Weekly Rochester Events #593 Starting Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Today at 5 p.m. at The Highland Park Conservancy and Lamberton Conservatory (180 Reservoir Ave.) is a Gala in the Park to benefit Foodlink (936 Exchange St.)
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
Rochester A-List will be taking over the back yard at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. so I guess that means it'll cost you to get in ... maybe even to the bar. Then it's Ron Stackman starting the Reggae Dance Party at 9 p.m. [source: Abilene website] Today at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) at 6 p.m., John Isaac will discuss his work as part of the Wish You Were Here Travel Lecture Series. [Note that I needed to go to City Newspaper to get this information: Eastman House's online calendar has been broken, but to contact them, you need to go through a convoluted process rather than just e-mailing them. I guess it'll be broken for a while.] [source: City Newspaper] [all ages] Tonight at The Asbury First United Methodist Church (1050 East Ave.) is a the Business Meeting of The Rochester Genealogical Society starting at 7 p.m. and including a Stump the Experts panel discussion. [source: Rochester Genealogical Society website] [all ages] 
Cynthia Howk will present a tour titled Discover the South Wedge: Two Centuries of Historic Architecture starting at The Ellwanger Estate (625 Mount Hope Ave.) starting at 7 p.m.
[source:
Landmark Society calendar]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Rollerball starting at 8 p.m. In the 1975-future year of 2018, corporations run everything and have replaced crime and violence with the sport of rollerball.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar  (219 Monroe Ave.) is The Music Box, Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs, and Audibel starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
The Demos , Something Else, and Jack Swift will be at The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
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Today is the start of Rochester Bike Week sponsored by The Rochester Cycling Alliance kicking off at 7 a.m. with a Commuter Race: Bike vs. Car vs. Bus from Starbucks (1916 Monroe Ave.) to Manhattan Square Park (130 Chestnut St.). Then, at night at 9 p.m. is the Light Up the River Ride that invites you to bring your well-lit bike to Corn Hill Landing (290 Exchange Blvd.).
[source:
Rochester Cycling Alliance blog]
Today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. is The Harvey Milk Day of Action at City Hall (30 Church St.)
[source:
Gay Alliance website]
[all ages]
From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is the Jazz Happy Hour featuring The Jazz Contingent Quartet follwed at 9:30 p.m. by The Revelers .
[source:
Abilene website]
Donna the Buffalo will be at The Lilac Festival starting around 7 p.m.
[source:
MEETinROCHESTER calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Eraserhead starting at 8 p.m. The answer to the big question is what it's about, and I think the Eastman House calendar gets it right saying it's "a surreal nightmare examining male paranoia." Yeah ... pretty much. Plus that weird baby thing.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Lovin' Cup (Jefferson Rd. and John St. at 300 Park Point Dr., Suite 110) is Gonculator, and great funk from The Filthy Funk starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
Over at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (99 Court St.) starting around 10 p.m. is great, fun 1960's-styled rock band The Hi-Risers .
[source:
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que calendar]
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Today at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting at 2 p.m. is the Day of Death 2010 featuring numerous bands.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Today at 2 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a meeting of The Rochester Police Accountability Coalition (RPAC). [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+] At 5 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is an Electronic Music Fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (262 N. Danny Thomas Blvd., Memphis, TN) [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] [18+]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Neil Young Trunk Show starting at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 5 p.m. I love a good concert-footage movie, and the Eastman House calendar's description warms my heart: "in his second collaboration with legendary rocker Neil Young, director Jonathan Demme captures his subject's musical and spiritual soul during the Chrome Dreams II tour. Surrounding himself with his favorite instruments and his long-time touring band, Young develops an environment where he can play his songs exactly as he wants."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at 8 p.m. at The Tango Cafe Dance Studio (389 Gregory St.) is Songwriters in the Round with charismatic acoustic soloist Scott Regan, John Dady, and witty, accomplished acoustic soloist Brian Coughlin. [source: Golden Link website] 
Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting the nicely harmonius rock band Walri, and fantastic, heavy, electric, lounge-folk from Auld Lang Syne starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
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Lilac Festival
ends today.
Today at 8 a.m. is the 5K Family Fun Run portion of The Medved Lilac 10K and 5K Family Fun Run followed at 9 a.m. by the 10K Race in Highland Park (Reservoir Dr.). I've signed up to run the 10K this year — the first 10K race I'll have attempted!
[source:
flyer]
Today at Java's (16 Gibbs St.) is Hearts and Crafts II featuring over 30 local artists and craft makers.
[source:
City Newspaper]
[all ages]
Today at 1 p.m. is The Rochester Cycling Alliance's Upper Monroe Bicycle Boulevard Ride from Cobb's Hill Park (Norton Dr., softball diamonds near 490) to Boulder Coffee Co. (955 Genesee St.)
[source:
Rochester Cycling Alliance blog]
James Cuno will present a Berg Lecture today at 3 p.m. at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) titled Whose Culture?: The Promise of Museums and the Debate Over Antiquities.
[source:
Memorial Art Gallery calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Guys and Dolls starting at 7 p.m. Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra who "involve each other in a complicated plot to maintain 'The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York.'"
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
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Today starting at 4:30 p.m. at The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) is Launch Party for cans of Route 113 IPA by The Sly Fox Brewhouse and Eatery (519 Kimberton Rd., Phoenixville, PA).
[source:
Tap and Mallet website]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is Verbal Abuse, The Capitalists, and Fang!.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Towel Day
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.
As part of The Rochester Cycling Alliance Bike Week, the City of Rochester will present their Bicycle Master Plan this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. on the second floor of The Centers at High Falls (60 Browns Race).
[source:
Rochester Cycling Alliance blog]
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 One-Eyed Jacks starting at 8 p.m. — a Western tale of revenge with Marlon Brando. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages] |
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Today at 9:30 a.m. is Focus on Philanthropy: Grantmakers and Resources in Greater Rochester in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) featuring the providers of grants for nonprofit organizations.
[source:
Rochester Public Library calendar]
[all ages]
The Improv Plate will perform tonight at Johnny's Irish Pub (1382 Culver Rd., still smoke-free) at 7 p.m.
[source:
Johnny's Irish Pub calendar]
Today at 7 p.m. at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) is the Monthly Story Slam hosted by Carol Roberts.
[source:
Writers and Books calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at 8 p.m. at The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) is a Beer Social featuring Harpoon Brewery (306 Northern Ave., Boston, MA) [source: Tap and Mallet website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Hei yan quan (I Don't Want to Sleep Alone) starting at 8 p.m. From the Eastman House calendar: "in this visually stunning and erotically charged picture, director Tsai delves into the depths of loneliness and our inherent need for companionship."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Today at 12:00 p.m. is a meeting of The Brown Bag Book Discussion Group in the Literature Division's Study Room at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) [source: Rochester Public Library calendar] [all ages] 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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