65 Laurelton
A Lovely Laurelton Foursquare After World War I, Americans turned to simpler architectural styles. Craftsman bungalows and Prairie-style homes replaced the ornate homes of the Victorian era. The American Foursquare, however, is probably the most popular architectural style borne from the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th Century. Sharing many of the Prairie-style…
Another shot at the goal
Sports For the Rochester Americans, the upcoming American Hockey League season will largely be an effort to erase the bad memories of 2005-06, when the second-oldest franchise in the league missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989. The Amerks struggled for much of last season, thanks partially to the disruptive onset of dual…
“Georgia O’Keeffe: Color and Conservation”
Art The art — and industry — of Georgia O’Keeffe Last weekend the MemorialArtGallery opened the touring exhibit Georgia O’Keeffe: Color and Conservation.Just a year and a half ago the Albright-Knox in Buffalo hosted an O’Keeffe exhibit. Of course, O’Keeffe’s career was a long one. She was a prominent figure for seven decades and produced…
Rhinos wrap-up
Meanwhile, the Rochester Raging Rhinos wrapped up the 2006 season in the United Soccer Leagues’ First Division on Saturday, and they certainly didn’t get the ending they wanted on a cold, wet, dreary night. In the USL First Division championship game, the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps thoroughly outplayed a Rhinos team that was looking to secure…
ImageOut 2006
Not to oversimplify, but like most things, it comes down to love. The basic human right to love and be loved is at the heart of ImageOut: The Rochester Gay and Lesbian Film & Video Festival, now in its 14th year. And since love often inspires art, ImageOut’s 2006’s incarnation features 37 programs of film…
“School for Scoundrels”
Movies Despite the ancient and apparently deathless cinema tradition of sequels and remakes, it seems apparent that some works, like some wines, simply don’t travel well. The new version of the 1960 English pictureSchool for Scoundrels suggests some of the reasons for a problem that involves translation as much as transplantation — the differences in…
24 Hour Comics Day
Ready, set, draw! If you’re a comic fan who’s always wanted to get on the other side of the funny pages, or if you’re an artist or writer maybe looking to give graphic storytelling a try, get ready for 24 Hour Comics Day. The event comes to Rochester Saturday, October 7, at RIT’s Wallace Library.…
“Keeping Mum,” “Jackass Number Two”
Movies David Bowie once admitted in a song to being afraid of Americans, but it’s the English that have me worried. If we’re to believe movies like Niall Johnson’s grey comedy (not too light, not too dark) Keeping Mum, it’s like Old New Jersey over there, with little old ladies solving their problems via genteel…
The Apostles of the Hidden Son
The Apostles of the Hidden Son are now …for however long that lasts Music It was a Wednesday night and folks in the tiny club piled in to dig The Thieves, a British rock trio that has successfully latched onto pre-glam, pre-arena, pre-punk, pub-style, U.S.-abandoned (for the most part) rock ‘n’ roll. Everyone there expected…
I SCENE IT 10-04-06
Swung like a monkey The Saints And Sinners burlesque troupe has sainted and sinned tumultuously at Tilt for just about a year now. But last Friday’s performance was simply the best so far. The costumes were excellent — titillating even — as they vibrantly accented the flamboyant bump ‘n’ grind. Despite all the sweet, swivelin’…
Consumer confidence
A few weeks ago my son, now 13, asked me to take him to the mall. “We never go to the mall,” he said with the wail of the truly deprived. Now, he knows what I think of malls. He knows, further, that I do not even look at them when we drive by on…
Remaking media: the D&C’s hazy future
Media What will the future of journalism look like in this town? That’s a question a lot of people would like to know the answer to, but probably few more so than the editorial staffers at the region’s biggest news outlet. Writers at the Democrat and Chronicle marked 14 years without a contract two weeks…
Metro ink – 10-04-06
Metro ink HOUSING LATINO SENIORS The interior of Buena Vista Manor, a senior-living apartment complex near Avenue A and Conkey Avenue, is painted yellow, orange, and mint green. Latino paintings with brightly-colored buildings line the walls. And as people enter and exit, you hear the slight lilt of Spanish vowels. Most of the 30 or…
Reader feedback – 10-04-06
More homegrown food, a musician’s roots
Into the light, into the color
Light/color When we think of homes and design, we often think structure — walls, floors, ceilings, doors, etc. — and what goes in a room — furniture, accents, décor, and doodads. But an important design element that too often overlooked is how a space can change with light or the lack thereof. A huge, open…
Deep impact
Be not afraid: this fall, the “in” colors are rich and bold Though you might be skeptical that Stephen Colbert is colorblind, you’d better believe I’m colorphobic. The comedian’s O’Reilly-clone persona claims that when he looks at people he doesn’t see the color of their skin. My fear of color has nothing to do with…
You light up my life
Think chandeliers are fussy and stuffy
It’s curtains for you!
If your idea of curtains a sheet nailed to window molding, or maybe you’ve graduated to Martha’s curtains at K-Mart but can’t shake the feeling you can do better, don’t worry. You’re about to get the professional help you need. “Nothing finishes a room like having something on the window, even if it’s just a…
Music reviews – 10-04-06
This week: New discs by Elton John and Fergie; Weather Report boxed set; U2 DVD
