Hello and welcome to yet another edition of What’s Up, Upstate? We here at Mirth Films have all the best things going on in the Capital Region for the first weekend in October (cue ghost noises: spoooooky season). Get out there and do the things!

Thursday:

Live Music

• Russel the Leaf / Onlyness / Jodi / 7:00pm / Superior Merchandise Company in Troy
• Capital Records Live! Dark Blue Sea / 7:30pm / Proctors in Schenectady
• Oakheart, Roseview, Perfect Limbs / 7:30pm / Paulys Hotel in Albany
• Magic Beans + Cycle / 8:00pm / The Hollow Bar in Albany
• Lee Brice / 8:00pm / Palace Theatre in Albany
• Kung Fu Vampire and K. Daver / 8:00pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs
• Gratefully Yours w/s/g David Gans / 9:00pm / Parish Public House in Albany

Live Comedy

• Sarah Tiana / 7:30pm / Albany Funny Bone

Art, Causes & Wellness

• Meditation Under The Stars / 6:45pm / Spirit Tree Connections in Cohoes

Food & Drink

• Sushi Lesson / 5:30pm / Sake Japanese Steakhouse in Latham
• All Things Apple / 6:00pm / Honest Weight Food Co-Op in Albany

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights

• Swing Night / 8:00pm / Speak Easy 518 in Albany
• Therapy Thursday / Waterworks in Albany

Festivals & Farmer’s Markets

• Fallbany Craft Market / 11:30am / Tricentennial Park in Albany

Seasonal Fun:

• Capitol Hauntings / 5:00pm / Albany

Friday:

Live Music

• Live Music for First Friday / 7:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany
• Taco Night / 7:30pm / Parish Public House in Albany
• Incubus w/s/g Wild Belle / 8:00pm / Palace Theatre in Albany
• theNewDeal w/s/g Teddy Midnight / 8:00pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs
• Jukebox Rebellion 8:00pm / Chrome Food and Spirits in Waterford
• Emo Night Tour / 8:30pm / Skyloft in Albany
• Exhumanity / 9:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany
• Of The Trees w/s/g Cup A’ Joe / 10:00pm / Pearl St. Pub in Albany

Live Comedy

• Sarah Tiana / 7:30pm / Albany Funny Bone
• Artie Lange / 8:00pm / Cohoes Music Hall
• Paula Poundstone / 8:00pm / Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Art, Causes & Wellness

• First Friday Art Show and Concert / 5:30pm / First Presbyterian Church in Albany
• First Friday at Umana / 7:00pm / Umana Restaurant and Wine Bar in Albany
• The Turn of the Screw / 7:00pm / Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany
• Whitewashed: the racism project / 7:30pm / Opalka Gallery in Albany
• The Office! A Musical Parody / 7:30pm / Proctors in Schenectady

Food & Drink

• Strawberry Snail Doughnut’s First Friday Pop-up / 5:00pm / 3Fish Cafe in Albany
• Drink Albany 2019 / 6:00pm / NYS Museum in Albany
• Pop-Up Beer Garden: Beer Lovers’ Night / 6:00pm / Opalka Galley in Albany

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights

• Elixir 16 Turns Two! / 7:00pm / Elixir16Troy
• Friday Nights at Waterworks / 11:00pm / Waterworks in Albany 

Festivals & Farmer’s Markets

• Bites & Brews / 5:30pm / Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady

Seasonal Fun:

• Capitol Hauntings Tour / 5:30pm / Albany
• Field of Horrors / 6:30pm / Field of Horrors in Troy

Saturday:

Live Music

• KHARMA / Reserving Dirtnaps / Adrenaline and more / 7;00pm / Fuze Box in Albany
• GWAR / 7:30pm / Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park
• Darrell Scott w/ Matt Fowler / 8:00pm / Caffe Lena in Saratoga
• Uncle Murda w/ DJ King Bully and more / 9:30pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs
• Cold Lazarus w/s/g Matthre Pryce / 9:00pm / Parish Public House in Albany
• The Switch does Jimi / 9:00pm / King Neptune’s Pub in Lake George 
• Son Of A Gun w/s/g A World For You / 9:00pm / Dinosaur BBQ in Troy

Art, Causes & Wellness

• Stitch n’ Sip / 10:00am / Albany Public Library
• Art’s Bar / 11:00am / Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy
• Money x Mimosas / 12:00pm / Troy Kitchen 
• Capital District Showing Up for Racial Justice / 1:00pm / YWCA in Troy
• The Pretenders Movie Premiere / 7:00pm / Palace Theatre in Albany 
• The Turn of the Screw / 7:00pm / Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany
• Film: Maiden / 7:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady 

Food & Drink

• 2019 Wing Walk / 12:00pm / Schenectady
• Margarita Crawl / 2:00pm / Albany

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights

• 90s Night / 11:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany
• October Jush Party / 11:00pm / Waterworks Pub in Albany

Festivals & Farmer’s Markets

• Troy Farmers Market / 9:00am / Troy Waterfront
• Hoodie SZN / 12:00pm / Albany Skate Park
• Fallapalooza 2019 / 12:00pm / The Ruck in Troy
• AMG ROCKtoberfest 2019 / 12:00pm / Albany

Misc.

• So You Think You Got Talent? / 7:00pm / Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany
• D&D Beholder Paint Night Event / 12:00pm / Zombie Planet in Albany

Sunday:

Live Music

• Drank The Gold Album Release / 2:00pm / Caffe Lena in Saratoga 
• A Little Music Festival: Lil Baby, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, and more / 3:30pm / Times Union Center in Albany
• Sunday Songwriter Series: Matthew Fowler / 6:00pm / Little Pecks in Troy
• Firstbourne, Lock 9, Mourn The Light / 6:00pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs
• Lake Street Dive / 8:00pm / Palace Theatre in Albany
• Amy Ryan Band / 8:00pm / McGeary’s in Albany

Art, Causes & Wellness

• Yoga and a Pint / 11:00am / Fort Orange Brewing in Albany
• Dream On: A Creative and Mindful Workshop / 2:00pm / Lark Hall in Albany
• Clay Day / 2:00pm / CREATE Community Studios in Schenectady 
• Film: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice / 6:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady 
• Film: Goonies / 6:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady 

Food & Drink

• Board Game Brunch / 11:00am / Bard & Baker in Troy

Festivals & Farmer’s Markets

• Schenectady Outdoor Farmer’s Market / 10:00am / City Hall in Schenectady 

Misc.

• Just Breathe: A Queenship Release Party / 3:00pm / Tech Valley Center of Gravity in Troy

See you next weekend!