Fall Guide 2011

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When will smart people finally perfect cloning?

This is what I wonder while scanning the upcoming arts and cultural events listed in this year’s Fall Guide. As I write this I’m trying to figure out how I can be three places at once since not one, not two, but THREE interesting stage shows all open this Saturday at 8 p.m.

But I realized that even if I did have two clones of myself, they’d end up getting distracted between the art shows, the dance performances, the festivals, the film openings, and then we’d need even more Erics wandering around to take it all in. And nobody wants that.

So I’m sorry to inform you that, barring rapid scientific advances courtesy of the Egghead-American community, it will be virtually impossible for you to take advantage of every amazing cultural opportunity coming up in Rochester this fall (and beyond). The good news is that City Newspaper’s cultural critics have chimed in with their top picks for the most exciting music concerts, dance performances, theater shows, art exhibits, film screenings, and more coming up in the 2011-2012 arts season. If you need even more ideas for what to see and do, check out the 2011 Fall Guide on rochestercitynewspaper.com, which will include comprehensive listings from all of the area arts and cultural organizations.

Not that we’re advocating that you stay indoors all fall. Autumn is lovely in Rochester, and this Fall Guide also includes an essay about appreciating some of our city’s more stalwart sentinels — trees — as well as a massive list of festivals and special events that should get you into the crisp fall air. No matter what you do, enjoy yourself. And if you do happen to figure out that cloning trick, please let me know.

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by Jennifer Angus, part of “Extreme Materials 2” at the Memorial Art Gallery. 2. An image from “The Unseen Eye” at George Eastman House. 3. Paul Cornoyer’s “The Lights in the Window,” part of the Oxford Gallery’s “American Tone Poems.” 4. Ryan Alexiev’s “Sacramentum,” part of the Memorial Art Gallery’s “Extreme Materials 2.” 5. An image from “The Unseen Eye” at George Eastman House City

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I crush on autumn so hard. You must understand, my fellow art enthusiasts, that besides being the moody, cozy-layering, teadrinking time that it is, fall is also when my desk fills up with previews for exhibits taking place now through the springtime. There’s so much to be excited about in the coming year — interesting concepts, shiny new talents, and plenty to move and inspire viewers — that I’ve had countless bookmark-it-now moments, and have resolved to see as much as possible.

The following preview gives you a little peek into some of the shows I’m stoked to see, but make sure to check the art listings at rochestercitynewspaper.com/events for a more complete schedule of openings and exhibits.

As the school year begins again and university galleries resume their programming, the art openings list fattens up and First Friday treks get more exciting.

School galleries present the work of faculty, students, and visiting artists, enhancing the learning process and giving the public a glimpse into the world of emerging artists. And there’s no lack of school galleries in Rochester; each of the many area educational institutions boasts one or several spaces.

SUNY Geneseo’s Lockhart Gallery (1 College Circle, Geneseo) will host “New York State Revolutionary War Sites: The Pastels of J Erwin Porter” October 22December 3, offering us the chance to meditate on the concept of time healing great wounds. SUNY Brockport presents two bodies of work February 24-March 3 in the Tower Art Center Gallery (180 Holley St., Brockport, brockport.edu): Lucinda Devlin’s “The Omega Suites” is a photo show that grapples with the ethical issues of prisons and capital punishment in America, and “On and Off the Wall: Paper as Art” is a group show that explores the dimensional and organic possibilities of the material. The spring will see the return of the area-wide collaborative exhibition “Thaw,” including a show at Roberts Wesleyan’s Davison Gallery (2301 Westside Drive, roberts. edu) subtitled “Realms and Origins” and featuring Jim Condron and Alberto Rey March 5-April 5.

Because Rochester is known as the Image City, we have very dedicated photography museums and galleries that regularly offer shows ranging from curated studies of images of historic import to shows by local professionals and hobbyists. Joining Image City Photography Gallery, George Eastman House, and the Community Darkroom at the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, is the newest space, the Spectrum Gallery, tucked inside the new location of Lumiere Photo (100 College Ave., 461-4447). Through October 31 you can catch Frances Paley’s work on the walls. The George Eastman House (900 East Ave., eastmanhouse.org) will feature an exhibition of photographs from the W. M. Hunt Collection entitled “The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the Unconscious” October 1-February 19. The common theme of this intriguing show is the averted, hidden, or closed eyes of the suddenly more enigmatic subjects.

Other trusty, in-the-city museums and galleries include the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Visual Studies Workshop, Booksmart Studio, FourWalls Gallery, the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, the Oxford Gallery, and countless studio galleries in the Hungerford and Anderson Alley, all with impressive shows coming up or taking shape. Through October 8 at the Oxford Gallery (267 Oxford St., oxfordgallery.com) is a show of unspeakably lovely Tonalist works in “American Tone Poems, 18701920.” On September 16 the Firehouse Gallery at the Genesee Center (713 Monroe Ave., geneseearts.org) will open “History in the Making VI: Ceramic Traditions — Contemporary Objects,” an exhibition juried by fantastic sculptor Bill Stewart. The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., mag.rochester.edu) will present “Extreme Materials 2” this fall, showcasing works by 41 American, Canadian, and German artists who created masterful works using insects, condoms, packing tape, breakfast cereal, and other unexpected media. The show runs October 23-January 15, with an opening party October 22, 8-11 p.m.

The “alternative spaces” — i.e. galleries

that exist inside other businesses — hold their own as well, and include the Williams Gallery in the First Unitarian Church, the Central Library’s Lower Link Gallery, Lux Lounge, the Bug Jar, The Little Theatre Café, The Gallery @ Equal Grounds, the Record Archive, and countless other bars, salons, and coffee houses. Don’t forget the “homeless” galleries: 1975 Gallery, which frequents Surface Salon and Booksmart Studio, will present “By the Pale Moonlight,” 1975 and Surface Salon’s three-year anniversary show October 8-31 (280 N. Union St., 3rd floor; 1975ish.com). Through October 3, the Williams Gallery (220 S. Winton Road, rochesterunitarian.org) currently presents “April in Paris, Autumn in New York,” with works painted in each location by John Wiesenthal. Following that, local art group Creative Hue will have the walls, October 7-November 14, followed by “From Big to Small: In Awe,” by Larry Eldridge and John Solberg, November 18-January 2.

We’re sure to suffer from cabin fever as the winter deepens, but remember that you’re a snow-pro Rochesterian who’s used to trekking the pseudo tundra. So don the boots, layer the swaddling, and take in a show or two a bit outside of the city limits. Besides some of the far-flung university galleries, many additional art houses include the Finger Lakes Gallery and Frame in Canandaigua, the Mill Art Center in Honeoye Falls, and Ock Hee’s Gallery, also in Honeyoe Falls. Currently up at Ock Hee’s, through October 22, is “Healing at Day’s End,” a show of colorful mixed-media work with elements of sacred geometry and biology by late artist Stephanie Kirschen Cole, who died in the spring after a four-year battle with cancer.

For a full listing of the 2011-2012 visual arts season visit the 2011 Fall Guide at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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Curtains rising Rochester’s new theater season will take audiences to Urinetown, Vichy, the South Pacific, and beyond Anybody who can’t find something to see in the five pages of single-spaced listings I perused for the 2011-2012 theater season must be bloody hard to please. They include performances by some 30-odd companies from Geva Theatre Center and the Rochester Broadway Theater League to Black Sheep Theatre Coalition and Method Machine. You’ll find plays being performed everywhere from a theater with good sightlines and comfortable seats to a church basement with folding chairs that require the audience to suffer for the actors’ art. You’ll find something as familiar as Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and as obscure as Bulgarian playwright Hristo Boychev’s “The Colonel Bird.” There are also titles like “The White Whore and the Bit Player,” “Dark Play, or Stories for Boys,” and “An Absolute Turkey” that make you wonder what in God’s name they’re about. The plays I’m especially looking forward to seeing are in bold face — because I’ve never seen them or because I want to see them again.

This season’s musicals range stylistically from Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” (Off-Monroe Players, November 4-13, offmonroeplayers.org) to Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” (Geva, May 9-June 10, gevatheatre.org) to Elton John and Lee Hall’s “Billy Elliot” (Rochester Broadway Theatre League, December 1-11, rbtl.org), the latter of which is still playing on Broadway. For the theatrical nostalgiacs among us, “South Pacific,” (Rochester Broadway Theatre League, May 15-20, rbtl.org) comes blessed with one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest scores (and one of Hammerstein’s clunkier books), plus — not at that high level — “Oliver” (Pittsford Musicals, November 12-19, pittsfordmusicals.org) and “Annie” (Rochester Children’s Theatre, December 10-17, rochesterchildrenstheatre. org). I may not be able to resist the onenight stand of “Thanks for the Memories: A Tribute to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope”

(Rochester Broadway Theatre League, November 20, rbtl.org). This kind of show sets out to conjure up Bing and Bob’s “Road City

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to…” movies mainly from the 1940’s, as well as their travels to entertain the troops during World War II. It trades in memory, but this kind of show succeeds only if the performers get it perfect; “almost” and “nearly” won’t do because memories of Crosby and Hope are already perfect. We’ll spot every flaw.

