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Winter Guide 2006

City Newspaper breaks it down for you

Kara Doughman

In this year's guide to the winter season, we've focused on things to do. Much like the government's odd, grammatical anti-obesity campaign ("VERB: It's what you do"), City wants you to get out and get moving. Build an igloo, go to a museum, learn to ski, attend festivals, and absorb as much art, theater, dance, movies, and music as humanly possible.

Why did we do this? Why did we avoid pieces on hot chocolate and fireside reading and other cozy things?

Because we know one fact very important to surviving an upstate winter: Stasis equals death. In other words, you can't freeze if you keep moving.

Check out 2006's Winter Guide HERE!

In This Guide...

  • Hear

    Hear

    Yup, it's DVD, CD, and fireplace weather for the next few months. But if you live alone, you might get a little lonely.

    By Frank De Blase Jan 11, 2006

  • City's winter choices

    City's winter choices

    City's winter choice: dancing There are plenty of ways to raise your body temperature this winter and have some fun doing it (i.e. you don't have to use words like "cardio," "reps," or "ow") That's right, you should be dancing. Many local groups and venues offer dance nights in their genre of choice, often at low cost and with some sort of basic instruction.

    Jan 11, 2006

  • Listen

    Hear that? Because so many local organizations and institutions go all out planning them for this slow time of year, winter is a great time to attend lectures.

    By Erica Curtis Jan 11, 2006

  • Celebrate

    Celebrate

    The heartiest and most enterprising souls among us realize winter can be not only a time of fun, but a time of tourism! Why not get the people out of their huts and into the open, they reason, if only for a brief while?

    By Erica Curtis Jan 11, 2006

  • Frozen in pictures

    Frozen in pictures

    Winter Guide photo contest
    Our inaugural Winter Guide photo contest has been a success. We had great response to our call for photos of winter in the Rochester area.

    Jan 11, 2006

  • Applaud

    Applaud

    Here's an outline to plan your ticket-foraging with. Scatter a few of these evenings through the season like little culture outposts and absorb some of the talent --- both local and bussed in --- at hand this season.

    By Erica Curtis Jan 11, 2006

  • Look

    Look

    After some brief holiday downtime, local galleries and museums are back in full force. So you have an array of culture to choose from, if you're into that kind of thing.

    By Erica Curtis Jan 11, 2006

  • Shelter from the storm

    Winter skills
    If you've lived in Rochester for any length of time, you've probably muttered nasty words under your breath about the weather. And during the five months we call "winter," one of those words was probably "arctic."

    By Krestia DeGeorge Jan 11, 2006

  • Play

    Spanking new year, same old story: we all peer outside from the warmth of our homes for a couple weeks and then, realizing that winter ain't going anywhere anytime soon, concede that if we want to stave off cabin fever, we're going to have to make with the bulky coats and really unattractive boots. So when you finally achieve acceptance (the final stage of grief), there are a number of activities you can participate in to make the cold-weather months tolerable, and possibly even enjoyable.

    By Dayna Papaleo Jan 11, 2006

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