Quality events for this weekend

Friday July 26

Cretin Hop at Fuze Box: Rock and roll dance party.

Troy Night Out: Arts, music, food, drinks and more around Troy.

Albany Sunset Cruise via Dutch Apple: To Castleton and back.

Jess Jones at Eden Cafe: Hometown show.

Lone Phone Booth, Charles O’More at at ADCo.: Indie/alt/r&b.

Martin Courtney and Ryley Walker at BSP Kingston: Frontman of Real Estate.

The Pretenders with C. Gibbs at MASS MoCA: English rock legends.

Adam Ezra Group at Skyloft: Roots/folk.

Pass the AUX at Pint Sized: All female DJ lineup.

Death Cow, Glass Pony, Electric Turtle at Pauly’s: Garage/psych/indie.

Brighton Beat and Victory Soul Orchestra at The Hollow: Big band/funk.

Not an Airplane, FrontBiz, Northway, Drobakid at Savoy: Savoy after dark. Alt/country/rock/math/indie.

TGIF Yoga at Heartspace: Community class, In both Albany and Troy.

Saturday July 27

Polly Sea at Post Contemporary: Sea creatures theme. Dance party raising funds for Teamhero.

South End Market at Capital South Campus Center: Entertainment and healthy food in the South End.

Public Puberty, CASE, Parashi, Rambutan at The Low Beat: Psyjazz.

Downswing, Sharptooth Born A New, Close To Nothing at Fuze Box: Hardcore show.

Dan St. Germain at Proctors: Part of Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show series.

Adia Victoria at MASS MoCA: Blues.

Executors, Male Patterns, Eye Witness, Wet Specimens at Low Beat: Punk/hardcore.

Fifth Annual Christmas In July Charity Pub Crawl at Excelsior Pub: Raising money with Albany’s Social Rugby Club.

The Emo Night Tour at The Hollow: Throwback to your uncomfortable teens.

90s Night at City Beer Hall: Throwback dance party.

Sunday July 28

Queer Clothing Exchange and Skillshare at Albany Social Justice Center: Get or give some new clothes and skills.

Cadence, Rhythm & Rhyme at SMCo.: Poetry and music.

The Take, Murderers Row, Non Compliants at Fuze Box: Skinhead BBQ.

Pencildive, Lollygagger, White Devil and the 666: Indie/punk/alternative.

The Growlers at Skyloft: With Diane Coffee.

Tinsley Ellis at The Linda: Blues guitar.

All weekend

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

Olana State Historic Site in Hudson: Rotating weekly programs and a landscape to get lost in.

The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.

Movies at The Spectrum: First run movies at a small centrally located theater.

Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.

Did I miss something? Please let me know!