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Dale Evans on November 19th, 2008
Once a year the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS) gathers together the finest and flashiest school and community theatrical productions and puts them under the eye of scrutiny. A true trial jury by peers, the productions are adjudicated using 10 points of consideration, and awards are bestowed upon
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Dale Evans on November 19th, 2008
We buy blacklights and ultraviolet lamps to make posters come to life, and dance clubs frequently use them to add ambiance. "CSI" uses them to find blood, not to mention other bodily fluids. So you don't have to be a rock geek to think fluorescent rocks are cool.
This week Paul
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Dale Evans on November 19th, 2008
You can get into artist Albert Paley's head this week through the documentary "Albert Paley: In Search of the Sentinel." The film follows the artist's process as he created the largest public sculpture on a university campus, his "Sentinel" that graces RIT. Written, produced, and directed by local filmmaker Tony
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Dale Evans on November 12th, 2008
As a child, Amy Tan often escaped into the world of books. Lacking the motivation to fulfill her mother's aspirations for her to become a doctor and concert pianist, Tan's boredom as a child led to our enjoyment in her adulthood. Beginning with "The Joy Luck Club," Tan has published
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Dale Evans on November 12th, 2008
How fun it must be to run your mouth uncensored, spouting your opinions without a politically correct emergency brake. And to get paid for it! Now that is freedom. Actually, I'm pretty sure the Queen of Mean does censor her performances. Although the concern is probably more about delivering insults
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Dale Evans on November 5th, 2008
Now that the election is over, we can return our attention to more immediate needs. Fluffy and Bonkers have released a book. This is not good. Their "Devious Book for Cats" is a blatant display of disregard for human pets. It is a thinly disguised vehicle for inciting calamity and
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Dale Evans on November 5th, 2008
Senator James Alesi may be a Republican, but he sometimes acts like a socially responsible Democrat. Example: he secured funding for the return of the First Friday Citywide Gallery Night Shuttle Buses.
Beginning in December, you can hop the shuttle from each gallery, where you will be transported to the next
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Dale Evans on November 5th, 2008
Just in time to get some holiday shopping done early, the Memorial Art Gallery hosts its eighth annual Fine Craft Show. If it's anything like its spring counterpart - Arts & Treasures - you'd be smart to attend the preview party on Friday, November 7. For $40 you'll get
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Dale Evans on October 29th, 2008
There's no need to scour eBay this weekend for your favorite music collectibles. More than 40 dealers will be spinning vinyl and selling music collectors' sweets in the Village Gate's Atrium at the Bop Shop's Record Show and Sale on Sunday, November 2. Get posters to line your pad, impressive
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Dale Evans on October 29th, 2008
Jews are mice, Germans are cats, Poles are pigs, Americans are dogs, and other nationalities are also depicted by animals in Art Spiegelman's "Maus: A Survivor's Tale." Think Animal Farm does the Holocaust. Spiegelman's graphic novel version of his family's experience of the Jewish genocide, and his complex relationship with
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Dale Evans on November 20th, 2008
A long time ago, I remember seeing a present wrapped in a common brown paper bag transformed into a reindeer. Then I made the mistake of watching a Martha Stewart Christmas Special where she took pieces of colored tulle and gathered, wrapped, and wound them around gifts. I was hooked.
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Dale Evans on November 7th, 2008
This week was all about the election. I headed down to my local polling place before work on Tuesday to cast my votes. I got a fright when as I walked toward the building that has been my voting place for the last nine years -- with no signs outside
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Dale Evans on October 28th, 2008
Sunday, October 26, was a beautiful day with the sun shining brightly and the sky all kinds of bright blues. As I drove down to Charlotte Beach, I wondered exactly what a Love Parade would be like. Sgt Pepper's, the Magical Mystery Tour, a sing-along to "All You Need is
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Dale Evans on October 21st, 2008
Doing the Greater Ithaca Art Trail has become an annual tradition for me. The weather is usually fine and the ride down is beautiful, with the autumnal trees at their peak. This year I wondered if they were going to use my mailbox idea from last year. It's really simple:
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Dale Evans on October 10th, 2008
It was raining in the morning with a forecast of steady showers, but the sun began to shine shortly before the gardens tour at the Rochester Civic Garden Center. About a half dozen of us met inside the center to eat our brown bag lunches while listening to a our
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Dale Evans on September 26th, 2008
I love my blog. I love writing it because it's not limited, like a review. It's a firsthand account by me, a regular person, attending events. And, as such, regular things happen to me: venues don't call me back, the event is different than described, or like in
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Dale Evans on September 16th, 2008
I have an excellent sense of direction, and one of the fun things I like to do is head out of Rochester in my car and try to become lost. I usually have to go pretty far, and I usually only get lost for a short time. However,
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Dale Evans on August 29th, 2008
The tram ride up to the mansion might have been fun on another day, but this day the rain that blew in the sides of the car magnified the cold and I was just thankful that I didn't have to walk. It wasn't the best day to tour
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Dale Evans on August 28th, 2008
When I hadn't received a reply from my second e-mail requesting a reservation for the Victorian Tea at Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion, I resorted to phoning. Too bad, sold out. I hate when that happens. I made reservations for the following week. I didn't do
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Dale Evans on August 20th, 2008
We didn't know exactly where we were going for the Poags Hole Hillclimb on Sunday, August 17, but it wasn't a problem. We simply followed the motorcycles. At first they came in ones and twos, then they expanded in number the closer we got. As we
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For many Americans, the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the first picnics of the season: picnics that include fresh produce turned into comfort foods like potato and macaroni salads, corn on the cob, and watermelon slices. People fill their carts at grocery stores or stuff bags at the Public Market
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