The week ahead
Counting Crows is at SPAC this week. It's end of August and the beginning of everything after.
Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this week, from the weather (hot streak), to the last week at The Track, to the last home stand of the season, to the last county fairs, to the first event of the new season at EMPAC, to music...
Weather
Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:Monday: Sunny and 86.
Tuesday: Sunny and 87.
Wednesday: Sunny and 89.
Thursday: Sunny and 91.
Friday: Sunny and 85.
Weekend: And so on.
Hot streak.
Hello, September
September starts on Tuesday, so this year's Labor Day is late -- September 7. It's like an extra week of colloquial summer. So do all the summer things.
The Track
It's the last week of the season at the Saratoga Race Course. Military Appreciation Day is Wednesday -- all veterans and active duty military get free grandstand admission with military ID. Saturday and Sunday is the Final Stretch Festival. Saturday is the Woodward Stakes, a Grade 1 stakes race. Sunday is a giveaway day (long sleeve t-shirt). And Monday is the last day of the season.
County fairs
County fair season wraps up this week with three fairs around the region:
+ Tuesday-Labor Day: The Fonda Fair at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. (It's the county fair for Fulton and Montgomery counties.)
+ Wednesday-Labor Day: The Columbia County Fair at the fairgrounds in Chatham
+ Wednesday-Labor Day: The Schaghticoke Fair at the fairgrounds in Schaghticoke. (It's county fair for Rensselaer County.)
Baseball
It's the last week of the regular season for the Tri-City Valleycats. They're at The Joe Monday and Tuesday to face Brooklyn. And then after a short road trip, they're back home for a three-game home stand against Connecticut starting on Saturday to close out the regular season.
EMPAC
Wednesday: EMPAC starts off its fall season with two events. The first is a book launch party for Programming EMPAC: The First 4,158 Days. It's followed by the first event of the "On Screen/Sound" film series, which includes a screening of Tron (1982). Wednesday 5:30 pm (book launch) and 7 pm (film event) - free
Music
Monday: The JD McPherson show at The Hangar is sold out.
Monday: Olivia Quillio at Dana Park in Albany
Celebrating a new album. With: Meara Mctague + Mitchell Joyce. 5:30 pm - free
Tuesday: Counting Crows at SPAC
With: Citizen Cope, Hollis Brown. 7 pm - $39.50 and up
Friday: Harry Connick Jr. at Tanglewood
"An evening with..." 7 pm - $29 and up
Friday: The Doobie Brothers + Greg Allman
Pavilion only. With: Ruthie Collins. 7:30 pm - $45 and up
Friday: Rahkim Ali + Victory Soul Orchestra at The Low Beat
With: Sabali. 8 pm
Saturday: Kristin Chenoweth at Tanglewood
With the Boston Pops. 8:30 pm - $22 and up
Saturday: The Lake Street Dive show at Helsinki Hudson is sold out.
Saturday: Debbie Davies at Caffe Lena
Blues guitarist. 8 pm - $24
Sunday: Zac Brown Band at SPAC
With: Drake White. 7:30 pm - $32.50 and up
Sunday: MaryLeigh Roohan at Caffe Lena
Album release show. 7 pm - $20
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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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