A couple of edgier musicals balance the more sentimental fare: “Urinetown” (Webster Theater Guild, January 21-28, webstertheatreguild.org) and “Chicago” (Pittsford Musicals, June 15-23, pittsfordmusicals.org), along with the less familiar “Grey Gardens” (Blackfriars, April 28-May 12, bftix.com) about two of Jackie Kennedy’s eccentric relatives who lived in East Hampton surrounded by what children’s author Wanda Gag hyperbolically called “hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats.”

JCC CenterStage is doing its own balancing act with two musicals, the conventional but appealing story of a marriage, “I Do, I Do” (December 3-31, jccrochester.org) by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, best known for “The Fantasticks,” and then the 1998 “Parade” (May 5-20, jccrochester.org) by Albert Uhry and Jason Robert Brown. “Parade” dramatizes in musical terms the true story of the trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank for allegedly raping and murdering a 13-yearold employee at the start of the Civil War. The trial revealed deep strains of antiSemitism in Georgia and led eventually to Frank’s lynching.

It’s easy to justify reviving a well-known

play: there are always people who have never seen it before and it often makes money. But for each classic revived, another play doesn’t get a chance to find an audience. Geva is reviving “Raisin in the Sun” (February 21March 25, gevatheatre.org) for the third time in its history. Lorraine Hansberry’s play is a moving exploration of AfricanAmerican life in Chicago sometime between the end of the World War II and the late 1950’s. MuCCC (Multi-Use Community Cultural Center), best known for unfamiliar

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1. “Billy Elliot,” coming to the Auditorium Theatre December 1-11. 2. “South Pacific,” coming to the Auditorium May 15-20.

and unconventional plays, is also planning productions of such well-known works as Arthur Miller’s “Incident at Vichy” (January 5-8, muccc.org) and John Pielmeier’s “Agnes of God” (February 3-12, muccc.org).

For those whose tastes tend to the dark or innovative or both, Geva is tackling Steven Dietz’s dramatization of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” (October 11-November 13, gevatheatre.org) while Method Machine takes on the first part of Tony Kushner’s epical “Angels in America” (March 16-24, methodmachine.org), winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for drama. The company has scheduled part two of the seven-hour work for early in 2012-2013. Kushner subtitled his work, “A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.” Among the play’s “national themes” are AIDS, the relationship between religion and homosexuality, and McCarthyism and the notorious Soviet spies, the Rosenbergs.

Senator Joseph McCarthy’s associate, Roy Cohn, is a major character.

Early in the season, MuCCC hosts a short run of Luigi Pirandello’s major 1921 avant-garde “Six Characters in Search of

elusive tragicomedy that plays with the idea of theater itself. Near the season’s end, UR International Theatre Program presents Elmer Rice’s 1923 classic of Expressionistic theater, “The Adding Machine” (April 12-28, rochester.edu/theatre), in which Mr. Zero, a faceless accountant in a large firm, learns that he’ll be replaced by an adding machine.

Enraged, he murders his boss.

There are also plays I don’t know but find tantalizing, as well as a batch that don’t fit easily into categories but possess their own appeal. They range from the 18th century to the present, from the wacky to the intensely personal to the historical. Among those I’ve seen before, I’m eager to revisit the hilariously funny “The Mystery of Irma Vep” (Blackfriars, October 22-November 5, bftix.com), assuming the cast’s two actors are equally good at quick costume changes and portraying eight distinctively different characters in this penny dreadful satire of Victorian melodrama, farce, and — with delicious incongruity — the Alfred Hitchcock movie “Rebecca.”

There are also plays I haven’t seen but want to: Polly Teale’s “Bronte” (MuCCC, September 15-17, muccc.org), a one-woman show about Charlotte, author of “Jane Eyre.” Charlotte was the oldest of the three literary sisters who, Teale says, “broke the mould” at a time when “women had no part in public life,” and “The Year of Magical Thinking” (Blackfriars, January 20-29, bftix.com), Joan Didion’s play about the year she lived through after the death of her husband. I’m also very interested in Deb Margolin’s 2010 play, “Imagining Madoff” (JCC CenterStage, March 10-25, jccrochester. org) about a fictional encounter between the notorious Ponzi schemer and his victims.

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[ dance preview ] BY CASEY CARLSEN

This town’s got moves Local and traveling troupes highlight the 2011-12 dance season 1

2 1. Parsons Dance. 2. Rochester City Ballet.

3. National Acrobats of China.

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It’s not easy to select only a handful of dance performances to recommend among the many offered in Rochester over the coming year. Dance is an art form with great variation, and people’s preferences for one form over another — say, contemporary rather than ballet, or African over tap — are as personal as the type of music a person programs into her iPod. So, variety plays into my consideration, but talent is the decisive factor. Better to see a superb performance in a type of dance you don’t usually prefer, than to see a mediocre performance in your usual choice of fare. You may even discover your dance palate to be more adventurous than you had supposed.

Bill Evans Dance will appear this fall at Geva’s Nextstage. “Autumn Leaves: Hot Jazz/Cool Tap” (September 30October 8, billevansdance.org) will feature Rhythm Tap Rochester with Evans, Cheryl Johnson, Courtney World, and guest artists Don Halquist and Leanne Rinelli, with accompaniment by the No Mean Feat Jazz Trio featuring Gabe Condon, Alex Dugdale, and Dominic Sbrega, and guests Danny Lopa (bass) and Tamara Wilcox (piano).

The performance will pair tap with live jazz, both vocal and instrumental. Evans was named one of America’s three favorite tap artists in the most recent Dance Magazine Reader’s Poll. See him in performance and you’ll understand why. The speed and precision of his footwork is breathtaking.

Garth Fagan Dance will grace its home stage at Nazareth College Arts Center for six days this fall (November 29-December 4, garthfagandance.org), and, while the company is local lore, its well-known name a recognizable commodity and proof of our city’s cultural sophistication, I would be remiss in not including the company’s upcoming Nazareth performances here.

Fagan and his dancers have talent dripping from their fingertips. And, as always, Tony Award-winning choreographer Fagan will have yet again another new work (to be premiered at New York City’s Joyce Theatre earlier in the fall) ready for Rochester in November. “Madiba,” inspired by and based on former South African president Nelson

Mandela’s heroic anti-apartheid activism, was a work-in-progress when the company gave the audience a peek during its opening performance of Nazareth’s Dance Festival this summer. I can’t wait to see how much higher the airborne Vitolio Jeune’s jumps will have become in the duet he shares with apprentice Tere Lyn Jones. Norwood Pennewell’s “Liminal Flux,” his second work for the company, will be presented as well.

Rochester City Ballet’s “The Blood Countess” proved its seductive power in sold-out performances last year. Maybe that explains why the full-length ballet is running closer to Valentine’s Day than Halloween this year (February 3-5, Nazareth College Arts Center, rochestercityballet.com). Besides, vampires have mainstreamed. When aren’t they in vogue these days? Artistic director Jamey Leverett created and choreographed the piece based loosely on the story of the late 16th century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory, infamous for her alleged penchant for bathing in the blood of virgins. In last year’s debut, company member Tara Lally was compelling as Bathory, while Brandon Alexander’s portrayal of Dracula grew in power and complexity with each performance.

Leverett’s original artistic vision included live performance of the commissioned score by the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet. This February, Leverett’s vision will be complete, as pianist Elinor Freer will perform alongside the quartet.

Among the national and international dance troupes making stops to Nazareth Arts Center this year are New York Citybased Rioult Dance (October 1), known for its sensual movement, expressive power, and striking athleticism; the National Acrobats of China (October 28); Spain’s Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel (November 11); stars from the Russian Ballet (March 24); and renowned moderndance company Parsons Dance (May 5).

Check artscenter.naz.edu for details.

Another local group I’m looking forward to experiencing this year is RIT/NTID Dance Company, which is presenting “Off The

Wall” (February 9-12, Panara Theatre, RIT campus, rit.edu/ntid/dccs/performingarts), dance inspired by visual art, music, architecture, nature, and poetry, directed and choreographed by Thomas Warfield.

Notably, the company features both deaf and hearing performers.

Finally, Bush Mango Drum & Dance’s annual holiday concert is always one of the most happening performances in town (December 16, 34 Elton St., bushmango. org). The group’s West African djembe drumming and dance creates an energy that is both powerful and unique. Artistic Director Colleen Hendrick and company will be presenting “Waking D’mba,” a dance and drum work that tells a story of drought and famine in a West African village that is restored to health and vitality by a benevolent deity called D’mba. At this concert, Bush Mango will introduce its newest company member, Kerfala “Fana” Bangoura, a native of Guinea, West Africa.

