KIDS | ROCHESTER ROBOTICS/RO CHA CHA RUCKUS
Robots are going to take over the world and overthrow humans one day, so why not gather some intel on the enemy before it’s too late? Attend the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Rochester Robotics Weekend. The event is meant to provide a glimpse into the current robotics industry while also showcasing some of the modern applications of robots. But it’s not all educational, as visitors will also have several hands-on opportunities, including the ability to take control of a fully functional LEGO robot. The event runs Saturday through Monday, October 12-14, and with specific activities noon-4 p.m. Rochester Robotics activities are included in the price of museum admission, $11-$16. The museum is located at 657 East Ave. For more information visit rmsc.org. Also be sure to check out this year’s Rah Cha Cha Rukus event, a three-on-three robot competition that, this year, will feature robots competing in a game of Ultimate Frisbee. If you’re curious as to how a robot even goes about throwing a disc, then come down to the Main Street Armory (900 E. Main St.) and check out this competition on Saturday, October 12, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit ruckus. penfieldrobotics.com. — BY COLIN MCCOY
Art Exhibits Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave. Studio 34 Faculty Exhibit and Works in Progress. Through Oct 28. 319-5279. joebeanroasters.com. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. “Our Hispanic Community.” Through Oct 21. Photographs from a 1983 project by artists Marilyn Anderson, Leslie Locketz, and Ira Srole, and art by Latino Youth from the Rochester City School District. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 3256669. gmoseson@rocheseter. rr.com. cityofrochester.gov. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. Jose Rivera. Through Oct 11. thelittle.org. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. “Landscape: Subject and Stimuli.” 315-4620210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com. Maplewood Family YMCA, 25 Driving Park Avenue. Irondequoit Art Club. Through Oct 31. Hours: weekdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Reception and Maplewood Y Craft Show Oct 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 64-3600. irondequoitartclub.org. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Grand Gallery: “Memory Theater.” Creative Workshop Living Memory Alumni Show: Part 2. Through Oct 24. 276-8900. mag.rochester. edu.; “Connoisseurs Around the Corner: Gifts of Art from MAG’s Founding Family.” Lockhart Gallery through Dec 13. 2768900. mag.rochester.edu. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. “Luminaria” Art
lighting the path to wellness. Creative Wellness Coalition. 3253145 x144. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. “Paintings of Local Buildings” by Mitchell J. Lurye. Through Nov 9. 624-7740. millartcenter.com. My Sister’s Gallery, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. “Live in Joy With Color” by Charlotte Barnard. A display of heartfelt creations in watercolor, polymer and yarn. Through Oct 27. 546-8400. cotton@episcopalseniorlife.org. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. “In Process: Emerging Artists in Metalsmithing and Jewelry.” Through Oct 25. Sun and Tue-Thu, noon-5 p.m., FriSat, noon-8 p.m. 389-5073. artscenter.naz.edu. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. “Residuum.” Through Oct 25. Wed-Sun, noon-5 p.m. A collaboration between photographer Ann Lovett and artist/educator Mary Hafeli. 3895073. artscenter.naz.edu. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Wildroot Group 35th Anniversary Exhibition. Through Nov 8. Reception Oct 25, 6-8 p.m. 732-7197. nholowka@rochester.rr.com. Ock Hee’s Gallery, 2 Lehigh St. “Bird is the Word.” Through Oct 19. Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Alan Singer, Arthur Singer, Kurt Feuerherm, Eunice Hur, Belinda Bryce, & Jerry Alonzo. 624-4730. ockheesgallery.com.
