Events
So much to do...!
Rochester is known as "Festival City," with festivals almost every weekend from late spring through the fall. Plus, everyday there is something to do-from performing arts to museum exhibits to musical recitals-and of course, if it's Rochester-there's plenty of PLAY! Be sure to check the calendar for daily activities.
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Ongoing Events
Live Music
- Date(s): 08/28/2008(No End Date)
- Recurring weekly on Thursday
- Times: 8pm-11pm
- Location: 175 N. Water St
- Contact: Ted
- Phone: 232-6090
- Admission: Free
Check our web site or call 232.6090 to find out who's playing.
Downtown Historical Walking Tour
- Date(s): 08/30/2008 - 10/10/2009
- Recurring weekly on Saturday
- Times: 11:30 am
- Location: TBA
- Contact: Peter Hahn
- Phone: 442-8299
- Admission: $10
Historical walking tour of downtown Rochester. Approximately 2hours in length. $10 per person. Call for reservations to Peter at 585-442-8299.
John Wood Retrospective
- Date(s): 09/10/2008 - 01/11/2009
- Recurring daily
- Location: George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607-2298
- Phone: 585-271-3361
- Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for senior citizens (60 and older); $5 for students; $3 for children (5-12); and free for children 4 and under and museum members.
This retrospective will be the most extensive presentation of John Wood’s work to date, with more than 210 works from the late-1950s to the present. The exhibition will include photographs, prints, drawings, collages, and artist’s books.
Dinosaurs Alive! —Giant-Screen Film
- Date(s): 10/08/2008 - 03/31/2009
- Recurring daily
- Times: Various. Check www.rmsc.org for show schedule.
- Location: RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue
- Contact: Debra Jacobson
- Phone: (585) 697-1944
- Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors/college students, $7 ages 3–18.
Dinosaurs Alive! is a captivating adventure of science and discovery that enthralls audiences with its unique look at the entire age of dinosaurs. Narrated by Michael Douglas, the film features spectacular animation and a live-action story that joins renowned paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History in the field as they uncover new fossils—including the remarkable discovery of what may be the oldest dinosaur ever found in North America. Length: 40 min. For all ages.
Anderson Alley Artists Second Saturday Show and Sale
- Date(s): 10/11/2008 - 04/11/2009
- Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
- Times: The second saturday of every month, October through May, noon to 4 PM.
- Location: Anderson Alley Artists building is located between Anderson Ave and Anderson Alley on N. Goodman - 1 Block from University Ave.
- Contact: SJ Design
- Phone: (585) 622-9156
- Admission: Free
Nestled in the Neighborhood of the Arts is a community of some of Rochester's finest award-winning artists and craftspeople. Here you can shop for the best in art and fine craft the area has to offer. You can buy directly from the artists, ask questions and see demonstrations. Walk the historical neighborhood, visit the Memorial Art Gallery around the corner and stop at one of the area's eateries for a great meal or snack. Enter the building from the Anderson Alley between Anderson Alley Artists Building and Village Gate. Plenty of free parking. www.andersonalleyartists.com
O. Winston Link Retrospective
- Date(s): 10/11/2008 - 01/25/2009
- Recurring daily
- Location: George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607-2298
- Phone: 585-271-3361
- Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for senior citizens (60 and older); $5 for students; $3 for children (5-12); and free for children 4 and under and museum members.
Dramatic photographs documenting the last days of steam railroading by artist and historian O. Winston Link.
Tracks: The Railroad in Photographs from the George Eastman House Collection
- Date(s): 10/11/2008 - 01/25/2009
- Recurring daily
- Location: George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607-2298
- Phone: 585-271-3361
- Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for senior citizens (60 and older); $5 for students; $3 for children (5-12); and free for children 4 and under and museum members.
A survey of railroad images from around the world, covering more than 160 years of photographic history including works by Lewis W. Hine, Aaron Siskind, William Henry Jackson, and Alvin Langdon Coburn.
