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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 (so July), to the stage, to stories, to authors, to running a business, to baseball, to all sorts of music...

Weather

Here's the paraphrased forecast for this week:

Monday: Sunny, upper 70s.

Tuesday: Sunny, mid 80s.

Wednesday: Sunny, around 90.

Thursday: Sunny, upper 80s. Maybe thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, upper 80s. Maybe thunderstorms.

Weekend: Sun and 80s.

So July.

Stage

A Night with Janis Joplin
Tuesday-Sunday: Capital Rep opens its production of A Night with Janis Joplin (it was in previews this past weekend). Blurbage: "A Night with Janis Joplin is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences - trailblazers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith - who inspired one of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest legends." Tuesday-Sunday various times - $25 and up

Williamstown Theatre Festival
Tuesday-Sunday: The Williamstown Theatre Festival's season continues with a production of the Tennessee William comedy The Rose Tattoo, starring Marisa Tomei, on the main stage. And on Wednesday The Chinese Room opens on the Nikos Stage (it runs through July 23). various times -- $40 and up

Park Playhouse
Tuesday-Saturday: The Park Playhouse in Albany's Washington Park continues its production of Chicago. (It runs through July 30). Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm -- free on the lawn / reserve tickets $16 and up

Stories

Tuesday: The Front Parlor storytelling series will be at The Hangar in Troy. This month's theme is "Abby's Birthday/Fashoro-Lublin Goodbye Party" (it's a farewell for organizer Abby Lublin). After storytelling DJ Trumastr will be spinning music for a dance party. Tuesday 7:30 pm -- free admission

NYS Writers Institute

Monday-Friday: The NYS Summer Writers Institute continues it series of public author readings at Skidmore. This week's schedule:
+ Monday: novelist Mary Gaitskill (The Mare, Don't Cry, Veronica) & poet Carolyn Forche
+ Tuesday: poet Frank Bidart (National Book Critics Circle Award for Metaphysical Dog) and novelist Mary Gordon (The Shadow Man, Final Payments, The Stories of MG)
+ Wednesday: memoirist-poet Nick Flynn (Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, The Ticking Is The Bomb) and novelist Victoria Redel (Loverboy, Make Me Do Things)
+ Thursday: poet Louise Gluck (Pulitzer Prize, The Wild Iris; National Book Award, Meadowlands) and novelist Claire Messud (The Woman Upstairs, Emperor's Children)
+ Friday: novelist-memoirist Joyce Carol Oates (National Book Award; author Zombie, them, Mud Woman, I Am No One You Know, We Were The Mulvaneys, Blonde)

The events start at 8 pm in the Davis Auditorium of Skidmore's Palamountain Hall. They're free.

Arts and sciences

Heather LaVine and Vic Christopher
Wednesday: The owners of the downtown Troy group of businesses that includes The Confectionery and Peck's Arcade -- Heather LaVine and Vic Christopher -- will be the featured guests of this month's meeting of the local Startup Grind series (it's at The Confectionery). Blurbage: "Join us as Vic and Heather share lessons learned along the road to becoming successful small business owners, visionary restaurateurs and catalysts for change." Wednesday 6 pm -- $20 ahead / $25 at the door

1791 Club: Introduction to Print Making
Wednesday: The 1791 Club series at the Albany Institute has a printmaking night lined up. Blurbage: "Get hands-on and discover print making in our Art Studio. Afterwards, we'll head over to a local venue for fun and food." (RSVP by July 12.) Wednesday 5:30 pm -- $10

Jim Gaffigan

Wednesday: Comedian Jim Gaffigan will be at the TU Center for a standup show. Wednesday 8 pm -- $39.75 and up

Baseball

Thursday: The Tri-City ValleyCats open a six-game homestand at The Joe, first with a three-game series against Connecticut. Thursday and through the weekend various times -- $5.75 ahead / $7 day of (and up)

