Weekly Rochester Events #696 Starting Thursday, May 10, 2012
This evening from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Rochester's East End is the City Newspaper Best Busker Contest.
[source:
Golden Link website]
At today's meeting of The Bertrand Russell Society at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) at 7 p.m., Robert Heineman will speak on The Virtue of Appeasement: Russell's Brush With Deep History.
[source:
flyer]
Today at 7:45 p.m. at The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., near Goodman St.) is a performance by Svet .
[source:
Memorial Art Gallery calendar]
[all ages]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The New Centurions starting at 8 p.m. According to the Eastman House calendar, "new LAPD recruit Roy Fehler (Stacy Keach) is taken under the wing of grizzled veteran Kilvinski (George C. Scott) and soon finds his idealism fading away after nights spent with pimps, thieves, abusive parents, and even his fellow officers."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is Eliza Rickman, The Dream Girls, and Cammy Enaharo starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Sticky Lips Pit BBQ (830 Jefferson Rd., formerly the Roadhouse Grill) will be hosting rockin' rockabilly from Krypton 88, and Anonymous Willpower starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Sticky Lips calendar]
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Douglas Adams died in 2001.
Today from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at The Penfield Public Library (1985 Baird Rd.) is a discussion titled Penfield Before People: From Drumlins to Dolomite with Nelson Carman. [source: Rochester Public Library calendar]
Tonight starting around 6 p.m. at Skylark Lounge (40 S. Union St., formerly Muther's), Girls Rock! present Girls Rock the Alley, a bicycle alley cat race concluding with a party at Skylark.
[source:
Girls Rock! website]
Today at 7 p.m. and tomorrow at 12 p.m. is a screening of locally-made The Essentials at The Cinema Theatre (957 South Clinton Ave.)
[source:
Rochester Film Lab Yahoo! Group]
Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St.) will be hosting tight cello-and-drums rock band Break of Reality  starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Water Street calendar]
[16+]
Updated:
Poliça, and fantastic ska-influenced, synth-laden pop/rock from SPORTS will be at German House (315 Gregory St.) starting around 8 p.m.
[source:
Up All Night website]
Tonight through Sunday at 8 p.m. as well as Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (142 Atlantic Ave.) is The Rochester College Theatre Festival: A Weekend of Emerging Artists [source: MuCCC website]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing The Wizard of Oz starting at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 2 p.m.
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Over at Sticky Lips Pit BBQ (830 Jefferson Rd., formerly the Roadhouse Grill) starting around 10:30 p.m. is Tommy Brunett. [source: Sticky Lips 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]
Today starting at 6 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) is An Evening in Technicolor®: A Farewell Gala for Tony Bannon. [source: Eastman House calendar] [all ages]
The ManShee Chronicles will be at The Space at Hungerford (1115 E. Main St.) tonight at 7 p.m.
[source:
The Space at Hungerford calendar]
Tonight at The Lovin' Cup (300 Park Point Dr., #110) is Prime Time Funk starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Lovin' Cup calendar]
Tonight at The Montage Live Music Hall (50 Chestnut St., formerly the Montage Grille) is The Silence is Broken, The Night is Young, Followthru, Tyrade, great power electronic rock from Ghostfeeder, and Horse Face starting around 9:30 p.m.
[source:
Freetime]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Sulaco, Zruda, and Malformed starting around 10:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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 Mother's Day
Today at The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St., formerly the Flower City Elks Lodge) starting at 7 p.m. is Five Rhythms Dance. [source: Flying Squirrel Community Space website]
Over at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 9 p.m. is Aura of Aurelia, and There I Say is Lightning (Voice of Autumn canceled, per their Facebook page).
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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At tonight's performance of Undefeated at 6:50 p.m. at The Little (240 East Ave.) is an RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series discussion with Malcolm Spaull.
[source:
Little Theatre e-mail]
Reservoir, effortlessly tight, fast, hard-pop-rock from Routine Involvements (was Stereophone), and Clam! will be at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) starting around 8:30 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Peace Officers Memorial Day (half-staff)
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. The Lilac Festival will be hosting great reggae-ska/groove-rock band Nevergreen starting around 5:30 p.m.
[source:
Freetime]
[all ages]
Don Christiano will perform at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) starting earlier at 7 p.m. followed at 9:30 p.m. by The Dirt Daubers .
[source:
Abilene website]
Today at 7 p.m. at Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) is the Monthly Story Slam.
[source:
Writers and Books calendar]
[all ages]
This evening at 7 p.m. at The Little (240 East Ave.) is One Take: Stories through the Lens featuring Payback followed by a talk-back with director Jennifer Baichwal via Skype.
[source:
Little Theatre e-mail]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Zire darakhatan zeyton (Through the Olive Trees) starting at 8 p.m. From the Eastman House calendar: "a Tehran film crew goes to the provinces to shoot a movie called Life and Nothing More..., fashioning a love story amid the ruins of the earthquake-ravaged landscape. But a larger challenge comes when the star of the film — a local bricklayer — falls in love with his leading lady."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
Tonight at The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) is Manray, Haewa, talented stoner rock-influenced rock band Argus Eye, Nations, and Quasars in the Mist starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
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Tonight at Tala Vera California-Mexican Cantina (155 State St., formerly Sue's DownTown Diner) maybe starting sometime around 8 p.m. is 10³²K (10^32K).
[source:
Bop Shop calendar]
The Dryden Theater at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) will be showing Faust starting at 8 p.m. Again from the Eastman House calendar, "after a stranger hands him an unusual map, an ordinary man [...] enters an occult world filled with actors, alchemists and demons."
[source:
Dryden Theater calendar]
[all ages]
The Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) will be hosting Waylon Speed, Burning Snella, and Jellyroot starting around 9 p.m.
[source:
Bug Jar calendar]
Tonight at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Wy., formerly Tara) is The David Mayfield Parade starting around 9 p.m. [source: Abilene website] |
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