Passing Time: Film by Andrew Cross
- Date(s): 10/25/2008 - 02/08/2009
- Recurring daily
- Location: George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607-2298
- Phone: (585) 271-3361
- Admission: $10 for adults; $8 for senior citizens (60 and older); $6 for students; $4 for children (5-12); and free for children 4 and under
A “trainspotter” since childhood, Andrew Cross creates films that slow down typical views of high-speed train travel into games of suspense and anticipation.
Fanfare
- Date(s): 11/04/2008 - 01/10/2009
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Times: Tuesday-Friday Noon to 5:00PM and Saturday 10:00AM to 5:00PM
- Location: Oxford Gallery Corner of Oxford Street and Park Ave.
- Contact: Oxford Gallery
- Phone: 271-5885
- Admission: Free
The Oxford Gallery's special holiday exhibit. The exhibit includes many new pieces that have never been exhibited before , together with works chosen in the spirit of the holiday season. The Gallery will be in festive attire and have refreshments during the Park Ave Holiday Open House from 5-9PM Thursday, December 4th.
Artisan Works features the Evolution of Ross Rider’s Wooden Model A Ford
- Date(s): 11/07/2008(No End Date)
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
- Times: Friday and Saturday, 11am - 6pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm
- Location: Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Rd. Ste L
- Contact: Victoria Benz, Executive Director
- Phone: (585) 288-7170
- Admission: $12 Adults, $8 Students and Seniors, members free
For over a decade, Artisan Works resident woodworker Ross Rider has masterfully engineered and carved sculptures that immortalize everyday objects. Rider’s sculptural tributes compare the intricate architecture of the carved work to the industrially manufactured. His latest project, a Model A Ford, is situated at the “Highway Entrance” of the building, next to the real truck. Viewers can observe Mr. Rider diligently sanding and installing wooden nuts, bolts, and automotive parts during public hours. Exhibit is ongoing; projected completion in 2010.
18th Annual Miniature and Dollhouse Exhibit
- Date(s): 11/18/2008 - 02/22/2009
- Recurring daily
- Times: Monday Through Sunday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Location: At the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum
- Contact: The Curtiss Museum, 8419 State Rout 54, Hammondsport NY
- Phone: (607) 569-2160
- Admission: $7.50 Adults, $6.00 Seniors, $4.50 Students (7-18), Children 6 and under are free. Family rate (2 adults and 2 or more children) is $20.00
More than 70 displays include doll houses of all styles and ages, from Victorian to farm to modern, including Barbie, and all themes, from Country Store to Barnyard to Home Improvement. There will be operating miniature machinery, train layouts, model ships, and military figures. A large collection of Possible Dream Santas and hand-made wooden fire trucks will also be on display. There are many theme room boxes, shadow boxes, unusual and one-of-a-kind dollhouses
Heresies: A Retrospective by Pedro Meyer
- Date(s): 11/18/2008 - 01/25/2009
- Recurring daily
- Times: 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday; until 8 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday
- Location: George Eastman House 900 East Ave
- Contact: George Eastman House
- Phone: (585) 271-3361
- Admission: House is $10 adults; $8 seniors (60+); $6 students (with ID); $4 children 5–12; and free to children 4 and under
Sixty museums worldwide, including George Eastman House, will simultaneously exhibit Heresies starting in October 2008, showcasing the artist’s five decades of photographic work using only electronic media. Museums will display selections from Meyer’s digital gallery of 300,000 images. A goal of the exhibition is to prompt analysis of photography from the perspective of its constant technological development and social impact.
John Wood: On the Edge of Clear Meaning
- Date(s): 11/18/2008 - 01/11/2009
- Recurring daily
- Times: 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday; until 8 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday
- Location: George Eastman House 900 East Ave
- Contact: George Eastman House
- Phone: (585) 271-3361
- Admission: House is $10 adults; $8 seniors (60+); $6 students (with ID); $4 children 5–12; and free to children 4 and under
Organized by Nathan Lyons, this unique collaboration between George Eastman House, the Memorial Art Gallery, Visual Studies Workshop, the International Center for Photography, and the Grey Art Gallery will be the most extensive presentation of John Wood’s work to date, encompassing the full range of his productive career from the late-1950s to the present, in more than 210 works. This comprehensive study of Wood’s work will include photographs, prints, drawings, collages, and artist’s books. The Eastman House portion of the exhibition is titled “Quiet Protest.”
