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[ INTRODUCTION ] BY ERIC REZSNYAK

A seasonal menu I feel like people could not wait for fall to start this year. Before I even flipped my calendar to September 1 the pumpkin lattes had appeared in coffee-shop chains and the spice-scented harvest decorations had popped up in the vestibules at Wegmans.

I can’t blame America’s marketers for getting a jump on autumn. It’s my favorite season, too, in part because of all of the fantastic events heralded by the cooling temperatures and the changing of the leaves.

That’s especially true of our arts community. In our annual fall arts preview, City’s cultural critics sound off on their picks for the most exciting art exhibits, theater shows, dance performances, music concerts, and films coming in the 2013-14 season. These are by no means comprehensive lists of what’s coming — for that make sure you check

out the calendar section of each week’s City Newspaper, or visit the events section of our website at rochestercitynewspaper. com. It’s just our experts giving their opinions on what you absolutely cannot miss while digging in to the cultural smorgasbord about to be served.

Fall is also arguably the best time to get outdoors in Rochester. This year, take in the stunning foliage transformations and explore the area’s waterways with an autumn boat tour. We’ve got a whole feature on some of the local options available to you (there’s more than you might think). And it’s not really fall without at least one gulp of delicious apple cider. While nobody’s going to judge you for drinking cider straight from the jug, this Fall Guide includes a few recipes using that sweet concoction that will brighten up any autumn evening.

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Hannah Thompsett (right) is a current artist-in-residence at Genesee Center for the Arts and Education. She's using the experience to further explore her "Potentiality" body of work (left). PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

I don’t know how many artists in Rochester make their living solely from their artwork, but life being what it is, it’s certainly not the easiest endeavor. So working artists cram their passions where they fit, between day jobs and second jobs and perhaps parenting duties, and amid all of the little details that must be attended to. But depending on your craft, set up and clean up may take a chunk of the time you had reclaimed to make art. And there’s the consideration of space to work in, and having access the proper facilities, such as a kiln, or even good lighting. In this story, we peek into three local institutions that host artists-in-residence, providing creators the time, space, and resources necessary to simply focus on creating.

While researching this story, I found evidence of some now-defunct residencies, and the odd visiting-artist programs hosted by local universities, but it seems only three true residency programs currently exist: Visual Studies Workshop hosts artists regularly; the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education has a very structured program for ceramicists, photographers, and book artists; and The Yards Collaborative Art Space just began experimenting with a residency program this summer.

How the residencies benefit artists is fairly obvious, and they can be particularly attractive to artists who have just emerged from the university setting into the

wide, expensive, competitive art world, sans facilities or space to work. Almost unanimously, sources for this article spoke of artists “exploding” at the residencies, their production surge reflecting the ideas they had welling up for god-knowshow-long. But residencies also serve the institution in a variety of ways, particularly if the institution has students who can learn from the working artist.

The Multi-Residency Center: Genesee Center for the Arts and Education Genesee Pottery’s ceramic-artist residency program has been in action for about 15 years, says Director Kate Whorton.

The center advertizes the opportunity by placing an ad in Ceramics Monthly magazine, and selects residents from a nationwide pool of applicants.

Considerations include the caliber of the artists’ work, and what they will need in terms of space and facilities.

The Genesee Center currently hosts three ceramics residents at Genesee Pottery. The center’s Community Darkroom hosted its first resident artist in photography this past year, and the Printing and Book Arts Center will host its first residency this year.

Ceramics residents receive free work space for one year (September through the end of August), materials at cost, and 24/7 access to the building. In return they

are asked to commit 15 hours of work per week at the studio, including three hours of teaching, five hours of watching the gallery, and studio duties such as mixing clay, mixing glazes, mopping, and firing work.

Many applicants are candidates in fine-arts programs who require space and time to develop a serious body of work with which they will apply to increasingly competitive graduate programs. Candidates for a masters of fine arts programs “are often a different breed of animal,” says Whorton, “because they really are assured artists, they are ready to go out in the world and create work.

And that’s really where Andrew [Cho] was when he came here. He was fully fledged, ready to launch himself,” she says.

Cho is a recent graduate of the Genesee Center’s residency program. “After graduate school, I needed a new studio,” says Cho, who in the previous few years had moved from the University of Florida, to San Diego State, to Georgia State. “I wanted to move to a smaller city, something with old bones, and somewhere way far north since I had exclusively lived in the South.”

Cho says he heard positive things about the center from friends who had been resident artists there.

“Genesee Center offered me unfettered access to all of the facilities and equipment,” says Cho. “Ceramics requires a lot of toys and a lot of space, so starting a home studio, especially straight out of

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In return, the pottery received a grateful worker who helped to keep the place running smoothly,” he says.

Cho resolved to be self-employed in order to devote his full energies to developing his skills. “I branched out into functional ceramics, which previously played second fiddle to sculpture, and I learned oodles because of it,” he says. “I also met a fantastic lot of people who became not only close friends, but also provided the artistic and conceptual support which alltoo-easily can evaporate outside of school.”

The constantly changing line-up of artists brings fresh blood to the local art community, in terms of technical expertise and creative practice. Cho did two backto-back residencies at Genesee Pottery, and one of the three current residents, Hannah Thompsett, is beginning her second residency this month. Thompsett says she has enjoyed being around people who are constantly creating. Her body of work, “Potentiality,” took ephemeral forms from complex geometric-patterned drawings, to a wall made of connected folded paper forms, to jewel-like geometric forms slip-cast from different shapes made from the folded paper. The artist plans to use this fresh session to further explore the body of work she developed this past year. (The Genesee Center is located at 713 Monroe Ave. For more information visit geneseearts.org or call 244-1730.)

The School House residence: Visual Studies Workshop Visual Studies Workshop has been holding residencies since the 1970’s, says Director Tate Shaw. The Prince Street graduate school and publishing house offers an MFA in visual studies, as well as other classes and exhibitions, and also boasts an apartment and workspace for resident artists. Over the years, many renowned artists have been VSW residents, perhaps most notably photographer Robert Frank, who made a 16mm film with students that was funded by New York State Council on the Arts. Other past residents’ projects have been funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nimoy Foundation.

VSW sometimes also receives support from private foundations.

For the past several years, Shaw has invited artists with intriguing projects to

participate in residencies that range from two weeks to six months long, depending on the nature of the project. VSW looks for artists interested in experimenting with visual form, typically in the media arts fields of photography, film, video, and books.

Resident artists receive varying levels of funding, and space to work and live.

They work with students, may exhibit their work, and often engage with the wider community through a lecture or a public forum. Very commonly, a book project comes of it, says Shaw. Most recently, VSW hosted Brenda Ann Kenneally, who worked at the Workshop from November to May on her “Upstate Girls” project, which seeks to document and tell the story of a specific group of impoverished people eking out an existence in Troy.

Hosting national or international artists who see Rochester with fresh eyes has the potential to alter the way we see our own city, and ourselves, and the way we live and work. Students also benefit from this critical engagement — current MFA student John Lake was Kenneally’s assistant during her residency. (For more information on Visual Studies Workshop visit vsw.org or call 442-8876.)

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The DIY residency: The Yards Collaborative Art Space October marks the two-year anniversary of The Yards Collaborative Art Space, a two-room studio tucked above the Flour City Bread Co. at the Rochester Public Market. The Yards initiated its residency program when co-founding artists Sarah C. Rutherford and Lea Rizzo realized that they wanted the spot to operate more as a makers’ space. And having benefitted from two separate residencies at the Vermont Art Center, Rutherford knew how crucial these kinds of programs can be. “Residencies, just like grad school, are all about what you bring to it,” she says.

“It’s not something that’s handed to you, it’s all about you, it just provides you the time to focus.”

The Yards transitioned smoothly from its second year of serving as mission control for the Wall\Therapy street-art festival in July to hosting the first of its two back-to-back, twoweek residencies. “Actually, [Belgian artist] ROA was technically our first resident artist,” says Rutherford. The Wall\Therapy muralist stayed for a week after this year’s festival, continues on page 9 rochestercitynewspaper.com

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[ CRITIC PICKS ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

The end is the beginning

As 2013 comes to a close, local art spaces come alive with fantastic exhibitions

Space photography will be showcased this fall at the George Eastman House. PHOTO PROVIDED

Even though autumn heralds the close of the year, and the death, decay, or otherwise slumberfest of nature, to me the crisp, fresh air always feels like a beginning. This probably comes in part from our everlasting association of autumn with going back to school. Now that school is back in session, many of the gallery spaces that hibernated during the warmer months are plumping up the arts calendar, their own offerings joining the year-round spaces.

Here are a dozen don’t-miss-‘em shows taking place between now and the springtime, along with information (where available) about other shows hosted by each of the selected venues.

Some details are still being ironed out, so check back with the galleries as time moves forward. Admission to the galleries, museums, and arts centers is free unless otherwise specified.

Remember, this is just a sampling. There are countless more exhibitions coming to area galleries. Check City Newspaper every Wednesday or keep up with our searchable online calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

1975 Gallery (89 Charlotte St.) will present “VOLO CALVARIAM: 1975’s Five Year Anniversary” on Saturday, October 5.

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Axom Gallery will host new ceramic sculptures by Bill Stewart in early 2014. PHOTO PROVIDED

incorporated into it. The line-up of more than 60 artists features many of this past year’s Wall\ Therapy participants, including Bile, Change, Adam Francey, Jessie and Katey, Mike Ming, Mr. Prvrt, Sarah C. Rutherford, St. Monci, Lea Rizzo, Siloette, and Thievin’ Stephen.

The opening reception will be held October 5 7-10 p.m., and the show continues through November 2. 1975 Galley is currently showing “Adventures in Technicolor by St. Monci” through September 28. The space is open Wednesday-Friday noon-8 p.m., and SaturdaySunday noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 466-4278 or visit facebook.com/1975ish.

Axom Gallery & Exhibition Space (176 Anderson Ave., Suite C) will host “Shamanisms: New Ceramic Sculpture by Bill Stewart” from January 15 to February

22. Bill Stewart’s monolithic figurative work is playful with a dash of social sarcasm, and ranges from expressive animal/human hybrids to caricatured religious leaders. His sculptures are typically brightly colored, and totem-esque, but those included in this show are matte black, anthropomorphic figures that blend archetypes with contemporary culture. An artist reception will be held on Saturday, January 18, 5-8 p.m. Axom’s hours

Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery will present "Larry Merrill: Tree as Photograph." PHOTO PROVIDED

are Wednesday-Saturday noon-5 p.m. and by appointment. Learn more by calling 2326030 x22 or visiting axomgallery.com.

Through October 12, “Transmutations: Photographic Works by Carl Chiarenza” is showing concurrently at Axom Gallery and Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo (100 College Ave.). The dual exhibition of large-scale, black-and-white photography is held in honor of the artist’s 78th birthday. “Transmutations” is a select body of work curated by photo historian Robert Hirsch that chronicles Chiarenza’s work from 1979, when he shifted from classic documentary-style photography to creating images entirely within his studio by making collages and shooting them with Polaroid-type film. Chiarenza’s dimensional abstract works shimmer with mystery, suggest landscapes and figures, and leave plenty of room for the viewer to form individual interpretations of what is being seen. Spectrum’s hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information, call 461-4447, or visit spectrumgalleryroc.com.

On January 28, 2014, Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery at SUNY Brockport (350 New Campus Drive, Brockport) will open two intriguing exhibits, to be

shown concurrently through February 23.

