2015 Alive at Five lineup

Thursday, June 11, 5pm: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman with the Chronicles

Thursday, June 18, 5pm: Chrisette Michele with Bell’s Roar

Thursday, June 25, 5pm: J Roddy Walston & The Business with Avers

Thursday, July 9, 5pm: Yonder Mountain String Band with the Blind Owl Band

Thursday, July 16, 5pm: Atlas Genius with Rival Galaxies

Thursday, July 23, 5pm: The Edgar Winter Band with Charmboy

Thursday, July 30, 5pm: Raelynn with Big Sky Country

Thursday, August 6, 5pm: Blue Oyster Cult with Blotto

Fore more info, check the Alive at Five website.

Quality events for this weekend

Friday May 15

WCDB Presents: Dads, Slowshine, Cloud District, and Rustle Crow at Bogie’s: One of the last shows at Bogie’s.

The Medium Next Door Live at Country 107.7 WGNA FM: Omg.

The Cretin Hop at Fuze Box: Rock and Roll dance party. Get weird.

Rage Against the Machine And Faith No More Tribute at The Low Beat: Bound to be awesome.

The Blind Owl Band at The Hollow: With Swampcandy.

Dar Williams at The Egg: With Lucy Wainwright Roche.

Comedy show at Bombers Troy: With Jennifer McMullen, Jaye McBride, Dee Watson, Sharon Dyer, Brett Eidman, Luke Donovan, Miss WandaLuv and Matt Perry.

Polly at River St Pub: Outsider dance party with actual club music. Go to this.

Dogs of Desire at EMPAC: ASO Performance. Reception after.

Saturday May 16

Spring Plant Sale at Capital Roots: Impress your visitors with the fact you can care for things other than yourself.

Ryley Walker and Pigeons at The Half Moon: Jams.

Flipshit, Capitle, Phantom Signals, VRHB, and Shrapnel Warning at The Low Beat: Also: Rock and Roll Burlesque at midnight.

80s at Fuze: Same as it ever was.

Dieselboy and Downlink at River St Pub: Rager/rave combo.

Down & Dirty at The Sanctuary for Independent Media: Full day celebration of soil. With skillshares, potluck and much more.

No One Left Behind 5k at Grafton Lakes State Park: With an obstacle course for the kids.

Festival Orchestra Concert at EMPAC: ASO Performance.

Super 400, Kimono Dragons, Dearest Vendetta, Victory Soul Orchestra, and Henry’s Rifle at The Low Beat: Benefit for victims of the Nepal earthquake. Noon show.

Sunday May 17

Rock N Roll Brunch XIV: The best, once-a-month brunch.

All weekend

Art Omi: The sculpture fields are awesome.

Day trip to MASS MoCA: Pretty drive and a great museum.

The NYS Museum: Bunch of great exhibits and it’s right in your backyard.

Cinderella, Birdman, The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter, No Impact Man, and The Longest Ride at the Madison Theater: Only five bucks!

Movies at The Spectrum: First run, independent movies at a locally owned theater.

Farmer’s Markets: Troy, Delmar, and Saratoga on Saturday, and Schenectady and Saratoga on Sunday.

Fort Orange and Spectrum 8 present the opening of IRIS

On Saturday, May 23 Fort Orange General Store is having a pre-show gathering before the 8pm showing of Magnolia Picture’s IRIS.

All are welcome to join us for a pre-show gathering at Fort Orange before the film. Guests are encouraged to dress up in the spirit of Iris– layer up your colorful accessories, and put on your more eccentric outfits. We’ll have a photo booth, drinks, and door prizes (including the famed lipstick “Pink Flamingo” by MAC’s Iris Apfel Collection). Show your movie ticket to receive 20% off your purchase in the shop.

IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, she continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression. “I feel lucky to be working. If you’re lucky enough to do something you love, everything else follows.”

Read more about the event via FOGS.

Brew to host local tasting series

Brew has announced another round of great free tastings so you can try out some of their offerings without having to commit to a whole growler/six pack/bottle/can.

The series is as follows:

May 14 – 5 PM – 8 PM – Downstate Night w/ Chatham Brewing and Crossroads Brewing Company 5 PM – 8 PM

May 28 – 5 PM – 8 PM – Adirondack Night w/ Adirondack Pub & Brewery and Paradox Brewery

June 11 – 5 PM – 8 PM – Troy Night w/ Brown’s Brewing Company and Rare Form Brewing Company

June 25 – 5 PM – 8 PM – Northway Night w/ Shmaltz Brewing Company and Davidson Brothers Restaurant & Brewery

July 9 – 5 PM – 8 PM – Cooperstown Night w/ Ommegang and Butternuts Beer & Ale

July 23 – 5 PM – 8 PM – Albany Night w/ C.H. Evans Brewing Albany Pump Station and Nine Pin Cider

Check out the event on facebook and be sure to add these dates to your calendar!

Rock N Roll Brunch XIV

Rock N Roll Brunch is back at The Low Beat for their May installment. Music will be provided by Andrew Joseph Weaver.

The menu, so far, is the following:

Craquelin

Chicken Empanadas
chimichuri

Spouted Lentil Pancakes
barbeque pork, hakurai turnip salad, sunny side egg, sesame seed sauce

Lamb Benedict
barley flatbread, braised lamb, radish, preserved lemon, poached egg, pistachio aioli
home fries

Cinamon Raisin Bagel French Toast
cream cheese icing, walnuts

Breakfast Bruschetta (vegan)
grilled bread, white beans, dandelion, lovage, seitan breakfast sausage, radish shoots, home fries
(add egg)

Biscuits and Gravy
choice of house made sausage or mushroom gravy, buttermilk biscuit, 2 eggs, home fries

Check out the event on facebook and get there early on Sunday!

Troy’s 16th Annual Hidden Garden Tour