Road trips
Worth the Drive
Two big destinations a little further out — kept off the main calendar so they don't crowd the local rooms, but with their own calendars right here. Worth the gas for the right show.
SPAC — Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs, about 1.5 hours north. A grand outdoor amphitheater in a 2,400-acre park — summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and New York City Ballet, plus a full slate of Live Nation concerts. 45 upcoming shows.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Bethel, about 1.25 hours southwest — built on the actual site of the 1969 Woodstock festival. Major touring acts all summer, plus a museum devoted to the '60s. 19 upcoming shows.