JayceLand's Weekly Rochester Events #590 Starting Thursday, April 29, 2010

Weekly Rochester Events #590 Starting Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tonight at 7 p.m. at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.), Allen Hoey, John Roche, and Jared Smith will be in attendance as part of the Visiting Writer Series. [source: Writers and Books calendar] [all ages]

Updated: The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing A Nightmare on Elm Street starting early at 8 p.m. followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 2: Freddy's Revenge at 9:45 p.m. (I could swear it said it started at 7 p.m. ... hmm.) [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

The Bug Jar

(219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Ben Miller

, ORAA

, and Crushing Something starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

Tonight at The Lovin' Cup

(Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) is great funk from The Filthy Funk

starting around 9 p.m. [source: Lovin' Cup calendar]

Arbor Day

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]

Over at The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) starting around 5:30 p.m. is fun ska from Mrs. Skannotto, Among Criminals

, and The Sandwich Crackers

(a.k.a. S4NDW1CH CR4CK3R5). [source: Water Street calendar] [13+]

Tonight at 7 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a Grindcore/Punk Show. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+]

Today at 7 p.m. at German House (315 Gregory St.) is a Launch Party for The Rochester Music Hall of Fame featuring very good, crisp funk/jazz from Paradigm Shift, John Akers

, RedLine Zydeco, The Mambo Kings, Prime Time Funk

, and wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood

. [source: Up All Night website]

Village Idiots Present (VIP) will present Catch-23 tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at The Pillar Theatre (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate, Suite #D106). [source: RocWiki calendar]

Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. is a performance of David Mamet's November at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.), starting a run through May 16. [source: MuCCC website]

Tonight at 6 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is Happy Hour with Frankie Leigh and Jewels

followed at 9 p.m. by Chris Trapper

solo, in the upstairs (and not free like usual). [source: Abilene website]

May Day

Today at Swan Market (231 Parsells Ave.) is a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration during their working hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. [source: Rochester Food Net blog]

At 9:30 a.m. is The Bill Lawler 5K Run/Walk For Huntington's Disease starting at Matthew's East End Grill (200 East Ave.) Featuring breakfast from o'Bagelo's (165 State St.) [source: RocWiki calendar]

Today at 10 a.m. is Mayday! Underground Crafts and Arts's Craft Fair in the warehouse of Classic Woodworking, Inc. (416 St. Paul St.) [source: RocWiki calendar]

The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) will be having May Day Shenanigans starting at 7 p.m. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+]

Excellent, daring folk/acoustic-rock soloist JoAnn Vaccaro

will be at Boulder Coffee Co.

(955 Genesee St.) starting around 8 p.m. [source: Boulder Coffee website]

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Collapse starting at 8 p.m. in which Michael C. Ruppert talks about the imminent "collapse of contemporary society". [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

A great stage show and excellent surf-based rock from The Isotopes

are playing today at Hot Shots Volleyball and Sports Bar (1046 University Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. [source: band e-mail]

Over at The Bug Jar

(219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m. is Arkhem

, Peloquin, and Order of the Dead

. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

Today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is the Spring Record Show at The Bop Shop (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate Square) Ordinarily I wouldn't post what is ostensibly a blatant advertisement disguised as an event, but the Bop Shop is unassuming and presents excellent shows at the Village Gate for donations only. [source: Bop Shop calendar] [all ages]

Albert Paley will be presenting a lecture on his works at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) today at 3 p.m. [source: Memorial Art Gallery calendar] [all ages]

The Rochester Cycling Alliance meets tonight at 7 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge). [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+]

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Wild One starting at 7 p.m. followed by The Men: a Marlon Brando double-feature. The former is "the mother of all motorcycle flicks" in which Brando's character terrorizes a town. In the second, he plays a "World War II veteran trying to adjust to life as a paraplegic after being wounded in combat". [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

The Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble will be at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) starting at 8 p.m. [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages]

Noxious Foxes

, Friends Academy

, and The Hoverboards will be at The Bug Jar

(219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

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.

Updated: Today from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is another Books Sandwiched-In program where Van Henri White will review A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNire, and Lisa Frazier Page. [source: Friends of the Public Library e-mail] [all ages]

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 A Streetcar Named Desire starting at 8 p.m. As the Eastman House calendar, puts it, "the definitive film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play makes most stage versions seem irrelevant." [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

Cinco de Mayo

Today at Classified Shredding Services (425 Paul Rd.) is a Community Shred Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where you can up to 3 boxes of documents to be shredded and recycled for free. [source: the proverbial grapevine]

Tonight is the start of The 360|365 Film Festival (formerly the Rochester High Falls International Film Festival) at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) and The Little (240 East Ave.) [source: Little Theatre calendar]

Tonight at The Lovin' Cup

(Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) at 6 p.m., Holly Howell will be hosting An Evening With Riesling. [source: Lovin' Cup calendar]

Tonight at The Bug Jar

(219 Monroe Ave.) is Deadbolt

, and Triglactagon starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

The Phukettes

, and The Radium Girls

will be at The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) starting around 9 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+]

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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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, April 29, 2010 (Thu, Apr 29, 2010, 4/29/2010, or 4/29/10) Friday, April 30, 2010 (Fri, Apr 30, 2010, 4/30/2010, or 4/30/10) Saturday, May 1, 2010 (Sat, May 1, 2010, 5/1/2010, or 5/1/10) Sunday, May 2, 2010 (Sun, May 2, 2010, 5/2/2010, or 5/2/10) Monday, May 3, 2010 (Mon, May 3, 2010, 5/3/2010, or 5/3/10) Tuesday, May 4, 2010 (Tue, May 4, 2010, 5/4/2010, or 5/4/10) and Wednesday, May 5, 2010 (Wed, May 5, 2010, 5/5/2010, or 5/5/10).

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