DANCE | FLOWER CITY FOLLIES “DREAM OF YOU”
Rochester’s all-female, authentic jazz dance troupe, The Flower City Follies, will present a special Valentine’s Day-themed stage show, “Dream of You,” on Saturday, February 13, at 7 p.m. Vintage chorus girls and local jazz musicians will share the stage at this debut show at The Historic German House (315 Gregory Street). The production includes a wealth of guests, including music from local musicians, dance numbers from Stilla Dance Company, and rare black and white movies from the private collection of local jazz era expert and Groove Juice Swing instructor Mike Thibault. After the show, join in on the dancing with a free beginner swing dance lesson from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. with Groove Juice Swing instructors, followed by The Sweetheart Ball with The Swooners, from 9 p.m. to midnight. Tickets for “Dream of You” are $20, and the dance with The Swooners are $20 when purchased separately, but if you plan to attend both and pre-order, the price is $30. Visit groovejuiceswing.com to preorder tickets, or call 415-3714 for more information. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY America. Through Feb. 29. Original work by American artist Marcella Gillenwater. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com/. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. Storyteller. Through Feb. 27. Paintings by Nils R. Caspersson. thelittle.org. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Wondrous Nature. Through March 6. A display of photographs by Joseph Woody. 546.8400. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org.
Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Flow. Through March 6. Reception Fri. March 4, 6-9 p.m. Oil paintings by Lynette Blake. 704-2889. lynetteblake.com/. Orange Glory Café, 240 East Ave. A Heroine Sample. Through Feb. 26. Large acrylic and oil paintings of the modern heroine, figure work by Stephen Harkola. 2327340. sharkx77.wix.com/harkola. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. A Measured Silence. Through Feb. 27. Paintings in oil and acrylic by
Ray Easton and Thomas Kegler. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com. Ross Gallery of the Skalny Welcome Center at St. John Fisher, 3690 East Ave. The Arena Group Collaborates. Through Feb. 26. Works made in collaboration with other Arena artists. arenaartgroup.com. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus. Fredrick Douglass Daguerreotype. Through Feb. 29. 276-6264. ur.rochester.edu. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, Lomb Memorial Dr. Milton Glaser: Posters from the Vignelli Center for Design Studies Archive. Through Feb. 26. Graphic design work. 475-2866. jleugs@rit. edu. finweb.rit.edu/gallery. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Monitored or Recorded. Through Feb. 19. Found material of interrogations, witness interviews, and jail phone calls by Luna Galassini. 442-8676. vsw.org.
Art Events
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 13 ] Impractical Jokers and The Tenderlions. 7 & 10 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $52.50. 222-5000. ticketmaster.com. Zack Johnson. 9 p.m. Photo City Improv & Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave $20. photocityimprov.com. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 14 ] Eat Me - An All-Lady Comedy Revue. 8-11 p.m. Photo City Improv & Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave $10- $15. 4829778. photocityimprov.com. THEATER | “I LOVE YOU BECAUSE”
Dance Events [ SAT., FEBRUARY 13 ] Dream Of You: A Stage Show by the Flower City Follies. 7-8 p.m. The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory Street $20-$30. 585-563-6241. evan@peerless.events. groovejuiceswing.com.
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 13 ] Amour, Dieliebe, Dragoste.. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. Open studios 469-8217. thehungerford.com. Enjoy the Warmth and Feel the Love. 9-3 a.m. Main Street Artists’ Gallery & Studio, 1115 E. Main St. The work from 18 artists 2335645. suzizeftigkuhn@gmail.com. mainstreetartistsgallery.com.
Festivals
[ TUE., FEBRUARY 16 ] Artist Demonstration: Kathryn Bevier. 6 p.m. Steve Carpenter Gallery & Art Center, 176 Anderson Ave $5 suggester donation. nyfigurestudyguild.com.
[ THU., FEBRUARY 11 ] Love is a Verb. 6:30 p.m. Tinseltown Gates, 2291 Buffalo Rd. 800-326-3264. tccrochester.com. To Kill a Mockingbird. 7:30 p.m. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St . Geneva $5. 315-789-5151. genevahistoricalsociety.com. Turn the Page. 7:30 p.m. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue $25-$75. thelittle.org.
Comedy [ WED., FEBRUARY 10 ] Jeff Dunham. 7:30-9 p.m. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Square $50.50. 800-745-3000. ticketmaster.com. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 12 ] Etta May. 7:30-9 p.m. $5-$8. genesee.edu.
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 13 ] NY Ice Wine and Culinary Festival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd Fairport $55-$65. 585-2234210. casalarga.com/events.
Film
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 13 ] Black History Film Series: BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez. 3 p.m. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue $5. thelittle.org.
The energetic crew behind the OFC Creations and RAPA collaboration will launch “I Love You Because” this weekend at the Kodak Center Executive Theatre. The show, which is loosely based on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” is the story of high-strung greeting card writer Austin Bennett who falls for whimsical photographer Marcy Fitzwilliams. With the support of their friends and family, the couple learns how to love someone because they aren’t perfect — not in spite of the fact that they aren’t perfect. “I Love You Because” plays at Friday, February 12, through Sunday, February 14, and again Friday, February 19, and Saturday, February 20. 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on February 14. Kodak Center for Performing Arts, 200 West Ridge Road. Tickets start at $22. 254-0073; kodakcenter.org. — BY LEAH STACY
Kids Events
Holiday
[ SUN., FEBRUARY 14 ] 2016 Rochester Polar Plunge. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Ontario Beach Park, 4799 Lake Ave $60-To Plunge. 585-586-7400. polarplunge.net.
Conversations, Cookies, and Crafts. Sat., Feb. 13, 11 a.m.3 p.m. Seneca Art & Culture Center, 7000 County Road 41 $3/project, museum admission for Wagner presentation. 7421690. ganondagan.org. DIY Valentine’s Day Card Workshop. Sat., Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. 244-1730. rochesterarts.org. continues on page 22
[ MON., FEBRUARY 15 ] Spring Break Makers Camp. Feb. 15-19, 9-11 a.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $80. 585-7307034. rochesterbrainery.com.
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