Tracks: The Railroad in Photographs from the George Eastman House Collection
- Date(s): 11/18/2008 - 01/25/2009
- Recurring daily
- Times: 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday; until 8 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday
- Location: George Eastman House 900 East Ave
- Contact: George Eastman House
- Phone: (585) 271-3361
- Admission: House is $10 adults; $8 seniors (60+); $6 students (with ID); $4 children 5–12; and free to children 4 and under
A survey of railroad images from around the world, covering more than 160 years of photographic history including works by Lewis W. Hine, Aaron Siskind, William Henry Jackson, and Alvin Langdon Coburn. This exhibition is sure to please a variety of audiences, including historians, lovers of the American West, and train enthusiasts.
Giant-Screen Film "Dinosaurs Alive!"
- Date(s): 01/03/2009 - 03/28/2009
- Recurring weekly on Saturday
- Times: See show times at www.rmsc.org
- 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
Join paleontologists in the field as they uncover new dinosaur fossils, brought to life by spectacular animation. Narrated by Michael Douglas. Recommended for all ages.
Rochester Americans Home Game
- Date(s): 01/09/2009 - 01/09/2009
- Times: Puck Drops at 7:35 pm
- Location: Blue Cross Arena
- Contact: Nathan Snyder
- Phone: 454-5335x3006
- Admission: Tickets range from $14.25-22.25, discount tickets are available for 10 or more
Celebrate the New Year with the Rochester Americans as they take on the Syracuse Crunch at the Blue Cross Arena. Season tickets and group discount tickets are available. For more information please contact Nathan Snyder at (585) 454-5335 x3006.
RPO - Cirque!
- Date(s): 01/09/2009 - 01/09/2009
- Times: 8 p.m.
- Location: Eastman Theatre
- Contact: RPO Box Office
- Phone: (585) 454-2100
Michael Krajewski, conductor; Cirque de la Symphonie Sensational Cirque du Soleil stars drop into the Eastman Theatre for an evening of music in motion as they dazzle and entertain you with aerial acrobatics, contortionists, balancers, and more.
Pinot, Pinot, Pinot at Casa Larga
- Date(s): 01/10/2009 - 01/10/2009
- Times: 1-3pm
- Location: Casa Larga's Tasting Room - 2287 Turk Hill Road
- Contact: Wine Shop
- Phone: (585) 223-4210
- Admission: Free
Enjoy free tastings of our Pinot Noir wines with our trained staff members. Compare the wines side-by-side and learn about the similarities and differences of each. This tasting will include a sample of Casa Larga's latest Pinot Noir from the new "Gallery 155" line of wines.
RPO - Cirque!
- Date(s): 01/10/2009 - 01/10/2009
- Times: 8 p.m.
- Location: Eastman Theatre
- Contact: RPO Box Office
- Phone: (585) 454-2100
Michael Krajewski, conductor; Cirque de la Symphonie Sensational Cirque du Soleil stars drop into the Eastman Theatre for an evening of music in motion as they dazzle and entertain you with aerial acrobatics, contortionists, balancers, and more.
Stuart Little
- Date(s): 01/10/2009 - 01/10/2009
- Times: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Nazareth College Shults Center
- Contact: Box Office
- Phone: (585) 389-2170
- Admission: $12
Nazareth College Arts Center and Rochester Children's Theatre present Joseph Robinette's delightful dramatization of E.B. White's classic story of the many adventures and maneuverings of the endearing Stuart Little. This charming story-theatre production follows the mild-mannered mouse as he strives to survive in a "real people's" world.
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