Weekly Rochester Events #581 Starting Thursday, February 25, 2010
At today's Thursday Thinkers, Maria Thomas Fisher will present Retain the Brains: Keeping College Grads in Rochester from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) My suggestion: stop calling smart people "brains".
[source:
Friends of the Public Library flyer]
Today at 5:30 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is an Anarchism Class: Anarchist Approaches to Universal Health Care.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Lissa Schneckenburger   , and Bethany Waickman will be at The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Golden Link website]
Over at Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) starting at 8 p.m. is Tuba Mirum [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Postman Always Rings Twice starting at 8 p.m. in which a drifter gets involved with a woman bent on murder.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Colonel Parmisan, very good, experimentally-daring acoustic soloist Seth Faergolzia, and Joe+n will be at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Carbon Records calendar]
[all ages]
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This evening at 5 p.m. is the Opening Reception for The Three R's at The Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave.) featuring works by Don Race, Sanford Rockowitz, and Steve Rossini.
[source:
Image City Photography Gallery e-mail]
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]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Panique aux village (A Town Called Panic) starting early at 6 p.m. and again at 8 p.m., and then on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, "the impetuous Cowboy and Indian, eager to buy a birthday gift for their more mature roommate, Horse, accidentally set off a chain of events that destroys their residence and places their innocent neighbor behind bars." I think it'll be pretty cool.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is Mitch Jones, good unconventional acoustic soloist Dufus , and Harsh Mellows starting around 7 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) will present an excerpt from Keita! L'héritage du griot (Keita: The Heritage of the Griot) at 7 p.m. followed by a discussion. [source: Baobab website] [all ages] Tonight at 7 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is a Members' Exhibition Party for Photographs 1982—2009 by Roger Ballen starting at 7 p.m. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m., Village Idiots Present (VIP) present Director's Cut at The Pillar Theatre (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate, Suite #D106). [source: Village Idiots Present website]
Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. is The Jazz Contingent Quartet for Happy Hour followed by Ca$hback for The Abilene 2nd Annual Johnny Cash Birthday Bash starting at 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
Tonight at The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) is rock and roll with a psychedelic twist from The Atomic Swindlers starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is better-than-excellent rock/surf-rock/rockabilly band The Sadies, Jerry Leger, and Dave Donnelly starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) is The Patrons Of Sweet, Severe Severe, and Ian Downey is Famous starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
band e-mail]
[21+]
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Today at ReHouse, Inc. (1473 E. Main St.) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. is an Art Reception for Revision: Rebirth of the Discarded.
[source:
City Newspaper]
Tonight at 5 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a Community Dinner followed at 7 p.m. by P. T. Burnem, and then at 9 p.m. is The Left of Center Stage Variety Show.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Today at 7 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) is well-known bartender Chopsi's Retirement Party with Steve Grills and The Roadmasters, The Million Dollar Trailers, and The Park Avenue Band .
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
Today at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is another discussion in their Community Dialogue Series titled A Single Story: Representation of Africa in the Media facilitated by Dr. Hussain B. Ahmed and featuring Anthony Jordan, and Chojy Shroeder starting at 7 p.m. [source: Baobab website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Apartment starting at 8 p.m. about a guy who rents his apartment to corporate superiors for their afternoon trysts.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting excellent, deceptively mellow, complex rock-and-roll from Hinkley starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) will be hosting a great stage show and excellent surf-based rock from The Isotopes, and Minds Wide Open starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting The Indras, Inugami, and good, amiable hard rock from The Clockmen starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Today at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) at 3 p.m. is Biodance: a Benefit for Haiti.
[source:
MuCCC website]
Over at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) starting around 3 p.m. is Michael Hardy. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] This afternoon starting around 5 p.m. at Jayce's House (45 Whiteford Rd.) is a Macaroni and Cheese Off.
Over at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m. is The Jack Grace Band.
[source:
Abilene website]
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The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Mildred Pierce starting at 1:30 p.m. for a Senior Citizen Matinee.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is The Pierced Arrows, Grimetime, and high-energy hard rock from The End.
[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.
Ha Ha Tonka , and The Nick Fields Band will be at The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) starting around 7 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
Tonight at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church (2000 Highland Ave.) is a program by Dr. Kevin Coffey titled Coming Out: A Process For Everyone. [source: Gay Alliance website]
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]
Updated: At his show on February 25, Seth Faergolzia did not mention the show originally scheduled for tonight with Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) with Kimya Dawson and I'm very sure it is not going to happen ... check out tomorrow if you can make it, though.
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Körkarlen (The Phantom Chariot) starting at 8 p.m. From the Eastman House calendar: "one of the towering achievements of silent cinema, director Sjöström's (The Wind, He Who Gets Slapped) allegory is based on a Swedish legend that the last person to die each year must drive the chariot that collects the dead. When an inebriated brawler dies at midnight on New Year's Eve, he is given the chance to review and correct his life's errors." Live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.
[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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Updated:
Alas, The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) announced on Tuesday evening that neither Kimya Dawson nor Kerrin Pantalakis will be performing today at 12 p.m. The very good, experimentally-daring acoustic soloist Seth Faergolzia will still be there to put on a show with a few other perfomers.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Magnificent Tati along with short films by the documentary subject, Jacques Tati starting at 8 p.m.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Awesome Color, Tyvek, and awesome, wild, blue-collar rock from Handsome Jack will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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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