Weekly Rochester Events #630 Starting Thursday, February 3, 2011
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Today from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Brighton Memorial Library (2300 Elmwood Ave.) is another Books Sandwiched In with Nina Kalen discussing The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery and Alison Anderson.
[source:
Rochester Public Library calendar]
[all ages]
Today at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) at 7 p.m., Dr. David S. Goldfarb will discuss Wine and the Therapeutics of Age-Related Diseases. [source: Memorial Art Gallery calendar] [all ages] 
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Caught starting early at 7 p.m. followed at 8:45 p.m. by The Reckless Moment. In the former, a girl "dreams of marrying up, but is horrified at what she gets in the person of Robert Ryan." In the latter, a mother is forced to hide a corpse for her rebellious daughter, only to find herself slipping deeper into a world of blackmail and deception."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at 7:15 p.m. at The Penfield Public Library (1985 Baird Rd.), Scott Hetsko will discuss Living Through a Rochester Winter. [source: Rochester Public Library calendar] [18+]
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Room 109 of Bausch and Lomb Hall at The University of Rochester (Elmwood Ave. at Intercampus Dr.), Dr. Eric Reitan will discuss Is God a Delusion?.
[source:
University of Rochester Events Calendar]
Tonight at The Bug Jar  (219 Monroe Ave.) is The Sarongs, The Goons, and Election Day 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 Steve Lyons. [source: Abilene website] 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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Today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Equal=Grounds (750 South Ave., formerly Hunt's Hardware) is the opening reception for the show titled Mug Shots.
[source:
Gay Alliance website]
[all ages]
Tonight is another First Fridays around art galleries downtown starting around 5 p.m. [source: First Friday website]
Hedonist Artisan Chocolates (674 South Ave.) will be doing a tasting of TweetHeart, this year's Valentine's Day truffle collection by Erica Guilfoyle.
[source:
Hedonist Chocolates website]
The Rochester Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St.) will host an Opening Reception for Shedding Light by Pamela Vander Zwan which will be on display through March 27.
[source:
Visual Studies Workshop calendar]
[all ages]
Today at 6 p.m. is the start of the annual Seconds from the Flame sale at The Firehouse Gallery at The Genesee Center for the Arts (713 Monroe Ave.); through February 28.
[source:
Genesee Center for the Arts calendar]
Updated: Tonight at Lux Lounge (666 South Ave.) is Lux Be a Lady featuring numerous local (all female) artists' works from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
[source:
flyer]
[21+]
Greg Townson will perform for Happy Hour at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting at 6:30 p.m. followed at 9:30 p.m. by The Spampinato Brothers .
[source:
Abilene website]
Over at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) starting around 7 p.m. is Belie My Burial.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
The art exhibit No Boundaries opens tonight at The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) starting around 7 p.m. [source: Baobab website] Over at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) starting at 8 p.m. is The Eastman Wind Orchestra. [source: Eastman School of Music calendar] [all ages] Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (the same next weekend too) is a performance of Deflowering Waldo at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) [source: MuCCC website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) starting at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, "Uncle Boonmee is a magical, beautiful, haunting, and funny masterpiece from Weerasethakul (Tropical Malady), Thailand's most accomplished film artist. Suffering from an incurable condition, Uncle Boonmee retires to his countryside home where he is visited by his dead wife and his long-lost son, who appears as half-man, half-ape. He then sets out on a journey toward a mystical cave, meeting various incarnations of his past lives along the way."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting The Sights, and Jellyroot starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Updated:
The line-up for tonight's show at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) at 6:30 p.m. changed as some of the bands apparently canceled. As such, I guess it's now something like to Cold Coffee Stain, The Bad Kids, and Ian Downey is Famous.
[source:
Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) will host a Bob Marley Event celebrating the life and lyrics of Bob Marley starting at 6 p.m. [source: Baobab website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Blue Velvet starting at 8 p.m. and again tomorrow at 7 p.m. A classic film by David Lynch.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Over at The Lovin' Cup (300 Park Point Dr., #110) starting around 9 p.m. is
The Peachy Neachys
, and Hurrah, A Bolt of Light!.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is Tommy Brunett starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
Abilene website]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10 p.m. is The Spacelords, Junction 5 , Family Portrait, and The Melted Toys.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Gurnsey and The Greener Grass Band will be at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Monty's Krown Facebook page]
[21+]
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Joe Blackburn will perform today's Musicale on the Aeolian pipe organ at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
[source:
Eastman House calendar]
[all ages]
Today at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) at 2 p.m., Cynthia Flynn will present a What's Up lecture on Faith Ringgold's "story quilt" Seven Passages to a Flight (1995). [source: University of Rochester Events Calendar] [all ages] Chillum , Collisions in Grey and Red, and Endangered Youth will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Today at 7 p.m. at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) is The Injured Superhero Show — "Injured Superheroes will be cast the night of the show. If you are interested in auditioning, please come in costume to the MuCCC Theater, 142 Atlantic Avenue at 7 PM. Those injured superheroes auditioning will be admitted for free."
[source:
MuCCC website]
Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs St.) will be hosting Ossia New Music starting at 8 p.m.
[source:
Ossia New Music calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at 8 p.m. at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) is readings of selected 2 Pages/2 Voices plays.
[source:
Writers and Books calendar]
[all ages]
Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting Rory Block , and Cindy Cashdollar starting around 9 p.m.
[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.
Today at 12:12 p.m. in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is another Tuesday Topics in which Dr. Richard Ryan will discuss Sources of Happiness: What Philosophers Say and Researchers Find.
[source:
Rochester Public Library calendar]
[all ages]
Today at 6 p.m. at One Restaurant and Lounge (1 Ryan Alley) is Holly's Happy Hour, a chocolate tasting by Hedonist Artisan Chocolates (674 South Ave.) [source: Hedonist Chocolates website]
Today at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is the kick-off of The Rochester Free School class titled Sci-fi Films, Surveillance, and Society starting at 7 p.m.
[source:
Rochester Anarchists Google Group]
The Eastman Jazz Ensemble will be at Kilbourn Hall 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 Sur mes lèvres (Read My Lips) starting at 8 p.m. about "a partially deaf secretary and the ex-con she perhaps unwisely hires to be her assistant."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is The Lighthouse and the Whaler, nice sounding acourtic duo Dave and Marrissa, good acoustic-rock times-two from Matt and Chris, and Ben Morey and The Visitations 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 Palindromes starting at 8 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, it's about "the bizarre, sexually transgressive story of Aviva and her plan for pregnancy. Over the course of the film, 'Aviva' is portrayed by twelve different actors of varying race, gender and age, opening a unique dialogue on typecasting that once again finds Solondz standing proud at the front lines of American independent film controversy."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at 8 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is an Open Mic hosted by The Grand Canyon Rescue Episode .
[source:
Abilene website]
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