The city has stopped issuing permits for special events through August. Festival organizers are being told to start planning for the fall.
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GEEK EVENTS: Nerd up your summer
Like many nerds, I have the tendency to remain indoors, permanently huddled in front of whichever glowing box happens to be displaying my currently desired form of entertainment. But now it’s summer: the few months every year when Rochester is guaranteed at least some beautiful weather. So it seems a shame to waste it. It’s […]
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UPDATE: Rochester Fringe Festival additions
The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival today announced several more events for its inaugural festival, which will take place September 19-23 in downtown Rochester. -The high-flying dance troupe Bandaloop, which will perform an aerial dance number on the side of the 21-story HSBCPlaza on Thursday, September 20, has added a second performance on Saturday, September […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’12: Special events calendar
COMPILED BY ANTOINETTE ENA JOHNSON As incoming students will soon discover, the Greater Rochester area is absolutely bursting with special events — this town loves its festivals — and there’s never a shortage of interesting things going on in the region. Below find a selection of some of the major events scheduled to take place […]
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CONCERT UPDATE: All Time Low, Foam N’ Glow Party, Melissa Etheridge
[ Pop/Rock ] All Time Low Saturday, October 13. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 7 p.m. $20-$22. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. [ DJ/Electronic ] Foam N’ Glow Party Saturday, October 13. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 6 p.m. $25-$40. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com. [ Pop/Rock ] Melissa Etheridge Sunday, October 28. Auditorium Theater, 885 […]
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HOLIDAY GUIDE ’11: 2011 Holiday events calendar
COMPILED BY ERIC LACLAIR *NOTE: For additional holiday concerts check the music feature. Ongoing [Exhibit] Annual Holiday Poinsettia Show at Lamberton Conservatory.180 Reservoir Ave. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Saturdays until 9 p.m.); closed Christmas Day. $2-$3 (children 5 and under free). 753-7270. Monroecounty.gov/parks. Opens December 2, continues through January 8. [Special Event] Dickens Festival, featuring […]
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FALL GUIDE ’11: Theater preview
By Michael Lasser Anybody who can’t find something to see in the five pages of single-spaced listings I perused for the 2011-2012 theater season must be bloody hard to please. They include performances by some 30-odd companies from GevaTheatreCenter and the Rochester Broadway Theater League to Black Sheep Theatre Coalition and Method Machine. You’ll find […]
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FALL GUIDE ’11: Dance Preview
It’s not easy to select only a handful of dance performances to recommend among the many offered in Rochester over the coming year. Dance is an art form with great variation, and people’s preferences for one form over another — say, contemporary rather than ballet, or African over tap — are as personal as the […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Event guide
BY DEB SCHLEEDE When you’re in college there are two important things to focus on. The first is classes and studying. The second is what to do with your life when you’re not in classes or studying. College campuses are hives of activity, between fairs, lunches, homecomings, concerts, student events, clubs, parties, etc. And there’s […]
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HOLIDAY GUIDE ’10: Holiday events calendar
COMPILED BY CAITLIN SHAPIRO Below find a list of some of the major holiday happenings in an around Rochester during November and December. For a more comprehensive calendar check the searchable online events section at rochestercitynewspaper.com, or check City Newspaper every Wednesday. NOVEMBER Wednesday, November 17 [ WORKSHOP ] Thanksgiving Centerpiece Class. Use the gatherings […]
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SUMMER GUIDE ’10: Events
[ CALENDAR ] BY JACOB BLISS, DALE EVANS, EMILY FAITH, JESSE HANUS, REBECCA RAFFERTY, ERIC REZSNYAK, AND NICK STATT There’s so much to do in Rochester in the summer. So much, in fact, that just looking at pages and pages of endless listings can leave you, dear reader, nearly paralyzed by the sheer number of […]
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SUMMER GUIDE ’10: Introduction
Congratulations: you’ve made it to another glorious summer in Rochester, your reward for putting up with the less-than-cooperative Western New York weather the rest of the year. You’ve earned these sunny skies, warm breezes, and days that seemingly last forever. Better make the most of it. How to do that? City’s answer for this year […]
