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Winter 2012-2013 has already made more of an impact than the previous two winters. By late December we had some serious snowfalls, bitter temperatures, and all of the attendant slush and ice. After a few years off, winter is back in Western New York. Instead of hiding from it and complaining, let’s make the most of it.

There’s no question that Rochester is a sports town, and that remains true even when the ball fields are covered with snow. In this edition of Winter Guide Lillian Dickerson takes a look sports played on ice, and where you can check them out in and around Rochester. If you’re the athletic type you’ll find participatory options for hockey, speed skating, and more. If you’d rather sit in the bleachers and warm your hands on some cocoa, she also has the info on spectator opportunities. When’s the last time you took in a good bonspiel?

Make sure to keep your calendar clear for the 10 exciting events Adam Lubitow has curated for his season preview. There’s a lot going on in the next three months, from exciting regional premieres like the Broadway smash “Book of Mormon,” to concerts by buzz-worthy bands like Passion Pit. You’ll get the scoop on some outdoor activities too, like the annual Lakeside Winter Celebration and maple-syrup weekends at area nature centers.

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The contrast between the blustery weather outside and the comforts of central heating indoors can be enough to make one go into hibernation mode. If you stay inside all winter, however, you’ll be missing out on a whole bunch of seasonal activities.

While many winter sports and hobbies revolve around the snow — whatever isn’t plugging up our driveways or roads, that is — ice provides several opportunities for entertainment, too. Ranging from youth teams to professional squads, icebased sports like hockey, figure skating, curling, and speed skating can tempt even Southern-bound snow birds to venture out into the cold to join the fun.

Hockey

Rochester is definitely a hockey town. Given the area’s proximity to those poutine-loving friends in the north, it’s not difficult to understand why. At the professional level, our resident hockey team, the Rochester Americans, colloquially called the Amerks, understand how it’s done. Now in its 57th season, the team is currently in the throes of its regular season that runs from October to April. During this time, it will play other teams in the American Hockey League from Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Binghamton, the Adirondacks, and other locations.

The Amerks have created a following for themselves in Rochester. With the Sabres as a parent company, the club has established a solid foundation in the city, proven by the nearly 7000 spectators that attend home games at Blue Cross Arena.

The Amerks also reach out to children with their youth programs. Teams can sign up to skate at the arena before a game or in between periods. Summer hockey camps also allow children to learn the sport from current and former Amerks players. Tickets range from $21.15 to $26.15 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.

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The women’s team’s upgraded division status can only have bolstered fans’ spirits. RIT’s Head Coach Wayne Wilson says, “For those who’ve never been to our rink to watch a game, it’s a real fun experience — it’s loud. But, it’s just a fun place to watch a game. The crowd we get is energized. We seat 2,100 here. You’re closer to the action and get to see everyone up close and personal.”

The public can attend games at the Frank Ritter Ice Arena on the RIT campus in Henrietta for $5-$10, or watch games televised on Time Warner Cable. Visit ritathletics.com or call 475-4121 for more information.

If all this talk about hockey has got you fired up to try it yourself, consider one of the many club teams in Rochester.

The Thomas Creek Adult League located at The Thomas Creek Ice Arena (80 Lyndon Road in Fairport) is one resource.

During the season, which runs from September to March, nearly 40 teams of varying skill levels meet to play per week.

If you’ve never played before, don’t be nervous. General Manager Bill Lukaszonas says that the arena gets “people who are raw beginners, and some who played years ago who want to get back into it.”

For those looking to learn more, the Z Leagues are instructional leagues that includes classes and games. Or, if you’d like to see other amateurs play, league games are free and open to the public, and are held Monday through Thursday at 7:15 p.m., 8:45 p.m., and 10:15 p.m. For more information visit tcice.com.

Don’t forget about the many other adult and youth hockey leagues in the area, including Lakeshore Hockey Adult League, The Sports Centre at MCC Adult Hockey League, Webster Adult Hockey League, Monroe County Youth Hockey, Webster Cyclones Youth Hockey, Rochester Youth Hockey, Tri-County Youth Hockey, Canandaigua Knights Hockey, Perinton Youth Hockey, and Livingston Blues Youth Hockey.

