:30 pm - $20 ahead / $22 day of

Tuesday: Cayucas at The Hollow
Pop. 8 pm - $10.27 ahead / $15 day of

Wednesday: Natural Wonderr at Rockin' on the River
Stevie Wonder tribute. With: The Beat*Shot Allstars. 5 pm - free

Wednesday: Tedeschi Trucks Band at SPAC
With: Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings. 6:30 pm - $20 and up

Wednesday: Interpol at Upstate Concert Hall
Alt rock. With: Cosmicide. 8 pm - $25 ahead / $28 day of

Thursday: RaeLynn at Alive at Five
Country. With: Big Sky Country. 5 pm - free

Friday: Primus at Brewery Ommegang
Outside at the brewery. With: Dinosaur Jr., The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger. 5 pm - $39.50

Friday: Ariana Grande at TU Center
Donuts on notice. With: Prince Royce. 7:30 pm - $31 and up

Friday: Slipknot at SPAC
With: Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine, Motionless In White. 6 pm - $40.50 and up

Friday: Stellar Young at The Hollow
Alt rock. 9 pm - $10

Friday: Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra at Upbeat on the Roof
At the Tang Museum at Skidmore. 7 pm - free

Saturday: Australian Pink Floyd Show at SPAC
Pavilion only show. With: LED ZEPPELIN2. 8 pm - $25 and up

Saturday: Saint Motel at The Hollow
Franz Ferdinand-ish. 8 pm - $10.27 ahead / $15 day of

Saturday: Bonnie Raitt at Brewery Ommegang
Slide guitar queen. 7 pm - $50

Saturday: Will Downing at the ESP
Soul. Part of the The Black Arts & Cultural Festival that afternoon. 6 pm - free

Saturday: Bang on a Can Marathon at MASS MoCA
The six-hour music festival finale. 4 pm - $24 / $25 students

Saturday: Dryer at the Low Beat
Power pop. With: Slowshine, Haley Moley. 8 pm

Saturday: 4th Annual Banjo Revelry at Caffe Lena
"Enjoy the amazing versatility of banjo as four master level players give us a dynamic night of Old-Time, Celtic and Bluegrass of every variety." 7 pm - $20

Sunday: Andris Nelsons conducts Haydn, Dean and Strauss featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood
The season of Yo-Yo Ma has started. 2:30 - $21 and up

Sunday: Joey Alexander Trio at Music Haven
"Introducing 11-year-old Indonesian jazz piano prodigy Joey Alexander, whose rising star has caught the attention of Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis." With: SCCC Jazz Combo. 7 pm - free

To do list

1. August starts this coming weekend. So do all the summer things while you can.
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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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