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