Weekly Rochester Events #619 Starting Thursday, November 18, 2010
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This evening at 7 p.m. is a bit of South Wedge Architecture and History at The Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast (625 Mt. Hope Ave.) Note that the tickets are pre-sale only.
[source:
Upper Mount Hope Neighborhood Association e-mail]
Tonight at The Asbury First United Methodist Church (1050 East Ave.) is a meeting of The Rochester Genealogical Society starting at 7 p.m. In addition to "Beginner's Consultations", Roy Thurston will present a short program titled Utilizing the Internet for Canadian Genealogy and Canadian Genealogical Sites followed by Daniel W. Powers discussing Daniel Powers' Family in Early Rochester. [source: Rochester Genealogical Society website] [all ages] Tonight at 7:30 p.m. is the Opening Reception for New Art — Winter '10 at The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) featuring works by Lorenzo Luciani, Debbie Piotrowski, Kim Reed, Rob Gale, and Joe Guy Allard. [source: Tap and Mallet website] 
Dr. Andrew Moore will present an Archaeology Lecture at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) tonight at 7:30 p.m. titled Searching for the First Farmers along the Adriatic: new excavations at Danilo and Pokrovnik.
[source:
Memorial Art Gallery calendar]
[all ages]
The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) will present a performance of a play titled The Dutchman today through Sunday at 8 p.m. According to their calendar, the "play deals with the deep rooted racism in our society" and includes a discussion afterward.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
Tonight at Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) is The Eastman Jazz Lab Band 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 Andy Warhol Screen Tests (a selection of 20 4-minute "silent film portraits of people who visited Andy Warhol's Factory" drawn from #1, #2, #3, and #4) starting at 8 p.m. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages] Tonight at The Bug Jar  (219 Monroe Ave.) is Hunger Anthem, The Dads, and Jellyroot starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) (657 East Ave.) is the Annual Holiday Bazaar Arts and Crafts Sale.
[source:
City Newspaper]
From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara), it's Happy Hour with String of Pearls followed at 9:30 p.m. by The Chinchillas  .
[source:
Abilene website]
Starting at 7 p.m. tonight at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is a screening of Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (I think). [source: Baobab website] Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) is a performance of Among the Nettles. [source: MuCCC website] 
In a show apparently created for my own personal reminiscing, ska band 5Head returns to Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) for one performance after a 10-year hiatus along with excellent ska-driven rock from The Beaumonts.
[source:
Record Archive e-mail]
[16+]
Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) will be hosting The Eastman School Symphony Orchestra 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 The Agony and The Ecstasy of Phil Spector starting at 8 p.m.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Keg (315 Gregory St., behind German House where Rohrbach's used to be) is Velveteen Fox starting around 10 p.m.
[source:
Facebook]
Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting The Vinyl Orange Ottoman, and Baba Yaga starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
WBER calendar]
[21+]
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Today at Paychex (1175 John St., at University Park) is thir Fall Arts & Crafts Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
Today at 2 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is a Members' Archive Tour: The Making of a Photograph Exhibition.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Today at 4 p.m. at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) is Monty's Krown Chili Cookoff with music by The Rockin' Red & Billy Joe Trio with proceeds to benefit The Verona Street Animal Society (VSAS).
[source:
Facebook]
[21+]
Updated: Tonight at The Coffee Connection (681 South Ave., formerly the Women's Coffee Connection) is Baba Gi , and Jenna Giuliani starting around 5 p.m.
[source:
Facebook]
Over at St. Mary's Church (15 Saint Marys Pl.) starting at 8 p.m. is The Eastman Chorale [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Ghost Bird starting at 8 p.m. Rumors of sightings of a thought-to-be-extinct woodpecker fuel this documentary.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Turbine will be at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Warblade, Sarcous, and The Severed Head Sarcophagus starting around 10 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Today at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is a screening of Crossroads, a Story of Forgiveness at 2 p.m.
[source:
City Hall press release]
At today's Musicale at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) at 3 p.m., Kitty Cheung will play violin, and Albert Kim will play piano.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is hosting a Food and Clothing Swap today at 4 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Joy Division starting at 7 p.m. followed by Control at 8:45 p.m. The former examines the titular band's chronology in the late 1970's. The second, similarly, is a narrative about the lead singer's life during that time before his suicide in 1980.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
.sp.e.ak improv presents It's Too F@cking Cold tonight at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) at 8:30 p.m. [source: MuCCC website]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is The Serlingtons, good punk-rock from The Emersons, and The Goons.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is High Aura'd, Barn Owl, Crush the Junta, experimental, melodic acoustic guitar from Andy Gilmore, and Jen Marquart.
[source:
Carbon Records 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.
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Sign of Four starting at 8 p.m. An extremely rare (i.e. the Eastman House has the only known copy, if I remember Philip Carli's introduction last week) film chronicling an adventure of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Philip C. Carli will return this week to provide piano accompaniment.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Today at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is The Act:Live Music Showcase starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing A Hard Day's Night starting at 8 p.m.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Eddie Nebula's Awesome Sound, really great, tight, current punk-rock from 5 Watt Bulb, and The Driftwood Sailors starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) will be hosting the great reggae/dub band Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood, and great funk from The Filthy Funk starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is The Dirty Bourbon Blues Band starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
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] |
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