Fana was named a master drummer by the Guinean Ministry of Culture in 2008 and has more than eight years of experience as a featured soloist with Les Percussions de Guinee and Les Ballets Africains in addition to his work as percussion director of Ballet Fareta.

For a comprehensive listing of dance performances in the 2011-2012 season visit the 2011 Fall Guide at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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[ music preview ] BY CITY NEWSPAPER MUSIC WRITERS

Let the music play Ten great concerts coming to town this fall 1

Given the number of venues, musicians, and concerts taking place any given week, it would be impossible for us to give you a comprehensive look at all of the popularmusic concerts coming our way this fall.

Instead several of the City Newspaper music writers have selected their picks for 10 can’t-miss shows. For a full list of upcoming concerts go to the Events section of rochestercitynewspaper.com and limit your search to music.

Hiatt & the Combo 1 John John Hiatt’s 1987 “Bring The Family”

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is easily one of my favorite albums ever. I had always enjoyed his songwriting, full of Dylan fire and Memphis soul, with a hint of pre-Vatican II Nashville. But the lyrics and atmosphere, the bare-boned honesty in “Family” burned steady and hot. Hiatt is in the same class of songwriters — Costello, Lowe, Prine, Alvin, to name a few — whose songs do all the talking. There’s no show, no biz. They aren’t pretty, but their music is. Hiatt was inducted into Nashville’s Songwriter Hall of Fame in 2008. He delivers more of his exquisitely poignant and wry observations with brilliant hooks amidst his dusty Americana on “Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns,” his 20th solo record, which was released this year. Hiatt plays Thursday, September 22, 8 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $45-$70.

325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Dickerson 2 Deke Deke Dickerson is one of the

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best traditional rock ’n’ roll guitarists alive. Don’t let that mellow persona fool you; the cat can pick something fierce.

Initially with the wild and loose outfit The Untamed Youth, Dickerson went on to play in the hillbilly-centric Dave and Deke Combo before going a la carte. Hallmark Guitars has built a Deke Dickerson model guitar that he plays when he isn’t showcasing his vast array of odd vintage artillery, including Scotty Moore’s amp. This will be a lesson in rock

’n’ roll guitar you can dance to. Big Red and the Sideburns open. Dickerson plays Monday, September 26, 8:30 p.m. at Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $10. 2323230, abilenebarandlounge.com.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Ross 3 Diana One of the most successful female

recording artists of all time, R&B icon Diana Ross really needs no icon. From acting as lead vocalist of the Supremes in the 1960’s, to her solo music career in the 1970’s and 80’s, to her awardwinning acting career, Ross has racked up a stunning 18 No. 1 records and not one, but two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Ross continues to show that after all these years, Motown, and her contributions to its enduring sound, aren’t going anywhere.

A showstopper, by whichever count you choose. Ross performs Wednesday, September 28, 8 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $59.50-119.50.

222-5000, rbtl.org. — BY WILLIE CLARK

4 Primus If you are a bass player, or even if

you aren’t, you’ve probably heard of Les Claypool, lead singer and bass player of the funk-rock outfit Primus. The band went on hiatus back in 2000, and after a couple of flirts with touring, it’s officially back on the scene. Making the tour extra special, Primus’ first new full-length album in more than a decade, “Green Naugahyde,” just hit shelves earlier in September. For you younger TV aficionados out there, yes, these are the guys that contributed the original “South Park” theme song, but the band’s full repertoire goes much, much deeper. Primus performs Saturday, October 8, 8:30 p.m. at the Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $38.50-$45. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com.

— BY WILLIE CLARK

Bird 5 Andrew Who needs a whole band when

you can get it done with one man? Multiinstrumentalist Andrew Bird sure doesn’t,

and his ever-powerful blend of folk styles is sure to captivate local audiences. A classically trained violinist, Bird brings everything he needs for a performance with him and does it all himself: his soaring vocals, violin, guitar, glockenspiel, and even whistling gets thrown into the mix. Bird has played everywhere from Carnegie Hall to Lollapalooza, and now he brings his deep and rich sound right here to Rochester. Martin Dosh opens. Bird plays Wednesday, October 12, 8 p.m. at Harro East Ballroom, 155 N. Chestnut St. $32.50. 454-0230, dansmallspresents.com.

— BY WILLIE CLARK

6 STS9 Atlanta electric-rock outfit Sound

Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) is a perfect band for those who enjoy both the rock world and the electric-laden tunes off the dance floor. Mixing rock with synth beats and a mash-up of other genres, STS9 is on tour behind its impressive 10th album. STS9 has played everywhere from Austin City Limits to Bonnaroo, from Fuji Rock, to Coachella, helping to forefront the ever growing electronic-rock crossover genre.

STS9 plays Saturday, October 15, 9 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $20-$25. 546-3887, waterstreetmusic.com.

— BY WILLIE CLARK

Pixies 7 The No magic dust needed here: the

legendary Boston alt-rock group makes a stop in Rochester as part of its “Doolittle Tour,” named after the band’s breakout 1989 album.

This time around, the band — Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and David Lovering — is bringing the tour to cities it has never played before. Fans can expect to see the album performed live in its entirety, including some B-sides from the recording sessions thrown into the mix. West Palm Beach rockers Surfer Blood open. The Pixies play Wednesday, November 2, 7 p.m. at Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $42.50-$50. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com.

— BY WILLIE CLARK

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punk scene, Taking Back Sunday is, well, back, and taking no prisoners. Two EPs and a full-length album have all been released in 2011 (the band even contributed a song to the “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” soundtrack, for better or for worse), and TBS is showing that it is just as relevant as ever in a genre that it helped to define.

Add to the fact that the band doesn’t often play clubs, and you’ve got a show you can’t, and shouldn’t, miss. The Maine and Bad Rabbits open. Taking Back Sunday plays Wednesday, November 2, 7:30 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $23-$25. 546-3887, waterstreetmusic.com.

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The sprawling classical-music season will take audiences to all corners of Greater Rochester If the 2010-2011 season was the best classical programming Rochester has seen in 20 years — anchored by the grand finale season of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor and Music Director Christopher Seaman — the 2011-2012 season will be the year of the GPS. Classical music fans: start your engines, because we are going to be going out and about downtown and beyond to get to all of the wonderful offerings large and small, professional, student, and community.

The season starts on a high note Friday, September 23, at Kodak Hall with works by Fauré, Albert, and Berlioz as conductor Neil Varon leads the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra and the Eastman Philharmonia in a season that will have you going back for more. Of all the programming I’ve seen thus far, Varon has made blue-chip selections from Mozart to Bartok, Ravel to Shostakovich in each one of several free concerts at the Eastman Theater (October 21 & 24, November 14 & 18, December 2 & 12; esm.rochester.edu).

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra opens its season at Eastman Theatre with its annual Red Carpet Walk on Friday, September 30, with works of Beach, Halvorsen, Svendsen, and J. Strauss, Jr., followed by a rooftop party with champagne and hors d’oeuvres at the East End Garage (rpo.org). The inaugural concert under the baton of the RPO’s new Conductor and Music Director Arild Remmereit begins with lesser-known works and stays on that track for the season. And, this season’s concerts include works by female composers like Fanny Mendelssohn, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Peggy Stuart Coolidge. Why not go an hour early for the pre-concert chat, beginning with the second RPO concert, to get to know Remmereit and learn more about these composers? Of special note, Itzhak Perlman will perform with the RPO on Sunday, January 22. Tickets are already on sale for this special event. Perlman will perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35.

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Chamber music will be a recurring theme this season, from the anticipated release this fall of the new CD from the Ying Quartet to the ESM-based ensemble’s concerts (February 26, April 22; ying4.com), along with performances by another Grammy Award-winning quartet, The Parker Quartet (October 16), and other visiting groups like The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (October 18), Trio Solisti (November 8), St. Lawrence String Quartet (November 13), and Imani Winds (January 31). For information on all of the above concerts visit esm.rochester.edu.

Of course, there is also the homegrown Society for Chamber Music in Rochester (October 9, November 21; chambermusicrochester.org) with performances on January 22 and March 4 of selected Debussy works for strings. Or, as per the Pegasus Early Music website, to “blur the lines between chamber and orchestral music,” get to a performance on February 26 by Fioritura with works

by Vivaldi, Telemann, Zelenka, and more (pegasusearlymusic.org).

Not to be overlooked under the heading of chamber music are two chamber orchestras, Cordancia Sinfonietta (November 18, February 17; cordancia.org) and the University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra (December 6, February 18, April 21; rochester.edu). And, the Empire State Lyric Theater will host a Chamber Opera Festival (March 2-4, empirestatelyrictheatre. org), including a fully staged performance of “Medium.”

