Thursday, January 10, 2002

JayceLand's Weekly Rochester Events #157: End of the Line for Terminus

I spent most of the last week ill. I did manage to go out on Saturday, though, and see the David Bowie birthday thing at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) which was a lot of fun. Aside from that ... umm ... after I got better earlier this week I rode my bike through the snow to the comedy show at Daily Perks (389 Gregory St.) on Tuesday. The show itself was all right ... the interesting part was riding through the snow. In the end, I went out afterward and stayed out late then couldn't sleep again. Ugh ... Wednesday was rough on a couple hours of sleep.

Around town this weekend, I guess they're building some big pile of snow on Broad Street. It's supposedly part of this "coldrush" thing supposedly sponsored by the Greater Rochester Visitor Association. Unfortunately their website doesn't mention the big pile of snow promotion.

S A T U R D A Y

O'Bagelo's, 165 State Street, noon. The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing George Washington starting at 8. Not about the early president, but rather about a group of kids who get into a bit of serious trouble. The director/writer, David Gordon Green will be presenting the film. The noisy Pengo with Nod and the pretty decent rockers This Sporting Life starting around 10:45 at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) Oh boy! The Sluts with Mid-Air Collision will be at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30. Over at Mercury (171 St. Paul, formerly Red) is Flower City Knuckleheads, Murdock and Hometown Zeros starting around 11.

S U N D A Y

Open Jar Jam at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) tonight and every Sunday. Just like on Thursdays, you can see/do/avoid Karaoke with Sugar Bear at Drinks by Mary Dawn (535 S. Clinton) starting around 9. Karaoke with Sugar Bear is back at The Blue Room (293 Alexander St.) One of these days I'll have to stop by to see if it's really true.

M O N D A Y

Trivia Quiz continues at The Old Toad (277 Alexander St.) My interest is waning, but I keep going and we still haven't won--whether we have a few people or a whole bunch.. We've been within a couple questions of winning, but so has everyone else. It all gets started a little after 9. If you're interested, Johnny's Smoke Free Bar (1382 Culver Rd.) will have a DJ playing Barenaked Ladies tunes.

T U E S D A Y

Martin Luther King, Jr. born 1929 The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits starting at 8. Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is a special Tuesday show with the metal band Kalibas and some other bands with charming names like Creation Is Crucifixion, Avulsion and The Seven Tongues Of God starting around 10:45. As of a few months ago, Java's (16 Gibb Street) still has open mic poetry downstairs starting around 9:30. Tonight from 8 to 10 is an interesting "new-material-only" Open-Mic Comedy Night at Daily Perks (389 Gregory St.) I think they're making it into a workshop type of environment.

W E D N E S D A Y

The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Forbidden Planet starting at 8. Weekly karaoke contest with Sugar Bear, at Comix Cafe (3450 Winton Pl.) Tonight at Daily Perks (389 Gregory St.) is Open Mic Night (for music) from 7 to 10.