Events

Park Ave Summer Art Fest

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/08/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10am-6pm Aug 7; 10am-5pm 8
• Location: Park Avenue in Rochester, New York
• Phone: (585) 244-0951

Music, arts and crafts exhibits, outdoor dining and unique shopping.

Portrait

• Date(s): 03/01/2000(No End Date)
• Recurring daily
• Times: Regular hours
• Location: George Eastman House
• Phone: (585) 271-3361
• Admission: Regular admission price

Two hundred years of portraits from the Eastman House collection, from daguerreotype to digital, which allow the viewer to explore how the medium has changed over time and showcase how the representation of personality, mood and likeness throughout the medium’s history.

Tiffany Treasures: Favrile Glass from Special Collections

• Date(s): 11/02/2009 - 10/01/2010
• Recurring every week day
• Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Corning Museum of Glass
• Phone: (607) 937-5371
• Admission: Adult admission is $12.50; kids and teens, 19 and under, free.

West Bridge This exhibit will include a selection of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s blown glass, designed by Tiffany and made at his glasshouse in Corona, New York between about 1895 and 1920. He gave the glass the name “Favrile”, which was derived from the old English “fabrile” meaning “hand-wrought.” These blown glass pieces, many of which were iridescent as well as irregular in form, became popular with the public very quickly and inspired many other glass designers

Live Entertainment at Nola's Restaurant

• Date(s): 02/05/2010 - 01/29/2011
• Recurring weekly on Friday, Saturday
• Location: 4775 Lake Ave.
• Contact: Shari
• Phone: (585) 507-1001

Live Bands Friday and Saturday's. Celebrating a special event, just getting together with friends, or for no reason at all? Join us for an event to remember!!

Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants

• Date(s): 03/15/2010 - 01/02/2011
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m
• Location: Corning Museum of Glass
• Phone: (607) 937-5371
• Admission: Included in Museum admission. Adult admission is $14.00; kids and teens, 19 and under, free.

This is the first exhibition in the United States devoted to glass made for the daily use of peasants, princes, and popes in the Middle Ages. During this period, Europe was transformed, as was the world of glassmaking. After the fall of Rome, all but the simplest techniques were forgotten. But, over the centuries, the quality and quantity of glassware increased. In the later Middle Ages, local products were joined by luxurious glasses imported from the Islamic world, and by the 15th century the stage was set for the golden age of Venetian glassmaking.

Cameras from the Technology Collection

• Date(s): 03/28/2010(No End Date)
• Recurring daily
• Times: Regular hours
• Location: George Eastman House
• Phone: (585) 271-3361
• Admission: Regular admission price

Highlights from the world's largest technology collection, including an Edison Kinetoscope and Joe Rosenthal's Speed Graphic that shot the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.

Persistent Shadow: Considering the Photographic Negative

• Date(s): 03/28/2010 - 10/17/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Regular hours
• Location: George Eastman House
• Phone: (585) 271-3361
• Admission: Regular admission price

A showcase of photographic negatives from the range from Alexander Gardner’s Abraham Lincoln, 1863, to Eastman House’s iconic portrait of Babe Ruth by Nicholas Muray.

Mysteries of the Great Lakes

• Date(s): 04/17/2010 - 03/27/2011
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Location: RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave.
• Contact: Debra Jacobson
• Phone: (585) 697-1944
• Admission: $10 adults, $9 seniors/college students, $8 ages 3–18

This giant-screen film takes you on a thrilling journey across Earth's greatest freshwater ecosystem. Follow the camera underwater to discover shipwrecks and lake sturgeon, over land to spot rare woodland caribou, and into the air to follow bald eagles and gaze over Niagara Falls.

Masters of Studio Glass: Jirí Harcuba

• Date(s): 05/01/2010 - 10/31/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: The Corning Museum of Glass
• Phone: (800) 732-6845
• Admission: Adult admission is $14.00; kids and teens, 19 and under, free.

Czech artist Jiří Harcuba is internationally known for his portraits in engraved glass. For this exhibit, the artist chose to pare down and simplify the presentation of his work to three objects which, he believes, reveal the soul of his work: the double portraits of Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident Václav Havel and painter and sculptor Vladimír Kopecký, and the single portrait of Bohemian engraver Dominik Biemann. Included in Museum admission.

Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection

• Date(s): 05/01/2010 - 01/02/2011
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: The Corning Museum of Glass
• Phone: (800) 732-6845
• Admission: Adult admission is $14.00; kids and teens, 19 and under, free.

Through January 2, 2011 Explore international studio glass through the Heineman collection, which showcases more than 240 important works by 84 international artists, including Howard Ben Tré, Dale Chihuly, Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Harvey K. Littleton and Toots Zynsky. The exhibition focuses on the “voices” of individual artists. Included in Museum admission.

Drawings for American Stained Glass

• Date(s): 05/17/2010 - 12/31/2010
• Recurring every week day
• Times: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m
• Location: Rakow Research Library, Five Museum Way
• Phone: (607) 937-5371
• Admission: Free

Drawings of American stained glass windows from the Rakow Research Library illustrate the expansion of style in the 20th century from religious storytelling to include secular and abstract designs.

21st Regionalists: The Art of the Next West

• Date(s): 05/19/2010 - 01/09/2011
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00AM-5:00PM
• Location: Rockwell Museum of Western Art

Regionalism – a popular mid-20th century art movement underscoring how region influences identity – has been declared dead. Likewise Western art, though thriving in popularity has often thought to be a static genre; new art had to mimic the old in order be accepted. But in the new millennium, the definition of Western art has been examined, contested and expanded beyond its once-static geographical and philosophical boundaries. Indeed “the West has become more mythology, than location or history. Artists of both traditional and contemporary sympathies are exploring the new facets of Western art. In so doing, they have created a new west…the next west.

BRAIN: The World Inside Your Head

• Date(s): 05/22/2010 - 09/06/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Avenue
• Contact: Debra Jacobson
• Phone: (585) 271-4320

Delve into the inner workings of the brain! This highly interactive experience features innovative special effects, 3-D reproductions, virtual reality, and hands-on technology galore!

Coca-Cola Weekend Entertainment Series

• Date(s): 05/29/2010 - 09/04/2010
• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Times: Noon-4pm
• Location: Waterloo Premium Outlets
• Phone: (315) 539-1147

featuring favorite bands and entertainers in the Waterloo Premium Outlets Courtyard

Mindbender Mansion

• Date(s): 05/29/2010 - 09/06/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Museum hours (open till 8pm every Friday and Saturday)
• Location: Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester NY 14607
• Phone: (585) 263-2700
• Admission: Museum admission

Explore a quirky mansion filled with brain teasers and activities to test the problem solving skills of even the most experienced puzzle-lovers. Interactive challenges, hidden clues and secret passwords scattered throughout each "room" in the mansion.

Nancy Crow: Recent and New Work

• Date(s): 05/29/2010 - 08/15/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Location: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
• Contact: Karin
• Phone: (315) 255-1553
• Admission: $6. Schweinfurth members and children under 12 are free.

The quilts of world renowned artist Nancy Crow will be featured in a solo exhibition of her work at the Schweinfurth Art Center May 29 - Aug 15, 2010. Nancy Crow has been the most significant quilt artist in the country for the past 20 years and she has been a leader in promoting and establishing quilting as a medium on par with other fine arts. Closed Mondays.

Brighton Farmers' Market

• Date(s): 05/30/2010 - 10/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: 9 am to 1 pm
• Location: Brighton High School parking lot, 1150 Winton Road South, Rochester (near 12 Corners)
• Contact: Sue Gardner Smith
• Phone: (585) 241-0088
• Admission: free

A popular Sunday morning market featuring a wide variety of products from local farmers and producers. Organic and sustainably-grown fruits and vegetables, plants, meat, chicken, eggs, dairy, honey, jams, baked goods, fine chocolates, fresh pasta, and more. Live music, kids' activities, community organizations, fun. Sponsored by the Town of Brighton.

Family Climbing

• Date(s): 06/01/2010(No End Date)
• Recurring monthly on the 1st
• Times: Various; Call our office
• Location: rockventures, 1044 university avenue
• Contact: office
• Phone: (585) 442-5462
• Admission: $35

Introduction to Rock Climbing. Ages 2-92 are successful. If you can climb a ladder, you can climb with us. Learn valuable climbing and rope holding skills. Under 18 years requires your parent sign our waiver. All ages climb; must be 12 years and older to be rope holder.