On October 21, the University of Rochester’s Women’s Chorus will host its 100th

anniversary concert, which will feature the voices of alums (rochester.edu). And I’m told we’ll see Concentus Women’s Chorus as part of the annual Early Music Festival (October 28, musicaspei.org) at St. Anne’s Church.

While we’re on the subject of women, don’t miss out on the Eastman Repertory Singers and Women’s Chorus performing Haydn’s “Theresienmesse” at Reformation Lutheran Church (October 23, esm.rochester.edu).

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concerts this year. The RPO’s “Nutcracker” production will include the Bach Children’s Chorus and Rochester City Ballet (November 25-27, rpo.org). The next holiday stop would be the Eastman Rochester Chorus with Eastman Philharmonia performing the Schubert Mass in A-flat Major (December 2, esm.rochester.edu). The Penfield Symphony Orchestra has a holiday music concert of favorites (December 5, penfieldsymphony. org), and Cordancia Sinfonietta will perform “Amahl and the Night Visitors (December 9-16, cordancia.org). After the New Year, Third Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir

1. New Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director Arild Remmereit. 2. Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will perform with the RPO in January.

And note that the Women in Music Festival is already on the calendar (March 26-30, esm. rochester.edu/wmf/).

No less than three, exciting Eastman Opera Theatre productions will be staged this season: Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” (November 3-6), “The Clandestine Marriage” (February 25), and “The Bartered Bride” (March 29-April 1; esm.rochester.edu).

This fall, our busy, busy November will also include the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative’s EROI Festival (November 10-13, esm.rochester.edu/eroi), packed with organ concerts at several churches. This year’s conference theme is improvisation. If you’re not familiar with our local organ treasures, attend this weekend full of concerts, and also don’t miss out on the American Guild of Organists “Celebrity Organ Recital Series”

(September 23, November 13, and February 17; agorochester.org).

Although it sounds far off, the holiday season will feature some particularly festive

will present the ninth annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival with more than 150 people in the cast and choir (January 7-8, thirdpresbyterian.org).

Although most groups are still formalizing their spring concerts, Eastman’s World Music Series (esm.rochester.edu) includes a production by Jeng Yi, a Korean drum and dance ensemble, on April 4. This series also includes a mbira concert (September 14), fiddle tunes (March 7), and the gamelan lila muni (April 30).

And, this year I want you to mark your calendars early for the biennial Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition (July 28-August 4, 2012). You

can attend rounds through to finals and cheer on your favorite young pianists as a star-filled panel of judges makes their selections. The 2010 competition was such a high level of talent from around the world that I’m already looking forward to next summer.

While we’re on next summer… For now, I’ll leave off with the teaser that the line-up for next summer’s classical music festivals will be enough to keep you in town. Forget Europe, camping, or putting up with your relatives. Think no further than Canandaigua, Skaneateles, and Cooperstown. (Oh, and don’t forget: we’ll kick it off with jazz.)

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[ movie PREVIEW ] BY DAYNA PAPALEO

One week at a time A reason to visit the cinema every weekend this fall By now you know how Hollywood works, saving its finest films for year’s end, with a couple of non-prestige (read: fun) offerings counterprogrammed against all that Oscar bait. You’ve probably also noticed that the studios tend to cluster their most promising submissions around a holiday. This means that you might find yourself stuck with some unpleasant downtime, weekends that you’ll no doubt be expected to participate in social events or rake something.

Not on my watch! This 2011 Fall Movie Preview is designed to keep you busy through the end of the year, highlighting one newly released film per week so that you will remain entertained through the autumn. Because you can’t clean the gutters if you’re at a movie theater.

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with 2009’s heart-pounding “Bronson,” Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn makes the leap to the multiplex with this action noir about a stunt driver (Ryan Gosling) whose side job as a wheel man goes quite well! Wait; I mean badly. Co-starring Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and the luscious Christina Hendricks. (9/16) “Moneyball”: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright,

and Jonah Hill star for “Capote” director Bennett Miller in this Aaron Sorkin/Steven Zaillian-scripted adaptation of Michael Lewis’ nonfiction bestseller that tells how Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane fielded a team via sabermetrics, which uses statistical analysis to evaluate the performances of individual players. (9/23) “50/50”: Cancer, which is rarely funny, takes

center stage in this candid buddy comedy by director Jonathan Levine (2008’s “The Wackness”) and writer/survivor Will Reiser about a recently diagnosed young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his efforts to conquer the disease. With Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, and Anjelica Huston. (9/30) “The Ides of March”: Talk about a dream

team: Ryan Gosling and George Clooney lead a top-tier cast — including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, and

Marisa Tomei — in this Clooney-directed drama about a young political strategist in possession of a secret that could derail his candidate’s presidential campaign. (10/7) “The Big Year”: It’s that competitive-

birdwatching movie you’ve been waiting for, with Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin starring for “Marley and Me” director David Frankel in this comedy about three avid birders who compete in a year-long contest across North America to spot the rarest fowl. (10/14)

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“The Three Musketeers”: My all-time favorite

novel gets its zillionth re-working, this time in 3-freaking-D with Matthew McFadyen, Ray Stevenson, and Luke Evans as the titular swashbucklers, Milla Jovovich as the doubledealing Milady de Winter, and “Inglourious Basterds” Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as the evil Cardinal Richelieu. Admittedly, this liberally steampunk interpretation could suck, but I can’t wait. (10/21) “Anonymous”: German action auteur

Roland Emmerich (“2012”) directs this historical thriller about a power struggle in the Elizabethan court that addresses the theory that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the true author of Shakespeare’s works. Starring Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, and Vanessa Redgrave as the Virgin Queen. (10/28) “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas”:

After his stint in the Obama administration, Kal Penn returns to actual important work, reuniting with John Cho for another goround as two of our favorite stoners, this time trying to save the holiday after burning down Harold’s father-in-law’s prized Christmas tree. Featuring, of course, Neil Patrick Harris. (11/4) “Immortals”/“Take Shelter”: Decisions,

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Greek god Hyperion (Mickey Rourke!). But then there’s the second film from talented “Shotgun Stories” director Jeff Nichols, reteaming with Michael Shannon as an unsettled husband and father wondering whether he should protect his family from a looming storm or from himself. (11/11) “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”: Gary Oldman

stars for Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (“Let the Right One In”) as John le Carré’s timeless hero George Smiley, here on the trail of an MI6 mole who could be Tom Hardy (“Inception”), Irish treasure Ciarán Hinds, or Oscar winner Colin Firth. (11/18) “A Dangerous Method”: This pre-WWI

period piece finds Canadian director David Cronenberg exploring the friendship between psychiatrist Carl Jung (X-Man Michael Fassbender) and his mentor, Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), which complicates following Jung’s affair with a troubled Russian woman (Keira Knightley). (11/23) “Coriolanus”: The great Ralph Fiennes makes

his directorial debut with this revamp of the Shakespeare tragedy, which retains the play’s dialogue but modernizes the setting for the story of an exiled Roman general (Fiennes) who aligns himself with an old enemy (Gerard Butler) for a little revenge.

With Brian Cox and the suddenly everywhere Jessica Chastain. (12/2) “The Sitter”: Let’s give David Gordon Green

a mulligan on “Your Highness” and keep our hopes up for his next raunchy comedy, which stars Jonah Hill as a suspended college student coerced into watching the kids next door, only to find him and his charges on an odyssey through nighttime New York City.

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5. Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, and Robert Downey Jr. in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” 6. Henry Cavill in “Immortals.”

“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”: We

finally lay eyes on Holmes’ nemesis Moriarty (Jared Harris, “Mad Men”) in Guy Ritchie’s sequel, naturally featuring Robert Downey Jr. as the title sleuth and Jude Law as the longsuffering Dr. Watson. Now they’re helping a fortune teller (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” herself, Noomi Rapace) being menaced by the malevolent professor. (12/16) “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”:

Jonathan Safran Foer’s acclaimed 2005 novel hits the screen in the hands of Stephen Daldry (“The Reader”), directing Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, and newcomer Thomas Horn in the tale of a young boy searching for the lock to match the strange key left him by his father, who died on 9/11. (12/25) Remember: release dates are never etched in stone.

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Roots in the community Get out and take in the diverse and majestic trees of Rochester

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3. An 1891 photo of the Susan B. Anthony House shows a still extant horse chestnut.

4. The katsura tree in Highland Park.

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There’s something about the strong, silent type. Perhaps it’s the air of mystery, or maybe it’s the reassuring calm. When autumn air gets crisp and lasting daylight more elusive, seeking what endures may even satisfy a primal urge. For that, we need look no further than our remarkable trees. Given the acreage of forests and mature parks in the area, there is no limit to what we can explore. Here are just a few of the notable trees of Rochester: Stand by the horse chestnut tree at the Susan B. Anthony House on Madison Street and consider that it may have been here waiting for Anthony’s arrival to her new home in 1866. It stood with the suffragist until her death 40 years later, and still stands there today. Anthony stood by it, too, saving it from the city’s plan to raze the trees and pave the dirt street. The House’s fascinating 1891 photograph of a front-yard gathering (spot the easily distinguishable Elizabeth Cady Stanton) shows the horse chestnut to be the most notable among the notables.

