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Events
Calendar For February
Compiled from usually reliable
sources, but it never hurts to call first! For late
breaking items, call the Folk Fone, 234-5044. Unless
otherwise indicated, all events are in Greater
Rochester, New York, & Area Code 585. To submit
items of local interest for the newsletter
calendar, contact Dan Kuchta at newsletter@goldenlink.org
by the third Tuesday of every month. For updates to
the on-line calendar between newsletter deadlines,
contact Bill Gamble at webmaster@goldenlink.org.
Also,
check out the Calendar of the Rochester Arts
& Cultural Council by clicking here:

For
a comprehensive list of folk
festivals, go to the Dirty Linen festival
listing by clicking here: www.dirtynelson.com.
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FEBRUARY
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1 Feb Wed
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CCE Irish
Set-dance Workshop, McGinnity's
Pub, 534 West Ridge Road, in the main
ballroom, 7:30–9:30 pm. Suggested
donation: $2.00. For more information,
contact Arlene Miller at 663-4438, or
see www.irishrochester.org/
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2 Feb Thu
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CDR Contra
Dance, Covenant Methodist Church,
1124 Culver Road, 8 pm, $7/ $6 members.
Call 244-7141, or see http://www.cdrochester.org
for more info.
Ukelele
Support Group, 7 pm
Bernunzio’s Uptown Music, 122 East Ave julie@bernunzio.com
Senior
Strummers Dulcimer Group, Downtown Senior
Center, 25 Franklin St, 1:30 – 2:30 pm,
confirm with Judy 232-2923
Open Mike, Jeremy Carter
& John Lucas, Towpath Café, Box
Factory 7—9:30 pm 6 N. Main, Fairport,
377-0410 towpathcafe.com
Open Mike
with Steve Piper, Flipside Bar
& Grill, 2001 East Main Street, 9 pm
– Midnight. Call 288-3930.
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3 Feb Fri
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Christine
Lavin at Brockport, special price for
Golden Link, 7:30 pm, Tower
Fine Arts Center Mainstage, 180 Holley St,
Brockport, Members$13, Seniors $8 see
website for ordering instructions
Bob White and
the Fabulous Wingers, featuring Jeff
Love, & Marshall Smith, Crossroads
Coffeehouse, 11 am-1 pm, 752 S. Goodman
St
The Dady
Brothers, Lake Effect Shows, 7:30 pm, $15,
reservations and directions sgretz@rochester.rr.com or 413-0551
Meyer &
McGuire, Rylie J’s, 38
Seneca St, Geneva, 6—9 pm,
Info 315-759-6050
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4 Feb Sat
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David
Francey, Buffalo Friends of Folk, Village
Meeting House, 5658 Main St.,
Williamsville, 8 pm, $16, Info bffm.org/
Maria
Gillard, Medley's Cafe, 22
S. Main St, Prattsburgh, 6:30-8:30
pm Reservations a must:
607-522-6359 or Medley's Cafe on
Facebook
String
of Pearls,
McGraw's Irish Pub, 146 W. Commercial
Street, E. Rochester, 7 pm (www.stringofpearlsofrochester.com)
Meyer &
McGuire, Sheridan’s
Pub, 1551 Mt. Hope Ave, 7 pm—10 pm, 271-7777
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5 Feb Sun
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Irish Music
Session, American
Hotel, 4 pm, Rte’s 15A/5&20, Lima
Meyer &
McGuire, Buffalo
Bill’s, 19 Main St, Shortsville, 3—6 pm
289-4104
CDR English
Country Dance, First Baptist
Church, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8, http://www.cdrochester.org, 6:30 – 9:30
pm
Al
Parrish, Bound
for Glory radio, 93.5 FM, from
Cornell, Ithaca 8-11 pm pm http://wvbr.com/bfg
Joe
Dady Irish Fiddle Workshop, Geneva
Community Ctr, 160 Carver Rd, Geneva,
NY, $25 2-3 pm + session to follow.
Contact Kit Fallon 315-521-9630 ckfallon@hotmail.com
(Pre-registration required!)