“Andrew Au: Life Industries” is a series of detailed paintings, prints, sculpture, and a mockumentary about the inner workings of Life Industries, an imaginary industrial plant that manufactures and markets living things, using code that explains a sequence of events to make the organism viable. “Amy Cheng: Irrational Exuberance” brings together a new series of intricate, ornamental paintings that are loosely inspired by the mandala, the cosmos, cells, lace, brocade, and more wheels of geometric and organic patterning.

A reception for both shows will be held on Friday, January 31, 4-6 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday 1-4 p.m. For more information, call 3952805 or visit brockport.edu/finearts.

The Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery (Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave.) is currently showing “History in the Making VIII” through November 3. The annual exhibit showcases ceramic work from emerging artists to veteran traditionalists from around the country, juxtaposing historic and contemporary ideas.

Jean Schallenbarger, associate professor at RIT’s School for American Crafts, is the guest juror

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the moon, solar eclipses, and stars, through the most recent color images of the universe taken by space telescopes. As a perfect pairing to this show, the museum’s Brackett-Clark Gallery will feature “Astro-Visions,” a science-meetsscience-fiction collection of pre-photography illustrations, 20th-century film stills, and contemporary photographs gathered together to demonstrate how scientists, filmmakers, and artists have expressed their visions of outer space. George Eastman House is open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $5-$12, and free to members and children ages 12 and younger.

For more information, call 271-3361, or visit eastmanhouse.org.

Through September 29, Hartnett Gallery (Wilson Commons, University of Rochester River Campus) will host video installations by South African artist, filmmaker, and director William Kentridge, who will be a distinguished visitor at the University of Rochester for a series of talks and special events. Kentridge’s

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Local artist St. Monci is the subject of a solo exhi- “7 Fragments for George Meliès,” “Day for bition currently at 1975 Gallery. PHOTO PROVIDED

Night,” and “Journey to the Moon” will be

for the show. The Genesee Center’s annual “WinterCraft” show and sale will take place November 15-December 21. The gallery’s hours are Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday noon-5 p.m. Also at Genesee Center, the Community Darkroom Galleries will host “Social Reportage: Raw,” a series of photographic essays by Arleen Hodge and students, touching on poverty, homelessness and social issues in the urban setting. The exhibit runs Friday, September 20, through November 2. A reception will be held September 20, 7-9 p.m. Next up, a Community Darkroom Monitors Exhibit will be held November 8-January 10. Community Darkroom hours are Monday 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday 9 a.m-6:30 p.m., Friday noon-5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For more information, call 244 -1730 or visit geneseearts.org.

George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film will host two concurrent shows October 26-January 12 to celebrate space photography and explore the space of the human imagination. “The History of Space Photography” will showcase a variety of astronomical photographs, from the earliest black-and-white photographs of

continuously screened in the gallery during open hours: Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday noon-5 p.m. Kentridge’s feature-length film of experimental animation, “Drawings for Projections,” will be screened Wednesday, September 18, at 8 p.m. at the Dryden Theatre. A short artist’s talk will precede the screening and a Q&A will follow.

For more information, visit eastmanhouse. org/events. On Thursday, September 19, Kentridge will be present at 9:30 a.m. in the lobby of Todd Theatre (UR River Campus) to discuss his decades-long career as a director of theater and opera. Also on Thursday at 1:30 p.m., Kentridge will be part of a panel discussion on his work in visual arts and film, with an emphasis on its South African context in the Gowen Room (Wilson Commons).

And at 4 p.m., the artist will give a lecture titled, “Everyone Their Own Projector” in the Hawkins-Carlson Room (Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus). For more information, visit blogs.rochester.edu/hartnett and rochester.edu/news.

For centuries, Japanese artists have excelled at printmaking, and continue to develop the medium beyond imaginative expectations.

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Ave.) will host “Redefining the Multiple: 13 Contemporary Japanese Printmakers” January

19-March 16 in the Grand Gallery. The history, theory, and continuing popularity of print media in Japan have made printmaking a major course of study in universities and art schools there. This exhibit will showcase 13 artists, ranging in age from their mid-20s to mid-60s, whose individual practice has transitioned into unique forms that, while still making use of tools and techniques of the printmaker, are often associated with sculpture, painting, and digital media. The imagery in their work ranges from formal abstraction to iterations of traditional Japanese cultural images. A member’s opening party will take place January 18; watch the web for further updates. Among exhibits held at MAG this year are “Memory Theatre 2013” (October 9-December 29), “Matisse as Printmaker: Works from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation” (April 6-June 8), and The 6th Rochester Biennial (July 13-September 21).

MAG’s hours are Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission is $5-$12 except Thursday nights, when it is halfprice. For more information, call 276-8900 or visit mag.rochester.edu.

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Monroe Community College’s Mercer Gallery (1000 E. Henrietta Road) will host “Good Work: The Illustration Invitational,”

January 24-February 21, 2014. The show is curated by renowned illustrator David Cowles (Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Playboy, People, The Village Voice, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and many others) and postmodern painter Kathy Calderwood, whose work has been featured in art houses all over the world, and who was part of the Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2011. Fiftysix internationally known illustrators present their favorite illustrations created over the course of their careers. This group will include such talents as Daniel Adel, Terry Allen, Melinda Beck, Guy Billout, Steve Brodner, Philip Burke, Andre Carrilho, Brian Cronin, Jose Cruz, Roger DeMuth, Debbie Drechsler, Milton Glaser, Danny Hellman, Chris Lyons, Mark Matcho, Bob Staake, Nancy Stahl, to name a few. An opening reception will be held Friday, January 24. Mercer Gallery will also host an Alumni Show featuring Chris Mostyn and Rick Nickel (through October 4), Ken Martin Sculpture (October 11-November 8), Luis Alberto Decurgez (November

The photographic works of Carl Chiarenza will be displayed at both Axom Gallery and Spectrum Gallery this fall. PHOTO PROVIDED

15-December 14), Belinda Bryce and Kurt Ketchum (February 28-March 28, 2014), Scott Herrmann (April 4-May 2, 2014), and the 38th Annual Student Art Exhibition (May 9-August 15, 2014). Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 11a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 2922021 or visit monroecc.edu/depts/vapa/mercer.

Nazareth College’s Arts Center Gallery (4245 East Ave.) will host “Larry Merrill: Tree as Photograph” November 1-December 8. I don’t know about you, but admiring the simple beauty and resilience of trees is really, truly good for my serenity. An opening reception will be held Friday, November 1. “In Process: Emerging Artists in Metalsmithing and Jewelry”

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Separate piece runs September 27-October 25, and this spring, the gallery will feature “Three Women Show,” curated by Elizabeth Lyons (January 24-March 7, 2014), Nazareth College Undergraduate Art Show (March 28-April 18, 2014), Nazareth College Graduate Art Show (April 28-May 12, 2014), and “Shared Spaces 2014” (dates TBA).

Gallery hours are Tuesday-Thursday noon-5 p.m., Friday-Saturday noon-8 p.m., and Sunday noon-5 p.m. For more information and to learn about what Nazareth’s Colacino Gallery will offer, call 389-5073 or visit artscenter.naz.edu/galleries.

From October 3 through November 10, Rochester Contemporary Art Center (137 East Ave.) will host “signals_now_,” the inaugural exhibition for Signal Culture, which is a new experimental-media art center that will be located in Central New York. The new organization aims to provide residencies, resources, and exhibition opportunities in the field of experimental media art. “Some very prominent media artists who will be among our first residents will be featured in ‘signals_now_,’” says Debora Bernagozzi, of Signal Culture. This group of artists includes Kristin Lucas, Peer Bode, Joe McKay, and Phillip Stearns. The show opens Thursday, October 3, 6-9 p.m. Rochester Contemporary is open Wednesday-Sunday 1-5 p.m., and Friday 1-10 p.m. Admission is $1, and free to members. For more information, call 461-2222, or visit rochestercontemporary.org.

On Friday, November 8, Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St.) will host an opening reception for “Of the Ordinary,” an exhibition made up of various projects focused on the political implications of portraiture, and highlighting the various ways in which images are created, distributed, and experienced in a contemporary setting. Many of the projects highlighted in this exhibition employ the method of editing an existing body of images to further investigate their meaning. Among the projects are Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin’s “People in Trouble, Laughing, Pushed to the Ground,” which reveals hidden elements of photographic prints housed in the Belfast Exposed Archive in Ireland; Alyse Emdur’s “Prison Landscapes,” a collection of more than 150 photographs of prison inmates representing themselves in front of visiting room backdrops, often painted by inmates; and “Too Hard To Keep,” a growing collection of photographs deemed too hard to keep for various reasons sent to Jason Lazarus by many different contributors. On Friday, October 4, ImageOut and VSW will host an opening reception for “ImageArt: i do?!,” an exhibition of works from the LGBTQ community that respond to or address the issues surrounding marriage equality. For more information, call 442-8676, or watch vsw.org/calendar.

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using the facilities to paint his piece for the Wooster Collective’s 10-year anniversary show to be held in New York City’s Jonathan LeVine Gallery.

Because The Yards doesn’t offer room-and-board accommodations at this point, the hosts selected fairly local artists for its first residencies.

Abstract painter Nate Hodge of Brockport, illustrator Dylan Staib of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, illustrator and painter Shawnee Hill of Canandaigua, and spray-painter Mr. Prvrt of Rochester made up the first residency group, working alongside one another from August 1 through August 15.

Organizers sent a basic application around their network of friends and supporters, calling for potential residents. A $200 sliding-scale donation in support of the space was requested, along with a minimum of 25 hours spent creating in the space.

In return residents received a key and 24-hour access, exposure during Public Market hours, a small-group, intimate critique night, and feedback from guest visitors, including Jessica Marten, curator of American art at Memorial Art Gallery, and Rosa Arnone, Director of Art & Vintage on Main in East Rochester.

Painter Kristina Kaiser, who interned at The Yards last summer, served as director of the residency program, and took a turn as a resident the second round, which ran August 18 through September 1. Both Staib and Hill stayed on for the second session; Hill is working on finely detailed, haunting portraits of beautiful women for her first solo show, which opens at St. John Fisher’s Laverly Library in October. The second group also featured woodworker and metalsmith Davya Brody, a nurse practitioner and former fulltime artist who has been inching back into creating by using the woodshop at The Yards once a week since February. The organizers at the Yards are considering hosting writers, musicians, dancers, and others in future residencies. (For more information on The Yards, visit attheyards.com.)

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[ FEATURE ] BY DAVID RAYMOND

The trials of trying out Local theater companies take different approaches to auditions

Venkata Kovuri (left) and João Ciuba (middle) auditioning for NTID/RIT Performing Arts' upcoming production of "The Taming of the Shrew." Dr. Jerry Argetsinger and Dr. Aaron Kelstone (right photo) reviewing the auditions, which took place in early September. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

When depicted in the movies, theater auditions are usually fraught and dramaridden. They can be that way in real life too, but most theater companies try to save the drama for the production, and to be as fair as possible. Different local community-theater groups do have different approaches to the all-important subject of auditioning, depending on their mission, their perceived audience, or the show they happen to be doing.

If a group is doing a play with a cast of one or two, it’s obviously going to be a demanding evening for the actor(s), and it makes sense that a director might precast the play with specific ones in mind.

Those are relatively rare, though, and most community groups in the Rochester area have an underlying philosophy about auditions for their shows: if it’s community theater, anybody in the community should get a chance to try out.

“Pre-casting has no place in our mission statement,” says Lauren MacDonough of the board of Webster Theater Guild, which in September will hold auditions for its January production of “Peter Pan.” “Our mission statement stresses our focus on enriching the community of Webster and beyond. Directors may have ideas about who would be able or willing to play certain roles and encourage those people to audition, but no parts are ever pre-cast.”

