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CLASSICAL

Albany Symphony Orchestra Beethoven Birthday Bash. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. http://www.albanysymphony.com/beethovenbday. The program, livestreamed from Albany’s Palace Theatre, celebrates the composer’s 250th birthday and features his overture and finale to “The Creatures of Prometheus” and ends with Symphony No. 1. The evening also includes Michael Torke’s “Ash,” composed in 1988, and Viet Cuong’s “Extra (Ordinarily) Fancy.”

Schenectady Symphony Orchestra presents “Poinsettia Pops,” Proctors, Schenectady. $20. http://www.proctors.org or (518) 346-6204. The concert will include holiday favorites and feature guest vocalist Jean Leonard. You can purchase an electronic ticket and view the stream of the concert at a time convenient for you any time from Dec. 15-25.

POP, ROCK, JAZZ, COUNTRY, ETC.

Erin Harkes Happy Hour, 5 p.m. Fridays. http://www.erinharkes.com. Acoustic performance by the local singer-songwriter. Requests encouraged, tips appreciated. Fenimore Blues Band , 7 p.m. Thursday. http://www.caffelena.org. You’ll have a chance to tip musicians and enjoy some sweet songs from the comfort of your home. Part of Caffe Lena’s Stay at Home Sessions. Giroux Niedbalski Perrillo Trio , 8 p.m. Friday. http://www.caffelena.org. You’ll have a chance to tip musicians and enjoy some sweet songs from the comfort of your home. Part of Caffe Lena’s Stay at Home Sessions. Holiday Folk Show, 8 p.m. Saturday. http://www.caffelena.org. You’ll have a chance to tip musicians and enjoy some sweet songs from the comfort of your home. Part of Caffe Lena’s Stay at Home Sessions. Jim Brickman: “Comfort and Joy at Home,” Proctors, Schenectady. 8 p.m. Sunday. http://www.proctors.org or (518) 346-6204.. $40 and up. Brickman will bring the live concert experience up close and personal into your home, blending yuletide memories and holiday carols with his own hit songs. A portion of each ticket purchase benefits Proctors.

Please see

The Restless Age, 7 p.m. Sunday. http://www.caffelena.org. You’ll have a chance to tip musicians and enjoy some sweet songs from the comfort of your home.

Rick Bedrosian, 7 p.m. Saturdays. http://www.facebook.com/ rick.bedrosian. The Irish rocker and frontman for Hair of the Dog presents weekly Home Alone live concert.

Rick’s Picks Local Showcase , 7 p.m. Monday. http:// www.caffelena.org. Seth Warden & Matt Mccabe. Part of Caffe Lena’s Stay at Home Sessions.

STAGE

Boar’s Head & Yule Log celebration, 7:30 p.m. Friday. https://hoosac.org/the-arts/theboar-s-head-and-yule-log. The schoo-wide production celebrates the Christmas season in true medieval style. Hoosac began carrying on the longstanding Elizabethan Tibbits family tradition in 1892 and has since become nationally recognized as one of only a few institutions globally still hosting the annual event. The COVID-19 pandemic represents the first disruption to the play since its inaugural performance.

“A Christmas Carol,” Theatre Institute at Sage, Troy. $10. http://www.theatre.sage.edu. A new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic comes to life in Zoom format. Join Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and, of course, Ebenezer Scrooge, on a fantastical journey through Christmas past, present, and future. This enduring story of hope and redemption will be told in partnership with students from local school districts. The production can be streamed through Jan. 6.