More than a century later, the tree earned a formal distinction as one of the nation’s “Heroes of Horticulture,” a program by the Cultural Landscape Foundation to honor the plant kingdom’s living witnesses to human history and calling for their stewardship. Suitably, the George Eastman House on East Avenue answered in the spirit of preservation with a photographic exhibit of these subjects in 2008.

Imagine the East Avenue of the 1920’s, its opulent mansions and the “grandeur of the unbroken archway of elms stretching eastward for three miles from Alexander Street.” So describes former city historian Blake McKelvey in his detailed 1966 retrospective, “East Avenue’s Turbulent History.” Within the decade, the landscape changed sharply; mansions vanished (HH Warner’s was a particular loss, including his observatory, now the site of the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s parking lot) and the automobile threatened a complete takeover of air quality and street character, eventually forcing the notorious widening of East

Avenue past Winton Road, cutting short that once-fabulous archway of elms.

The 1950’s and 60’s brought East Avenue its greatest trauma, foreshadowed decades earlier by the appearance of the Dutch elm fungus. City Forester Brian Liberti doesn’t hesitate to estimate the damage to the Avenue’s elms: “It was 100 percent loss.” In fact, 20,000 American elms came down in Rochester as a result.

An inundated Nunda Boulevard saw total loss as well, and the horticultural practice of monoculture —plantings of a single species of tree — was soon abandoned. Still, while monoculture is clearly vulnerable to blight and invasive species, the sensory effect of the collective mass is striking. Stroll the London plane sycamores lining Crawford Street in the Highland Park neighborhood, where shimmering light casts over camouflagepatterned bark to create a surreal aura.

Reforestation of diverse species replaced

Rochester’s doomed elms. Maples, ash trees, and large oaks combined with older plantings from Vick Nurseries (now Vick Parks A and B) to populate East Avenue’s urban arboretum of public and private trees. The attention grabbers are still the enormous beeches and their enveloping canopies. Most recognizable of these is the copper beech on the property of 1600 East Avenue, framed by the uniform backdrop of 1958 brick and glass. Another terrific beech — a well-worn European — greets visitors at the parking entrance of the George Eastman House, the grounds of which are a study in historic trees, many selected by Eastman himself, who did not live to see the loss, and subsequent replacement, of his own elms.

The film and photography museum is home to all sorts of interesting collections, so including trees among them seems only fitting. But to hear Monroe County Superintendent of Horticulture Mark Quinn describe the “collection” of trees at Highland and Durand Eastman parks is, for an ordinary citizen, an empowering concept. These “arboretum parks” have

an abundance of rare and exotic species, offering new experiences throughout the seasons, even in winter, when the 100 or so species of evergreens offer both oases of color from the drab greys and soothing swishes of sound from the wind.

A popular standout among the deciduous varieties is the katsura tree behind the pansy bed at Highland Park. The katsura, native to Asia, was one of Highland’s original plantings in Frederick Law Olmstead’s design more than a century ago. Kids especially love to play in its netherworld of low-hanging branches and serpentine roots, while each perspective under the massive spread offers dramatic views to the receptive visitor.

The zigzag funhouse pattern of bark hypnotizes more deeply the further up you look from the trunk.

At nearby Mount Hope Cemetery, more

trees stand ready to inspire. Edward Olinger leads the fall foliage tours of the cemetery but bristles at the thought of picking a top choice among what the cemetery calls its “fascinating sylvan melange.” “It’s like having to pick your favorite kid,” he says. But the “granddaddy,” as he calls it, is a European beech along Hillside Avenue near the North Gate entrance, an original 1848 planting from the famed Ellwanger Garden. It is huge, with tombstones precariously close to the trunk. Its size warrants standing back a bit on Hillside for the best view, as it dwarfs nearly everything nearby. That is, until you walk even further along and see just how deep the valleys are cut in the park’s glacially formed topography. You can explore the many aspects of this cherished cemetery through a variety of tours led by the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery (fomh. org), including Victorian-era symbolism on grave markers.

The oak, for example, has ties with strength, endurance, and is often referred to as the “tree of life.” But in Rochester, there is only one Tree of Life, known as such even after its death in July 2010,

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most likely from it burden of its own weight. This bur oak near Elmwood on the east side of Genesee Valley Park was a sort of giving tree, with its branches stretching so wide that dozens could climb and sit in it at once. Its nurturing shape may have been a result of early damage, and, in the end, may have caused its own collapse. The 120-plus-year-old tree has now been immortalized as a portal, with two major parts of the tree flanking both sides of the nearby bike path.

Oaks are native to this area, and we are endowed with some beauties.

Impressive oaks in Powder Mills Park and others at Mendon Ponds age up to 300 years. In Canandaigua, the trails at Finger Lakes Community College will reward the adventurous with the thrill of discovering a lone white oak, itself nearing 200 years. (Consider: it was standing at this spot before Rochester was even a city). College president Barbara Risser was only given the cryptic instructions “you’ll know it when you see it” when she set on the journey to find it. “I kept saying to my husband, ‘Maybe that one is the white oak,’ or ‘Maybe that one is the oak.’ Then, we turned a corner and before us was the most spectacular, majestic oak tree I had ever seen. We were awestruck.” And so, somewhere through the trails along Marvin Sands Drive, tucked behind the arboretum and the newly dedicated Serenity Garden, sits what the accompanying plaque calls “a nut that held its ground.” You’ll know it when you see it.

Awe and inspiration are limitless resources with these trees around.

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Fall 2011 Special Events Guide While the new fall arts and cultural seasons are exciting, you shouldn’t spend all your time inside. Fall in Rochester is incredibly beautiful and the days and nights are filled with a variety of special events, festivals, and other activities. The list below includes many of the biggest events happening in the next few months, although it would be impossible to include them all.

Appleumpkin Festival Sat-Sun Sep 24-25. Harvest celebration with crafts, entertainment, and fall-flavored treats. Gaslight village of Wyoming, NY. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 495-9940, appleumpkin.com.

ARTrageous Affair Sat Oct 1.

Annual gala to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester. Dinner, silent art auction. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 6 p.m. $125. bccr.org.

Autumn Festival of Ales Sat Oct 8. Craft beer tasting, live blues music, chili cook-off, food vendors, hand-rolled cigars.

Fireman’s Field, Honeoye Falls. 1-5 p.m. $25-$30 ($7 non-drinkers). 624-4386, custombrewcrafters.com.

Beer and Beast Pairing Wed Sep 21. Specialty dinner featuring cured, smoked, and cooked meats. Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. 7 p.m. $35. 2322626, theoldtoad.com.

Billy Collins Wed Oct 12.

Reading and Q&A with poetin-residence. MCC Theatre, Building 4. 7-8:15 p.m. monroecc.edu.

BOA Editions Sat Sep 17: “Writing Exercises” at Midtown Athletic Club, a poetry workshop with BOA author Michael Waters | Sun Sep 18: BOA’s 35th Anniversary Dine & Rhyme Event with reading at Memorial Art Gallery and dinner reception at Good Luck Restaurant. boaeditions.org.

Bop Shop Fall CD and Record Show Sun Nov 6. More than 40 vendors with 60-plus tables of music and music-related merch. Village Gate, 247 N Goodman St. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free. bopshop.com.

Camp Good Days’ Courage Bowl VII Thu Sep 15. Annual football game between St. John Fisher College Cardinals and the University of Rochester Yellowjackets. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. 7 p.m. $7. campgooddays.org.

Make sure to check the Events section of rochestercitynewspaper.com for a searchable calendar or pick up the print edition of City Newspaper every Wednesday for that week’s event listings. If we missed your event, and you’d like to include it on the online version of this article, e-mail eric@rochestercitynews.com.

Care Net Chocolate Gala Fundraiser Fri Sep 16.

Presented by Care Net Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua. Steamboat Landing, 205 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua. 393-0437.

Caroline Werner Gannett Project: Visionaries in Motion Thu Sep 15: Esther M. Conwell, “Conductive Properties of DNA” | Mon Oct 10: Ryan Knighton, “It’s Like, For Real: A Life in Autopathogrophy?” | Thu Nov 3: Fred Ritchin, “After Photography” | Thu Dec 8: Drew Berry, “Science and Aesthetics of Biology Through a Microscope” | Series continues in 2012 with Sebastian Seung, Charles, Burns, David Bornstein, and Elizabeth Turk. Various locations on the RIT campus.

