- Issue Archive for
- Oct 24-30, 2012
- Vol. 42, No. 7
News & Opinion
Exodus To Jazz goes on semi-hiatus
Updated with cancellations
White's revolution
The Rochester school district is in a state of emergency and an aggressive agenda for change is urgently needed, says school board member Van White. This week White will present a talking paper, “We’re Beyond Reform, It’s Time for a Revolution,” to Superintendent Bolgen Vargas and the rest of the school board.
Arts & Entertainment
ART FEATURE: They might be giants
Get the details on the new “Wall/Therapy” project that has sprung up in the St. Paul district, and find out about its global implications and possible print project involving a big-deal Hollywood actor.
THEATER REVIEW: "Melanie and the Record Man"
“Melanie and the Record Man” – a new musical receiving its world premiere at Blackfriars Theatre – tells the story of folk singer Melanie, her music career, and her relationship with her late husband and producer. This labor of love for Blackfriars’ John Haldoupis is a memorable and moving piece worth seeing.
Daily Choices: What to do on Wednesday, October 31
MUSIC: He’s the Boss, what more is there to say? Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be playing tonight at the Blue Cross Arena (One War Memorial Square, bluecrossarena.com) at 7:30 p.m. Send the kids off trick-or-treating and get ready for Jersey’s best. Tickets run $68-$101.
American Horror Story Season 2, Episode 2
"American Horror Story" was a smorgasbord of sensory proportions tonight: But like any good feast, sometimes enough is enough, and you wish you hadn't had that last bloody slice of meatloaf.
South Park Season 16, Episode 12
It's been quite some time since "South Park" has done a Halloween episode: "Hell on Earth 2006" was the last time the show celebrated the holiday (and caused waves of controversy over a was-it-too-soon-or-not Steve Irwin joke), and it's about time the show returned to some Halloween themed hoodwinks.
INTERVIEW: Award-winning illustrator P. Craig Russell
The legendary artist speaks on his work, and his involvement in ESM's Debussy festival
Music
Sandy delays the Boss
The Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concert originally scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to Wednesday, October 31. You can blame Sandy for that one.
CLASSICAL PREVIEW: "The Rape of Lucretia"
For its first production of the season Eastman Opera Theatre presents Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” a classic tragedy transposed to the haughty Hamptons.
MUSIC INTERVIEW: Charlie Hunter
Monster mash-up
Concert Review: Idina Menzel
If we count her opening excerpt from “Over the Rainbow,” soprano Idina Menzel was a thrill last night at the Auditorium Theatre, performing more than two hours of Broadway songs from hits such as “Wicked,” “Rent,” and “A Chorus Line.”
Restaurants
CHOW HOUND: Delicious fishes
Banzai, Darn Good Cookie Co., and more
Special Sections
ELECTIONS 2012: The case against Brooks for Congress
Congressional candidate Maggie Brooks almost never refers to the “people” of Monroe County; they are “taxpayers,” even when the context seems to demand another noun. The subtle bit of messaging aligns with Brooks’ signature and much-touted accomplishment as county executive: freezing the property tax rate.
ELECTIONS 2012: Evaluating Slaughter's record
Democratic incumbent Louise Slaughter is one of the most liberal members of the House of Representatives, and proudly so. She’s quick-witted, a master zinger-slinger, and energetic. Her folksy populism marinates in an endearing Kentucky accent, but she can get down in the weeds, too — she’s a microbiologist — and discuss in minute detail the best circumstances to grow algae for conversion to gasoline, for example. Slaughter’s critics like to say, “Sure, she’s likeable, but what has she done?” The answer is quite a lot.
ELECTIONS 2012: O'Brien should win Senate slugfest
A preview of state races of local concern
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW: "Alex Cross"
The shrink as detective
MOVIE REVIEW: "Paranormal Activity 4"
Shock and flaw
