THINGS 2 DO
MUSIC CLASSICAL
Albagli & Friends, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7 p.m. Friday. $3-$10. 518-442-3300 or albany.edu/ pac. Faculty member Richard Albagli along with two of his top high school student musicians, William Lauricella and Tommy White, perform a percussion recital of works by Bach, Rossini, Chopin, Bernstein, Billy Dorn, Scott Provancher, Alan Hovhaness and Kevin Romanski, as well as music from the vaudeville stage.
Candlelight Concerts, The Kenmore Ballroom, 76 North Pearl St., Albany. 6:30 and 9 p.m. Friday. $45. 518-4696102 or thekenmoreballroom.com. Listeso Quartet perform “The Best of Beethoven.” Chamber Music Series: Spotlight on Alumni, Carl B. Taylor Auditorium, SUNY Schenectady County Community College, 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-382-7581 or esyo.org. Performing works by Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”; Sonata in E major, Op. 109; and Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110.
Close Encounters with Music, Saint James Place, 352 Main St., Great Barrington, Mass. 6 p.m. Saturday. $52. 800-843-0778 or cewm.org. “Town & Country – Mendelssohn and Dvorak” features music by the two composers played by pianist Renana Gutman, violinist Xiao-dong Wang and cellist Yehuda Hanani. Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $15-$45. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. Performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, with featured vocal soloist Robert Mcduffie.
Ensemble Connect, Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $5-$15. 518-580-5321 or skidmore.edu. The Carnegie Hall group returns to Skidmore to perform: Jennifer Higdon’s “Dark Wood”; Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452; Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet; and the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer and violinist Michi Wiancko, “7 Kinships.”
Stockton Chamber Players, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $10-$20. 518-442-3300 or albany.edu/pac. The PAC’S annual artist-in-residence exchange program hosts this faculty ensemble from Stockton University, featuring clarinetist Christopher Di Santo, violinist Ruotao Mao and pianist Michael Sheadel in a program of works by Milhaud, Bartok and more.
Mitsuko Uchida, Memorial Chapel, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $50. 518941-4331 or capitalregionclassical.org. The pianist performs late Beethoven sonatas.
POP, ROCK, FOLK, COUNTRY AND JAZZ
2023 Hudson Jazz Festival Exhibition Opening Party, Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson. 5 p.m. Thursday.
Free. 518-822-1438 or hudsonhall.org. The annual music festival and the exhibit “Marine Penvern: Body & Soul” kick off with music by guitarist Ed Cherry and keyboard player Kyle Koehler. 2023 Hudson Jazz Festival: Sara
Elizabeth Charles & Scope, Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson. 7 p.m. Friday. $30-$60. Free. 518-822-1438 or hudsonhall.org. The jazz vocalist with neo-soul stylings and her band open this year’s festival with a concert on the heels of their recent fourth release, “Blank Canvas.” 2023 Hudson Jazz Festival: Marquis
Hill, Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson. 7 p.m. Saturday. $30$40. 518-822-1438 or hudsonhall.org. The trumpet player and his band play tracks off his live album, “New Gospel Revisited.”
2023 Hudson Jazz Festival: Michael Mayo, Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson. 3 p.m. Sunday. $30$60. 518-822-1438 or hudsonhall.org. Jazz singer and vocalese expert. African Drumming, William K. Sanford Town Library, 629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 518-458-9274 or colonielibrary.org. With Zorkie Nelson.
“Akoma”: Jlin and Florence To, MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. 8 p.m. Saturday. $15-$59. 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org. Electronic musician and producer Jlin and multidisciplinary artist To preview their work-in-progress concert/installation.
Boogie T, Empire Live, 93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $28. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. Electronic music. Also on the bill: SODOWN, Khiva, Notixx, Skellytn.
The British Legends of Rock Show: 1960s-1970s, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Friday. $28-$35. 518-434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. A tribute to the music of everyone from The Animals to Zeppelin. Featuring famed sax player Crispin Cloe.
Dark Sarcasm, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 8 p.m. Saturday. $20. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. A tribute to Pink Floyd.
