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Stuff to do this weekend

A midsummer weekend awaits, full of sunshine and stuff to do. Savor it. Enjoy it. Commit it to memory so you can conjure it in February.

After the jump, we've pulled together a list of things that looked interesting. Got something planned that you don't see here? Drop it in the comments so we can all see.

And whatever you're up to, bring your sunscreen and have a great weekend.

Troy Night Out
Friday: It's Troy Night Out. Shops and restaurants will be open late with summer specials. A few things to check out:

+ The Machine Creative Co-Op artists will be exhibiting their pieces in Argyle Gallery, with screen printing, artist Q&A, and a Drink & Draw gathering. (Next week Argyle Gallery will be at The Machine for Albany's 1st Friday). Doors open at 6 pm.

+ The Arts Center of the Capital Region continues the Fence Select and Student Fence Select shows and hosts two free performances of James and The Giant Peach.

+ 1st Playable Productions is offering tours of its game studio. You can participate in their interactive Minecraft exhibit, or try their latest games.

The Track
Friday-Sunday: The season is well underway at the Saratoga Race Course. There is racing all weekend. Saturday is a "Fashion Satuday", and the Taste of NY craft beer tent is open on Friday.

The Black Arts and Cultural Festival
Saturday: Music, art, dance and cultural activities will be at the Black Arts and Cultural Festival on the Empire State Plaza. There will also be a Kids Zone with pony rides, face painting, science experiments, a bounce house, and more. Saturday noon to 7 pm - free

Baseball
Friday-Sunday: The Tri-City ValleyCats play the second half of a six-game home stand at The Joe this weekend. There are games Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 5pm. Various prices

Schoharie County Sunshine Fair
Saturday-Sunday: The Schoharie County Sunshine Fair opens Saturday at the fairgrounds in Cobleskill and runs through the following weekend.

Peacestock
Friday: The second annual Peacestock celebration will be held at Freedom Square in North Central Troy at 101st Street. Free food, music and art. Friday 4-7 pm - free.

Rodeo
Friday/Saturday: The Double M Rodeo in Ballston Spa is back for a new season. Friday and Saturday 8 pm - $15 / $5 for ages 5-12.

Big Truck Day
Saturday: Big Truck Day, a fundraiser for The Children's Museum at Saratoga, is at Maple Avenue Middle School. The popular annual event includes big trucks for kids to tour, plus a bounce house, food vendors, and lots of family friendly activities. Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm - $5

The Puppet People
Sunday: The Puppet People, a professional touring puppet company, brings its show to Freedom Park in Scotia. Sunday 7 pm - free

Polo
Friday/Sunday: There Saratoga Polo matches at Whitney Field in Saratoga. Friday and Sunday at 5:30 pm - $20- $50

Blueberries
It's blueberry season. Here are some places you can pick your own.

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 opened 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." Friday-Sunday various times - $20 and up

Love's Labour's Lost
Friday-Sunday: This is closing weekend for Saratoga Shakespeare Company's production of Love's Labour's Lost in Congress Park. Friday and Saturday at 6 pm, Sunday at 3 pm - free

Clever Little Lies
Friday-Saturday: Curtain Call Theater's production of Clever Little Lies, Joe DiPietro's comedy about marriage, family, love and divorce, closes this weekend. Call ahead for tickets, the show has been selling out. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm - $24

The Taming of the Shrew
Saturday: Classic Theater Guild presents Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew will be presented at on the Proctors main stage. Saturday 7 pm - $17.50

The Pajama Game
Saturday-Sunday: The Park Playhouse youth production of The Pajama Game opens in previews in Washington Park. Saturday and Sunday nights at 7:30pm - lawn seats are free and reserved seats are $15 to $18.

Music

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

Film

Rope
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope -- loosely based on Leopold and Loeb -- is playing at the Saratoga Springs Bow Tie this weekend as both the Movies and Mimosa morning film on Saturday and Sunday, and the Friday and Saturday Insomnia Theater flick.

35 Cent Matinee
Saturday-Sunday: The Madison is screening matinees of Charade, with Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant, this weekend. For 35 cents.

Great Rides Film Festival-
Friday-Sunday: PS21 in Chatham continues its Great Rides film Festival -- films that take place on trains. Buster Keaton's silent classic The General on Friday, La Bête Humaine on Saturday and Transsiberian on Sunday.

Drive ins
+ Jericho: Ant-Man / Pixels
+ Hollywood:Minions / Pixels
+ Malta: Screen 1 - Mission Impossible / Minions Vacation / Pixels

Swim

Swimming pools
Many municipal pools are now open for the season. Here's a list.

Beach
The beaches at Moreau Lake State Park and Grafton Lakes State Park are open for the season. Or you could try the beach at Cherry Plain State Park.

Museums

John Lennon
Sunday: Dr. Terry Hamblin will be at The Hyde Collection for a lecture on the influence and creativity of John Lennon. Sunday at 2 pm in the Helen Froehlich Auditorium at The Hyde - free with museum admission

Also at The Hyde Collection through September 27 is an exhibit featuring some of Any Warhol's drawings created between 1973 to 1987, one of Warhol's most prolific periods. Many of the drawings are on view to the public for the first time.

Van Gogh and Whistler
The Clark recently opened a Van Gogh exhibit focused on his paintings of nature. The exhibit runs through September 13.

Also at The Clark: Whistler's Mother: Grey, Black, and White. "The painting serves as the centerpiece of the exhibition Whistler's Mother: Grey, Black, and White, which also features a selection of Whistler's prints and drawings, Japanese woodblock prints that inspired the artist, and ephemera that explore the image's role in popular culture." It's on display through September 27.

Challenger Adventure
Saturday-Sunday: The Challenger Adventure at miSci will allow visitors to experience what it's like to do science experiments in space. Saturday and Sunday at 2pm - $10, $8 for seniors, $5 for kids accompanied by an adult

10 x 10
Saturday: The Saratoga County Arts Council opens 10 x 10 = 100. "Over 100 artists from around the region! In honor of the City of Saratoga Springs' centennial celebration." Paintings, drawing photos sculpture drawings and fiber works by local artists celebrating 100 years of Saratoga. opening reception Friday 6-8 pm

Shaker barns
Friday-Sunday: 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).

Farmers' markets
Capital Region farmers' markets are outdoors:
+ The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market will be on River Street Saturday from 9 am-2 pm.
+ The Saratoga Farmers' Market will be in High Rock Park. Saturday from 9 am-1 pm
+ The Delmar Farmers Market is open for the season at Bethlehem Central Middle School. Saturday 9 am-1 pm
+ The Colonie Farmers Market is at the Crossings. Saturday from 9 am-1 pm
+ 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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