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 (maybe a bit springy), to things inconceivable, to conversation in the digital age, to ramen, to hoops, to to music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Sunny and 35.

Tuesday: Sunny and upper 30s.

Wednesday: Snow and sleet from overnight, then turning to rain. Low 40s.

Thursday: Rainy, 50.

Friday: Cloudy, maybe some snow. Mid 30s.

Weekend: Some sun, maybe some snow. Low 30s.

Maybe a bit springy there for a moment.

Movies

The Princess Bride
Monday: The Palace's movie series will be showing The Princess Bride. Inconceivable! Monday 7 pm - $5 / $3 kids

Disney Fantasia Live in Concert
Thursday: Proctors is hosting "Disney FANTASIA-Live in Concert," a screening of scenes from Fantasia (and Fantasia 2000) with a live score from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Thursday 7:30 pm - $20 and up

Arts and sciences

John Krakauer
Tuesday: Journalist John Krakauer will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Krakauer is famous for books such as Into the Wild and Into Thin Air. His appearance at UAlbany will be for Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town. Blurbage:

on Krakauer, journalist, mountaineer, and bestselling nonfiction author, uses a college town in Montana to underscore the national issue of college sexual assault in his latest book, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (2015). Taking the town as a case study he investigates a series of rape cases that occurred in Missoula over a four-year period, focusing on the victims and the deficiencies of the justice system that is responsible for investigating and prosecuting the reported crimes.

Tuesday 8 pm, UAlbany downtown campus, Page Hall - free

Endangered buildings
Tuesday: Historic Albany has a "pub lecture" at Restaurant Navona to discuss its recently released endangered buildings list. "Learn about the process behind the list, and what these themes mean for Albany. For instance, what are zombie buildings, and how do they affect surrounding neighborhoods?" Tuesday 5:30 pm - free to attend (but reservation required, see link for info)

Sherry Turkle
Thursday: MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle will be at Union for a talk about her research into how digital technologies affect people and their relationships with each other. Blurbage:

Often referred to as the "Margaret Mead of digital culture," Turkle has investigated the intersection of digital technology and human relationships from the early days of personal computers to the current world of robotics, artificial intelligence, social networking and mobile connectivity.

Thursday 1 pm, Memorial Chapel - free

Duane Michals
Thursday: Photographer Duane Michals will be at Skidmore for a talk about this career as an art photographer. Blurbage:

In an era heavily influenced by photojournalism, Michals manipulated the medium to communicate narratives. The sequences, for which he is widely known, appropriate cinema's frame-by-frame format. Michals has also incorporated text as a key component in his works. Rather than serving a didactic or explanatory function, his handwritten text adds another dimension to the images' meaning and gives voice to Michals's singular musings, which are poetic, tragic, and humorous, often all at once.

Thursday 6 pm, Palamountain Hall - free

On Screen/Sound
Thursday: The On Screen/Sound series at EMPAC continues with "a selection of films and videos that play with the relationship between textual and spoken language." Thursday 7 pm - $6

Ramen

Wednesday: Gio Culinary Studio is hosting a hands-on cooking class about making ramen (including homemade noodles). "Students will learn how to create delicious, homemade ramen all from scratch! We will be using fresh natural ingredients along with professional and traditional techniques that are easily duplicated at home." Wednesday 6:15 pm - $60

Hoops

Siena men
Monday: The Siena men's basketball team will be taking on Iona at the TU Center. The Saints are coming off a 20-point win at Rider on Friday. Monday 7 pm - $8 and up

UAlbany women
Thursday: The UAlbany women's basketball team faces UMass Lowell at SEFCU Arena. The Great Danes share the top spot in the America East right now with Maine, at 13-1 in conference. Thursday 7 pm - $5 and up

The Bridge Jazz Festival

Looking ahead to the weekend: The Bridge Jazz Festival returns to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (Friday) and the Massry Center at Saint Rose (Saturday). This year's lineup includes Nnenna Freelon, Pierre Bensusan, the Tim Olsen and Eric Walentowicz Duo, Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, The No BS!Brass Band, and the Arch Stanton Quartet. Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 7 pm - festival pass $60 / Friday only $28 and up / Saturday only $40

Music

Wednesday: Gaelic Storm at The Egg
Celtic fusion. 7:30 pm - $34

Thursday: Excision at Upstate Concert Hall
Dubstep. With: Figure, Bear Grillz. 8 pm - $25 and up

Thursday: Tom Hamilton's American Babies at The Hollow
Americana. With: Bump. 9:30 pm - $12 ahead / $15 day of

Friday: The African-American History Celebration featuring the Gospel Gala Choir at The Palace
"Bringing the historical figures from the African-American experience back to life is the centerpiece for this years presentation." 7 pm - free

Friday: Thruway: A Sing Off! at Proctors
"Six a cappella groups will compete in a family friendly atmosphere, but only one will win." 7:30 pm - $15

Friday: Kaki King at The Egg
Guitarist with a multi-media performance "that uses an innovative projection mapping technique as her guitar seemingly takes on a living, breathing existence of its own." 8 pm - $25

Friday: Twiddle at Upstate Concert Hall
"[T]all tales over an intricate soundscape of hi-def shred." With: Formula 5. 8:30 pm - $17 ahead / $20 day of

Friday: Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez at Caffe Lena
Rock 'n soul. 8 pm - $25

Friday: Sarah Borges at Helsinki Hudson
"[P]unk-inflected noir-rock." 9 pm - $15 ahead / $18 day of

Saturday: Dar Williams at Helsinki Hudson
Folk singer/songwriter. 9 pm - $25

Saturday: Sounds of Blackness at UAlbany
"[T]he ensemble's repertoire encompasses the stylings of jazz, blues, rock & roll, R&B, gospel, spirituals, hip hop, reggae and soul, and its message is one of hope, unity, love and peace for all humankind." 7 pm - free (registration required)

Saturday: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Upstate Concert Hall
Hip hop from back in the day. 9 pm - $25 ahead / $28 day of

Saturday: 518 Songfest at The Egg
Bryan Thomas, Ashley Sofia, Benjamin John, and Rhiannon's Lark (featuring Alyssa Yeager). 7 pm - $10

Saturday: Lucky Jukebox Brigade at The Hollow
Show celebrating the release of a new EP. With: Candy Ambulance. 8 pm - $10

Saturday: Mirk's 7th Bandiversary at Parish Public House
With: Good Fiction. 8 pm

Saturday: Kevin McKrell and company at Caffe Lena
With Kate McKrell, Brian Mellick, John Kirk. Opener: Kate MacLeod. 8 pm - $18

Saturday: Cabinet at Putnam Den
Bluegrass. With: Banshee Tree. 9 pm - $12 ahead / $15 day of

Saturday: From Broadway to the Concert Hall at Troy Music Hall
Albany Pro Musica show celebrating Broadway favorites. 7:30 pm - $25 and up

Sunday: Altan at Troy Music Hall
Traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm - $24 and up

Sunday: Woody Pines at The Low Beat
"Nashville troubadour." With: Tim Vee. 7 pm

Sunday: Dylan Perrillo Orchestra at Caffe Lena
With: Banshee Tree. 7 pm - $18
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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!

Troy Music Hall advertises on AOA.

Krakauer photo: Linda Moore