Many established theater groups have a pool of performers who try to be in every 10 CITY FALL GUIDE 2013

production they can, and the result is often like a repertory group: the young soprano who always plays the ingenue, the older guy who is always the comedian, and so on. They often expect to play those parts in each show, and often the audience expects to see them. But as MacDonough points out, directors need to strike a balance between indulging favorite performers and encouraging new talent.

“It’s up to the directors’ discretion to cast those who are right for the roles, old or new,” she says. “It’s typical in Webster to have the same people try out for our shows, and many Webster performers limit themselves to performing only in Webster shows. But that trend has seemed to shift in the last couple of years, with performers branching out to other theater groups and new talent pouring in for auditions.”

Artistic decisions for WTG productions — which include the choice of audition materials up to callbacks and casting decisions — are typical in that they’re made by the show’s production staff, including acting director, musical director, and choreographer.

Board members like MacDonough also play a part in the audition process, though she says it is a behind-the-scenes part: “The board schedules and administrates the audition process, such as registering performers and helping with audition flow.”

(If you’ve ever gone to an audition that did not run smoothly, you can probably

attribute that to the board as well.)

If it is a large or demanding production, or if there have been a large number of applicants (for example, almost 150 people tried out in June for Pittsford Musicals’ upcoming production of “Les Misérables”), there are callbacks — the audition after the audition. At callbacks the creative staff narrows down possibilities, and the actors start checking each other out very carefully.

“We always have callbacks,” says MacDonough of WTG. These are more specific than open auditions. “When we make the calls for callbacks, we inform the performers what is needed, which varies from show to show: difficult dance moves, duets for leads, dialogue between characters.”

The group putting on Out of Pocket Productions’ “Radio Gals” in October started from a very different, but equally valid, point. Last year four local theater performers and directors — Rochelle Pray, Deb Tompkins, Amanda Lobaugh, and Charles Palella — got together to put on a production of “Always, Patsy Cline” presented by Black Sheep Theatre. They got along famously, the show was a success, and they decided to stick together.

“Yup — we precast!” says Lobaugh.

“Simply put, we had so much fun working together on ‘Patsy’ — with NO backstage drama, I might add — we wanted to do it again. We tossed a few show ideas about and finally chose ‘Radio Gals’ to fit the

billing for next show, casting three more friends who were talented actors [Albert Young Jr., Bob Osgood, Robin MorrisGaylord, and Sarajane Fondiller] to fill out the seven-member cast.”

“It’s very much the Little Rascals, ‘Hey, let’s put on a show!’ approach,” adds Palella, who is also the show’s music director. (Interestingly, all the cast members have performed with the OffMonroe Players, the Rochester Gilbert and Sullivan group whose approach exemplifies community theater: anyone can join the chorus for one of their shows without auditioning, just by signing up.)

The next step, according to Lobaugh, was “finding a theater company willing to let us do the work, but under their name.

We approached Out of Pocket Productions at a TheaterROCS event. They produce performances for charity fundraising and were game for our proposal.”

It’s a much less structured approach to putting on a play than usual, but Lobaugh says it has been well worthwhile for a small-scale show like “Radio Gals.” “We’ve learned so much by taking the lead on this ourselves; it’s helped us realize our own strengths and weaknesses,” she says. “I’m amazed at all we’ve learned that we can apply to help other theatre groups too.”

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I’ve always heard Rochester described as a “theater town,” a distinction that seems like a rare one in the days of TV on demand, web series, and all the other performance media that keep a distance between you and the performers. Judging from a look at the Greater Rochester area’s 2013-2014 theater calendar, we’re still a theater town — and a very busy one, at that.

A theme may be unifying these dozens of dramatic and musical productions, but if so, I’m not sure what it is. I can say that whatever might interest you to see performed on a stage is bound to be scheduled this year. Grand Broadway touring musicals jostle with quirky productions in tiny spaces; Shakespeare and Shaw share space with David Mamet; companies take turns presenting serious drama and lighthearted farce; Gilbert and Sullivan meet Elton John and Tim Rice.

It’s all theater, and it’s good to see such a vibrant theater scene.

These are just a few of the upcoming theatrical productions that sparked my interest. Visit the various theater companies’ websites for more details, and check back with City Newspaper every Wednesday — or visit the online calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com — for a comprehensive list of upcoming theater events in and around Rochester.

“Mrs. Warren’s Profession”

(Black Sheep Theatre, October 4-12) The plays of George Bernard Shaw are seldom performed by Rochester companies — perhaps Canada’s Shaw Festival casts too long a shadow — but the best of them remain pertinent and wonderful workouts for actors. Black Sheep is moving where others fear to tread with last year’s revival of “The Philanderer” and this fall’s production of Shaw’s powerful indictment of the whoredom infecting all aspects of modern society. For more information visit blacksheeptheatre.org.

“Radio Gals”

(Out of Pocket Players, October 11-20 at Christ the Good Shepherd Church) Ragtime, ukuleles, goodhearted Southern church ladies (a couple of them in drag) — what’s not to like? If you listen faithfully to “A Prairie Home Companion” and loved “Nunsense” in all its holy manifestations, you’ll probably be an ideal audience member for this featherweight musical spoof.

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And it is all for a good cause: all the profits from Out of Pocket ticket proceeds go to charity. Also coming this season from Out of Pocket Players: “The Lion in Winter” (January 24-February 1, 2014) and Lisa Kron’s “Well” (May 23-31, 2014), both at MuCCC. For more information visit outofpocketproductions.org.

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(RAPA’s East End Theatre, October 24-November 10) The boisterous Italian catering sister act consisting of Delphine and Carmela is back, celebrating “the biggest bouncing baby shower Brooklyn has ever seen.”

The Calamari Sisters may be cheesy, but it’s Grade-A parmesan, as the “gals” sling squid, sing and dance to old standards, and no doubt cater to large and appreciative audiences once more.

The shtick is served with a knowing wink and the performances are superb. Also coming to RAPA’s East End Theatre this season is “Aida” (October 11-19). And while no details were available at press time, be on the lookout for shows to start filling Theater on the Ridge, which RAPA recently began managing. For more information visit rapatheatre.org.

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(Rochester Broadway Theatre League) An awful lot of touring offerings seem to show Broadway at its most tawdry, but

these two shows are class acts (and Tony winners). “War Horse” (November 5-10) turns a children’s story (also the basis for the Spielberg movie) into a triumph of theatrical creativity and stagecraft.

“Once” (March 18-23, 2014), based on the popular Irish movie, seems more OffBroadway than On, but it is an affecting love won/love lost story with some haunting songs and a pleasingly simple staging. Also part of the RBTL’s 201314 season at the Auditorium Theatre are “Ghost the Musical” (October 8-13), “Dr. Seuss’ Grinch the Musical” (December 1015), “Sister Act” (February 11-16, 2014), “The Phantom of the Opera” (April 16-27, 2014). Also coming, but not part of the season package, are limited runs of “Rock of Ages” (January 30-31, 2014), “American Idiot” (February 27, 2014), and “Beauty and the Beast” (May 13-18, 2014). For more information visit rbtl.org.

“The Pirates of Penzance”

(Off-Monroe Players, November 8-17) Gilbert and Sullivan founded the modern musical, but most of their wacky, tuneful century-plus-old output is not performed very often anymore. Off-Monroe Players keep the flame alive with two performances annually. This year the communitytheater troupe will present one of the most popular G&S offerings, “Pirates of Penzance,” and one of the least-known but most satirical, “Ruddigore,” in the spring of 2014. Visit off-monroeplayers.org for more information.

“Clybourne Park”

(Geva Theatre Center, February 11March 9, 2014) Bruce Norris’ corrosive and purportedly hilarious follow-up to Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” (recently performed by Geva in 2012) tackles racism head-on, and has won a shelf-full of awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. Geva is giving its first local showing, directed by Geva Artistic Director Mark Cuddy. Geva’s 2013-14 Mainstage season also includes the musical “Pump Boys and Dinettes” (through October 13), the farcical mystery “The 39 Steps” (October 22-November 17), the annual holiday production of “A Christmas Carol” (November 27-December 28), the romantic comedy “Last Gas” (by John Cariani, author of “Almost, Maine”) (January 7-February 2, 2014), the world premiere of drama “Informed Consent” (March 18-April 13), and closes with the Neil Simon classic “The Odd Couple” (April 22-May 18). For more information visit gevatheatre.org.

“Les Misérables”

“The Normal Heart”

(Pittsford Musicals, November 15-24 at Pittsford Sutherland High School) One of the big guns of local communitytheater groups tackles one of the big guns of modern musicals in November, and a college-community group — Roberts Wesleyan Community-College Theater — will follow soon after in January.

Enthusiastic fans of “Les Mis” (MisHeads? Missies?) won’t care; this massive, demanding show isn’t performed all that much, the movie wasn’t that great, and they will want to see both productions, more than once. Pittsford Musicals will close out its season with Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” (June 13-21, RIT’s Panara Theatre). For more information visit pittsfordmusicals.org.

(JCC Centerstage, March 8-23, 2014) The recent Broadway revival of Larry Kramer’s play about the early days of the AIDS crisis proved it to be much more than a 1980’s period piece: it remains a strong, affecting drama drama, an actors’ showpiece…and a modern American classic. Also coming this season to the JCC Centerstage: recent Off Broadway hit “The Last Five Years” (October 5-20); “Relatively Speaking,” three one-act comedies by Woody Allen, Elaine May, and Ethan Coen (December 7-22); the Burt Bacharach-focused “That’s What Friends Are For” (February 1-16, 2014); and the musical adaptation of “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein” (May 3-18, 2014). Visit jccrochester.org for more information.

“Parfumerie”

(Blackfriars Theatre, March 28-April 21, 2014) Speaking of period pieces, this 1970’s Off Broadway comedy about life in a funky hotel is an undersung work by one of America’s great undersung playwrights, Lanford Wilson (“The Fifth of July,” “Talley’s Folly”), and probably well worth a revival. Also on stage this season at Blackfriars: “Me and Jezebel,” a play about what happens when Bette Davis paid a house visit to a fan (October 18-27); Mitch Albom’s sentimental favorite “Tuesdays with Morrie” (November 14-24); the airline comedy “Boeing Boeing” (January 24-February 8, 2014); and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of the big-screen gem “Sunset Boulevard” (May 16-June 14, 2014). For more information visit bftix.org.

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(Screen Plays, performed at MuCCC December 13-21) Miklos Laszlo’s 1930’s romantic comedy is the definition of durability: a success in its day, Hollywood reworked it as “The Shop Around the Corner,” “In the Good Old Summertime,” and “You’ve Got Mail,” and it became a delightful Broadway musical as Bock and Harnick’s “She Loves Me” (which the Eastman School of Music is presenting this fall as well). Fairly new local theater troupe Screen Plays offers a chance to see the seed from which all those pretty flowers have sprung. For more information visit facebook.com/ScreenPlaysonStage.

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Rochester’s leading dance organizations have a busy 2013-14

Rochester City Ballet will perform new works this winter with "Incantation," and revisit the classic "Cinderella" next spring. PHOTO BY TIM LEVERETT

You can’t discuss the dance year in Rochester without bringing up Garth Fagan Dance, now in its 43rd year. Most locals — at least those with an interest in the arts — know about this powerhouse troupe, but, then again, the name should trip automatically off the tongue of anyone citing Rochester as their home town. The dancers are that good. New York City talent six hours north.

