Thursday, April 5, 2007
Northern Lights hosts War Sucks Let’s Party, Anti-Flag, Alexisonfire, Big D and the Kids Table, and Set Your Goods at 7 pm. Tickets cost $14 in advance or $15 on the day of the show.
Union College sponsors pianist Julia Fischer and violinist Milana Chernyavska at 8 pm. Fischer and Chernyavska will perform classical works by Schubert, Debussy, Bach, and Mendelssohn. Tickets cost $20.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Russell Sage College presents “In Living Color Multicultural Variety Show” at 7 pm. The show will include songs, dances, and skits by students and faculty members. The event will take place at the Bush Memorial. Admission is free.
Wes Bergmann and Johanna Botta appear in “MTV High School Club Night” at Northern Lights. Bergmann and Botta have appeared in television show Real World: Austin. The event begins at 8 pm. Tickets cost $15.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Northern Lights showcases The Nightlife, Red Red Wine, Robot Goes Here, Marks of a Hero, Dynamite Plan, and After the Fall at 7 pm. Tickets cost $6.
Sheer Idiocy hosts its Easter show at Mother’s. The show begins at 8 pm. Admission is free.
The Rensselaer Pride Alliance sponsors its Womynsfest concert at the McNeil Room. The performance features Meg Hutchinson. The event begins at 8 pm. Admission is free.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Russell Sage College features bass player Linda Brown and vibraphone player Bill Jensen at 12 pm. Brown and Jensen will be performing jazz music at 45 Ferry Street in Troy. Admission is free.
The State Museum presents the Nat Phipps Trio at 2 pm. Pianist Phipps will perform with his jazz group. There is no cost to attend.
Norma Jean, The Chariot, A Life Once Lost, and The Handshake Murders perform at Northern Lights. The concert starts at 7 pm. Tickets cost $12 in advance or $14 on the day of the show.
WAMC sponsors gothic rock band Rasputina at the Linda Norris Auditorium. The band is well-known for its cello-specialized pieces as well as its wide variety of costumes. The event begins at 8 pm. Tickets cost $18.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Pianist Peg Delaney and saxophonist Paul Couch perform at Russell Sage College at 11:30 am. Delaney and Couch will be performing jazz pieces during the show. Admission is free. For more information, call 489-5122 or 237-3129.
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall hosts Veena Chandra at 12 pm. Chandra will be performing classical Hindustani raga on the sitar. Admission is free.
The Egg presents Sean Lennon at 7 pm. Lennon is one of today’s popular indie-rock artists and has released his “Friendly Fire” record. Opening the show are folk rockers Women and Children and singer Kamila Thompson. Tickets cost $24.
Proctor’s Theatre sponsors RENT at 8 pm from Wednesday, April 10 to Thursday, April 12. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for best musical, RENT tells the story of various characters surviving in New York City’s East Village. The musical contains mature content. Tickets cost $24.75, $34.75, $49.75, or $59.75.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Capitol Chamber Artists features “Romantic Virtuosity: Music of Chopin and Friends” at Academy Hall Auditorium. The event begins at 12 pm. Admission is free.
iEAR sponsors Ed Halter in his multimedia lecture on the relationship between the video game industry and the U.S. Military. Halter’s writings have appeared in the New York Press, Kunstforum, Cinemad, and The Village Voice. The event begins at 7:30 pm. Admission is free.
