KURT NYE

As New York craft beers are becoming more recognized for their high quality and complexity, a New York Wine & Culinary Center workshop seeks to compare how these beers stack up against similar offerings from different countries. Attendees will blind taste several different New York craft beers alongside their counterparts from premier breweries around the […]

“Who says it has to make sense?” C.L.A.W. — Cool. Love. Art. Wow — is a free art session where teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 can come and “chill with some cool artists and talk about art stuff.” Attendees are encouraged to bring photographs of their personal work for tips, advice, or […]

From Monday, January 12, through Sunday, February 22, My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Senior Life Communities will host Art from the Start, a collection of moving art pieces from local artists Cheryl and Don Olney. The husband and wife team of artists specialize in making unique “kinetic” art pieces that move using gears and […]

This weekend, Theatre Young Kids Enjoy (TYKEs) presents Michael DuBois’ “Solo Circus” at the JCC. Described as a “fast-paced, comedy-variety show for all ages,” “Solo Circus” features magic, juggling, circus stunts, and plenty of audience interaction. DuBois, a Rochester native, has performed at over 500 colleges, cruise ships, theatres, and resorts around the world. For […]

As part of its Mondo Movie Series, The Little Theatre will host a screening of the 1981 animated fantasy hit “Heavy Metal.” Based loosely on the American magazine of the same name, “Heavy Metal” is the classic tale of Good versus Evil in a series of shorts spanning several times and worlds, each connected to […]

Opening Friday, January 2, Brighton Memorial Library will host a month long exhibit of “medieval” style art, featuring pieces that were created using egg tempera, a painting technique popular during the Middle Ages that involved mixing powdered pigment with egg yolk. Each of the 35 panels featured in the exhibit were painted by local Rochester […]

On Thursday, January 1, MuCCC will host its 2015 New Year’s Film Festival. Running from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the festival features 12 hour of public domain films and cartoons spanning from the 1920’s to the early 1960’s. Opening the festival at 8 a.m. is an hour long screening of various vintage cartoons. The […]

Enjoy a night of some of the best in local comedy as the Joke Factory Comedy Club presents The Best of the #Roc Holiday Party. Starting at 9 p.m. on both Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20, The Best of the #Roc Holiday Party features stand-up from local comedians Marcus Cox, Yolanda Smilez, Charlie […]

This weekend, MuCCC will host performances of Craig Wright’s comedy, “Mistakes Were Made.” Described by New York Magazine as “ninety furious, fulminating, very funny minutes of American hucksterism in extremis,” “Mistakes Were Made” is the tale of B-list Broadway producer Felix Artifex. Felix bites off a bit more than he can chew when he takes […]

Rochester-native Carmen Vallone makes his return to town to perform at the Comedy Club on Sunday. With over 10 years of experience in comedy, Vallone has toured nationally and has appeared on several TV shows including NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and CBS’s “Comedy Night School.” Vallone’s style has been described as one that makes audiences […]

Continuing a 103-year-old tradition, Monroe County’s Lamberton Conservatory is hosting its annual Holiday Botanical Show, which will run through Sunday. January 4, 2015. County Executive Maggie Brooks says, “The Lamberton Conservatory will be adorned for the holiday season with a festive botanical display of brilliant colors and fragrant scents filling the entire complex.” The show […]