South Wedge Farmers Market

• Date(s): 06/03/2010 - 10/28/2010
• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 4-8 pm (4-7 after 9/2/10)
• Location: 100 Alexander St. (at corner of S. Clinton, behind Boulder Coffee)
• Contact: Sue Gardner Smith
• Phone: (585) 241-0088
• Admission: free

A lively farmers market in the vibrant urban village of the South Wedge, close to downtown Rochester. Offering abundant sustainably-grown and organic fruits and vegetables from local farms, plus pasture-raised meats, eggs, dairy, wine, honey, baked goods, fresh pasta, and more. Live music, activities for kids, fun for all.

The Machine

• Date(s): 06/04/2010 - 09/19/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm, until 9pm on Thursdays
• Location: Memorial Art Gallery, Lockhart Gallery
• Contact: Donna DeFord
• Phone: (585) 276-8900
• Admission: included with gallery admission

The Machine June 4 - September 19, 2010 Lockhart Gallery

Classic Car Cruises at The Point

• Date(s): 06/06/2010 - 08/29/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Location: Park Point
• Contact: Wendy Roche
• Phone: (585) 464-9400
• Admission: Free

Every Sunday between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., cruise on over to Park Point and check out Customs, Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Trucks, Antiques, Custom Bikes and Rat Rods. Bring your classic car to show off, or just admire others! Weekly 50/50 raffle and "Best In Show" award. Park Point is located in Henrietta where Jefferson Road, Brighton Henrietta Townline Road and John Street meet!

Party in the Park

• Date(s): 06/10/2010 - 08/12/2010
• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
• Location: Riverside Festival Sight Court St. and Exchange Blvd.
• Contact: Jeff Springut
• Phone: (585) 473-4482
• Admission: None

The 10 week free concert series is the heartbeat of downtown Rochester

Junior Curator’s Exhibition

• Date(s): 06/11/2010 - 10/31/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: The Corning Museum of Glass
• Phone: (800) 732-6845
• Admission: Free

June 11 – October 31, 2010 After weeks of study at the Museum, local middle and high school students lend their own interpretation to contemporary works displayed at The Studio.

Colorama

• Date(s): 06/19/2010 - 10/17/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Regular hours
• Location: George Eastman House
• Phone: (585) 271-3361
• Admission: Regular admission price

From 1950 until 1990, Kodak’s Coloramas were a familiar sight to millions of commuters in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. The gigantic panoramic photographs—18 feet by 60 feet— presented an idealized view of life in 20th-century America and promoted photography as an essential leisure activity. Revisit the phenomenon that featured Rochester-area photographers, models and sites. The exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of Colorama.

Weddings of a Century: 1840 - 1940

• Date(s): 06/22/2010 - 09/30/2010
• Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 3.
• Location: Rochester Historical Society, 115 South Avenue
• Contact: Christy Lou Zuhlke
• Phone: (585) 428-8470
• Admission: $3 adult, $2 children

Wedding gowns, etc. on display from 1840 to 1940.

Farmer's Market

• Date(s): 06/24/2010 - 10/30/2010
• Recurring every 19 weeks on Thursday, Saturday
• Times: 9am-3pm
• Location: Sears Overflow Parking Lot at The Mall at Greece Ridge
• Phone: (585) 225-1140
• Admission: Free

Farmer's Market has local fruit and vegetable vendors along with two local bakeries.

Temporary Tattoo

• Date(s): 06/28/2010 - 08/30/2010
• Recurring weekly on Monday
• Times: 2:00 - 4:00
• Location: Roseland Waterpark
• Contact: Admission Office
• Phone: (585) 396-2000
• Admission: Free with admission to waterpark

Pick out your free Tempoary Tattoo.

Girls Night - The Musical

• Date(s): 07/06/2010 - 08/13/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Various
• Location: Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd
• Contact: Box Office
• Phone: 232-4382
• Admission: Call Box Office for details

Share the fun and laughter at this hilarious, feel-good comedy as five girlfriends - to whom we can all relate - go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild night of karaoke. You don't need an excuse for a good time...so grab your sisters, friends and co-workers and prepare to dance in the aisles! "Lady Marmalade," "It's Raining Men," Man, I Feel Like a Woman," "I Will Survive" and many more!

