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LEARN ABOUT FROZEN DESSERTS.

DRINK.......................................... 8 TAKE A MARGARITA TOUR OF THE CITY.

FESTIVALS.................................. 12 CITY'S GUIDE TO SUMMER FESTIVALS.

MUSIC........................................ 18 LOOK FOR THE SUMMER CONCERTS.

THEATER.................................... 24 SPEND SOME TIME AT THE THEATER.

MOVIES...................................... 28 CATCH A SUMMER FLICK.

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After telling people that I’m still new to Rochester — two months as this Summer Guide is published — the most popular response has been, “You’ve come at the perfect time.” I could easily guess why they would respond like that; there was snow on the ground when I pulled into the city in early April. But I finally asked a co-worker why this was the go-to response when welcoming new residents into Rochester. The answer: “It’s because Rochester can live its life in the summer.”

And Rochester certainly lives it to the fullest.

As we put together City’s annual Summer Guide, the sheer amount of events, activities, festivals, and travel possibilities made it difficult to focus. The region comes alive during the summer months, and there’s no end to what can be done.

Our Summer Guide highlights some of the area’s offerings from June through September 1. Given how tough it is to talk about just a few things to do during that period, we put together a list of 100 — and even that involved hard decisions. From learning the differences between ice cream, frozen yogurt, and frozen custard to exploring the towns along the Erie Canal or taking a road trip to a regional art gallery, the list is designed to give you some ideas on how to live life during the Rochester summer.

There’s far too much for us to include everything in this list. Do you have a favorite summer activity, or an event you’re looking forward to attending? Leave a comment at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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FAMILY....................................... 42 HAVE KIDS? GIVE THEM THINGS TO DO.

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3 Try some Ribbon candy at Oliver’s Candies, 211 W. Main Street in Batavia.

4 Expand your cooking

skills with a culinary class

6 Finish a Garbage Plate,

or the vegan Compost Plate.

5 Learn the differences between frozen desserts

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7 Grab a drink at Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Road, and sit on the beach.

8 Take advantage of the

water by taking a dinner cruise on the lake, river, or canal.

9 Learn more about wines

at an educational seminar during Winestock — Saturday, June 28, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Three Brothers Wineries & Estates in Geneva. Winestockny.org.

10 If beer is more your

style, the Finger Lakes Brew Festival takes place Saturday, June 21, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Geneva Lakefront Events Center.

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Abbott's (left) has become the region's go-to for frozen custard. Frozen yogurt's growing popularity has led to several new shops opening in the area, including Yotality in Pittsford (middle). You can find ice cream, soft serve, and custard at Shark's Custard and Candy (right). PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

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KATHY LALUK

Winters in Rochester may leave us shivering (especially this year), but when summers roll around, it really is beautiful here. And the warmer temps may just put you in the mood to cool off again with a frozen treat. Even though there may be similarities, not all frozen treats that come in a dish or a cone are created equal.

From the frozen yogurt trend to classic frozen custard and good ole ice cream, here’s a guide to everything you need to know to lick up the competition when it comes to ice-cold desserts.

There’s nothing like the thrill of chasing a rogue drip down the side of a cone with your tongue, or guzzling down the sweet, melted remains pooled at the bottom of your dish. It’s what summer’s all about.

And for ice cream purists, it’s that dance that makes the original frozen treat the cream of the crop. The origins of the dessert, which is made primarily of milk,

or cream, and sugar, go back to the Persian Empire (we’re talking 400 B.C.). The mixture is stirred slowly while cooling, to incorporate air and prevent large ice crystals from forming, giving ice cream a smoothly textured, semi-solid scoopable treat. It’s best served at 23 degrees. Before modern refrigeration, ice cream was a luxury only the richest among us could afford. Now, we all scream for it.

It’s impossible to highlight every ice cream shop in the greater Rochester area (there are dozens), but here are a few standouts. Don’t hesitate to strike out on your own and find your favorite.

Bruster’s (locations in Henrietta and Webster, Brustersicecream.com) has perhaps the widest variety with more than 140 flavors, 30 of which are made fresh daily — from classics like cookie dough and mint chocolate chip, to coffee cake streusel ice cream (it’ll change the way you look at breakfast forever).

Lugia’s in Spencerport (4719 Lyell Road, Lugiasicecream.com) dabbles in flavors that double down on dessert:

banana cream pie, blueberry cheesecake, cotton candy, and red velvet, to name a few. Lugia’s even caters for private parties in specialty trucks (think the ice cream man meets food trucks).

If the weather is nice enough for a bit of a drive, consider cruising down to Shark’s in Bloomfield (50 State Street, Routes 5 & 20, Sharksicecream.com). Shark’s has all the classic flavors (its butter pecan is the perfect combination of salty and sweet), and they’re homemade on site. Throw in nearly a dozen flavors of soft serve (ice cream’s slightly airier cousin), and it’s a great getaway to satisfy your sweet tooth.

For the more adventurous ice cream fan, try Hedonist Artisan Ice Cream in the South Wedge (672 South Avenue, Hedonisticecream.com). Many flavors are made with local ingredients. And while it has your standard chocolate and cookie dough, Hedonist also carries more gourmet flavors like salted caramel, peach brandy blueberry sorbet, coconut curry, and Whiskey fig goat cheese. continues on page 6

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There’s also Moonlight Creamery (36 West Avenue in Fairport, Moonlightcreamery.com). The shop is that baby-step in between traditional ice cream shops and Hedonist. It boasts some more unique flavors like maple bacon and ice cream infused with Casa Larga Pinot Noir wine, alongside safer flavors for the less adventurous ice cream connoisseur.

Growing up in Rochester, many babies

first words may have been “frozen custard.” We can blame Abbott’s for that.

Invented in Coney Island, N.Y., in the early 1900’s, this creamy concoction gets its signature texture because it’s made with egg yolks in addition to cream, sugar, and flavoring. The goal was to keep the frozen custard colder longer, so the forefathers of frozen custard, Archie and Elton Kohr, could sell more of the sweet snack. It can be served at temperatures anywhere between 10 and 18 degrees, and by FDA standards, must contain at least 10 percent milkfat and 1.4 percent egg yolk solids to be considered frozen yogurt. The mixture is pushed through a frozen tube, and scraped into containers by blades, minimizing the amount of air in the custard and ensuring that the ice crystals that form are very small. That means frozen custard has a smoother texture and different mouth feel than other frozen treats.

You can’t mention frozen custard in this town without mentioning Abbott’s. After settling in Rochester with his secret recipe in 1926, Arthur Abbott built an empire that now includes more than 40 locations nationwide, including 28 here in the Rochester area (Abbottscustard.com).

Dipper Dan’s (136 W. Main Street in Honeoye Falls, 624-5570) has been a staple in Honeoye Falls for more than 20 years. Open seasonally from April to October, the shop offers more than 40 flavors, including Byrne Dairy frozen custard and frozen yogurts.

Frozen yogurt (or fro-yo to you hipsters)

has cropped up as the latest dessert trend over the last couple years. It seems like frozen yogurt shops have followed in the footsteps of Starbucks — with a new one cropping up on every corner seemingly every week. Frozen’ yogurt’s popularity may be partially due to the fact that it’s lower in fat than ice cream and frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt — which unlike ice cream and frozen custard, is not regulated by the FDA — is usually made of milk solids, milk fat, some kind of sweetener,

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Abbott's Frozen Custard in Henrietta.

PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

and a live yogurt culture. After combining the ingredients, frozen yogurt is cooled to 21 to 28 degrees as air is added, preventing large crystals from forming, giving it a smooth, airier texture.

Another appeal of frozen yogurt shops: customization. Most operations feature long rows of soft-serve-style machines with dozens of flavors. Customers can pile on toppings galore into their massive bowls before weighing their treat and cashing out.

Perhaps in an attempt to capitalize on the soon-to-be Collegetown crowd, Yotality opened a fourth location in Brighton (1380 Mt. Hope Avenue). The owners, who also run shops in Pittsford, Victor, and the Buffalo area (see Yotality. com for addresses & hours), focus on fruitier flavors and the health benefits of frozen yogurt, even going as far as including half a dozen kinds of fresh fruit as toppings.

There’s also similar flavors and plentiful topping bars at Yolishous’ two locations (647 Park Avenue & 910 Elmgrove Road, yolishous.com).

Yolickity (four locations: Webster, Greece, Henrietta, and Brighton, Yolickity.com), is one of the larger shops in town, boasting more than 40 regular flavors from dreamy dark chocolate and Tahitian vanilla to Greek honey vanilla, s’mores, and butter toffee popcorn. Some of its flavors are sugar-free, fat-free, and gluten-free, so everyone can enjoy the tasty new treat of summer.

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11 Take in the fresh air

and relax with an outdoor yoga class.

13 Stroll through the exotic flowers at the Lamberton Conservatory, located in Highland Botanical Park, 180 Reservoir Avenue.

Monroecounty.gov/parksconservatory.

14 Let a butterfly rest

on your shoulder at the Museum of Play’s Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden.

1 Manhattan Square Dr.; Museumofplay.org.

15 Launch into the solar

system or catch a laser light show at the Strasenburgh Planetarium at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.

657 East Ave.; Rmsc.org.

12 Take a margarita tour of the city

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16 Discover the Public

Market after hours and grab dinner at Cure or check out the Collaborative Art Space, the Yards. 5052 Public Market.

Curebar.net; Attheyards.com.

17 Take a dance class, everything from belly dancing to hoop dance.

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KATIE LIBBY

With summer fast approaching, not only does the weather change but our cocktail cravings change with it. Gone are the days of hot apple cider and whiskey, it’s time to bring on the frosty cold drinks of summer.

We’re lucky enough to live in a city where pretty much any cocktail craving you have can be satiated by the plethora of bars and cocktail lounges we have available. Still, the one drink synonymous in my mind with summer is the margarita.

I’m no Jimmy Buffet, but I will be taking many trips to Margaritaville this summer and went out on a mission to find out what our fair city had to offer.

Please keep in mind, to fit print space — and save my liver — my scope kept to the city limits. If you have a favorite place that makes a killer ‘rita, leave it in the comments at Rochestercitynewspaper.com.

Now on to the bigger questions in life: Salt or no salt? Up or on the rocks?

When you want to find a place that has great margaritas in the city, everyone will tell you to visit Salena’s (302 N. Goodman Street, in Village Gate).

