Events

Lego Castle Adventure

• Date(s): 01/23/2010 - 05/01/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Museum hours
• Location: Strong National Museum of Play
• Phone: (585) 263-2700
• Admission: museum admission

Kids and families are trasproted to a LEGO kingdom where they can become master builders, using one of the greatest building materials of all time.

50 Photographs by Jessica Lange

• Date(s): 09/24/2009 - 10/08/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Museum Hours
• Admission: Museum admission

George Eastman House presents the first major museum exhibition of photographs by Oscar®-winning actress Jessica Lange. The 33 black-and-white images featured depict film locations, family, and the places she has visited on her travels. But rather than a collection of starry shots, most of the photographs are studies of unknown people and far-away places, such as Ethiopia and Romania. After three decades in front of the camera, Lange is now realizing her dream of being on the other side of the lens. This exhibition is sponsored by Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP and First Niagara Financial Group.

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

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

• Date(s): 01/03/2010 - 05/30/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: 1 and 3 p.m.
• Location: Fountain Court, Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave.
• Admission: Free with Gallery admission

Human/Nature: Artists as Explorers in the Early American West The Photographs of Edward Sherriff C

• Date(s): 01/15/2010 - 05/16/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00am-5:00pm
• Location: Rockwell Museum of Western Art

Discover a Spirit of Exploration at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art. Two upcoming exhibitions at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art are planned to evoke a sense of discovery and a spirit of exploration for Museum visitors. Drawing from the permanent collection of the Rockwell Museum, the two upcoming temporary exhibitions will feature early explorer artists recognized for being some of the first known and best-known Western artists. These artists were responsible for documenting the new frontier, and the mythology of the great American West. Exhibitions: Human / Nature: Artists as Explorers in the Early American West The Photographs of Edward Sherriff Curtis from the collection of the Rockwell Museum of Western Art

Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Moderism In Japan

• Date(s): 01/31/2010 - 04/04/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm, Thursdays until 9pm
• Location: Memorial Art Gallery, Grand Gallery
• Contact: Donna DeFord
• Phone: (585) 276-8900
• Admission: included with gallery admission

Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan January 31–April 4, 2010 in the Grand Gallery Ninety-seven extraordinary examples of kimono created between the 1890s and the 1950s tell the story of how Japan’s traditional national dress was influenced by technological advances in silk production and exposure to Western cultures. Included are simple undergarments; everyday kimono; intricately embroidered and padded ceremonial costumes; boys’ kimono stenciled with cars, airplanes and battleships; and colorful examples with Art Deco patterns that heralded the emergence of Japan’s “new woman.” All are drawn from the famed Montgomery Collection in Lugano, Switzerland

Exhibition: Be the Dinosaur

• Date(s): 02/05/2010 - 05/04/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Check museum hours at www.rmsc.org
• Location: Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Avenue
• Phone: (585) 271-4320
• Admission: Check admission prices at www.rmsc.org

An innovative blending of traditional exhibits and advanced computer simulation takes you back in time 65+ million years to "Be the Dinosaur!" Explore a hands-on, interactive world and discover the plants, animals and insects that shared the environment with you, the dinosaur!

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!!

Makers & Mentors Exhibition & Opening Reception

• Date(s): 02/05/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Feb 5: 6-10pm, Weds-Sun: 1-5pm
• Location: Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 137 East Avenue
• Contact: info
• Phone: 461-2222
• Admission: free to members; $1 non-members

February 5, 2010 - March 21, 2010 New Sculpture, Painting and Drawing by influential artists/educators Judd Lawrence Williams and Julianna Furlong Williams and former students, Elaine Defibaugh and Illa Loeb. Co-curated by Nancy Kelly and Bleu Cease.

Inside Out Haudenosaunee

• Date(s): 02/16/2010 - 03/27/2010
• Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Gallery open Tuesday and Wednesday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Thursday through Saturday 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
• Location: Fine Arts Gallery at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Avenue
• Phone: (585) 389-5073
• Admission: Free and open to the public

Curated by Peter Jemison, artist and director of Ganondagan State Historic Site, the show features artwork from Native American contemporary artists. Selected artists include art school, university-trained and self-taught artists. Drawing on their unique cultural identity, these artists respond to today's global concerns as Haudenosaunee and as artists.

The Price

• Date(s): 02/23/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Various. Phone the Box Office or visit the website for details.
• Location: Geva Theatre Center Mainstage, 75 Woodbury Blvd
• Contact: Box Office
• Phone: (585) 232-4382
• Admission: $22 - $59

Two brothers meet in their childhood home. A wisecracking used-furniture salesman joins them as they examine their parent's possessions and rekindle old rivalries in an attic full of memories. What price has each paid for the choices he's made? A powerful drama with powerhouse performances, from the author of All My Sons, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

Rembrandt Prints from the Mower Collection

• Date(s): 02/26/2010 - 05/23/2010
• 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) 267-8900
• Admission: included with gallery admission

Rembrandt Prints from the Mower Collection 2/26-5/23/2010 Lockhart Gallery

Women Artists in the Rockwell Museum of Western Art Collection

• Date(s): 03/02/2010 - 03/30/2010
• Recurring weekly on Tuesday
• Times: 1:00pm-1:30pm
• Location: Rockwell Museum of Western Art

30-Minute Highlight Tour with a Museum Docent. Every Tuesday in the month of March, 2010. Handouts will also be available daily for self-guided tours. Open to the public. No reservations required. Tour participants will receive 10% off in the Museum's Trading Post Shop.

