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GUIDE: New Year's Eve 2012

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GUIDE: New Year's Eve 2012

**All events take place on Saturday, December 31.** THEATER & FILM Blackfriars Theatre presents two showings of the Tom Lehrer-based musical "Tom Foolery" at 7 p.m. & 10 p.m.795 E. Main St. $27. 454-1260, bftix.com. The Comedy Club hosts comedian Mike Dambra, plus a grand buffet dinner, champagne toast, and a

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VIDEO GAME REVIEW: "Spider-Man: Edge of Time"

A second Marvel Comics-based video game hit stores this fall with another in the Spider-Man series. There tends to be two distinct styles that Spider-Man games take. Some, like "Web of Shadows," are open-world based, whereas others, like "Shattered Dimensions," are more linear. "Edge of Time" is definitely more

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VIDEO GAME REVIEW: “X-Men: Destiny”

There have been a lot of Marvel games over the years. Some of them are totally awesome, while others come up a little short, getting less and less impressive of late. Then "X-Men: Destiny" came out on the field with its pretty graphics and ultra customization, including a story that

THE SCENE: Half Pint Pub

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THE SCENE: Half Pint Pub

The little house on the corner of Park Avenue and Oxford Street has seen a couple of changes over the past few years. Piatza's Pizza vacated the location to move across the street back in 2009. Then it was briefly home The Gingerbread House, which sold cookies and ice

FALL GUIDE '09: Special events

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FALL GUIDE '09: Special events

It is impossible for us to list every upcoming event happening between September and November in the Greater Rochester area. Here is a sampling; for a more comprehensive calendar, visit rochestercitynewspaper.com, or check City Newspaper every Wednesday for that week's events. For events taking place late November-December, check back November

FALL GUIDE '09: OUTDOORS: Fall foliage

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FALL GUIDE '09: OUTDOORS: Fall foliage

  Despite this year's damp summer we still had plenty of heat to enjoy (or endure). As I write this the temperatures are just starting to dip below that 70 degree mark that has been spoiling us the past few months, and very soon we'll be back to the grey skies

RECREATION: Beach Cheap Aquathlon Series (8/27)

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RECREATION: Beach Cheap Aquathlon Series (8/27)

As August comes to and end, we're flinching at the idea that fall will be here soon. Even if you did something every single day this year (hopefully you took our Summer Guide to heart) it seems like it just wasn't enough. So here's another chance to take a trip

COMEDY: Village Idiots Comedy Championship (8/29)

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COMEDY: Village Idiots Comedy Championship (8/29)

You'll probably agree that there are quite a lot of idiots in this town, so shelling out hard-earned dough to see a group identifying itself as "idiots" just sounds wrong. But that's where you're wrong. The Village Idiots Improv group is not like the idiots you encounter at work or

STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Alternative Entertainment

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STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Alternative Entertainment

  It's a Thursday night, your homework is done (or can be completely blown off until 10 p.m. on Sunday), and you're ready to go out. But you've been hitting up the same bars, dance clubs, and movie theaters for weeks. These types of places, while fun, can still get boring.

STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Dining

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STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Dining

Once the semester gets going you'll likely find that college life keeps you up well into the early hours of the morning. But many times campus food facilities aren't staffed with kind of night owls you'll become. Whether you're out bar hopping or studying your ass off until 2 a.m.,

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CONCERT REVIEW: Fun at Water Street Music Hall

It's been a number of years since I've been able to place a band anywhere near my "best live show" list, but Fun has done it. If you know anything about the former bands that the members of Fun hail from (The Format, Steel Train, and Anathallo), you would go

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