461-2000 x239. jgetnick@ jccrochester.org. jccrochester.org. What’s Up: “Medieval Sights and Sounds” with Michael Anderson. March 2, 2 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Included in gallery admission: $5-$12 2768900. mag.rochester.edu.
KIDS | ROYAL BALL WEEKEND
The queen requests your presence at the Royal Ball at The National Museum of Play (1 Manhattan Square). On Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2, come suited in your most majestic attire for a weekend of pageantry, dancing, and live music from Nonesuch Early Music Ensemble. Other events include enjoying a “feast” at the royal banquet table, receiving bejeweled gifts from The Fairy Godmother, “archery shooting” in Sherwood Forest, and tending to dragons and unicorns in the Folkmanis puppet corner. On Saturday, March 1, you can also take in Rochester Lyric Opera’s production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince.” This one-act opera will be performed at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. The Ball runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. All activities are included with the general admission fee of $13.50 for ages 2 and up. For more information, visit museumofplay.com. — BY TAYLOR WHITE
Art Exhibits St. $53-$153. 222-5000. info@ rbtl.org. rbtl.org March 1, 7:30 p.m. Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $50$150 800-745-3000. nce1. rochester@gmail.com. shenyun. com/rochester.
Kids Events [ SAT., MARCH 1 ] Royal Ball Weekend. March 1-2. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m Included in museum admission $13.50, free to kids under 2 and members 263-2700. museumofplay.org. Science Saturday. March 1, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. The Science of Building/Fossils of NYS Included in museum admission $11$13, free to kids under 2 and members. 271-1880. rmsc.org.
Lectures [ WED., FEBRUARY 26 ] Neilly Series Lecture. 7 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus Hawkins-Carlson Room. Walter Stahr on “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” 275-4461. library.rochester.edu/node/34507. [ THU., FEBRUARY 27 ] AIA Lecture: “The Great Museum of the Sea” with James Delgado. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Included in museum admission $2.50-$6, free to members of MAG and AIA 670-9709. rasny.org. Barnes Science and Faith Symposium: Free Will in the World of Neuroscience with Dr. Warren Brown. Feb. 27-28. Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside
Dr Sessions free. Lunch/Dinner: $15/one -$25/both. 594-6134. barnessymposium@roberts.edu. roberts.edu/BarnesSymposium. Brandon Stanton, Creator of Humans of New York. 7:30 p.m. University of Rochester Strong Auditorium, River Campus. $5$15 urochestertickets.com. Israel 2014: The Series: Avi Melamed. 7:30 p.m. Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave. “The Middle East: Winds of Change and Quick Sand.” 4610490. jewishrochester.org. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 28 ] Susan B Anthony Lecture: QwoLi Driskill. 5 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus Welles-Brown Room 275-8318. rochester.edu/ college/wst. [ SAT., MARCH 1 ] Shaista Khilji: Globalization, Change and Learning. March 1, 9 a.m.-noon. Vignelli Center Gallery, RIT, 73 Lomb Memorial Dr. $20, register 475-2658. lahrpt@rit. edu, srsdss@rit.edu. [ SUN., MARCH 2 ] HIV Testers and Speakers. March 2-9. Mar 2, 11:30 a.m.: Tabernacle Church, 614 Clifford Ave. Mar 3, 6 p.m.: Church of Love Faith Center, 700 Exchange St. Mar 4, 6 p.m.: New Bethel CME Church, 270 Scio St. Mar 5, 7 p.m. Memorial AME Zion Church, 549 Clarissa St. Mar 6, 7 p.m.: First Genesis Baptist Church, 292 Hudson Ave. Mar 7, 7 p.m.: Baber AME Church, 550 Meigs St. mar 9, 6-8:30 p.m. Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 250 Dr. Samuel McCree Way (no testing), Mayor Warren and Rev. Nicholas. Part of National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS Free rochestervictoryalliance.org. Linda Hooper: The Power of One. March 2, 7 p.m. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Free
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[ MON., MARCH 3 ] New York’s Missing Link: The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, Then and Now.. March 3, 6:30 p.m. Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr Stage 14, with Rovert Spiefelman 394-4975. flcc.edu. [ TUE., MARCH 4 ] Frederick Douglass Institute Talk. March 4, 5 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus Hawkins-Carlson Room. With Cecilia Lynch fdi@mail. rochester.edu. Tuesday Topics. March 4. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 12:12-12:52 p.m. Mar 4: Emerging Health Care Reform with Art Streeter Free. 428-8325. libraryweb.org. [ WED., MARCH 5 ] “The Long Walk” with Brian Castner. March 5, 2:30 p.m. SUNY Geneseo, Newton Hall 204, 1 College Circle. 245-5000. geneseo.edu. A Plain Businessman for the Republic: An English Professor Reads Grant Memoirs. March 5. Genesee Community College, Conable Technology Building, 1 College Rd Batavia With Professor Michael Gosselin Free 343-0055 x6288. civilwaratgcc. wordpress.com.
Literary Events [ THU., FEBRUARY 27 ] Friends of BML BIG Book Sale. Feb. 27-March 3. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Proceeds benefit library. Thu 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. free to members, $5 to nonmembers. Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sun 1-3:30 p.m. (all items half price), Mon 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (fill a bag for $3 each) 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org. Poems for Lunch. noon. Central Library, 115 South Ave. Free. 428-8375. carol.moldt@ libraryweb.org. libraryweb.org. Poetry Reading: Nate Pritts and Jennifer Fortin. 7:30 p.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave Wilson Formal Lounge, WardHaffey Bldg., 3690 East Ave. Book signing to follow reading Free 385-8412. Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. [ SAT., MARCH 1 ] Saturday Author Salon: “The Circles God Draws” by Ruth Scott. March 1, 2-4 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 6372260. liftbridgebooks.com. [ MON., MARCH 3 ] Moving Beyond Racism Book Group. March 3, 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. March selection: “What’s the Matter With White People” by Joan Walsh. Everyone is welcome whether or not you have read the book. Join us for a safe, stimulating
discussion Free 288-8644. mbrbookinfo@aol.com. [ TUE., MARCH 4 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. New Ground Poetry Night. First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. 242-7840. facebook.com/ newgroundpoetry. R-SPEC meeting. First Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Writers of speculative fiction meet once a month to discuss craft Free. r-spec.org.
