Weekly Rochester Events #623 Starting Thursday, December 16, 2010
Rochester A-List is hosting The Ultimate A-List Holiday Party at The Strathallan (550 East Ave.) this evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Toys (sans wrapping paper) will be accepted for The Pirate Toy Fund.
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is Katie Powderly starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing His Girl Friday starting at 8 p.m. Another clever comedy from Howard Hawks.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The instrumental jam-rock genius of Pia Mater, and Mosaic Foundation will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Today starting at The Liberty Pole (1 Liberty Pole Way) at 5:30 p.m. is the The Annual George Bailey 3K Walk (GB3K) (formerly the George Bailey 5K) to benefit Camp DayDreams (205 Grosvenor Rd.): "come dressed as your favorite character from the classic movie It's a Wonderful Life."
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
Greg Townson will play Happy Hour at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. followed at 9 p.m. by The Fred Costello Band .
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
Tonight at 7 p.m. at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) is a screening of Older Than America. [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 Miché Fambro's Speakeasy featuring Miché Fambro , Patti Battista, Glenn McClure, Suzi Willpower, Present Tense Dance, and more.
[source:
MuCCC website]
The Great Chernesky will be at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Parallax View starting at 8 p.m. in which a journalist becomes "obsessed with the assassination of a Kennedy-esque candidate." Eastman House members admitted free.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is solid acoustic-driven bar-rock from Burning Daylight , and Mikey Jukebox starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at Decibel (45 Euclid St.) starting around 10:30 p.m. is another Irenics: Episodes in the Dance with DJ's.
[source:
Facebook]
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Today from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Hedonist Artisan Chocolates (674 South Ave.) is a Holiday Chocolate Tasting.
[source:
Hedonist Chocolates website]
Today at The Bop Shop (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate Square) starting at 8 p.m. is a Benefit Concert for The Center for Youth Services (905 Monroe Ave.) featuring numerous talented local bands and performers.
[source:
Bop Shop calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing White Christmas starting at 8 p.m. — the Bing Crosby / Rosemary Clooney classic.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tympanogram is hosting another show tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.: excellent, thumping, power-pop/rock from These Electric Lives return along with Keeping Quiet, and Young Light.
[source:
Tympanogram website]
[18+]
Over at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m. is a reunion show for awesome punk-rock band The QUiTTERS, and excellent ska-driven rock from The Beaumonts.
[source:
the proverbial grapevine]
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Holidays at the Market takes place today at The Rochester Public Market (280 Union St. N.) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
[source:
City Hall press release]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Iron Giant starting early at 2 p.m. and again at the "usual" time of 7 p.m.: "the tale of a giant robot from outer space and his young protector Hogarth is both a hilarious send-up of 1950s mores and a heartwarming portrait of friendship, tenderness, and humanity."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Today at 2 p.m. in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is the 2nd Annual Victorian Tea. [source: Rochester Public Library calendar] [all ages] Kathy Wilkins will perform today's Musicale at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) today from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 8 p.m. is Envoyer, Crusader, Navigator, Knuckle Up, and Neon King Kong.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Ska-influenced, rapid-fire punk-rock band Sandbar will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) 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 Lawnmowers. [source: Abilene website] |
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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 Bring on the Night starting at 8 p.m. featuring Sting in a documentary of the beginning of his solo career.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Act:Live Music presents The Dirk Quinn Band , Co-Existence, and Hard Logic at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) 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 The Doors starting at 8 p.m.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting The Phukettes, Brand New Sin, and Augustine starting around 9 p.m. before the DJ's.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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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