All Over Albany

The week ahead

Here are a few things to keep in mind, look forward to, or keep busy with this week, from the weather (almost spring-y), to civil rights, to animal courtship, to Stooges, to Groundhog Day, to hoops, to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Cloudy, maybe rain. Upper 40s.

Tuesday: Sunny and low 40s.

Wednesday: Rain, upper 40s.

Thursday: Sun, upper 30s.

Friday: Some sun, mid 30s.

Weekend: And so on.

Almost spring-y.

Arts and sciences

Carlotta Walls LaNier
Monday: Carlotta Walls LaNier -- one of the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to enroll at the segregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 -- will be at UAlbany for a talk. Monday 7 pm, uptown campus, Campus Center Ballroom - free

Work by African-American artists in the ESP collection
Tuesday: The Empire State Plaza will be hosting a panel discussion about works by African-American artists that are in the ESP's art collection. Tuesday 6 pm, concourse near the Madison Ave entrance - free

Illustrating comics
Tuesday: Local illustrator Ira Marcks will be at the Opalka Gallery on the Sage Albany campus for a talk about illustrating comics. Tuesday 6:30 pm - free

Animal courtship and human love
Thursday: Animal behaviorist Jennifer Verdolin wil be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series for a talk about animal courtship and human relationships. Blurbage: "Her book on the subject, Wild Connection (2014), grows out of her same-titled blog for Psychology Today. The book is a rich and often hilarious treasury of scientific knowledge about animal sex-- from the brutal courtship of the praying mantis to the tender romance of the royal albatross." Thursday 8 pm, uptown campus, Campus Center Room 375 - free

Film

Three Stooges
Monday: The Palace's movies series has its annual Three Stooges Film Festival lined up. Monday 7 pm - $5 / $3 kids

Groundhog Day
Tuesday is Groundhog Day, so the It Came From Schenectady series at Proctors is showing Groundhog Day in the GE Theater. Tuesday 7 pm - $9 / $6 students

On Screen/Sound
Thursday: The On Screen/Sound series at EMPAC picks back up with "a pair of films that consider the way that dialogue is dubbed into a film's soundtrack." One film was directed by Morgan Fisher, the other by Alfred Hitchcock. Thursday 7 pm - $6

Siena hoops

Monday: The Siena men's basketball team takes on Monmouth at the TU Center. Monmouth is one of the best mid major teams this season -- and but the Hawks have gotten the most attention for their bench celebrations. Monday 7 pm - $8 and up

Naked Influence

Tuesday-Sunday: Capital Rep continues its production of the new play Naked Influence, "about a charismatic exotic dancer who finds herself engulfed in a doomed relationship with a congressman." Tuesday-Sunday various times - $20 and up

Music

Tuesday: The Candlebox Acoustic show at The Egg is sold out.

Thursday: Hey Marseilles at The Linda
Indie folk pop. With: Bad Bad Hats. 8 pm - $18

Thursday: Harlem Quartet at Troy Music Hall
Grammy-winning classical quartet play jazz compositions by Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, and others. 7:30 pm - $20 and up

Thursday: Donna The Buffalo at Helsinki Hudson
"[E]asygoing, jam-friendly brand of rock..." 8 pm - $25

Friday: The Record Company at The Low Beat
Blues rock. 8 pm - $11.54

Friday: Mark & Maggie O'Connor at Troy Music Hall
"[I]dentifies the cornerstones of repertoire, style and wonderful diversity of A New American School of String Playing." 8 pm - $24 and up

Friday: Normal Instruments at The Hollow
Mult-genre instrumental dance music. With: Lord Electro. 9:30 pm - $12 ahead / $15 day of

Friday: Ariana Gillis at Caffe Lena
Singer/songwriter. 8 pm - $18

Saturday: Umphrey's McGee at The Palace
Prog rock. With: Tauk. 7:15 pm - $27.50

Saturday: Empire Strikes Brass at Parish Public House
10-piece brass band. 8 pm

Saturday: Dean Martin Valentines Tribute at Proctors
Valentine's-theme Dean Martin tribute show in the GE Theater. 8 pm - $27.50 and up

Saturday: Basically Beatles at Caffe Lena
"[A] night of authentic and innovative Beatle renditions performed with panache and reverence for the music." 8 pm - $22
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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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