8 p.m. Free, open to the public. cwgp.org Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse Sat Oct 8: “Mariners, Mansions & Memories Guided Tour” (paid event) | Sat-Sun Oct 8-9: “Rochester Romances the River” | Sat-Sun Dec 34: Holiday Shopping at the Lighthouse. 70 Lighthouse St. geneseelighthouse.org.

City of Rochester Wednesdays, Sep-Oct: Big Band Dances (Roger Robach Community Center) | Sep 15- Oct 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (City recreation centers and City Hall) | Sun Sep 18: MVP Rochester Marathon (Frontier Field) | Sat, Oct 8: Rochester Blossoms, Columbus Day Parade | Sat Oct 29: Pumpkins in the Park 5K Race (Cobbs Hill Lake Riley Lodge) | Sun-Mon Dec 4-5: 29th Annual Silver Gloves Boxing Tournament (Edgerton Community Center). For more information and other events check cityofrochester.gov.

Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival Thu-Sun Oct 6-9. Food, entertainment, kids activities,

race, fireworks, contests. Town of Cohocton. fallfoliagefestival. com.

Cracker Box Palace Sat Sep 18: Animal Faire and U-Pick Apple Kickoff (apple picking continues daily through October) | Sat Oct 1: Farm Frenzy Walk-a-Thon | Sun Nov 6: Family Pet Portraits with Santa. Cracker Box Palace, 6450 Shaker Road, Alton. crackerboxpalace.org.

Cultural Diversity Conference Thu Sep 22. “Building Community Through Diversity.”

Keynote Speaker Marla Runyan (U.S. Olympian).

SUNY Brockport. Free-$50. brockport.edu.

Cummings Nature Center Sundays Sep 18, Oct 9: Wildlife Defenders presentations | Wednesdays Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 9: Senior Sojourns | Saturdays Sep 24, Oct 22, Nov 12: Serendipity Walks | Sun Oct 2: Timber Sports Competition | Sundays Oct 16 & 23: Make-aScarecrow. 6472 Gulick Road, Naples. rmsc.org.

Darien Lake Family FrightFest Saturdays and Sundays Sep 17-Oct 9. Halloween activities for little kids and haunted houses for teens and adults.

Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, 9993 Allegheny Road.

Noon-10 p.m. godarienlake. com.

David Sedaris Wed Oct 12.

Noted author and humorist comes to town for reading and book signing. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. 8 p.m. $38.50. wab.org.

ESLT Performing Arts Colloquium Wed Nov 2. Performance, party, panel discussion on the future of opera, by Empire State Lyric Theatre.

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The Fair and Expo Center Fri Sep 16: Night Craze Teen Dance, Minett Hall | Fri-

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Fall Festival at the Funny Farm Sat-Sun Sep 17-18. Food tastings, glass demos, crafts, and more presented by Studio 34 Creative Arts Center and Gallery. Gentle’s Farm Market, 1080 Penfield Road. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. studio34beads.com.

Fashion Week of Rochester Thu-Sun Oct 13-16. Boutique bus tour, runway shows, art and music performances, more. Various locations, including participating boutiques around Rochester. fashionweekofrochester.org.

Finger Lakes Cheese Trail Open Houses Sat-Sun Oct 8-9, Sat Nov 19. Tours and cheese samples. Various regional farms and creameries. thefingerlakescheesetrail.com.

Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival Sat-Sun Sep 17-18.

Fiber-art vendors, awards, demonstrations, equipment and book sales. Hemlock Fairgrounds in Hemlock, NY. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5. gvhg.org.

Finger Lakes Cork and Fork FriSat Sep 16-17. Showcases 60 local farms, food producers, wineries and restaurants.

Rodman Lott & Sons Farms, Route 414, Seneca Falls. Fri 6:30-9:30 p.m. ($20-$50), Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ($20-$25). fingerlakescorkandfork.com.

Finger Lakes Community College Fri Sep 30: Adam Gussow: Blues Harmonica Player, Teacher and Writer.

FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive. flccconnects.com.

Finger Lakes Live Steamers Sat-Sun Sep 24-25: Fall Meet and Open House. 302 Clyde-Merengo Rd, Clyde. fingerlakeslivesteamers.org.

Finger Lakes Scenic Railways Sat Sep 17: Fall Festival Wine and Dine, 3 p.m., Geneva Yard | Sat Oct 8: Fall Foliage continues on page 22 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21

Fall 2011 Special Events Guide continues from page 21 Train Rides, Shortsville | Sat Oct 29: Halloween Pumpkin Express, Village of Victor | Sun Oct 30: Halloween Pumpkin Express, Waterloo | Sat Nov 26: Shortsville Santa Express, Shortsville | Sun Nov 27: Victor Santa Trains, Victor | Sat Dec 3: Geneva Santa Express, Geneva. fingerlakesscenicrailway.com.

Flour City Brewer’s Festival Fri Sep 23. Beer samples, food, live music presented

by Rohrbach’s Brewing Co. Frontier Field. 6 p.m. $35-$40. fcbrewfest.com.

Ganondagan State Historic Site Sat Sep 24: Living History Event: “A Seneca Encounter with LaSalle” | Fri Nov 11: Canandaigua Treaty Day | Native American Lecture Series: Wed Sep 28 “Words That Come Before All Else”

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“The Natural World: Our Responsibility as Human Beings” by Chief Oren Lyons Jr.; Thu Nov 3: “Healing & Balance in the Haudenosaunee Cultures” by Dr. Theresa Maresca; all lectures at Shults Center, Nazareth College, $20$30 per lecture. 1488 Route 444, Victor. ganondagan.org.

Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum Fri Sep 30-Sat Oct 1: Civil War Encampment | Fri-Sun Nov 11-13: Christkindl Market. 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua. grangerhomestead.org.

Greentopia Festival Sat-Sun Sep 17-18. New festival celebrates the Green movement with speakers, booths, music, film festival, culinary series, and education. High Falls. 10 a.m.6 p.m. Free. greentopiafest. com.

Genesee Community College Sat Sep 17: Fall Field Day. Lima Campus Center, 7285 Gale Road on Route 15A. genesee. edu/lima.

Genesee Country Village and Museum Sat Sep 17: Lobsterfest | Sat-Sun Sep 2425, Oct 1-2: Vintage Baseball Mayor’s Cup Tournament | Sat-Sun Oct 1-2: Agricultural Society Fair and Exposition | Fri-Sat Oct 14-15, 21-22, 28-29: Spirits of the Past Halloween Tours | Sat-Sun Oct 29-30: Trick or Treating in the Village | Sun Nov 6: Bridal Fair | Sat Nov 26: Preparing for the Holidays the 19th Century Way. 1410 Flint Road, Mumford. gcv.org.

Genesee Valley Conservancy Sat Oct 8: Autumn Colors walk, approx. 3 miles along Wheeler Gully. 1 Main St., Geneseo. geneseevalleyconservancy.org.

Genesee Waterways Center Sat Sep 17: Annual Rochester River Challenge | Sat-Sun Oct 8-9, Sat Oct 15: Head of the Genesee Regatta. 149 Elmwood Ave. geneseewaterways.org.

Geneva Historical Society Museum Sat Sep 24: Rose Hill Wine and Food Celebration | Wed Nov 2: Annual Dinner and Silent Auction.

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George Eastman House- Special Events: Sat Sep 17: Prohibition Party | Sat-Sun Sep 24-25: “Hollywood2Go: Learn How the Studio System Really Works” | Sat Oct 1: Photo Finish 5K | Mon Oct 3: 2011 Benefit Auction | Nov 9-Dec 14: “Sweet Creations Gingerbread House Display.” 900 East Ave. eastmanhouse.org.

Gilda’s Club Rochester Hero’s Ball 2011 Sat Sep 24. Hyatt Regency, 125 E. Main St. gildasclubrochester.org.

Harbor Town Belle Thursdays through October: Mark Twain Cruise ($28-$29.50, includes dinner) | Early October: Fall Foliage Cruise ($6-$12). Departs from Port of Rochester in Charlotte. harbortownbelle.com.

Haunted Hayrides of Greater Rochester Oct 1-31. Hayride through the woods as costumed actors try to spook you. Check website for special family-friendly nights. 3329 Eddy Road, Williamson. $15$20. hauntedhayridesrochester. com.

Hilton Apple Fest SatSun Oct 1-2. Crafts, food, entertainment, car show. Town of Hilton. hiltonapplefest.org.

