The Gymnastics Training Center of Rochester, along with the International Olympic Committee, is honoring the tradition and legacy of the Olympics with the two-day Olympic Day event. Activities begin Friday, June 20, at 3:30 p.m. with an exhibition of the GTC’s men and women’s Special Olympic teams as well as dinner provided by Sticky Lips. […]
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FESTIVAL | East End Music Festival
Rochester’s annual East End Music Festival is approaching fast and fans of local music and food should take notice. This year’s festival includes four stages and 12 bands, including the Dave Matthews tribute band Big Eyed Phish, electro-funk stalwarts RootsCollider, and pop-rock locals Cherry Bomb. The festival will host a Food Truck Rodeo featuring offerings […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | “I Like it Umlaut: An International Derby Event”
For those whose first and last taste of the world of roller derbies came with 2009’s “Whip It,” Rochester’s Roc Stars is offering what’s slated to be an exciting refresher course when it faces off against Sweden’s Crime City Rollers in an international roller derby bout. The Roc Stars is part of the Roc City […]
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ROCK | Bill Kirchen
Singer-guitarist Bill Kirchen is stopping at Lovin’ Cup Bistro & Brews on his summer East Coast tour. Starting out as a member of country-rock group Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen — who rose to fame with its cover of the Rockabilly staple “Hot Rod Lincoln” in 1972 — Bill Kirchen has since created […]
