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New Year's Eve 2010 Nightlife Guide

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New Year's Eve 2010 Nightlife Guide

Each New Year's Day brings fresh starts and second chances fueled by champagne and fireworks, kisses at midnight, and all kinds of resolutions. The year stretches out before us, and in it we imagine all sorts of impossibly wonderful things happening. But first: parties, and that requisite champagne! Here's a

ART EXHIBIT: "Escapades" (Through 1/31)

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ART EXHIBIT: "Escapades" (Through 1/31)

If you've seen the beautiful, striking Wonder Woman-themed paintings around town (they've been shown at Booksmart and Lux, and we've also spotted one or two at Boulder Coffee), you've already seen some of local artist Sarah Rutherford's work. (She was one of City readers' finalists for Best Local Artist in

RECREATION: George Bailey 5k (12/18)

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RECREATION: George Bailey 5k (12/18)

In the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," there's a scene where it all comes together for George Bailey. He's overwhelmed with the spirit of the season, so much so that he shouts "Merry Christmas" to anybody and everybody that's around. That's the idea behind the annual George Bailey 5K. You

SPECIAL EVENT: Hanukkah Events (12/11-12/18)

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SPECIAL EVENT: Hanukkah Events (12/11-12/18)

Celebrate Hanukkah at one or all of these family-oriented events happening in the coming weeks. After you check out the list below, visit rochestercitynewspaper.com for more holiday happenings. Family Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner Fri Dec 11. Chabad Center, 1037 Winton Rd S. 5:15 p.m. Free. Reservations required. 271-0330,

SPECIAL EVENT: Yuletide in the Country (12/11-12/20)

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SPECIAL EVENT: Yuletide in the Country (12/11-12/20)

Here's your chance to visit Christmas past. The historic Genesee Country Village and Museum hosts "Yuletide in the Country" this week Friday, December 11, through Sunday, December 13 (and again the following weekend, Friday, December 18, through Sunday, December 20). You can embark on a 90-minute tour of the

ART EXHIBIT: Jay Lincoln

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ART EXHIBIT: Jay Lincoln

Buster Keaton, Stanley Kubrick, Marilyn Monroe, Uma Thurman, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Bukowski - this odd mix of characters is just the beginning of a much larger list of artists, musicians, writers, and film stars that local artist Jay Lincoln has chosen as subjects for his paintings. Chances are you've seen Lincoln's

THEATER: Big Wigs (12/4-12/6)

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THEATER: Big Wigs (12/4-12/6)

"Big Wigs" is a Vegas-style show featuring local drag divas Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis embodying all the first-class divas you'd expect: Cher, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Liza Minelli, Madonna, Joan Rivers, Dolly Parton, Bette Midler. The entertaining routine show was started three years ago, and this time the classy,

SPECIAL EVENT: Holiday Tours (12/5-12/6)

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SPECIAL EVENT: Holiday Tours (12/5-12/6)

You can indulge your voyeuristic side this holiday season with several local tours that'll let you inside spectacular, one-of-a-kind homes that are chock full of history and stories. Corn Hill Holiday Tour of Homes Sat Dec 5. The Corn Hill Neighbors Association and the Landmark Society of Western New York put

ART EXHIBIT: "Cosmo Dialogos" (Through 12/12)

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ART EXHIBIT: "Cosmo Dialogos" (Through 12/12)

Art and science come together in Steve Carpenter's latest exhibit, titled "Cosmo Dialogos." The painter joined up with astrophysicist Adam Frank to create a series of intricate-looking works based on space exploration that evoke the mystery, beauty, and menace of the cosmos. You can view "Cosmic Dialogos" and find out more

ART EVENT: "A-Maze-ing Hungerford Holiday Show" (12/4-12/5)

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ART EVENT: "A-Maze-ing Hungerford Holiday Show" (12/4-12/5)

The Hungerford Building houses dozens of sculptors, painters, potters, musicians, and other talented, creative people. They go by the collective name HUA (Hungerford Urban Artists). Every now and then, the building's doors open to the public, and the rest of us get a glimpse of what goes on behind them.

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SPORTS: Rochester Red Wings (8/26)

Disclaimer: I'm not a sports fan, and can't remember the last time (if ever) I was at a ball game, unless you count my little brother's games in the 90's. Those were sweaty, suffering-in-the-bleachers affairs when I was much too young to toss back a few and get into it.

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Special Event | Rochester International Tattoo Expo

It was obvious by the heavily-inked group of strangers at Lux Thursday night, that the Rochester International Tattoo Expo artists had hit town. They partied out back, and chatted with some of us over gin and tonics at the bar. My friend Jenna asked if it's hot not to be

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FESTIVAL: Park Ave Summer Fest

  On Sunday, a non-stop parade of people streamed by like a television show from my brother's third floor apartment on Park Ave. He'd taken the window out and pulled up the couch so he and his roommates could people-watch from a comfy vantage point. My friend Aubrey and I had

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THEATER: "An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein" at Nasty D's

In the second or third grade at my school, all the kids had to memorize a Shel Silverstein poem. Mine was about how to get out of washing the dishes. I still know it, and recited it for my friend during intermission at Method Machine and Stasz/Pruitt Productions' staging of

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SPECIAL EVENT: Pride Parade 2009

If you haven't heard of Pride Weekend (like the people that gave us blank stares when my friend Tommy wished them "Happy Pride!"), maybe you don't pay attention to local news, because it's all over town. It's an entire weekend of revelry that celebrates the gay community. And it's so

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FESTIVAL: Harbor & Carousel Festival

Carnivals bring us back to simpler times, when the biggest decision was whether to spend our dimes and quarters on messy cotton candy, or on chances to win the oversized stuffed tiger that looked as though he'd been hanging as a prize since the dawn of time. As adults, the

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SPECIAL EVENT: Father’s Day in Rock City

Dad never wants to make a big deal about Father's Day. He'd rather work outside in the garden, read the paper, and just do his own thing than be fussed over. And though my sister is in New Jersey (shacked up with her husband and Bassett hound) my brother John

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DANCE: Geomantics Dance Theatre's "Your Life Is Not Your Own"

If you live anywhere near the Neighborhood of the Arts, it's easy to walk to the new Multi-use Community Cultural Center on Atlantic Ave. Once a church, MuCCC (pronounce it "muck") has been transformed to a cool arts space that Geomantics Dance Theatre took over for two evenings

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FESTIVAL: Greek Fest

It's best to show up to the Greek Fest thirsty, with a grumbling tummy, the way my friend Steve and I did last Saturday. We parked and walked up the University Ave drive at the Greek Orthodox Church. A band played enthusiastically onstage. Lots of people watched, but they were

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FILM: RIT School of Film & Animation Student Honors Show (5/24)

The Dryden Theatre hosted the RIT School of Film & Animation Student Honors Show on a sunny Saturday afternoon last week. Not exactly the time of day most people want to sit in a dark theater, but it would've suited you just fine if you were out late the night

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