Fagan is probably best known for choreographing Broadway’s “The Lion King,” which earned him a Tony, but he was fusing ballet, contemporary, and African dance styles with elegance and aplomb back in the 70’s, forging a new movement vocabulary in contemporary dance. His dancers are relentless in their drive, accomplishing athletic feats of movement (higher! faster!) and dancing seamlessly within the confines of intricate rhythmic patterns.

Fagan has been commended for not dismissing aging dancers, but, rather, embracing the depth and insight their maturity can bring to performances. One of his original dancers, Steve Humphrey, is now in his 60s and still performs regularly; that is almost unheard of in the dance world. And Humphrey’s still got it. Whatever he has for breakfast every morning, I want to start eating.

Norwood “PJ” Pennewell has 34 years with Fagan under his belt and has recently begun choreographing for the company, a privilege that was, until Pennewell, bestowed upon nobody. I was impressed by the power of the Pennewell piece premiered by Garth Fagan Dance last autumn, and am looking 14 CITY FALL GUIDE 2013

forward to seeing his new work — his third for the company — this fall at the company’s annual “home season” at Nazareth College Arts Center (4245 East Ave., artscenter.naz.edu).

The new piece is set to compositions

by Aphex Twin, Yo-Yo Ma, ColeridgeTaylor Perkinson, and Felix Laband. “I’m not trying to make any broad statements.

I’m still in the process of learning how to tell a story,” Pennewell says. “I’m focusing on craft. I start with movement ‘swatches’ I have in my head and tailor those to complement individual dancers.”

Not to worry; there is also a new Fagan piece promised for the group’s upcoming Rochester performance. A major revival, “Easter Freeway Processional” (1983), set to music by Philip Glass, will be included in the December program, as well as parts of Fagan’s 2012 premiere piece “Prelude, Light House Lightning Rod,” and the older “Senku.” (For more information on Garth Fagan Dance visit garthfagandance.org.)

A bit earlier in the season, Nazareth College Arts Center brings us the Shanghai Ballet presenting one of its signature works, “The Butterfly Lovers.” This is a no-holds-barred production featuring full corps de ballet, lavish costumes, and a tale of tragic love.

There will be one show only, on Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m., so put this on your calendar now. Catch the pre-performance lecture at 7 p.m. for added insight.

In the spring, on March 8, Pilobolus, the non-traditional performance group that

incorporates gymnastics, creative improv, extreme movement, and expressive wit into each performance, comes to the Arts Center.

Finally, in May, the Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival returns after a one-year hiatus, and now scheduled a few months earlier. At the center of the festival will again be the acrobatic and theatrical contemporary company LehrerDance presenting “Kaleidescopika (The Art of Unfolding)” with accompaniment by Cordis Quartet. Successful festival elements including discussions with choreographers and dancers, master classes, and the popular “Dancing on the Grass” outdoor performances will be back as well. More information will be posted at artscenter.naz. edu prior to the festival.

On to ballet. Rochester City Ballet’s Artistic Director, Jamey Leverett, has a gift for infusing elements of edgy freedom into the gorgeous strictures of classical dance.

Her choreography got the company to the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow dance festival this summer. Your chance to see her newest work comes this winter when the company presents Leverett’s “Incantation” at Nazareth College Arts Center on January 31 and February 1. Eastman School of Music professor and renowned double bassist James VanDemark will perform on stage alongside the company to a score composed by Adrienne Elisha.

Then, in the spring, RCB sinks its teeth into a good, old-fashioned story-ballet with “Cinderella.” This perennial favorite of the

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classical repertoire will afford the company ample opportunity to embrace the comedic character roles that the veterans of the company especially excel at portraying. I’m visualizing Adam Kittelberger in some choice part. Evil stepmother, perhaps? Plus elaborate sets and gorgeous costumes, of course. Think children through grandparents for this one.

It shows May 17-18, again at Nazareth. (For more information on Rochester City Ballet visit rochestercityballet.com.)

William (Bill) Evans is a consummate performer, a master of rhythm tap, and a whiz at combining that style with modern dance in innovative and pleasing ways. Bill Evans Dance has been performing since 1975 and is much sought-after for concert bookings, touring extensively both nationally and internationally. Evans himself was named one of the top three tap dancers in the country by Dance Magazine not that many years ago. Devotees will be delighted that Evans, now in his early 70s, is planning a 40th anniversary show, “Many Moods of Contemporary Dance,” this spring. The show — which will include new works — will be performed Sunday, April 13, at the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 N. Plymouth Ave.). Tickets will be available both online and at the door. For more information visit billevansdance.org.

I’m also looking forward to seeing what choreography Evans comes up with for the Tony Award-winning musical “Avenue Q,” which will be presented by SUNY Brockport students this fall. Evans has been a visiting artist professor at the College of Brockport since 2004. But, hmmm: will the puppets in this hilarious, adult-themed comedy be dancing, or only the people? In any case, it promises to be a fun-filled romp. Amanda Friou, in conjunction with Geva Theatre, will direct. The production hits the boards of the Tower Arts Center November 22-24 and

again December 5-7. For more information visit brockport.edu/finearts.

Another student-based production I don’t want to miss is Thomas Warfield’s RIT/ NTID Dance Company’s “...and Melodies Unheard,” the title of which, I’m guessing, makes reference to the fact that many of the dancers in this troupe are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Warfield describes the show as a multimedia dance performance combining ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and modern.

It is a collaboration with the RIT Gaming Department and the RIT Orchestra and will include audience participatory opportunities.

Asked about the gaming connection ,Warfield told City, “I’m collaborating with faculty and students in the gaming department to develop apps and other digital technology to allow audience members to interact with the dance performance in real time.” Intriguing.

The show will be presented May 1-4 at the Panara Theatre on the RIT campus. For more information visit ntid.rit.edu/theatre.

Warfield is known throughout the Rochester artistic community as a Renaissance Man, a purveyor of many artistic talents. Besides dancing and choreographing, he has written plays, acted, sung opera, and more. His February production, “All One Voice,” is produced by his own PeaceArt International, a global outreach not-for-profit organization using the arts and the creative process to foster world peace. The show will reach out to the audience through dance, song, art, and word. Dancers, musicians, artists, and poets representing different cultures, ethnicities, spiritual faiths, ages, abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds will come together in a free PeaceArt Community Celebration at Hochstein Performance Hall on February 2. For more information visit peaceart.org.

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Hitting Rochester to kick off his first solo tour in more than a decade, Walt Wilkins is taking things on the road on his lonesome, away from the The Mysitqueros to bring his intimate show to the upstairs lounge at Abilene. If you wanted to get close to Teaxas, you could drive all the way there yourself, or just make sure not to miss this show. (Friday, September 27, 7:30 p.m., Abilene Bar and

Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $10. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com) Joan Osborne

Are you One of Us? Joan Osborne, a 2013 Grammy nominee for Best Blues Album, will be bringing her Motown Kentucky flair to Rochester at the German House this fall.

Though Osborne scored major pop success in the 1990’s, she’s far from a one-note (or style) performer. Her more recent “I’ve Got to Use my Imagination” peaked on the Billboard jazz charts as well. Wrap it all up, and you’ve got a genre-defying night of music ahead to enjoy. (Friday, September 27,

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about metal? If metal music is your headbanging thing, then you are already probably familiar with the Montage locally. If not, the co-headlining Dope/Soil tour presents a perfect chance to catch two Chicago metal acts shredding and sharing the stage together.

Oddly enough, both groups have been at it since 1997 (which must have been a good year for Chicago’s metal scene), so you know they bring the thunder. (Saturday, October 5, 8 p.m., Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. $18$20. themontagemusichall.com) Taking Back Sunday w/Polar Bear Club, Transit

Perhaps it’s Drogon and Rhaegal. Or maybe it’s Smaug and Scatha. The actual identities of the two titular dragons here may not be perfectly clear, but odds are it doesn’t really matter. Coming to Rochester as part of its first U.S. tour, Estonian folkrock band — and hit across the pond — Ewert and the Two Dragons is coming to spread its winged, folksy fire to our shores.

Ready to feel old? Taking Back Sunday’s debut album, “Tell All Your Friends,” celebrated its 10th anniversary last year.

LAST YEAR. As incorrect as that may sound, the emo-rockers are still at it, even despite line-up shuffles. The band’s never-ending quest to take Sunday back continues, with the group now prepping its sixth studio album.

Especially of note for Rochester is that our very own Polar Bear Club joins the show as the main support act. But most importantly, remember to set your phasers to stun, and get ready to rock. (Sunday, October 13, 8 p.m. Water

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Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $25-$30. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com) The Front Bottoms/Frightened Rabbit

It was a crowded and sweaty night last time the New Jersey acoustic-pop rockers The Front Bottoms came through Rochester at the Bug Jar. Now boasting an expanded line-up (the acoustic duo has added electric bass and guitar to the group) and new material (touring behind a second full0length album on Bar/None Records), The Front Bottoms are on the edge of breaking through, and there’s good reason why. Catch them while you can. (Saturday, October 19, 8 p.m. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $12.50$14. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com) Phish

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put in this little box probably isn’t going to sway you one way or the other. You either get it or you don’t. This is the uber jam band’s first time in Rochester since 1999, so if you can deal with the indoor haze, you probably already have tickets. Tickets also include a free MP3 download of the full show’s soundboard-mix recording, so you never have to go without and feel like a phish out of water. (Tuesday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square. $62. 758-5300, bluecrossarena.com) The Chandler Travis Philharmonic

“Abundant” is the first word to come to mind with this pop-jazz traveling circus.

If there was an award for how many musicians one band can sneak on a stage, The Chandler Travis Philharmonic very well might be in the running. The core is a nine-piece group, including Chandler Travis, self-proclaimed King of the World himself, and also includes a horn section, accordion, mandocello, keys, drums, and valet. The band’s last album had 48 tracks on it. Above and beyond, indeed. (Sunday, October 27, 7 p.m. Lovin Cup, 300 Park Point Drive. $15-$20. 292-9940, lovincup.com) Langhorne Slim & The Law w/1916

I fought the law, but somehow the law always won. Langhorne Slim & The Law, that is. This Pennsylvania alt-country group will be coming to Rochester as part of The Zone 94.1’s Cheap Date Series, meaning

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Jeff Tyzik (left) and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Pops take on Disney's "Fantasia" in November. John Sebastian (right) of The Lovin' Spoonful plays Cafe Veritas on December 7. PHOTOS PROVIDED

you’ll be able to get tickets for the low price of $9.94. And don’t be an even cheaper skate; grab up two and make it a proper date night. Local Celtic rockers 1916 open up the night. (Friday, November 1, 7 p.m.

Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $9.94.

232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com) Disney’s “Fantasia”

Don those magic sorcerer hats and get ready to enjoy Mickey and the RPO. This fall the RPO is treating Rochester to another Disney classic reborn live with orchestrated

music; this time it’s none other than the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound, “Fantasia.” Scenes from both the original film and the sequel, “Fantasia 2000,” will be shown while the orchestra provides the music under the baton of Jeff Tyzik.

(Friday, November 1 & Saturday, November 2, 8 p.m. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. $15-$92. 454-2100, rpo.org) John Sebastian

Do you believe in magic? John Sebastian does. In his past life as part as founder

of The Lovin’ Spoonful, and in his continuing solo career, he has been involved in the creation of some jams you may also recognize: “Jug Band Music,” “Summer in the City,” and “Younger Girl.” Of equally interesting note, he also composed the “Care Bear” theme and many songs for the “Care Bears” movies.

