ALEX HERRMANN

The Finger Lakes area is quickly becoming an important home for craft breweries. The Finger Lakes Visitors Connection will celebrate the thriving industry with a week of beer-centric events. The Craft Beer #FLXperience Week begins with tours of hops farms and tastings at The Bluebell Hopyard (319 Cline Road, Victor) and Schmidt Farm (415 County […]

On Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, the 37th Annual Park Avenue Summer Art Festival will fill the Park Avenue neighborhood with arts, crafts, and music. The event, hosted by the Park Avenue Merchants Association, will feature hundreds of local artists, as well as vendors from across the U.S. and Canada. These artisans will […]

Thursday, July 24, marks the 50th anniversary of Rochester’s 1964 Riots. A number of events will take place across the city to commemorate the three days of rioting that shaped the community. All of the events are free. For more information about the riots and their impact on Rochester, check out CITY’s July 16 cover […]

Rochester’s Italian American Community Center will host its 14th annual Festa Italiana. The three-day event will feature a variety of musical performances and an opportunity to engage with the area’s rich Italian culture. Featured acts include Joe Scalissi presenting “An Evening with Dean Martin,” and Elio Scaccio. Both of the singers will perform each night […]

From Friday, July 18, through Sunday, July 20, the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley will host Rochester Pride Weekend, celebrating the Rochester gay community. The weekend will begin on Friday, July 18, with a Pride Rainbow Ride. Beginning at 5:15 p.m., cyclists will don Pride colors and ride through the Neighborhood of the Arts […]

As a part of its SummerStage program, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester will present Tony Award winning musical “Hairspray.” The show, based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, follows Tracy Turnblad, a plus-sized dancer who works to end race segregation on television in 1960’s Baltimore. The JCC’s run of […]

As a part of its sixth biennial celebration, the Memorial Art Gallery will host six regional artists over the course of the next month and a half in its Grand Gallery. Each Thursday, one of the selected artists will give a lecture on their material. On July 17, Hamilton’s Lynette K. Stephenson will kick off […]

Glamour and Glow, the nation’s largest black light fashion, music, and art event, will make its debut in Rochester on Saturday, July 12. Guests are encouraged to dress in neon or glowing attire, and are given 3D glasses upon entrance to enhance the visual experience. Inside the venue, circus entertainers will perform acrobatic routines set […]

Stageworks, a Rochester theater group aiming to provide a platform for local actors and give back to the community, will stage three performances of Tony Award-nominated musical “Bonnie & Clyde.” The production will support NAMI Rochester, an organization that provides support and education to Rochesterians affected by mental illness. “Bonnie & Clyde” presents the story […]

Each year, Independence Day serves as an opportunity to both reflect upon and celebrate the nation’s history. Throughout the Rochester area, various organizations will host events to commemorate the special day. These are only a few of the many opportunities for July 4 fun in the Rochester area. For information, and a larger list of […]

Rochester comedian Ralph Tetta and special guests will take the stage at The Comedy Club in Webster to celebrate Independence Day a day early. Their self-proclaimed “Fundependence Day” will feature performances by Tetta and fellow comedians Douglas Berryhill, Chris Alan, Jimmy LeChase, Thomas Bottoms, and Todd Youngman. Tetta, a stand-up veteran of over 25 years, […]

On Friday, July 4, family event organizers Cool Kids! Green Kids! will host its annual Catskill Puppet Theater. The event, co-sponsored by the Brockport Kiwanis Club and the Brockport Lions Club, features large mechanical puppets that are used to tell a story and teach a moral to children in attendance. The puppets are accompanied by […]