Giant-Screen Film "Dolphins"

• Date(s): 07/10/2010 - 03/27/2011
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Location: RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave.
• Contact: Debra Jacobson
• Phone: (585) 697-1944
• Admission: $10 adults, $9 seniors/college students, $8 ages 3–18

Using exotic locations, current scientific research, and encounters between people and dolphins, this beautiful film presents a rare and close-up view into the world of our favorite ocean animal. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan, music by Sting.

Raggedy Ann and Berenstain Bears Summer

• Date(s): 07/10/2010 - 09/06/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Museum Hours
• Location: Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester NY 14607
• Phone: (585) 263-2700
• Admission: Included with Museum fees

Meet Raggedy Ann or a Berenstain Bear daily, go on a raggedy Ann scavenger hunt through the museum, and join in the farewell musical parade at the close of each day.

Garden Vibes Summer Concerts

• Date(s): 07/11/2010 - 08/22/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 6-8pm
• Location: George Eastman House
• Phone: (585) 271-3361
• Admission: Regular admission price

On the second and fourth Sunday in July and August, picnic and dance in the gardens on the Eastman estate. Concerts are 6 to 8 p.m. and are fun for the whole family.

Going for Baroque; mini-recital on the Italian Baroque Organ

• Date(s): 07/11/2010 - 08/29/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
• Location: Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free with Gallery admission

Noontime Concerts

• Date(s): 07/14/2010 - 08/11/2010
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday
• Times: Noon to 1 pm
• Location: Aqueduct Park, Main St. At the Genesee River
• Contact: 585-428-5990 or 311 in city limits

Whimisical Art

• Date(s): 07/23/2010 - 10/22/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Museum Hours
• Location: Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester NY 14607
• Phone: (585) 263-2700
• Admission: Included with Museum admission

A playful and imaginative display by local artist Dianne Dengel, Nancy Wiley, Craig Wilson, Brian Wilson and Albert Wilson.

4th Rochester Biennial

• Date(s): 07/25/2010 - 10/03/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm, Thursdays until 9pm
• Location: Memorial Art Gallery, Grand Gallery
• Contact: Donna DeFord
• Phone: (585) 276-8900
• Admission: included with admission

4th Rochester Biennial July 25-October 3, 2010 Grand Gallery

Rochester Jewish Film Festival

• Date(s): 07/25/2010 - 08/02/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Film times vary see website for details
• Location: various locations
• Phone: (585) 461-2000
• Admission: prices vary please see website for details

The JCC of Greater Rochester established the Rochester Jewish Film Festival in 2001 to present the best contemporary Jewish themed films from around the world to the Rochester community. RJFF exists to promote awareness and pride in the diversity of the Jewish people; to strenghthen community consciensness of Jewish identity, history and culture; to provide a forum for community gatherings that allows valuable dialogue; and to create an international showcase for filmmakers whose work explores Jewish themes

The Back to School & Fall Preview Sale

• Date(s): 07/29/2010 - 08/02/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: Waterloo Premium Outlets
• Phone: (315) 539-1147

See website for details

Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition

• Date(s): 07/31/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Various times see website for schedule
• Location: Various locations
• Contact: Box Office
• Phone: (585) 454-2100
• Admission: Preliminary rounds are free: Tickets are required for guest artist concerts and the final round

Top yount pianists from around the world ages 15-18 vie for prizes. the competition includes preliminary rounds, guest artist concerts and a final round of concerto performances with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. See website for more details.

Slice & Dice Like a Chef

• Date(s): 08/02/2010 - 08/02/2010
• Times: 11am - 1:30pm
• Location: Wegmans Menu Cooking School at Pittsford, 3195 Monroe Avenue
• Contact: Angela Volta
• Phone: (585) 249-0278
• Admission: $49 per person

Hands-on You’ll emerge from this very hands-on (and fingers-intact) class feeling like a true chef, knowing how to handle cutting chores with ease. Your cutting edge work will used to create Asparagus Jicama Salad and Gazpacho which you’ll enjoy with chef-prepared Thin-Rope Sausage. Celebrate your new skills with these dishes and a perfect glass of wine!

Beyond Burgers – Great Grilling Secrets!

