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Weekly Rochester Events #502 Starting Thursday, August 21, 2008


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JayceLand Pick Tonight's car-crazy double-feature at the Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is Race with the Devil at 7 p.m. and then Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry at 8:45. How can you friggin' go wrong: "road icon Peter Fonda stars in a fun pair of the most dynamic action movies from the early '70s. In Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, Susan George and Fonda play the title characters: a kooky hitchhiker and a would-be race driver, who take it on the high-speed lam after ripping off a supermarket. Then, in Race with the Devil, Fonda and Warren Oates play a couple of pals who take their wives on a road trip in a decked-out Winnebago. When the boys witness what looks like a human sacrifice at their campsite, they find themselves fleeing from a widespread cult of Southern Satan worshippers!" Wow. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

Lux LoungeMySpace link (666 South Ave.) will be hosting Josh Kramer, and Stone Spoon BaboonMySpace link starting around 8 p.m. [source: City Newspaper] [21+]

JayceLand Pick Tonight at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) is Parachutes, AudibelMySpace link, and really good ambient/drone band Arms and SleepersGarageBand linkMySpace link starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]

JayceLand Pick Tommy BrunettMySpace link will be at Abeline Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m. [source: Abeline website]

Drinking Liberally meets at 8 p.m. tonight at Monty's Korner (355 East Ave.) [source: RocWiki calendar]


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Tonight at the gallery at The Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester (277 N. Goodman St.) is the opening reception for MONOTYPES & Small Editionsby Kristine T. Bouyoucos from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. [source: Arts and Cultural Council website]

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Diva starting at 8 p.m. and again at 4 p.m. on Sunday. A music lover discovers recordings of an opera star who refuses to be recorded — and ends up on the run, presumably for possessing it. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

Top Pick The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting the catchy, nearly Klezmer-inspired satirical gospel band The Lobster QuadrilleMySpace link, and Craig MarloweMySpace link starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]

Tonight and tomorrow at The High Falls Gorge (Platt St at Browns Race, the Pont De Rennes Bridge) starting around 9:30 p.m. is the River of Light Laser Show. [source: City Hall press release]


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JayceLand Pick Keep an eye out starting at 10 a.m. today because Joe Tunis is on his 9th Annual Joe+N Day-Tour with his assorted Joe+n bandmates ... all around Rochester, about an hour at a time all day. [source: Carbon Records calendar]

Today at 1:30 p.m. starting at Bullshead Plaza (West Main St. at Genesee St.) and running to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (350 Chili Ave.) is another of the Walks for Peace. [source: Rochester Against War website]

Over at Boulder Coffee Co.MySpace link (100 Alexander St.) starting around 8 p.m. is good bar-rock band The Skull MaracasGarageBand linkMySpace link. [source: Boulder Coffee MySpace site] [all ages]

JayceLand Pick The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Tiger's Tail starting at 8 p.m. I think the Eastman House Calendar sums things up nicely: "veteran character actor Brendan Gleeson plays Liam O'Leary, a venture capitalist whose world turned upside down when a seemingly malevolent lookalike plots to take Liam's place at his job and at home with Liam's neglected wife (Kim Cattrall)." [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

JayceLand Pick Tonight at Abeline Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is great, somewhat mellow rock-and-roll from HinkleyMySpace link starting around 9 p.m. [source: Abeline website]

JayceLand Pick Over at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m. is Big Balls, superfast synth-pop novelty-song ... umm ... soloist Worm QuartetMySpace link, and DJ Joel Johnson. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]

JayceLand Pick Very good punk-rock from TaduyaMySpace link will be at Monty's KrownMySpace link (875 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m. [source: Monty's Krown MySpace page] [21+]


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Today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. is a Community Garage Sale and Super Flea Sale at The Rochester Public Market (280 Union St. N.) [source: City Hall press release]

JayceLand Pick Today at Echo-Tone MusicMySpace link (571 South Ave., formerly Sentry Color Labs) is a benefit show featuring excellent punk-rock from The QUiTTERSGarageBand linkMySpace link, great high-energy rock-and-roll from The Grinders, The Brokedown, Andy SmashMySpace link, Triglactagon, good white-boy blues from The White DevilsMySpace link, The Quarter Shots, The Dudes Of Earl, and probably some more from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. [source: WBER calendar]

The Wheezing StumblersMySpace link will be at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]


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Norm Davis is back at Verb Café at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) once again for Wide Open Mic starting at 7:30 p.m. [source: Writers and Books calendar] [all ages]

JayceLand Pick Tonight at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) is The Meddlesome Meddlesome Meddlesome BellsMySpace link, cordial, approachable hip-hop-and-everything-else duo Mad HappyMySpace link, and Love Pork starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]

JayceLand Pick In theory, there is another Emerging Filmmakers Program tonight at The Little (240 East Ave.) at 9:15 p.m., but I haven't heard anything about it so your guess is as good as mine. As soon as I get the details I'll post the films.

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]


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This morning at 7:30 a.m. in the cafeteria overlooking the arboretum in Bausch and Lomb (140 Stone St.) is the Artists Breakfast Group meeting ... anyone interested in art or creativity is invited.

JayceLand Pick Head over to WXXI (280 State St.) before 7 p.m. to join a live taping of WXXI's OnStage with really good reggae/dub band Giant Panda Guerilla Dub SquadMySpace link. [source: WXXI website]

JayceLand Pick Tonight at Highland Bowl (South Ave. at Robinson Dr.) at 7:30 p.m. (well, once it gets dark) is a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, presented by George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) So get out your weed and toke up for an awesome journey. Either that, or just enjoy some remarkable classic cinema. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

JayceLand Pick The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting tight modern rock band VeluxeMySpace link, The Winter SoundsGarageBand linkMySpace link, and Thunders starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]


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JayceLand Pick Check out Woody Allen's film Manhattan in an outdoor screening at Highland Bowl (South Ave. at Robinson Dr.) at dusk (7:30 p.m. or so). [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

JayceLand Pick Tonight at 7 p.m., the excellent, witty acoustic/folk soloist Maria Gillard will be performing live for a taping of WXXI's OnStage at WXXI (280 State St.) [source: WXXI website]

JayceLand Pick Over at The Mez (389 Gregory St., formerly House of Hamez and Daily Perks) starting around 8 p.m. is witty acoustic soloist with a 1950's sound The BicycatsMySpace link. [source: Mez website] [all ages]

JayceLand Pick Over at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is good acoustic soloist Electric OrganicMySpace link, great motley folk from Baby Shivers BoutiqueMySpace link, and No Shears Ted. [source: Bug Jar MySpace page]

The Monroe Village Farmers' Market runs from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the parking lot of The Church of the Blessed Sacrament (534 Oxford St.) [source: Eat Out Rochester]

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 Dogtown Hots (691 Monroe Ave.) at 7 p.m. is the Rochester Cruisers Wednesday Night Cruise (for bicyclists). [source: the proverbial grapevine]

There's an Open Mic for Acoustic Music at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) tonight around 8. [source: the proverbial grapevine]

Tonight at 8 p.m. at Abeline Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is an Open Mic with The Grand Canyon Rescue EpisodeMySpace link. [source: Abeline website]

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