At least he still cares about making music and bringing it here. (Saturday, December 7, 7 p.m. Café Veritas, First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Road. $22-$50. goldenlink.org)

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The Ying Quartet's February performance with pianist Leon Fleisher is City's classical critic's most-anticipated concert of the new season. PHOTO PROVIDED

This is the first classical season since I started writing for City that I believe includes a concert and a composer for everyone. For someone like me, with farflung musical tastes, it means I will be at concert after concert, throughout the entire season. So, allow me to offer three top picks on the season, and then I’ll plunge into a robust overview.

If you elect to attend only one concert this season, make it the Ying Quartet with preeminent pianist Leon Fleisher on February 23, 2014. Fleisher’s studies with Artur Schnabel rather famously trace back through Carl Czerny and others to Beethoven. Not surprisingly, Fleisher is perhaps best known for his attention to Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart. Like pianist Gary Graffman, Fleisher performed works for left hand only for years, but did regain the use of his right hand. The Ying Quartet — as so many of you know — is the Grammy-winning quartet that sells out every Rochester performance through a combination of exquisite playing and excellent programming. I can only begin to imagine the beauty that will usher forth during this program, which will include the Brahms Piano Quintet. Check esm.rochester. edu for details.

A second concert pick, will be the performance of “Comala,” the 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist by composer Ricardo ZohnMuldoon (January 2014). “Comala” is based on the novel “Pedro Páramo” by Juan Rulfo.

Zohn-Muldoon’s work is told through living

characters who speak and dead characters who sing, with instrumentation running from marimba to maracas to thin glass rods.

My third concert pick for the season also comes out of the Eastman School of Music, which will be launching the J.S. Bach Cantata Series on September 21 (additional dates include October 20 and November 16). The performances will be as written by the composer, with one voice and one musician to a part. The series will include three performances per semester.

Check esm.rochester.edu for details.

The 2013-2014 season for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will progress

under the batons of no fewer than 14 guest conductors in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Opening weekend, September 26 & 28, conductor Jun Märkl takes up Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”), and that sets the programming intensity for approximately 10 of the 14 programs. The program I most look forward to, performed January 16 & 18, 2014, will pair Lili Boulanger’s “Psalm 130” on the same night as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (“Choral,” which includes “Ode to Joy”). The following program looks to be a delight, giving us conductor Fabien Gabel for “An Evening in Paris” with the music of Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Stravinsky (January 30 & February 1, 2014).

Also, put your attention to page 9 of the RPO season guide. There are two concert series that look excellent. One series is called

“Musical Connections” and is held on Sunday afternoons at the Hochstein Performance Hall, Michael Butterman conducting. The programming goes from “Music and Art,” with works like Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” (October 6), to “Music and Dance,” including Piazzolla’s “Tangazo” (March 2, 2014), to “Music and Literature,” such as Debussy’s “Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun” (May 25, 2104).

The second RPO Sunday afternoon group is called “Baroque Sundays,” and is also presented in the Hochstein under the guidance of Butterman. The programming includes Vivaldi’s Guitar Concerto (November 3), J.S. Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 1 (January 12, 2014), and Handel’s “Royal Fireworks Music” (March 23, 2104). For more information and the full season visit rpo.org.

Do not underestimate the symphonic accomplishments of various other orchestral groups in the area, including the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra and Eastman Philharmonia, under the baton of Neil Varon. Every season, these free concerts in Kodak Hall include core favorites of Western classical music. Two highlights from their fall programming include a performance with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) on October 18 and of Dvořák’s “Te Deum” on December 6. A third highlight of continues on page 22

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The Penfield Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of David Harman, kicks off its season with music of Sibelius, Grieg, and Rachmaninoff on October 21 at Penfield High School. The orchestra’s concert season also includes “All Things Scottish” (February 24, 2014) and “The Elegant English” (May 5, 2014). For more information visit penfieldsymphony.org.

Harman also conducts the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra and the University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra.

Their opening concerts take place during the university’s annual Meliora Weekend on October 11-12, and include works by Larsson, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Maxwell Davies, and Respighi. For more upcoming concerts and details visit rochester.edu/ College/MUR/ensembles.

Additional area groups not to miss out on include the Brockport Symphony Orchestra (brockportsymphony.org), Genesee Valley Orchestra & Chorus (gvoc.org), Irondequoit Chorale (theirondequoitchorale.org), Madrigalia (madrigalia.org), and Concentus Women’s Chorus (concentus.org).

Additional chamber music can be found through the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester. The opening concert on October 13, given in memory of Society Founding Artistic Director Richard Luby, is a special baroque concert featuring works of J.S. Bach and Jan Dismas Zelenka. Five additional concerts are offered this season, including one featuring guitarist Nicholas Goluses in works such as “Terzetto in D Major for Guitar, Violin, and Cello” by Paganini (January 26, 2014).

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Check societyforchambermusicrochester.com for details.

There are some additional choral works to bring to your attention. The Rochester Oratorio Society will collaborate with the Sankofa African Drum and Dance Ensemble and the Hochstein Percussion Ensemble for performances of the “Missa Criolla” by Argentinian composer Ariel Ramirez and the “Missa Luba” (March 14, 2014). ROS is presenting two additional concerts this season, “Choral Masterworks,” including Mozart’s “Requiem,” to be performed with the Houghton College Choir on October 4 and 6, and “Liturgy and Legacy,” to preview the concert ROS will perform on the road in several capitals and provinces of Eastern Europe (May 16, 2014). For details visit rossings.org.

Also on the list of area chamber orchestras, be sure to look for concerts put on by Cordancia (cordancia.org), Rochester Chamber Orchestra (rochesterchamberorchestra.org), Ad Hoc (adhoc-music.org), and First Muse (firstmuse.org).

Whether it’s Broadway or the opera that you’re after, turn to the Eastman Opera Theatre. This season’s productions are “She Loves Me” (November 7-10), “Xerxes”

by Handel (January 23-26, 2014), and “Dialogues of the Carmelites” by Poulenc (April 3-6, 2014); check esm.rochester.edu for details. Additional opera opportunities can be found through the Opera Guild of Rochester (operaguildofrochester.org) and the Rochester Lyric Opera (rochesterlyricopera.org).

The “cantata” form also makes its way into a performance by Pegasus Early Music through “Membra Jesu Nostri,” a cycle of seven sacred cantatas by composer Dieterich Buxtehude (March 16, 2014). Each one of the concerts by Pegasus focuses on early music

and early instruments, and is quite thoughtful, not the least of which is “A Woman’s World,” featuring women composers of the Baroque Era (November 10). Check pegasusearlymusic. org for more information. Publick Musick is also putting together its season of historically informed performances of music from 1600 to 1800 and beyond, so be sure to look for their concert announcements at publickmusick.org.

Also performing early music is Musica Spei. The group will again host the Rochester Early Music Festival, this year on November 8, which includes various ensembles and soloists from Rochester’s early-music community. This season will also include a medieval play, all in chant, about the “Massacre of the Innocents” (December 14), a Lenten music concert, a Good Friday performance, and a spring concert that may explore the music of Spain in the old and new worlds. Visit wp.musicaspei.org for details.

More modern in your approach to listening?

Then perhaps you already know the glittering gems of Musica Nova and Ossia at the Eastman School of Music. Combined, the groups are offering five concerts this fall, and the programming includes works you simply won’t find anywhere else in town.

Look for pieces by György Ligeti, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Unsuk Chin, and more. Of particular interest is the November 6 concert, programmed to include John Adams’ “A Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” Stravinsky’s “Symphonies of Wind Instruments,” and Harrison Birtwistle’s “Panic.” Check esm. rochester.edu for more concerts.

Eastman Broadband Ensemble also looks to have an active concert season with several Rochester performances, including a concert featuring works by composer Carlos

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Also on the new-music scene, as per percussionist Ivan Travino, keep your eyes open for the official announcement of Break of Reality’s 10th anniversary concert, which will be performed at Kodak Hall in January. Details to come at breakofreality.com.

No season overview would be complete without mention of several long-standing music series: Compline at Christ Church (christchurchrochester.org), candlelight concerts at Third Presbyterian Church (thirdpresbyterian.org), Fourth Sundays at St. Michael’s (saintmichaelsofrochester. org), and the Baroque organ series at the Memorial Art Gallery (mag.rochester.edu/ collections/organ). Every season, these series garner well-deserved attendance for continuing to provide excellent delivery with outstanding soloists.

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This year’s festival will be devoted to organ music composed in the 20th century. Among the festival highlights will be performances of works by Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom (who will be attending), by Swedish organist HansOla Ericsson, by Austrian organist and composer Peter Planyavsky, and by German organist and composer Martin Herchenröder. Get the full schedule at esm.rochester.edu/organ/eroi.

Worked around these festival dates will be the Westfield International Organ Competition and Academy (September 22-30), with performances in Ithaca and Rochester. Find out more at westfield.org/competition/organ2013.

Keep in mind: these are just some of the highlights of the 2013-2014 classical-music season here in Rochester. There are many more groups and soloists for you to discover and enjoy. My expectations are high that with such a diverse line-up, everyone should get up off the proverbial sofa for at least one concert this season, especially since so many are free, good will offering, or budgetconscious. Happy high notes!

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It used to be that there was a sharp, clear-cut line dividing the popcorn-movie trifles of summer from the highbrow, cerebral films of the fall movie season. But over the past several years, it’s become virtually impossible to distinguish between the two. Sure, there are still plenty of brainy prestige pictures to be found at the multiplex as the year comes to a close. But when you look at some of the major studio releases coming up over the next few months, including “Thor: The Dark World,” “Anchorman 2,” “Riddick,” and “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (all of which I’m excited about, for the record), you’d be forgiven for thinking summer never ended.

This is a preview of some of the more interesting upcoming films to look out for, with enough balance between big-budget blockbusters and indie fare to please movie fans no matter what their preference.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t include everything I’m excited about; the season is jam-packed with potential masterpieces, so this is just a taste of what’s out there.

And yes, there’s also a little film called “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” due out December 13, but come on, you don’t need me to tell you to see that one. Because sometimes, you just want to see a movie with a talking dragon.

“Prisoners” Jake Gyllenhaal plays a detective

investigating the disappearance of two young girls. Hugh Jackman is the father who decides to take the law into his own hands. Sounds like the makings of a fairly typical vigilante thriller, but with a cast rounded out by Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, and Melissa Leo, color me intrigued.

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feeling anxious about her daughter leaving for college. Deciding the answer is to meet new people, she befriends a new client (Catherine Keener) and starts dating again. But unbeknownst to her, the charming new man in her life (James Gandolfini, in one of his final performances) turns out to be Keener’s ex-husband. Whoops! (9/27) “Gravity” It’s been seven years since Alfonso

Cuarón’s brain-meltingly brilliant “Children of Men” hit theaters, and now he returns with this 3D sci-fi thriller, four years in the making. It’s got a simple, but killer setup: George Clooney and Sandra Bullock play two astronauts whose shuttle is destroyed, leaving them stranded in the vast emptiness of space. (10/4)

“Captain Phillips” Paul Greengrass (“The

Bourne Ultimatum”) directs Tom Hanks as the titular captain, in this thriller based on the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship by Somali pirates. (10/11)

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fantasy RPG-playing geek finds his position as leader of his gaming group threatened by the presence of a handsome, charismatic hipster nerd type in this darkly funny, SXSW Audience Award-winning indie-comedy. (10/11)

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as Allen Ginsberg in this drama centering around the murder investigation of David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall), which brings together some of the great poets of the Beat movement, including Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan, and David Cross.