• Date(s): 08/03/2010 - 08/03/2010
• Times: 6pm-8:30pm
• Location: Wegmans Menu Cooking School at Pittsford, 3195 Monroe Avenue
• Contact: Angela Volta
• Phone: (585) 249-0278
• Admission: $59 per person

Hands-on Move beyond burgers and steaks—after this hands-on class, you’ll get more from your grill! Our chef will demo and review our 4-step basic technique with Braised Barbecue Pork Spareribs with a Crispy Cabbage & Corn in Citrus Soy Sauce. Then it’s time for you to put on the apron and grill up Butterflied Leg of Lamb & Eggplant Kabobs with a Greek Salad or Grilled Mojo Pork Tenderloin with Salsa Verde, Grilled Corn & Black Beans; all served with a perfect beer!

Clown Around with Grease Pain Alley Clowns

• Date(s): 08/03/2010 - 08/03/2010
• Times: 11 am-3 pm
• Location: Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester NY 14607
• Phone: (585) 263-2700
• Admission: Included with Museum admission

Join the Grease Paint Alley Clowns for a play day to honor National Clown Week.

Eastman School of Music Summer Trombone Institute Faculty Recital, Mark Kellogg and James Martin wit

• Date(s): 08/03/2010 - 08/03/2010
• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Room 120, Main Building, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free. Limited seating

Studio Faculty Presentation

• Date(s): 08/03/2010 - 08/03/2010
• Location: The Corning Museum of Glass

Attend a free, informal lecture by Studio faculty members Jaqueline Cooley, Jo Newman, and Helen Millard. 7:30 p.m. in The Studio Lecture Room. Admission is free and registration is not required. Call (607) 974-6467 to confirm speakers’ dates, which are subject to change.

Got Milk? Milk Mustache Mobile Tour

• Date(s): 08/04/2010 - 08/04/2010
• Times: 11 am-4 pm
• Location: Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester NY 14607
• Phone: (585) 263-2700
• Admission: Included with Museum admission

get a photograph of yourself with a milk mustache andl earn about the the benefits of good nutrition and exercise courtesy of the National Dairy Council

Just Clowning Around

• Date(s): 08/04/2010 - 08/04/2010
• Times: 2:30 - 3:30
• Location: Roseland Waterpark
• Contact: Admission office
• Phone: (585) 396-2000
• Admission: Free with admission to waterpark

Check out the many talents of Just Clowning Around.

Little Gather: A Summer Jam Spectacular by Prismatic Magic

• Date(s): 08/04/2010 - 08/04/2010
• Location: The Corning Museum of Glass

Make Wednesday morning special for your children with the Little Gather series. Introduce little ones to the Museum with free storytelling, magic shows, music and lots of fun. Learn about the magic and science of lasers as you watch dazzling laser animation set to popular tunes. A rockin’ welcome to August! 11:00 a.m. Little Gather admission is free for everyone. Adults must pay Museum admission if exploring the galleries after the show ($14.00 adults; kids and teens free). For program details contact Kristy Bartenstein at bartenstkm@cmog.org or 607.974.3306 or visit cmog.org.

Midsummer Classics: Jessie Chang plays Mozart

• Date(s): 08/04/2010 - 08/04/2010
• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: performance hall at Hochstein
• Contact: RPO box office
• Phone: (585) 454-2100
• Admission: $30

We welcome back guest conductor Jahja Ling, as he leads the RPO with an evening of Mozart and more! After the animated overture to The Marriage of Figaro, the brilliance of Mozart continues with pianist Jessie Chang and the sparkling Piano Concerto in G major. Maestro Ling brings our summer season comes to a close with a performance of Dvořák's joyful Eighth Symphony.

Eastman School of Music Trombone Institute Participants’ Recital

• Date(s): 08/05/2010 - 08/05/2010
• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Room 120, Main Building, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free

Eastman School of Music Trumpet Institute Participants’ Recital

• Date(s): 08/05/2010 - 08/05/2010
• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Eastman School of Music Annex 902, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free, seating is very limited

Fitness Challenge

• Date(s): 08/05/2010 - 08/05/2010
• Times: 6 p.m.
• Location: Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul Street
• Contact: Yarille Ortiz
• Phone: (585) 336-7202
• Admission: Total minimum pledges of $25 in cash or check required on the day of event. For corporate donations contact Yarille Ortiz at (585) 336-7202.

