Daily Choices

FESTIVAL: Celebrate the autumn season at the Hilton Apple Fest, held Saturday and Sunday at the grounds of the Village of Hilton Community Center (West Ave./Rte 18 at Grove St.). The fest includes arts & crafts, a car show, apple wares, and a pie contest. Hours are Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-4:30 […]

SPECIAL EVENT: Learn more about the city by walking around the massively renovated Neighborhood of the Arts with the 9th Annual Inside Downtown Tour, put on by the Landmark Society of Western New York. Attendees will receive admittance to all the up-and coming hot spots in the area, such as the lofts at Village Gate, […]

SPECIAL EVENT: Celebrate all things glamorous and support local businesses during Rochester Fashion Week, which kicks off tonight and continues through Sunday. Events including shows, a shuttle-bus tour, and art & music celebrations take place at a variety of venues, and some require tickets. For more information, visit fashionweekofrochester.org. LITERATURE: Learn about creating settings that […]

SPECIAL EVENT: A Rochester Winos Wine and Food Pairing will take place at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Gigi’s Italian Kitchen (1770 E. Ridge Road). The cost to attend is $30 for members and $35 for others, and registration is required. For information, visit rochesterwinos.com. LECTURE: Learn more about “The Music of Duke Ellington” with Peter […]

LITERATURE: Attend a book club of a different sort tonight, 6-9 p.m., at Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St.). Bring your own art book to share with the Visual Book Club, and peruse books from the VSW library. The event is free; for more information, call 442-8676 or visit vsw.org. SPECIAL EVENT: Are you solo, […]

THEATER: Through September 29, you can catch "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical comedy, at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (6877 East Lake Road, Auburn). Today the show goes on at 2 p.m., and tickets are $35-$42. For more info, call 315‑255‑1785, or visit merry-go-round.com. ART: A new exhibit of photography, "Near and Far: […]

THEATER: Catch a staging of "[title of show]," about two struggling writers who vow to create an original work for an upcoming musical theater festival, at Blackfriars Theatre (795 E. Main St.) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27, and the show continues through September 30. For more information, visit bftix.org. SPECIAL EVENT: The Gandhi […]

THEATER: The Cambridge American Stage Tour’s production of "Antony and Cleopatra" stops at St. John Fisher College (2690 East Ave.) tonight only, 7 p.m. Tickets are $5; for more information, call 385-8412. THEATER: “3rd Rock from the Sun” star John Lithgow will perform his one-man autobiographical "Stories by Heart" at the Auditorium Theatre (885 E. […]