by Scott McCarney. Thu 5-8 p.m., Fri-Sat 12-5 p.m., and by appt. 442-8676, vsw.org. Wood Library 134 North Main St., Canandaigua. Through Jul 12: “The Finger Lakes: Above and Below,” paintings by Gloria Betlam. Sun noon-4 p.m., Mon 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tue 10 a.m.noon. 394-1381.
Art Events
LECTURE | TedxFlourCity
Though the TEDxRochester event doesn’t take place until the fall, TEDxFlourCity will offer a day of intellect-tech lectures and discussion on Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nearly 100 Rochesterians will be selected to participate in talks by local thinkers and doers, all sharing the themes of empathy and altruism, rethinking our identity, and engaging life completely. A diverse lineup of 15 speakers will discuss a variety of topics, ranging from “Giving the Gift of Life Through Organ Donation” to “Making Love in the Workplace.” Speakers include physician and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center, Bradford Berk; founder and CEO of NextStepU, Dave Mammano; co-founder of Rochester Parkour, Charles Moreland; and president of the Young Women’s College Prep Charter School, Laura Rebell-Gros. For more info on speakers, visit tedxflourcity.com/speakers. The event will take place at the Rochester Academy of Medicine (1441 East Ave.), and is free to attend, but you must go through an application process. Applications are currently being considered on the website: tedxflourcity.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Art Exhibits Jun 16: “Shared Spaces: Student & Teacher Art Show.” Wed-Thu 12-5 p.m., Fri 12-8 p.m., Sun 125 p.m. 389-5073, naz.edu. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery 4245 East Ave. Jun 8Jul 22: “Jazz: The Spirit of the Movement,” The Photographs of Jim Allen. Wed-Sat 12-5 p.m. 389-5073, naz.edu. Ock Hee’s Gallery 2 Lehigh St. Through Aug 25: “The Inner World of Dario Tazziolo.” MonSat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 624-4730, ockhee@frontiernet.net. Orange Glory Café 240 East Ave. Continuing: “Poster and Fine Art Show” by Carla Bartow. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 232-7340. Our House Art Gallery Veterans Outreach Center, 783 South Ave. Through Jun 30: “No Rules” by David Duncan. Tue 1-7 p.m., Fri 1-3 p.m., or by appt. 295-7804, veteransoutreachcenter.org. Penfield Community Center 1985 Baird Rd. Jun 11-17: Penfield Art Association’s Spring Art Exhibit. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 2-3 p.m. 586-6761 Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. June 8-30: “Posters and Recent Works by Chris Charles of Fly Rabbit Press.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@recordarchive.com. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Through Jul 15: “6x6x2012: Bigger and Better.” Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. 18 City june 6-12, 2012
Roz Steiner Art Gallery Genesee Community College, 1 College Rd., Batavia. Through Jun 28: Student Digital Art Show. Call for hours. 343-0055 x6448, genesee.edu. Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Through Jun 15: Color Photographs by Pat Wilder. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 461-4447, lumierephoto.com. Starry Nites Café 696 University Ave. Jun 10-Aug 25: “Fly Me to the Moon: Celestial Bodies at Starry Nites Café.” Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-midnight, Sat 8 a.m.midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 271-2630, starrynitescafe.com, shoefactoryarts.com. Stella Art Gallery & Studio 350 West Commercial St., East Rochester. Opens Continuing: “East Rochester High School Student Exhibit.” Thu 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat noon-9 p.m. stellaartgalleryandstudio.com. Studio 215 Hungerford Building Door #1 or 2, Floor 4, Suite 433E, 1115 E. Main St. Continuing: “School’s Out for Summer 2,” with students from Buckman Heights Elementary School. TueWed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment. 4901210, humanette66@gmail.com. Tap & Mallet 381 Gregory St. Continuing: “Paintings by Bradley Butler.” Mon-Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sun 4 p.m.-12 a.m. 4730503, tapandmallet.com. Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St. Through Jul 9: “Reversing the Catastrophe of Fixed Meaning”
[ Saturday, June 9 ] Flash Night at the Yards. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market. 79 p.m. attheyards.com. Poetry reading by Peter Conners and Jonathan Everitt, art by Kurt Ketchum and Steve Smock, music by Tommy Brunett and Phillip Herford, and snacks by Cure. Photographer’s Dream Day. Mt. Morris Dam Visitor Center, Rte. 408, Mount Morris. 476-2354, nfrcc.org. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free. What’s Old is Next: An Evening of Upcycled Fashion and Furniture. Devil May Care Boutique, 775 Park Ave. jenny@ devilmaycareboutique. 6-9 p.m. Free, RSVP. [ Saturday, June 9Sunday, June 10 ] Boulevart Community Painting Days. Intersection of Linden and Meigs. blog. highlandparkrochester.org/ boulevard/.
Comedy [ Thursday, June 7Saturday, June 9 ] Mike Dambra/Brian Herberger. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. $9-$12. [ Friday, June 8Saturday, June 9 ] Village Idiots Improv Comedy. Village Idiots Pillar Theater, Village Gate, 1st floor, 274 North Goodman St., #D106. 797-9086, improvVIP.com. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $5.
Dance Events [ Saturday, June 9 ] Drumcliffe Irish Arts “25 Years of Dance.” School of the Arts, 45 Prince St. 242-7682, sotarochester.org, drumcliffe.org. 3:30 & 7:30 p.m. $12-$14. Hochstein Dance Gala: Peter & The Wolf. Hochstein School of Music & Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. 454-4403, hochstein.org. 2:30 p.m. Call for details. [ Sunday, June 10 ] Bollywood Dance Mania: SAAYA. Hindu Cultural Center, 2171 Monroe Wayne County Line Rd., Macedon. 802-2148, bollywooddancemania.com. 3:30-5:30 p.m. $15-$25, includes dinner catered by Tandoor of India.
