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BEST BETS: March 4 to 10, 2011
Christian pop stars in town
Christian pop singers Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith perform at the Auditorium Theatre at 7 p.m. Friday. On this tour, they start the show on stage together and end together. In between, each artist has an individual set, although they share occasional moments. Grant, who grew up in Nashville, has roots in country music, as well as Christian and pop. In 1982, she became the first contemporary Christian artist to reach platinum status with her album "Age to Age," which scored a Grammy for Best Pop Gospel Performance. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner and has earned 40 Dove Awards. Visit ticketmaster.com.
'Triangle Factory Fire Project'
During the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911, 146 people who worked in the Manhattan garment factory died trying to escape the flames. An exit door had been illegally locked, a fire escape collapsed, and firetrucks’ ladders came four stories short of reaching the top of the building. Many workers died leaping to the street. JCC CenterStage presents "The Triangle Factory Fire Project,” a new play by Christopher Piehler, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the fire. Piehler wrote the play using historical documents, such as letters, eyewitness accounts and court transcripts. The play opens Saturday. Visit jccrochester.org for show times.
In the market for a new car?
The Greater Rochester International Auto Show is at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center through Sunday. The Chevy Volt, the first plug-in electric car on sale in the United States, headlines the show. Also displayed are the SLS AMG Gull Wing Mercedes, GMC Acadia Denali, Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, Cadillac CTS V Coupe, Honda CR-Z, Nissan Juke, Chrysler 200, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Mazda 2, Infiniti G25, Dodge Ram Laramie Longhorn, Lexus CT 200 H and Acura TSX Sport Wagon. The Rochester Automobile Dealers' Association traces its organizational roots to 1908, when a handful of pioneer dealers got together to plan Rochester's first auto show. Visit rochesterautodealers.com.
Spring Garden Symposium
Get ready for spring with the Rochester Civic Garden Center’s 20th annual Spring Garden Symposium Saturday. Featured speakers are Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden, well-known authors, garden designers and horticultural consultants. They will conduct two workshops: Plant-Driven Design, based on their book by the same name, and Best Long-Blooming Perennials. Local naturalist Carol Southby will talk about shade gardens. There will also be a marketplace of garden-themed items, book sales and signings, a raffle, breakfast and lunch. The symposium is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Warner Castle in Highland Park. Visit rcgc.org.
On the big screen
"The Adjustment Bureau" stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. It's about an affair between a politician and a ballerina that is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart. "Beastly" is a modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale in which a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. It stars Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen. "Rango" is an animated flick starring Johnny Depp as Rango, an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. Find movie times.
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