Events . . .

TODAY
 
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 ! The Saratoga Race Course will celebrate Opening Day, featuring 10 races, including the Grade 3, $175,000 Schuyler-ville. First post will be held at 1:10 p.m. with daily general admission tickets starting at $7.
 
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 ! The Tang Teaching Museum will feature a performance by neo-soul artist The Age as part of its Upbeat on the Roof summer series. The performance will begin at 6 p.m. and will take place on the lawn outside of the museum. Admission is free and open to the public and visitors are invited to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets and snacks.
 
 ! Several downtown Saratoga retailers, restaurants and more will open their doors and decorate their windows for Celebrate Saratoga, an event hosted by the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association to welcome people to the city for the race track’s Opening Day. Live music will be provided by The Refrigerators, The Cover Ups, and The Dance Lab. The event will take place throughout downtown Saratoga Springs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and music performances will be held at the Spa City Motor Lodge and Flat Rock Park.
 
 ! Saratoga Shakespeare Company presents “Twelfth Night,” a comedy of love, loss, mistaken identities and siblings reunited at 6 p.m. on the Alfred Z. Solomon Stage in Congress Park.
 
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 ! The Alive at Five Summer Concert series will continue with Classic Rock Night. Performers include Sweet and Sly Fox & the Hustlers. The concert will run from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and admission is free and open to all ages.
 
 ! A showing of the 1979 David Bowie concert film, “Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” will be held at the GE Theatre in Proctors Theatre in Schenectady. The film will begin at 7 p.m. with tickets at $10.
 
 ! The Schenectady Light Opera Company will hold its opening night of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” at the SLOC Musical Theater in Schenectady. The show will begin at 8 p.m. with tickets starting at $19.
 
FRIDAY
 
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 ! The Dave Matthews Band will perform at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $65.20.
 
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 ! Acclaimed novelists Adam Braver and Rick Moody will read from new works of fiction at Caffe Lena tonight. The event will run from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with tickets starting at $12.50.
 
 ! This year’s Saratoga Breakfast and Breeding Farm Tour will begin today. Participants will be able to enjoy a buffet breakfast during morning training at the Saratoga Race Course before catching a ride on a CDTA trolley to Old Tavern Farm for a 60- to 90-minute guided walking tour. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with tickets at $85 for adults and $35 for children 12 and under, with admission to the day’s races included. Reserve your tickets at NYRA.com.
 
 ! Saratoga Arts will open its new exhibition, “Homestead: You Are Here,” this evening at 5 p.m. The series, created by multi-disciplinary artist Yuko Edwards, uses photography to explore memories, the sense of belonging and the existence of the Black community. The exhibition will run through August 26 and admission is free.
 
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 ! Schenectady County SummerNight will return for another year in downtown Schenectady tonight. There will be live music, food and beverages, games and entertainment for the kids and even a huge sand castle. The event will run from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will take place around State Street and Jay Street. Admission is free.
 
 ! “Something Rotten” continues at Albany’s Park Playhouse tonight at 8 p.m. The comedy follows the Bottom brothers who struggle to find success in the theatrical world as they compete with the wild popularity of their pompous contemporary, “The Bard,” William Shakespeare. Tickets start at $25.
 
 ! The Schuylerville Public Library invites adults and children grades 6 and up to participate in Invasive Species Removal Volunteer Day. Volunteers will come together at Hudson Crossing Park and learn to identify and remove common invasive plant species. The day will begin at 9 a.m. at the Hudson Crossing pavilion. RSVP at schuylervillelibrary.sals.edu.
 
SATURDAY
 
 Pick of the day
 
 ! The Dave Matthews Band will perform at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $65.20.
 
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 ! The Tang Teaching Museum’s annual Frances Day will take place beginning at 2 p.m. today. The community open house event will feature tours and exhibition viewings, art-making activities and food and refreshments. Admission is free and open to the public.
 
 ! The weekly Saratoga Outdoor Market will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at High Rock Park. Participating vendors send a variety of produce, cheeses and meats, pastries and handcrafted products. Admission is free.
 
 ! Funky soul-jazz quartet Gadget will perform at 9 Maple Ave tonight at 8 p.m.
 
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 ! The South Glens Falls’ Concerts in the Park series will continue tonight with “Noise of Summer – Acapella.” The concert will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the South Glens Falls Historical Park. Food vendors will be available and admission is free.
 
 ! Third Quarter & Whits End is set to play at Scotia’s Freedom Park this evening as part of the Freedom Park Summer Concert Series. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is free.
 
 ! The Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany will present two showings of “Honky Tonk Angels,” a musical celebration of female country stars, today at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. The show is recommended for those 13 years and older. Tickets start at $27. The production will run through August 20.
 
SUNDAY
 
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 ! Country music singer Jason Aldean will perform at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. tonight as part of his Highway Desperado tour. Tickets start at $65.45.
 
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 ! The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will take a tour from Vienna to Paris tonight with a concert at the Spa Little Theatre at SPAC. The performance, which will begin at 3 p.m., will feature works by Haydn, Mozart and Fauré. Tickets start at $54.