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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 (leftovers?), to hip hop, to art, to film, to startups, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Snow from overnight, maybe 4 inches or so. Low 30s.

Tuesday: Sun and 37. Cold at night, in the 10s.

Wednesday: Sun during the day, 40s. Rain overnight.

Thursday: Rain through the day. Mid 50s..

Friday: Cloudy, maybe some more rain. Mid 40s.

Weekend: Maybe some rain and snow to start. 40s.

Winter leftovers?

Arts and sciences

Chuck D
Monday: Hip hop titan Chuck D will be at Siena for a talk. He is, of course, a founder of Public Enemy. In the years since founding the group, he's also been a political activist, writer, producer, radio host, and collaborator with all sorts of artists. His talk at Siena will be the keynote lecture for the college's annual Hip Hop Week. Monday 7:30 pm (doors at 7 pm), Sarazen Student Union -- free (first come, first sit)

iThink Creativity Lab
Monday: There's another iThink Creativity Lab "think tank" night at the Sage Albany campus. "SCA Dean Joanne Curran will lead the sessions using a model of creative thinking fostered by Alex Osborn, the executive who coined the term 'brainstorming.' Participants will work with college professors and students to develop potential solutions to problems of their choice." Monday 7 pm, Kahl Campus Center -- free

Isidro Blasco
Tuesday: Artist Isidro Blasco will be at the Opalka Gallery on the Sage Albany campus for a talk about his work. "Isidro Blasco uses digital photography and common building materials to assemble three-dimensional constructions that reconstruct interior spaces and outdoor environments and explore vision and perception." Tuesday 6:30 pm -- free

Recurrence
Wednesday: Artists from the Recurrence exhibit Union College's Mandeville Gallery will be at Union for a talk about their work. "In the exhibition Recurrence, artists Kira Nam Greene, Juan Hinojosa, Simone Meltesen, Karen Schiff, Sam Vernon, and Rachael Wren delve into the multitude of ideas surrounding repetition in the visual arts and how these different ideas are represented visually." Wednesday 5 pm, Nott Memorial -- free

Film

Of Horses and Men
Monday: Icelandic actor Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson will be at The Linda for a screening of the film Of Horses and Men. "Benedikt Erlingsson's dryly witty 'OF HORSES AND MEN' is like an animal documentary, but about people. Life revolves around mares and stallions in the film's windswept terrain, but the animals' orblike eyes direct us to the many follies of their owners, who are driven by petty desires and, occasionally, courage." Sigurðsson will answer questions after the film. Monday 7 pm -- general admission free (VIP mixer is $25)

Silent Film Spectacular
Wednesday: The Albany Public Library's Silent Film Spectacular series returns for a new season with a screening of the 1913 film A Message from Mars with live, original score from Nelson Esposito Quintana (NEQ) and Bob Resnick. Wednesday 7 pm, Washington Ave branch -- free

YouthFX
Wednesday: The YouthFX program has an encore presentation of its 2016 slate of new films at The Spectrum. The teen filmmakers and program directors will be there for a Q&A after the screening. Wednesday 6:30 pm -- $10 / $5 students

Marwencol
Wednesday: Director Mark Hogancamp will be at Skidmore for a screening of his documentary Marwencol. Blurbage:

After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Playing in the town and photographing the action helps Mark recover his hand-eye coordination and deal with the psychic wounds from the attack. But when Mark's homemade therapy is discovered and deemed "art", he's forced to choose between the safety of his fantasy life in Marwencol and the real world that he's avoided since the attack.

(The film is being adapted by Robert Zemeckis for a feature film starring Steve Carell.) Hogancamp will be at Skidmore for a Q&A after the screening. Wednesday 6:30 pm, Palamountain Hall -- free

Startup Tech Valley

Wednesday: The Startup Tech Valley series returns to Rev Hall in Troy with a new round of short presentations from startup companies. After each company presentation, there's also a short Q&A session. Wednesday 5:30 pm -- free (registration required)

The Lion King

Tuesday-Sunday: A touring production of The Lion King continues its month-long run at Proctors. It is, of course, the hugely-popular musical based on the Disney movie. Tuesday-Sunday various times -- $20 and up

Music

Wednesday: Mnozil Brass at Troy Music Hall
"From folk to classical to jazz to pop..." 7:30 pm -- $20 and up

Thursday: Bearthoven + Battle Trance at EMPAC
"Converging from the 'new music' and indie scenes, Bearthoven and Battle Trance each offer variations on the same theme: engaging music that straddles a line between jazz, classical, and the avant-garde." 7:30 pm -- $18

Thursday: Stewart Copeland and Jon Kimura Parker & Co at The Massry Center
"[A] quintet that has one foot in the classical world and its other foot all over the place." 7:30 pm -- $45 / $25 students

Thursday: Baio at The Hollow
Indie rock. 8 pm - $10.27 ahead / $15 day of

Friday: The Jewel show at The Egg is sold out.

Friday: Heather Nova at The Linda
Alt rock. 8 pm -- $17

Friday: WCDB 38th Anniversary - Jazz Night at The Low Beat
Wee B3, Brian Patneaude, George Muscatello, Rich Syracuse, Jeff 'Siege' Siegel, Michael Benedict and Bopitude. featuring: Chris Pasin, Brian Patneaude, David Gleason, Mike Lawrence, and Michael Benedict. 5:30 pm -- $10

Friday: Start Making Sense at The Hollow
Talking Heads tribute. 9:30 pm -- $15 ahead / $18 day of

Friday: Kung Fu + Particle
Funk + jamtronica. 9:30 pm -- $15

Saturday: Speedy Ortiz at The Low Beat
WCDB 38th anniversary show. With: Noods, Daddy Issues, Candy Ambulance. 7 pm -- $12

Saturday: Caravan of Thieves at Caffe Lena
"[B]rings a storm of gypsy jazz to the stage." 8 pm - $22

Saturday: Crystal Bowersox at Helsinki Hudson
Folk/country. (From American Idol.) 9 pm -- $25 ahead / $30 day of

Saturday: Cardi B at Upstate Concert Hall
From Love & Hip Hop. With: DJ Self, DJ TGIF, DJ Show, DJ Rookie. 8 pm -- $25 ahead / $30 day of

Saturday: Empire State Youth Orchestra at Troy Music Hall
Performing works by multiple composers, including Gershwin and Copland. 7:30 pm -- $20 / $10 students ans seniors

Saturday: Taylor Mac at MASS MoCA
"[a] work-in-progress performance of the latest installment from his 24-Decade History of Popular Music." A six-hour performance (to which the audience can come and go). 4 pm -- $14 ahead / $20 day of

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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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