Greyfox

Thursday-Sunday: The Greyfox Bluegrass Festival returns Oak Hill in the northern Catskills. This year's lineup includes Bela Fleck & Chris Thile, Del & Dawg, The Wood Brothers, Sara Watkins, and many others. Thursday-Sunday -- day tickets from $80

Music

Tuesday: Disturbed at SPAC
With: Breaking Benjamin, Alter Bridge, St. Ansonia. 6:30 pm -- $29.95 and up

Tuesday: Lacey Sturm at The Hollow
Formerly of Flyleaf. 9 pm -- $15 ahead / $20 day of

Wednesday: Tedeschi Trucks Band at SPAC
With: Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars. 7 pm -- $20 and up

Wednesday: Awolnation at Upstate Concert Hall
Electronic rock. With: Finish Ticket, Irontom. 8 pm -- $32.50 ahead / $35 day of

Wednesday: Blood Sweat and Tears featuring Bo Bice & Dylan Elise at the ESP
With: Super 400. 5 pm -- free

Wednesday: NRBQ at Helsinki Hudson
Rock veterans. 8 pm -- $20 ahead / $25 day of

Wednesday: Emerson String Quartet with Renée Fleming at Tanglewood
Famed soprano. 8 pm -- $19 and up

Wednesday: Eastbound Jesus at Rockin' on the River
Northern rock. With: North & South Dakotas. 5 pm -- free

Thursday: Enter the Haggis at Alive at Five
Celtic night. With: Hair of the Dog. 5 pm -- free

Thursday: Miracle Legion at The Linda
From Pitchfork: How Nostalgia for 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' Revived Miracle Legion. 8 pm - $20

Thursday: Michelle Shocked at Putnam Dem
Playing the Captain Swing album. 9 pm -- $20 ahead / $25 day of

Thursday: The Knights and Gabriel Kahane at Tanglewood
Chamber orchestra + singer/songwriter. 8 pm -- $18 and up

Friday-Saturday Dave Matthews Band at SPAC
Playing a show each night. 7 pm - $40.50 and up

Friday: Gin Blossoms at Schenectady County Summer Night
On State Street in downtown Schenectady. With: Stockade Kids, Moriah Formica, Kristina Lachaga, Talia Denis. 5 pm -- free

Friday: Big Sam's Funky Nation at Parish Public House
"[H]igh-energy music that mixes funk, rock & roll, hip-hop, and jazz." 8 pm -- $15 ahead / $20 at door

Friday: Harpeth Rising at Caffe Lena at The Grove at Neumann
Americana. 7 pm -- $20

Friday: The Skivvies at Helsinki Hudson
"[A]n adult-rated musical comedy act performing stripped-down mashups of pop songs and show tunes almost in the raw." A benefit for Animalkind. 8 pm -- $20

Friday: Decoda: Skidmore Chamber Music Institute at Upbeat on the Roof
"The ensemble's summer intensive at Skidmore College, now in its third year, offers young musicians multiple performance opportunities and occasions for meaningful community engagement." 7 pm -- free

Saturday: Okkervil River at Helsinki Hudson
Alt-country. With: Bird of Youth. 9 pm -- $18 ahead / $22 day of

Saturday: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Renée Fleming at Tanglewood
Performing works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky. 8 pm -- $22 and up

Saturday: Summer UnderCover at The Low Beat and Pauly's Hotel
Local acts covering songs by all sorts of bands. 6 pm -- $10

Sunday: Boston Symphony Orchestra with Yuja Wang at Tanglewood
Star pianist to join the BSO for works by Ravel and Gershwin. 2:30 pm - $20 and up

Sunday: Aoife O'Donovan at Helsinki Hudson
Folk. With: Haas Kowert Tice. 7 pm -- $20 ahead / $25 day of

Sunday: Tinsley Ellis at The Linda
Blues rock. 8 pm -- $15

Sunday: Jerry Douglas presents The Earls of Leicester at Music Haven
Bluegrass. With: Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys. 7 pm -- free
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To do list

1. Keep an eye out for blueberries.

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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