Figure skating

More graceful individuals may want to explore figure skating. One of the area’s oldest clubs is the Genesee Figure Skating Club, founded in 1954 and currently based out of the Frank Ritter Memorial Arena at RIT. Many of the club’s former members have gone on to compete both nationally and internationally, including Richard Callaghan, coach of Todd Eldredge and

Tara Lipinski, and Stacey Pensgen, a silver medalist at the International Skating Union’s Four Continents Competition in 2000. The club holds classes afternoons and evenings during the week, Saturday mornings, and all day on Sundays.

Throughout the season, you can join the club at regional exhibitions, various competitions, social skates, the holiday show, and friends and family skate nights for free admission and skate rentals at $3.

To learn how your child can get involved, visit geneseeexpress.com.

For other figure skating opportunities in the area, check out the Premier Skating Academy at the Sports Centre at MCC, the Webster Skating School, the Thomas Creek Figure Skating Club, and the Geneva Figure Skating Club.

Curling

One of the more obscure sports to hit the ice is curling. With the sport’s inclusion in the 1998 Winter Olympics, however, it has made a resurgence. Rochesterians are fortunate enough to have a team in their own back yard. The Rochester Curling Club started in 1961 and constructed its own building in 1967, which became the Rochester Curling Club Facility at 71 Deep Rock Road. Over the years, the club has grown significantly. Just between 2001 and 2013, numbers have increased from about 86 to 250. As great as its numbers are, the team also has a variety of ages, with players from 10 years old to 86 years old.

The club holds league games every weekday, learn-to-curl classes on Sundays, and college curling groups that include instruction and games on Sunday nights. Frequency of tournaments, called “bonspiels,” varies year-to-year, but this year the club will compete five times.

Members have traveled to Canada, Utica, Cleveland, Schenectady, and Seattle, among other places to play.

Curling features two teams of four players each that alternate at sending a large rock across the ice in the hopes of it settling on specific point goals. It’s a great team-building sport. As member Dorothy Roach says, “The nice thing about it is that it’s truly a game with courtesy and sportsmanship… Everyone will turn to you and go, ‘Great shot.’ You never cheer if you make a good or a bad shot. It’s a great sport to teach people how they should behave.”

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To learn the details of the game and try it out yourself, visit the club’s website at rochestercurling.org and click on “Learn to Curl” for curling opportunities. If you’d rather observe, look at their schedule and attend a bonspiel free of charge.

Speed skating

While curling may seem like a more gradually-paced sport, at the other end of the spectrum lies speed skating. As Rochester Speed Skating Team member Michael Looby says, “Remember when you were little, and did something like jump over water, and it scared the living daylights out of you, but you couldn’t wait to do it again? That’s speed skating.” The more than 50 members of RSST, who range in age from 4 to 76, have all felt the thrill.

Although there are many youngsters out on the ice, not everyone begins at the ripe age of 4. In fact, club president Jerry Roberts started skating at 59. “With us, the parents are on the ice with [the kids].

I think that’s really unique. Where else can you do that?”

Having such a wide variety of ages and skill levels — beginners, as well as

two 2012 National Masters Champions, and three who have trained at the Olympic center in Salt Lake City — practice together on one team may seem impossible. However, the team organizes workouts so that at the blow of a whistle, different age groups and skill levels alternate sprinting on the ice. Some skaters can reach amazing speeds, like finishing the 500m short track in 53 seconds.

The team hosts one large invitational per year, with skaters from eight different states and Canada. However, if willing to travel, skaters can skate in races every other weekend in cities like Lake Placid, Buffalo, and Syracuse.

Does racing on ice sound appealing to you? If so, sign up for RSST’s “Learn to Skate” sessions held during the fall. But if you can’t wait until then, email the team and they’ll fix you up with equipment to join them at a practice sometime at the Sports Centre at MCC on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or the Genesee Valley Ice Arena on Saturdays and Mondays. If you’d like to watch before stepping out on the ice yourself, competitions are open and free to the public, except nationals, which cost $5 per ticket. For more information, visit rochesterspeedskating.org.

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It’s January. It’s cloudy. It’s cold, the wind blows, and it’s colder. Yuck. Determined not to sink into this year’s Rochester winter funk, I’ve put together a list to share of where you can find some items and activities to get you hot. Some of these come from personal experience, some were the result of suggestions made via social media. Have other ideas? Post them to the comments section of this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

If you have an interest in creating glass or metal, walk yourself into studio space with temperatures that reach more than 100 degrees. Head over to Studio 34 Creative Arts Center and Gallery (34 Elton St., 737-5858, Studio34JewelryArtsLearningCenter.com).

