Weekly Rochester Events #585 Starting Thursday, March 25, 2010
Today at The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) at 6 p.m. is a Twestival — a fundraiser for Concern Worldwide.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
Douglas Kirkland will be at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) today at 6 p.m. for a Wish You Were Here lecture on his career photographing celebrities. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] Today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Anne Church (1600 Mt. Hope Ave.) is a Public Meeting to discuss The East Henrietta Road Improvement Project (the section from Mt. Hope to South Avenue). [source: City Hall press release] This evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Gallery One Fine Arts in the Executive Office Building (36 W. Main St., suite #17) is Flowetic Rhythms hosted by Lu Highsmith. [source: Culture starts with ART! (CSWA) Yahoo! Group] [18+] 
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Breaking In starting at 8 p.m. Another in the charming series of films by Bill Forsyth — in this one, a career burglar takes on an apprentice.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is talented stoner rock-influenced rock band Argus Eye, and Ryan Power starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Over at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m. is The Burning Boots .
[source:
Abilene website]
The very good, experimentally-daring acoustic soloist Seth Faergolzia will perform at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) with friends tonight at 8 p.m. and every Thursday through the end of March.
[source:
band said it at a prior show]
[all ages]
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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]
Meyer and McGuire will play Happy Hour at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight followed by The Lawnmowers at 9:30 p.m. [source: Abilene website]
The Cinema Theatre (957 South Clinton Ave.) will present screenings of Swimming With Lesbians, Dare, and the short film U-HAUL Rap, from The ImageOut Film Festival tonight starting at 6 p.m. Swimming With Lesbians is a documentary about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community of Western New York, and director David B. Marshall will be in attendance to discuss the film. Dare is about the complex relationship between a group of three friends.
[source:
Gay Alliance website]
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Link Gallery at City Hall (30 Church St.) is the Opening Reception for Beauty in a Flash featuring photography from students of Studio 789 and will be on display through May 3. [source: Genesee Center for the Arts calendar] Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is a Community Dialogue Series lecture on Pan-Africanism: The Life of Dr. William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois (1868-1963). [source: Baobab website] In Nextstage at Geva (75 Woodbury Blvd.) tonight at 7 p.m. is a reading of Plays in Progress featuring Waking Matilda by Mimi Kennedy. [source: Geva Theatre website] Today from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., and tomorrow and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. is The Rochester Erotic Arts Festival at The Harro East Theatre and Ballroom (155 North Chestnut St.) [source: Harro East calendar] Village Idiots Present (VIP) will perform Command Performance tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at The Pillar Theatre (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate, Suite #D106). [source: Village Idiots Present website]
Tonight at 7 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a presentation of Pure Kona with avant-garde musicians/poets Urknee and Bjürton Russell, Ed Downey, and Shawnee Boyeee .
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Over at The Bop Shop (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate Square) starting around 8 p.m. is The Chandler Travis Philharmonic. [source: Bop Shop calendar] [all ages] The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing La nana (The Maid) starting at 8 p.m. After serving a family for over 20 years, they decide to hire more workers to assist her, but she acts to prevent their success. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages] |
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Today at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) at 10 a.m. is an Art Opening for works by Kahsay G. Tsadkan.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hedonist Artisan Chocolates (674 South Ave.) is hosting a Chocolate Tasting.
[source:
Hedonist Chocolates website]
Today at 1:30 p.m. at The Pieters Family Life Center (1025 Commons Wy.), Dr. Joe Manza (2040 E. Henrietta Rd) will lead an interactive event titled Eat the Elephant: MOVEMENT IS LIFE! [source: RocWiki calendar]
This afternoon at 2 p.m., is a meeting of The Rochester Police Accountability Coalition (RPAC) at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge).
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Record Archive (33 1/3 Rockwood St.) is D. Swagga (a.k.a. David Salters) followed by a rich tapestry of modern Americana from The Bogs Visionary Orchestra starting at 6 p.m.
[source:
Record Archive e-mail]
Updated:
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Pee-Wee's Big Adventure starting at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 5 p.m. Pee-Wee's prized bicycle is stolen and he goes on an adventure to get it back. (And the Saturday showtime was confirmed to be mistakenly missing from the Dryden calendar until Wednesday or so, so it's really not my fault!)
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is The Bogs Visionary Orchestra, The Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues, and Jose Delhart starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m. is SPORTS, Bear Hands, Stay Six, and The Celebration of Man.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at 5 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a Community Dinner. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] At 9 p.m. is The Left of Center Stage Variety Show at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge). [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] |
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Willy Holtzman's The Morini Strad will be read today at Plays in Progress in Nextstage at Geva (75 Woodbury Blvd.) this afternoon at 3 p.m.
[source:
Geva Theatre website]
Today from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is a Chamber Music Musicale featuring EunMi Ko on piano, and Sini Virtanen on violin. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] Today at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) at 5 p.m. is a Poetry Reading — The Soul of a Woman. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+] The Strange Boys , The Pack A.D., and The Dead Friends will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting The Tillers , and The Ruckus Juice Jug Stompers starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
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The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Island In The Sky starting at 1:30 p.m. for the Senior Citizens Matinee.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
This evening at 7 p.m. is an Informational Meeting for prospective members of Mud Creek Farm (McMahon Rd., Victor) at Victor Parks and Recreation (1290 Atwal Dr., Victor).
Today at 7:30 p.m. is Wide Open Mic with Norm Davis at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) [source: Writers and Books calendar] [all ages]
Tonight at 8 p.m. in Webb Auditorium at RIT (One Lomb Memorial Dr., campus map) is Hiroshi Ishii speaking about The Art of Tangible Bits as part of The Caroline Werner Gannett Project.
[source:
Caroline Werner Gannett Project website]
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.
Today at 6 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is CopWatch Training based on Berkeley CopWatch. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+] Tonight at 7:30 p.m. is the first Preview Performance of Two Trains Running at Geva (75 Woodbury Blvd.) which opens on Saturday night. [source: Geva Theatre 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]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame (I Kiss Your Hand, Madame) starting at 8 p.m. A divorcee "sets her sights on the dashing Count Lerski" featuring Marlene Dietrich before she was an international star. Dr. Philip C. Carli will accompany the silent film on piano.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is The Past Lives, Aiyana Catori, and The Wooden Waves starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Tonight at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is Positive Noise starting around 6 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
[18+]
Today at The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) is a Beer Social featuring brews from The Lake Placid Craft Brewing, Pub and Brewery starting at 8 p.m. [source: Tap and Mallet website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Parade starting at 8 p.m. Jacques Tati's "final feature returns him to his music hall roots and serves as a fitting farewell."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Doug Keith, and luscious, poetic acoustic rock from Autumn In Halifax 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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