Salena’s has an impressive selection of tequila to choose from and you can have any of those made into the margarita of your choice. The house margarita ($7) is a solid choice, and made from a secret recipe. However, if you want to make things interesting, I would go with the Cadillac ($8), made with Grand Marnier. That hint of orange from the Grand Marnier really makes a tasty difference. Salena’s also offers margaritas made with fresh fruit purees. The Blood Orange is not too sweet and definitely summer-worthy. My guilty pleasure of the night? The Coronarita ($7), half a pint glass of the house frozen margarita with a 7-ounce Coronita flipped upside down in the middle of it. In my opinion, Corona is only good when it’s really cold

The house margarita at Salena's in Village Gate.

PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

with a lime and this cocktail achieves just that.

This was my first trip to Dorado (690 Park Avenue) for margaritas and it will not be my last. The Coconut Margarita ($9) is made with coconut tequila, coconut cream, triple sec and lime and it tastes like a dangerously delicious combination of a piña colada and a margarita … I had two, I couldn’t help myself. Dorado also offers a fresh fruit margarita ($8), this time made with a strawberry compote. The star of the show in terms of drinkability and tastiness, however, was the El Dorado continues on page 10

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Dorado on Park Avenue makes a fresh fruit margarita, like the Strawberry Margarita pictured here. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

($11). Made with Patron Silver, Patron Citronage, Guava, Cava and lime, it had a really interesting flavor profile. The cava (a Spanish sparkling wine) made it light and refreshing and the guava gave it just enough sweetness. Dorado also has a house margarita ($7) and Cadillac ($10), as well an extensive cocktail menu in case you’re not a tequila fan.

Do you have $12 burning a hole in your pocket and a need to play fast and loose with your liver? If so, Monte Alban Mexican Grill (845 E. Ridge Road, and locations in Webster and Penfield) has a 27-ounce house margarita. The margarita also comes in a normal 12 ounce size ($5.99), but why stop there? For those trying to squeeze into their bathing suit from last year, they do offer a Skinny margarita ($8.99) made with tequila of your choice, fresh-squeezed orange and lime juice, and blue agave nectar. The Marga-Rona ($10.99) is made with 16 ounces of Monte Alban’s house margarita (not frozen) with the Coronita flipped upside down in the middle. My new philosophy for this summer? If there isn’t a beer flipped upside down in my cocktail, I’m not interested. If tequila isn’t your thing, Monte Alban has an assortment of beer cocktails, mojitos, and mixed drinks to choose from.

Tucked in the corner of the plaza across from South Town on Jefferson Road, you will find Mariachi Mexican

Grill (400 West Jefferson Road). At

first menu glance, it looked as if the margaritas only came in jumbo ($10.25) and monster ($14) sizes. After having a pep talk about what was about to happen, I noticed that they do indeed come in small ($5) and medium ($8.50) sizes. Mariachi has a solid selection of tequilas to choose from, in fact the first thing you see on the menu is “Tequila Shots!” written across the top. Mariachi knows how to party. It also offers a frozen strawberry margarita which you can get by the glass ($5.25 for 10 ounces) or pitcher ($18).

— — — — — — — — — also worth checking out: — — — — — — — — — Keven Atoms at Lux Lounge (666 South Avenue) makes a killer margarita. You can usually find Keven there on Thursdays for happy hour and Friday nights.

Mex Bar and Restaurant (295 Alexander Street) has been a great Rochester stand-by to enjoy a frozen or on-the-rocks margarita, sit on the patio and people-watch.

Maria’s Mexican Restaurant in Webster (75

W. Main Street) has a house-made, secret recipe that is great and worth the trip out to the suburbs.

Also worth a sip: the margarita at Lux Lounge on South Avenue. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

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in or stop by a car show and see many of the vintage cars that come out when the salt is washed away. Streetmachinesofrochester.com.

20 It’s festival season

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19 Celebrate the ingenuity of the Erie Canal and feel the boat rise and lower with the locks on one of the Sam Patch boat tours. 12 Schoen Place.

Samandmary.org.

21 The grapes have been stomped and bottles corked, follow the many Finger Lakes wine trails and pick your favorite winery.

22 Do you know how to kayak? Come out to Lock 32 and take a class or play in the Whitewater Kayak Park. 149 Elmwood Ave. Geneseewaterways.org.

Corn Hill Festival features more than 400 participating artists, live entertainment, food, and, of course, funnel cake. The festival takes place Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13. FILE PHOTOS

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Fairport Canal Days FRIDAY, JUNE 6, THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8 • MAIN STREET AREA, FAIRPORT • FREE

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Attracting more than 200,000 attendees every year, this Fairport volunteer-run festival includes live music, arts and crafts from more than 200 artisan vendors, a chicken BBQ, and a Duck Race benefitting the Fairport Perinton Merchants Association. Friday, June 6: 4:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 7: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, June 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fairportcanaldays.com.

Sulphur Springs Festival FRIDAY, JUNE 6, THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 7 • THROUGHOUT CLIFTON SPRINGS • FREE

The town of Clifton Springs celebrates the beginning of the summer with its own festival fun, including a car show, a parade, and pie

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — For more details, see CITY’s 2014 Festival Preview Guide on ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — eating contests. Music includes Allen Hopkins & Jim Clark, Bristol Mountain Bluegrass, Celtic Ceilidh Band, and Dady Brothers.

Friday, June 6: 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 7: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sulphurspringsfestival.com.

19th Ward Square Fair SATURDAY, JUNE 7 • ABERDEEN SQUARE PARK, 330 POST AVENUE • FREE

The largest event hosted in support of the 19th Ward of Rochester and its community. The day-long fair will include food vendors from local restaurants, live entertainments, lunch grills, and booths selling books, plants, food, and more. Parade at 12:30 p.m. 19wca.org.

East End Music Festival FRIDAY, JUNE 13 • THROUGHOUT

ROCHESTER’S EAST END

Four stages will be spread across Rochester’s East End with twelve local bands scheduled.

A food truck rodeo will be held from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Music starts at 6 p.m.

Eastendmusicfestival.com.

Rochester Real Beer Week and Expo FRIDAY, JUNE 13, THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 21 • VARIOUS LOCATIONS • $10-$65

Learn all you can about craft beer. Various venues across the city will host events during the 10 day festival. The Expo will take place on June 14, 6 to 10 p.m., on Gregory Street. Tickets from the expo are $45 general admission, $65 VIP, and $10 for designated drivers. Rochesterrealbeer.com. continues on page 14

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Maplewood Rose Celebration

90 wineries and all sorts of foods from popular area hot spots. Flwinefest.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 15 • MAPLEWOOD PARK & ROSE GARDEN (ON THE CORNER OF LAKE AND DRIVING PARK AVENUES) • FREE

Corn Hill Arts Festival

Smell the roses at this year’s Maplewood Rose Celebration, featuring more than 3,000 rose bushes and all sorts of festival activities. Cityofrochester.gov/ maplewoodrosefest

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival FRIDAY, JUNE 20, THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 28 • VARIOUS LOCATIONS • PRICES VARY

Over 300 concerts including Steve Martin, Michael McDonald, and Janelle Monáe can be seen at this year’s Jazz Fest. Also, don’t miss out on over 80 free shows.

Rochesterjazz.com. Look for CITY’s Jazz Festival Preview Guide out June 18.

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SATURDAY, JULY 12, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 13 • CORN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD • FREE

The festival hosts over 400 contributing artists as well as a beer and wine garden, live entertainment, and an emerging artists expo. Cornhillartsfestival.com.

Canandaigua Art and Music Festival FRIDAY, JULY 18, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 20 • MAIN STREET, CANANDAIGUA • FREE

Artists and craftmakers will be selling photography, jewelry, pottery, and woodworking. Friday, July 18: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Canadaiguaartfestival.com.

Canandaigua Lake Music Festival WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 20 • FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (3325 MARVIN SANDS DRIVE) AND BRISTOL HARBOR RESORT (5410 SENECA POINT ROAD) • $10-$50

WEST HENRIETTA • FREE

The Macedonian Festival celebrates the history of the Macedonian culture with costumes, food, and more. Friday, July 18: 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.; Saturday, July 19: 12 p.m. to 1 a.m.; and Sunday, July 20: 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. Macedonianfest.com.

Rochester Pride 2014 FRIDAY, JULY 18, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 20 • THROUGHOUT ROCHESTER

With their theme of “Carnival: True Colors,” this year’s Rochester Pride festival celebrates the progress the LGBT community has made in Rochester. For a full schedule of events visit: Gayalliance.org.

Rochester Jewish Film Festival SUNDAY, JULY 13, THROUGH MONDAY, JULY 21 • VARIOUS LOCATIONS • $7-$48

In honor of local and international Jewish filmmakers, the JCC of Greater Rochester hosts its Film Festival for its 14th year.

Shows at The Little, the Dryden Theatre, and the Jewsih Community Center. For more information and ticket pricing, visit Rjff.org.

Huzzah! The Renaissance Fair returns with even more medieval fun than years past.

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Big Rib BBQ and Blues Fest THURSDAY, JULY 10, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 13 • HIGHLAND PARK FESTIVAL SITE (CORNER OF HIGHLAND & SOUTH AVENUE) • $10 AFTER 3 P.M.

This year’s lineup includes Robert Randolph and the Family Band, The James Hunter Six, Shemekia Copeland, Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, and Playing for Change. Rochesterevents.com/festivalsevents/big-rib-bbq-blues-fest

Finger Lakes Wine Festival FRIDAY, JULY 11, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 13 • WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, 2790 COUNTY ROUTE 16 IN WATKINS • $15-$50

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The Sterling Renaissance Festival takes place Saturdays and Sundays, July 5 through August 17.

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Pianists, violinists, cellists and more will be putting on six performances. The festival will also include four free concerts.

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The day is packed with sports-related activities including a 5K run, volleyball tournament, and kick ball, all benefiting charity. Takes place 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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A car show, Canaligator race, and two days along the Erie Canal make for one great weekend of festival activities. Takes place 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Spencerportcanaldays.com.

Waterfront Art Festival SATURDAY, JULY 26, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 27 • KERSHAW PARK, LAKE SHORE DRIVE IN CANANDAIGUA • $3

For more than 40 years, the Waterfront Art Festival has brought a unique collection of arts and crafts vendors selling jewelry, pottery, and one-of-a-kind items. Takes place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Waterfrontartfestival.com.