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“The Monuments Men” It’s “Saving Private Ryan” meets “Ocean’s 11” when George Clooney directs Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, and Cate Blanchett in this WWII-set film about a special platoon tasked with saving artwork from Germany before it’s destroyed by the invading Nazi forces. (12/18)

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who falls in love with his computer’s Sirilike operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). With Spike Jonze directing, it’s bound to be quirky, sad, and oddly beautiful. Also starring Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, and Chris Pratt. (12/18)

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follows up his Oscar-winning “A Separation” with this drama (nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival), about a long-separated married couple who reunite in order to finalize their divorce, as she’s making a fresh start with a new, much younger, lover. (12/20)

“August: Osage County” Expectations are sky high for this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a crisis that forces the women of the dysfunctional Weston family back to the Oklahoma house where they grew up. With a cast that includes Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, and Sam Shepard, it’s like taking a hit of pure, unadulterated Oscar bait. (12/25)

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Now is your chance to throw on a light jacket, and do things it was too hot to do just a few weeks ago.

Spending the day on a boat with the sun beating down on you may not be ideal in July, especially when you can’t jump in the water mid-cruise. But in September, it can be just about perfect. Imagine spending a perfect fall day eating lunch, having a few drinks, and seeing the red and orange leaves reflected in the water.

Rochester’s boat tours are definitely worth checking out during the fall. Cruises take place on the Erie Canal, Irondequoit Bay, and the Genesee River. Some of the boats have special fall foliage tours, along with other events like wine tastings and even magic shows.

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Many of these boat tours are designed to send you back to a time when the Erie Canal still defined Upstate New York. The Sam Patch boat in Pittsford is a replica of an 1800’s Erie Canal packet boat. The boat has an enclosed main cabin where lunch, dinner, and drinks are served. The front of the boat is open, so you can step out and enjoy the breeze.

The Sam Patch cruise boards at Schoen Place in Pittsford and travels down the Canal. Then, the boat goes through one of

the canal’s famous locks. These mechanisms were designed because of the change in elevation at certain points along the waterway. An exchange of 3 million gallons of water allows the boat to be raised or lowered 25 feet. The tour then passes back through the lock in the opposite direction and heads back to Schoen Place. Dinner cruises are longer, and go farther down the canal, while private charters can go even further into Fairport.

If you want to turn these scenic Erie Canal views into a party, look for the Sam Patch wine-tasting cruises this fall. You can have happy hour with the girls or go on a romantic date. And it’s educational, right?

You’re getting connected with Rochester’s rich history while throwing back a few.

Wine cruises will take place Friday, September 20, and Friday, October 4.

These cruises are $26, and include between six and eight wines, refreshments, and a 90-minute boat ride. You must be 21 or over to attend these events.

While Sam Patch is a replica, its sister ship, Mary Jemison, is a true piece of history. It was built in 1931, and was first used by fisherman along the Chesapeake Bay to carry oysters. It was converted into a sightseeing boat in the mid-1900’s, and Rochester has been its home since the 1980’s.

The Mary Jemison is a larger boat with two levels. Its rides begin at Corn Hill Landing, at the intersection of Exchange Boulevard and Plymouth Avenue in the

city, and head south on the Genesee River.

The boat travels under the Ford Street Bridge and past Mount Hope Cemetery before turning east onto the Erie Canal.

If you want to get a beautiful view of Rochester’s skyline in the fall, this is the tour for you. Longer dinner cruises and private tours continue east, where you can experience the Erie Canal’s lock system.

The Sam Patch and Mary Jemison cruises are both operated by Corn Hill Navigation, run on the same schedule, and have the same prices. Both boats offer multiple daily cruises Monday through Sunday, from May until the end of October. Regular tour ticket prices range from $7 for children to $14 for adults.

Food and drink prices are separate.

More information can be found at samandmary.org or by calling 662-5748.

Some of the cruise schedules may change or become more limited as the weather gets colder, so check the website for updates.

The Colonial Belle (colonialbelle.com, 2239470) in Fairport also gives tours of the Erie Canal, and has some unique events coming up this fall. Its regularly scheduled cruises occur three times a day Tuesdays through Saturdays, and twice a day on Sundays. These tours range from a twohour lunch cruise ($16) to a three-hour dinner cruise ($19). Food and drink prices are not included with these ticket prices.

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Tables and chairs are set up on the deck, and during each tour the driver narrates the trip with Erie Canal history. Daily boat tours depart from 400 Packett’s Landing in Fairport, and travel along the canal to Schoen Place in Pittsford. The longer, three-hour tours include a trip on the canal’s lock system.

If you want to go big with sightseeing, boating, dinner, and entertainment all in one, check out the Colonial Belle’s special themed tours. An Erie Canal murdermystery tour will take place Thursday, September 19, and Thursday, October 10. This three-hour cruise includes a show and a chicken dinner for $52. The event boards at 6:15 p.m. and returns to Fairport at 9:30 p.m. Reservations are strongly suggested.

There will also be a jazz and wine tasting cruise on Saturday, September 21, 7-9 p.m. ($34), and a fall foliage tour of downtown Rochester on Sunday, October 13, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The fall foliage tour departs from Schoen Place, not Packett’s Landing, and includes a meal and entertainment for $70. Reservations are required for these tours.

Rochester’s water cruises can also be a great family trip. Taking your kids on a boat to see a magician will make you the coolest parent ever. Charlotte’s Harbor Town Belle, a large, two-story paddle wheeler, offers a magic show every Thursday night through October. Illusionist Brian Baskin puts on a show that involves everything from comedy to escaping from a straightjacket.

This weekly magic show cruise lasts twoand-a-half hours and departs at 6:30 p.m. from the Port of Rochester in Charlotte.

The event includes a ham and chicken buffet, and costs $29.

The Harbor Town Belle offers daily tours that travel to Irondequoit Bay, but in October that route changes to get a better view of the fall scenery. The October fall foliage route travels up the Genesee River for a view of downtown Rochester. Both routes depart from the Port of Rochester twice a day, seven days a week. Monday through Friday, tours take place at noon and 6 p.m. Saturday rides occur at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and Sundays are at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. All tours last two hours (except the magic-show tours on Thursdays) and cost $12 for adults,

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If you have a big event coming up this fall, most of these boats are available for private rental. Note that all boat schedules are determined by the New York State Canal System, and have the chance of being cancelled due to bad weather. All of these tours run through October, and may run a few weeks longer based on the NYS Canal System’s decision. Keep up to date on schedule times at canals.ny.gov.

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Make the most of fall’s most flavorful fluid with apple-cider-based recipes

It’s one of those magical signs that fall has arrived: our favorite autumnal flavors show up on restaurant menus.

Pumpkin and apple everything are suddenly everywhere. Living in the second-largest apple-growing state in the United States (only Washington has us beat), it’s impossible to turn anywhere without seeing the treeborne fall fruit.

Soil just south of Lake Ontario makes for some of the best apple growing in New York State, and area orchards, farms, and cider mills churn out fresh fruit and delicious ancillary products every fall — including cider. Cider is slightly different than the apple juice that’s available year round. Apple juice is made by squeezing the juice out of apples, then filtering out the solids and pasteurizing it so it stays fresher longer. For cider, apples are washed, cut, and mashed into a paste with the consistency of applesauce. Layers of the mash are wrapped in cloth and put onto wooden racks, which are pushed together by a hydraulic press, allowing the juice to flow out.

Rather than just pouring your favorite cider into a glass and enjoying it — which is also great — spice things up and use it in a dish that really wows the taste buds. Here are some fall recipes using cider that will keep you warm through fall.

Apple Cider Margarita Serves: 1 (easily multiplied) Prep time: 5 minutes Spiced cider is great by itself warm or cold, but why not kick it up a notch with a little booze? Pairing fresh cider with warm tequila and a glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon is a great (adult-only) way to warm you up on a cool fall day.

INGREDIENTS 1 oz. orange-flavored liquor 1 oz. tequila 5-6 oz. fresh apple cider Orange segments Apple slices (any type of apple is fine) Cinnamon, cane sugar, and coarse sugar (to rim glasses) Cinnamon sticks (optional, for garnish) 28 CITY FALL GUIDE 2013

DIRECTIONS On a plate, mix together a few teaspoons each of cinnamon, cane sugar, and coarse sugar. Run an orange slice around the rim of a glass, then press the glass onto the plate, coating it with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Add a few orange slices to the bottom of the glass.

Fill a cocktail mixer halfway with ice, then add the orange liquor, tequila, and apple cider. Shake well and pour into glass. Garnish with an apple slice and cinnamon stick for extra flair.

(Recipe found on How Sweet It Is food blog: howsweeteats.com)

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Serves: 6 Prep/Cook Time: 20 minutes A spin on classic spiced warm cider, this one’s sure to warm you up. Perfect for parties or just to sip while spending a quiet night at home.

INGREDIENTS 6 cups apple cider 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 whole nutmeg seeds (or 2 tsp ground nutmeg) 1 vanilla bean (or 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract) Whipped cream Candied walnuts (chopped)

DIRECTIONS Combine cider, brown sugar, nutmeg, and vanilla bean (split and scraped) in a medium saucepan. Gently simmer over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and strain out vanilla bean and nutmeg (if using fresh spices).

Pour into six heat-proof glasses (or fewer if you’re feeling greedy) and top with whipped cream and candied walnuts. If you’re feeling devious, you can also add 6 oz. of bourbon to the cider-spice mixture for a drink with an extra kick.

(Adapted from Martha Stewart recipe: marthastewart.com/313279/warmvanilla-cider)

Chicken Cider Fall Veggie Stew Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15-20 minutes Cook Time: 6 hours (depending on crockpot) Drinking isn’t the only thing you can do with cider. It can also add a sweet and rich flavor to your favorite foods. The best part? It doesn’t always require a ton of work. This is a great set it and forget it recipe (you know, until the savory smell overwhelms your kitchen) for the cook on-the-go.

INGREDIENTS 4 large chicken legs (about 3 lbs., skin removed) (Bone-in chicken thighs work well for this recipe, too) 2 large Granny Smith apples

1/3 cup apple cider 1 Tbsp lemon juice 4 leeks (you can also substitute 1 medium onion) 1 piece fresh ginger 1 tsp dried sage 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper

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DIRECTIONS Wash and chop leeks into 2-inch pieces.

Peel, core, and chop apples into quarterinch pieces.

In a 4- to 7-quart slow cooker, layer leeks, ginger, and apples. Sprinkle with salt, sage, and pepper. Top with chicken and pour lemon juice and cider over the top.

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, or until chicken is very tender. Serve with your favorite hearty bread for dipping.

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1 tart apple, peeled & thinly sliced (any type you like; Granny Smiths worked well for me) 1 medium potato, peeled & thinly sliced (butter potatoes are great, but use what you can find) 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp fresh sage (chopped)

DIRECTIONS Combine 2 cups of cider and water in a bowl.

Dissolve salt, honey, and sugar in the mixture, then stir in ice. Wait until ice melts. Add pork chops to a large Ziplock bag, then pour cider mixture over the top. Place bag in a bowl (in case it leaks) and store in the fridge for at least 3 hours. You can brine the pork chops for up to 8 hours (overnight works best). The longer they brine, the more cider flavor they’ll retain.

Combine sage, pepper, and 1/8 of tsp of ground ginger. Remove chops from brine and discard brine (don’t worry, the meat’s soaked up all that flavor — it’s not going to waste). Sprinkle sage, pepper, and ginger mix on both sides of each chop.

Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and the chops. Sautee until lightly browned on each side (about 2-3 minutes per side). Set the pork chops aside on a plate.

Melt butter in the same pan, coating the bottom of the skillet. Add the potatoes and onion. Cover and cook until potatoes have softened and the onions start to turn translucent. Add wine and stir, scraping any brown bits off the bottom.

