A busy holiday season has come to a close here in Rochester, one which began ten days ago with the arrival of my parents and ended last night with our return to the ROC after a quick trip to see Aimee’s family in Rhode Island. Mom and Dad came in from Alaska and Scott and […]

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This year’s gingerbread house has more interesting surroundings than last year’s, but it’s missing the non pareil chimney. Perhaps the snowman with the Nicole Richie glasses (thanks, Aimee) makes up for it. Still sticking with the classic Necco roof, for sure. Mom and Dad get in tomorrow, Scott and Sarah the next day, and we’ll […]

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We went to the Cinema Theater tonight for the first time, having heard this week that it’ll be closing at the end of the month. Who knew what a scene it was there? The place was pretty full, everyone seemed to know one another, people were chatting and eating their Chinese takeout and making a […]

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Aimee and I attended our first concert at the Eastman Theatre on Monday night, a great holiday show from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under the masterful and unpretentious leadership of Wynton Marsalis. We saw the LCJO and Marsalis at Symphony Hall in Boston last fall; this time, Dianne Reeves wasn’t around, but Duke Ellington’s […]

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I returned this weekend from a great trip to Austin for the annual AMIA Conference, four days of panels, screenings, and hanging out with all sorts of fascinating people in the world of film archives. Each conference seems to be better than the last – this was my third – especially in terms of getting […]

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