Hello and welcome to another What’s Up, Upstate? It’s the First Friday of the month, so go out and see some great live music and enjoy food from the finest establishments in the Capital Region.

Thursday:

Live Music:

• Sentinels / 6:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany
• Perry Ramsey / 6:00pm / 151 in Schenectady 
• Kidd Kyle & The Big Deal / 6:00pm / Schenectady Distilling Company in Glenville
• Victorian Shred / 6:00pm / Pint Sized in Saratoga 
• Joan Kelsey’s Silver Lining / 7:00pm / Caffe Lena in Saratoga 
• Girl Blue w/ Will Daily / 8:00pm / The Hollow in Albany 

Live Comedy:

• Comedy on Caroline / 8:00pm / Gaffneys in Saratoga 

Arts, Causes & Wellness:

• TEDxAlbany / 8:00am / Overit Media in Albany 
• Holiday Shop at ACCR / 10:00am / Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy 
• Film:  #Female Pleasure / 12:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady
• Albany Tree Lighting / 5:00pm / City Hall in Albany
• Zackery Belanger: Shapes, Spaces & Sounds / 6:00pm / EMPAC in Troy

Food & Drink:

• Frog Alley Brewing Ugly Sweater Party / 4:00pm / Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady
• EQX Trivia / 6:30pm / Indian Ladder Farms Cidery in Altamont
• Elf Trivia / 7:00pm / Rare Form Brewing Company in Troy

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

• Swing Night / 8:00pm / Speak Easy 518 in Albany
• Therapy Thursdays / 11:00pm / Waterworks Pub in Albany

Friday

Live Music:

• Sibie LaVoz / 7:00pm / Umana Wine Bar in Albany 
• Brad Hester & Matt Richards / 7:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany
• Raisinhead / 9:00pm / Rustic Barn Pub in Troy
• Savoy Soul Club / 9:00pm / Savoy in Albany 
• Gratefully Yours / 9:00pm / Putnam Place

Arts, Causes & Wellness:

• Ice Rink Opening Day / 12:00pm / Empire State Plaza Events in Albany 
• Fort Orange Holiday Market / 5:00pm / Fort Orange General Store in Albany 
• Christmas at June Farms / 5:00pm / June Farms in West Sand Lake
• 2019 ACG Members’ Show / 5:00pm / Albany Center Gallery
• Tree Lighting Ceremony / 5:30pm / Indian Ladder Farms Cidery in Altamont 
• 1st Fridays Art Exhibition / 6:00pm / Savoy Taproom in Albany
• Rocky Horror Christmas Show / 8:00pm / Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes 

Food & Drink:

• Bark & Sip / 4:00pm / Indian Ladder Farms Cidery in Altamont 
• Strawberry Snail Doughnut Pop-Up / 5:00pm / 3Fish Cafe in Albany

Bars, Night Clubs and Dance Nights:

• Friday Rocks Models / 6:00pm / Rocks in Albany 
• Exhumanity / 9:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany
• Friday Nights at Waterworks / 11:00pm / Waterworks Pub in Albany
• Fresh Squeeze Fridays / 11:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany 

Saturday

Live Music:

• Michael Ray / 7:00pm / Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park
• Society High / Frozen Heads / Brother T / Eric Lewis / 8:00pm / The Low Beat in Albany
• Laveda, A Bit of Space, Grampfather / 8:30pm / The Byrdhouse in Albany
• Savoy After Dark: El Modernist, Waitress, Lily / 9:00pm / Savoy in Albany 
• Fuzionz: Winter Wonderland / 9:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany

Arts, Causes & Wellness:

• Fort Orange Holiday Market / 11:00am / Fort Orange General Store in Albany
• New York Filthy x Wounds Holiday Market / 11:00am / Madison Avenue in Albany
• Open Studio / Alex Water / 11:00am / Albany Barn in Albany 
• Downtown Albany Hot Chocolate Stroll / 12:00pm / Downtown Albany 
• Film: Born of a Woman / 5:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady 
• Film: Knives & Skin / 7:00pm / Proctors in Schenectady 

Bars, Night Clubs & Dance Nights:

• Saturday Nights @ Waterworks / 11:00pm / Waterworks Pub in Albany

Sunday

Live Music:

• Ryan Delaney Farewell Solo / 12:00pm / Reel Seafood in Albany 
• Senior Playback of Amy Branham / 2:00pm / College of Saint Rose in Albany 

Live Comedy:

• Sunday Comedy Showcase / 7:00pm / Pint Sized in Albany 

Arts, Causes & Wellness:

• Troy Victorian Stroll / 10:00am / Downtown Troy
• NYS Holiday Tree Lighting / 12:00pm / Empire State Plaza Events
• nullvoid x Looks pop-up / 12:00pm / Looks in Albany
• Vinyl Sunday / 12:00pm / Indian Ladder Farms Cidery in Altamont