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The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. Bradely Butler Art. 360-2920. owlhouserochester.com. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. “Frame of Reference” Group Show. Through Nov 2. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Stormymade: Garden of Earthly Delights by Margaret Storms. With music by Precious Kindred. recordarchive.com. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, 137 East Ave. “signals_now_” Through Nov 10. signals_now_ is a collaboration between RoCo and Signal Culture, a new experimental media art organization based in New York State. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org.; Rosalie “Roz” Steiner Art Gallery, Genesee Community College, One College Rd. Kathleen Sherin: “Defying Gravity.” Through Nov 1. genesee.edu/campuslife/arts/ gallery/. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus. Travel Stories: 19th Century--Present. Through Dec 27. 275-4477. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St. Featuring artwork by local artists.. Open First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Second Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., and Wednesdays, 12-5 p.m. 7320036. shoefactoryarts.com. Spectrum Gallery, 100 College Ave. “Transmutations” Photographic Works by Carl Chiarenza. Also at Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., Suite 303. Through Oct 12. 2326030 x23, axomgallery.com or 461-4447, lumierephoto.com. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. “Two Sides of a Story: Illustations by Shawnee Hill.” Laverly Library, lower level gallery, St. John Fisher College. Through Nov 25. coroflot.com/shawneehill. Starry Nites Café, 696 University Ave. “Sunrise to Moonset” by Valerie Berner. Through Nov 2. Open daily and nightly. 2712630. starrynitescafe.com. Tap & Mallet, 381 Gregory St. Dudes Night Out Presents: Dudes on Tap. 473-0503. tapandmallet.com. Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. Department of Art Faculty Exhibition. Through Oct 13. 3952787. brockport.edu/finearts. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, Lomb Memorial Dr. “Memories, Observations, Experiences, Obsessions,” Toby Thompson Memorial Exhibit. Through Dec 14. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Reception Oct 11, 6-7:30 p.m. 475-2404. jleugs@rit.edu. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street. ImageArt: “I do?!” and “Wish You Were Queer” Postcard Show. Through Oct 26. 442-8676. imageout.org/imageart. Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W. Miller St. Newark. “Fifty Years” Photographs by Winston Vargas. Through Nov 1. Thu-Sat noon-3 p.m. Reception Oct 11, 5-7 p.m. 315-331-4593. waynearts.wordpress.com. Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Artists’ Breakfast Group 25th Anniversary Exhibit. Through Nov 12. 978-2551. Williams-Insalaco Gallery at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. “The Seneca Family Sculpture: History
and Process.” Through Nov 11. Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon5 p.m. 785-1369. flcc.edu.
Art Events [ SAT., OCTOBER 12 ] Anderson Alley Artists Second Saturday Open House. Second Saturday of every month, 12-4 p.m. Anderson Alley Building, 250 N. Goodman St eve@evebotelho.com. andersonalleyartists.com. Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show. Oct. 12-14, 10 a.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park. Castile Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon 10 a.m.-4 p.m Free. 493-3600. artswyco.org. Maplewood Y Craft Show. 9 a.m. Maplewood Family YMCA, 25 Driving Park Ave. 100% of the proceeds benefit the Maplewood YMCA’s Invest in Youth Program Free admission, parking, and child care 647-3600. Yard(s) Sale: Fall Edition. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards@gmail.com. attheyards.com.
Comedy [ THU., OCTOBER 10 ] Booby Slayton. Oct. 10-12. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m $9-$12 6719080. thecomedyclub.us.
Dance Events [ FRI., OCTOBER 11 ] Flamenco Dance Workshop with Rebecca Thomas. 3:30-5 p.m. Spurrier Dance Studio, University of Rochester, River Campus Free, register. 273-5150. rochester.edu/ college/dance/events. A Palo Seco Flamenco Company Performance with Rebecca Thomas. Oct. 11-12. Spurrier Dance Studio, University of Rochester, River Campus Fri 7:30-9 p.m., Sat 3-4:40 p.m $5$10. 273-5150. rochester.edu/ college/dance/events. [ WED., OCTOBER 16 ] Tassles & Treats Haloween Spooktacular Burlesque Show. 9 p.m. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St $5. 270-8106. theskylarklounge.com.
