Lillian Dickerson

THEATER: Love that old time rock ‘n’ roll? See what it was like in the 1950’s in Memphis, Tennessee, when Rochester Broadway Theatre League brings in the Tony-winning “Memphis,” running tonight through Sunday. The show starts Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre; tickets cost $27.50-$67.50. (885 E. Main St. 222-5000. rbtl.org.) MUSIC: Who […]

MUSIC: Drummer Harvey Sorgen has propelled the bands of greats like Ahmad Jamal, Dave Douglas, and Anthony Braxton. In the rock realm he’s played with Hot Tuna, Bob Weir, and the Allman Brothers Band. Mexican-born guitarist Omar Tamez has enhanced performances by Reggie Workman, Sonny Fortune, and Rashied Ali and produced a classical CD of […]

MUSIC: World/Inferno Friendship Society isn’t as much a musical group as it is a sign of judgment day. Led by lead singer/master of ceremonies Jack Terricloth, the Brooklyn orchestra/circus-rock tent revival features a rotating cast of performers that creates a klezmer-jazz-ska-soul-fueled party. There’s never a dull moment on the dance floor when a smidge of […]

DANCE: Clear Thanksgiving and turkeys out of your mind, and put in some sugarplum visions instead. Take a trip to Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (26 Gibbs St.) to see “The Nutcracker” performed by the Rochester City Ballet, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bach Children’s Chorus. The holiday classic continues through Sunday, November 25, with […]

It’s Thanksgiving! Hopefully you’re spending it stuffing your face with your family, watching the Macy’s Parade, or catching some football. But here are some other options: RECREATION: Make like a turkey and trot at the 41st Webster Turkey Trot. The 4.4 mile starts at 10 a.m., 2.5 mile starts at 10:10 a.m. Registration at 8:15 […]

SPECIAL EVENT: Get your fill of Jell-O this Thanksgiving in more ways than one at Tilt’s “Night B4 Thanksgiving Jell-OH Wrestling Extravaganza.”DeeDee Dubois vs. Vanity Fair, Lady Dee vs. Ms. Kitten K., Lez Be On Me vs. The 2 Timing Titty’s, and two matches picked from the crowd. Doors open at 9 p.m. 21 and […]

FILM: Feel your adrenaline levels spike by watching world-class athletes tackle some of the world’s most impressive peaks in Warren Miller Entertainment’s 63rd film, “Flow State.” It screens tonight only at the Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main St.) at 7:30 p.m. $20. 222-5000. rbtl.org. MUSIC: Music and art together? How can you say no to […]

FILM: If you missed the first few days of the Polish Film Festival 2012, here’s one last chance to check it out. Two films will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday at the Little Theatre (240 East Ave.): “The Emperor’s Toys,” a short, and “80 Million,” a feature-length film. After the screening a reception will […]

ART: Knock off some holiday shopping this weekend at Rochester Museum and Science Center Women’s Council’s 42nd Annual Holiday Bazaar Arts & Crafts Sale. The sale runs 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. With more than 200 elite fine artists and craftspeople, you’re bound to find something for even the […]

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 […]