Native American Dance and Music Festival SATURDAY, JULY 26, THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 27 • GANONDAGAN HISTORIC SITE, 1488 STATE ROUTE 444 IN VICTOR • $5-$12

Learn about the area’s rich Native American culture with traditional music and dances, tours of a 17th century Seneca Bark Longhouse, and storytelling. Takes place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ganondagan.org.

Puerto Rican Festival FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 • FRONTIER FIELD, 333 PLYMOUTH AVENUE NORTH • $5-$25

Includes dance groups, youth boxing and performances, children’s activities, a 5K race and walk, live salsa, food, and the introduction of Miss Puerto Rico of Rochester Queen and Princess. Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2: 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, August 3: 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Prfestival.com.

Lima Crossroads Festival SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 • ALONG MAIN STREET IN LIMA • FREE

The Lima Crossroads Festival just wouldn’t be complete without a lima bean recipe contest.

Festival takes place at 9 a.m. Limafest.org.

Park Avenue Summer Art Festival SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 • PARK AVENUE, BETWEEN ALEXANDER STREET AND CULVER ROAD • FREE

One of the Rochester’s biggest festivals, the Park Avenue Fest returns with over 300 artists showcasing handmade and original pieces.

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This year’s county fair includes annual favorites such as lawnmower, tractor, and horse pulling competitions, food vendors, kid-friendly rides, and live music. Thursday, July 31: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Aunday, August 3, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mcfair.com.

Polish Arts Festival FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, THROUGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 • ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA CHURCH, 1150 HUDSON AVENUE • FREE

Polish foods and music favorites (yes, this includes polka) will be featured at this year’s Polish Arts Festival. Friday, August 1: 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 2: 4 to 8 p.m.

Polishartsfest.org.

Puerto Rican Festival takes place Friday, August 1, through Sunday, August 3, at Frontier Field.

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24 Speaking of street art, find the many Wall Therapy murals produced this spring.Wall-therapy.com.

25 See Rochester’s local talent at poetry slam or open mic night.

26 Learn how to bind your own books at the Genesee Center for the Arts. 713 Monroe Avenue.

Geneseearts.org.

28 Take (or teach!) a

variety of classes at Rochester Brainery and learn something new from your neighbors. Village Gate, Goodman Street.

Rochesterbrainery.com.

29 Attend a reading from

a visiting writer or learn ways to improve your own writing skills at Writers and Books. 740 University Avenue. Wab.org.

30 Immerse yourself in

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Looking for some live music this summer? Listed here are concert series that only come about during the summer months. As the area’s music venues continue their regular scheduling, look to Rochestercitynewspaper.com for our calendar listings and weekly Choice Picks.

Concerts by the Shore Wednesday, June 4, through Wednesday, August 27 Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Avenue. All shows begin at 7 p.m. For more information, visit Charlottecca.org/obppc.asp.

Brass Taxi. June 4 Julie Dunlap. June 11 Atlas. June 18 Allegro. June 25 Dady Brothers. July 2 Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. July 9 The Coupe Devilles. July 16 The Skycoasters. July 23 Greece Coral Society and Greece Jazz Band. July 30 The Invictas. August 6 Krazy Firemen, August 13 The Gateswingers and The Hot Flash Dancers.

August 20

Ruby Shooz. August 27

Garden Vibes Wednesday, June 4, through Wednesday, August 13 Wednesdays, once a month from June through August, at the George Eastman House’s Townsen Terrace Garden, 900 East Avenue.

Concerts begin at 6 p.m. and are $10

adults, $6 members, $5 college students and those 13-18 years old, and free for 12 and under.

Eastmanhouse.org The Revelers. June 4 The Ginger Faye Bakers. July 16 Samantha Fish. August 13

Carrie Underwood performs August 27, 7:30 p.m., at the NY State Fair.PHOTO PROVIDED

Hochstein at High Falls Concert Series Thursday, June 5, through Thursday, August 14 Every Thursday at 12:10 p.m. at Granite Mills Park at High Falls. Rain location at the High Falls Center. Hochstein.org.

Mambo Kings. June 5 Plymouth Brass Quintet. June 12 The Dady Brothers. June 19 Steve Grills and the Roadmasters. June 26 Fred Vine and Brian Williams. July 10 The Ruddy Well Band. July 17 Mikaela Davis. July 24 Nimrod Wildfire. July 31 The Jane Mutiny. August 7 High Falls Business Jam Session. August 14

CMAC Saturday, June 7, through Friday, August 29 3355 Marvin Sands Drive in Canandaigua.

For more information, visit Cmacevents.com.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren, and Gregg Bissonette. June 7 | 8 p.m. | $20-$85 Diana Ross. June 18 | 8 p.m. | $56-$96 Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell, and Frankie Ballard. June 20 | 7 p.m. | $20-$45 Willie Nelson and Family, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Jerry Douglas, and Kacey Musgraves. June 21 | 7 p.m. | $30-$85 Peter Frampton, The Doobie Brothers, and Matthew Curry. June 25 | 7 p.m. | $20-$65

Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, and Rick Springfield. July 6 | 7 p.m. | $20-$50 Foreigner, STYK, and Don Felder. July 9 | 7 p.m. | $20-$75

PHISH. July 15 | 7 p.m. | $45-$60 Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. July 19 |

8 p.m. | $25-$85

Hunter Hayes, Dan + Shay, and Sam Hunt.

August 17 | 7 p.m. | $25-$45

Josh Groban with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. August 22 | 8 p.m. | $30-$95 Lady Antebellum, Billy Currington, and Joe Nichols. August 29 | 7 p.m. | $30-$69.50

Darien Lake Wednesday, June 11, through Thursday, September 7 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center. For more information, visit darienlake.com.

Dave Matthews Band. June 11 | 7 p.m. | $40.50-$75

Backstreet Boys and Avril Lavigne. June 18 | 7:30 p.m. | $28-$125

Journey, Steve Miller Band, and Tower of Power.

June 24 | 6:45 p.m. | $36-$165

Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and New Politics. July 2 | 7 p.m. | $26-$85

Brad Paisley, Randy Houser, Leah Turner, and Charlie Worsham. July 6 | 7 p.m. | $30.50-$65.50 Vans Warped Tour. July 8 | 12 p.m. | $48.49-$63.49

Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line. July 12 | 7:30 p.m. | $30-$59.75

Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd. July 13 | 7 p.m. | $25-$99.50

Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, and Jerrod Niemann.

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Miranda Lambert, Justin Moore, and Thomas Rhett. August 29 | 7:30 p.m. | $29.50-$54.25 Motley Crue and Alice Cooper. August 31 | 7

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Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, and Gloriana.

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood. September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | $37-$131

Summer Concert Series in Carpenter Park Friday, June 13, through Friday, August 15 Carpenter Park at Port of Pittsford, 22 North Main Street. Admission to all shows is free. For more information, visit Townofpittsford.org/2014_events_ details#concert.

Eastman Faculty Jazz Quintet. June 13 | 7 p.m.

Jack Allen’s Big Band. June 20 | 7 p.m.

Mr. Mustard. June 27 | 7 p.m.

Hot Sweets. July 11 | 7 p.m.

Allegro/PYS Duck Drop. July 18 | 7 p.m.

Steve Grills. July 25 | 7 p.m.

78 RPM Band. August 1 | 6:30 p.m.

The White Hots. August 8 | 6:30 p.m.

Pittsford Fire Department Band. August 15 | 6:30 p.m.

Party in the Park Thursday, June 19, through Thursday, August 14 Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square, 353 Court Street in Rochester.

Admission is $5 for adults, free for children 12 and under, and $35 for tickets to all 9 shows. All concerts start at 5 p.m. For more information, visit Cityofrochester.gov/pitp.

The Wailers, Noble Vibes, and Trinidad & Tobago Steel Band. June 19 Lucinda Williams and The Kenneth Brian Band.

June 26

Drive-by Truckers and Tommy Brunett Band.

July 3

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C I S U M LIVE Third Thursdays Thursday, June 19, through Thursday, October 16 Every third Thursday of the month at Star Alley Park in the South Wedge (around 664 South Avenue, next to Lux). Each show is free and starts at 8 p.m.

Bogs Visionary Orchestra. June 19 Sisters of Murphy. July 17 Ruckus Jug Juice Stompers. August 21 Djangoners. September 18 The Pickpockets. October 16

Ameribeat Festival of Arts Thursday, June 26, through Sunday, June 29

Sodus Bay Historical Society’s Summer Concert Series at the Lighthouse

Friday, July 4, through Sunday, August 31 7606 North Ontario Street in Sodus Point. All concerts start at 2 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit sodusbaylighthouse.org or call 315-483-4936.

Gap Mangione Big Band. July 4 Finger Lakes Symphony Orchestra. July 6 Nostalgic Reunion. July 13 The Dady Brothers. July 20 Loren and Mark. July 27 Dan Elliott and the Monterays. August 3 Chorus of the Genesee. August 10 Panloco Steel Drum Band. August 17 Fiddlers of the Genesee. August 24 Starlight Orchestra. August 31

Canandaigua Lake Music Festival Wednesday, July 9, through Sunday, July 20

Sterling Stage, 274 Kent Road in Sterling.

Tickets are $70 advance for the weekend, $85 at the gate. Day passes are available for $20-$50. Sterlingstage.com.

For more information, Lakemusicfestival.org

Thursday, June 26 — George Wesley’s I-Tations (8 p.m. and 10 p.m.); Campfire Session with THC Duo and Friends (11:30 p.m.)

Friday, June 27 — Jesse Collins Quartet (6 p.m.); Subsoil (7:10 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.); Turkuaz (8 p.m. and 10 p.m.); Campfire session with The Independent Jazz Defendants (11:30 p.m.)

Saturday, June 28 — Yoga with Brother Jon (11 a.m.); Greener Grass Band (12 p.m.); Professional Victims (1:10 p.m.); Slyboots Drum Ensemble (2 p.m.); Root Shock (4 p.m.); Ameribeat Orchestra (6 p.m.); The Primate Fiasco (7:10 p.m., 9:10 p.m., 11:30 p.m.); Spiritual Rez (8 p.m.); Nahko and Medicine for the People (10 p.m.)