Patron Saints

• Date(s): 03/08/2010 - 04/01/2010
• Recurring weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Times: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Location: Monroe Community College's Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12 Rm. 114
• Admission: Free and open to the public.

The artist’s paintings involve the current debate of no-kill shelters vs. traditional shelters that periodically euthanize unwanted pets and the rise in abandoned pets due to the failing US economy.

Patron Saints

• Date(s): 03/12/2010 - 04/02/2010
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Location: Monroe Community College's Mercer Gallery, Bldg. 12 Rm. 114
• Admission: Free and open to the public.

The artist’s paintings involve the current debate of no-kill shelters vs. traditional shelters that periodically euthanize unwanted pets and the rise in abandoned pets due to the failing US economy.

Peter Pan

• Date(s): 03/13/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Times: 2p.m. and special performance at 7p.m. on March 13
• Location: Callahan Theatre at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave
• Contact: For tickets contact the Box office
• Phone: (585) 389-2170
• Admission: $17-$25

Nazareth College Arts Center and Rochester Children’s Theatre present Peter Pan-a musical adventure by J.M. Barrie, following the amazing exploits of Peter Pan and his nemesis Captain James Hook, along with Wendy, Michael, John, Tinker Bell, a crocodile, and the Lost Boys. 90 minutes/ Recommended for grades one and up.

Casa Larga presents South American Wines

• Date(s): 03/15/2010 - 03/15/2010
• Times: 7pm
• Location: Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Road
• Phone: (585) 223-4210
• Admission: $50 per person

Tour the wines from around Southern America without a passport or jet lag. The wines of Chile are the most predominant on the foreign market, but Argentina is increasing quality, and consequently making an impact on the wine market. This wine tasting will offer the opportunity to sample wines from Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. Guest Speaker is Lorraine Hems, CS, CWE, CSS, from Rochester Institute of Technology. Dinner and Dessert served, plus free Riedel wine glass. Reservations required 585-223-4210 and press 2 Admission for Wine Lovers Club $40, Standard Ticket $50.

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.

Wordly Approach to Wine- Wines of South America

• Date(s): 03/15/2010 - 03/15/2010
• Times: 7pm
• Location: Casa Larga Vineyards
• Contact: Casa Larga Vineyards
• Phone: (585) 223-4210
• Admission: WLC price $40, Non WLC price $50.00

Tour the Southern Hemisphere with wine. (no passport necessary). Dinner, dessert and complimentary Riedel wine glass. Reservations are required.

Eastman Horn Choir. W. Peter Kurau, director.

• Date(s): 03/16/2010 - 03/16/2010
• Times: 8 p.m.
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Admission: Free

Award-winning Honey Island Swamp Band

• Date(s): 03/17/2010 - 03/17/2010
• Times: 9:00 p.m.
• Location: Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court Street
• Phone: (585) 325-7090
• Admission: Free

The tunes and talent pour out of Honey Island Swamp Band and their unique funky bayou sound is certain to get revelers grooving. Founding members Chris Mulé and Aaron Wilkinson spent much of the past decade as award-winning musicians and songwriters, most notably as members of the Eric Lindell band. Chris and Aaron have earned stellar reviews and accolades and were featured in a live performance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. In their new incarnation, the Honey Island Swamp Band fuses blues, rock, jazz, funk and swamp.

Eastman Trombone Choir. John Marcellus, director.

• Date(s): 03/17/2010 - 03/17/2010
• Times: 8 p.m.
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Admission: Free

Live from Hochstein Concert and Broadcast

• Date(s): 03/17/2010 - 05/12/2010
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday
• Times: 12:10-12:50pm
• Location: Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave.
• Contact: Cheri Trimble Miller
• Phone: (585) 454-4403
• Admission: free

Live from Hochstein, the longest running live broadcast concert series in Western New York, broadcasts performances by the finest artists from the Rochester area’s musical community from the Hochstein Performance Hall. The programs range from soloists and chamber ensembles to large orchestras and choirs. The broadcasts are presented as free "brown bag" concerts, where business people, teachers, families, musicians, and students can spend their lunch hour enjoying classical music performed by local artists. Mar. 17 Finger Lakes Concert Band Mar. 24 Quartsemble Mar. 31 Doug Prosser, trumpet (other performers tba) Apr. 7 Nina Assimakopoulos, flute with pianist tba Apr. 14 Kilbourn Saxophone Quartet Apr. 21 Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Apr. 28 Priya Mayadas, piano May 5 Pamela Kurau, soprano; Petar Kodzas, guitar May 12 Hochstein Merit Scholarship Winners

2300°: Day After St. Patrick’s Day

• Date(s): 03/18/2010 - 03/18/2010
• Times: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Corning Museum of Glass
• Contact: Louise Maio
• Phone: (607) 974-4084
• Admission: Free admission; some additional cost for food and drink.

