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Friday

The story of "The Danish Girl" is the story of Einar Wegener, an early 20th century Danish painter who became Lili Elbe, one of the first people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. The 2015 movie, which stars Eddie Redmayne as Elbe/Wegener, is based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff. Ebershoff won multiple awards for the best-selling novel, including the Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Lambda Literary Award for transgender fiction. He will be in Albany to take questions after a screening of "The Danish Girl" this week. 7 p.m. Friday. Free. Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., UAlbany downtown campus, Albany. 442-5620; https://goo.gl/d7bPkN

Sunday

Troy Chromatics wraps up its season with a reliable offering, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, which is in the midst of celebrating its 40th anniversary together. The ensemble made its debut in January 1977 at the White House, as part of Jimmy Carter's inaugural celebrations. Its upcoming concert will be all Russian. The program consists of piano trios by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

In "A Shot in the Dark," a beautiful maid is charged with murder after she's found naked, unconscious and holding a gun. On the other side of the room is her lover, who was shot dead. But after hearing her story, a newly promoted magistrate believes she's didn't do the deed. The lengths he has to go to prove her innocence turns this grim beginning into a farce that The New York Times called "a bubbling, saucy comedy. ... A light, tasty soufflé." Albany Civic Theater opens its run of the play, directed by Rachael Sheffer, this week. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $10-18. Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second Ave., Albany. 462-1297; http://www.albanycivictheater.org

Saturday

Ironworking has played important cultural and occupational roles in Iroquois communities over the years. In "Walking the Steel—From Girder to Ground Zero," artifacts, photographs, audio recordings and artwork are used to showcase the traditional significance of ironworking to the Iroquois. The exhibit, which opened April 1, also focuses on the response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by the Iroquois, including their role in raising the 758-ton spire for the Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center. An opening reception for the exhibit is set for this week. It includes comments from filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell, who will screen her film, "To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey." 1 p.m. Saturday. $5-8. Iroquois Indian Museum, 324 Caverns Road. Howes Cave. 296-8949; http://www.iroquoismuseum.org

Saturday

Garland Jeffreys isn't concerned about age. At 73, Jeffreys isn't just rocking, he's got a new album, "14 Steps to Harlem." The record, released in late April, includes a version of the Velvet Underground's "Waiting For The Man." It's fitting that Jeffreys decided to cover the Lou Reed tune. Jeffreys was friends with Reed for years; the pair met in 1961 when they were both Syracuse University students. Look for Jeffreys, a Brooklyn native, to showcase songs from his new disc when he returns to the Capital Region this week. 8 p.m. Saturday. $18. The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany. 465-5233; http://www.thelinda.org