Sunday, June 29 — Yoga with Brother Jon (11 a.m.); Annie in the Water (12 p.m.); Our Friends Band (4 p.m.)

10th Anniversary Celebration featuring Kevin Kumar, Kristin Lee, Amy Barston, Danielle Farina, Audrey Andrist, and Mimi Watkins.

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Thursday, July 3, through Tuesday, July 22 RPO summer concerts take place at CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, unless otherwise noted.

For more information, visit Rpo.org.

Pop-up concert No. 1 featuring Kevin Kumar, Amy Barston, and friends. July 9 | 4 p.m. | Free | New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 Main Street in Canandaigua

July 10 | 6 p.m. | $75 | Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua Fire and Ice: Vivaldi’s Four Season. July 11 | 7:30 p.m. | $10-$35 | FLCC Concert Hall, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive

Pop-up concert No. 2 featuring Kevin Kumar, Amy Barston, and friends. July 12 | 1 p.m. | Free

| Wegmans Marketplace in Canandaigua Romance, Agony, and Ecstasy. July 13 | 7:30 p.m. | $10-$35 | FLCC Concert Hall, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive

Pop-up concert No. 3 featuring Kevin Kumar, Amy Barston, and friends. July 14 | 7 p.m. |

Free | Ferris Hills at West Lake, 1 Ferris Hills in Canandaigua Classical Blue Jeans. July 16 | 6 p.m. | $25-$50 | The Lodge at Bristol Harbour Resort, 5410 Seneca Point Road in Canandaigua Children’s concert. July 17 | 10:30 a.m. | Wood Library in Canandaigua Chopin Meets Hedgehog. July 18 | 7:30 p.m. | $10-$35 | FLCC Concert Hall, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive Season Finale: Expanding Universe. July 20 | 7:30 p.m. | $10-$35 | FLCC Concert Hall, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive

Bands on the Bricks

Salute to America with the RPO. July 3 | 8 p.m.

Friday, July 11, through Friday, August 8

Pixar in Concert at Kodak Hall at Eastman

Rochester Public Market, 280 Union Street North. Free. Cityofrochester.gov/bandsonbricks

Classical Mystery Tour: Music of the Beatles with RPO. July 20 | 6 p.m. | $15-$49 The Ben Folds Orchestral Experience with RPO.

Latin Night. July 11 Giant Panda Gurilla Dub Squad. July 18 Big Eyed Phish. July 25 Donna the Buffalo. August 1 TBA. August 8

| $15-$49

Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street. July 12 | 7 p.m. | $15-$69

July 22 | 8 p.m. | $20-$55

Skaneateles Festival Wednesday, August 6, through Saturday, August 30 Locations in Skaneateles. $22-$228.

For full ticket information and list of participating musicians, visit Skanfest.org.

FamilyFest Cel-e-brate. August 6 | 11 a.m. | First Presbyterian Church

Summer Suite. August 6 | 6:30 p.m.

Reunion! August 7 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian

Church

Behind-the-Scenes Event. August 8 | 7 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church Reflections and Reminiscences. August 8 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church Fireworks Ensemble. August 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Brook Farm Family Fest: Shanghai Quartet. August 13 | 11 a.m. | First Presbyterian Church Music from China. August 13 | 2 p.m. | Fayetteville Free Library Music from China. August 14 | 2 p.m. | Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Not Your Mother’s Chamber Music Concert.

August 14 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church

East-West Fusion. August 15 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church

Sounds of the Orient. August 16 | 7:30 p.m. |

Brook Farm

Workshops for Music Students. August 20 | 11 a.m. | First Presbyterian Church

Open Rehearsal. August 20 | 2 p.m. | First

Presbyterian Church Gypsy Passion. August 21 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church Prelude Concert. August 22 | 7 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church Hungarian Rhapsody. August 22 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church Gypsy Nights. August 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Brook Farm Musical Happy Hour. August 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Anyela’s Vineyards An ECCO Encore. August 28 | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church TF3. August 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Brook Farm Festival Finale with ECCO. August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Brook Farm

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Brad Paisley, Randy Houser, Leah Turner, and Charlie Worsham. August 21 | 7:30 p.m. | $45-$65 Kellie Pickler. August 21 | 2 p.m. | Free Pitbull. August 23 | 7:30 p.m. | $37-$57 Herman’s Hermits. August 25 | 2 p.m. | Free John Kay & Steppenwolf. August 25 | 8 p.m. | Free Bowzer’s Rock & Roll Party. August 26 | 2

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Carrie Underwood. August 27 | 7:30 p.m. |

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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. August 27 | 8 p.m. | Free

Journey and Cheap Trick. August 28 | 7:30 p.m.

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Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, and Tyler Farr. August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | $57-$77 The Doobie Brothers. September 1 | 6 p.m. | Free rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 21

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31 Come see the American alligators this summer at the Seneca Park Zoo before they go back to Florida.

2222 St. Paul Street.

Senecaparkzoo.org.

32 Seneca Park Zoo also

hosts a ZooBrew happy hour and live music for adults 21 and over once a month. 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 20, July 18, August 8, and September 5. Senecaparkzoo.org/ ZooBrew.aspx.

34 If you’re looking

for more Shakespeare and classical theater, the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, offers standard-setting productions throughout the summer. Presentations of “Man of La Mancha,” “King Lear,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “King John” are running through the fall. More information can be found at Stratfordfestival.ca.

35 Take a trip to Niagaraon-the-Lake, Ontario, for a production during the Shaw Festival.

This year, the festival features “Cabaret,” “The Philadelphia Story,” “The Sea,” “Arms and the Man,” and “The Mountaintop.”

Shawfest.com.

36 This summer,

Stageworks, a theater company whose productions benefit Rochester-based charitable organizations, will show “Bonnie and Clyde,” July 11-13, and “Ain’t Broadway Grand,” August 1-2. For more information, visit Stageworksroc.org. co nti n ues on page 28

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33 Spend some time at the theater

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e p s e k a h S THEATER BY

DAVID RAYMOND

Joseph Papp started it all in 1954: the first big-city, outdoor Shakespeare performances of note. The New York Shakespeare Festival grew into an essential component of a Manhattan summer and an entertainment empire in its own right, throwing off everything from CBSTV productions of Shakespeare in the early 70’s to hit Broadway musicals like “A Chorus Line” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.”

Central Park Shakespeare is the granddaddy of outdoor summer Shakespeare performances in the eastern United States, and it’s a granddaddy with many descendants.

In the last 50 or 60 years, many other summer Shakespeare performances have sprung up in American cities large and small. (For some reason, outdoor summer theater is almost always synonymous with Shakespeare. Well, since most of us would call him the greatest playwright of all, perhaps that’s appropriate.)

Rochester’s outdoor Shakespeare history begins in 1997 with a Highland Park presentation of “Much Ado About Nothing” directed by Marcy Gamzon. Free summer Shakespeare productions in Highland Park Bowl immediately became a tradition.

Shakespeare among the greenery and fireflies of Highland Park Bowl — and accompanied by the occasional motorcycle backfiring or plane flying overhead — quickly became a popular part of Rochester summers.

In its nearly two decades, the Shakespeare Players (teamed up with the Monroe County Parks Department) have worked through a good chunk of the Bard’s output, concentrating on the more popular plays.

Last year’s was “Twelfth Night.” This summer it is another of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, to be performed July 5 through July 19

in this appropriately vernal setting.

This production should be a unique one. The work is being directed by Luanne Davis Haggerty, a staff member in the theater department of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and is double cast, with a voicing actor and a signing (American Sign Language) actor assigned to every role, including the fairies, who Cast members in the Shakespeare Players' July 2013 production of sign among themselves "Twelfth Night." The company will present "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with their lines voiced at Highland Park the first two weeks of July. PHOTO PROVIDED by other actors. This is standard performing outdoor production of Goethe’s vast drama procedure for deaf theater like NTID, of “Faust”, adapted by Neil Wechsler. The great course, but it seems to be first for a production German writer’s story of the rise and fall of by a “regular” Shakespeare company, according Western civilization, playing from July 22 to to Shakespeare Players director Peter Scribner.

August 3, will be set among the abandoned Upstate New York also is home to other grain elevators of Buffalo’s Silo City and will summer Shakespeare performances. The use performers from Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Syracuse Shakespeare Festival offers “Measure Chicago, and Toronto (Atgfestival.org) for Measure” in June and “Twelfth Night” in August (Syrsf.org). Buffalo’s Shakespeare — — — — — — — — — in Delaware Park presents “Henry V” from June 19 through July 13 and “The Comedy ROCHESTER SUMMER of Errors” from July 24 through August THEATER 17 (Shakespeareindelawarepark.org). At — — — — — — — — — the Endicott Performing Arts Center near Blackfriars Theatre, July 11-20: “Nunsense.”

Binghamton, you can enjoy a smorgasbord Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St. 454of Shakespearean love scenes playing from 1260, Bftix.org.

August 15 to August 18. They’re all outdoors and they’re all free (Endicottarts.com).

If you’d like a change from Shakespeare, but hanker for something equally grand, you can also find it in Buffalo, where you can take in Against the Grain Festival’s ambitious

Black Sheep Theatre Coalition, July 8-26:

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Bristol Valley Theater, June 12-22: “Oh,

Coward!”; June 26-July 6: “Next Fall”; July 10-20: “Deathtrap”; July 24-August 3: “Les Misérables”; August 7-17: “What the Butler Saw”; July 29-August 15: “The Princess and the Pauper.” 151 S. Main St. in Naples, NY. 374-6318, Bvtnaples.org.

Downstairs Cabaret, June 6-18: “The Moon is Made of Gold: Songs about Everything under the Moon,” with D.C. Anderson; June 12-15: “The Accidental Hero”; June 21-22: “Jim Van Slyke — The Sedaka Show”; July 4-20: “He Wrote Good Songs”; beginning July 10: “Rent.” 20 Windsor St. 325-4370, Downstairscabaret.org.

Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, May

25-September 9: “Menopause: The Musical”; June 4-July 2: “Mary Poppins”; June 19-August 30: “The Pitch: 10 New Musicals in 10 Weeks”; July 9-30: “Damn Yankees”; August 6-27: “On the Town”; September 3-24: “The Will Rogers Follies”; October 1 -18: “Church Basement Ladies: The Last Potluck Supper.” 17 William St, Auburn, NY. 315-255-1305, Fingerlakesmtf.com.

