SPECIAL EVENT: If you need help getting into that holiday
season mood, check out George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) today, 10 a.m.-5
p.m. In addition to the current exhibit, which focuses on photography from the
1960s, GEH has the “Sweet Creations
Gingerbread Houses” and Festival of
Trees on display through December 12. The exhibits are included in museum
admission ($5-$12). For more info, call 271-3361 or visit eastmanhouse.org.
MUSIC: There’s just something about the word atomic that
gets the blood boiling, the body ready to experience something on the extreme
levels of life. Sticky Lips’ (830 Jefferson Road, stickylipsbbq.com) Atomic
Bomb challenge is one such thing, but tonight you’ll also be able to check out
rock group Atomic Swamis for free at
9 p.m. A double dose of atomic? How can you miss out?
THEATER: “Sister’s
Christmas Catechism,” a story in which a nun uses her students to find
out whatever happened to the Magi’s gold, opens tonight, 7 p.m., at Geva Theatre Center (75 Woodbury Blvd.). Tickets start at
$35, and the show continues through December 9. For more info, call 232-4382 or
visit gevatheatre.org.
MUSIC: Looking for an open-mic
night to check out? Why not head on down to the Pure Kona Open Mic at Acanthus Café (337
East Ave., 319-5999) tonight. The event is free and starts at 7:30 p.m.
LECTURE: We don’t always consider the effect that the Civil
War had on the original inhabitants of this land. Learn more on this subject
today, 7 p.m., at a lecture given at Genesee Community College (1 College Road,
Batavia) by GCC history instructor Dan Hamner. The
talk is called “Among the Many Fires:
Trials, Opportunities and Experiences of Native Americans in the Civil War,” and is free to attend. For more information, call 343-0055 or visit
civilwaratgcc.wordpress.com.
MUSIC: Want to sing and belt and test those lungs out?
Wednesday night might just as well be karaoke night in Rochester. You’ve got Italian American Karaoke night at
Italian American Community Center (150 Frank Dimino
Way, 594-8882, 7:30 p.m., free), Karaokeat Sanibel Cottage (1517 Empire
Blvd., Webster, 671-9340, sanibelcottage.net, 6 p.m., free), or even Karaoke at California Brew Haus (California Brew Haus, 402
Ridge Road West, 621-1480, 9 p.m., free). Check one of them out and get ready
to sing.
This article appears in Nov 7-13, 2012.
