Weekly Rochester Events #468 Starting Thursday, December 27, 2007
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This afternoon from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is a performance by AfriKuumba Dance and Drum.
[source:
Rochester Public Library calendar]
[all ages]
From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) is Kwanzaa Family Day including staged readings of Manly Virtue by akwaaba — The Heritage Associates. [source: Memorial Art Gallery calendar] [all ages] Today at 6 p.m. at Brighton Memorial Library (2300 Elmwood Ave.) is a Re-Gifting Party with The Rochester Movie Makers Club. "You bring a gift you get that you don't want (ideally still wrapped) along with $10.00. Your gift goes in Santa's bag with all the other gifts. We have a random drawing of everyone who brought a gift. You can then exchange gifts with anyone else who participates!" [source: Rochester Film Lab Yahoo! Group] Over at Starry Nites Café (696 University Ave., formerly Moonbeans) starting around 8 p.m. is Mike Kwong  .
[source:
Starry Nites calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing a double-feature of The Producers and Where's Poppa? starting early at 7 p.m. The first is about a couple guys trying to make money by producing a flop musical that ends up being wildly successful. The Eastman House calendar describes the second, "in a movie with a true commitment to tasteless humor, George Segal plays a lawyer whose domineering mother (a hilariously senile Ruth Gordon) has all but ruined his life."
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Drinking Liberally meets at 8 p.m. tonight at Monty's Korner (355 East Ave.) [source: RocWiki calendar] |
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Today at 1:15 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is another Upstairs/Downstairs Tour for members of Eastman House.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Apparently The Critical Mass Bike Ride is tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. at the clock tower near The Wilson Commons at The University of Rochester (Library Road, #39 on River Campus Map.) to The Liberty Pole (1 Liberty Pole Way) at 6 p.m. and heading through the city from there. [source: the proverbial grapevine]
Bodhi's Cafe & Lounge (274 Goodman St. N., in Village Gate) will be hosting really talented guitarist and singer Kinloch Nelson starting around 7 p.m.
[source:
Bodhi's Cafe MySpace page]
Tonight at The House of Hamez (389 Gregory St., formerly Daily Perks) is No starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
House of Hamez website]
[all ages]
Kimo and Kaiulani will be at Starry Nites Café (696 University Ave., formerly Moonbeans) starting around 8 p.m. [source: Starry Nites calendar] [all ages]
Solidly good singer Kalu James and friends will be at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Boulder Coffee MySpace site]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing a double-feature of Alfred Hitchcock classics, Rear Window and North by Northwest starting early at 7 p.m.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at 8 p.m. at The Country Party House (321 E. Linden Ave., East Rochester) is a Three Dogs Comedy Show featuring Tiny Glover, Matt Rohr , and Steve Natarelli.
[source:
Freetime]
Tonight at Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) is Chet Catallo and the Cats starting around 9 p.m. [source: Water Street calendar] [13+] The Dub Land Underground (315 Alexander St., formerly Whiskey) will be hosting Mike Fyler and The Macro Meltdown, and The Goods starting around 10 p.m.
[source:
Freetime]
Tonight probably starting around 7 p.m. at The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center (658 Monroe Ave.) is the Subversive Komedy Fest. [source: the proverbial grapevine] |
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This evening at 4 p.m. at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is a book discussion of Love in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker.
[source:
Baobab website]
Today and tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. is Holiday Memories at Historic High Falls including a laser-and-fireworks show every half-hour from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The High Falls Gorge (Platt St at Browns Race, the Pont De Rennes Bridge).
[source:
City Hall press release]
The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) will be hosting fun ska from Mrs. Skannotto and more starting around 6 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[13+]
Over at The Harro East Theatre and Ballroom (155 North Chestnut St.) starting around 7:30 p.m. is The Campbell Brothers. [source: Rochester Music Coalition calendar] [all ages] The House of Hamez (389 Gregory St., formerly Daily Perks) will be hosting Made By Hand starting around 8 p.m. [source: House of Hamez website] [all ages] Tonight at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) is Forty Lashes , The Kitchen Sinks, and good high-energy punk-rock/ska from The Grievants starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Boulder Coffee MySpace site]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing a double-feature of Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice starting early at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday at 2 p.m.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Over at The Flat Iron Café (561 State St.) starting around 9 p.m. is Herb Smith.
[source:
Flat Iron Cafe webstie]
Very good metal from Sulaco, a great attention-deficit rock/funk/jazz blend from Gaylord, and fun, harsh bar-rock band Eddie Nebula and the Plague will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
[21+]
Betty's Sing-a-Long is regularly scheduled at Betty Meyer's Bullwinkle Café (622 Lake Ave., a.k.a. "Bullwinkle's") starting around 10 but since September, 2007 people have reported they were closed. |
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The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing a double-feature of A Hard Day's Night and Yellow Submarine starting at 2 p.m. and again tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Micah will be at The Flat Iron Café (561 State St.) starting around 6 p.m.
[source:
Flat Iron Cafe webstie]
Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) will be hosting Otto Hauser, Ben McConnell, and Jim Colby starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Boulder Coffee MySpace site]
[all ages]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m. is very good power rock from Seven Head Division, and Pegacide.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
[18+]
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New Year's Eve
Kwanza Ends
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be hosting a New Year's Eve Laff Riot Double Feature of Hellzapoppin' and It's in the Bag starting early at 7 p.m.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Although it's the last Monday of the month, there's no event in The Emerging Filmmakers Series tonight. [source: the proverbial grapevine] Tonight at The Dub Land Underground (315 Alexander St., formerly Whiskey) is Jae Mood, and The Fran Dukes Band starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
JamBase calendar for Rochester]
Tonight starting at 10 p.m. is the Countdown to 2008 show at The Rochester Riverside Convention Center (123 E. Main St.)
[source:
City Hall press release]
Tonight at Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) is a special New Year's Eve show by Geva Comedy Improv starting at 7:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Geva Theatre website]
Bored? Why not check out 1980's DJ night at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 11 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar] |
 New Year's Day
This evening at 7 p.m. at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is an art exhibit titled Cuddling Cultures & Colors featuring the works of A Saba Djamila.
[source:
Baobab website]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting good, gimmicky heavy metal from Blüdwülf , Hellkontrol, good hard rock from J. G. Blizaro, No Fucker, and semi-melodic fast-paced noise band Pengo starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
[18+]
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The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing O sangue (The Blood) starting at 8 p.m. The Eastman House calendar says, "when their father disappears and a sinister uncle takes control of their lives, two young men look to a young teacher for love and solace."
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is wild power-rock from Handsome Jack, Johnny Nobody, and Oak, Ash, and Thorn (, formerly American Buffalo) starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
[18+]
Poor People United meets tonight and every Wednesday at 7 at St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (402 South Ave.) [source: the proverbial grapevine] Every Wednesday starting at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) at 7 p.m. is the Rochester Cruisers Ride for bicyclists.
[source:
RocBike website]
There's an Open Mic for Acoustic Music at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) tonight around 8. [source: the proverbial grapevine] |
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