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Alysa Stryker on November 18th, 2009
The Theater Association of New York State's annual TANYS Festival pools together more than 100 delegates from community-theater organizations across the state to perform and compete for outstanding actor, director, and production awards. The three-day event marks the 50th year of the festival, and this year, Daytime Emmy Award nominee
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Alysa Stryker on November 18th, 2009
Toys with a shelf life of up to several hundred years will be dusted off and propped up next to some of the newest additions to the shelves at this year's Antique Toy Show. More than 175 tables will be decked out with toys and collectibles dating back as far
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Alysa Stryker on November 18th, 2009
Rochester Roots will present Dr. Samina Raja at this year's annual fundraiser and harvest dinner, an event where attendees can share a dinner made solely with local foods and a become educated on local community food and sustainable planning. Raja has studied racial disparities in food and the impact of
Choice Concerts
Alysa Stryker on November 18th, 2009
Camera Obscura is known for being able to make a fractured heart seem beautiful. The band's entire body of work, told through the tender, melancholy vocals of Tracyanne Campbell, captures the absurdities of love and revels in them. Since its first release in 1996, the Scottish indie-pop group has delivered
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Alysa Stryker on November 11th, 2009
As the winter slowly approaches, this weekend the Cumming Nature Center will be taking the chill out of the air by collecting warm clothing items to give to local charities. Bring any new or gently used jackets, hats, boots, mittens, or gloves directly to the nature center, and add
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Alysa Stryker on November 11th, 2009
Mercury Opera's rendition of "The Three Little Pigs" is just as we remember it, but with a few twists. This time around, some of Mozart's most popular songs will underscore the performance, but all of the characters are back, still trying to create the perfect home to fend off that
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Alysa Stryker on November 11th, 2009
It is the height of the Prohibition Era, and two murderesses are put on death row for murder, duking it out to escape the tainted American justice system with a little bit of help from a corrupt, sweet-talking lawyer and a bribable prison matron. The musical "Chicago" is known for
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Alysa Stryker on November 4th, 2009
Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's book "The Secret Garden" has enthralled audiences for generations, and has been adapted successfully for film and stage. This weekend Eastman Opera Theatre will perform the 1991 Broadway musical version of the story, which won three Tonys and played for 700 performances on the Great White
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Alysa Stryker on November 4th, 2009
Local restaurants will square off to see who can stir up the best chili in town at this year's 6th Annual Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cookoff at the Genesee Center of the Arts. Eateries including Aladdin's Natural Eatery, Beale Street Café, Jines, Natural Oasis Market, and Tap & Mallet
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Alysa Stryker on November 4th, 2009
Photographer Bob Sacha has walked the streets of New York City along with 3.5 million others, but he is inspired by what lies beneath those streets. He and his camera travel below the city, through countless manholes, tunnels, and subway tracks. These places are where many choose to
Music Blog
Alysa Stryker on November 8th, 2009
Cellist Helen Money is a rock musician who plays a classical instrument. I asked her before the show to describe her sound. "Dark, kinda raw, and melodic. I have a hard time describing myself," she told me. If I were her, I would be hard pressed to make any kind of
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Alysa Stryker on October 27th, 2009
It was a picture-perfect scene at Abilene Bar and Lounge Sunday night: five or six chairs inched up close to the performers in a circle, with some eerie candlelight, a packed house, and some gritty, straight-up folk coming from the stage. Real folk is played less like a song and
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Alysa Stryker on October 19th, 2009
I spent the entirety of the Loveful Heights show Friday night at Starry Nites with my jaw dropped, eyes glued, in awe. These two ladies have an aura about them. They possess a striking confidence and a beauty that is few and far between. Loveful Heights (Maggie Clifford and Kat
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Alysa Stryker on October 9th, 2009
The original bill for the Boulder Coffee show Thursday night took a few turns throughout the week. Initially, I walked in the venue expecting the indie/folk-rock six-piece Baby Shiver's Boutique alongside the much-hyped Golden Ghost.The set began an hour late, and as it turns out Baby
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Alysa Stryker on October 3rd, 2009
Most of us in Rochester have been getting a heavy dose of Swati's oft-requested tune on WBER, "2 a.m." It's near tranquilizing; penetratingly poetic, it draws you in.But if you came to check her out on Friday evening downstairs at the German House for Indie Fest's second round, you may
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Alysa Stryker on October 2nd, 2009
Josh Netsky was dealt a less-than-sizeable crowd for his show Downstairs at the German House on the opening night of the Rochester Indie Fest. As the set carried on into the evening, Netsky gently pleaded for a little crowd participation with a not-so-subtle hint to the idle loungers
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Alysa Stryker on September 7th, 2009
Friday night could not have been a better evening to mix and mingle with the smoothness of Brian Rath at Starry Nites Cafe. The full moon was floating and circling around the city, almost demanding that your eyes pay attention to it, as the 20- and 30somethings huddled around outside,
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