The Dirty Harri’s, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $5-$15. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. George Harrison tribute band.
Fellow Pynins, Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen St., Glens Falls. 7 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-792-6508 or crandalllibrary.org. Contemporary folk duo.
Fellow Pynins, Historic Salem Courthouse, 58 E. Broadway, Salem. 7 p.m. Friday. Free. 518-854-7053 or salemcourthouse.org. Contemporary folk duo. Friday Nights with Sergio Sericolo and Co., Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. 518977-3771 or edenasc.com.
Glen David Andrews Band, Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock. 8 p.m. Tuesday. $35-$45. 845-679-2744 or levonhelm.com. A Mardi Gras party and dinner led by the New Orleans music band fronted by the trombonist (and cousin of fellow Crescent City trombone player Trombone Shorty).
Gunning & Cormier, The 8th Step at Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. 7 p.m. Sunday. $28-$50. 518-4341703 or 8thstep.org. A CD release concert for “Leather and Dust,” the second duo album from Canadian roots singer-songwriters Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier.
Buddy Jewell, The Glove Theatre, 42 North Main St., Gloversville. 7 p.m. Friday. $20-$25. 518-752-4611 or theglovetheatre.com. Country music singer-songwriter and the fist winner of USA Network’s “Nashville Star.”
King Buffalo, Empire Underground,
93 N. Pearl St., Albany. 8 p.m. Friday. $15-$18. 518-900-5900 or empirelive.com. Psychedelic rock trio. Also on the bill: The Swell Fellas.
A Million Dreams Cabaret, Valatie Community Theatre, 3031 Main St., Valatie. 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 518-758-1309 or valatiecommunitytheatrte.org. Catch a glimpse of some of the performers you have seen in previous shows and will see this season as they perform songs from their dream roles and the 2023 theater season is announced.
The Moody Blues’ John Lodge, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Tuesday. $60-$75. 518-434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. A bass player, songwriter and vocalist for the veteran British prog-rock group revisits their classic album, “Days of Future Passed.”
“The Music of Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come ,” Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $37.50-$57.50. 518346-6204 or universalpreservationhall.org. Bradd Marquis performs the music of the soul and gospel legend, whose budding journey as a social activist was cut short by his tragic early death.
The Musicats Duo, Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518-388-4500 or scpl.org. Jazz from Azzaam Hameed and Bill Hoeprich.
“On a Winter’s Night,” The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $34.50-$39.50. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Four revered singer-songwriters – Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin — join together to celebrate the cozy season. Proof of Covid vaccination and masks required.
Juanito Pascual, Bulmer Telecommunications Center, Hudson Valley Communications Center, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy. Noon Thursday. Free. 518-629-7170 or hvcc.edu. Flamenco guitarist.
Ariel Posen, The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $20-$25. 518-792-1150 or parktheatergf.com. Canadian singer-songwriter and former member of the Bros. Landreth.
Project H, Albany Public Library – Arbor Hill/west Hill Branch, 148 Henry Johnson Blvd., Albany. 6 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-427-4300 or albanypubliclibrary.org. Jazz combo. River of Dreams with American Elton, Cohoes Music Hall, 58
Remsen St., Cohoes. 8 p.m. Saturday. $24$45. 518-434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. A dual tribute show for the pop piano men, Billy Joel and Elton John.
Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn & Sarah Jarosz, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second St., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $34.50$64.50. 518-273-0038 or troymusichall.org. The trio of Grammy-winning acoustic singersongwriters come together on stage.
Sheen, Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7 p.m. Monday. Free. 518-832-3484 0r mystrandtheater.org. Acoustic power trio.
The Soggy Po’ Boys, The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7 p.m. Saturday. $20$25. 518-792-1150 or parktheatergf.com. New England band spreading the music of New Orleans.
Third Thursday Jazz featuring Oscar
Williams II, The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $10. 518-7921150 or parktheatergf.com. Join Matt Niedbalski and a rotating cast of talented, regional jazz musicians. This week, piano player Williams.
Jessica Vosk , Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $39.50-$79.50. 518-3466204 or universalpreservationhall.org. A concert from the veteran Broadway singer and actress.
