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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.,

STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Textbooks

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STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Textbooks

  If you're a college student, then you - or someone with deep pockets who loves you very much - just finished shelling out large wads of dough for tuition and fees. You're probably feeling great, even though your bank account is quietly weeping in the corner. Then comes the first

STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Encyclopedia Rochesterica

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STUDENT SURVIVAL 09: Encyclopedia Rochesterica

  Welcome to Rochester! (Or, if you went to high school here and decided to stick around: Thanks for staying!) You'll be spending much of your newly discovered, intoxicating free time exploring your campus, studying hard, and all that jazz. But once you've settled in a bit, don't be afraid to

SPECIAL EVENT: National Silver Ball Tournament (8/7-8/9)

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SPECIAL EVENT: National Silver Ball Tournament (8/7-8/9)

Take yourself out to the ball game - not just any ball game, but an 1800's ball game at the National Silver Ball Tournament this weekend at the Genesee Country Village and Museum. From Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, you can catch dozens of vintage base ball

THEATER: "Fight with Love" (8/7-8/8)

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THEATER: "Fight with Love" (8/7-8/8)

The third annual and "Fight With Love" musical revue comes to Geva Theatre this weekend. All proceeds from the show will go to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS charity, which aims to increase awareness and public support for people living with HIV/AIDS. The scenes and songs of selected for "Fight With

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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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