Challenge your strength, speed, agility and endurance at Monroe County Seneca Park Zoo’s 2nd Annual Fitness Challenge. Six boot-camp style stations test your skill to overcome the physical and mental adversity that this course presents. Stations include: • Tire Course • Pipe Crawl • Rope Climb • 50-Yard Dash • Weight Toss • Push-Ups Final Challenge • 1-Mile Run Prize awarded to participant with highest dollar amount in total pledges. Check-in will be at the Zoo’s Front Gate beginning at 4:30 p.m. For a $5 donation, friends and family are welcome to attend.

Penguin Fish Fling Game

• Date(s): 08/05/2010 - 08/05/2010
• Times: 1:00 - 4:00
• Location: Roseland Waterpark
• Contact: Admission Office
• Phone: (585) 396-2000
• Admission: Free with admission to waterpark

You will have lots of fun playing the Penguin Fish Flinging game.

Thursday Teas-12:30PM and 3:00PM seatings

• Date(s): 08/05/2010 - 08/26/2010
• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 12:30PM and 3:00PM
• Location: Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park
• Contact: Business Office
• Phone: (585) 394-4922
• Admission: $20pp for Adults, $17.50pp for Sonnenberg Members, $17.50pp for groups of 10 or more, $8pp for youth 4-12 years old

Enjoy an elegant tea, served by maids in Victorian costume. Seatings are 12:30 and 3:00. Reservations fill up quickly, so reserve yours early! Tea time includes sandwiches, scones, sweets, and of course, tea!

Artist’s Choice Tour: Rebecca Congdon

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Location: The Corning Museum of Glass

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to discover the Museum glass collection through the eyes of Rebecca Congdon, an artist who teaches at The Studio. Hear about her favorites and find out what inspires her. One-hour tour takes place at 4:15 p.m. Included in Museum admission. Adult admission is $14.00; kids and teens, 19 and under, free. Call (800) 732-6845 for more information

Cartoon Caricature

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 2:00 - 4:00
• Location: Roseland Waterpark
• Contact: Admission Office
• Phone: (585) 396-2000
• Admission: Free with admission to waterpark

Get your free Cartoon Caricature drawing done today.

Eastman Community Music School String Extravaganza participants’ concert

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 1 pm
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free

Eastman School of Music Summer Children’s Choir Camp participants’ concert

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 11 am
• Location: Main Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free

Eastman School of Music Summer High School Wind Ensemble Participants’ Concert, Bill Tiberio, conduc

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1050
• Admission: Free

Eastman School of Music Summer Middle School Instrumental Jazz Program participants’ concert

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 11 am
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free

Eastman School of Music Summer World Music Experience participants’ concert

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 3:45 pm
• Location: Messinger Hall 1, 10 Gibbs St.
• Phone: (585) 274-1100
• Admission: Free, very limited seating

Geo Cycle: Artist in Residence Exhibit

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/06/2010
• Times: 6-9 pm
• Location: Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave
• Contact: Kate Whorton
• Phone: 271-5183
• Admission: Free

The culmination of a year of work by ceramic artists residence Ezra Sage and Samantha Stumpf. Join us for an opening reception Friday, August 6, 6-9 pm at the Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery.

National Silver Ball Tournament

• Date(s): 08/06/2010 - 08/12/2010
• Recurring every 3 days
• Times: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 6-8
• Location: Genesee Country Village & Museum
• Contact: Program Registrar
• Phone: (585) 538-6822
• Admission: Adults $16; seniors 62+ & students with ID $13; youth (ages 4-16) $10; free to ages 3 and under (Saturday &Sunday

Teams from across the midwest, east coast and Canada clash during this seventh annual tournament. Twelve teams play over three days on three fields in round-robin style. Ladies' teams demonstrate the game on the Great Meadow. Championship game on Sunday. All teams play according to 1865 rules.

African/African-American Festival

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Times: 11am to 8pm
• Location: Highland Bowl Park
• Contact: Rochester A.B.O.V.E.
• Phone: (585) 313-3685
• Admission: Free Admission

This annual festival includes carnival games, inflatables, pony rides, a variety of vendors, lots of food (including mouth watering authentic African food)! There will be live entertainment featuring...The event is free to the public so come out and enjoy!