Weird Phishes, Lark Hall, 351 Hudson Ave., Albany. 9 p.m. Saturday. $10-$20. 518-5995804 or larkhallalbany.com. The music of Radiohead and Phish reworked as danceable jams.
DANCE
PARTICIPATORY
Flurry Festival 2023 , various locations in Saratoga Springs. Friday-sunday. Free-$145. 518-384-3275 or flurryfestival.org. The annual folk dance and music festival, one of the largest in North America, is back with its Winter Roots session. Performers include: Wake Up Robin, Nova, Clayfoot Strutters, Mary Wesley, Mae Wilson, Will Mentor, Bare Necessities, John Kirk, Trish Miller & Dan Berggren, Gaye Fifer, Zydegroove, Cedar Stanistreet, Spare Parts, George Wilson, Toss the Feathers, Tamarack, Zorkie Nelson African Drum and Dance, Wheezer & Squeezer, Troy Samba, Drive Train and many others.
PERFORMANCE
Black History Month Step Show & HYP3 Dance Competition, Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. 5 p.m. Sunday. $21-$26. 800-745-3000 or palacealbany.org. Featuring some of the best step teams in the Capital Region and beyond for an afternoon of high energy performances. New York Theatre Ballet and Bridgman
Packer Dance, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 8 p.m. Friday. $25. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Performing Toulouse’s “Dreams, choreographed by Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer. In addition, NYTB will offer works by Jerome Robbins and Pam Tanowitz and Bridgman Packer Dance will perform an excerpt from their repertoire.
STAGE 10 X 10 New Play Festival,
Barrington Stage Company, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield, Mass. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Saturday (masks required on Thursday). $25-$35. 413-236-8888 or barringtonstageco.org. Ten 10-minute plays by 10 different playwrights.
“Barefoot in the Park,” Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY-43, Averill Park. 8 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $10-$50. 518-674-2007 or slca-ctp.org. Circle Theatre Players perform Neil Simon’s romantic comedy about a newlywed couple in 1960’s New York City.
Evening of Performances, RPI Playhouse, 15th Street, Troy. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5-$15. 518-276-6503 or players.rpi.edu. With the following acts: Duly Noted, RPI Players, Rensselyrics, Partial Credit, Rusty Pipes, Sheer Idiocy, RPI Fencing, Strings Theory and Capoeira.
“Invitation to a March,” The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $12-$28. 518-392-6264 or ghentplayhouse.org. Arthur Laurents’ comedy concerns a young woman who is literally put to sleep by her fiancé whenever he talks about their future, but then awoken by a kiss from a free-spirited plumber. “Jump,” Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second Ave., Albany. $12.24-$20.73. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. 518-462-1297 or albanycivictheater.org. In Charly Evon Simpson’s play, Fay, a woman coping with the loss of her mother and her childhood home, seeks solace at the bridge her mother took her to as a child, where she connects with a fellow grieving man.
“The Lifespan of a Fact,” Dee Sarno Theater, Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $32.50. 518-5874427 or homemadetheater.org. A fresh-outof-harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine tangles with the talented writer of an essay about the suicide of a teenage boy over the truth.
“Magic Tree House: Knight at Dawn,” Colonial Theater, 111 South St., Pittsfield, Mass. 2 p.m. Saturday. $10. 413-997-4444 or berkshiretheatregroup.org. A stage show based on the children’s books by Mary Pope Osborne. The author will be signing copies of her work from 1-1:45 p.m. in the theater lobby.
“Secret Hour,” Capital Repertory Theater, 251 North Pearl St., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $27-$62. 518-346-6204 or capitalrep.org. A married couple – she a workaholic ethics professor, he an unemployed programmer – have invented the perfect game for getting to the truth and nothing but the truth, but when a car accident reveals the wife’s darkest secret, their marriage spins out of control.
“Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Jersey Lily ,” Theatre Institute at Sage, Schacht Fine Arts Center Theater, Russell Sage College, 65 1st St., Troy. 10 a.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m.