Stir in apple pieces, 1/2 cup of apple cider, and 1/8 tsp ginger. Cover and bring mixture to a boil. Then place the chops into the sauce. Reduce heat and simmer. Cover and cook for another 3 minutes. Turn the chops over, replace cover and cook for another 3-5 minutes or until the center of the chops reaches 145°F on a meat thermometer.

Set chops on a platter and cover with foil to keep them warm. Bring the sauce to a boil and cook until it reaches a syrupy consistency (about 3-4 more minutes).

Spoon the sauce over the chops and serve.

(Recipe adapted from Country Living Recipe: delish.com/recipefinder/cider-brined-porkroast-onions-apples-recipe-clv0910) 30 CITY FALL GUIDE 2013

Apple Cider Ice Cream Serves: 5-6 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Fall is full of warm and wonderful apple desserts. And since you can never really have too much apple, consider pair one of those apple-baked goods (pie, cake, strudel, etc.) with some apple-cider ice cream.

INGREDIENTS 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup 1% milk 1 1/2 cups apple cider 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS Place cider in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and reduce down to approximately 3 oz. (when the cider is super syrupy). Put in a small bowl to cool.

In a large bowl, whisk sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, milk, and cinnamon together. Add cooled cider mixture and stir until combined.

Add mixture to an ice cream mixer and churn according to the directions on the machine. If you don’t have an ice-cream maker, you can improvise using large and small empty metal coffee cans. Make sure the smaller coffee can fit easily inside the large one first. Place mixture in the smaller can and seal. Fill the larger one with crushed rock salt. Place smaller can inside the larger coffee can and seal. Roll the can back and forth for about 10 minutes or until ice cream is firm. You can also gently kick the can back and forth (fun for kids, but be careful) or place it on top of a towel and have two people roll it back and forth.

Serve with caramel sauce, or if you’re up for it, blend it into a milkshake for a frozen treat.

(Recipe from Amanda’s Cooking food blog: amandascookin.com/2011/10/apple-ciderice-cream.html)

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Summer may be over, but it’s not time to head indoors yet. Rochester has plenty of events to keep you busy through the fall. In fact, there are so many that we couldn’t possibly fit them all in one place. This listing of events — running roughly through the holidays — will get you started, but be sure to check City Newspaper every Wednesday for a full listing of that week’s events.

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Appleumpkin Festival Sat-Sun Sep 28-29. 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 Sep 28.

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. 473-8177, $125. bccr.org.

Autumn Festival of Ales Sat Oct 5. Craft beer tasting, live blues music, chili cook-off, food vendors, hand-rolled cigars.

Fireman’s Field, Honeoye Falls. 1-5 p.m. $30-$35 ($7 non-drinkers). 624-4386, cbsbrewing.com.

City of Rochester Oct 19: Fall Foliage Tour (Mt. Hope Cemetery) | Oct 19 & 22: Grand Torch Light Tour (Mt. Hope Cemetery). For more info and other events check cityofrochester.gov.

BOA’s 16th Annual Dine & Rhyme Event Sun Sep 29.

Thu Sep 19. “Building Community through Diversity, Spirituality, State and Politics.”

Keynote Speaker Dr. Muriel A. Howard (president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities).

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

Darien Lake Saturday Sep 28: rUNDEAD Zombie Run. 5K race that doubles as a zombie survival game. Includes admission to Fright Fest. $50$60. Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center. noon-10 p.m. godarienlake.com.

Readings at Memorial Art Gallery and dinner reception at Good Luck Restaurant. 3 p.m. $20-$25 ($125 for full event).

546-3410, boaeditions.org.

Buccaneers’ Ball 2013 Sat Oct 26. Put on pirate attire and join the ball for food, desserts, casino-style gaming, raffles, silent auction. 21+ only. Doubletree by Hilton Rochester, 1111 Jefferson Road. $65 per person ($115 for couples). 271-5519. piratetoyfun.org.

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Check out structures built using only canned and packaged food. Free (food donations are encouraged).

One Bausch + Lomb Place. canstructionrochester.com

Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival Sat-Sun Oct 5-6.

Food, entertainment, kids’ activities, race, fireworks, contest. Town of Cohocton. fallfoliagefestival.com.

Cracker Box Palace Sat Sep 28: 75-mile car rally starting in Alton and going through Wayne County, ending with dinner at Captain Jack’s in Sodus Point.

50 vehicles max. Cracker Box Palace, 6450 Shaker Road, Alton. crackerboxpalace.org.

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Empire State College Week of Peace Sun Sep 29-Sun

Oct 6. A week dedicated to peace, featuring various events throughout Rochester. esc.edu Fall Sky Rides Saturdays and Sundays Sep 21-Oct 27. Check

out the fall foliage from a ski lift. Bristol Mountain Snow Resort, 5662 State Rt. 64, Canandaigua. $6-$10. 3741135. bristolmountain.com.

The Fair and Expo Center

Fri-Sun Oct 4-6: Ski Sale | Thu Oct 10: Health Fair | SatSun Oct 19-20: 44th Annual Rochester Gem, Mineral Jewelry & Fossil Show. 2695 E. Henrietta Road. 334-4000

Fairport Oktoberfest 2013

Thu Oct 3-Sat Oct 5.

Celebrate Oktoberfest with music, food, and of course, beer. Fairport Junction.

Fairport Scarecrow Festival Sat Oct 12. Music,

entertainment, food, kids’ activities along Main Street in Fairport. Free. fairportmerchants.com.

Fight for Air Climb Sat Nov 16.

A 20-flight climb in the Bausch + Lomb building to raise funds for lung disease. Practice climb to be held Wed Oct 9. $35. One Bausch + Lomb Place. 666-1402.

Fashion Week of Rochester

Wed-Sun Oct 16-20. 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 12-

13. Tours and cheese samples.

Various regional farms and creameries. flcheesetrail.com.

Finger Lakes Cork & Fork

Fri-Sat Sep 20-21.Culinary showcase in Seneca Falls. A must for foodies. Rodman Lott

& Son Farms, 2973 Route 414. fingerlakescorkandfork.com

Finger Lakes Community College Wed Oct 2: Homespun

with Moho Collective and Whizzy’s Canvas. 7 p.m. Stage 14. 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua.

Finger Lakes Live Steamers Sat-Sun Sep 28-29: Fall Meet and Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 302 ClydeMerengo Rd., Clyde. fingerlakeslivesteamers.org.

First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival Sep 19-28.

Hundreds of acts throughout downtown Rochester.

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Ganondagan State Historic Site Sat Sep 28: “A Seneca

Encounter with LaSalle” | Mon Nov 11: Canandaigua Treaty Day | Lecture Series: Thu Sep 26: “For God and Home and Native Land”; Thu Oct 24: “The Legacy of Mary Jemison”; Thu Nov 21: “Finding Our Way Home.” All lectures at Shults Center, Nazareth College. $10$30 per lecture. 1488 Route 444, Victor. ganondagan.org.

Genesee Country Village and Museum Sat-Sun Oct 5-6:

The Fall Festival featuring the Agricultural Fair | Sun Oct 7: Vintage Baseball League Championship Game | Fri-Sat Oct 18-19 and Thu-Sat Oct 2426: Spirits of the Past-Theatrical Tours | Sun Oct 27: Trick or Treating in the Village | Sat Nov 30: Preparing for the Holidays the 19th Century Way | 1410 Flint Rd., Mumford. gcv.org.

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Genesee Waterways Center Sat-Sun Oct 5-6: Head of the Genesee Regatta. 149 Elmwood Ave. geneseewaterways.org.

Geneva Historical Society Museum Sat Sep 28:

Rose Hill Mansion Food and Wine Celebration.

543 S. Main St., Geneva. genevahistoricalsociety.com.

George Eastman House

Special Events: Sat Oct 5: George Eastman House Photo Finish 5K | Wed Oct 16: U.S. Premiere of the lost Orson Welles silent film “Too Much Johnson” | 900 East Ave. eastmanhouse.org.

Gilda Club Rochester Hero’s Ball Sat Nov 23. RIT Inn &

Conference Center. 5257 W Henrietta Road. 423-9700. gildasclubrochester.org.

Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum Fri-Sun Nov

8-10: Christkindl Market. 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua. grangerhomestead.org.

Great Pumpkin Walk Sat Oct 19 (rain date Oct 20) Ontario County Pathways. Ontario County Fairgrounds, County Route 10, Ontario. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $4. 905-3053.

Groove Juice Swing Fri Sep 20: 4th Annual Roaring Twenties Ball (Tango Café Dance Studio, 389 Gregory St.) | Fri-Sun Nov 15-17: 16th Annual Lindy Hop Workshop Weekend (Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. | Fri Dec

6: Red Hot Holiday Ball (Tango Café Dance Studio). groovejuiceswing.com.

Harbor Town Belle Beginning Oct 1: Fall Foliage Cruise ($6-$12). Departs from Port of Rochester in Charlotte. harbortownbelle.com.

Hash House Harriers A local drinking/running club that has weekly runs through various parks and trails. Each run is celebrated by drinking afterward. Runs occur on Sunday nights through the winter. rochesterhhh.com.

Haunted Hayrides of Greater Rochester Sep 27-Oct 27.

Hayride through the woods as costumed actors try to spook you. 3329 Eddy Road, Williamson. $15-$22. hauntedhayridesrochester.com.

Haunted House of Rochester Fri-Sun Sep

21-Oct 27. Opens at 6:30 p.m. $12, 671-2850. 1592 Qualtrough Rd., Rochester. hauntedhouseofhorrors.com.

Hilton Apple Fest SatSun Oct 5-6. Crafts, food, entertainment, car show. Town of Hilton. hiltonapplefest.org.

Holiday Hollow at Halloween Saturdays and

Sundays Oct 5-27 and Columbus Day. Pirate shows, food, pumpkins, games.

1410 Main Road, Corfu. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $12-$13. 7628160, holidayhollow.com.

Huckleberry Swamp Family Fall Festival Sat Sep 21.

Fun for the whole family with outdoor games and crafts.

Catchpole Road, Rose.

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Hunt Country Vineyards

Sat-Sun Oct 5-6: 24th Annual Hunt Country Harvest Festival | Sat Dec 7: Christmas in Branchport.

4021 County Road, Branchport. huntwines.com.

ImageOut Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Fri Oct 11-Sun

Oct 20. Film screenings, art exhibit, parties, more. Various venues including Dryden Theater and Cinema Theater. imageout.org.

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Irondequoit Oktoberfest 2013 Fri-Sat Sep 20-21.

Celebration of German culture, music, beer, food.

Camp Eastman, Irondequoit. $4-$8. irondequoit.org/ oktoberfest2013.

Joke Factory Fri-Sat Sep 2021: Michael Winslow (from “Police Academy”) | Fri-Sat Oct 25-26: Dustin Diamond (Screech from “Saved by the Bell”), $20 | Holiday Inn Airport, 911 Brooks Ave. jokefactorycomedyclub.com Keuka Wine Trail Sat-Sun Nov 9-10: Keuka Holidays I | Sat-Sun Nov 16-17: Keuka Holidays II. 2375 Route 14A, Penn Yan. keukawinetrail.com.

Landmark Society of Western New York Fri-Sat Oct 4-5:

Inside Downtown Tour 2013. 133 S Fitzhugh St. landmarksociety.org.

Letchworth State Park Sat-Mon Oct 12-14: Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show and Sale. 10 a.m.5 p.m. 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille. nyparks.state.ny.us.

