THE SHORT LIST
Music
Stephen Pearcy, the lead singer for the on-hiatus heavy/glam metal band RATT goes solo, but he plays the group’s ’80s hits like “Round and Round,” “Lay It Down” and “Way Cool Jr.”
Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $35-$75. 518-4340776 or thecohoesmusichall.org
Film
The Kuumba Film Festival at Proctors celebrates Black artists and showcases content made by and about people of African descent. This inaugural event will have special presentations, speakers and content from both established and up-and-coming creators.
GE Theatre, Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. Noon Saturday. $6-$11. 518-3466204 or proctors.org.
Storytelling
“Paper Pianos” is a full-length theatrical work co-directed by Armenian-american composer Mary Kouyoumdjian and South African-american director Nigel Maister. The work combines the testimonies of four refugees and resettlement workers with intricate hand-drawn animations of Syrian visual artist Kevork Mourad to vividly depict the dramatic emotional landscape of refugee displacement and resettlement. Performed live by the 18-piece contemporary ensemble Alarm Will Sound.
EMPAC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, corner of Eighth Street and College Avenue, Troy. 3 p.m. Saturday. Free-$20. 518-2763921 or empac.rpi.edu.
Q&A
The WWE Hall of Famer Tito Santana takes the stage for “Don’t Call Me Chico,” a conversation and Q&A session about his life in and out of the ring and all of the WWF superstars of the golden age of Wrestlemania. With special guest, fellow wrestler Greg “The Hammer” Valentine.
The Linda, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$60. 518465-5233 or thelinda.org.
Theater
The play’s the thing, right? What if it lasted for a full day? The Charles R. Wood Theater is hosting its 24 Hour Play Fest, when more than 70 volunteers arrive on Friday and are divided into eight or nine teams of writers, directors and actors to create 10-minute plays in 24 hours that they’ll perform on Saturday night.
Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St., Glens Falls. 8 p.m. Saturday. $20. 518-4804878 or woodtheater.org.