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6 Feb Mon
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International
Folk Dance Club, Jewish
Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue,
Brighton, from 7:45 pm. $5/ $4. Info,
call 461-2000, sgeorge@library.rochester.edu
Snowbelt
Morris Dancers, Pittsford Rec
Center, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford,
6:30-9:30 pm. Dancers and musicians
needed. For info. Contact Pat
Donaldson at snowbeltmorris.org/
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7 Feb Tue
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Golden Link Open
Sing, Jim Clare leading, 12 Corners
Presbyterian Church, Room 26 1200
Winton Road, 7:30 –10 pm.
Scottish
Country Dancers 8—10 pm, South
Presbyterian Church, 4 E Henrietta Rd,
Contact Anne, agysps@rit.edu
Open Mike
with String Theory, Johnny’s
Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd., 8–11 pm,
Free Celebrating their 3rd
year!
Irish Tunes
Study Session, Charlotte
Tavern, 7 pm, 2 River Street Info and
music at web.me.com/rwwt/TTunes/
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8 Feb Wed
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CCE Irish
Set-dance Workshop, McGinnity's
Pub, 534 West Ridge Road, in the main
ballroom, 7:30–9:30 pm. Suggested
donation: $2.00. For more information,
contact Arlene Miller at 663-4438, or
see www.irishrochester.org/
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9 Feb Thu
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Senior
Strummers Dulcimer Group, Downtown Senior
Center, 25 Franklin St, 1:30 – 2:30 pm,
confirm with Judy 232-2923
CDR Contra
Dance, Covenant
Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Road, 8
pm, $7/ $6 members. Call 244-7141, or see http://www.cdrochester.org
for more info.
Open Mike, Jeremy Carter
& John Lucas, Towpath Café, Box
Factory 7—9:30 pm 6 N. Main, Fairport,
377-0410 towpathcafe.com
Open Mike
with Steve Piper, Flipside Bar
& Grill, 2001 East Main Street, 9 pm
– Midnight. Call 288-3930.
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10 Feb Fri
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Bob White and
the Fabulous Wingers, featuring Jeff
Love, & Marshall Smith, Crossroads
Coffeehouse, 11 am-1 pm, 752 S. Goodman
St
James
Keelaghan, Heartland Concerts, Harmony House,
58 E Main, Webster, 8 pm $20 ($17 adv) heartlandconcerts.org
Fiddlers of
the Genesee Open Jam Session, all are
welcome, 7—11 pm. Free. Location and
details 234-3582 or www.fiddlersofthegenesee.org/.
Marcellus
Bluegrass Jam, Legion Hall,
Village of Marcellus, everyone welcome!!
Info: Jack Burns, 315-673-1844 or Sam
and Marion 315-673-2329. $2 charge
per person. Every Friday, 7 pm www.marcellusbluegrass.com/
CCE Irish
Musicians' Jam Session, McGinnity's
Irish Pub, 534 West Ridge Road, 7:30 pm,
learners session, 9:00 PM. main session.
Free. Call 234-ERIN (-3746) or visit
http://www.irishrochester.org
International
Folk Dance Club, Friend’s
Meeting House, 84 Scio St, from 7:30-10
pm. Donation. Info, call 377-1805
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11 Feb Sat
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Songwriters
in the Round with Maria Gillard, Jeffrey
Pepper Rodgers, Wendy Ramsay and Jon
Peterson, 7:30-9:30 pm
Creekside Books and Coffee House, 35
Fennell St, Skaneateles, NY 315-685-0379
or www.creeksidecoffeehouse.com
Meyer &
McGuire, Rio
Tomatlán, 5 Beeman Street, Candaigua,
6:30—9:30 pm 394-9380
Archie
Fisher, Hollis Cornell
Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell
University Arts Quad, Ithaca, 8:00 PM.
Tickets at Ithaca Guitar Works, GreenStar,
Autumn Leaves Bookstore, Bound for Glory,
and online at http://www.cornellfolksong.org/.
$15 advance/$17 door; $3 rebate for
members, seniors, teens; children 12 &
under free. Cornell students $10/$12.
Info: 607-279-2027 or website.
