Sometime around midnight on Monday night, the lights in my house blinked out several times in 10 minutes or so. I knew what was coming — alas the same line I’ve complained about before was once again afflicted with inability to transmit electrical current. It’s been a while since it got knocked out, but by midnight, the lights went out and the fans all stopped; the only sound was the beeping of back-up power supplies on assorted computers and appliances around the house.
So I called Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) (89 East Ave.) when it happened, and the nice computer lady recorded that my power was out. I went to bed. In the morning, the nice computer lady said that they recorded my outage — but did not mention that it was part of a larger outage. Darn. I had hoped a crew would be out already. As it turned out, tens of thousands of people were also without power, so I was not all that likely to get responsive service. By 10 a.m. or so, the computer lady said that there was a known outage affecting approximately SIX HUNDRED NINE customers — thus it was that crazy wire by the canal that got knocked out again. The worst, though, is that the streets near me are interleaved with power from different sides, so across the street, my neighbors were preserving perishable foods with refrigeration, drinking hot coffee, and reading in at night. By 3 p.m. or so, the nice computer lady reported that “the estimated repairs are scheduled to be completed by 6 p.m. — this Wednesday.”
So I got a lesson in pioneer life for a while. As it turned out the power came back Tuesday night sometime — probably between midnight and dawn by my guess. In any case, I took the opportunity to revamp the computer setup where I write JayceLand and other stuff. I also pondered alternatives: like solar panels to operate the sump pump (which was thankfully bone-dry), getting (or making) a chest freezer, and figuring out how to get Internet connectivity. I might be closer to off-grid living than I thought … or not.
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Dyadya Vanya(Uncle Vanya) starting at 8 p.m. From the Eastman House calendar: "Anton Chekhov's masterwork about the breakdown of a family held together by a tissue of lies and self-deceptions is brought to stunning life" by director Andrei Konchalovsky.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar][all ages]
Tonight at 7 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. (and every Friday through the end of October) is a tour by The Rochester Candlelight Ghost Walks titled Ghosts of Mt Hope starting at the corner of Mt. Hope and Reservoir. Curiously, the tour does not enter the cemetery ... hmm ...
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
Hungness (formerly Kill Myself on Monday) will be at The Mez (389 Gregory St., formerly House of Hamez and Daily Perks) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
band e-mail][all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Christ in Concrete(a.k.a. Salt to the Devil/Give Us This Day) starting at 8 p.m. about an Italian immigrant who "exploits his fellow workers in dangerous construction work in order to provide for his own family."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar][all ages]
Today at 12 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery (791 Mt. Hope Ave., the North Gate) is a tour of people in The Revolutionary War.
[source:
Friends of Mt. Hope flyer]
Tonight at 8 p.m. at The Mez (389 Gregory St., formerly House of Hamez and Daily Perks) is a Songwriters In The Round Anniversary Show with Jeff Riales, and excellent acoustic soloist Maria Gillard.
[source:
Mez website][all ages]
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]
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.
This page is Jason Olshefsky's list of things to do in Rochester, NY and the surrounding region (including nearby towns Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, Pittsford, Victor, Henrietta, Gates, Chili, Greece, and Charlotte, and occasionally other places in Monroe County and the Western New York region.) It is updated every week with daily listings for entertainment, activities, performances, movies, music, bands, comedy, improv, poetry, storytelling, lectures, discussions, debates, theater, plays, and generally fun things to do.
Music events are usually original bands with occasional cover bands and DJ's with musical styles including punk, emo, ska, swing, rock, rock-and-roll, alternative, metal, jazz, blues, noise band, experimental music, folk, acoustic, and "world-beat."
Events listed take place during the day, in the evenings, or as part of the city's nightlife as listed.
Although I'm reluctant to admit it, it is a Rochester blog and I'm essentially blogging about Rochester events.
I also tend to express opinions, review past events, make reviews, speak of philosophy or of a philosophical nature, discuss humanity and creativity.
Oh, and it's spelled JayceLand with no space and a capital L, not Jayce Land, Jaycee Land, Jace Land, Jase Land, Joyce Land, Jayce World, Jayceeland, Jaceland, Jaseland, Joyceland, Jayceworld, Jayceeworld, Jaceworld, Jaseworld, nor Joyceworld. (Now if you misspell it in some search engine, you at least get a shot at finding it.)
It's also not to be confused with
Jake's World
or JakesWorld which is a site of a Rochester animator.
While I'm on the topic of keywords for search engines, this update includes information for Thursday, September 18, 2008 (Thu, Sep 18, 2008, 9/18/2008, or 9/18/08) Friday, September 19, 2008 (Fri, Sep 19, 2008, 9/19/2008, or 9/19/08) Saturday, September 20, 2008 (Sat, Sep 20, 2008, 9/20/2008, or 9/20/08) Sunday, September 21, 2008 (Sun, Sep 21, 2008, 9/21/2008, or 9/21/08) Monday, September 22, 2008 (Mon, Sep 22, 2008, 9/22/2008, or 9/22/08) Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 9/23/2008, or 9/23/08) and Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (Wed, Sep 24, 2008, 9/24/2008, or 9/24/08).
indicates an event that's a preferred pick of the day ... probably something worth checking out.
indicates a "guaranteed" best bet for the particular genre of the indicated event.
links to a band's page on GarageBand.com which offers reviews and information about bands.
links to a band's page on MySpace.com which is a friend-networking site that is popular with bands.
Tonight at 6 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre at 
POW/MIA Recognition Day
links to a band's page on GarageBand.com which offers reviews and information about bands.
links to a band's page on MySpace.com which is a friend-networking site that is popular with bands.