Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Godsmack descends on the Palace Theater at 8 pm with special guests Ill Nino and Dropbox. Tickets cost $33 and are available online through http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or by calling the Palace Theater Box Office at 465-4663. Additional information is available on the Palace Theater website at http://www.palacealbany.com/.
The Hudson-Mohawk Alumni Chapter sips at their semi-annual beer tasting in UPAC Mother’s. The event begins at 6 pm and features beer connoisseur Bill Woodring. Registration is $7 for dues-paying members of the chapter, $10 for non-dues paying members and the general public. For more information, contact alumnae Carrie Eckart ’85 at eckartc@alum.rpi.edu.
Political artist and performer Walid Raad comments in “The Loudest Muttering Is Over: Documents from The Atlas Group Archive” in West Hall Auditorium at 8 pm in an iEAR presentation. Admission is free; to find out more go to http://www.arts.rpi.edu/.
Jim Wynne of the IBM J.T. Watson Research center delivers a Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy colloquium about LASIK surgery titled “Zap Your Eyes and Throw Away Your Glasses.” The talk begins at 4 pm in CII 3051 with refreshments served at 3:30 pm. To find out more, visit http://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/physics.html/.
Thursday, April 8, 2004
Sheer Idiocy turns on the laugh generator with a improvisational comedy workshop in UPAC Mother’s at 8 pm. To learn more, send an e-mail sheeridiocy@rpi.edu.
Proctor’s Theatre shows the Oscar-nominated film “In America” about an immigrant Irish family in NYC at 7:30 pm, with additional showtimes on April 9 and 10. To find out more, visit http://www.proctors.org/.
Friday, April 9, 2004
Edie Carey, Jennifer Marks, and Eric Hobson bring folk rock to the Larkin at 8 pm. Tickets are priced at $8, and more information can be found by calling 463-5225.
Blood for Blood lets the punk rock flow at Valentine’s. The show begins at 7 pm and tickets cost $10. Further details are avaliable online by going to http://www.valentinesalbany.com/.
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Diamond Deal Entertainment presents the 2004 Spring Music Showcase and Talent Show, in which 40 music acts compete to qualify for a New York City talent competition. The show begins at 6 pm and tickets cost $15. Visit http://www.theegg.org/ for further details.
The Saratoga Winners vibrates with the emo sounds of Coheed & Cambria, with special guests River Maria, Funeral for a Friend, and Brazil. The doors open at 7 pm. Tickets cost $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door. To learn more call the venue at 783-1010.
Dead Lift, Bent, The Red Line, and Solace jam it at Northern Lights beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $6 and are available by calling 371-0012. Further information can be found online at http://www.northernlightslive.com/.
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Crystal Method makes a funky electronic beat at the Saratoga Winners. Tickets are $18.50 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, call Saratoga Winners at 783-1010.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Singer-songwriter Paddy Kilrain arrives at the Larkin with an edgy, punk style anti-folk sound at 8 pm. Tickets cost $5; more information is available online through the Larkin’s website: http://www.thelarkin.com/.
