What’s Up, Upstate? – Weekend of 10/17 – 10/20

What’s Up, Upstate? – Weekend of 10/17 – 10/20

Sup, friends? It’s time for another edition of What’s Up, Upstate? — your guide to everything going on this weekend in Upstate New York. Spooky season continues and so does the seasonal fun, as well as TONS of arts events and a bunch of live music. Let’s dive in:

Thursday:

Live Music:

  • Caity Gallagher & John Seltzer / 6:30pm / ama cocina in Albany
  • Johnny Booth / Moon Tooth / Cyptodira / Sunflo’er / 6:30pm / Fuze Box in Albany
  • Sonata Arctica & Battle Beast / 7:00pm / Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park 
  • Perpetual Groove w/s/g Glass Pony / 8:00pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs 
  • PettyBreakers / 8:00pm / Skyloft in Albany 

Live Comedy: 

  • Comedy Night / 7:00pm / June Farms in West Sand Lake 

Art, Causes & Wellness:

  • Pizza For a Cause / 5:00pm / Blaze Pizza in Stuyvesant Plaza
  • Take Back The Night / 5:30pm / YWCA Northeastern NY in Schenectady 
  • Game Designer Night / 6:00pm / Bard & Baker in Troy
  • Beginner Wiccan & Pagan Development / 6:00pm / Crystal Reiki in Amsterdam 
  • Film: John Carpenter’s Escape from New York / 7:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady 
  • Corin Sworn: Work In Progress / 7:00pm / EMPAC in Troy

Food & Drink

  • Yoga on Tap / 5:30pm / The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
  • Paws on the Patio / 6:00pm / Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation 
  • EQX Trivia / 6:30pm / Indian Ladder Farms in Altamont 

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

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

Seasonal Fun:

  • Capitol Hauntings Tour / 5:00pm / Empire State Plaza in Albany 
  • Tri City Muscle 2nd Annual Haunted House / 6:00pm / Viaport Rotterdam in Schenectady

Friday:

Live Music:

  • Live Music Fridays / 5:30pm / River Street Market in Troy 
  • Heard / 7:00pm / Umana in Albany 
  • woozles/tiny deserts/community garden/jake brooks / 7:00pm / Buddie’s Basement in Albany
  • Yonder Mountain String Band / 7:00pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga
  • UTAH / Andy Weaver / more / 7:00pm / Yesfolk Tonics in Troy
  • Haze Chamber Psych Nite / 8:00pm / Pint Sized in Albany 
  • Vitalogy – A Pearl Jam Tribute / 8:00pm / Rivers Casino in Schenectady 
  • Goose w/s/g Eggy / 8:00pm / Parish Public House in Albany 
  • Punk Rock Halloween / 8:00pm / The Low Beat in Albany 
  • Bear Grass / Gabriel Birnbaum / Bozenkill / 8:00pm / Superior Merchandise Company in Troy
  • DJ Spicey Presents Karaoke Adventures / 9:00pm / Maloney’s Pub in Schenectady 
  • Late Night Philosophers / 9:00pm / Centre Street Pub in Schenectady 
  • The Turbos / 10:00pm / Savoy Taproom in Albany 

Live Comedy:

  • Fiasco: Camp Death / 8:00pm / Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady 

Art, Causes and Wellness:

  • Open Studio / 10:00am / CREATE Community Studios in Schenectady 
  • Haunted Hotel Performances / 6:00pm / Viaport Rotterdam in Schenectady 
  • Fusion Anti-Gala / 6:00pm / Albany Barn 
  • Altered Notebook Class / 6:00pm / Brunswick Community Library in Troy 
  • PechaKucha / 6:30pm / Opalka Gallery in Albany 
  • Spamilton: An American Parody / 7:30pm / Proctors in Schenectady 

Food & Drink:

  • All Age Trivia / 7:30pm / Rensselear Union Clubhouse Pub in Troy

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

  • Friday Rocks Models / 6:00pm / Rocks in Albany 
  • Live DJs at Van Slyck’s / 9:00pm / Rivers Casino in Schenectady 
  • Soul Nite! / 9:00pm / Lost & Found in Albany
  • Body Shine / 9:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany 
  • Fresh Squeeze Fridays / 11:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany 
  • Friday Nights at Waterworks / 11:00pm / Waterworks in Albany 

Seasonal Fun:

  • Field of Horrors 2019 Season / 6:00pm / Field of Horrors in Troy 
  • Candlelight Tours / 7:00pm / Schenectady County Historical Society

Misc:

  • CWL Sponsors Tetris Events / CogWorks Laboratory in Troy

Saturday:

Live Music:

