Weekly Rochester Events #578 Starting Thursday, February 4, 2010
David Haygood, Jr. will host an event to Celebrate Black Heritage Month at City Hall (30 Church St.) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
[source:
City Hall press release]
Today at 6 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.), The Democrat and Chronicle photographers Jeff Blackwell, Jay Capers, Jen Rynda, Kat Sidelnik, and Will Yurman will be on hand for a Where We Live Panel Discussion. Then, at 7 p.m., author Charles Benoit will discuss mysteries and film noir prior to the 8 p.m. screening of Dark Passage.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Pure Kona Poetry and Music Night will be at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) tonight at 7:30 p.m. [source: the proverbial grapevine]
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., The Comedy Club (2235 Empire Blvd., Webster) will host Jamie Lissow.
[source:
Freetime]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Dark Passage starting at 8 p.m. A man innocent of the murder that landed him in prison escapes, he gets plastic surgery, and searches for the true killer.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar  (219 Monroe Ave.) is Animal Pants, Elsinore , and Benjamin Burgess starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting Heather Maloney starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
Today at Booksmart Studio (250 North Goodman St.) is an Open Critique for photographers starting at 7 p.m. [source: City Newspaper] |
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Tonight is another First Fridays around art galleries downtown starting around 5 p.m.
[source:
First Friday website]
This Other Life will be at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) for happy hour from about 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. followed by The Dirty Bourbon Blues Band starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
Today at The Rochester Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St.) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. is the Opening Reception for An Alternative Process by Ivan Dalla Tana and Sue Huggins Leopard's Small Dreams and Possessions. Both are on display through March 12.
[source:
Visual Studies Workshop calendar]
[all ages]
Kenichiro Sato will be on hand at Java's (16 Gibbs St.) tonight to discuss Big Picture Rochester (formerly ROMA, the Rochester Outdoor Museum of Art) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
[all ages]
The Opening Reception for Makers and Mentors by Judd Lawrence Williams, and Julianna Furlong Williams is tonight from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Rochester Contemporary Art Gallery (137 East Ave.) [source: Rochester Contemporary e-mail] [all ages] Today at The Record Archive (33 1/3 Rockwood St.) starting around 7 p.m. is the opening reception for My Weapons: paintings by Jennifer Cichello .
[source:
Record Archive e-mail]
The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) will be screening These Streets are Watching today at 7:30 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing 10 Rillington Place starting at 8 p.m. — based on the true story of a serial killer in England in the 1940's and 1950's.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) is Reviving Ivory, and Geena Davis starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Monty's Krown MySpace page]
Today through Sunday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. is First and Last: Arts and Crafts at Spot Coffee (200 East Ave.) [source: City Newspaper] [all ages] |
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Today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. is a Saturday Hike in the Park starting at Lake Riley Lodge in Cobb's Hill Park (Norton Dr., softball diamonds near 490).
[source:
City Hall press release]
Hedonist Artisan Chocolates (674 South Ave.) is hosting an ARTisan Chocolate Tasting today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
[source:
Hedonist Chocolates website]
The Park Avenue Band will be at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 6 p.m.
[source:
Abilene e-mail]
Tonight at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is Hyperbole Caboose , and Stolen Bikes starting around 6 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood, The Deep Blue Dream, The Wild Geese, Two Ton Ska, Mosaic Foundation, Driftwood, and solid rock with a Spanish flair from Night Gallery will be at Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) starting around 6 p.m. for a benefit to support Hope for Haiti.
[source:
Rochester Music Coalition calendar]
[16+]
Today starting around 6:30 p.m. at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is a Community Dialogue Series for Bob Marley's 65th Birthday Celebration. [source: Baobab website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing We Live in Public starting at 8 p.m. and again tomorrow at 5 p.m. The film documents several artistic experiments by Josh Harris concerning identity and surveillance.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Dang! will be at The Keg (315 Gregory St., behind German House where Rohrbach's used to be) starting around 10 p.m.
[source:
Freetime]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Junk Culture, DJ Ako, and Ginnis starting around 11:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) will be hosting a Regional Zine and Craft Fair today starting at 12 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
The Rochester Contemporary Art Gallery (137 East Ave.) is hsting an Artists' Talk with Judd Lawrence Williams, Julianna Furlong Williams, Elaine Defibaugh, and Illa Loeb. [source: Rochester Contemporary calendar] [all ages] Kitty Jospé will present a What's Up Lecture at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) discussing images of bridges at 2 p.m. [source: Memorial Art Gallery calendar] [all ages] Joe Blackburn will play the Pipe Organ at today's Musicale at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Miracle of Morgan's Creek starting at 7 p.m. The Eastman House calendar summarizes it: "smitten by men in uniform, small-town girl Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) gets drunk at a soldier's ball. When she wakes up she's not only married to someone she can't remember who's now on his way overseas, but she's pregnant to boot."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 11:30 p.m. is Nick Oliveri, Chylde, and Todd Krasz.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Today at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) at 6 p.m. is a Where We Live Community Forum.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Off With Their Heads, The Slow Death, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, and Paul's Grandfather will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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.
Tusedays at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) starting around 8 p.m. is A.K.A. Paul Burke Presents featuring Paul Burke and other people, perhaps performing.
[source:
band e-mail]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Our Hospitality starting at 8 p.m. — a Buster Keaton classic preceded by The Play House.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Interlock Rochester (1115 E. Main St., suite 42 of the Hungerford Building, door #1) has their Weekly Meeting at 8 p.m. [source: Interlock Rochester website] [all ages] |
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Today at The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) is a Beer Tasting from The Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (1075 East 20th St., Chico, CA) starting at 7 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
Tonight at 8 p.m. in Webb Auditorium at RIT (One Lomb Memorial Dr., campus map), Nicholas Gurewitch, and Chris Onstad will discuss Internet Famous: Comic Time with Nick and Chris.
[source:
Caroline Werner Gannett Project website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Goodfellas starting at 8 p.m. — on of Martin Scorsese's best films.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) is good hard rock from The Cheetah Whores, and Velvet Elvis starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
It's Whirrly Wednesdays: Hooping, Drumming, and Grooving at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) at 6 p.m. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+] 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 Episode .
[source:
Abeline website]
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