Back to School Fashion Show

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Times: 1-3pm
• Location: Center Court, The Mall at Greece Ridge
• Contact: Melanie Fazio
• Phone: (585) 225-1140
• Admission: Free

Check out the hottest fashions for the upcoming school year, for kids, teens and adults! Plus, receive gifts from the mall (while supplies last).

Central New York Wine & Jazz Fest

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Times: Saturday, August 7th from 11AM - 8PM
• Location: Downtown Village of Wolcott
• Contact: Mike Bettis
• Phone: (315) 530-7171
• Admission: Free for non-wine tasting activities, Wine Tasting Tickets $15 advance/$20 at gate

Over twenty Upstate NY wineries are scheduled to offer tasting and sales amidst a backdrop of free live jazz entertainment from international jazz vocal sensation Nancy Kelly; the internationally acclaimed Richard Holland Band, regional jazz favorite the E.S.P band and local acoustic favorite Dave Domicolo. In addition to great wine & music there will also be over thirty-five high-end vendors offering superior cheeses, jewelry and other artisan creations. The entertainment and access to non-wine vendors is free to the public as well as free parking and shuttle bus service to and from your car. For access to wine tasting on Main Street all 21 year olds with proper I.D. can purchase tickets at the gate for $20 or buy $15 Advance sale tickets either online at www.wolcottlionsclub.org or by calling (315) 530-7171. Designated drivers and non-tasting tickets are also available for only $10. In addition to receiving access to all the wineries and their products, ticket holders also receive a gift bag with valuable coupons and a limited edition wine glass.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Days

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/09/2010
• Recurring every 2 days
• Times: Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 7-8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Location: Genesee Country Village & Museum
• Contact: Program Registrar
• Phone: (585) 538-6822
• Admission: Adults $16; seniors 62+ & students with ID $13; youth (ages 4-16) $10; free to ages 3 and under

This weekend, you’ll find out a lot more about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her ties to Western New York. Enjoy a day of hands-on activities especially chosen to appeal to kids of all ages. Run a sack race, make a cornhusk doll or enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride. Come dressed as one of your favorite characters. Celebrity guest appearances by a member of the original cast of Little House on the Prairie.

National Lighthouse Day

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Times: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Location: The Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse, 70 Lighthouse St.
• Contact: Fred Amato
• Phone: (585) 621-6179
• Admission: FREE

On August 7, 1789 Congress approved an Act which put all lighthouses under federal control. At that same time it established support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers in the United States. This is the 2nd year that the Lighthouse will be celebrating National Lighthouse Day. There will be tours of the Museum / Keeper's House and Tower. You can walk in the steps of a keeper. New exhibits will be on display. At 2:00 pm there will be a dedication of the re-built well.

Ontario Fire Company Annual Chicken BBQ

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Times: 4PM
• Location: 1840 Route 104
• Contact: Allen Moodle
• Phone: (315) 524-2661
• Admission: Free to attend (+ cost of food).

Come to the Ontario Fire Company's annual Chicken BBQ $8.00/meal --Includes Half a chicken, coleslaw, salt potatoes, roll, drink

The Life and Times of Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/09/2010
• Recurring every 2 days
• Times: Saturday & Sunday, August 7-8, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Location: Genesee Country Village & Museum
• Contact: Program Registrar
• Phone: (585) 538-6822
• Admission: Adults $16; seniors 62+ & students with ID $13; youth (ages 4-16) $10; free to ages 3 and under

“Little House on the Prairie” fans: experience Laura’s life on the prairie! Knead bread, churn ice cream, fetch water, scrub clothes on a washboard, even feed the chickens. After chores run a sack race, make a cornhusk doll or ride in a horse-drawn carriage (nominal fee for carriage ride. And meet a major character from the television series.

Victor Rail Fest - Train Excursions & Festival

• Date(s): 08/07/2010 - 08/07/2010
• Times: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; train rides at 10:30 a.m, noon, 1:30 pm & 3 pm
• Location: 60 East Main St., Victor, NY
• Contact: Joel Richter
• Phone: (585) 924-5718
• Admission: RailFest is Free. Train Excursions $15.

3rd Annual Victor Rail Fest, Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10AM-4PM, Finger Lakes Railway train excursions (Old West, Bluegrass & others), Toy Train Collector's Society Show (model railroad), village rail history tours, exhibits of caboose, antique autos, farm and fire equipment, musical entertainment, food and much more.