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The terms "Grateful Dead" and "memoir" don't usually mix, but in Peter Connors new book, "Growing Up Dead," the two become synonymous. In the mid-80's at age 15, Connors discovered the band while growing up in suburban Rochester. His book chronicles his first show on June 30, 1987, and
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Tap into your inner country roots, because the music of John Denver is coming to the Downstairs Cabaret Theater. Songs such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," "Sunshine on my Shoulders," and "Leavin' on a Jet Plane" will be performed by charismatic singers and
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Plant sales are a great way to find bits of nature with which to spruce up your house or garden. At the Master Gardeners of Monroe County Plant Sale, you can linger over both unique and familiar plants of all kinds: perennials, annuals, herbs, shrubs, trees and organic plants. Proceeds
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Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance has been credited with helping to catapult Irish dance onto the worldwide stage since its debut in 1996. The discipline involves feet moving rapidly through intricate dance steps while the dancer's arms are kept dead-locked at the side. The show also tells a story:
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There's only one time per year in Rochester where you can do the following with five-minute intervals of each other: gorge on fried food, fill a plastic tube with sand in all the colors of the rainbow, catch a free concert, make a wax hand, eat a Nick Tahou's garbage
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Let's face it: a screaming child at an expensive, adult-oriented restaurant is never a good time, and is even less fun when that child belongs to you. So instead of spending your dinner with your hand awkwardly covering your little darling's mouth, or disciplining him in the stall of a
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The circus is coming to town, and it's bringing flying dogs, hopping and stomping elephants, and terrifying Bengal tigers with it. Ringling Brothers have created a magical show seemingly out of a fairy tale with "Over the Top," which also features double-decker trapeze and high-wire motorcycle acts. Take part in
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For his RIT masters thesis, Chris Toalson examines mythologies of the American west with photographs that are images of images all highlighting different aspects of American culture and history. You can check out the exhibit at the Mill Art Center and Gallery from Friday, May 1, through June 2.
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Tennis and a decrepit court are at the center of Andy Bragen's newest play, "The Hairy Dutchman." A group of 13 New Yorkers struggle to try and save their favorite playing spot when city bureaucrats push to have it demolished. The sport then becomes the stage for life themes such
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No one is left out when Rochester Salsa Weekend comes around. Novice, intermediate, and advanced dancers can benefit from workshops for dances such as the salsa, cha-cha, mambo, and bachata. And for those who simply love to watch others shake it, a show on Saturday night featuring some of Rochester's