Sunday. Free-$15. 518-244-2248 or theatre.sage.edu. The wit of Oscar Wilde meets the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when Wilde brings his dear friend, the legendary beauty Lillie Langtry, to Baker Street. She is being blackmailed and only Holmes can solve the case.
FILMS
“Akeelah and the Bee,” GE Theatre, Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. 7 p.m. Thursday. $6-$9. 518-346-6204 or proctors.org. (U.S., 1992) A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
“The Bad Guys,” Voorheesville Public Library, 51 School Road, Voorheesville. 1 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 518-765-2791 or voorhesvillelibrary.org. (U.s./japan, 2022) To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.
“Indignation,” New York State Writers Institute, Page Hall, University at Albany downtown campus, 135 Western Ave., Albany. 7 p.m. Friday. Free. 518-442-5620 or nyswritersinstitute.org. (U.s./china/brazil/germany, 2016) Set in 1951, the story follows Marcus Messner, the idealistic son of a humble kosher butcher from Newark, N.J., who leaves for Ohio to study at a small, conservative college, where he finds himself at odds with the administration, grapples with anti-semitism and sexual repression and pines after a troubled girl. Based on the novel by Philip Roth.
“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Free. 518-439-9314 or bethlehempubliclibrary.org. (U.S., 2022) The untold story of one 12-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518477-7476 or eglibrary.org. (U.k./canada/ France/hungary/belgium, 2022) In partnership with the House of Dior, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. Oscar-nominated Shorts 2023: Animation, GE Theatre, Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. 2 and 7 p.m. Tuesday. $6-$9. 518-346-6204 or proctors.org. The five short animated films up for next month’s Academy Award are screened. There is one adult-themed film that will be shown last, with a warning card preceding it.
“The Prince of Egypt,” Albany Public Library – Arbor Hill/west Hill Branch, 148 Henry Johnson Boulevard, Albany. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 518-427-4300 or albanypubliclibrary.org. (U.S., 1998) Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people. The Oscar-winning animated film features an all-star voice cast: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Steve Martin and Martin Short.
“Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady. Noon Wednesday. Free. 518388-4500 or scpl.org. (U.S., 2019) This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
“Wreck-it Ralph,” East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush. 3:15 p.m. Friday. Free. 518-477-7476 or eglibrary.org. (U.S., 2012) A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
“Yours, Mine and Ours,” Voorheesville Public Library, 51 School Road, Voorheesville. 1 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-765-2791 or voorhesvillelibrary.org. (U.S., 1968) A widower (Henry Fonda) with 10 children falls for a widow (Lucille Ball) with eight, and they must decide about forming a huge, unconventional family.
COMEDY
Zac Amico, The Comedy Works, 388 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 8 p.m. Friday; 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. $20-$25. 877-5653849 or thecomedyworks.com/saratoga. Standup comedy.
Jo Koy, Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Friday. $49.50-$69.50. 800745-3000 or palacealbany.org. Standup comedy.
“The Long and Short of It,” The Mopco Improv Theatre, 10 N. Jay St., Schenectady. 8 p.m. Saturday. $7-$15. 518-577-6726 or mopco.org. Short and long form improv all in one night.
Aries Spears , Funny Bone Comedy Club Restaurant, Crossgates Mall, Guilderland. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 7 and 9:45 p.m. Saturday. $32. 518-313-7484 or albany.funnybone. Standup comedy.
William Hughes’ Monthly Show, The Mopco Improv Theatre, 10 N. Jay St., Schenectady. 8 p.m. Friday. $7.50-$15. 518-577-6726 or mopco.org. An anything goes kind of comedy show.
Xxxtreme Comedy Hypnosis with Rich Guzzi , Funny Bone Comedy Club Restaurant, Crossgates Mall, Guilderland. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $19. 518-313-7484 or albany.funnybone.