Geva Theatre Center, July 9-27: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 232-1366, Gevatheatre.org.

Glimmerglass Festival, July 11-August

23: Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”; July 12-August 22: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel”; July 19-August 22: Richard Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos”; July 20-August 24: Tobias Picker’s “An American Tragedy.”

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JCC CenterStage, July 19-27: “Hairspray.”

Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue, 461-2000, Jccrochester.org.

MuCCC (Multi-Use Community Cultural Center), June 5-14: “Hedda Gabler”; June

27: “‘Moses’ and ‘The King’”; June 28: Mary Wojciechowski Sings Fred Astaire; July 5: “Independently Funny” with Polite Ink.; July 11-12: “Overcoming Andromeda”; July 18-19: “Cordaro World: A Call to Adventure”; August 1-9: “The Kingdom Next to Fid”; August 14-23: “The True and Tragic Life and Death of Good King Richard III”; August 23: Polite Ink. Anniversary Show; September 4-7: “The Philanderer”; September 11-13: “The Pillowman.” 142 Atlantic Avenue, Muccc.org.

Pittsford Musicals, June 20, 21, 27, 28: “A Little Night Music”. Panara Theater, Rochester institute of Technology, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive. 586-1500, Pittsfordmusicals.org.

Rochester Association of Performing Arts,

June 5, 6, 7: “Clue: The Musical” June 1222: “Expedition to Death”; July 18-26: “A Chorus Line.” RAPA Playhouse, 727 E. Main Street, 325-3366, Rapatheatre.org.

RAPA Kodak Summer Series, Finger Lakes Music Theatre Festival productions performed at Kodak Performing Arts Center. July 8-18: “Mary Poppins”; August 5-10: “Damn Yankees”; September 2-7: “On the Town”; September 30-October 5: “The Will Rogers Follies.” Kodak Performing Arts Center, W. Ridge Road. 325-3366, Rapatheatre.org.

Rochester Shakespeare Players, July 5-19: Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Highland Park Bowl, 1200 South Avenue. Rochestercommunityplayers.org.

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37 Attend a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution.

This year’s lecturers include Roger Rosenblatt, Tom Brokaw, Dennis Dimick, Jim Richardson, Colin G. Campbell, Ken Burns, Fareed Zakaria, and Geoffrey C. Ward. Themes include “Feeding a Hungry Planet,” “The Ethics of Privacy,” “Emerging Citizenship,” “The American West,” “A Week with Ken Burns,” “Chautauqua’s Global Public Square,” and “Health Care: From Bench to Bedside.” Chautauqua also hosts theater, musical acts, and other entertainment throughout the summer. Ciweb.org

40 Catch one of the season's flicks

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39 See the works of six

exceptional regional artists during Rochester Biennial at the Memorial Art Gallery.

500 University Avenue.

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41 Skip the store and go

pick your own strawberries at any one of Rochester’s local farms.

42 Reserve your weekly

supply of fresh vegetables for the summer and support your local farmers by joining CSA. (Community Supported Agriculture)

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ADAM LUBITOW

Summer movie season is notorious for being a time when filmgoers are asked to turn off their brains, grab a giant tub of popcorn, and sacrifice a few precious hours spent outside in the sunlight, just so we can watch Hollywood’s latest round of superhero movies, sequels and remakes. But this year, the warm weather has been an especially long time coming. Possibly more than ever, Rochesterians feel the need to treasure those hours of sunlight while we can. If we’re going to give up even the shortest amount of time outside, we’ve got to know it’s going to be worthwhile.

Still, it just wouldn’t be summer without at least a few trips to the local multiplex. With that in mind, here’s a glimpse at some of the films that promise to be worthy of your sacrifice. This year’s movie season is shaping up to be one of the better ones in recent memory, with at least a few surprises in store, and even some of those sequels and comic book adaptations are looking pretty good.

Opening dates listed at end of each preview. These release dates are subject to change, so be sure to check listings before you go running off to the theater.

“The Fault In Our Stars”: Based on the best-

selling young adult novel whose premise sounds like it could have been a Lifetime original movie (at least to those who haven’t yet read it), “The Fault In Our Stars” tells the story of two teenagers who bond at a meeting for cancer survivors and fall in love. Author John Green managed to transcend superficial sentimentality through painful honesty and an acerbic sense of humor, so it will be interesting to see how much of that crucial combination makes it to the screen. (June 6)

“Obvious Child”: A struggling stand-up

charismatic leader known as “Father.” It’s not much of a spoiler to say that the community isn’t nearly as idyllic as it claims to be. (June 6) “How To Train Your Dragon 2”: The first

“How To Train Your Dragon” was a winning combination of heart, humor and gorgeous animation (seriously, those flying scenes were eye-poppingly beautiful, especially in IMAX 3D), all in service of a rollickingly fun adventure tale. The new film (the second chapter of a planned trilogy) picks up five years later, as the alliance between Vikings and dragons opens up a whole wide world to explore. (June 13)

comedian (Jenny Slate) discovers she’s pregnant as a result of a one night stand and must decide what to do once she decides she doesn’t want to keep the baby, but might like the guy to stick around. This unconventional indie romantic comedy was a breakout hit of this year’s Sundance, and Slate’s been great on television shows like “Parks and Recreation” and “Bob’s Burgers,” so I’ve got high hopes for this one. (June 6)

“22 Jump Street”: “21 Jump Street” was the biggest and best surprise of 2012, largely thanks to returning directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord (now hot off the enormous success of “The Lego Movie”). Having made their way through high school the last time around, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill — I’m sorry, two time Oscar-nominee Jonah Hill — are moving on to college in order to bust up a massive new drug ring. (June 13)

“The Sacrament”: Horror auteur Ti West’s found-footage flick follows two reporters as they document their friend’s search for his missing sister, leading them to an idyllic religious commune run by a mysterious,

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47 Get cozy at the drive-in

and see what movies are playing on the big screen at Vintage Drive-In Theatre.

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48 Relive the romance of

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the globe. Bong Joon-ho’s post-apocalyptic action film follows what happens when class warfare breaks out between the affluent passengers at the front of the train (ruled over by Tilda Swinton) and the impoverished people in the tail (led by Captain America himself, Chris Evans). (June 27) “They Came Together”: Amy Poehler and

Paul Rudd reunite with director David Wain (“Wet Hot American Summer”) for this satire that takes aim at every ridiculous cliché in the romantic comedy arsenal. They’re joined by a huge cast of comedic talent, including Ed Helms, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Bill Hader, Ken Marino, and Michael Ian Black. (June 27)

“Tammy”: Written by Melissa McCarthy and

her husband, Ben Falcone, this film stars McCarthy as a down-on-her-luck woman trying to turn her life around, starting with a cross-country road trip with her grandmother (an aged-up Susan Sarandon). McCarthy is a gifted comedian, so here’s hoping she’s crafted a better vehicle for her talents than last year’s truly terrible “Identity Thief.” (July 2)

“Boyhood”: Richard Linklater’s ambitious

coming-of-age drama, about a boy (newcomer Ellar Coltrane) growing up under the care of his divorced parents (Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette), was filmed a few days at a time over the course of 12 years. Watching Coltrane

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“Life Itself”: It’s probably no surprise to anyone when I say that Roger Ebert was a huge influence on me and my desire to write about film, so director Channing Tatum in "Jupiter Ascending." PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS. Steve James’ (“Hoop Dreams”) documentary star Anna Kendrick for this mostly improvised recounting the life of the esteemed film critic indie drama about an aimless 20-something was bound to be on my must-see list no matter who shakes up the lives of her filmmaker how it turned out. But as it happens, this is brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son when also the only film on this list that I’ve actually she decides to move in with them. With Lena had the opportunity to see. I can tell you: it’s Dunham and Melanie Lynskey. (July 25) fantastic. (July 11) “Jupiter Ascending”: This epic space opera

from the Wachowski siblings is about a young Earth woman (Mila Kunis) and the genetically engineered warrior (Channing Tatum) assigned to protect her once it’s discovered that she’s intergalactic royalty due to inherit the entire planet. It looks batshit insane in the best way possible, and I can’t wait. (July 18)

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“A Most Wanted Man”: This spy thriller, based on the novel by master of the genre, author John le Carré (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”), follows a Chechen Muslim as he immigrates to Hamburg illegally only to find himself caught up in the international war on terror.

The film features one of the final roles of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and his performance is supposedly good enough that it’s earned talk of a possible posthumous Oscar nomination. (July 25)

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“Guardians of the Galaxy”: Chris Pratt stars

as galactic adventurer Peter Quill, who’s forced to team up with a motley crew of interplanetary misfits when a bounty is placed on his head following his heist of a valuable piece of space whatsit. Handing over the reigns of a mega-blockbuster like this to an idiosyncratic genre director like James Gunn makes me excited for what’s bound to be the weirdest and most ambitious Marvel movie to date. (August 1)

“What If”: Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan

star in this romantic comedy (formally titled “The F Word”) about two people who, due to their current romantic entanglements, decide to fight their obvious attraction and give friendship a try. (August 1)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”: I’m

in its 7th year — is dedicated to celebrating and making a difference among AfricanAmericans in the Rochester area. Takes place 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aboveny.org.

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Ah, the good ole days of steam-powered vehicles. Reminiscence in those times as you view and learn more about the operation and preservation of these antique vehicles. Takes place 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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“The Giver”: The trailer for this adaptation

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“Life After Beth”: Dane DeHaan (“The

Amazing Spider-Man 2”) stars as a young man devastated by the recent death of his girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza, “Parks and Recreation”), but gets a second chance at a happy ending when she mysteriously rises from the grave.

Also starring Anna Kendrick, John C. Reilly, and Molly Shannon. (August 15) “The One I Love”: A couple go on a weekend

retreat in an attempt to save their ailing marriage, but find that an unusual dilemma awaits them in this genre-bending romanticdramedy. In tantalizing fashion, those who’ve seen the film (and loved it) say that the less you know going in, the better. Starring Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”), and Ted Danson. (August 15)

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terrified of what blockbuster-cinematic antichrist Michael Bay (who served as producer on this film) has done to my beloved Ninja Turtles — plus I have a really hard time seeing Megan Fox as intrepid reporter April O’Neil — but I admit I’m also morbidly curious.