Glass really heats up at 2300° and so do things at The Corning Museum of Glass. Live music by the Town Pants, great food and drink and, of course, incredible glassmaking round out a lively evening!

Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament

• Date(s): 03/19/2010 - 03/19/2010
• Times: Semifinals (on Friday) - 4:05PM & 7:35PM Championships (on Saturday) 7:05PM Section V High School All Star Game (on Saturday) 2:00PM
• Location: Blue Cross Arena
• Contact: David Rourke
• Phone: (973) 373-9640
• Admission: Events are ticketed - Tickets available at Ticketmaster Locations

The Semifinals will be on Friday, March 19 with the Championship contest being played on Saturday, March 20. For the second year in a row, the Section V High School All Star Game will be played on Saturday, March 20, prior to the Atlantic Hockey Championship game. Last season, the associations Air Force made it three Atlantic Hockey Tournament Championships in a row, as the Falcons defeated Mercyhurst, 2-0.

Music in the Galleries: Sweet Plantains @ the Rockwell Museum of Western Art

• Date(s): 03/19/2010 - 03/19/2010
• Times: 7:00pm
• Location: Rockwell Museum of Western Art
• Contact: Endless Mountain Music Festival
• Phone: (570) 787-7800
• Admission: General Admission - $50 Sponsor Admission* - $100

The Rockwell Museum of Western Art is continuing its Music in the Galleries series by collaborating with the Endless Mountain Music Festival in presenting an evening of classical music with a twist. On Friday, March 19 at 7 p.m., the Rockwell Museum’s Visions of the West gallery will be alive with the sounds of the Sweet Plantains String Quartet - a refreshingly new string quartet bridging the gap between generations and musical genres. Artfully fusing Western classical traditions with hip hop, jazz and Latin rhythms, the Sweet Plantains original writing and live shows educate and entertain. Separately hailing from the South Bronx, New Jersey and Venezuela, together these musicians give voice to a sound that is contemporary, multicultural and very New York.

Musica Nova. Brad Lubman, director.

• Date(s): 03/19/2010 - 03/19/2010
• Times: 8 p.m.
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Admission: Free

Jarrell, resurgences; Shulamit Ran, Concerto da Camera III (Under the Sun’s Gaze); Webern, Concerto for Nine Instruments; Rihm, Gejagte Form.

Pops: ABBA: The Hits

• Date(s): 03/19/2010 - 03/20/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 8 PM
• Location: Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
• Contact: Amy Blum
• Phone: 585-454-7311 x280
• Admission: $26-$74

Michael Butterman conducts this tribute show to the enduringly popular band, featuring Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, and more!

Antiques on Campus

• Date(s): 03/20/2010 - 03/20/2010
• Times: Sat(Mar20) from 10-5 and Sun(Mar21) 10 -4 .
• Location: Nazareth College in the Shults Center
• Contact: Fran Faddrn
• Phone: 248-0376
• Admission: $5.00

The Genesee Country Antique Dealer Association-35th Annual Antique Show-. 50+ dealers will be represented at the antique show selling quality antiques of all kinds. - Free parking, handicapped accessible and free supervised child care (ages 2- 10)will be available from 1-3 each day. Refreshments are available. We are a non profit organization. Show proceeds enable the organization to fund scholarships to Nazareth College students enrolled in the Arts curriculum. In addition, grants have been given to various historical societies for there specific projects.

Casa Larga presents World Poetry Day

• Date(s): 03/20/2010 - 03/20/2010
• Times: 1pm - 3pm
• Location: Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Road
• Phone: (585) 223-4210
• Admission: free

This event is presented in conjunction with Just Poets from Rochester, NY. Just Poets celebrates poets and poetry by encouraging and supporting area poets at all levels of ability to improve their work and find their individual poetic voices. Listen to the lovely sound of Rochester’s own local poets and enjoy well matched wine for an afternoon looking at the vineyard. Admission is free.

Eastman Virtuosi. John Hunt and Bonita Boyd, directors.

• Date(s): 03/20/2010 - 03/20/2010
• Times: 8 p.m.
• Location: Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
• Admission: Free

Historic Mount Hope Cemetery Winter Tour

• Date(s): 03/20/2010 - 03/20/2010
• Times: 1:00 pm
• Location: Mt. Hope south entrance, 1133 Mt. Hope Ave.
• Contact: Marilyn Nolte
• Phone: (585) 461-3494
• Admission: $4/person. free for members of the Friends of Mt. Hope

Enjoy a 60 to 90-min. guided tour of America's first municipal Victorian cemetery, dedicated in 1838. Walk along well-plowed roads, visiting grave sites of George Washington's drummer boy, the founder of the Visiting Nurse Service, and many others. Learn about the geography and geology of the cemetery, as well as the meaning of many Victorian symbols. A unique introduction to Rochester history!