Daily Choices

SPECIAL EVENT: Learn more about the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester at its Open House today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open to members and non-members. There will be a presentation at 12:15 p.m. highlighting the benefits of membership. 277 N. Goodman St. For questions, call David Semple at 473-4000 ext. 206. […]

SPECIAL EVENT: Allow holiday lights to brighten your spirit at the Pittsford Chamber of Commerce’s Candlelight Night 2012. Live music, carolers, and horse-drawn wagon rides. 4 p.m.-9 p.m. For details visit townofpittsford.org/candlelight_night_2012_info. SPECIAL EVENT: Take part in an alternative holiday celebration at Digital Rochester’s Festivus, sponsored by The Entrepreneur’s Network, featuring music by The Jane […]

SPECIAL EVENT: See how the artists at Geva Theatre Center put together their incredible productions at “Magic in the Making.” Meet the artisans who create props and costumes, lighting cues, sound design, and more over the backdrop of “A Christmas Carol.” The event runs tonight 6-8 p.m. Free, no reservations required. 75 Woodbury Blvd. 232-4382.gevatheatre.org. […]

DANCE: Watch the internationally acclaimed talents of Garth Fagan Dance at Nazareth College’s Callahan Theater in the Arts Center (4245 East Ave.). Click here for City Newspaper’s review of the current program, “Lighthouse/Lightning Rod.” Tickets cost $40-$55. Shows Saturday at 2 &8 p.m. and Sunday 2 & 7:30 p.m. 389-2170. boxoffice.naz.edu. MUSIC: Boston-based alternative trio […]

DANCE: Take a glimpse back into the night life scene of the 1940’s with BIODANCE’S “No Dancing Allowed” at 8 p.m. The performance combines dance and sculptures from University of Rochester’s art professor, Allan Topolski. $8-$25. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. hochstein.org/events. MUSIC: What a long strange trip it’s been for comedy metal […]

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 […]