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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 (fall for real), to Ghostbusters, to boozy cupcakes, to silent film, to visual journalism, to Mel Brooks, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Sunny and 77.

Tuesday: Cloudy, maybe some rain, around 70..

Wednesday: Sunny and... 58.

Thursday: Sunny and 57.

Friday: Some sun, 54.

Weekend: Sun and 50s.

Fall for real.

Columbus Day

It's Monday. It's one of those unevenly-observed holidays, so if you're headed out for whatever and you're not sure it will be open, it's a good idea to check.

Classics

Ghostbusters
Monday: The new season of the Palace's movie series starts with Ghostbusters. Monday 7 pm - $5

Gone With the Wind
Monday: The AFI 100 series at Proctors is screening Gone With the Wind in the GE Theater. (And if you go, remember it's really long -- more than 3.5 hours.) Monday 2:30 pm and 7 pm - $5

4000 Miles

Tuesday: This is the last week for Capital Rep's production the dramedy 4000 Miles. It runs through Sunday. Tuesday-Sunday various times - $20 and up

Cupcakes

Tuesday: Gio Culinary Studio has a hands-on class about making "deliciously boozy cupcakes." Dark chocolate with Belgian chocolate Grand Marnier ganache, spiced rum cake with mascarpone cream, bourbon vanilla with salted caramel, chocolate frangelico with milk chocolate hazelnut butter cream. Tuesday 5:15 pm - $60

Silent Film Spectacular

Wednesday: The Albany Public Library's Silent Film Spectacular series continues with a screening of the 1924 version of Peter Pan with live soundtrack performed by Time Travel Bookclub. Wednesday 7 pm, APL main branch - free

Arts and sciences

Labor and its allies
Monday: Historian Steve Fraser will be at Union College for a talk titled "When Class Warfare was in Vogue: Labor and its Allies in the Struggle for Equality and Democracy." The talk is part of a semester-long program looking at income inequality, and is open to the public. Monday 7 pm, Nott Memorial - free

Adam Johnson
Tuesday: Novelist Adam Johnson will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series to talk about his new story collection, Fortune Smiles. Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2012 novel The Orphan Master's Son. Tuesday 8 pm, uptown campus, performing arts center recital hall - free

Medical marijuana
Wednesday: UAlbany's School of Public Health is hosting forum about New York's medical marijuana law. State health commissioner Howard Zucker will lead the forum. Wednesday 5:30 pm, UAlbany East Campus, George Education Center Auditorium - free

Visual journalism
Thursday: Graham Roberts will be at Skidmore for a talk titled "Seeing is Believing: Visual Journalism at The New York Times." A senior graphics editor at NYT, Roberts was part of the team that created that recent multimedia piece about how Justin Bieber, Skrillex, and Diplo collaborated on a song together. Thursday 7 pm, Palamountain Hall, Gannett Auditorium - free

Mel Brooks

Looking ahead to Friday night: Mel Brooks will be at Proctors for a screening of Blazing Saddles followed by a conversation and Q&A with the director/writer/actor. Friday 7:30 pm - $50 and up

Music

Thursday: France Jobin at EMPAC
Electronic music composer presenting a work created for the EMPAC concert hall. 8 pm - $18

Thursday: Regina Carter at Troy Music Hall
"[C]onsidered the foremost jazz violinist of her generation..." 7:30 pm - $29

Thursday: Kat Edmonson at The Egg
"[M]ixes jazz standards with original songs creating smart, stylish pop music with a distinctive, vintage feel..." 7:30 pm - $28

Thursday: Rasputina at Helsinki Hudson
"The best historically oriented heavy cello band, for sure." 8 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Thursday: Marc Delgado, Knotworking, Dust Bowl Faeries at The Low Beat
A range of folk. 8 pm

Friday: Craig Finn at The Hollow
Of The Hold Steady. 9 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Friday: Oneohtrix Point Never at EMPAC
Electronic. 8 pm - $18

Friday: The Arturo O'Farrill Septet Latin Jazz Night at The Massry Center
Latin jazz. 7:30 pm - $25 / $15 students

Friday: The Bouncing Souls at Upstate Concert Hall
Punk. With: Left Over Crack, Beach Slang, All Torn Up. 7:30 pm - $20 ahead / $22 day

Friday Two Cow Garage at The Low Beat
Alt-country. With: The Mutts. 8 pm - $10

Friday: Loreena McKennitt at The Egg
"[E]clectic Celtic blend of pop, folk and world music..." 8 pm - $49.50 and up

Saturday: Sean Rowe at Newberry Music Hall
The one and only. 9 pm - $10 ahead / $15 day of

Saturday: The Front Bottoms at Upstate Concert Hall
Indie rock. With: The Smith Street Band, Elvis Despressdly. 8 pm - $16 ahead / $20 day of

Saturday: Collective Soul at The Egg
Old-school alt-rock. 8 pm - $44.50 and up

Saturday: The Subdudes at The Egg
Roots rock. 8 pm - $34.50

Saturday: Mikaela Davis at The Hollow
Just another indie harpist/singer/songwriter. 9:30 pm - $12 ahead / $15 day of

Saturday: Melvin Seals at Putnam Den
Pianist/organist, longtime member of Jerry Garcia Band. Also playing a show there Sunday. 9 pm - $25

Sunday: Tony Bennett at The Palace
With: Antonia Bennett. 7 pm - $59.50 and up

Sunday: Motionless In White + The Devil Wears Prada at Upstate Concert Hall
Metalcore. With: Upon a Burning Body, The Color Morale, Artisan. 6:30 pm - $20 ahead / $23 day of

To do list

1. Fall foliage.

2. Maybe get a pumpkin.
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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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