Rock the Block Concert Series
Rymanowski Brothers perform. Aug. 26, 6 p.m., Canal Square, 72 Remsen St., Cohoes. Free.
Upbeat on the Roof
Improvised jazz/new music band Random 33 performs. Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Free. Information: 580-8080 or tang.skidmore.edu.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee performs her classic hits and more. Aug. 26, 8 p.m., Hart Theater, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. Tickets: $34.50 and $39.50. Information: 473-1845 or www.theegg.org.
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Boston Pops
See “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with live accompaniment from the Boston Pops. Aug. 26, 8 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox, Mass. Tickets: $22-$124. Information: www.bso.org.