Weekly Rochester Events #454: To Be Queen for Nine Days
Thursday, September 20, 2007
For the most part, the past week consisted of working on Ali's new house and eating out for meals.
Last Wednesday I had a nice time chatting early at
Solera Wine Bar
(647 South Ave)
then headed to
Lux Lounge
(666 South Ave.)
and got into another good conversation. Then on Thursday I went to Ali's with some of her stuff from the trip and helped her unload some things from her apartment. We went to
Highland Park Diner
(960 S. Clinton Ave.)
for dinner ... I had the mushroom-steak which was tasty but more of a good burger patty ... at least it was completely satisfying, especially when coupled with mashed potatoes. Friday I went to Ali's house and helped her dad with a bunch of little projects. Some of her friends and family showed up to clean before the big move tomorrow ... we got pizza around the corner at
Salvatore's Pizza
(1018 S. Clinton Ave., formerly Two Paisans Pizza)
which was very good — I'm a fan of good crust and this was flavorful and perfectly cooked.
Afterward I went to
Solera Wine Bar
(647 South Ave)
once again and had this delicious malbec blend. It was pretty late when I left but I went to
Lux Lounge
(666 South Ave.)
anyway. I ran into some friends and hung out until after close. I ended up getting to bed around 3. Worse, though, was that Saturday I got up at 7 a.m. to get to Ali's apartment and help move everything that was left. Her extended family showed up — some at her parents' house to get things out of storage. We all met back at Ali's new house and got everything moved in a matter of hours. We went to a party for a friend of Ali's who's moving to Texas in a few weeks and although our intention was to take a nap for a few hours, it turned into "sleeping all night".
We called a friend on Sunday to see if he'd meet us at
Flour City Diner
(35 Chestnut St., formerly Danny's East End Café)
but he was away from town for the moment. The two of us went and it was an okay experience. Our server was quite young and she missed a few things along the way, like failing to check on us at all or fill up the empty coffee. The "Cajun Benedict" — this week's eggs benedict special — was a bit disjoint as well: the spicy andouille sausage fought against the bland bean sauce and sweet corn muffin, leaving the egg on its own. It's usually better ... and of course, the rest of the meal was fine. I helped Ali work on some stuff around her house then we went to
Paola's Burrito Place
(1921 South Ave., formerly Big Dog's Hots)
for a delicious dinner.
That night we walked to
Boulder Coffee Co.
(100 Alexander St.)
for the show there. First up was
Argus Eye
who are a rock band with a stoner-rock sound and long songs ... good and pleasantly not tiring. Next was
Long Lake
who I didn't like as much because although they were good, they had too much of a typical modern-rock sound. Finally
The Mathematicians
took the stage and brought more of their synth-pop/hip-hop math-nerd-rock antics. I was surprised to find a lot of fans I'd never seen before, presumably from finding them on the Internet.
Monday I was again at Ali's with her dad — we had to put basement jack posts in place where a prior (i.e. 1970's) forced-air furnace installer cut the floor joists in the basement to stick in vents — which, for those of you not horrified, damages the structural integrity of the house. No wonder the floors are crooked. That night we went to
Ming's I
(1038 S. Clinton Ave.)
for a tasty cheap meal. Tuesday was similar ... Ali's dad and I installed carpet in the living room. On that night we went to
Gusto
(277 Alexander St.)
for dinner and
The Corn Hill Creamery
(290 Exchange Blvd.)
afterward for dessert. Gusto was excellent: very traditional just-like-nanna's Italian and Sicilian dishes with balanced, flavorful seasoning. I highly recommend the angel hair pesto and Ali really enjoyed the lasagna special (particularly because she's a fan of peas in pasta — apparently a Sicilian tradition).
The Dryden Theater
at
George Eastman House
(900 East Ave.)
will be showing
River's Edge
starting at 8 p.m. Director
Tim Hunter
will be on hand to introduce and discuss his film. It's about a group of kids who dispassionately observe the ramifications of the murder of one of their classmates by her boyfriend.