  • Good Fiction’s Funeral / 7:00pm / Parish Public House in Albany 
  • The Bear Bones 10th Anniversary Celebration / 8:00pm / Rustic Barn Pub in Troy 
  • Erin Harkes Big Band / 8:00pm / Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady 
  • Upstate / 8:00pm / Skyloft in Albany 
  • The Molice / The Beautiful Bastards / Lost Aesthetic / 8:00pm / Paulys Hotel in Albany 
  • Protect Yur Art / 8:30pm / Fuze Box in Albany 
  • Purple Stuff w/s/g Sample & Rivers / 9:00pm / Dinosaur BBQ in Troy
  • Delphino, Universe No. 122, Caribbean Crisis, Ugly Muppets / 9:00pm / Savoy Taproom in Albany 

Live Comedy:

  • Spamilton: An American Parody / 1:30pm / Proctors in Schenectady 
  • Wayne Brady LIVE / 8:00pm / Rivers Casino in Schenectady 
  • What Could Go Wrong? / 8:00pm / Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady

Art, Causes and Wellness:

  • Woven Fence Mural / 9:00am / Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy 
  • Kid’s Art Time / 10:30am / CREATE Community Studios in Schenectady 
  • Art’s Bar / 11:00am / Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy 
  • Film: Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles / 11:00am / Proctors in Schenectady  
  • Yoga for Brand New Beginners / 11:45am / Heartspace Yoga in Troy 
  • Intro to Modern Calligraphy / 1:00pm / Arlene’s Artist Materials in Albany 
  • Healing Justice Circle / 2:00pm / Oakwood Community Center in Troy 
  • Everything is Lit / 2:00pm / CREATE Community Studios in Schenectady 
  • Safer Bars Scavenger Hunt / 3:00pm / Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center
  • Screening “Lady” / 6:00pm / Image Quilt Cinema in Albany 
  • UPAC Cinema Presents: Toy Story 3 / 7:00pm / UPAC Cinema in Troy
  • The 38th Annual ASBURY Shorts USA / 8:00pm / The Linda in Albany 

Food and Drink:

  • ADCo Scavenger Hunt / 12:00pm / Albany Distilling Company 

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

  • Masqurave II / 10:00pm / Rocks in Albany 
  • 90’s Night / 11:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany 
  • Saturday Nights at Waterworks / 11:00pm / Waterworks in Albany 

Festivals & Farmer’s Markets:

  • Troy Farmers Market / 9:00am / Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
  • Harvest Festival / 10:30am / Albany Library 
  • Half Moon Market / Washington Park Lake House in Albany 

Seasonal Fun:

  • Try City Muscle 2nd Annual Haunted House / 12:00pm / Viaport Rotterdam in Schenectady
  • Downtown Albany Halloween Costume Swap / 2:30pm / Albany Library 
  • Field of Horrors 2019 Season / 6:00pm / Field of Horrors in Troy 

Misc: 

  • CWL Sponsors Tetris Events / CogWorks Laboratory in Troy
  • Orbit: Beginner Game Design / 11:00am / Tech Valley Game Space in Troy 
  • Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live / 12:30pm / Times Union Center in Albany 

Sunday:

Live Music

  • Live Music at Nine Pin / 3:00pm / Nine Pin Cider in Albany 
  • Merauder / Leeway / 5:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany 
  • I Dreamt The Sea, Raziels Tree, Beast, Forest Park / 7:00pm / The Low Beat in Albany 
  • Dale Watson and His Lonestars / 8:00pm /The Hangar on the Hudson in Troy 

Live Comedy

  • Spamilton: An American Parody / 1:30pm / Proctors in Schenectady 

Arts, Causes and Wellness

  • Vibe UP Tribe Gathering / 11:00am / Short and Stout Tea in Guilderland 
  • Clay Day / 2:00pm / CREATE Community Studios in Schenectady
  • Community Art Exhibit Opening: Partial Disclosure / 2:00pm / Honest Weight Food Co-Op in Albany 

Food & Drink

  • Board Game Brunch / 11:00am / Bard & Baker in Troy 
  • Baby got, Brunch / 11:00am / Lost & Found in Albany 
  • Vintage Pride Potluck / 1:00pm / First Presbyterian Church of Albany 
  • Wines from Around The World / 12:00pm / The Shaker & Vine in Albany 
  • Pumpkins, Brews and Boos / 4:00pm / Lost & Found in Albany 

Festivals & Farmer’s Markets

  • Schenectady Outdoor Farmers Market / 10:00am / Schenectady City Hall 

All Weekend:

  • Riot at Double M Haunted Hayride / Malta, New York 

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