Festivals [ FRI., OCTOBER 11-SUN., OCTOBER 20 ] ImageOut Film Festival. Oct. 11-20. Dryden, Theatre, Little Theatre, other venues. Upstate New York’s longest-running gay and lesbian film festival returns with LGBT features, shorts, and documentaries imageout.org. [ SAT., OCTOBER 12 ] Ryu-Kon’s Festival of Dragons. 12-10 p.m. Zarpentine Farms, 163 Burritt Rd. This is a free community shindig hosted by The Ryu-Kon Group. Gaming, cosplay, LARP, contests, anime screenings, vendors, artist alley, carnival games, yummy food, haunted corn maze, face painting, haunted wagon rides, more. Free admission. 857-5592. ryukoncorp@yahoo.com. [ SUN., OCTOBER 13 ] Neighborhood of the Arts Fest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Street painting,
SPECIAL EVENT | UR MELIORA WEEKEND/RIT BRICK CITY HOMECOMING
Two of the biggest colleges in Rochester are having their homecomings this weekend — October 10-13 — and they have lined up quite the collection of events. The University of Rochester’s Meliora Weekend will be headlined by keynote speaker Robert Gates, former Secretary of Defense (Saturday, October 12), and comedian and former “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” writer Demetri Martin (Friday, October 11). As for RIT’s Brick City Homecoming, there is just as much star power. Besides the school’s men’s hockey team taking on Michigan, Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords will be speaking (October 12), and comedians Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood (pictured; of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” fame) will be performing (Thursday, October 10). Those events are just scratching the surface, as there are plenty more to check out. For full event schedules and pricing information, go to rochester.edu/melioraweekend, and rit.edu/gcr/brickcity. — BY TREVOR LEWIS music, dance, storytelling, food trucks Free notaba.org.
Kids Events [ WED., OCTOBER 9 ] 4-H Youth Development Open House. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, 249 Highland Ave Free, RSVP 461-1000 x230. jcc98@ cornell.edu. mycce.org/. Fall Festival. 5-7 p.m. Doodle Bugs! Children’s Centers. All Rochester locations doodlebugs.com. [ THU., OCTOBER 10 ] Art and Story Stroll. 11 a.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $5 per adult, children free, register 276-8971. mag.rochester.edu. Picadilly Circus: Blammo. 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $6.75-$20 232-3221. rochestermainstreetarmory.com. [ SAT., OCTOBER 12 ] Fall Family Fun. The Garden Factory, 2126 Buffalo Rd Through Oct 27. Animals, rides, games, crafts, more 247-6236. gardenfactoryny.com. Preschool SCIENCE-time. 1111:45 a.m. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd Ages 3-5 359-7092. ZooBoo. 10 a.m.-4 p.m Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $6$8. senecaparkzoo.org. [ SUN., OCTOBER 13 ] Family Movie: Oz the Great and Powerful. 1:30-4 p.m. Central Library, Children’s Center, 115
South Ave. Free. 428-8150. libraryweb.org. Kids’ Pumpkin Painting Workshop. 2-4 p.m. Wayside Garden Center, 124 PittsfordPalmyra Rd. Adult supervision required Free, register. 223-1222 x100. trish@ waysidegardencenter.com. waysidegardencenter.com. Make a Scarecrow. 1 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Stuffing and instructions provided $2-$4. 271-1880. rmsc.org. [ MON., OCTOBER 14 ] Be More Than a Bystander: You Can Help Stop Bullying. 4-6 p.m. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. For ages 12-18 Free, register. 359-7092. Big Nate Comic World Record. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. Discover the Silk Road. 11 a.m.3 p.m. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square $13, free to kids under age 2 and members 263-2700. museumofplay.org. Film: “Peter Pan: Return to Neverland.” 2 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org. Giraffes Can’t Dance with Topher Holt. 11-11:45 a.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport Register. 637-1050. Magic, Madness, and Mayhem with Sky Sands. 10:30 a.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Ages 3+. 7845300. brightonlibrary.org. continues on page 27