News & Opinion
A pre-session push for campaign finance reform
Ted O'Brien isn't seated in the State Senate yet, but he's already joining fellow Democrats calling for campaign finance reform. Specifically, he's backing Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal, which is essentially a conceptual plan that includes public financing of campaigns.
Tax deal for Sibley building approved
The board of the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency unanimously approved a tax deal this afternoon for the developer of the Sibley building downtown.
Protestors decry racial incident
A group of about 20 area parents, residents, and students held a rally at Barnard Park in Greece yesterday to bring attention to racism and bullying.
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Arts & Entertainment
Daily Choices: What to do on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16
SPECIAL EVENT: Watch the hilarious comedy of the creative mind behind “Hairspray.” ImageOut will present “A John Waters Christmas” on Sunday, 7:30 p.m. at the Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 Plymouth Ave. $35. imagout.org.
Daily Choices: What to do on Monday, December 17
SPECIAL EVENT: Enjoy the winter solstice by playing bingo at the Solstice Bingo Party. Fun prizes and snacks with friends. Free. East Rochester Public Library, 111 W. Elm St. 586-8302. www.libraryweb.org/erochester.
INTERVIEW: John Waters
Desperate holiday living
Daily Choices: What to do on Tuesday, December 18
SPECIAL EVENT: Do all those gluten-filled cookies floating around during the holidays get you down? Gluten-free individuals can participate in the fun now too at Greater Rochester Celiac Support Group's Cookie Exchange. Bring three dozen gluten-free cookies to share. 7 p.m.-9 p.m., orientation at 6:30 p.m. Social Hall at St. Anne Church, 1600 Mt. Hope Ave. rochesterceliacs.org.
THEATER: "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play"
Bells will be ringing
Daily Choices: What to do on Wednesday, December 12
Roc the Day, Zombies, and 12-12-12 celebrations abound
Daily Choices: What to do on Thursday, December 13
THEATER: Experience the heartwarming tale of George Bailey and friends reimagined as a 1940’s live radio broadcast in Blackfriars Theatre’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” 7:30 p.m. $27. 795 E. Main St. 454-1260. bftix.org.
Daily Choices: What to do on Friday, December 14
MOVIES: Get a glimpse of what Middle Earth was like before the battle for the ring at opening day of “The Hobbit.” Various locations. Visit fandango.com.
Dodging the digital bullet
If you see a new movie in a big-screen chain theater today, what you’re seeing is likely being projected digitally, the information embedded in a hard drive. In Rochester, our local independent cinemas are ready for this major shift, and area film professionals debate digital’s impact on artistry, archiving, and business.
Music
CLASSICAL: Musica Nova
The rhythms of time
Restaurants
DINING REVIEW: Royal India
The royal treatment
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW: "Hitchcock"
A movie about the making of a movie
MOVIE REVIEW: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
“The Hobbit,” the shortest of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth works, is a simple story. In it, a group of 13 dwarves drag the titular hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, on a quest to reclaim their mountain home of Erebor from the dastardly dragon Smaug. Director and producer Peter Jackson, after his great success adapting “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy into films a decade ago, returns with a new vision, although one that is both limited by — and fails to measure up to — his previous efforts.
MOVIE REVIEW: "The Other Son"
Throwing the switch
MOVIE REVIEW: "Scrooge & Marley"
Throwing the switch