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12 Feb Sun
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Sacred
Harp
Sing, Mennonite
Meeting House, 111 Hillside Ave , 3-5 pm Info
Sue 237-3613 or sueheng@frontiernet.net
James
Keelaghan, Bound
for Glory radio, 93.5 FM, from
Cornell, Ithaca 8-11 pm pm http://wvbr.com/bfg
Happy Birthday Phil--the big 65!
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13 Feb Mon
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International
Folk Dance Club, Jewish
Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue,
Brighton, from 7:45 pm. $5/ $4. Info,
call 461-2000, sgeorge@library.rochester.edu
Genesee
Valley Mountain Dulcimer Club, 2:30 pm,
Nunda Historical 24 Portage St. Nunda,
Sue 237-3613, Tom tscook@rochester.rr.com Call before
travelling
Snowbelt
Morris Dancers, Pittsford Rec
Center, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford,
6:30-9:30 pm. Dancers and musicians
needed. For info. Contact Pat
Donaldson at snowbeltmorris.org/
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14 Feb Tue
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Golden Link
Sing-Around, Sing Along
& Chorus songs, Bill Gamble
leading, 12 Corners
Presbyterian Church, 1200 Winton Road,
Room 26, 7:30 –10 pm. Free.
Newsletter Deadline
Meyer &
McGuire, Finger
Lakes Gifts and Lounge, 60 Seneca St,
Geneva, 6—9 pm 315-759-5247
Scottish
Country Dancers, 8—10 pm, South
Presbyterian Church, 4 E Henrietta Rd,
Contact Anne, agysps@rit.edu
Open Mike
with String Theory, Johnny’s
Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd., 8--11 pm,
Free
Irish Tunes
Study Session, Charlotte
Tavern, 7 pm, 2 River Street Info and
music at web.me.com/rwwt/TTunes/
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15 Feb Wed
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Howie Lester
at Tunes by the Tracks, Clifton Springs
library, 4 Railroad Ave, Clifton
Springs, 7—9 pm
CCE Irish
Set-dance Workshop, McGinnity's
Pub, 534 West Ridge Road, in the main
ballroom, 7:30–9:30 pm. Suggested
donation: $2.00. For more information,
contact Arlene Miller at 663-4438, or
see www.irishrochester.org/
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16 Feb Thu
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Son House
Blues, 7—10 pm, hosted
by Gordon Munding, Beale Street Café,
693 South Ave
CDR Contra
Dance, Covenant Methodist Church,
1124 Culver Road, 8 pm, $7/ $6 members.
Call 244-7141, or see
http://www.cdrochester.org
for more info.
Maria
Gillard, Singer/Songwriter
in the Side Room, Buffalo Bill’s, 19Main
St, Shortsville, 7—9 pm, 289-4104
Senior
Strummers Dulcimer Group, Downtown Senior
Center, 25 Franklin St. 1:30 – 2:30 pm,
confirm with Judy 232-2923
Open Mike, Jeremy Carter
& John Lucas, Towpath Café, Box
Factory 7—9:30 pm 6 N. Main, Fairport,
377-0410 towpathcafe.com
Open Mike
with Steve Piper, Flipside Bar
& Grill, 2001 East Main Street, 9 pm
- Midnight. Call 288-3930.
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17 Feb Fri
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Bob White and
the Fabulous Wingers, featuring Jeff
Love, & Marshall Smith, Crossroads
Coffeehouse, 11 am-1 pm, 752 S. Goodman
St
Mitzie
Collins with Sinfonietta Cordancia, Mostly Mozart,
Rochester Christian Reformed Church,
2750 Atlantic Ave, 7:30 pm
Fiddlers of
the Genesee Open Jam Session, all are
welcome, 7—11 pm. Free. Location and
details 234-3582 or www.fiddlersofthegenesee.org/.
Marcellus
Bluegrass Jam, Legion Hall,
Village of Marcellus, everyone welcome!!
Info: Jack Burns, 315-673-1844 or Sam
and Marion 315-673-2329. $2 charge per
person. Every Friday, 7 pm http://www.marcellusbluegrass.com/
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18
Feb Sat
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Debra
Cowan at Valley Folk,
7:30 pm, 171
Cedar Arts Center (Cedar & First),
Corning, valleyfolk.org
607-962-4461
8-Days-A-Week, California Brew Haus, 402
Ridge Rd, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Perry
Cleaveland, Paul Swiatek, Taylor Buckley,
John Cadley & Brian Coughlin, Songwriters
in the Round, Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory
Street 8:00 PM, $8.