The Little Theatre Sun Sep 22: Witness Palestine Film

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OCT. 4-5 Inside Downtown Tour in the Cascade District

OCT. 25-26 Ghost Walk

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Series | Sep 25, Oct 2, 9 & 16: WXXI Film Series “Alfred Hitchcock on Stage & Screen” | Sat Oct 19 & Tue Oct 22: “Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy” | 240 East Ave. thelittle.org.

Lift Bridge Book Shop Sat Nov 16: 17th Annual Rochester Children’s Book Festival | Mon Nov 18: 4th Annual Book Club Bash. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St., Brockport. liftbridgebooks.com.

Lollypop Farm Sat Sep 21: Barktober Fest. 5-mile race and 1.5-mile walk for animals.

99 Victor Road, Fairport. lollypop.org.

Lori’s Natural Food Sun Sep 22: Taste of Lori’s 32nd Anniversary. Lori’s Natural Food Center, 900 Jefferson Road. lorisnatural.com.

Maplewood Y Craft Show Sat Oct 12. Craft show open to the public. Maplewood Family YMCA, 25 Driving Park Ave. maplewoodymcacraftshow.com

MCC Alumni Week and Homecoming 2012 Thu

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through October | Sat Oct 19: Fall Foliage Tour | Sat Oct 19 & Tuesday 22: Grand Torch Light Tour | Sun Oct 20: Monster Scramble 5K & 10K. 1133 Mount Hope Ave. fomh.org.

Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon Fri Nov 1. Guest

MVP Health Care Rochester Marathon Sun Sep 22.

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Wed-Sun Oct

Marathon, half-marathon, and relay to benefit Arthritis Foundation. Frontier Field, 333 Plymouth Ave. 7:30 a.m. $60$180. rochestermarathon.com.

Naples Grape Festival

Sat-Sun Sep 28-29. 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.

Naples Open Studio Trail

Sat-Sun Oct 5-6. Check out the works and studios of artists in categories like painting, sculpture, and jewelry among others. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. naplesopenstudiotrail.com

National Hunting and Fishing Day Sat Sep 28. nhfday.org.

Needle Drop Records Record Fair Sat Nov 2. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sep 19-Thu Sep 26. 1000 E. Henrietta Road. monroecc.edu.

German House, 315 Gregory St. $2. needledroprecords.com

Medina Railroad Museum

New York Museum of Transportation/Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Sundays through Nov

Sep 21, Oct 5: Winery Trains | Oct 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 23: Fall Foliage Train Rides | Oct 19, 25, 26: Halloween Trains.

530 West Ave., Medina. railroadmuseum.net.

Memorial Art Gallery Sat Oct 5: Gala: A Celestial Centennial | Sun Oct 13: MAG Centennial Events | Sun Oct 27: Hispanic/ Latino Heritage Family Day | Thu Oct 10 & Thu Dec 12: Art and Story Stroll. 500 University Ave. mag.rochester.edu.

Mendon Zombie Run Sat Oct 26. In association with Monroe County Parks Department.

Mendon Ponds Park. 10 a.m. novaeventmanagement. com; facebook.com/ mendonzombierun.

Meridian Centre Park Sat Sep 28. Stop the Trafficking – End the Cycle 5K Run/Walk. 8 a.m. $23. 2025 S. Winton Road. angelsofmercyny.org Mount Hope Cemetery General tours Saturdays and Sundays

3: Fall Foliage by Trolley and Train | Nov 30, Dec 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22: Holly Trolley Rides. 6393 East River Rd. nymtmuseum.org.

New Moon Holistic Healing Expo & Psychic Festival SatSun Nov 2-3. The Damascus Shrine Center, 979 Bay Road, Webster. $5-$10.

Newmoonforyou.com

New York Wine & Culinary Center Sat Sep 28: New York

State of Mind. Cocktails, food and wine pairings, auctions.

6:30-10 p.m. $150. 800 S. Main St., Canandaigua. nywcc.com.

Nightmare Manor Oct 3-Nov 2. Quarter-mile indoor haunted attraction. Southtown Plaza, 3333 W Henrietta Road.

Open Thu-Sun. $14-$26. nightmaremanor.com.

Ontario Beach Park Sat Sep 28.

Walk to Defeat ALS. 10 a.m.

Speaker: Angela Shelton.

Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St. Noon. $60. pprsr.org.

30-Nov 3. The greatest show on Earth returns to Rochester, this time for its show “Dragons.” Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square. bluecrossarena.com.

RIT’s Brick City Homecoming

Thu-Sun Oct 10-13: Homecoming events and Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan (Blue Cross Arena), distinguished speakers Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords. rit.edu/gcr/brickcity.

Roc City Roller Derby

Sat Oct 12 & Sat Nov 16: Rottenchesters vs. 5-H8-5s vs.

Midtown Maulers | Sat Dec 14: Home Team Championship.

Dome Arena, Henrietta. rocderby.com.

RocCon! 2013 Fri-Sun Sep 20-22. Sci-fi, comic book, anime, horror & gaming convention. Featured guests include actors Chris Doohan (“Star Trek Into Darkness”) and Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa (“Mortal Kombat,” “Revenge”). Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. rochesterscifianimecon.com

Rochester Arts and Lectures

Thu Oct 10: David Henry Hwang | Thu Nov 14: Colum McCann | Thu Dec 12: Lisa Scottoline. Continues in 2014 with Carl Zimmer, Judy Collins and Simon Rich.

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

Rochester Auditorium Theatre

Wed Sep 25: Russell Peters ($38.50-$98.50) | Fri Oct 4: Theresa Caputo (sold out) | Wed Oct 30: In The Mood ($29.50-$68.50) | Sat Nov 23: Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride ($20) | Wed Dec 4: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker ($30.50-$105) | Sat Dec 7: Brian Regan ($35.50) | 885 E. Main St. 222-5000. rbtl.org.

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Rochester Gun Show Sat-Sun Sep 21-22 at Rochester Tech Park. 2402 Innovation Way. $8. 226-6211. esaca.us Rochester Jewish Book Festival Sun Nov 3-Thu Nov

17. Readings, singings, and discussions of Jewish authors and/or books of Jewish interest.

Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. rjbf.org.

Rochester Museum and Science Center Sep 27-

Dec 12: “Alien Worlds and Androids Exhibition” | Fri Oct 18: RMSC After Dark: Sci-Fi (21 and older) | Electricity Theater: Tue, Thu, Sat and Sun through December. 657 East Ave. rmsc.org.

Rochester Public Market

Sundays through Oct 13: Community Garage Sale and Super Flea Market | Sun Dec 1, 8, 15: Holidays at the Market.

Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. cityofrochester. gov/publicmarket.

Rochester River Romance Sat Oct 5-Mon Oct 7. Variety of events celebrating Rochester’s waterways, including the Head of the Genesee Regatta.

Genesee River Corridor. cityofrochester.com.

Rolling Hills Asylum General tours through October.

Call for ticket and pricing information. 502-4066. rollinghillsasylum.com.

Sam Patch & Mary Jemison Cruises Daily cruises through

October. Leave from Corn Hill Landing or Schoen Place in Pittsford. samandmary.org.

Seneca Park Zoo Thu-Fri Sep 19-20: It’s a Jungle Out There! Flower show | Sat Oct 5: Genesee Trail Day | Sat-Sun Oct 12-13, 19-20, 26-27: Zoo Boo | Sat-Sun Dec 14-15, 21-22: Breakfast with Santa. 2222 St. Paul St. senecaparkzoo.com.

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Site Sun Sep 22: Harvest

Progressive Dinner | Sat Sep 29: Natural Gardening Symposium featuring Ken Druse | Fri-Sat Oct 18-19 & 25-26: Mansion Mysteries | Sun Oct 27: Haunted Garden

Stroll. 151 Charlotte St., Canandaigua. sonnenberg.org.

Sterling Nature Center

Sat-Sun Sep 21-22: Ontario Orchards Fall Jamboree.

Sterling Nature Center, Jensvold Road, Sterling. cayuganet.org/sterlingpark.

Strasenburgh Planetarium

Through Oct 6: “Amazing Journeys” | Saturdays: “My Planets” (ends Nov 30), “Sun, Moon and Stars” (ends Nov 16), “Dark Universe” (ends Nov 30) | Saturdays through Sep: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd Laser Shows | Through Nov 30: Coral Reef Adventure | Sat Nov 9: Native American Skies.

657 East Ave. rmsc.org/ strasenburghplanetarium.

Strong National Museum of Play Fri Sep 20: The

Play Ball adult playground | Sat-Sun Sep 28-29: Exhibit Opening: “Little Builders” | Sat-Sun Oct 5-6: Monsters and Magical Creatures Weekend | Sat-Sun Oct 5-6: Balloons Around the World | Mon Oct 14: Discover the Silk Road | Sat-Sun Oct 2627: Literature Live Event “Bunnicula” | Thu Oct 31: Toddler Trick-or-Treat | Thu Nov 7: National Toy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Fri-Sat Nov 8-9: National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration | Mon Nov 11: The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol | SatSun Nov 16-17: In Another Galaxy Weekend | Sat-Sun Nov 23-24: Literature Live Event “Brother Bear” | SatSun Dec 7-8: Literature Live Event “Frosty the Snowman” |1 Manhattan Square Drive. museumofplay.org.

Town of Canandaigua Sat Sep 28: New York State of Mind | Sat Oct 5, Sat Nov 2 & Sat Dec 7: Canandaigua Wine Walk. downtowncanandaigua.com.

Town of Pittsford Sun Oct 27: Family Halloween Fest | Tue Dec 3: Candlelight Night. townofpittsford.org.

University of Rochester Meliora Weekend Thu

Oct 10-Sun Oct 13.

Homecoming weekend for

UR with reunions, lectures, performances, sports, outdoor activities, art exhibitions, movies, etc. Keynote speaker: Robert Gates. For a full schedule and more information visit rochester.edu/ melioraweekend.

Victor Wine & Food Fest Fri Nov 8. Cobblestone Creek Country Club, Victor. victorny.org.

Wayne County Sep-Oct: Pumpkin Harvest Weekends | Fri-Mon Oct 11-14: Wayne County Apple Tasting Tour. waynecountytourism.com.

White Haven Memorial Park Sat Sep 28. Walk

to raise money to benefit Mercy Flight Central and enjoy food and festivities afterward. 2-5 p.m. $15-$20.

210 Marsh Road, Pittsford. whitehavenmemorialpark.com

Wine and Jazz Fundraiser

Thu Nov 7. Benefits Jazz 90.1. Presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. Pier 45 at the Port, 1000 N. River St. jazz901.org.

Wine & Spirits at Woodlawn Tour Sat Oct 5. Woodlawn

Cemetery, 130 N. Pearl St., Canandaigua. 2-6 p.m. $35. 394-0840, woodlawncemetarycca.org.

Writers and Books Sat Oct 26: 5th Annual Masquerade Party: Go Mad from the Revelation. 8 p.m., $10-$12 | Oct 7,21, Nov 4, 18, Dec 2: Game of Thrones Discussion Series: Four discussions concerning the hit show and novels ($3-$5). Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590. wab.org.

YWCA Empowering Women Luncheon Tue Oct 8. Keynote

Fall Events at SEPTEMBER 22:

5th Annual Harvest Progressive Harvest Dinner seatings at 5:00 and 6:30 PM SEPTEMBER 27 & 28:

Fall Pleasures Flower Show

speaker: founder & CEO of National CARES Mentoring Movement, Susan L. Taylor.

Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St. Noon. ywcarochester.org.

OCTOBER 5 : Natural

Gardening Symposium Keynote speaker- Ken Druse

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OCTOBER 18, 19, 25 & 26:

Mansion Mysteries

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Haunted Garden Stroll

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