Corrected 1/22/13 1:39 p.m. to reflect that 2 Pages/2 Voices" will take place at Writers & Books, not Geva.
Theater: Writers & Books and Geva Theatre Center will present "2 Pages/2 Voices," an evening of short story plays written by area writers and read by area actors. The event will be held at 8 p.m. tonight at Writers & Books (740 University Ave.), and is free to attend. For more information, call 473-2590 or visit wab.org.
Music: It may be important to get the last word in, but sometimes it can be even more important to get the last note. Rochester blues meets rock meets everything else under the sun band Last Note will be doing just that tonight at the Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave., bugjar.com). Music starts at 9 p.m., cover runs $5-$7, and Typewriter and Adam Clark open.
Lecture: Attend a free Tuesday Topics lecture during your lunch hour today in the Kate Gleason Auditorium at Central Library (115 South Ave.). The 12:12-12:52 p.m. lecture is titled “Celebrating the Season for Nonviolence: How Nonviolent Principles and Practices Can Enhance Your Work and Community Life,” and will be offered by Kit Miller. For more information, call 428-8350 or visit libraryweb.org.
Music: The Golden Link Folk Singing Society’s weekly Tuesday night sing-along jamboree takes place tonight at Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church (1200 S. Winton Rd., twelvecorners.org). This open jam (join in if you want, or just come to listen) starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free.
Lecture: The Reshaping Rochester lecture series kicks off tonight, 7-9 p.m., with a talk called “Destination Downtown,” with Joseph Minicozzi and Heidi Zimmer-Meyer. The event takes place at Gleason Works Auditorium (1000 University Ave.) and is $15 to attend (free to students). For more information, visit rrcdc.org.
Special Event: The Roc City Ribfest runs today, 5-11 p.m., through Monday, May 27, and includes live music, the YMCA kids zone, food and retail vendors, a variety of cook-off competitions featuring teams from across the nation, and even Canada, and the World Bacon Competition.
Art: Check out "Shapes, Light, and Color....An Ode to Architecture," a photography exhibit by Dan Neuberger, held at Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave.) through June 9. Today's hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, call 271-2540 or visit imagecityphotographygallery.com.
Lecture: The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House (17 Madison St.) will host an event in their Monday lecture series today, during which Dr. Alison Parker
Special Event: The Roc City Ribfest runs today, 5-11 p.m., through Monday, May 27, and includes live music, the YMCA kids zone, food and retail vendors, a variety of cook-off competitions featuring teams from across the nation, and even Canada, and the World Bacon Competition.
Art: Check out "Shapes, Light, and Color....An Ode to Architecture," a photography exhibit by Dan Neuberger, held at Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave.) through June 9. Today's hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, call 271-2540 or visit imagecityphotographygallery.com.
Special Event: The 449th Birthday of William Shakespeare will be celebrated with a benefit event for MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave.) tonight at 7:30 p.m. Pay what you can and enjoy a night of scenes, speeches, songs, and sonnets by William Shakespeare, presented by...
Film: "Star Trek Into Darkness" opens in wide release today. For film times head right here.