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Weekly Rochester Events #675 Starting Thursday, December 15, 2011


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    This evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Hungerford Building (1115 E. Main St.) is Open Craft Night, the final day of Craftsmas sponsored by The Rochester NY Etsy Street Team (RNEST). [source: City Newspaper]

    The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Giant starting early at 7 p.m. in which Elizabeth Taylor plays a "Southern belle who marries a powerful Texas rancher (Rock Hudson) but falls in love with a brooding young ranch hand" played by James Dean in his final film role. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

    JayceLand Pick Tonight at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.), Rochester Chip presents Faking AmnesiaMySpace link, PK, Chip's Challenge, and BC Likes YouMySpace link starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

    Miss Tess and The Bon Ton ParadeMySpace link will be at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting around 9 p.m. [source: Abilene website]


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    Today at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. is a Docent-Led Tour of Extreme Materials 2 at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) [source: Memorial Art Gallery calendar] [all ages]

    JayceLand Pick Tonight (in conjunction with South Wedge Shopping Night) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hedonist Artisan Chocolates (674 South Ave.) will be hosting a Holiday Chocolate Tasting. [source: Hedonist Chocolates website]

    Today at 6 p.m. at The Record Archive (33 1/3 Rockwood St.) is the Art Opening for the Art for Sickos X-Mas Show with works by Doug MacMySpace link (a.k.a. Doug MacDonald), and music by Bone YardMySpace link. [source: Record Archive e-mail]

    The Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave., formerly on Gregory St.) will be screening In the Good Old Fashioned Way tonight at 7 p.m. [source: City Newspaper]

    Top Pick Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., Bush Mango Drum & Dance (34 Elton St.) presents their Holiday Performance. [source: Bush Mango e-mail]

    JayceLand Pick The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing We're No Angels starting at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 5 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, "not every Christmas movie features a deus ex machina in the slithery shape of a poisonous viper, but this delightfully oddball comedy isn't typical holiday fare. After escaping from Devil's Island, prisoners Humphrey Bogart (reuniting with his Casablanca director Michael Curtiz), Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray and, yes, a viper named Adolphe, hide out in a small village store run by Leo G. Carroll, Joan Bennett, and daughter Gloria Talbott. The jailbirds plan to rob the place before skipping town, but don't count on the Christmas spirit and their own better natures." [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

    Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is The Skiffle MinstrelsMySpace link starting around 9:30 p.m. [source: Abilene website]

    JayceLand Pick Over at The Montage Live Music HallMySpace link (50 Chestnut St., formerly the Montage Grille) starting around 10 p.m. is The BlastoffsMySpace link, good punk-rock from The EmersonsGarageBand link, and The Flour City KnuckleheadsGarageBand linkMySpace link. [source: WBER calendar] [all ages]


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    The Bop Shop (274 N. Goodman St., in Village Gate Square) is clearing out inventory in preparation for a move to a new location so today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. is another Bop Shop Sidewalk Sale. [source: Bop Shop calendar] [all ages]

    Top Pick Tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. at The Sibley Building (25 Franklin St.) is the The Annual George Bailey 3K Walk (GB3K) (formerly the George Bailey 5K). [source: City Hall press release]

    The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) presents 1018 15th Avenue — Back Yard Stories with Some Friends tonight at 7:30 p.m. [source: MuCCC website]

    Tonight starting around 9 p.m. at The Firehouse Saloon (814 S. Clinton Ave., formerly Snuffy Magee's), fun ska from Mrs. Skannotto will host a Holiday Charity Bash to benefit The Open Door Mission (156 North Plymouth Ave.), and Alternatives for Battered Women. [source: band flyer]

    JayceLand Pick The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Muppet Christmas Carol starting at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 2 p.m. — an imperfectly lovable classic. [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

    Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) will be hosting Pat Maloney, and The Prickers starting around 9 p.m. [source: Abilene website]

    JayceLand Pick A rich tapestry of modern Americana from The Bogs Visionary OrchestraMySpace link, Shannon Scallywag and the Vagabonds, and Bobby MavilleMySpace link (a.k.a. Bobby M'ville) will be at The Yards at the Public Market (280 N. Union St., #50-52, above Java Joe's) starting around 9 p.m. [source: WBER calendar]

    The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting The Invictas, good hard rock from J. G. BlizaroMySpace link, YarrowMySpace link, and Foot and Mouth DiseaseMySpace link starting around 10:30 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]


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    Today at 11 a.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) is a meeting of The Electoral Reform Working Group of Occupy Rochester. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website]

    Today at 2 p.m. in The Kate Gleason Auditorium at The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is the Third Annual Victorian Tea. [source: City Hall press release] [all ages]

    The Silver Tones Flute Choir will perform today's Musicale at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages]

    Animation Night is tonight (not Saturday as it usually is) at 7 p.m. at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website]

    Over at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is Rotten UK, School Shootings, and Death CampMySpace link. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

    Monty's KrownMySpace link (875 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Brand New SinMySpace link starting around 10:30 p.m. [source: JamBase calendar for Rochester] [21+]


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    Today in The Arts Division of The Rochester Public Library (115 South Ave.) is Caution! Artist at Work! from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. featuring Jack Wolsky, who will "demonstrate encaustic painting technique". [source: Rochester Public Library calendar] [all ages]

    Adam KuhnMySpace link, and Caleb McCoachMySpace link will be at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]


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    This morning starting around 8 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.

    JayceLand Pick The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu starting at 8 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, "from 1967 to 1989, Ceausescu ruled Romania with an iron hand, devolving from a comparatively open Communist leader to a brutal dictator. From thousands of hours of archival footage, Andrei Ujic has compiled an enthralling found-footage film that presents Ceausescu's story as he may have seen it: not that of a murderous egomaniac, but of a beloved leader reminiscing about political triumphs, holiday vacations, and state-sponsored cult-of-personality pageants. The shadow of repression never leaves the frame, however, and the gap between the historical records on display and the horrible truths they conceal is fascinating and chilling in equal measure." [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

    Tonight at The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) is The CosmosMySpace link, Aircraft, and very good hard-bar-rock band InugamiMySpace link starting around 9:30 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]


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    Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) is a performance of John W. Borek's A Brief History of the Apocalypse. [source: MuCCC website]

    JayceLand Pick The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Christmas in July starting at 8 p.m. From the Eastman House calendar: "working stiff Dick Powell just wants to marry cherubic girlfriend Ellen Drew and give her a better home than the tenement roof. When his co-workers trick Powell into believing he's won $25,000 in a slogan contest, he earns a promotion and embarks on a shopping spree for the whole lousy neighborhood. This modest and impossibly sweet examination of capitalism as a vehicle for self-deception may be Sturges's best film." [source: Dryden Theater calendar] [all ages]

    The Bug JarMySpace link (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Pig Banshee, and The Bad Kids starting around 9 p.m. [source: Bug Jar calendar]

    JayceLand Pick Tonight at 9:30 p.m. at The Lovin' CupMySpace link (300 Park Point Dr., #110), Matt GriffoMySpace link will perform his Musical Comedy. [source: Lovin' Cup calendar]

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