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Stuff to do this weekend

Only two more August weekends left! If there's some summer thing still on your "to do" list, you'd better get it done.

If you're looking for some summer stuff to do, look no further. Well, look a little further. Not much further. Just after the jump. We've made you a list of some of this weekend's goings-on and it's waiting for you there.

Got something planned that didn't make our list? Tell us about it.

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

The Track
Friday-Sunday: Racing continues this weekend at the Saratoga Race Course. Next weekend is Travers weekend -- and Travers Day is sold out -- so if you've been thinking about heading the Track, this could be a good weekend to do it.

Philadelphia Orchestra
Friday/Saturday: The Philadelphia Orchestra wraps up its summer residency at SPAC this weekend. Friday's program features star violinist Joshua Bell. And Saturday is the "1812 Spectacular."

Stage

WTF
Friday/Saturday: Williamstown Theatre Festival comes to a close this weekend. The productions of A Moon for the Misbegotten and An Intervention finish up. Also, the improv show Baby Wants Candy comes to WTF Friday and Saturday. Each show is a new improvised musical based on audience suggestions.

Berkshire Theater Festival
Friday-Saturday: The Berkshire Theater Festival presents productions of Terrance McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (directed by Karen Allen).

The Producers
Friday-Sunday: The Mac-Haydn Theater in Chatham presents The Producers.various times - $31-$34, $14 for kids under 12.

Park Playhouse
Friday-Sunday: Park Playhouse closes its production of The Pajama Game in Albany's Washington Park this weekend. Friday-Sunday 7:30 pm - lawn seating is free / reserved seats are $16 and $18

Shakespeare in Lincoln Park
Friday-Sunday: Steamer 10 presents a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in Albany's Lincoln Park. Friday and Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 3pm - free

Thrill Bill
Friday: C. Amanda Boutahorse's Cult Classics Burlesque will be presenting a tribute to Kill Bill titled "Thrill Bill" at The Hangar in Troy. Friday 9 pm - $15

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show
Saturday: Pretty much the Best Comedy Show Ever returns to Proctors. The lineup of comedians is headlined by Victor Varnado, a nationally known actor and comedian whose act is informed by his experiences being legally blind, African American and albino. Underground at Proctors. Saturday 7:30 pm - $20

Music

Friday: Ted Leo at MASS MoCA
Indie rock demigod. 8 pm - $14 ahead / $20 day of

Friday: Cirque de la Symphonie and the Boston Pops at Tanglewood
"[B]reathtakingly magical fusion of circus and classical music." 8:30 pm - $22 and up

Friday: Shadows Fall at Upstate Concert Hall
Metal. With: Brick by Brick, From Within, Djentleman and a Scholar. 7 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Friday: Garage Bands at the Albany Public Library
Family-friendly show in the garage at the Washington Ave main library: Dearest Vendetta, Real Blue Sky, and The National Physical Fitness Award. 6 pm - free

Saturday: Electric Love Fest in Lake George (Charles R. Wood Park and Festival Space)
Mike Doughty, Genevieve, Northern Faces, Start Making Sense, Gang of Thieves, Peter Prince & Moon Boot Lover, Rich Ortiz. gates at 11 am - $35

Saturday: John Williams' Film Night at Tanglewood
The Boston Pops playing the film music of John Williams. (The composer won't be able to make it this year because he's recovering from a back problem.) 8:30 pm - $22 and up

Saturday: Life in Film at The Hollow
Indie rock. 8 pm - $10.27

Sunday: John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey "Radio Deluxe Live" at Tanglewood
"This brilliant show mixes and matches songs in medleys and sequences that flow like a continuing dialogue about life, relationships and popular culture itself." 4 pm - $19 and up

Movies

Big Hero 6 under the stars
Friday: LOVE Albany is screening the movie Big Hero 6, outdoors on the campus of Sage College of Albany in Ridgefield Park as part of its Movies Under the Stars series. Thee's also a bounce house, free popcorn, face painting, and other kid stuff. Friday 7:30 pm - free

Marilyn and "The Dude"
The Bow Tie Cinema in Saratoga Springs is screening Marilyn Monroe's The Seven Year Itch as part of its Saturday and Sunday morning Movies and Mimosa series. On Friday and Saturday nights at 11:30 pm, The Bow Tie will screen The Big Lebowski as its Insomnia Theater Classic.

Fava beans and a nice Chianti
The Madison is screening Silence of the Lambs this weekend.

Drive ins
+ Jericho: Mission Impossible / Vacation
+ Hollywood:Man from U.N.C.L.E / Mission Impossible
+ Malta: Screen 1 - Mission Impossible / The Man From U.N.C.L.E | Screen 2 - Hit Man:Agent 47 / The Gift

Summer on the Hill
Saturday: The Albany Barn, Sons of Arbor Hill, and the NAACP, are throwing a Summer on the Hill block party in North Swan Street Park, with a cookout, presentations, and giveaways. Saturday 1-6 pm - free

Got Kids? Sale
Saturday/Sunday: The Got Kids Children's Consignment Sale is this weekend at Frear Park Ice Rink in Troy. Thousands of gently used or like-new items for babies and children, from clothing and books to games and strollers. Saturday 8 am to 8 pm, Sunday 8 am to 2 pm, then half price from 4 pm to 8 pm - free admission

ValleyCats baseball
Friday/Saturday: The Tri-City ValleyCats take on Hudson Valley at Joe Bruno Stadium. Friday and Saturday at 7 pm

Saratoga Polo
Friday/Sunday: The Saratoga Polo season continues with matches at Whitney Field, just outside of Saratoga Springs. Friday and Sunday, matches begin at 5:30 pm - $15 and up

Swim

Swimming pools
Municipal pools continue their season this weekend, though time is running out. (Troy's Knickerbacker and South Troy pools close for the season Saturday.) Here's a list.

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

Steal a summer day
August won't last forever. Steal a day outside, enjoying summer food, orjust wandering. You could also spend 12 hours in The Catskills or visit one of the many state parks in the Capital Region.

Museums

Seeing Double
The Albany Institute of History and Art has just opened a new exhibit called Seeing Double, with anaglyphs -- stereoscopic images that appear to be 3D when viewed through special glasses.

Van Gogh and Whistler
The Clark's very popular exhibit of Van Gogh nature paintings continues. 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.

MASS MoCA
MASS MoCA is exhibiting the large scale landscape paintings of Clifford Ross:

In this major mid-career museum survey, Landscape Seen & Imagined documents Clifford Ross's longstanding project to reconcile realism and abstraction. The exhibition takes place throughout two buildings, six galleries, and an exterior performing arts courtyard. Among other works, the exhibition includes a 24' high x 114' long photograph on raw wood that spans the length of MASS MoCA's tallest gallery and an immersive installation of animated video on twelve separate 24' high screens

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The exhibit is open through September 7.

The Late Drawings of Andy Warhol
The Hyde Collection continues its exhibit featuring some of Andy 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. (On display through through September 27.)

Troy Flea
Sunday: Troy Flea has a craft market every Sunday through October 4 in Riverfront Park. Sunday 11 am to 4 pm - free admission

Meet Your Maker
Sunday: Honest Weight Food Coop is hosting Meet Your Maker, a preview of the upcoming Washington County Cheese Tour with samples of the cheeses and a chance to meet the people who make them. Sunday noon to 2 pm - free

Farmers' markets
It's one of the best times of year to visit the farmers' markets:
+ 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