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Stuff to do this weekend

It's Tulip Festival weekend, and the tulips are already accepting audiences.

What else is there to do and see this weekend? Lots. After the jump, we've compiled our list
of stuff we thought you might enjoy.

Doing something you don't see here? Drop it in the comments for everyone to see. And whatever you're up to, have a fantastic weekend.

Tulip Festival
Friday-Sunday: This weekend is the annual Tulip Festival in Albany, with events in/around/near Washington Park, including traditions such as street scrubbing and the crowning of the Tulip Queen.

And, as usual, there will be music on two stages, both national and local acts.

1st Friday
Tulip weekend begins with 1st Friday. Shops and galleries around the region will be open late on Friday with art, performances and other surprises.

+ Albany Barn Stage 1 gallery is hosting Child's Play, an exhibition inspired by the whimsy and angst of childhood.
+ The African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region will display a new collection of African masks.
+ Iron Gate Café is hosting a Cinco de Mayo Patio Party.
+ Crazy Feet will headline the monthly 1st Friday Swing Dance -- $15 / seniors and students $10

Basilica Farm & Flea Spring Market
Saturday-Sunday: Basilica Hudson hosts Basilica Farm and Flea, "a variety of makers, collectors and farmers harnessing the spirit and beauty of the Hudson Valley." Saturday 10 am-6 pm / Sunday 11 am-5 pm -- $5 admission / under 12 free

Richard Russo
Friday: Novelist Richard Russo will be UAlbany as part of the NYS Writers Institute visiting writers series. Russo will be reading from his new novel, Everybody's Fool. It's a follow-up to his 1993 novel Nobody's Fool. Friday 8 pm, downtown campus, Page Hall -- free

Bikefest
Saturday: The Troy Bike Rescue celebrates 15 years with its annual Bikefest party at the Sanctuary for Independent media. A dance party, burrito & pancake bar, cake, cash bar, games and raffles. Saturday 5-9pm -- $20 suggested donation

Stage

The Producers
Friday-Sunday: Schenectady Light Opera opens its production of Mel Brooks The Producers . Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm -- $22, $24 & $28

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Friday-Sunday: Albany Civic Theater opens a production of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor, inspired by Simon's time in the writer's room at Your Show of Shows. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 3 pm -- $18 / $10 students

Clybourne Park
Friday-Sunday: Schenectady Civic Players opens a production of the Tony-winning Clybourne Park, playwright Bruce Norris' response to Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun -- set fifty years later in the same suburban neighborhood. Friday & Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm -- $17

The Trip to Bountiful
Friday-Sunday: Capital Rep's production of The Trip to Bountiful continues. The show is the story of Carrie Watts, an aging widow who escapes from the home of her son and goes on a journey to revisit her childhood home. The show stars a number of talented Capital Region actors, including the amazing Barbara Howard, Kevin Craig West, Tony Pallone, and newcomer Joshua Powell. Friday-Sunday various times -- $20 and up

Elephant's Graveyard
Friday-Sunday: Confetti Stage presents a production of Elephant's Graveyard, George Brandt's play based on the true story of the Tennessee town that hanged a circus elephant for murder. Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2pm -- $15 / $10 for students

Comedy

Nobodies of Comedy
Saturday: Proctors presents the Nobodies of Comedy -- a stand-up comedy tour by some of the most promising up-and-coming comics. Saturday 8 pm -- $28

Improvapalooza
Friday: The Mop & Bucket Company opens its Improvapalooza season at Proctors with guests Am I Right -- the Capital Region's only all-female improve troupe. The teams will play shortform improv games and create songs and scenes based on audience suggestion. Friday 8 pm -- $16

Film

Drive ins
Drive-in season is officially underway. Here's what you can see this week:
+ Hollywood: Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book
+ Jericho Drive In: Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book
+ Malta: Screen 1: Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book | Screen 2: Mother's Day and The Huntsman: Winter's War
+ The Greenville Drive-in is opening its new beer garden with a grand opening event on Friday with champagne, oysters and a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany's -- $50

"Phone home"
Saturday: The Madison Theater is screening Steven Spielberg's classic E.T. -- the Extra Terrestrial -- for 35-cent admission. Saturday 1 pm -- .35

Movies and Mimosa
The Bow Tie Saratoga's Movies and Mimosa classic is Mildred Pierce -- a story about mothers and daughters starring Mommy Dearest subject, Joan Crawford. Saturday and Sunday mornings at 11am

Music

Friday: The Arlo Guthrie show at The Egg is sold out.

