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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 (really nice), to presidential primaries, to Albany Wordfest, to writers, to film, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Sunny and 75.

Tuesday: Sun, maybe some rain, mid 60s.

Wednesday: Sunny and upper 50s.

Thursday: Sunny and almost 70.

Friday: Cloudy, maybe rain, upper 60s.

Weekend: Some sun and 60s.

Really nice.

Presidential primaries

Tuesday is presidential primary day in New York State. And for the first time in many years the results will actually have some influence on the races, both Democratic and Republican. Don't know where to vote? Check with the state Board of Elections website.

Albany Word Fest

Monday-Saturday: Albany Wordfest -- the annual celebration of poetry and spoken word -- continues with events around the Capital Region. The lineup includes readings, open mic events, storytelling, and poetry slams. Monday-Saturday various times and venues

Arts and sciences

Pam MacKinnon
Monday: Tony Award-winning theatre director Pam MacKinnon will be at UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. This talk is the annual Burian Lecture. Monday 8 pm, UAlbany Performing Arts Center -- free

The sharing economy
Tuesday: Albany Law is hosting a series of discussions about issues related to the sharing economy, including a panel discussion about taxi-app companies such as Uber and Lyft. Tuesday 12:30 pm-6 pm -- free (registration required)

Voting rights
Wednesday: Ari Berman -- author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, -- will be at Saint Rose to talk about the Voting Rights Act, along with recent Supreme Court decisions and their expected impact on the 2016 election. Wednesday 7 pm, St. Joseph's Hall Auditorium -- free

Pushing the Limits of the Creative Process in Media
Wednesday: Artist/scientist Bernd Lintermann will be at EMPAC to talk about his work creating interactive media for museums, stage performances, concerts, and projections. Wednesday 7 pm -- free

Typography
Wednesday: Tim Brown -- the head of typography for Adobe Typekit and Adobe Type -- will be at Opalka Gallery on the Sage Albany campus April 20 for a talk organized by AIGA Upstate New York. (Typekit is a subscription font service that provides fonts for many, many websites. It, and services like it, have been become a key part of the behind-the-scenes tech that makes the modern web appear the way it does.) Wednesday 6:30 pm -- $20 general admission (almost sold out) / free for full-time students

Laura van den Berg
Thursday: Author Laura van den Berg will be at the State Museum as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Her most recent work is the novel Find Me, "an imaginative, darkly funny story of a young woman struggling to find her place in the world as a plague sweeps the country." Thursday 8 pm, State Museum Huxley Theater -- free

Emily Nussbaum
Thursday: Emily Nussbaum -- a film and TV critic for The New Yorker -- will be at Skidmore to talk about her career and other media-related topics. Thursday 7 pm, Palamountain Hall -- free

Film

Silent Film Spectacular
Wednesday: The current season of the Albany Public Library's Silent Film Spectacular series continues with a screening of the 1925 film Clash of the Wolves with live original score performed by Kimono Dragons. 7 pm, Washington Ave branch -- free

Roxy: The Movie
Wednesday: The It Came From Schenectady series at Proctors has a screening lined up of Roxy: The Movie, a Frank Zappa concert documentary. Alex Winter -- the film's director (and also that Alex Winter) -- will appear via Skype afterward for a Q&A. Wednesday 7 pm -- $12

A Taste of Albany

Thursday: A Taste of Albany returns to the State Museum. The Capital Region culinary showcase includes wine, food, and entertainment. Proceeds from A Taste of Albany benefit Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless. Thursday 5 pm -- $75

MOVE Music Festival

Looking ahead to the weekend: The MOVE Music Festival will be back in Albany with a hundred acts playing shows at multiple venues around the city Friday and Saturday evening. The festival also includes industry panel discussions and a music video awards competition. Friday-Sunday various times and venues -- $30 festival pass / $15 Friday pass / $20 Saturday

Music

Monday: Dream Theater at The Palace
"The spring trek will see the prog-virtuosos delivering a one-of-a-kind show in which they will perform their forthcoming double concept album, The Astonishing, live in its entirety." 7:30 pm -- $29.75

Monday: 7Horse at The Low Beat
Rock and blues. With: Odd Body. 7 pm -- $9

Tuesday: Tech N9ne at Upstate Concert Hall
Rap. With: Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, !Mayday!, Stevie Stone, Cres Cru, K. DAVER. 8 pm -- $22.50 ahead / $25 day of

Wednesday: Recycled Percussion at Proctors
Junk rock. 7:30 pm -- $20 and up

Wednesday: Keys N Krates at Upstate Concert Hall
Electronic. 7 pm -- $25 ahead / $28 day of

Wednesday: Lise De La Salle at Troy Music Hall
Classical pianist. 7:30 pm -- $25 and up

Thursday: Beach Slang at The Hollow
Punk. With: Potty Mouth, Dyke Drama, Bare Mattress. 8 pm -- $15

Thursday: Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones + Longleash at EMPAC
"From tight rhythmic unisons to expansive, wandering melodic lines, Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones and Longleash represent many possible futures for contemporary experimental music." 7:30 pm -- $18

Friday: Jennifer Nettles at Proctors
Country singer/songwriter. With Brandy Clark, Lindsay Eli, Tara Thompson. 8 pm -- $34.75 and up

Friday: Gospel Jubilee at Proctors
Headliner is Lisa Page Brooks. Fifth year for the annual show. 7 pm -- $20

Saturday: John Mellencamp at The Palace
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. With: Carlene Carter. 7:30 pm -- $29.50

Saturday: 2016 Albany Band Olympics at The Low Beat
Bands with members drawn at random, competing with each other fro a prize. 8 pm

Sunday: Loudon Wainwright III at Caffe Lena
Folk star. 7 pm -- $55

Sunday: Sean Rowe at Helsinki Hudson
The Sea The Sea will open and back up Rowe. 8 pm -- $20 ahead / $25 day of

Sunday: The Loom at The Low Beat
Indie rock. With: Neighborhood of Make Believe. 7 pm

Sunday: The Dueling Brothers at Westminster Presbyterian Church Albany
Albany Pro Musica Artistic Director Jose Daniel on organ and his brother Marcos Daniel on the piano "will amuse the audience with a celebration of the long-standing rivalry between instrument aficionados (and siblings) ... Proctors CEO Philip Morris will be a mediator in this duel with a humorous narration while the exquisite voices of Albany Pro Musica will add to the challenge accompanied and conducted by the contending brothers." 3 pm -- $35
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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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