8/21/12: Today’s Tips: Tuesday

MUSIC: Chicago @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? With the Doobie Brothers. 7:30pm. $47, $77 & $126; lawn $22.

MUSIC: Steve Ross @ SPAC’s Spa Little Theater, Saratoga Springs. SPAC’s cabaret series, “Live from the Algonquin,” presents “C’mon & Hear: The Songs of Irving Berlin.” 8pm. $55.

MUSIC: Hair of the Dog @ Brunswick Family Community Center, Brunswick. 6:30pm. FREE.

READING/PERFORMANCE: The Nitty Gritty Poetry Slam @ Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany. It’s the one-year anniversary of Albany’s premier poetry slam, and all of the first year’s previous winners have been invited back for an all-star showdown. Open mic sign-up at 7pm; open mic st 7:30pm; slam at 8pm. $5; students $3.

MUSIC: Bobby Dick’s Rock ‘n’ Roll 101 @ Rogers Park, Bolton Landing. 7:15pm. FREE. More info here…

MUSIC: The Off Track Band @ the Parting Glass, Saratoga Springs. 9:30pm.

MUSIC: The Shanghai String Quartet @ Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. Performing Mozart’s “Hunt” Quartet in B-Flat Major, Smetana’s “From My Life” Quartet and more. 8pm. $25; students $20.

FILM: “Like Water for Chocolate” @ PS21, Chatham. 8pm. FREE.

MUSIC: Jade @ Cook Park, Colonie. 6:30pm. FREE.

MUSIC: The Vibratones @ Dango’s, Saratoga Springs. 8pm. FREE.

MUSIC: The Blend @ VFW Hall, Great Barrington. 6pm. FREE.