SPECIAL EVENT: Writers and Books (740 University Ave.) will
host its 4th Annual Masquerade Party tonight, 8-11 p.m., featuring food, games, readings, and a costume contest. All
costumes are welcome, but especially those with a literary theme. This year’s
theme is “Something Wicked This Way Comes” in honor of the late, great Ray
Bradbury. Tickets are $12-$15; for more information, call 473-2590 x107, or
visit wab.org.
SPECIAL EVENT: The University of Rochester will host its Fall Drag Show tonight, 8 p.m. (doors
at 7 p.m.), in the May Room of Wilson Commons on the UR River Campus, featuring
performances by DeeDee Dubois, Kyla Minx, Notorious
LEZ, and other Rochester favorites. Tickets are $9. For more info, call
727-6259 or visit rochester.edu.
MUSIC: Running a little on empty after a long work week? Why
not head down to the Main Street Armory (900 E. Main St.,
rochestermainstreetarmory.com, $15) and get refueled? By whom, you may ask?
Well, none other than Fuel themselves, with Velvet Elvis, Venrez, Bad Axis, and
Sandlot Heroes providing support. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., music starts at 7:30
p.m.
RECREATION/FILM: Join the Rocky Horror Picture Zombie Walk hosted by Roc City Roller Derby tonight,
which at 9 p.m. will depart from Java’s on Gibbs Street to meet at The Little
Theatre (240 East Ave.). At 10 p.m., The Little will
screen a Wes Craven double feature
of “Nightmare on Elm St., followed by “Scream” at 11:30 p.m. The walk is free,
but movie tickets are $5 per film. For more information, visit thelittle.org.
THEATER: Rochester Community Players have adapted
Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to include steampunk elements, and the production
will be staged at MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave.) through
November 10. Catch the show tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $9-$19; for more
information, call 244-0960, or visit muccc.org.
MUSIC: There’s something to be said about record-store
performances (besides how awesome they are). It’s classy for a touring musician
to reach out to the community by offering a free performance at a record store.
Kind of brings the whole musical picture full circle. Tonight, you can check
out Blanco Diablo at the House of
Guitars (645 Titus Ave., houseofguitars.com), bringing its Charlotte, NC-based
rock and roll starting at 6 p.m. And I mean, it’s Halloween season, so who can
say no to a band named after Beelzebub himself?
RECREATION: The Landmark Society will host a Ghost Walk tonight and Saturday,
featuring chilling tales from Rochester’s past. The first group departs at 6:30
p.m. from the Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word on the corner of East Avenue
and Goodman Street, and groups embark every 15 minutes until 9 p.m. Tickets are
$17-$20. For more information, call 546-7029 x15, or visit landmarksociety.org.
MUSIC: It’s Friday
Fright Night as the official pre-Halloween weekend begins (since the
calendar is lame and put the actual holiday smack dab in the middle of the week).
There’s more stuff going on than you can chuck a pumpkin at, but some
highlights include roots-rock group Big
Leg Emma at Sticky Lips (830 Jefferson Road, stickylipsbbq.com, 8 p.m.,
$10-$15), and the B-Sides Week #0002
Halloween Party at Decibel Lounge (45 Euclid St., facebook.com/DecibelLounge, 9:30 p.m., $5-$10), and local rockers White Woods with The Michael Vadala Trio, The Reactions, and Right Turn Racer partying
it up Halloween style at the Bug Jar( 219 Monroe Ave., 9 p.m., $5-$7).
Get those costumes ready and get ready to bring in Halloween all weekend long!
SPECIAL EVENT: One
World Goods, the fair-trade marketplace in Pittsford Plaza, celebrates 25
years today, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., with a 25 percent discount on total purchases and
tastings of fair-trade coffee, tea, chocolate, and Healthy Sisters Soup &
Bean Works. Artisans will also demonstrate their crafts in the store (at 3349
Monroe Ave.). Admission to the event is free. For more information, call
387-0070 or visit owgoods.org.
LITERATURE: The Friends of the Pittsford Library Fall 2012 Book Sale kicks off tonight,
5-8:30 p.m. (though the first day of the sale is restricted to members only,
you can join at the door), and continues through Sunday at the 24 State Street,
Pittsford location. For more information, visit townofpittsford.org/library.
This article appears in Oct 24-30, 2012.