(August 8)

of Lois Lowry’s beloved novel — about a society that claims to have eradicated all pain and suffering — gave me pause. The film looks like yet another apocalyptic young adult story that movie studios have been falling over themselves to greenlight in the wake of the massive success of “The Hunger Games.” Here’s hoping it’s a simple case of bone-headed marketing, and the final film does justice to the source material. (August 15)

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50 Practice or show off your skate, bike, and board tricks at the Rochester Action Sports Park. 1044 University Ave. r-a-s-p.com.

51 Running a Marathon

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52 If a marathon seems too intense, run (or walk) a 5K. There is a race for everyone, and it's a great way to get outside. robertstech.com.

53 Relax on the water and explore a “secret wilderness” in the wetlands with a paddleboat at Bay Creek. 1099 Empire Blvd. baycreek.com.

55 You could spend

another full day at Darien Lake, 9993 Allegheny Road in Darien Center.

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56 Play a round at

Parkside’s Whispering Pines Miniature Golf. The course opened in 1930 and is listed on the National Register of Historic places as the oldest miniature golf course in the U.S. Hours vary during season, call 323-2710; Parksidediner. com/miniature-golf.

57 Want to forgo the

putter? There’s disc golf.

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58 Have a picnic in Highland Park.

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When Seabreeze Amusement Park (4600 Culver Road, Seabreeze.com) opened to the public on August 5, 1879, as the last stop on the steam railroad, its main draws were picnic groves on the lakefront. Its picturesque landscape made the location popular. As result, the park began adding rides by the dozen in 1900, shaping the future of Seabreeze for decades to come.

Today, most of us know the park as a staple of summer fun. However, there’s a rich history behind Seabreeze that has defined the attraction so well-loved by Western New York residents. We spoke with Seabreeze vice president John Norris — whose family has owned the park for generations — to learn more of the little-known facts. Take in these 10 fun facts about the park before your next trip to the popular summer haunt.

1. Seabreeze is the 4th oldest amusement park in the United States and the 12th oldest in the world. It is also the oldest family owned and operated park in the country. The attraction began as a recreation stop at the end of the railroad line, with scenic views of Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario. As its popularity grew, rides were added beginning in 1900 — including a carousel from the

Long family, Norris’s relatives and carousel concessionaires from Philadelphia.

2. The Long family has owned Seabreeze for generations, and they still don’t mess around when it comes to building carousels. In 1994, a fire took down much of the northeast side of the park — including the carousel, an arcade building, fun house, and shooting gallery.

Rather than buy a new carousel, the family decided to make their own. They purchased an old wooden platform and used it as a template for the new ride. A true labor of love with hand-carved and hand-painted pieces, the new carousel took two years to complete and opened in 1996. It’s the family’s 7th carousel, and a high-wattage attraction at Seabreeze — the carousel has 1,170 light bulbs.

3. The Jack Rabbit, a wooden roller coaster that was the fastest in the world at its opening in 1920, is the oldest continuously-operating coaster in North America. Norris describes riding the Jack Rabbit as a “rite of passage for kids in Rochester when they hit 48 inches [tall].”

When the coaster first opened, riders were asked to pay as they left the ride. Look in the overhead rafters for the original sign that reads “Pay as you leave.”

4. As the park continues to grow and change, Seabreeze finds ways to pay tribute to its history. For example, the park has repurposed lanterns from a popular 1920’s attraction called the Virginia Reel, a group ride that was designed to spin guests silly.

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5. When Seabreeze can’t reuse pieces of

former attractions, they pay tribute to the past in subtler ways. The song “Fire On High” by the Electric Light Orchestra is included in the audio mix on the Music Express — a tribute to the forgotten Gyrosphere, a ride that featured the song.

The Gyrosphere was a favorite of park-goers in the mid-1970’s. The “scrambler” type attraction was housed inside an inflatable dome and featured a sight and sound show that would play for its duration. The Gyrosphere was another in-house project, homemade by the family. It was later continues on page 34

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replaced by the Music Express to increase capacity — it can hold at least double the Gyrosphere’s small capacity of 24 riders at a time.

are used in the making of those waffles. If frozen treats are more up your alley, each summer, 2,946 gallons of Dippin’ Dots are consumed at Seabreeze.

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famous attractions at major parks.

Norris’s grandfather, George Long, was the owner of the park in the 1960’s. He took a trip to Disneyland, saw the tubular steel design of the park’s Matterhorn attraction, and said “I want to do that.”

At the time, there was a two-level junior coaster on the site of what is now the Bobsleds attraction. When Long returned from Disneyland, he added a third level to the coaster, inspired by what he had seen in California. According to Norris, the tubular steel gives the coaster a “compact, zoomy feel.”

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home to a water park that has become a big hit among guests. “People wait [until July] to come to the park for the water,” Norris says. Seabreeze added its first water slide in 1986, and has continued to add new water attractions every year since. The park now boasts speed slides, a lazy river, kiddie slides, tube slides, and much more — including a wave pool that holds over 260,000 gallons of water.

8. Seabreeze’s popular sugar waffles are a

summer staple for many Rochesterians, and the park doesn’t skimp when it comes to making them. Each season, 1,620 eggs

employer, and also Rochester’s largest caterer. According to Norris, the park has a year-round staff of 30 people and boasts 800 employed each summer. Its summer staff is predominantly made up of high school and college students, but ranges in overall age from 16 to 60. Seabreeze is also the location of summer parties and picnics for some of Rochester’s biggest and most esteemed entities, including Xerox, URMC, and Paychex. The park features 15 picnic rows, 4 or 5 of which are open for public rental where guests can cook their own food.

10. Norris says there’s “always something

new going on” at Seabreeze, and this season is no exception. The park will open two new attractions this summer: The Wave Swinger and The Balloon Race.

Both rides will take guests up high — to 36 and 42 feet, respectively. Seabreeze has also updated its Kiddie City, providing enhanced rides and new themes for its little guests.

Seabreeze is now open for the summer. Buy tickets online and plan your visit at Seabreeze. com. What do you love about Seabreeze that we didn’t include in our list? Tell us online at Rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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59 Check out an NFL

practice. The Buffalo Bills offer free admittance to its daytime practices during training camp. Night practices require tickets.

Check the team’s website for the summer practice schedule: Buffalobills.com/ team/training-camp/home.html.

60 The Rochester Red

Wings baseball season is in full swing, so spend an afternoon in the stands.

Redwingsbaseball.com.

61 If you like baseball, you

may want to check out the vintage Base Ball teams in Rochester. The games use 19th century rules, uniforms, and equipment.

For more information: GCV.org/volunteer/19thcenutry-base-ball.

63 Soccer fans will want to keep an eye on the Rochester Rhinos.

Rhinossoccer.com.

64 The women’s soccer

team, the Western New York Flash is making some noise, too. Wnyflash.com.

65 The Rochester Dragons, the city’s professional Ultimate Frisbee team, will have games open to the public through the summer. For tickets, Rochesterdragons.com.

66 There’s also a Bocce League in Rochester: Bocceleagueofrochester.com. co n ti n ues on pag e 3 8

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62 Road trip to a regional art gallery

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a t oU DTodge An installation view of Millie Chen's "The Miseries and Vengeance Wallpapers," currently on view at Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo. PHOTO PROVIDED

Anselm Kiefer's "der Morgenthau Plan," is part of "Anselm Kiefer: Beyond Landscape," on view through October 5 at Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.

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With the onset of summer, the roads and routes of New York State aren’t as treacherous, and the thought of making the trip to some of our more outer-regional art houses is bearable. Though CITY will provide our normal coverage of Rochester’s art institutions throughout the summer, here we take a closer look at some regional spots housing some pretty remarkable art jewels and events, from big household-name artists to regional and international contemporary masters, as well as promising student work from throughout the region.

The closest day-trip option is less than an hour’s drive to our western neighbor, Buffalo. Queen City’s big institution is the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1285 Elmwood

Avenue, 716-882-8700, albrightknox.org), which houses an extensive contemporary and modern art collection. An enduring concern of many artists, past and present, is war.

Through October 5, “Anselm Kiefer: Beyond Landscape” provides a look at how the artist, born at the close of the Second World War, represented the ravaged German terrain and psyche, whereas many of the artist’s contemporaries chose to look away.

Other summer exhibits at AlbrightKnox include “Albrecht Dürer: Highlights from the Collection” (through July 6), “Lucas Samaras: Reflections” (June 21 through November 16), and “Tour,” (through May 18), an audio-visual installation by Taiwanese-Canadian artist Millie Chen. Featuring “healed” genocide sites in Rwanda, Cambodia, Poland, and Wounded Knee (USA), Chen’s installation explores the persistence of memory despite

scars being absorbed by the earth and time and atrocities perpetrated in the present.

Also check out Chen’s other installation, “The Miseries and Vengeance Wallpapers” (through April 2015), after French artist Jacques Callot’s etchings that documented the Thirty Years’ War. Just down the road a bit, Buffalo’s Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Avenue, 716-878-6011, burchfieldpenney.org) is run by SUNY Buffalo and houses the Charles Rand Penney collection of 183 pieces by passionate, and often fantastical, nature watercolorist Charles Burchfield, as well as work by Roycroft artisans, and craft artists from Western New York, with documentary records and library materials on each. The center also hosts regular contemporary art exhibits.

This summer, catch Colleen Ludwig’s interactive exhibit “Shiver” (through June

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22), a three-walled sensory environment which employs 35 infrared sensors and 71 water valves, which drip rivulets of water down the walls in response to the presence and position of viewers. Also check out “Craft in Black and White” (through July 27), in which the restricted color palette allows the other elements of profile, texture, and mass to take center stage; and photographer Janelle Lynch’s “Presence” (June 13 through November 2), which captures nature and trees as metaphorical portraits.

Don’t skip over Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center (341 Delaware Avenue, 716-8541694, hallwalls.org), which presents multimedia exhibitions, as well as film screenings

and musical and literary performances.

Through June 27, view Chicago-based artist and filmmaker Deborah Stratman’s “Swallows: Subsurface Voids,” which will transform the gallery into a temporary museum to the terrifying phenomenon of sinkholes. After that, catch the Hallwalls Members’ Show (July 11 through August 29), and keep your eye on the calendar for special one-off programming bits.