Museum Exhibit [ WED., FEBRUARY 26 ] Animation. Through April 27. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Through Apr 27. Mon–Thu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m Included in museum admission $13, free to kids under 2 and members 263-2700. museumofplay.org. “Downton Abbey, Rochester Style.” Through March 6. The Rochester Historical Society, Rundel Memorial Building, 2nd floor, 115 South Ave. Through Mar 6. Tue-Wed 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and Thu 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Also Sats Jan 11 & 25 and Feb 8 & 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Local costumes, finery and household objects from 19151930s to give you an idea of how residents of this fair city were living their lives during that time $5 per adult, $3 per child under 18 428-8470. rochesterhistory.org. Dutch Connection. Through March 2. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Through Mar 2. More than 2,000 tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, freesias, amaryllis, and azaleas will be in full bloom throughout the George Eastman House Included in museum admission: $5-$12. eastmanhouse.org. Math Midway. Through March 17. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Through Mar 17 Included in museum admission $11-$13, free to kids under 2 and members 2711880. rmsc.org.
Recreation [ WED., FEBRUARY 26 ] Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. WedFri 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m Suggested donations of 3$ per person, 10$ per family. 374-6160. rmsc.org. Ice Skating. Through March 31. Genesee Valley Sports Complex, 131 Elmwood Ave. The rink season will run through. March 2014 (closing date TBA). Visit site for complete list of open skate schedules. $2-$7.50. 428-7889. cityofrochester.gov/gvpsc/ Ice Skating. Through March 15. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, 1 Manhattan Square. Ice rink at 353 Court St. Visit site for complete list of open skate schedules. 428-7541. cityofrochester.gov/mlkmp. [ THU., FEBRUARY 27 ] XC Ski. 4 p.m. Mendon Ponds Park, Douglas Road. Mendon 624-1446. huggersskiclub.org.
LECTURE | “HUMANS OF NEW YORK” CREATOR
Brandon Stanton (pictured) has the kind of deft talent that not only tells him who’s carrying a heavy tale or a buoyant truth, but also enables him to pull them out of his chosen subjects. After being fired from his job as a bond trader in Chicago, Stanton moved to New York City with an idea to create a photographic census of the city. Since 2010, he has been photographing people in New York City on the streets, in train stations, in airports, and in parks, for his photo blog, Humans of New York. Accompanying some of the images is a quote or short story — Stanton’s subjects share personal anecdotes of surmounting great hardship, of great love and great confusion and great regret. Other pictures are captioned with a single, simple line that crackles with complexity. One recent image featuring two beautiful young men, leaning together on a cold sidewalk, was paired with the single line: “We’re gay refugees from Iran,” and received 180,000 likes within the first day that it was posted. In a sense, Stanton’s stories-from-strangers collection is a curation of New York’s struggles and triumphs. Humans of New York has earned international popularity with its bits of philosophy and human-creature commonality. Stanton will visit Rochester this week for a speaking engagement held on Thursday, February 27, at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.), at the University of Rochester’s Strong Auditorium (River Campus). Tickets are $5 for undergraduates, $10 for UR community, and $15 for the general public, and can be purchased at the Wilson Commons or through urochestertickets.com. For more information, visit rochester. edu/news. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ SAT., MARCH 1 ] GVHC Event. March 1, 10 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Moderate 5 mile hike. Free 802-999-8554. ghchikes.org. Primitive Living Skills/Outdoor Survival. March 1, noon. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. $22 7307034. info@rochesterbrainery. com. rochesterbrainery.com. XC Ski. March 1, noon. Harriet Holister Spencer Park 342-6182. huggersskiclub.org. [ SUN., MARCH 2 ] GVHC Event. March 2, 9:30 a.m. Mendon Ponds Nature Center, Douglas Rd. Moderate 5-6 mile hike, Mendon Ponds west side Free 227-3180. gvhchikes.org. ALSO 1 p.m. Kings Highway. Moderate 4.5 mile hike, Durand west side Free ghchikes.org. XC Ski. March 2, 10 a.m. Mendon Ponds Park, Douglas Rd. Mendon 624-1446. huggersskiclub.org.
Special Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 26 ] Center for Dispute Settlement Annual Award Luncheon. 11:45
a.m. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St With keynote speaker Cecil Smith 546-3450. cdsadr. org. The Knowledge Bowl. Through Feb. 27. Each of the Knowledge Bowls will be held 5:30-7 p.m. at Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee St. The final competition Thursday, February 27 5:30-6 p.m. in Conference Room 3A of the Central Office Building, 131 West Broad St 262-8525. Rochester Business Networking Event. 7:30-9 a.m. Bonadio and Company, 171 Sullys Trail Register rochester-tipclubfebruary2014.eventbrite.com. [ THU., FEBRUARY 27 ] 29th annual Greater Rochester International Auto Show. Feb. 27-March 2. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St Thu-Fri noon-10 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.7 p.m $3-$9, kids under age 5 free rochesterautomobiledealerassociation.com. Coffee in the World 1: History. 7 p.m. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave. Free 3195279. kturiano@joebeanroasters. com. joebeanroasters.com.