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“It’s Like, for Real: A Life in Autopathography” October 10 (Webb Aud. 8 pm) Canadian-born journalist, memoirist, professor and screenwriter; author of Cockeyed; C’mon Papa: Dispatches from a Dad in the Dark

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“After Photography” November 3 (Webb Aud. 8 pm) Prof. of Photography and Imaging, NYU Tisch School of the Arts; author of After Photography; and In Our Own Image; former picture editor, New York Times Magazine

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“Science and Aesthetics of Biology through a Microscope” December 8 (Webb Aud. 8 pm) MacArthur award-winning biomedical animator at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia

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Hunt Country Vineyards Sat-Sun Sep 17-18: Harvest Tour of Food and Wine | Sat-Sun Oct 1-2: 22nd Annual Hunt Country Harvest Festival | Sat-Sun Nov 12-13 & Nov 19-20: Keuka Holidays. 4021 County Road, Branchport. huntwines.com.

ImageOut Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Fri-Sun Oct 7-16.

Film screenings, art exhibit, parties, more. Various venues including Dryden Theater and Cinema Theater. imageout.org.

Irish Film Feis Films of Irish interest. Second Sunday of each month Oct-Mar, 4-7 p.m. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W. Commercial St., East Rochester. $17-$20 showing (includes dinner). 288-0636, mcgrawsirishpub.com.

Irondequoit Oktoberfest 2011 Fri-Sun Sep 16-18 & 2324. Celebration of German culture, music, beer, food.

Camp Eastman, Irondequoit. $4-$8. irondequoit.org/ oktoberfest2011.

Italian American Community Center Thu Sep 15: Movie Night- Italian Style | Thu Sep 22: Men of the Year Awards | 150 Frank DeMino Way. iaccrochester.org.

Jewish Book Festival Sun-Sun Oct 30-Nov 6. Readings, signings, and discussions of Jewish authors and/or books of Jewish interest. Jewish Community Center, Edgewood Ave. rjbf.org Joint Jam Walk and Celebration Sat Sep 24.

Unity at Ridgeway walkabout loop, 2655 Ridgeway Ave. unityhipsandknees.org.

Keeping Pace with AIDS Fundraiser Sun Sep 18.

Includes 5k walk, 5k or 10k run, bike rides, and Paws for a Cause. The Roundhouse in Genesee Valley Park. acrochester.org.

Keuka Wine Trail Sat-Sun Sep 17-18: Harvest Tour of Food and Wine | Nov 12-13: Keuka Holidays I | Nov 19-20: Keuka Holidays II. 2375 Route 14A, Penn Yan. keukawinetrail.com.

Landmark Society of Western New York Fri-Sat Sep 23-24: Inside Downtown Tour | Thu Nov 8 & 15: Marketing Historic Houses Successfully | Sun Nov 20: Historic Preservation Awards & Annual Meeting | Sun Dec 4: Corn Hill Holiday Tour. 133 S Fitzhugh St. landmarksociety.org.

Letchworth State Park Sat Sep 17: Native American Heritage Days | Sat-Mon Oct 8-10: Arts & Crafts Show and Sale. 1 Letchworth State Park, Castile. nysparks.state.ny.us.

The Little Theatre Sat Sep 17: Latino Film Festival | Mon Oct 3: A Celebration of the Little | Tue Oct 4, Tue Nov 1: Authors Aloud in the Café. The Little

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Theatre, 240 East Ave. thelittle. org.

Lift Bridge Book Shop Sun Sep 18: D&D Old School Basic Gamers Group | Sat Sep 24: Saturday Author Salon: “Motherly Musings: Thirty Women & Men Reflect on the Roller Coaster Ride that is Motherhood” | Mon Oct 24: 2nd Annual Book Club Bash | Sat Nov 5: Rochester Children’s Book Festival. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St. Brockport. liftbridgebooks. com.

Localvore Month Events Mon Sep 19: Festival of Food, Public Market, 6-9 p.m. | Sun Sep 25: Northeast Organic Farmers Association-NY statewide locavore potluck | Mon Sep 26: Taste of Localvore, 249 Highland Ave., 5-8 p.m. NYlocavorechallenge. com.

Lollypop Farm Sat Sep 24: Barktober Fest. 5-mile race and 1.5-mile walk for animals.

99 Victor Road, Fairport. lollypop.org.

Lori’s Natural Food Sun Oct 2: Taste of Lori’s 30th Anniversary with the Sim Redmond Band & The White Hots. Lori’s Natural Food Center, 900 Jefferson Rd. lorisnatural.com.

Manhattan Short Film Festival Sat Oct 1. Global short-film festival. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. manhattanshort.com.

MCC Alumni Week and Homecoming 2011 Wed Sep 21-Sat Oct 1. 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. monroecc.edu Medina Railroad Museum Oct 8-9, 12, 15-16, 19, 22: Fall Foliage Train Rides | Nov 2627, Dec 3-4, 10-11, 17-18: The Polar Express. 530 West Ave, Medina. railroadmuseum. net.

Memorial Art Gallery Sun Oct 2: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Family Day | Thu Oct 13: ArtAbility Rochester | Thu Oct 27: Rochester Young Professionals Entrepreneurs Expo | Sat Oct 29: Rochester City Ballet Masquerade Ball | Sun Nov 20: Extreme Family

Day | Tue Dec 27: Kwanzaa Family Day. 500 University Ave. mag.rochester.edu.

Mount Hope Cemetery General Tours Saturdays and Sundays through October. Sat Sep 17: Theme Tour: Geology at Mount Hope Cemetery | Sat Oct 22: Theme Tour: Fall Foliage Tour | Sat Oct 22 & Tue Oct 25: Theme Tour: Grand Torch Light Tour. 1133 Mount Hope Ave. fomh.org.

MVA Hope Foundation Golf Tournament Sun Sep 18.

Benefits Rochester area pets, pet owners, and veterinarians. Victor Hills Golf Club, 1450 Brace Rd., Victor. mvahopefoundation.org.

MVP Health Care Rochester Marathon Sun Sep 18.

Marathon, half-marathon, and relay to benefit Arthritis Foundation. Frontier Field, 333 Plymouth Ave. 7:30 p.m. $65$180. rochestermarathon.com.

Naples Grape Festival Sat-Sun Sep 24-25. Wine, food, arts and crafts, live entertainment, grape pie contest. Naples High School and Memorial Town Hall, Naples. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. naplesgrapefest.org.

Nightmare Manor Sep 30Oct 31. Quarter-mile indoor haunted attraction. Southtown Plaza, 3333 W Henrietta Road.

Open Thu-Sun. $12-$30. nightmaremanor.com.

New York Museum of Transportation/Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Sundays Sep 18-Oct 30: Fall Foliage by Trolley and Train | Saturdays and Sundays Nov 26-27, Dec 3-4, 10-11, 17-18: Holly Trolley Rides. 6393 East River Road. nymtmuseum.org.

New York Wine and Culinary Center Sat Sep 17: New York State of Mind | Fri Sep 30: NY on Tap | Sun Oct 16: Chefs, Wine & Art. 800 S. Main St., Canandaigua. nywcc.com.

NOTA Fest 2011 Fri-Sun Sep 23-25. Local businesses including Writers & Books, Village Idiots Comedy Improv, Studio 34, Bop Shop, Agape

Martial Arts, and more will offer deals, free events, live music. Neighborhood of the Arts. 732-5884, notaba.org.

Ontario Pathways Sat Sep 17: Wildflower Walk | Sat Oct 15: The Great Pumpkin Walk (Ontario Fairgrounds). ontariopathways.org.

Palmyra Canaltown Days Sat-Sun Sep 17-18. 140 craft booths, food vendors. parade, 5k race, flea market, carriage rides. Palmyra, NY. palmyracanaltowndays.org.

Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon Tue Nov 15. Guest speaker: Gloria Steinem. Hyatt Regency Hotel, 125 E. Main St. Noon. $50. pprsr.org.

Power of Inclusion: Diversity Conference 2011 Sun-Mon Oct 2-3. Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St. workforcediversitynetwork. com.

Public Relations Society of America Northeast District Annual Conference “Communicating Without Walls” Wed Sep 28. RIT Inn and Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Rd. prsarochester.org.

Puerto Rican Festival Fri Oct 21: Night of Comedy with Bill Santiago and Mike Robles, German House, 315 Gregory St. | Sat Nov 19: Vino con Sabor: Wine Tasting, Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Ave. prfestival.com.

Purple Foot Festival Sun Sep 18. Grape-stomping festival.

Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. casalarga.com.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Barnum 200 Wed Oct 26-Sun Oct 30. The circus comes to town for a new anniversary show.

Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square. $12-$75.

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RIT’s Brick City Homecoming Fri-Sat Oct 14-16: Kevin Hart (guest comedian, Gordon Field House), Men’s Hockey vs. St. Lawrence (Blue Cross Arena), distinguished speaker Michael J. Fox. 1 Lomb Memorial Drive. www2.rit.edu/brickcity.

Roberts Wesleyan College McCown Symposium Mon Sep 26. “Conversion as a Way of Life: Lukan Perspectives, Cognitive Insights” featuring Dr. Joel B. Green.

Northeastern Seminary. 2301 Westside Drive. roberts.edu.