Heading south of the Finger Lakes and a bit east of Rochester, we encounter Corning. The Corning Museum of Glass (One Museum Way, 800-732-6845, cmog. org) cares for and displays art and historical glass covering more than 3,500 years of human history, from a glass portrait of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh to contemporary sculpture. The hands-on exhibits in the Innovation Center teach about the scientific and technological innovations in glass which have shaped our world, including optics, vessels, and windows. Glassmaking demos take place during the course of a

day, and visitors can even try your hand at glassmaking by signing up for a one-day, weekend, or multiple-week course.

The Corning Museum of Glass also offers exhibits year-round, and has recently spotlighted specific sculptors, adornments, objects of high art and design from different decades, and historic telescopes. Through January 4, 2015, the museum will display concurrent exhibits “René Lalique: Enchanted

by Glass” and “Designing for a New Century: Works on Paper by Lalique and his Contemporaries,” bringing together glass objects, jewelry, production molds, and design drawings by the renowned French master of Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs.

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Also located in Corning, Rockwell Museum of Western Art (111 Cedar Street, 607-937-

5386, rockwellmuseum.org), specializes in American Western and Native American art. In addition to an extensive collection, the museum hosts lectures and discussions, performances, children’s activities, and rotating exhibits. Through April 1, 2016, check out “On Fire: The Nancy and Alan Cameros Collection of Southwestern Pottery,” which features more than 100 pieces, including work from the century-old rebirth of Native pottery in the Southwest, as well as pieces by contemporary artists who are connected to a 2,000-year-old tradition.

Through March 8, 2015, The Rockwell will also feature “Untouched by Chaos: Karl Bodmer and the American Wilderness,” works by a young Swiss artist who accompanied a German nobleman-naturalist up the Missouri River in 1833-34. Bodmer produced some of the earliest images of the trans-Mississippi Western landscape, people, flora, and fauna, and this exhibition will feature the most important hand-colored engravings based on his original watercolors.

Through September 7 of this year, catch “Abraham Anghik Ruben: The World of Man, Animals and Spirits,” an exhibit of recent sculptures contrasting the ancient lives of Norse adventurers and Inuit (Inuvialuit) whale hunters; and “Illustration and Imagination: W.H.D. Koerner’s Western Paintings,” featuring about 20 Koerner’s original paintings and drawings, which were the basis for his 1920’s and 30’s Saturday Evening Post illustrations. Also, through January 1, 2015, check out “Lock, Stock & Barrel: Historic Firearms from the Robert F. Rockwell III Collection.”

Traveling further east on Route 17 is Owego and the experimental media art center, continues on page 38 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 37

67 Design a scavenger

hunt around the city.

68 Take a mini-golf tour of New York state.

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Signal Culture (68 North Avenue, 3rd Floor, signalculture.org). The specialized center features an experimental media studio with real-time analog and digital image processing equipment, custom made hardware and software, a variety of interactive interfaces, and alternative imaging devices that can be configured in a modular studio setup. Signal Culture hosts 2-3 artist residents at a time, organizes public exhibitions and talks, and produces publications.

69 For those days that

happen to rain this summer, several businesses around Rochester offer indoor sports options, like Hotshots Real Beach Volleyball, 1046 University Avenue. Hotshotsvball.com.

70 Check out the indoor

trampoline park at Sky Zone, 155 Bellwood Drive.

Skyzone.com.

71 And NVP Paintball, 1046 University Avenue, boasts a 15,000 square foot indoor paintball playing field. Nvppaintball. com. You can also get a team together and play at Performance Paintball’s outdoor field. Reaperpb. com for more information.

72 Have you seen a Roc City Roller derby bout yet?

Catch one of the teams this summer. Rocderby. com for schedule.

73 If you want loud cars and speed, look to the Canandaigua Motorsports Park, 2820 Country Road 10 in Canandaigua, for races every week. Canandaiguamotorsportspark.com.

74 You can also check out

the famous Watkins Glen International, 2790 Country Route 16 in Watkins Glen.

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About an hour and a half east of Rochester, Syracuse is home to the Everson Museum of Art (401 Harrison Street, 315-474-6064, everson.org). The Everson is dedicated to collecting American paintings, sculpture, drawings, graphics, and one of the largest holdings of American ceramics in the nation.

In addition to films, talks, classes, and other educational programs and special events held throughout the year, Everson hosts exhibitions ranging in subject from ancient artifacts to contemporary works in new media.

Through December 31, check out “Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection,” which includes work that spans nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty, which ended in 1912. Through July 27, Everson presents “Mary Giehl: Rice is Life,” a sculptural installation focusing on world hunger issues. “Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper” will be on view through August 24, featuring delicately drawn mixed media works which explore a fantastical, living landscape reacting to humanity’s poor stewardship of nature.

While in Syracuse, check out ArtRage (505 Hawley Avenue, 315-218-5711, artragegallery.org), a gallery which exhibits “progressive art that inspires resistance and promotes social awareness, supports social justice, challenges preconceptions and encourages cultural change,” per its mission statement. Through July 19, check out “Proof Through the Night,” a retrospective of traditional silver-based photography and lithographs by Paul Pearce. The artist is a disabled Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist who in a provided statement says he feels a “gnawing need to expose a system that turns innocent children into monsters.”

Located about two hours east of Rochester, the small city of Utica features the Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute (310 Genesee Street, 315-797-0000, mwpai.org). The museum collection features about 25,000 artworks, the core of which is 19th-century through contemporary fine arts and sculpture,

Pottery from "On Fire: The Nancy and Alan Cameros Collection of Southwestern Pottery," currently on view at The Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning. PHOTO PROVIDED

Pendant from “René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass,” on display at Corning Museum of Glass through January 4, 2015. PHOTO PROVIDED

and 19th-century American decorative arts objects. Through September 28, “Butterflies, Geishas, and Dragons: The Arts and Influence of Japan” will showcase the rich influence of Japanese art and culture on European and American decorative and fine arts.

“Life During Wartime” (through Aug 3) features artwork created during the 17th through the 20th centuries which depict and explore patriotism, cruelties visited upon civilians, brutality of combat, and protests. June 15 through September 14, check out “The Golden Age of European Painting,” which features more than 70 major paintings by such European masters as Rembrandt, Rubens, Tiepolo, Gainsborough, Hogarth, and others.

If you’re in the mood for a more ambitious road trip, pack some snacks

and take the nearly three hour jaunt east to Cooperstown, where you’ll be rewarded with the Fenimore Art Museum (5798 New York Route 80, 607-5471400, fenimoreartmuseum.org). Housed in a 1930’s neo-Georgian mansion, the museum’s collection includes American landscape, history, and genre paintings; American folk art, photography, and American Indian art.

A host of exhibitions on view through the summer and fall include “The Adirondack World of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait” (through September 1), L. F. Tantillo’s visions of the early history of New York and the Hudson River (through December 31), and “Winslow Homer: The Nature and Rhythm of Life, from the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie” (June 6 through August 24), among others.

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75 Rochester hosts

several citywide organized and open sports programs including softball, basketball, baseball, ice and floor hockey, soccer, flag football, tennis, and wrestling. For information on joining a league, visit Cityofrochester.gov/sports.

76 Rochester has its own

Adult Kickball League, as well. Kickball-rochester.com.

83 Learn more about the

Flower City’s horticultural history, and explore your own green thumb with classes at the Rochester Civic Garden Center. Rcgc.org.

85 If you tour the George

Eastman House, pay close attention to the gardens.

Eastmanhouse.org/visit/ todo/gardens.php.

86 See the “Grand Canyon

of the East” at Letchworth State Park — and then camp overnight. Nysparks. com/parks/79/details.aspx.

84 Explore a canalside town

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87 Stony Brook State Park,

10820 Route 36 South in Dansville, also gives some beautiful scenery for an afternoon trip.

77 Finally cross skydiving

off your bucket list; several area companies will take you up, including Rochester Skydivers and Finger Lakes Skydivers.

78 Go for a hot air balloon

ride around the Finger Lakes region.

79 Spend Saturday beach

hopping until you find that perfect spot.

80 The City of Rochester offers numerous aquatics options, including public pools. Check Cityofrochester.gov/aquatics/ for a pool near you.

81 If you’re taking a day

trip to Syracuse, find some time to feed the wildlife at Webster Pond, 2000 block of Valley Drive.

82 If you’re interested in

architecture, history, and the homes of New York, go on a house and garden tour with the Landmark Society of Western New York.

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88 Take a lesson

in horseback riding.

Several organizations, including Herberle Stables (Heberlestables. com), Evergreen Stables (Evergreenstables. us), and Meadows of Mendon Stables (Meadowsofmendonstables. com), offer lessons in various styles of riding.

89 Soak in some sun at

Ontario Beach Park.

90 You could spend a

week in the Finger Lakes area — and we could write a full guide — but relax and take a drive with the windows rolled down.

Fingerlakes.org.

91 Take a trip to the

Canada side of Niagara Falls.

92 Relive the Saga, original Pacman, and other classic video games at the Strong Museum of Play. 1 Manhattan Square. Museumofplay.org. con ti n u es o n pag e 4 2

Views along the canal in the Village of Pittsford (left and right) and the Village of Fairport (center).

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ERIC REZSNYAK

As you probably remember from building sugar-cube packet boats in third grade, the Erie Canal was an immensely important waterway that helped to define New York State during the 19th and 20th centuries. While the boats and barges that once used the canal as a literal artery of commerce are mostly gone — although boaters can still use the canal system — the port towns that popped up along the waterway remain. Many of them offer up oldschool charms of days gone by, as well as a mix of recreation opportunities, unique shopping, and frequent special events. That makes them perfect spots for exploration in the summer.

The Canal originally ran from Buffalo to Albany, with port towns all along the way. For the purpose of this piece we’re focusing on the four port towns in the Greater Rochester area: Brockport, Spencerport, Pittsford, and Fairport.

For information about port towns outside of that area, check the New York State Canal System website (canals.ny.gov) or the Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor site (eriecanalway.org).

To the east of Rochester on Route 31F you’ll find Fairport, which remains a bustling community.

The canal-adjacent area of Fairport is packed with a variety of shops, most of them independent retailers. In Fairport Village Landing be sure to check out Red Bird Market (130 Village Landing,

Fairport; redbirdmarket.com), which is packed with interesting locally made food products like jams, jellies, and flavored peanut butters. The Fairport Public Library is next door, and a farmers’ market takes place in the Landing parking lot on Saturday mornings, May through November.

