February 26, 2010 at 2:10pm
By Rebecca Rafferty
There they go, walking across that stage to receive their diplomas. And then there they really go, ditching this city faster than you can blink. A big source of stress for Rochester has been the mass exodus of newly graduated college students....
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November 23, 2009 at 2:03pm
Tilt Night Club (444 Central Ave) is throwing a special thank-you party for City Newspaper readers in honor of its Best of Rochester 2009 wins (Best Nightclub, Best Gay Bar, etc.). Come join us Friday, November 27, for drink specials ($1 well...
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October 20, 2009 at 3:50pm
Comedian Artie Lange has cancelled his Friday, October 23, show at the Auditorium Theatre. No reschedule date has been announced, and the Rochester Broadway Theatre League announceed that refunds are available at origional point of purchase. For...
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October 20, 2009 at 11:53am
By Kathy Laluk
An audio slideshow of the Landmark Society of Western New York's Ghost Walk, continuing through October 24.
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September 27, 2009 at 2:29am
By Eric Rezsnyak
The massively renovated Nazareth College Arts Center officially opened its doors last night with a black-tie gala and a program featuring some of the area's cultural heavy hitters. Rochester Children's Theatre, Rochester City Ballet, and Garth...
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September 15, 2009 at 1:37pm
Comedy superstar Dane Cook will bring his "Isolated Incident Global Thermo Comedy Tour" to Rochester's Blue Cross Arena on Saturday, December 5. The show will begin at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are TBD, but start going on sale Friday, September 18, at...
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September 1, 2009 at 2:26pm
Fans of scary flicks take note: The Little is launching a cool new event that will keep you plenty busy this upcoming Halloween. The 25-Hour Horror Feast will feature an entire day of non-stop horror classics, creepy indie flicks, a special...
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August 27, 2009 at 2:02pm
By Jen Graney
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...
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August 17, 2009 at 1:33pm
By Jen Graney
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...
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August 3, 2009 at 11:14am
By Jen Graney
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...
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July 31, 2009 at 4:00pm
ECHO Production's "A...My Name Is Alice," an off-Broadway theatrical production originally scheduled to run August 6-8 at MuCCC in the Neighborhood of the Arts, has been cancelled due to significant health problems with its director. A fundraiser...
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July 27, 2009 at 5:07pm
Internationally renowned performance troupe Cirque du Soleil will bring its show "Alegria" to Blue Cross Arena for a limited engagement Wednesday, Sepember 23, through Sunday, September 27. Tickets go on sale August 3, and will cost $40-$95 for...
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July 27, 2009 at 11:47am
By Jen Graney
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...
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July 20, 2009 at 11:30am
By Jen Graney
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...
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June 30, 2009 at 5:13pm
By Jen Graney
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...
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June 22, 2009 at 3:26pm
By Jen Graney
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)...
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June 22, 2009 at 2:11pm
Bad boy of the gourmet food world Anthony Bourdain will come to Rochester's Auditorium Theatre Friday, November 20. Bourdain is a renowned chef and food critic, best known for his Travel Channel show "No Reservations," his multiple books, and his...
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June 16, 2009 at 11:45am
By Jen Graney
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...
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June 5, 2009 at 10:45am
By Jen Graney
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...
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May 28, 2009 at 2:48pm
By Jen Graney
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...
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Eric said:
To Kurt: Not sure how that happened, but it has been fixed again. But now I'm hungry for an RBLT.
about EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Anthony Bourdain at Auditorium Theatre