ONLINE EVENTS
MUSIC
POP, ROCK, JAZZ, COUNTRY, ETC.
Blues Night with the Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society , 7 p.m. Wednesday. 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.
Erin Harkes Happy Hour, 5 p.m. Fridays. http://www.erinharkes.com. Acoustic performance by the local singer-songwriter. Requests encouraged, tips appreciated.
Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys, 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. 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. Kevin Mckrell. Part of Caffe Lena’s Stay at Home Sessions.
Stephane Wrembel , 7 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.
DANCE
Tango Fusion Dance lessons, http:// www.tangofusiondance.com. $15 and up. Dance classes are hosted via Zoom Mondaysthursdays. Lessons in cha cha, swing, hustle and salsa.
Fred Astaire Dance Studios dance lessons, http://www.fredastaireonlinelessons.com. Online private and group dance lessons in variety of styles. Also, dance workout classes. Private lessons can be scheduled at 518-587-0300. Free and paid classes available. FAMILY FUN
Andy The Music Man, 11 a.m. Monday-friday. http://www.andysings.com. Free. Age appropriate, educational, interactive and silly music helps kids get their wiggles out.
COMEDY
Mopco’s Virtual Friday Night Show, 8 p.m. Fridays. https://www.mopco.org/shows. Free, live improv in your living room. A completely improvised show of scenes and songs.
WORDS & IDEAS
{DIF}FUSION: Albany Barn virtual anti-gala, 6 p.m.
Friday. https://albanybarn.org/. The creative arts incubator and community arts center hosts the event to raise critically needed funds for their creative communities in Arbor Hill and Hamilton Hill. Features of the online event include music by DJ Trumastr and DJ Nate da Great, interactive workshops in collage and mixology, led by artist-in-residence and mommy-blogger Nicole Desantis Robins and local organizer, activist, and artist Jammella Anderson, a “Battle of the Brushes” live painting competition between artists Alex Waters and Christie Olson, as well as live artist talks and studio tours with artists-inresidence and members at both Albany Barn and Electric City Barn.
“Bad Date” storytelling series, 6 p.m. Thursday. https://www.thepalettecafe.com/event/. Palette Cafe hosts the storytelling event featuring four women who compete for who has the worst date story.
Northshire Live: L. Annette Binder, 5 p.m. Thursday. https://www.northshire.com/. Binder presents her new historical novel, “The Vanishing Sky,” an intimate, harrowing story about a family of German citizens during World War II in a wide-ranging literary conversation with Sandell Morse author of “The Spiral Shell: A French Village Reveals its Secrets of Jewish Resistance in World War II.”
Northshire Live: Edward Schwarzschild, 6 p.m.
Friday. https://www.northshire.com/. The Albany novelist and New York State Writers Institute Fellow presents “In Security,” in a wide-ranging conversation with Adam Johnson, author of the Pulitzer-winning novel “The Orphan Master's Son.” Storytelling Night ,7p.m. Tuesday. http://www.caffelena.org. With William Clarke, Johanna Martin and Beth Novik.