MUSIC: Don’t let the last name fool you; Joe Bonamassa is every bit an ax-slinging virtuoso like his British blues-rock
contemporaries, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. That’s heavyweight
company and Bonamassa is the one-in-a-million
guitar prodigy everybody wanted to be when they were growing up. The Bonamassa story reads like a dream. The Utica native was in
elementary school when he first opened for B.B. King on a club stage. And now
at age 35, Joe Bonamassa’s talent is like a gun in a
knife fight. He’ll be in town tonight at the Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main
St., rbtl.org, 8 p.m., $51.50-$81.50).
FILM: Don’t you wish you had a big, friendly neighbor like Totoro? Imagine you do for an hour or so at Dryden
Theatre’s showing of “My Neighbor Totoro,” part of its Hayao
Miyazaki series at 8 p.m. Dryden Theatre (900 East Ave., $6-$8, 271-3361,
dryden.eastmanhouse.org).
MUSIC: Have you ever heard an album that made you swear you
were under the ocean when you shut your eyes and listened? If you’ve spun The
Antlers recent release Undersea, or the Tears Run
Rings masterwork Distance then you know exactly what you’re in store for. The Quadratic Trio is going to take
that spacey music and raise it to the nth degree with “Aquatexture”
tonight at MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave., 8 p.m. & 10
p.m., $6, muccc.org). Using a quadraphonic sound system (four speakers creating
a surround sound) and synths, the performance is meant to not only create the
mental image of being underwater, but maybe even trick you into feeling it.
SPECIAL EVENT: Who can withstand the allure of chocolate and
France combined in one decadent sensory experience? At “HeureuxChocolat:
Chocolate in the French Style,” Professor Skye Paine from the Department of
Modern Languages and Cultures at SUNY Brockport will discuss the history and
cultural importance of chocolate in France over chocolate samples. $3 admission. 6:30 p.m. at The
Cocoa Bean Shoppe, 20 S. Main St., Pittsford. Call 203-1618 to RSVP. cocoabeanshoppe.com.
MUSIC: Looking for a place with some warm Southern
hospitality where you can got out and dance and throw down? Nashville’s (4853 W.
Henrietta Road, nashvillesny.com, 334-3030) is the place to be for you tonight
— you won’t want to miss its 1st Autumn
Hoe Down. The good times start at 8 p.m., call for any more information.
SPECIAL EVENT: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of
Rochester’s most unique spaces in a variety of ways. A guided tour of the First
Unitarian Church, built by famed architect Louis Kahn, will be offered today at
10 a.m., or you can experience the new cell phone self-guided tour. (Suggested $5 donation.) While there, visit the Williams
Gallery’s exhibit, “Celebrating 50 Years
in Our Louis Kahn Building.” At 6:30 p.m. attend a lecture by Terrance
Goode, professor of architecture at Syracuse University and stay for a
reception afterwards. The church is located at 220 S. Winton Road. For more
information call 330-9177 or visit rochesterunitarian.org/WR_redirect.html.
MUSIC: Johnny’s Irish Pub (1382 Culver Road,
johnnysirishpub.com) has a double bill tonight. First up is the acoustic act
(not related to the book, I promise) Shades
of Grey at 5 p.m., with part-rock, part-funk, part-blues group Warehouse finishing off the night at 9
p.m. Music is free, so get out and check the groups out.
SPECIAL EVENT: The crisp smell of pine will soon fill the
air at the Holland Land Office Museum. This year’s 11th Annual Wonderland of Trees event, themed “Home for the
Holidays,” will feature more than 50 trees, wreaths, and sprays. Admire the
North Pole Elves’ handiwork at the Annual Gala Event at 6:30 p.m. (131 W. Main
St., Batavia., 343-4727, or visit
209.131.69.55/Home.aspx)
MUSIC: Kathleen Suher and PiaLiptak, artistic directors of
Cordancia,
had an idea in 2009 to create of a chamber-music ensemble that would focus on
vibrant, eclectic classical music, and they have been scheduling interesting
programs ever since. Suher is an oboist. Liptak, a
violinist. On Friday night, with David Harman at the podium, Cordancia brings in organist Bruce Frank for a performance
of classical works under the title “Vintage to Modern.” The concert
includes some of the music Stravinsky used as his inspiration for his ballet
“Pulcinella,” as well as an organ concerto
by Handel. The performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian
Church (21 Church St., Pittsford. $5-$10. Cordancia.org).
LECTURE: Does your child know about events occurring outside
of U. S. borders? Learn how to spark children’s interests in global community
at “Community Dialogue Series: Raising a
Globally Savvy Child” tonight at the Baobab Cultural Center (728 University
Ave.) at 7 p.m. 563-2145. RSVP online at thebaobab.org.
This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2012.