[source:
Eastman House calendar][all ages]
Tonight at
Boulder Coffee Co.
(100 Alexander St.)
is slightly off-balance, complex, hard-hitting, mid-tempo rock band with a bit of that chaos-rock from
Hungness
(formerly Kill Myself on Monday),
and talented experimental acoustic soloist
Gregory Paul
starting around 8 p.m. for their
Ron Paul Awareness Performance.
[source:
Boulder Coffee MySpace site][all ages]
The Dryden Theater
at
George Eastman House
(900 East Ave.)
will be showing
Blood Tea and Red String
starting at 8 p.m. and then again tomorrow at 5 p.m. The Eastman House calendar says, "in this hauntingly beautiful stop-motion animation fantasy, a group of aristocratic mice commission a human-like mechanical doll from 'the creatures who dwell under the oak.' When the wily creatures — part fox and part raven — decide they can't live without their doll, the mice resort to thievery ... and that's just the beginning of this strange fairy tale for adults."
[source:
Eastman House calendar][all ages]
This afternoon at 4 p.m. at
Jeremiah's Tavern
(1104 Monroe Ave.)
is a meeting for contributors at
RocWiki
and "interested others".
[source:
RocWiki calendar]
In theory, there is another
Emerging Filmmakers Program
tonight at
The Little
(240 East Ave.)
at 9:15 p.m., but I haven't heard anything about it so your guess is as good as mine. As soon as I get the details I'll post the films.
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.
About the title ...
In 1553, Lady Jane Grey became the Queen of England although she was imprisoned and beheaded for treason. She was succeeded by"Bloody" Mary Tudor (or Mary I).
This page is Jason Olshefsky's list of things to do in Rochester, NY and the surrounding region (including nearby towns Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, Pittsford, Victor, Henrietta, Gates, Chili, Greece, and Charlotte, and occasionally other places in Monroe County and the Western New York region.) It is updated every week with daily listings for entertainment, activities, performances, movies, music, bands, comedy, improv, poetry, storytelling, lectures, discussions, debates, theater, plays, and generally fun things to do.
Music events are usually original bands with occasional cover bands and DJ's with musical styles including punk, emo, ska, swing, rock, rock-and-roll, alternative, metal, jazz, blues, noise band, experimental music, folk, acoustic, and "world-beat."
Events listed take place during the day, in the evenings, or as part of the city's nightlife as listed.
Although I'm reluctant to admit it, it is a Rochester blog and I'm essentially blogging about Rochester events.
I also tend to express opinions, review past events, make reviews, speak of philosophy or of a philosophical nature, discuss humanity and creativity.
Oh, and it's spelled JayceLand with no space and a capital L, not Jayce Land, Jaycee Land, Jace Land, Jase Land, Joyce Land, Jayce World, Jayceeland, Jaceland, Jaseland, Joyceland, Jayceworld, Jayceeworld, Jaceworld, Jaseworld, nor Joyceworld. (Now if you misspell it in some search engine, you at least get a shot at finding it.)
It's also not to be confused with
Jake's World
or JakesWorld which is a site of a Rochester animator.
While I'm on the topic of keywords for search engines, this update includes information for Thursday, September 20, 2007 (Thu, Sep 20, 2007, 9/20/2007, or 9/20/07) Friday, September 21, 2007 (Fri, Sep 21, 2007, 9/21/2007, or 9/21/07) Saturday, September 22, 2007 (Sat, Sep 22, 2007, 9/22/2007, or 9/22/07) Sunday, September 23, 2007 (Sun, Sep 23, 2007, 9/23/2007, or 9/23/07) Monday, September 24, 2007 (Mon, Sep 24, 2007, 9/24/2007, or 9/24/07) Tuesday, September 25, 2007 (Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 9/25/2007, or 9/25/07) and Wednesday, September 26, 2007 (Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 9/26/2007, or 9/26/07).
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