Weekly Rochester Events #618 Starting Thursday, November 11, 2010
 Veteran's Day
Bastienne Schmidt will present a lecture as part of the Wish You Were Here series at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) tonight at 6 p.m. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] 
The Bertrand Russell Society meets tonight at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) starting at 7 p.m.
[source:
Writers and Books calendar]
[all ages]
Nextstage at Geva (75 Woodbury Blvd.) is continuing its Festival of New Theatre 2010 with House on Stilts tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Lake Effect Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. [source: Geva Theatre website]
Over at Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) starting at 8 p.m. is Ossia New Music.
[source:
Ossia New Music calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Let the Good Times Roll starting at 8 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, "this underappreciated 'rockumentary' revolves around a 1973 revival tour of 1950s heavyweight rock 'n' roll entertainers, including Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, The Shirelles, and The Coasters."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting fantastic ska-influenced, synth-laden pop/rock from SPORTS, Pretty Birds That Kill, and Josh Netsky starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Mark Gamsjager and the Lustre Kings will be at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
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Today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The South Presbyterian Church (4 E. Henrietta Rd.) is a Holiday Bazaar with used items, hand-made items, baked goods, silent auctions, and raffles.
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) will be hosting a Happy Hour tonight at 5 p.m. featuring beers from The Ithaca Beer Co. (606 Elmira Rd., Ithaca).
[source:
Tap and Mallet website]
Watkins and the Rapiers play Happy Hour at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. followed at 9:30 p.m. by Ca$hback .
[source:
Abilene website]
Tonight at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) starting at 6 p.m. is A Taste of Love and Betrayal. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) will be hosting Patent Pending , The Street Scene, Contrast Quartet, and fun ska from Mrs. Skannotto starting around 6 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
Tonight at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., The Little (240 East Ave.) is screening The Beast Pageant — an evocative, dreamlike film about a man reconnecting with his natural side with the help of his miniature cowboy doppelgänger which suddenly bursts from his side one day. (And I'm in the film, helped with the sets, and helped produce it.)
[source:
Little Theatre calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Harro East Theatre and Ballroom (155 North Chestnut St.) is Giada Valenti starting around 7 p.m.
[source:
Harro East calendar]
The Eastman Wind Ensemble will be at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) starting at 8 p.m. [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Nine Nation Animation starting at 8 p.m. featuring nine short animated films from around the world.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
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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Anderson Alley Artists (250 Goodman St. N.) will be having another open house this and every second Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
Today starting at 2 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a DIY Fest of sharing skills. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] The Strathallan (550 East Ave.) will be hosting Honest John , and Super Sarah starting around 5 p.m.
[source:
WBER calendar]
Over at The Coffee Connection (681 South Ave., formerly the Women's Coffee Connection) starting around 5 p.m. is Sparkles, and Left Socrates.
[source:
Facebook]
The Wild Geese will play at Johnny's Irish Pub (1382 Culver Rd., still smoke-free) tonight at 7 p.m. for Johnny's 13th Anniversary Party. [source: Johnny's Irish Pub calendar] At 7:30 p.m. at The Jewish Community Center (JCC) (1200 Edgewood Ave.) is a performance by Unleashed! Improv. [source: RocWiki calendar] Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is The Tin Can Set , and Driftwood starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Valhalla Rising starting at 8 p.m. in which "a mute warrior of supernatural strength [escapes] his Norse captors with the aid of a slave boy." [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages] Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is Hero Destroyed, The Iron Thrones, The Curl and Drag, and A Viking Funeral.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at The Lovin' Cup (300 Park Point Dr., #110) is Chris Trapper starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
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Today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Dome Center (E. Henrietta Rd. and Calkins Rd.) is The Rochester Collectible and Vintage Toy Show.
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
Today at 2 p.m. at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) is Show and Tell: Psychedelic — "bring in your own psychedelic artwork and collectibles to share and discuss (no appraisals). Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art Since the 1960s."
[source:
Memorial Art Gallery calendar]
[all ages]
Joe Blackburn will play the Aeolian pipe organ at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) for today's Musicale at 3 p.m. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages]
Over at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) starting around 6 p.m. is Brandon Schmitt, and The Yöù-Tù.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
Starting at 7 p.m. today at The Harro East Theatre and Ballroom (155 North Chestnut St.) is The Miss Gay Rochester Pageant. [source: Gay Alliance website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Only Angels Have Wings starting at 7 p.m. "Cary Grant stars as the head of a broken-down air mail and freight service who must contend with hazardous missions, treacherous mountains, and two desiring women, Jean Arthur and Rita Hayworth."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Over at The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) starting around 8 p.m. is Sarah Harmer. [source: Water Street calendar] [16+]
The Powder Kegs, Communipaw, and Dreams from Gin will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is HotChaCha, Anamanaguchi, Revengineers, and Starscream starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at The Bop Shop (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate Square) is Jason Kao Hwang starting around 8 p.m. [source: Bop Shop calendar] [all ages] Tonight at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) is The Eastman Wind Orchestra starting at 8 p.m. [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages] |
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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 The Cinema Theatre (957 South Clinton Ave.) starting at 7 p.m. is Temple Grandin — a documentary about a woman successfully living with Autism.
[source:
Reel Mind Film Series brochure]
Tonight at The Auditorium Center (875 Main St E.) is Joe Bonamassa starting around 7:30 p.m.
[source:
JamBase calendar for Rochester]
Ben Kweller , and Julia Nunes will be at The Club at Water Street (204 N. Water St.) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Love 'Em and Leave 'Em starting at 8 p.m. — an early comedy about two dueling sisters with live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Dave and Marrissa, Caleb Spaulding, and Stereophone starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting Steve Lyons starting around 9 p.m. [source: Abilene website]
Today from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Carol Roberts will be hosting Stand-Up Comedy at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.)
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
[all ages]
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Today at German House (315 Gregory St.) is a Beer Tasting featuring beers from Custom Brewcrafters (93 Papermill St., Honeoye Falls) starting at 6 p.m.
[source:
Upper Mount Hope Neighborhood Association e-mail]
[all ages]
Tonight at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) is a Story Slam hosted by Carol Roberts starting at 7 p.m.
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
[all ages]
Representatives from The Saranac-Matt Brewing Company (811 Edward St., Utica, formerly The FX Matt Brewing Company) will be at The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) tonight at 8 p.m. for a Beer Social.
[source:
Tap and Mallet website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Monterey Pop starting at 8 p.m. documenting the "legendary California music festival that took place at the height of the Summer of Love".
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is Exemption, and Psychopath.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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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