Agricultural Society Fair, Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd, Mumford (538-6822, www.geneseecountryvillage.org): A country fair, 19th-century style, with food, livestock and crafts. Oct. 5-6. Apple Umpkin Festival, Gaslight Village, Rte, 19 LeRoy (493-3320): Sept 28-29. AutumnFest: “A Celebration of the Earth”: Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd, Mumford (538-6822, www.geneseecountryvillage.org): nature […]
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Art
Local 1570 Gallery, Valley Manor, 1570 East Avenue (442-8470): “Art for the Soul,” with work by Eve Bothelho, Coral Dalton, M. Wendy Gwirtzman, Raphaella McCormack; opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 20; through Oct. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum, 494 East Ave (244-8890): “Retrospective,” woodcuts by Jeanne […]
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Literature and lectures
30th Annual Rochester Book Fair, benefits the University of Rochester Libraries: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21, the Student Life Center, St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue. (From 10 a.m.-12 p.m., have up to 3 books professionally assessed for $2 apiece.) Info: 275-4461. Barnes & Noble-Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave (586-6020): Miriam Grace Monfredo signs Children […]
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Theater
Blackfriars Theatre, 28 Lawn St (454-1260; www.blackfriars.org): Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, Oct. 5-26. Dirty Blonde, Dec. 7-29, with performances Dec. 31. Fully Committed, March 1-22. Rags: A Musical, May 3-24, 2003. Tickets: $20-$22; $35 on New Year’s Eve. Bristol Valley Theatre, 151 S. Main St, Naples (374-6318; www.bvtnaples.org): Horseplay!, 8 p.m. Sept. 20-21. In My […]
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Classical music
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Text: Philharmonic Series(454-2100): All concerts at 8 p.m. in Eastman Theatre; pre-concert chats at 7 p.m. Christopher Seaman, conductor, Olga Kern, piano, Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet overture-fantasy, Francesca da Rimini, Piano Concerto No. 1; Oct. 3 and 5. | Voav Talmi, conductor, and Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Haydn: Symphony No. 96 “The […]
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Families and museums
Text: Center at High Falls, 60 Browns Race (325-2030): Historic district, touring and learning center with orientation to Rochester for groups. Attractions: Original Mill Raceway, Archaeology Site & Giant Waterwheel,“Laser, Light & Fireworks Spectacular!” offered weekends through mid-October, holidays. West viewing deck overlooking High Falls, plus Pont de Rennes Foot Bridge, Granite Mills Park, gift […]
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Music, theater, and art: a season of celebration
It seems entirely appropriate that the publication date of City‘s Fall Guide this year is September 11. In this annual issue, our writers preview the season in music, theater, art, performances, exhibitions, and literature. This year, in lieu of standard previews, we’ve invited the directors of local companies to tell us in their own words […]
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Homecoming season for a Bills fan
The last four falls, I’ve been a Bills fan in exile on the peninsula of Portland, Maine. That’s deep in Patriots country, enemy territory. Surrounded by Patsies, I’d take refuge in sports bars to watch Buffalo play via satellite. I had to arrive well before kickoff to stake out a stool near the one […]
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Headline: Movies: Great expectations, after summer’s best
p> Credit: Text: Records tumbled, glowing reviews were dispensed like so much sunscreen, and we still had room for mindless junk like Eight Legged Freaks and XXX. Thanks to pictures like Road To Perdition, Signs and Minority Report, the summer of 2002 was certainly the best in recent memory. But what about the fall? […]
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An upstate autumn: eating what you kill
Credit: Kurt Brownell Text: At a recent lunch, the subject of venison came up, with one friend saying how awful he always finds it. Another friend and I defended it, saying we’d had delicious venison many times. It got me wondering about how best to deal with deer meat, and so I asked a couple […]