Dance Participation [ Friday, June 8-Sunday, June 10 ] Psychomotor Therapy Liljan Espenak’s Approach to Dance/ Movement Therapy. Kinections, Imagine Square, 718 University
Ave. 473-5050. Call for details. With Nana Koch. [ Tuesday, June 12Saturday, June 16 ] DMT Theory and Practice I: Foundations and Principles of Dance/Movement Therapy. Kinections, Imagine Square, 718 University Ave. 473-5050. Call for details. With Danielle Fraenkel.
Festivals [ Friday, June 8-Sunday, June 10 ] Festa Italia. Edmund Lyon Park, Main St., East Rochester. festaitaliaer.com. Fri-Sat 4-11 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-8 p.m. $10 per day, $25 for weekend, Children age 16 and under free with adult. Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition & Festival. Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame, 36 S. Main St., Canandaigua. 396-7210, canandaiguaarts.com. Sidewalk Chalk Painting Competition Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Plein Air Show Show Sun 1-6 p.m. [ Sunday, June 10 ] Traditional German Festival: 79th Camp Lima Blossom Festival. 2375 Pond Road, Lima. 303-2972, 857-7631, blossom.fest@yahoo. com. Noon-7 p.m. $5 donation, children 16 and under free.
Kids Events [ Thursday, June 7 ] “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” MCC Theatre Building 4, Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. 292-2534. 6:30 p.m. Call for ticket details. Community Arts Academy Spring Fling. Community Arts Academy 597 East Ave. 473-7187, communityartsacademy.org. 6 p.m. play “The Grasshopper and the Ants.” Chicken barbecue $5/person, $15/family. [ Saturday, June 9 ] Saturday Author Salon: “There’s a Whale in the Canal” by Ron Mazzarella. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St., Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com. 2 p.m. Free. [ Monday, June 11 ] Wizard Rock Concert. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd., 359-7092, hpl.org. 6-9 p.m. Free. Listen to some great rock music by The Whomping Willows inspired by the Harry Potter Series.
Lectures [ Wednesday, June 6 ] Activist Nurse Dorothy Granada Speaks about her Newest Project. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 n. Fitzhugh St. rocla.us. 7 p.m. Free. Conversation with Champions. Summit FCU Pavilion, Locust Hill Country Club, W Henrietta Rd., Pittsford. 275- 8799, wegmanslpga.org. Noon. $50, register. [ Thursday, June 7 ] Wish You Were Here series: “Frontier/Frontera: Border as Place” with David Taylor. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org. Included in museum admission: $5-$12.
RECREATION | Finger Lakes TRYathlon
We could all use a little more activity in our lives. If you’re having trouble getting started, ease into physical fitness in the gorgeous scenery just southeast of Rochester with the Finger Lakes TRYathlon. See that emphasis on the “try”? The smart endeavor, which will take place on Saturday, June 9, encourages people to get out and sample a variety of activities to enhance your health. Kicking off at 8 a.m. with registration and healthy breakfast items at Dryer Road Park in Victor, the day will feature a guided hike, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding, and a bicycling expedition. TRYathletes will also be treated to a healthy lunch at the Canandaigua Wegmans. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required by calling 394-3915. Participants must bring their own bicycles and helmets. For more information visit visitfingerlakes. com/natures-health-club/finger-lakes-tryathlon. Also taking place on Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., is the 15th Annual Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club’s Outdoor Expo, where you can learn more about being active in the great outdoors. The expo will feature more than 60 workshops for hiking, canoeing, kayaking, backpacking, camping, bicycling, and many other related outdoor skills, as well as gear from local vendors, and reps from more than 50 local outdoor clubs and organizations. The event will take place at Mendon Ponds Park Beach Area, and is free to attend. Music will be provided by the Golden Link Folk Singing Society. For more info, visit: adk-gvc.org/Expo. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ Friday, June 8-Sunday, June 10 ] Transforming Media: A Weekend of Education, Mobilization, and Networking. Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St. tenyearsrocindymeida.org. $10-$35 sliding scale, waivers available, register.
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[ Saturday, June 9 ] Nonviolence and the Problem of Evil. 929 S. Plymouth Ave. 2764962, gpayne2@ur.rochester. edu. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contribution requested, no one turned away for lack of funds. Lunch provided. TedxFlourCity. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave. tedxflourcity.com. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free, register.
Literary Events
[ Sunday, June 10 ] “Overcoming the Great Divide: Growing Wealth Disparity” with Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle. Shults Center, Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. 385-1155, rherman2@ rochester.rr.com. 3 p.m. Free. [ Monday, June 11 ] Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester. Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Rd. 461-0490, jewishrochester.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Featured speaker: Gil
[ Tuesday, June 12 ] Tuesday Travelogue: Mountains & Lakes of the Adirondacks. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. Noon. Free, register.
[ Thursday, June 7Monday, June 11 ] BML Big Book Sale. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. Preview Thu 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. $5 or free to members, Reg hours: Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sun 1-3:30 p.m. everything half price, Mon 10 a.m.-1 p.m. fill a bag for $3. Cost of books. [ Friday, June 8 ] Author Discussion: “Johnny Antonelli: A Baseball Memoir” by Scott Pitoniak. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, bn.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Friday, June 8Saturday, June 9 ] Albion Antique Postcard Book Launch and Signing by Orleans County Historian C.W.