You’ll also find an abundance of restaurants in the canal area, everything from Towpath Café and Riki’s diner, to Mexican restaurant Blue Cactus and Shorts Bar & Grill (the bar is renowned for its frequent karaoke nights).

To get a better look at the canal, and to learn more about its history, book a tour on the Colonial Belle (223-9470, colonialbelle. com), which cruises the canal from mid-May through October. The two- to three-hour tours have food and entertainment options, as well as a few specific themed cruises, including a murder-mystery tour.

Fairport is home to several special events throughout the summer. Fairport Canal Days take place June 6 through June 8, with arts and crafts vendors, food, and live music, plus the annual rubber-duck race down the canal.

Weekly events include classic car “cruz nites” on Tuesday evenings and a live concert series at the gazebo at Vincent Kennelly Park every Thursday night from June 5 through August 7.

Musical styles vary from the Four on the Floor Jazz Ensemble (July 10) to Irish folk from the Dady Brothers (July 24).

While you’re at the park, seek out the nearby Moonlight Creamery (36 West Avenue,

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Grab a cone, sit at one of the park’s benches or tables, and watch the world drift by.

Closer to Rochester is Pittsford, and its

canalside offerings are arguably the most cosmopolitan of the port towns. The Schoen Place area is home to a variety of terrific restaurants. You can grab gelato from Jembetat Gallery, or have a drink or meal at Aladdin’s Natural Eatery, Simply Crepes, The Coal Tower, Label 7, or Olives. Lock 32 Brewing Co., recently opened, specializes in locally made beers.

Schoen Place and Northfield Commons are also a great shopping destination, with specialty stores like Mostly Clay, Pittsford Wine & Spirits, Yarne Source, The Game Gamut, Beads ‘n’ Things, The Map Shop, The Topiary, and Pittsford Lumber. You’ll find even more shops and restaurants on the nearby Main Street in the Village of Pittsford, as well as the Pittsford Public Library across the canal.

Recreation opportunities abound around the Pittsford canal. The paved trails are frequently used by runners, walkers, and bikers. In fact, you can bike along the canal even if you don’t own your own ride. Towpath Bike & Multi Sport

(3 Schoen Place, towpathbike.com) rents adult bikes, kid bikes, and even tandem bikes by the hour, day, or weekend. For a more relaxing view of the canal, take a ride on the Sam Patch (samandmary.org), which departs from Schoen Place for tours throughout the summer.

East of Rochester you’ll find Spencerport,

one of the quieter port communities. If you’re looking to hike along the canal, Towpath Park offers a nice entry point.

Walk or bike the gravel paths along the Erie Canalway Trail, which reportedly runs for 365 miles between Albany and Buffalo (I didn’t have the roughly three weeks it would take to find out for myself, so I’m going to take the Canal System’s word on that one).

Across the canal you can also find the Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum (16 East Avenue, Spencerport; spencerportdepot. com), a modest building devoted to preserving the history of the canal and of the Village of Spencerport and Town of Ogden.

Spencerport Canal Days bring crafters, festival foods, and live entertainment to town, and this year take place June 26 and 27 (spencerportcanaldays.com). It even has its own race, featuring “canalligators.”

Shopping options in Spencerport are more limited than its eastside canal counterparts, but there are several restaurants and shops. If you’re looking to

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lose hours of your life, check out the Book Centre (42 Slayton Avenue, 352-1890) in the nearby shopping plaza. Who knows what literary gems are hidden in the stacks of books towering over the aisles? Summer reading season is almost here…

Further to the west is Brockport, a canal town that is also a college town. As such you’ll find a mix of quaint retail, like the Red Bird Tea Shoppe, Bitter Sweet, and the Lift Bridge Book Shop (one of the few independent new-book sellers left in the area), as well as student-friendly outposts like head shops and comic-book stores.

There are also a variety of restaurants and ice-cream shops and the like.

Stop by the Brockport Welcome Center at 11 Water Street for maps and information about the canal. Take a stroll along the nicely paved canalside, or you can borrow a bike — for free — from the welcome center. There are picnic tables, educational placards, and even grills for an impromptu barbecue.

Just a block or two down from the canal you’ll also find the Strand (93 Main Street, Brockport; rochestertheatermanagement. com/strand.htm), which plays first-run films.

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93 Explore the Mount Hope Cemetery. The friends of Mount Hope Cemetery offer general and themed — i.e.

Horticulture Tour, Mischief, Murder, and Mayhem, and Rochester Baseball Pioneers — guided walking tours each weekend through October. Fomh.org.

96 Have kids? Give them something to do

94 Do as Macklemore and

try thrift shopping. Original vintage 40’s dress for $2, or a new set of dishes for $10? You never know what you will find.

95 What can an artist design in a 36 inch (squared) board? Come see at Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6x6, June 7 through July 13. 137 East Avenue. Roco6x6.org.

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During our precious summer months, Rochester offers a plethora of rich activities for children of all ages. Be it along the various waterfronts, or in the city itself, amusements abound. I tend to navigate towards the neighborhood approach when planning excursions for my two children, ages 6 and 11 — we play, eat and explore in one general area. This enables you to achieve a certain intimacy with a place, plus it cuts down on gas expenses, travel time, and frankly, headaches.

Let’s start with the lake. The smallest of the

97 Participate in a

workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery. Mag.rochester. edu/creativeworkshop.

98 The Visual Studies

Workshop is hosting its Summer Institute through June 28, featuring intensive one-week and weekend workshops with visiting artists and scholar.

Vsw.org/summer.php.

99 Have a drink on the upstairs patio at The Genesee Brew House, 25 Cataract Street.

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great lakes, Lake Ontario is not always clean enough to swim in, but what kid doesn’t love to dig in the sand, feed seagulls the crusts from their PB&J, and take on the challenge of consuming an ice-cream cone before it drips all over those sweaty little hands? So pack up the picnic basket and the sand toys and take the kids to Charlotte Beach. Let them dig and splash, then cross the street to Abbott’s Frozen Custard at the corner of Lake and Beach Avenues.

This is the original Abbotts, built in 1926. You can now find the cold, creamy treat in more than 40 franchises throughout the states. Your kids will want the sprinkles (jimmies for some out-of-towners), but be forewarned, the custard melts faster with sprinkles — they increase the surface area.

After custard, walk the Charlotte Pier. It stretches 721 meters out into the lake and has a structure that resembles a miniature light house at the end. There are always a handful of people fishing off the huge rocks lining both sides of the pier. Just hold the little ones’ hands as they crane to watch.

Before you go home, let them ride the Dentzel Menagerie Carousel, built in 1905.

Your kids will love choosing amongst the rabbits, cats, ostriches, pigs, mules, lion, tiger, goat, giraffe, deer, and of course horses.

Hours of operation vary. Go to Nca-usa.org/ psp/Rochester/ for more information.

Lake Ontario and the Durand Eastman Beach. FILE PHOTO

Kershaw Swim Beach at Canandaigua Lake

(2 North Main Street) is another great choice for a hot summer day, especially for younger children. The sandy beach is enclosed, the water is calm, and lifeguards keep close watch of your little ones. When they tire of getting sand in their bathing suits, there are even grassy patches, outdoor showers to rinse off under, and a snack bar. If you don’t live in the city of Canandaigua, admission is $5 per adult, $2 per child ages 6 to 18, and no charge for children under 6. Call 396-5000 for park hours.

There is a playground next to the beach, stretches of grassy bank to skip stones from, and seafood and soft-serve ice-cream within walking distance. Before you head back to Rochester, stop at Unique Toy Shop at 120 S. Main Street in downtown Canandaigua.

Their unique, imaginative, high-quality toys have delighted my kids for years. Make sure to sign up for birthdays discounts.

There is fun to be had along the historic Erie Canal. Schoen Place in Pittsford is a canal landing and shopping area with several kid friendly restaurants and is set alongside the canal’s towpath — a great starting or finishing point for a bike ride or walk. Feeding the ducks, geese, and fish crowding below in the water have entertained generations of Rochester’s children. But don’t risk the birds’ health by feeding them bread. Bagged waterfowl pellets are available for a dollar near the landing dock. The Sam Patch tour boat also operates from here on Sundays in the summer. After feeding the ducks take your kids to one of the restaurants clustered nearby.

My kids love eating at the Coal Tower, a diner located in — you guessed it — an old coal tower. Awesome shakes and burgers.

When it gets too hot, seek the coolness of the Rundel Memorial Library at 115 South Avenue by the Genesee River. If you’re lucky there will be a spot available on Court Street and your kids can peer over the Court Street Bridge at the roaring waters below.

Then round the corner and enter the Bausch and Lomb Public Library Building across the street from the historic old Beaux-Arts original building. Climb the stairs to the Children’s Room and let the kids discover a secret room by pushing against a certain book shelf that swings open. Real Harry Potter stuff; they’ll eat it up. Inside is the George W. Cooper Doll Collection showcasing dolls from around the world.

By the way, the original building is said to be haunted and last year it was featured on an episode of “Ghost Hunters.” Employees have reported seeing shadowy figures in the stacks and heavy doors opening and closing by themselves. Take a stroll through with the kiddies in tow — if they dare. Finally, cross back over to Court Street and have a meal at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. Delicious barbecue (and lots of it) at reasonable prices. You can even sit outside. But be prepared for a wait.

There are a multitude of Rochester spots that will delight your children this summer. So take away the remotes and get your children out and about. They’ll thank you for it.

Do your kids have a favorite summer activity? Leave us a comment below this story at Rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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2488 Browncroft Blvd. • 586-1870

Accessories & Utensils available

We have a great selection of wood chips... hickory, mesquite, apple, cherry, pecan, and Jack Daniels.

One of the area’s largest art festivals, Clothesline returns to showcase work by more than 400 local artists. Mag.rochester.edu/clothesline.

Macedon Lumberjack Festival SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 8 A.M. • MACEDON CENTER FIREMAN’S FIELD, 2481 CANANDAIGUA ROAD, MACEDON • $1-$3

Grab your favorite flannel and axe as you head over to the Macedon Lumberjack Festival for log rolling, axe throwing, and more. Macedoncenterfire.org.

Greentopia TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • VARIOUS LOCATIONS • PRICES VARY

Celebrate sustainability with a film fest, a fashion show, and an art and photography show all wrapped into one festival. Greentopiafest.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 43

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