WEDNESDAY AUG. 7

New York State Food Festival

Eat your fill in the dozens of local and state-wide food and drink vendors while being serenaded by live Dixie and rockabilly tunes and more. Plus explore craft tents featuring services and makers from all over NY sharing home goods, handmade crafts, mental health and educational services and more. 

@ Empire State Plaza, Albany | 11 AM 

Rockin’ on the River: Kiss the Sky – Jimi Hendrix Tribute, Soul Sky

Fronted by virtuoso guitarist and former Columbia recording artist, Jimy Bleu, Kiss the Sky gets that spot-on look and sound of both The Experience and The Band of Gypsys. Local opener Soul Sky is a blues/jam band for your body and soul.

@ Riverfront Park, Troy | 5 PM | Free

Real Estate with Ezra Feinberg

The Jersey indie band dropped their fourth album In Mind in 2017 and have made their way onto the bills of massive international festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury. Word on the street is they are currently hard at work on a new album. Psych-rock composer and guitarist Ezra Feinberg will open. 

@ Skyloft, Albany |  8 PM | $20-$25

‘RBG’ Screening  

Electric City Barn and Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson present this screening of the Academy Award-nominated film.

@Electric City Barn, Schenectady | 6 PM | Free

3″x3″x3″ at Arelene’s (Exhibit and Fundraiser 

Checkout and buy donated artwork to benefit Collarworks in Troy. 

@Arlene’s Artist Materials, Albany | Through August| 

‘Beyond Limits’ 

Regional artists Fern Apfel, Monica Bill Hughes, and KK Kozik examine how they overcome the burdens of their expected societal roles in this ongoing exhibit. 

@Albany Center Gallery } Through August 16 |