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Rochester Birding Trip: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. 2 p.m. Meet at Bushnell’s Basin park & ride lot. Richard 381-2189, Kimberly 503-2534. rochesterbirding.com Rochester Cycling Alliance’s Bike the Bridges. 9-10:30 a.m. Starts at Genesee Valley Park and ends at High Falls. rochestercyclingalliance.org Rochester Orienteering Club: National Orienteering Day. Highland Park, 171 Reservoir Ave. $8, free for first time participants. Begin between noon and 2 p.m. roc. us.orienteering.org Rochester Walk to Defeat ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). 10 a.m. Ontario Beach Park, 4799 Lake Ave. Fundraiser. 866-499-7257. alsaupstateny.org [ Saturday, September 15Sunday, September 16 ] Third Annual Swain Sportsmen’s Festival. Swain Resort. Sat 7 a.m.-dusk, Sun 7 a.m.-3 p.m. $4 one day spectator pass, $15-$25 archery passes. swain.com
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[ Sunday, September 16 ] Fungi with Fun Guys. 2 p.m. The Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 1581 Jackson Road. 773-8911 Rochester Kidney Walk. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. Registration 7:30 a.m., walk 9 a.m. Fundraiser. kidneywalk.org [ Monday, September 17 ] A Heart for Ben Golf Tournament Benefit. noon. Ravenwood Golf Club, 929 Lynaugh Rd. $95, $190 twosome, $380 foursome, $37 banquet only at 7 p.m. 415-4345 [ Wednesday, September 19 ] Edible Plant Walk. 10 a.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park. 493-3625 Roc Cirque presents Whirly Wednesday. 7 p.m. Genesee Valley Park, Elmwood Ave. Live DJs are playing during the session to help you stay moving. Extra hoops and poi are available. 683-5734
Special Events [ Wednesday, September 12 ] AMA | Rochester Fall Networking. 5:30 p.m. Monroe’s Restaurant, 3001 Monroe Avenue. 645-2924 Roc Nerd Nite. 7 p.m. Veritas Wine Bar, 217 Alexander St. Featuring “Intellectual Gathering or Excuse to Drink: An Explanation of Nerd Nite” with Paul Powers, resident nerd; “Shostakovich’s Truth and Consequences: A Composer’s (Encoded) Art of Survival” with Lara Sipols, RPO Violinist; and “The Tomato: An Exploration of the Modern Food System Through the Tomato” by Chris Hartman, Founder, Good Food Collective.” facebook.com/ nerdniterochester. nerdnite. com 28 City september 12-18, 2012
SPECIAL EVENT | South Wedge-Ucation
The South Wedge is one of the coolest, hippest neighborhoods in Rochester, filled with unique shops and eateries (and people). And Rochester is filled with lots of cool, hip arts and cultural organizations. Mash the two of them together, throw in almost 50 incredible deals on goods, food, and services, and you’ve got City Newspaper’s South Wedge-Ucation event, taking place Thursday, September 13, and presented by Visit Rochester. Come down to the South Wedge neighborhood (South Avenue at Gregory Street is a good place to start) 5-8 p.m. and take advantage of ridiculous deals from more than 40 area merchants. Retailers like Plastic, Thread, Echo Tone Music, Historic Houseparts, Magix, and Needle Drop Records will hook you up with deep discounts on select merchandise. Tango Café, Glover’s Barber Shop, Surface Salon, Now and Zen, and Telltale Tattoo will have deals on dance lessons, haircuts, and gift certificates for tattoos. And if you’re looking for food, we humbly recommend that you fast for the day before heading out. There is a crazy amount of great food and drink offers, from wood-fired pizzas at Napa, $1 mini scoops of ice cream at Hedonist, BOGO carrot-cake cupcakes at Cheesy Eddie’s, and a $2.50 sampler plate at Peppa Pot. Seriously, that’s just the beginning. City is also bringing down more than a dozen of the area’s leading arts & cultural organizations, which will have info tables and discounts of their own. Head down to the lot in front of Historic Houseparts (540 South Ave.) to meet folks from George Eastman House, Geva Theatre, ImageOut, Rochester Fringe Festival, the Bug Jar, Abilene, TheaterROCS, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Writers & Books, and other organizations. South Wedge-Ucation is TOTALLY FREE and open to the general public. If you’re an area college student, you should especially make sure to come out — students with a valid college ID get a FREE swag bag (while supplies last) filled with all kinds of stuff. For more information head to the City tent at Historic Houseparts, the Facebook event page, or check rochestercitynewspaper.com. — BY ERIC REZSNYAK [ Thursday, September 13 ] Happy Birthday RMSC. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Free admission, party hats, birthday cake, and seedling trees to all visitors. 271-1880. rmsc.org Rochester Birding Society General Meeting. 7:30 p.m. Rivers Run, 50 Fairwood Dr. rochesterbirding. com [ Friday, September 14 ] 5th Annual ImageOut Festival Fair. 6:30-9 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Free. imageout.org Film and Dialogue: “The Economics of Happiness.” 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center,
728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org [ Saturday, September 15 ] 2nd Annual Latino Film Festival. 111 p.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. 234-7660. prfestival.com 4th Annual “Hat”titude Event. 9 a.m.-noon. Radisson Hotel Riverside, 120 E. Main St. $25. Annual fundraiser to benefit The Community Place of Greater Rochester. Shop, music, breakfast, and guest speaker. 234-2025. ephiphanyevents13@ yahoo.com Craft Sale Plus. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. United Church of Christ, 570 Klem Rd., Webster. 671-3757. uccwebster.org
DeeDee’s Wild College Party. 10 p.m. Tilt Nightclub & Ultralounge, 444 Central Ave. 21+ free admission from 10-11 p.m., 18+ welcome. 232-8440. facebook. com/Tiltnightclub Eat, Pray, Love Gala. 7 p.m. Century Club, 566 East Ave. $100, register. 473-2590. wab. org Festival of Lanterns. 7:30 p.m. Maplewood Rose Garden, Corner of Lake Ave and Driving Park. Drum circle, Native American flutist, 8 p.m. lanterns illuminated and Resonanz emsemble will perform. 473-2234. rossings.org Friends of the Montezuma Wetland Complex Annual Meeting and Wild Wings Program. 13:30 p.m. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 3395 US Route 20 East. $3-$5. 315-568-5987 x229. Tasha_ Daniels@fws.gov From Grape to Glass: Downtown Brockport Fall Wine Walk. 6-9 p.m. Main Street Brockport. $20. brockportny.org From the Ground: The Next Green Season Fashion Show. 5:309:30 p.m. 61 Commercial St. at Browns Race in High Falls. Preparty for sponsors and VIP guests 5:30 p.m., general admission 7 p.m. greentopiafest.com Genesee County Master Gardeners Fall Garden Gala. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County, 420 East Main St. Plant sale featuring outdoor and indoor plants, mums, chance auction, free soil pH testing and gardening advice by certified Master Gardeners. 343-3040 x132. genesee.shutterfly.com Historic Maplewood Home Tour. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Five homes in the Maplewood Neighborhood. $8$10. 458-3460. maplewood.org Kids Reaching Hearts Through Performing Arts Charity Banquet. 6-10:30 p.m. India Community Center, 2171 Monroe County Line Rd. $35-$50. Dinner and cultural show. 218-9258. iccrochester.org “Listen to the Reed” Life and Poetry of Rumi. 6:30-8:30 p.m. American Association of University Women, 494 East Ave. $30, adults only. RSVP: Send check to ICAN, 68 Oakdale Dr. Presentation, poetry recitation, dance, music, food. Crafts, books, music for sale. shahinmonshipour@yahoo.com Lobsterfest in the Village. 5-9 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd. $150, register. 538-6822. gcv.org WXXI Open House. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. WXXI, 280 State St. wxxi.org [ Saturday, September 15Sunday, September 16 ] 36th Annual Depression Glass Show & Sale. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $5 admission. 544-3315. dgclub@rochester. rr.com Women of Faith “Celebrate What Matters” tour. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Square. $89$109, register. Fri 7-10 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 315-331-7338. womenoffaith.com/events/ rochester/