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19
Feb Sun
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JAVA at Old
Time Music Night, 7 pm Greece
Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road,
413-0551, featuring Deb Cowan, bring
instruments and songs. 413-0551, sgretz@rochester.rr.com
CDR English
Country Dance, First Baptist
Church, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8, http://www.cdrochester.org, 6:30 – 9:30
pm
The
Pearly Snaps, Bound
for Glory radio, 93.5 FM, from
Cornell, Ithaca 8-11 pm pm http://wvbr.com/bfg
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20 Feb Mon
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Rochester
Guitar Club, Abilene, 153
Liberty Pole Way, Round
Robin, 7—9 pm, rochesterguitarclub.com
International
Folk Dance Club, Jewish
Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue,
Brighton, from 7:45 pm. $5/ $4. Info,
call 461-2000, sgeorge@library.rochester.edu
Snowbelt
Morris Dancers, Pittsford Rec
Center, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford,
6:30-9:30 pm. Dancers and musicians
needed. For info. Contact Pat
Donaldson at snowbeltmorris.org/
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21 Feb Tue
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Golden Link Songs
of Fact, Fantasy, and Fiction
Dean Santos leading 12 Corners
Presbyterian Church, 1200 Winton Road,
Room 26, 7:30 –10 pm Newsletter
Folding
Scottish
Country Dancers, 8—10 pm, South
Presbyterian Church, 4 E Henrietta Rd,
Contact Anne, agysps@rit.edu
Open Mike
with String Theory, Johnny’s
Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd., 8—11 pm,
Free
Irish Tunes
Study Session, Charlotte
Tavern, 7 pm, 2 River Street Info and
music at web.me.com/rwwt/TTunes/
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22 Feb Wed
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CCE Irish
Set-dance Workshop, McGinnity's
Pub, 534 West Ridge Road, in the main
ballroom, 7:30–9:30 pm. Suggested
donation: $2.00. For more information,
contact Arlene Miller at 663-4438, or
see www.irishrochester.org/
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23 Feb Thu
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CDR Contra
Dance, Covenant
Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Road, 8
pm, $7/ $6 members. Call 244-7141, or see http://www.cdrochester.org
for more info.
Senior
Strummers Dulcimer Group, Downtown Senior
Center, 25 Franklin St. 1:30 – 2:30 pm,
confirm with Judy 232-2923
Open Mike
with Steve Piper, Flipside Bar
& Grill, 2001 East Main Street, 9 pm
- Midnight. Call 288-3930
Open Mike, Jeremy Carter
& John Lucas, Towpath Café, Box
Factory 7—9:30 pm 6 N. Main, Fairport,
377-0410 towpathcafe.com
Linden
Mountain Dulcimer, 7 pm in a
private home near Park Ave. Call
Janice at 473-9601 for directions.
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24 Feb Fri
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Bob White and
the Fabulous Wingers, featuring Jeff
Love, & Marshall Smith, Crossroads
Coffeehouse, 11 am-1 pm, 752 S. Goodman
St
Meyer &
McGuire, Don’s Tavern,
3853 Rtes 5 & 20, Canandaigua, 7—10
pm, 394-8301
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25
Feb Sat
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8-Days-A-Week, 58
Main Restaurant, 58 Main St. Brockport
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Maria
Gillard 3-4 pm
at Heebasquabee Festival
at Rongovian Embassy, Main
Street, Trumansburg
Meyer &
McGuire, Elks
Club, 19 Niagara St, Canandaigua, 6—10
pm, 294-4787
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26
Feb Sun
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Traditional
Irish Music Session, Johnny’s Irish
Pub, 1382 Culver Rd, Beginner’s Session
3 pm, Full speed session 5 pm, 224-0990
Old Time Jam with
Wildroot String Band, 2—5 pm, Tango
Café, 389 Gregory St, 271-4930
CDR English
Country Dance, First Baptist
Church, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8, http://www.cdrochester.org, 6:30 – 9:30
pm
Small
Potatoes, Bound
for Glory radio, 93.5 FM, from
Cornell, Ithaca 8-11 pm pm http://wvbr.com/bfg
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27 Feb Mon
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International
Folk Dance Club, Jewish
Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue,
Brighton, from 7:45 pm. $5/ $4. Info,
call 461-2000, sgeorge@library.rochester.edu
Genesee
Valley Mountain Dulcimer Club, 2:30 pm,
Nunda Historical 24 Portage St. Nunda,
Sue 237-3613, Tom tscook@rochester.rr.com Call before
travelling
Snowbelt
Morris Dancers, Pittsford Rec
Center, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford,
6:30-9:30 pm. Dancers and musicians
needed. For info. Contact Pat
Donaldson at snowbeltmorris.org/
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28 Feb Tue
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Golden Link Open
Sing, Janice Hanson leading, 12 Corners
Presbyterian Church, 1200 Winton Road,
7:30 –10 pm.
