Coming on the first three Fridays in September 2025!
Opalka Gallery Pop-Up Beer Garden!
on Russell Sage College’s Albany campus, outside the gallery
September 5, 6pm-9pm
First Friday Albany
BANDS: Super 400, Buggy Jive
BREWERS: Druthers, Frog Alley
FOOD: Dotty Lou’s BBQ, West Ave. Woodfired Pizza, Kona Ice
September 12, 6pm-9pm
Exhibition reception night! Celebrate Compass Roses: Maps by Artists with us! Co-sponsored by ACE! (Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy)
BANDS: Sirsy, Charming Disaster
BREWERS: Mean Max & Allied Brewing
FOOD: La Capital Tacos & Kona Ice
September 19, 6pm-9pm
Makers Market Night!
BANDS: The Parlor & Jimi Woodful
BREWERS: Fort Orange Brewing & Common Roots Brewing
FOOD: Slidin’ Dirty, Lidia’s Empanadas, Kona Ice
MARKET VENDORS: Brosgé Clothing, Hemstitch Mill, Katie Nare Jewelry, Little Comet Letterpress, Black Kettle Soap Co., Abby Kirkman Quilts, Oh Hi, I’m Marisa, Natalie Kossack
Promotional support for the Fall 2025 Pop-Up Beer Garden series comes in part from a grant from Discover Albany and The Michele L. Vennard Hospitality Grant Program of the Albany County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.
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