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Kathy Laluk on November 18th, 2009
Step aside, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." There's a group of bakers in town who are taking your housing game and making an even sweeter deal. Making gingerbread houses is typically a casual, family-friendly activity, but some fans of the traditional holiday activity are taking it to the next level and
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Kathy Laluk on August 19th, 2009
It may seem like the slew of summer festivals in Rochester is drawing to a close, but there's still time to get your festival on before fall officially arrives. The 8th Annual Sankofa Festival of the Arts is a celebration of African culture that will surely remedy anyone's end-of-the-summer blues.
The
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Kathy Laluk on August 19th, 2009
Following a recent City School District lay-off scare, teachers and alumni of the School of the Arts joined together and created COLLAB, a showcase of the arts, exhibit, and sale to raise money and awareness for arts education.
The event, which will be held on Saturday, August 22, at the
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
Dilek Canakci
School: Nazareth College (grad student, human resources/management major)
Hometown: Rochester
Best Cup of Coffee: Java's (16 Gibbs St), "Their Mexican blend is the best."
Friday Night Hangout: Park Avenue, "Lots of restaurants and shops to see."
Advice for Freshmen: "Ask a lot of questions, unless you ask you'll never know. The
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
It was time. I had spent nearly four months studying abroad in London, but the day had finally come to return home. My bags were packed, weighed and measured to airline standards (after a bit of difficulty with the conversion from kilos to pounds). My flat had been cleaned -
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
One of the best things about being in college is meeting new and interesting people. Getting to know your fellow students is essential to your college social life, but what a lot of students forget is that professors can be just as cool as their peers. That's why we've searched
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
After a long, stressful week, going out on the town and dancing the night away can be a fun way to unwind. Whether you love the deafening boom of the latest chart-toppers accompanied by seizure-inducing laser lights, or you're into a more laid-back scene with live performances by local bands,
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
Welcome to college, the best four years (or more, depending on your degree) of your life. Now that you've made it to the big leagues, it's all up to you. You've already decided where to go to school (thanks for picking Rochester), and now you're probably neck-deep in decisions about
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
Greater Rochester Repertory Companies combines both the comedy and the drama of modern-day relationships for its latest production, a staged reading of the play "Ping" by Nancy Preston Stark. Following on the heels of the popular show "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" (which played for an unprecedented eight
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Kathy Laluk on August 12th, 2009
Long before NASCAR became popular, people came out in droves to see carriage-driving competitions instead. Wednesday, August 12, through Sunday, August 16, everyone can get a taste of the authentic old-time event at the 38th Annual Walnut Hill Carriage Drive Competition.
There will be dozens of races at Walnut Hill Farm
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Kathy Laluk on November 19th, 2009
The opening routine was set to "Aha!" by Imogen Heap and featured the dancers as pieces of art. At the start, they were all standing on different podiums and covered in sheets. When the music picked up, half the sheets were ripped off and they started with some great sharp,
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Kathy Laluk on November 18th, 2009
After last week's elimination of the final tapper (sigh), I wasn't sure I wanted to come back and watch the show this week. Boy, am I glad I did. It was one of the strongest performance shows we've seen this season.
They started the show with a somewhat amusing slideshow of
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Kathy Laluk on November 11th, 2009
First results show of the season. No big. It's not like the show's been on the air for more than two months. Oh, wait ...
The dancers' opening routine helped make up for it though. Set to "Warrior, Pt. 2" by Lloyd Banks, the guys started off the number with some
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Kathy Laluk on November 10th, 2009
For the first time this season we finally get to vote for the dancers. It's only November. No worries Fox, I'm not bitter that the judges sent home four dancers without my consent. Really. It's cool. I hardly know any of the dancers, which I suspect is why most of
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Kathy Laluk on October 20th, 2009
The Landmark Society of Western New York's Ghost Walk continues through October 24. For information on dates and times check City's calendar or visit the Landmark Society website.
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Kathy Laluk on October 8th, 2009
Vegas Week is finally here! I was so excited to see some of my faves again, but the judges were a bit loopy with eliminations tonight. They were keeping people who deserved to be cut and vice versa.
They started off with several rounds of cuts. A few noticeable auditions flashed
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Kathy Laluk on October 7th, 2009
Final audition night before Vegas week! Who's excited?! Tonight's auditions were in Salt Lake City and definitely didn't disappoint. Nigel was back (thank God) and was joined by Mary and Mia Michaels on the judging panel this time. Love that bitch. She tells it like it is -
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Kathy Laluk on October 1st, 2009
So amidst all my bitching about the auditions dragging on and on, I managed to miss an episode Tuesday night. Oops! Just so no one feels cheated, I'll be recapping both episodes in one blog. Try to contain your excitement though, because there's a "So You Think You Can Dance"
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Kathy Laluk on September 23rd, 2009
We're still slowly chugging along through these audition specials (anyone else feel like they're taking longer than usual?). Tonight's audition episode took us to Boston. I don't know if they've ever gone to Boston before. Joining Nigel and Mary this round was über-bitch/hack-Broadway choreographer Tyce DiOrio. I've never been a
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Kathy Laluk on September 17th, 2009
Auditions, Round 2. Ding! Tonight's episode took us to Phoenix, Arizona to find more potential contestants. This time Nigel and Mary were joined by the one, the only Mia Michaels. I love that bitch - and she usually is a bitch at auditions. If I recall, it was her that
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