Scottish
Country Dancers, 8—10 pm, South
Presbyterian Church, 4 E Henrietta Rd,
Contact Anne, agysps@rit.edu
Open Mike
with String Theory, Johnny’s
Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd., 8–11 pm,
Free
Irish Tunes
Study Session, Charlotte
Tavern, 7 pm, 2 River Street Info and
music at web.me.com/rwwt/TTunes/
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28 Feb Wed
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CCE Irish
Set-dance Workshop, McGinnity’s
Pub, 534 West Ridge Road, in the main
ballroom, 7:30–9:30 pm. Suggested
donation: $2.00. For more information,
contact Arlene Miller at 663-4438, or
see www.irishrochester.org/.
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MARCH
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1 Mar Thu
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Rochester
Ukulele Support Group, Bernunzio’s
Uptown Music, 7 pm - 8:30 pm Theme:
Irish songs
CDR Contra Dance, Covenant
Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Road, 8
pm, $7/ $6 members. Call 244-7141, or see http://www.cdrochester.org for more
info.
Senior
Strummers Dulcimer Group, Downtown
Senior Center, 25 Franklin St, 1:30 –
2:30 pm, confirm with Judy 232-2923
Open Mike,
Jeremy Carter & John Lucas,
Towpath
Café, Box Factory 7—9:30 pm 6 N. Main,
Fairport, 377-0410 towpathcafe.com
Open Mike
with Steve Piper, Flipside Bar
& Grill, 2001 East Main Street, 9 pm
– Midnight. Call 288-3930.
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2 Mar Fri
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Bob White
and the Fabulous Wingers, featuring
Jeff Love, & Marshall Smith,
Crossroads Coffeehouse, 11 am-1 pm, 752
S. Goodman St
Garnet
Rogers, Lake Effect Shows,
7:30 pm, $15, reservations and
directions sgretz@rochester.rr.com or 413-0551
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3 Mar Sat
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4 Mar Sun
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Irish Music
Session, American Hotel, 4 pm,
Rte’s 15A/5&20, Lima
CDR English
Country Dance, First Baptist
Church, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8, http://www.cdrochester.org, 6:30 – 9:30
pm
Garnet
Rogers, Bound for Glory radio,
93.5 FM, from Cornell, Ithaca 8-11 pm pm
http://wvbr.com/bfg
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5 Mar Mon
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International
Folk Dance Club, Jewish
Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue,
Brighton, from 7:45 pm. $5/ $4. Info,
call 461-2000, sgeorge@library.rochester.edu
Snowbelt
Morris Dancers, Pittsford Rec
Center, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford,
6:30-9:30 pm. Dancers and musicians
needed. For info. Contact Pat Donaldson
at snowbeltmorris.org/
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6 Mar Tue
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Golden Link
Sing Around, Open Sing, Grant Cos
leading, 12 Corners Presbyterian
Church, Room 26 1200 Winton Road, 7:30
–10 pm.
Scottish
Country Dancers 8—10 pm, South
Presbyterian Church, 4 E Henrietta Rd,
Contact Anne, agysps@rit.edu
Open Mike
with String Theory, Johnny’s
Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd., 8–11 pm,
Free
Irish Tunes
Study Session, Charlotte
Tavern, 7 pm, 2 River Street Info and
music at web.me.com/rwwt/TTunes/
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