Roc City Roller Derby Sat Oct 8: Roc Stars vs. River City Rollergirls’ Poes Punishers | Sat Nov 19: B-Sides vs.

Assault City Roller Derby, Roc Stars vs. HARD’s Nuclear Knockouts. Dome Arena, Henrietta. Rocderby.com.

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Rochester Area Vegetarian Society Sun Sep 18: “The Impact of Diet on Climate Change and the Environment” Speaker: George Eisman, R.D. Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd. rochesterveg. org.

Rochester Art Supply Trade Show Fri-Sat Nov 11-12. High Falls Art Gallery, 60 Browns Race. fineartstore.com/ TradeShow2011.

Rochester Arts and Lectures Thu Oct 13: Dinaw Mengestu | Thu Nov 10: Roz Chast | Thu Dec 8: Alexandra Fuller.

Continues in 2012 with Abraham Verghese, Wallace Shawn, and Jennifer Haigh.

Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. artsandlectures.org.

Rochester City Ballet Masquerade Ball Sat Oct 29. Dancing, music, and mystery, hosted by the Good Pointe Society. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. rochestercityballet.org.

Rochester Deaf Rotary Club Sun Sep 18: Wine and Culture Fundraiser. Holiday Inn Airport, 911 Brooks Ave. deafrotary.net.

Rochester Main Street Armory Sat Sep 24: Roc-Con! Rochester Sci-Fi Anime Con | Sat-Sun Oct 1-2: Psychic World Expo 2011 | Sat Nov 5: Mayday Underground Indie Crafts and Art Show | Sat-Sun Nov 12-13: Art at the Armory. 900 E Main St. rochestermainstreetarmory. com.

Rochester Museum and Science Center Traveling exhibit through Nov 27: “September 11, 2001: A Global Moment” | Sat-Sun Sep 24-25: “The Great Outdoors” | Sun Oct 1: “Sunday Stroll with Georgiana Farr Sibley” | Sat-Mon Oct 8-10: “Sporting Science” | Special Events: Sat Sep 24: Business Education Seminar (Eisenhart Auditorium) | Fri-Sun Nov 18-20: Holiday Bazaar Arts and Crafts Sale.

657 East Ave. rmsc.org.

Rochester Public Market Sun Sep 18: Artists’ Row | Mon Sep 19: Savor Rochester Festival of Food | Sun Sep 11, 25, Oct 2, 9: Greatest Community Garage Sales and Super Fleas | Fri Sep 23-Tue Oct 4: New York Harvest For New York Kids Week | Saturdays through Oct 15: Chef’s Day at the Market | Dec 4, 11, 18: Holidays at the Market. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. cityofrochester.gov.

Rochester’s Rich History Lecture Series Sun Oct 16: Treasures of the Central 26 City FALL GUIDE 2011

Rochester River Romance returns October 7-9. PHOTO provided Library Collection | Sun Nov 20: The History of Rochester | Sun Dec 18: Third Annual Victorian Tea. Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium. 116 South Ave. rochesterpubliclibrary.org.

Rochester River Romance Fri-Sun Oct 7-9. Variety of events celebrating Rochester’s waterways, including the Head of the Genesee Regatta.

Genesee River Corridor. cityofrochester.gov.

Sam Patch & Mary Jemison Cruises Wine-tasting cruises through October. Sat Oct 8: Twilight River Romance Dinner Cruise. 270 Exchange Blvd. samandmary.org.

Seneca Park Zoo Sat Sep 24: Brew at the Zoo & Wine, Too | Sun Sep 25 and Sun Nov 6: Go Green! Recycle Rally | Sat Oct 8: Genesee Trail Day | SatSun Oct 15-16, 22-23: ZooBoo | Sun Nov 13: Winter Bird Feeding Worksho | Saturdays and Sundays through Dec: Breakfast with Santa. 2222 St. Paul St. senecaparkzoo.org.

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Site Sun Sep 18: Harvest Progressive Dinner | Sat Oct 15: Fall Sonnenberg History Conference | Sat-Sun Oct 21-22 & 28-29: Mansion Mysteries | Sat Dec 3: Holiday Tour of Homes. 151 Charlotte St., Canandaigua. Sonnenberg. org.

Springwater Fiddlers Fair and American Crafts Show Sat Sep 17. Sugarbush Hollow Farm, 8447 Pardee Hollow Road, Springwater. springwaterfiddlersfair.net.

Sterling Nature Center Sat-Sun Sep 17-18: Ontario Orchards Fall Jamboree | Sat Sep 24: Fall Flowers with Don Cox | Sat Oct 1: Journaling into Nature | Sat Oct 15: Apple

Pressing | Sat Nov 5: Wetland Wildlife | Sat Dec 3: Natural Holiday Ornaments. Sterling Nature Center, Jensvold Road, Sterling. cayuganet. org/sterlingpark.

Strasenburgh Planetarium Now Showing: “My Planets”, “Alien Worlds” (ends Oct 1), “Dolphins.”

657 East Ave. rmsc.org/ StrasenburghPlanetarium.

Strong National Museum of Play Sat-Sun Sep 17-18: Trains Weekend | Fri Sep 23: The Play Ball | Sat-Sun Sep 24-25: Football: The Exhibit Opening Weekend | Sat-Sun Oct 1-2: Literature Live: Clifford | SatSun Oct 8-9: Literature Live: Olivia | Mon Oct 10: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clowns | Sat-Sun Oct 15-16: American Comic Book Heroes Weekend | Sat-Sun Oct 2223: Literature Live: Corduroy | Sat-Sun Oct 29-30: Family Halloween Party | Mon Oct 31: Toddler Halloween Party | Sat-Sun Nov 5-6: Video Game Mania. 1 Manhattan Square Drive. museumofplay.org.

Town of Canandaigua Sat Oct 15: Fall into Canandaigua Festival | Thu Nov 17: Canandaigua ATHENA Award (The Inn on the Lake).

Holiday open house TBD. downtowncanandaigua.com.

Town of Fairport Sat Oct 8: Fairport Scarecrow Festival | Sat Oct 15: Fall Holiday Arts and Crafts Show (Perinton Square Mall). fairportmerchants.com.

Town of Pittsford Sun Oct 23: Family Halloween Fest | Tue Dec 6: Candlelight Night. townofpittsford.org.

University of Rochester Meliora Weekend Thu Oct 20-Sun Oct 23. Homecoming weekend for UR with reunions, lectures,

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performances, sports, outdoor activities, art exhibitions, movies, etc. Keynote Speaker: President Bill Clinton. For a full schedule and more information visit Rochester. edu/melioraweekend.

Upstate New York Magic Fest Annual Spectacular Sat Sep 24: A Spectacular Evening of Professional Magic. The German House, 315 Gregory St. sam47.com.

Victor Wine & Food Fest Fri Nov 11. Ravenwood Golf Club, Victor. victorny.org.

Warren Miller’s “Like There’s No Tomorrow” Tue Nov 22. Extreme skiing and snowboarding film. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 7:30 p.m. $17.50. rbtl.org.

Wayne County Sat-Sun Sep 1718: Fall Harvest Festival (6355 Knickerbocker Rd.) | Fri-Mon Oct 7-10: Apple Tasting Tour. waynecountytourism.com.

Weinfest Sat Oct 8. Traditional German food, beverage and entertainment. Camp Lima, 2375 Pond Road, Lima. 223-0861.

Wine and Jazz Fundraiser Thu Sep 15. Benefits Jazz 90.1. Presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. Pier 45 at the Port, 1000 North River St. jazz901.org.

Wood Wine and Song Fri Sep 16. Annual gala fundraiser for Wood Library. Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua. woodlibrary.org.

Writers & Books Sat Sep 24: Writers Block Party (noon-5 p.m.) | Wed Oct 12: David Sedaris (at Hochstein) | Sat Oct 29: Third Annual Literary Masquerade Party | Sat Dec 3: Big Pencil Awards and 30th Anniversary Book Release Party.

All events unless otherwise noted at Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. wab.org.

YWCA Empowering Women Luncheon Wed Oct 5. Keynote speaker: actress and author Victoria Rowell. Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St. Noon. ywcarochester.org.

Fair-trade, organic coffees locally roasted Scrumptious goodies • Homemade Soups & Sandwiches • Specialty Coffee Drinks • Free WiFi Belgian Waffles on Sat. & Sun. Free Movie Nights w/ free popcorn on Friday

Boutique Wineries, charming Bed & Breakfasts, great Restaurants, bountiful Farm Markets, historic sites and fun adventures for the kids...

on the Lake Ontario Wine Trail we’ve got it all!

Espresso Express Group Bike Excursion 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7pm

1118 Monroe Ave. 1.5 blocks from Culver Rd. 413-0833

Visit our website for trail events and member discounts at www.lakeontariowinetrail.com

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