THE SHORT LIST
Family fun
It’s our regional gold currency. Enjoy maple treats, crafts, and educational booths highlighting the wonders of the New York state tree and its sap on Maple Day at Grafton Lakes. Learn about Indigenous, home and modern practices for collecting sap and creating maple syrup.
Grafton Lakes State Park, 254 Grafton Lakes State Park Way, Grafton. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free-$3. 518-279-1155 or parks.ny.gov.
Music
With “Back to Bacharach and Beyond,” Christine and Elliot Spero take a musical journey through the songs of one of the greatest American composers and songwriters of all time, Burt Bacharach, who died last month at the age of 94.
Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518456-2400 or guilderlandlibrary.org.
Theater
John Mcdonagh’s one-man play “Off the Meter, is based on his experiences driving a New York City yellow cab for 40 years and the changes he’s observed in the city. See it in this intimate surroundings.
Irish American Heritage Museum, 21 Quackenbush Square, Albany. 7 p.m. Saturday. $15-$20. 518-427-1916 or irish-us.org.
Lecture
Tony Iadicicco, director of Albany Center Gallery and curator of #Capitalwalls, will discuss the murals that highlight the vision of various artists and creatives from the region and beyond.
Bulmer Lori Van Buren / Times Union Telecommunications Center, Hudson Valley Community College, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy. Noon Thursday. Free. 518-629-7336 or hvcc.edu.
Event
In “The Old Man and the Sea,” composer Paola Prestini presents a work-in-progress preview of her new opera, created with Royce Vavrek and Karmina Šilec, that interweaves Hemingway’s classic fable with original portraits of quotidian life to create a look at aging, legacy, and our relationship to oceans. Followed by a conversation on stage with the principal creative team.
MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. 8 p.m. Saturday. $15$70. 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org.