Friday: Post Malone at The Palace
Hip hop. With: Desiigner. 8 pm -- $32 and up

Friday: Bob Schneider at Helsinki Hudson
Singer/songwriter. 9 pm -- $22 ahead / $25 day of

Friday: Protomartyr and others at The Low Beat/Pauly's
A WCDB show at both venues: BIG UPS / Dirty Dishes / Washer / Jouska / Throat Culture. 6 pm -- $12

Friday: Dan Tyminski & Ronnie Bowman at The Egg
Bluegrass. 8 pm -- $35 ahead / $40 day of

Friday: Gurf Morlix at Caffe Lena
Americana. 8 pm -- $22

Saturday: Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom at MASS MoCA
Jazz. 8 pm -- $16 ahead / $22 day of

Saturday: Spiritual Rez at Putnam Den
Reggae. With: Treehouse, Turbine. 9 pm - $10

Saturday: The Waifs at Troy Music Hall
"One of Australia's most enduring and lauded folk, pop, and roots outfits." 8 pm -- $29

Saturday: The English Beat at The Egg
"Save It For Later". 8 pm -- $34

Saturday: The Holy White Hounds at The Hollow
Rock. With: Run River North, The Greeting Committee. 7 pm -- $10.27 ahead / $15 day of

Saturday: Vetiver at Helsinki Hudson
Folk rock. 9 pm -- $15 ahead / $18 day of

Sunday: Fruit Bats + Horse Feathers at Helsinki Hudson
Folk rock. 8 pm -- $18 ahead / $22 day of

Colonial Schenectady Walking Tour
Saturday: The Schenectady County Historical Society is hosting a walking tour of the Stockade neighborhood. Saturday 10 am -- $5 (registration requested)

Museums
Wander through one of the Capital Region's museums:

Masterworks Paper
In honor of its 225th anniversary, the Albany Institute of History and Art is showing some rarely-seen paper items including manuscripts, letters, architectural plans, photographs, ephemera, silhouettes, and maps spanning three centuries in its newly opened Masterworks Paper exhibit. Many of these items can't be exhibited often or for extended periods due to their sensitivity to light. On display through October 16.

Imaging the American West
The exhibit Imaging the American West: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art continues the State Museum. It includes works by artists such as Albert Bierstadt, Paul Manship, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frederic Remington, and Charles M. Russell. It will be on display through July 17.

MASS MoCA
MASS MoCA has two recently opened exhibits: Sarah Crowner: Beetle in the Leaves and The Space Between.

Arkell
The Arkell Museum has has exhibitions about Rembrandt's influence on printmakers and the work of Edward Buyck.

Alma Thomas
The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College has its exhibit of the bright, colorful paintings of Alma Thomas. It's on display until June 5.

Sculpture parks
With the nice spring weather, maybe you'd like to explore some sculpture parks around the region.

Free Comic Book Day
Saturday: Participating comic book shops around the Capital Region will celebrate Free Comic Book Day by handing out free comics. All branches of the Albany Public Library will also be offering a variety of free comic books.

Albany Devils playoffs
Sunday: The Albany Devils will be at the TU Center for game three of their Calder Cup playoff series with the Toronto Marlies. Sunday 5 pm -- $23 and uip

Friday Night Lights
Friday: The Friday Night Lights high school baseball program continues at Joe Bruno Stadium. Averill Park and Pittsfield face each other at 4 pm, and then Shen and Ballston Spa play at 7 pm. It's a fundraiser the American Cancer Society. general admission $5

Ice cream stand season
Seasonal ice cream stands around the Capital Region are open.

Farmers' markets
Farmers Markets are outdoors...
+ Troy Waterfront Farmers Market will be on River Street and around Monument Square Saturday 9 am-2 pm
+ The Saratoga Farmers' Market is outdoors at High Rock Park. Saturday from 9 am-1 pm
+ The Schenectady Greenmarket is at its outdoor location around City Hall. Sunday from 10 am-2 pm.
+ The Spa City Farmers' Market is outdoors to the lawn at the Lincoln Baths. Sunday from 10 am-3 pm

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