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Ten Things to Do Today

Experience an art installation at EMPAC.

Check out a comedy show at Proctors.

See a play at Curtain Call Theatre (pictured).

Hear an indie rock icon at Valentine's.

Or hear a singer-songwriter at the Egg,

Or some Canadian rockers at the Upstate Concert Hall.

Or some electronic sounds at MASS MoCA.

Go to the movies.

Prep for Sunday night's Oscar-cast by reading our preview and picks.

Or just stay in bed all day.

 

 

 

It's Oscar Time Again

Our Academy Awards issue is out tomorrow. Here's the article and predictions. And here's the lovely cover painting by Trevor Paul.

Update: Click on the pic to embiggen.

 

A few words on art

"Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... now you tell me what you know"

Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx) debates the meaning of art with a fish peddler-turned-art collector in Animal Crackers, by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind.

Where You Can See the Oscar Nominated Films This Weekend

2013 OSCAR NOMINATED LIVE ACTION & ANIMATED SHORTS

Spectrum 8 Theatres

AMOUR

Spectrum 8 Theatres, Albany

ARGO

Spectrum 8 Theatres, Albany

DJANGO UNCHAINED

Crandell Theatre, Chatham

Madison Theater, Albany

Regal Colonie Center 13, Colonie

THE IMPOSSIBLE

Hudson Movieplex, Hudson

LES MISERABLES

Regal Wilton Mall Cinemas, Wilton

Scotia Cinema, Scotia

LIFE OF PI

Hudson Movieplex, Hudson, in 3D

Madison Theater, Albany, 2D

Regal Crossgates 18, Guilderland, 3D

LINCOLN

Hudson Movieplex, Hudson

Madison Theater, Albany

Regal Colonie Center 13, Colonie

Regal Latham Circle Mall, Latham

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Bow Tie Cinemas Movieland, Schenectady

Fairview 3 Cinema, Hudson

Regal Clifton Park Cinemas, Clifton Park

Regal Crossgates 18, Guilderland

Regal East Greenbush Cinemas, East Greenbush

Regal Latham Circle Mall, Latham

Regal Wilton Mall, Wilton

Zurich Rotterdam Square Mall Cinemas, Rotterdam

ZERO DARK THIRTY

Regal Colonie Center 13, Colonie

Regal Crossgates 18, Guilderland

Regal Latham Circle Mall, Latham

Regal Wilton Mall, Wilton

Spectrum 8 Theatres, Albany