WORD & IDEAS
“Crime and Misadventures in Corinth,”
Saratoga County History Center, 21 Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa. 3 p.m. Tuesday. Free, but $5 donation recommended. 518-885-4000 or brooksidemuseum.org. The History Center kicks off a series of monthly Historian Tea Talks with Corinth Town Historian Rachel Clothier. FFAPL Collaborating-author Talk: "Truly Blessed and Highly Favored, A Memoir" by H. Carl Mccall with Paul Grondahl, Albany Public Library — Main Branch, 161 Washington Ave., Albany. 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 518-427-4300 or albanypubliclibrary.org. Grondahl, director of the New York State Writers Institute and Times Union writer, discusses the former New York State Comptroller and State Senator. Grondahl assisted in the writing of this memoir and will share how he works with a co-author during the research and writing process.
Terri Givens, New York State Writers Institute, Campus Center Ballroom,
University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free, but registration required. 518-442-5620 or nyswritersinstitute.org. As part of the ongoing 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, the renowned political scientist, thought leader, Mcgill University professor and author (“Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides”) speaks.
Helen Andrews and Jill Filipovic: Baby Boomers – The Worst Generation?, New York State Writers Institute, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-442-5620 or nyswritersinstitute.org. A discussion with authors Andrews (“BOOMERS: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster”) and Filipovic (“OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind”). There is also 4:30 p.m. craft talk in the Multipurpose Room of the Campus Center West Addition.
In Conversation with Devlin Barrett, Irish American Heritage Museum, 21 Quackenbush Square, Albany. 7 p.m. Thursday. 518427-1916 or irish-us.org. A talk with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter and Troy native, author the book, “October Surprise: How the FBI Tried to Save Itself and Crashed an Election.”
Lost Voices Tour of Mabee Farm, Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1100 Main St. Rotterdam Junction. 11 a.m. Saturday. Free-$10. 518-374-0263 or schenectadyhistorical.org. Not everyone at the Mabee Farm was free to live and pass down their stories for posterity. The Farm was also home to generations of enslaved people like Sam, Bate and Cato, whose voices have been lost to history. In this tour, we try to see the Mabee Farm as they would have known it, and to understand the painful, dehumanizing experiences of hundreds of other enslaved people in Schenectady’s history.
Project Cameron’s Story Bookraiser Party, Northshire Bookstore, 420 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday. Free. 518-682-4200 or northshire.com. Enjoy craft projects, face painting and a visit with Elmo at Project Cameron's Story’s the party to celebrate their goal of giving books to every parent of a premature baby upon admission to the NICU'S at 18 of the largest hospitals across New York state.
Christie Tate, The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave., Albany. 6 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-489-4761 or bhny.com. The author signs and discusses “B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found.”
Third Thursday Poetry Night, Albany Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $5. 518-4344037 or albanysocialjusticecenter.org. Featured poet: Paul Lamar.
Anya Ulinich, Albany Public Library – Pine Hills Branch, 517 Western Ave., Albany. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 518-427-4300 or albanypubliclibrary.org. The writer and fine artist, whose work is featured in the least exhibit at the library, shares here creative process and discusses her work, including the debut novel, “Petropolis” and the graphic novel, “Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel.”
“The Wild Women of Rensselaer County,” Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-456-2400 or guilderlandlibrary.org. Kathy Sheehan of the Rensselaer Historical Society will give a presentation about famous and infamous women of local history. Learn about suffragettes, educators, clairvoyants, the veiled murderess, the unsolved murder of Hazel Drew, and the famous brothel owner Mame Faye.
Lake George Winter Carnival, throughout Lake George. Saturday and Sunday. Various prices. 518-240-0809 or lakegeorgewintercarnival.com. The third of four weekends in February features food, drinks, outhouse races, polar plunges, ATV races, fireworks, pony rides, a parade, carriage and sleigh rides, kids activities and more.
FAMILY FUN FAIRS & FESTIVALS
The Harlem Globetrotters, Cool Insuring Arena, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls 7 p.m. Wednesday. $25. 518-798-0366 or coolinsuringarena.com. It’s been almost 100 years, but the latest iteration of the winningest basketball team in history is still at it and still fending off rivals the Washington Generals with trick shots, acrobatics and comedy.
Puppy Pals Live, Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 3 p.m. Sunday. $15-$28. 518-434-0776 or thecohoesmusichall.org. Comedic stunt dog circus show seen on “America’s Got Talent.”