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MUSIC CLASSICAL
Musicians of Ma’alwyck, Freedom Park, 5 Schonowee Ave., Scotia. 7 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518-312-8646 or freedomparkscotia.com.. The chamber ensemble performs the one-act, “Gilbert and Sullivanesque” opera.
Musicians of Ma’alwyck, The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 7 p.m. Monday. $5-$15. 518-832-3484 or mystrandtheater.org. The chamber ensemble performs the one-act, “Gilbert and Sullivanesque” opera.
Opera Saratoga, Pitney Meadows Community Farm, 233 West Ave., Saratoga Springs. 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday. $50 per two-person pod. 518-584-6018 or spac.org. “Quixotic Opera” is a concert of scenes from operas inspired by Cervantes’ iconic novel, “Don Quixote.”
POP, ROCK, FOLK, COUNTRY AND JAZZ
Abygayle Howe & Michael Strauss, Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $7.50. 518-977-3771 or edenasc.com. Folk singer-songwriters. Alec Soth and Dave King, MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $25-$65. 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org. Photographer Soth collaborates for the first time with drummer/composer King of the jazz duo The Bad Plus for “The Palms,” a semi-improvised, photo-sharing, new work-in-progress performance that delves into the physicality of memory that’s been lost in our digital age.
Betsy & the Byegons, Freedom Park, 5 Schonowee Ave., Scotia. 7 p.m. Saturday. Free. 518-312-8646 or freedomparkscotia.com. Music of the “girl group” era.
The Broken Hearted, The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 8 p.m. Saturday. $10. 518-832-3484 or mystrandtheater.org. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute.
The Bunbury Players, The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 8 p.m. Friday. Free. 518-832-3484 or mystrandtheater.org. The newly established performing arts company presents “As We Stumble Along: A Post-quarantine Concert & Broadway Cabaret.”
Capital District Youth Pipe Band, Freedom Park, 5 Schonowee Ave., Scotia. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 518-312-8646 or freedomparkscotia.com.
Colonie Village Singers, Hanover Square Building, 435 New Karner Road, Colonie. 2 p.m. Saturday. $12 (includes beverages and snacks). 518-452-6883. Popular songs.
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs.
Noon Saturday and Sunday. $75-$110. 800-745-3000 or spac.org. The annual event is back with performances by Dianne Reeves, Cécile Mclorin Salvant, Christian Mcbride’s New Jawn, Al Di Meola, Joey Alexander, Artemis and many more.
David Frost , Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 4:30 p.m. Monday. 518977-3771 or edenasc.com. Singer-songwriter.
Dave Gallagher, Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 5:30 p.m. Monday. 518-977-3771 or edenasc.com. Acoustic. Donna Lee, Hanover Square Building, 435 New Karner Road, Colonie. 7 p.m. Friday. $12 (includes beverages and snacks). 518-452-6883. Pop hits and a Janis Joplin tribute performance.
The Levin Brothers, Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock. 8 p.m. Saturday. $50-$55. 845-684-7713 or bearsvilletheater.com. Multi-genre masters and siblings Pete and Tony Levin join with two friends for a jazz band.
Man Must Explore, Eden Café, 269 Osborne Road, Albany. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $10. 518-977-3771 or edenasc.com. Experimental rock trio.
Skeeter Creek, Freedom Park, 5 Schonowee Ave., Scotia. 7 p.m. Monday. Free. 518-312-8646 or freedomparkscotia.com. Country band.
The Solo Beatles Tribute, The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls. 3p.m. Sunday. $10. 518-832-3484 or mystrandtheater.org. The Strand House Band plays the solo songs of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Three Quarter North, Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1100 Main St., Rotterdam Junction. 7 p.m. Thursday. Free. 518-3740263 or schenectadyhistorical.org. The bluegrass and roots band kicks off this
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