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Best of Rochester 2012

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 -0400

It really has been quite a race. Once again we broke our previous voting records in both the primary and final ballots for the Readers Poll, and some of the contests came down to the slimmest of margins. Check out the results of the readers' poll, our critics' picks, and some of the funny answers we received. My hope is that, as you read this year's Best of Rochester, you'll envision Cha-Cha DiGregorio waving a checkered flag. Because it really has been quite a race.…

Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 2: Bandaloop, Shimmy Shake Down, "There's Always Time for a Cocktail" reviews

Eric Rezsnyak — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:30:00 -0400

Our take on the aerial dance troupe, the hip shakers, and Rochester's favorite celebrity suburban housewife by Eric Rezsnyak For many people Bandaloop was the litmus test to see how Rochester would react to our city's newest festival. The internationally renowned aerial dance troupe is arguably the highest-profile act -- literally and figuratively -- of the inaugural Rochester Fringe.…

Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 1: "The Event," "Hide the Moon" reviews

Eric Rezsnyak — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Two experimental shows give Rochester Fringe an auspicious start by Eric Rezsnyak UPDATED 9/20/12 to correct the name of the actor playing Jokannan on "Hide the Moon." The theme for the first night of the inaugural First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival was the lifting of veils, both literal and figurative.…

Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 1: "The Bicycle Men" review

Michael Lasser — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:00:00 -0400

An energetic show that relies on sophomoric humor by Michael Lasser Good old-fashioned vulgarity is taking a terrible beating these days at the hands of young playwrights who never learned that four-letter words and exaggerated descriptions of sex aren't especially funny in and of themselves. It's not the profanity I object, to but the witlessness that accompanies it.…

Daily Choices: What to do Saturday-Sunday, September 15-16

Willie Clark — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:00:00 -0400

Latin dance, Greentopia, Artist Row, KISS, Motley Crue, and more! by Willie Clark and Rebecca Rafferty DANCE: The Upstate NY Latin Dance Festival will take place all weekend at Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St.). Pricing ranges from $15 for show/party passes to $135 for full event passes, which included two full days of workshops, both nights of shows, and all parties.…

Daily Choices: What to do on Friday, September 14

Willie Clark — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:00:00 -0400

ImageOut Festival Fair, new films in theater, Oktoberfest, and more by Willie Clark and Rebecca Rafferty SPECIAL EVENT: Get psyched for the ImageOut Film Festival, which takes place October 5-14, by attending the 5th Annual ImageOut Festival Fair tonight at The Strasenburgh Planetarium (Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave.). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a happy hour, followed by a programmer's preview of the fall festival with trailer screenings at 8 p.m., and a screening of "VITO" at 8:30 p.m.…

DAILY CHOICES: What to do on Wednesday, August 29

Willie Clark — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:00:00 -0400

Kelly Clarkson, Jumbo Shrimp at Marge's, theater on the fringe by Willie Clark and Rebecca Rafferty MUSIC: Sometimes it just takes two. In the case of Jumbo Shrimp, it is exactly that: Just two guys, an acoustic guitar, and drums, churning out your rock and roll favorites all around town.…

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