Weekly Rochester Events #626 Starting Thursday, January 6, 2011
Today from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Brighton Memorial Library (2300 Elmwood Ave.) is a Books Sandwiched In with Dr. G. Allen Power reviewing Still Alice by Dr. Lisa Genova and Powers' own book Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care.
[source:
Rochester Public Library calendar]
[all ages]
Rochester's City Council will have a Special Meeting tonight from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. at City Hall (30 Church St.) to set a date for the Special Election for Mayor. [source: City Hall press release] Today at The Little (240 East Ave.) at 6:15 p.m., Tom Gasek will speak as part of the RIT Faculty Speakers Film Series 2010-11 on his work as an animator in the film Chicken Run. [source: Little Theatre calendar]
Author Sean Chercover will be at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) today at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his books Big City, Bad Blood, and Trigger City and to discuss and introduce the screening of The Maltese Falcon at 8 p.m.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Maltese Falcon starting at 8 p.m. A noir classic!
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is McWagner's, and Obody starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Roots Collider , and DJ Skanntron will be at The Dub Land Underground (315 Alexander St., formerly Whiskey) starting around 11 p.m.
[source:
flyer]
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This evening at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is the Pure Kona Poety Reading and Open Mic starting at 8 p.m. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] |
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Tonight is another First Fridays around art galleries downtown starting around 5 p.m.
[source:
First Friday website]
The Gallery at The Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester (277 N. Goodman St.) will have an Opening Reception for Parallel Perspectives: 11 Views by the women of DRAW today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. [source: City Newspaper]
This evening at 6 p.m. at The Rochester Contemporary Art Gallery (137 East Ave.) is a Lecture and Slide Show Presentation by Aydin Ture, and Eddie Davis, III on their trip to Burning Man in 2010 titled What I Did On My Summer Vacation.
[source:
Facebook]
[all ages]
Today at 6 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is Frankie Leigh and Jewels for Happy Hour followed at 9:30 p.m. by 40 Rod Lightning.
[source:
Abilene website]
Today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Equal=Grounds (750 South Ave., formerly Hunt's Hardware) is an Opening Reception for
Adorably Human featuring drawings and illustrations by Jonha Smith.
[source:
City Newspaper]
[all ages]
Sheridan's Pub (1551 Mt. Hope Ave., formerly On the Rocks) will be hosting Pat Hastings starting around 7 p.m. [source: Facebook] Today at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) starting around 7 p.m. is a Leonard Cohen Tribute. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website] Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) is hosting a Wide Open Mic with Norm Davis starting at 6 p.m. [source: Writers and Books calendar] [all ages] Today at 7:30 p.m. at The Henrietta District Fire Company #1 Hall (3129 E. Henrietta Rd., Henrietta) is the January meeting of The Rochester Amateur Radio Association, Inc. (RARA) where Frank Pollino, K2OS will discuss the Care and Feeding of Various Types of Batteries and Mike Rink, W2HYP will discuss Choosing a Portable Power Generator for Ham Radio Use. [source: RocWiki calendar] Today and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) is a performance by The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra titled Bugs Bunny at the Symphony along with an orKIDStra Special Concert tomorrow at 2 p.m. [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages]
Today and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) is a performance of The Winter's Tale.
[source:
MuCCC website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Guns of Navarone starting at 8 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, it's about "a covert, multi-national commando group that attempts to destroy a massive array of German cannons on a remote island in Greece."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at Boulder Coffee Co. (955 Genesee St.) is R. Scott Oliver, Crush the Junta, and Freeman / Lake starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Carbon Records 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]
Andy Babiuk will be at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) today at 1 p.m. to discuss his book, Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Today from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) is their 30th Anniversary Kick-Off: Poetry, Potluck, and Pinot. According to the calendar entry, admission is "a dish or a bottle of pinot to share." [source: Writers and Books calendar] [all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Stand By Me starting at 8 p.m., a touching tale of four boy's day-long summer adventure.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting The Royal Crowns, The Tombstone Hands, and The Phukettes starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
The MacGillicuddies will be at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m. Cover charge is waived if you bring canned goods for The Catholic Family Center (CFC) (87 N. Clinton Ave.) [source: Abilene website]
The Lovin' Cup (300 Park Point Dr., #110) will be hosting Josh Netsky, a rich tapestry of modern Americana from The Bogs Visionary Orchestra, and fantastic, heavy, electric, lounge-folk from Auld Lang Syne starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
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Today at 2 p.m. at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.), Germaine Knapp will present a What's Up Lecture on Joseph Cornell.
[source:
Memorial Art Gallery calendar]
[all ages]
At today's Musicale at 3 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.), Joe Blackburn will perform The Music of John Williams for the Movies on the Aeolian pipe organ. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages] The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Tom Petty and the Heartbreaks: Runnin' Down A Dream starting early at 6 p.m. — an "exhaustive account of one of rock and roll's most glorified careers". Clocking in at 239 minutes, be prepared to have your opinion of Petty thoroughly amplified. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]
The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) will present a performance of Grief's End by Kimberly Niles tonight at 7 p.m.
[source:
MuCCC website]
Today starting around 9 p.m. at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is the Bowie Birthday Bash.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Red This Ever will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar 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.
Today at 12:12 p.m. in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is a Tuesday Topics discussion with Jennifer Gravitz discussing The Digital Divide where Traditional Law Meets Computer (mis)conduct.
[source:
Rochester Public Library calendar]
[all ages]
Today at 7:30 p.m. at The Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory St.) is a special Beer-Pairing Dinner featuring beer from The Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (6 Cannery Village Ctr., Milton, DE). Get your tickets in advance! [source: Tap and Mallet website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Les égarés (Strayed) starting at 8 p.m. in which a widowed teacher tries to escape Paris in World War II with her two children.
[source:
Eastman House mailing]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is Athletics, Longitude, The Beach Parade, Johnny Lucas, and The Turbines 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] |
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The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains starting at 8 p.m., a film about a fictional punk band.
[source:
Eastman House mailing]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting R.J. and the Big Notes starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at The Dub Land Underground (315 Alexander St., formerly Whiskey) is good, crowd-pleasing reggae from Thunder Body starting around 10 p.m.
[source:
Facebook]
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