Weekly Rochester Events #501 Starting Thursday, August 14, 2008
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In case you haven't heard, The Reynolds Auction Company will be auctioning of lots of stuff at Midtown Plaza (S. Clinton and Broad St.) today at 10 a.m.
[source:
Reynold's Auction website]
The Reynolds Auction Company is at it once again today — this time at Sail-On Carpets (12 Commerce Dr., Victor) at 6 p.m. for material-handling equipment and some flooring. [source: Reynold's Auction website] 
Tonight at 7 p.m. is another meeting of The Bertrand Russell Society at Verb Café at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) with Dr. Timothy Madigan discussing Was Russell a Utopian?
[source:
Writers and Books calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Last American Hero starting at early at 7 p.m. followed by A Small Town in Texas at 8:45 p.m. The former is about a "moonshine-runner turned champion race-car driver" and the latter is about "an ex-convict who comes home from jail, only to be railroaded again by a crooked sheriff". [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages] Tonight at Lux Lounge  (666 South Ave.) is Burning Voyage 2008 starting at 8:10 p.m. — meet and greet your friends goodbye on their way to Burning Man this year.
[source:
Tribe.net event]
[21+]
Tonight at dark (around 8:45 p.m.) at Highland Bowl (South Ave. at Robinson Dr.) is a screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix preceded by the short film Moonwalking. [source: High Falls Film Festival press release]
Hotel Reverie, and The Frogbots will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar MySpace page]
Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry will be at The Mez (389 Gregory St., formerly House of Hamez and Daily Perks) tonight starting around 7:30 p.m. [source: the proverbial grapevine] Drinking Liberally meets at 8 p.m. tonight at Monty's Korner (355 East Ave.) [source: RocWiki calendar] |
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Tonight at 5 p.m. at The Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave.) is the opening reception for Reflections by Stanislaw Goc. The show runs through September 7.
[source:
Image City Photography Gallery e-mail]
Tonight starting around 6 p.m. is The Flour City Brewers' Fest at Frontier Field (333 N. Plymouth Ave.) — join MEETinROCHESTER members if you'd like as well.
[source:
MEETinROCHESTER calendar]
Tonight at 8 p.m. is the opening performance of The Woman in Black at Blackfriars Theatre (28 Lawn St.) [source: Blackfriars Theatre website] Tonight at The Mez (389 Gregory St., formerly House of Hamez and Daily Perks) is Howard Stith starting around 8 p.m. [source: Mez website] [all ages]
Tonight at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) is The Edge of Jupiter starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Boulder Coffee MySpace site]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Niagara starting at 8 p.m. — a rare Technicolor™ film noir — and featuring Marilyn Monroe.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight and tomorrow at The High Falls Gorge (Platt St at Browns Race, the Pont De Rennes Bridge) starting around 9:30 p.m. is the River of Light Laser Show. [source: City Hall press release] |
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Today at 1:30 p.m. starting at Clinton Ave. and Norton Street and running to Café Underground Railroad (480 W. Main St.) is another of the Walks for Peace.
[source:
Rochester Against War website]
The Mez (389 Gregory St., formerly House of Hamez and Daily Perks) will be hosting Jacob Swanson, and Emma Steever starting around 8 p.m. [source: Mez website] [all ages] The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing La sconosciuta (The Unknown Woman) starting at 5 p.m. with a second screening at 8 p.m. A woman has secret motives when she tries to get hired as a nanny for a wealthy couple's daughter. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages] Tonight at Equal=Grounds (750 South Ave., formerly Hunt's Hardware) is Rædwald "Rad" Howland-Bolton starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Equal=Grounds MySpace page]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is amazing, hard acoustic-rock from Old Boy, The Stone Believer, and The Beaumonts starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar MySpace page]
Over at Monty's Krown (875 Monroe Ave.) starting around 10:30 p.m. is The Dead Catholics.
[source:
Monty's Krown MySpace page]
[21+]
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Today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. is a Community Garage Sale and Super Flea Sale at The Rochester Public Market (280 Union St. N.)
[source:
City Hall press release]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Excalibur starting at 7 p.m. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]
Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) will be hosting Perkasie starting around 8 p.m. before Comedy Night.
[source:
Boulder Coffee MySpace site]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Bears, Ghosty, Man vs. Moon, and LouLou and the Sharp Sword starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar MySpace page]
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The Carolina Liar will be at Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is It Is Me, The Tusk Lord, The Hunted Creatures, and Chris Niels.
[source:
Bug Jar MySpace page]
Bored? Why not check out 1980's DJ night at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 11 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.
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Equal=Grounds (750 South Ave., formerly Hunt's Hardware) is the Official New Member Coffee Night for new (and old) members of MEETinROCHESTER.
[source:
MEETinROCHESTER calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Stone-Tolan House (2370 East Ave.) is a Full Moon Flashlight Tour at 7 p.m. from The Landmark Society of Western New York. [source: Landmark Society calendar]
Bob Dylan will be at The Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) (Lincoln Hill Dr., Canandaigua) starting around 7:30 p.m.
[source:
WBER calendar]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Queimada (Burn!) starting at 8 p.m. — a film about a man sent to the Caribbean to teach them political revolution against the landowners. This version includes 20 minutes of footage not available on U.S. prints of the film.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Moustache, Sandman, and Juanita and the Rabbit will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar MySpace page]
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Over at The Penny Arcade (4785 Lake Ave.) starting around 7 p.m. is Psyopus, War From A Harlots Mouth, Fuck The Facts, and Stray From The Path.
[source:
Penny Arcade MySpace page]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Funny Face starting at 8 p.m. — nothing more needs to be said than the Eastman House Calendar's opening line: "Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn team up in this musical satire of the fashion world".
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Monroe Village Farmers' Market runs from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the parking lot of The Church of the Blessed Sacrament (534 Oxford St.) [source: Eat Out Rochester] Poor People United meets tonight and every Wednesday at 7 at St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (402 South Ave.) [source: the proverbial grapevine] Every Wednesday starting at Dogtown Hots (691 Monroe Ave.) at 7 p.m. is the Rochester Cruisers Wednesday Night Cruise (for bicyclists). [source: the proverbial grapevine] There's an Open Mic for Acoustic Music at Boulder Coffee Co. (100 Alexander St.) tonight around 8. [source: the proverbial grapevine] Tonight at 8 p.m. at Abeline Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is an Open Mic with The Grand Canyon Rescue Episode .
[source:
Abeline website]
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