DANCE: The Upstate NY Latin Dance Festival will take place all weekend at Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St.). Pricing ranges from $15 for show/party passes to $135 for full event passes, which included two full days of workshops, both nights of shows, and all parties. For more information or to register, call 770-8572 or […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Wednesday, September 12
LECTURE: A Kodak History Lecture with optics expert Martin Scott will be presented tonight at 6:30 p.m. at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.). Scott will discuss the history of the Kodak labs and their long relationship with the Eastman House. Admission is $3-$6, and free to members. For more information, call 271-3361 or visit […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Friday, September 14
SPECIAL EVENT: Get psyched for the ImageOut Film Festival, which takes place October 5-14, by attending the 5th Annual ImageOut Festival Fair tonight at The Strasenburgh Planetarium (Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave.). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a happy hour, followed by a programmer’s preview of the fall festival with trailer […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Thursday, September 13
SPECIAL EVENT: City Newspaper’s South Wedge-Ucation takes place tonight, 5-8 p.m., in the South Wedge neighborhood, and features free-to-low-cost offers from South Wedge merchants, as well as information from some of Rochester’s top arts & cultural organizations. The event is free and open to the public, and the first 250 students to show up with […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Tuesday, September 11
LITERATURE: Central Library’s free lunchtime lit program, Books Sandwiched In, kicks off today, 12:12-12:52 p.m., with Dan Rather’s "Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News,” reviewed by Rochester’s own newsman Don Alhart. Bring a sandwich to the Kate Gleason Auditorium at Central Library (115 South Ave.). For more info: 428-8350, libraryweb.org. THEATER: Playwright Justin Rielly […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Monday, September 10
LITERATURE: If you love “young adult” fiction but can’t quite be classified in the target demographic, join the Adults Who Love YA Book Club at Wood Library (134 N. Main St., Canandaigua). The first meeting takes place today 6-7 p.m., and participants should bring a YA book or title for consideration. For more information, call […]
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Daily Choices: What to do Saturday-Sunday, September 8-9
FESTIVAL: The M&T Bank Clothesline Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave.). Visit local and regional artists and get a jump on holiday shopping Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The $5 admission also gains you access to the gallery. Info: 276-8900, […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Friday, September 7
SPECIAL EVENT: ZooBrew takes place tonight, 5:30-9 p.m., at Seneca Park Zoo (2222 St. Paul St.). Enjoy food, adult beverages, music by Last Minute Blues Band, and check out the animals without having to navigate through masses of children. Admission is $10 and the event is restricted to ages 21 and over. For info: 336-7200, […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Thursday, September 6
LECTURE: The Rochester Area Vegetarian Society will present a new six-lecture series, “A Plant-Based Diet: Eating for Health and Happiness” with Ted Barnett, M.D., 7-9 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center (1200 Edgewood Ave.). The series continues Thursdays through October 11, and will include food samples and recipes. Call to register: 461-2000. More info: rochesterveg.org. […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Wednesday, September 5
Peaches and Cream Luncheon, jazz photos, reggae, blues, and more
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Daily Choices: What to do Saturday and Sunday, September 1-2
SPECIAL EVENT: On Saturday or Sunday, take a morning flight on the Intrepid, a Civil War-era hot-air balloon at Genesee Country Village & Museum (1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford). Flights take place 7-10 a.m. and cost $35-$45. RSVP for your spot: 294-8218, gcv.org. FESTIVAL: Captain Redbeard’s Feast takes place this weekend at Honeoye Lake (call […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Friday, August 31
ART: See the exhibit “Eve’s Garden: The Lost Creation” by Keith Howard at Axom Gallery (176 Anderson Ave. 2nd floor.). The gallery is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, and admission is free. For information, call 232-6030 x23, or visit axomgallery.com. ART: The closing reception and artist talk for Bruno Chalifour’s“Tropical Photographs of El Yunque National […]