Studio 34 Owner Marilynne Lipshutz is also an instructor in glass bead making and glass fusing, and she regularly fires up the blowtorches for herself and her students. The full range of available classes includes chainmaille, metals, and jewelry, all taught in an upbeat atmosphere.

In that same thermometer range is the More Fire Glass Studio (80 Rockwood Place, 242-0450, morefireglass.com).

This glassmaking facility allows artists to

produce their own works, and the studio artists also present education programs for the public in glassblowing, flame working, bead making, and glass casting.

Rounding out the artisan heat beat is the Rochester Arc & Flame Center (125 Fed Ex Way, 349-7110, rocafc.com). At this 5,000-square-foot training facility, you can find classes in welding, glass working, and blacksmithing. Executive Director Michael Krupnicki is also affiliated with Mahany Welding Supply, where he caught the inspiration to expand welding qualification programs to the general public. Looking for an alternative to dinner and a movie? The center offers “date night” packages for blacksmithing and glasswork, featuring music, food, wine, and materials.

If you’re looking for a hot setting where you can work up an athletic-style sweat, how about heating up in a yoga studio?

According to Joan Nichols, owner of Inspire Yoga (1802 Penfield Road, Penfield, 249YOGA, InspirePenfield.com), you can heat yourself up through yoga in a “vinyasa” flow routine, where you are building heat through a series of poses. The room is heated to 80 to 90 degrees, while you build strength and

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To push your yoga practice into an even hotter range, there is “hot yoga,” more specifically known as Bikram yoga, which you can grab at Bikram Yoga Rochester (1 Grove St., Pittsford, 381YOGA, BikramRochester.com). The hot yoga studio goes to 105 to 110 degrees, with 40 percent to 50 percent humidity.

Expect to be doing 26 poses, pausing between each one.

Another hot athletic event is nia, which combines dance, martial arts, and healing arts. Classes are barefoot, and the music has a beat to encourage full body action. Check it out at Nia Rochester (389 Gregory St., 533-9248, nianow.com). Jane Pagano, who leads classes, was the co-founder of the former Feels Great Fitness.

If you’re looking only for a hot dance floor and some Latin rhythms, why not salsa over to the Tango Café Dance Studio (also at 389 Gregory St., 271-4930, TangoCafeDance.com). It’s bound to be hot, hot, hot over there with classes in Argentine tango, Cuban-

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The tables are designed for hot pots of stock, into which you dip various sliced and diced ingredients like wontons, dumplings, meat, and vegetables. There’s even a dipping bar to create your own sauces, however hot you want.

Being decidedly more timid of palate than some of my friends, I take it on recommendation that for hot Thai food, pull up a chair at The King and I (1455 E. Henrietta Rd, 427-8090, TheKingAndIThaiCuisine.com) and request “spice level of 3.” I’m told this will result in tears streaming down your face.

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on my post (7374 Pittsford Palmyra Road, Fairport, 421-9010, SaksThaiCuisine.net).

If it’s Indian you’re after, there’s Tandoor of India (376 Jefferson Road, 427-7080, TandoorofIndia.com). Other comments came in from friends for spicy Korean food at Sodam Korean House (900 Jefferson Road, 475-9810, SodamKoreanRestaurant. com) and for “good-n-spicy Jamaican” at Peppa Pot (133 Gregory St., 473-3663).

And several posts went up for El Rincon Mexicano, if you’re looking for a drive through the snow out to Sodus (6974 Ridge Road, Sodus, 315-483-4199).

No article on “hot” would be complete without mention of Rochester’s own Zweigle’s hots. Red or white, these meat products evoke feelings of summer. So if your grill is stashed away in the garage, why not make a winter pilgrimage to Nick Tahou Hots (320 W. Main St., 436-0184, garbageplate.com) for the famous “Garbage Plate”? Opened in 1918, Nick Tahou’s is just a bit younger than Zweigle’s, which was founded in 1880. You can also go to the Zweigle’s website (zweigles.com) for hots recipes to turn up the heat at home, from Zweigle’s white hots with sweet apples and sauerkraut to spicy sausage and bean soup.

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Contrary to popular opinion — and yes, probably common sense — Rochesterians don’t go into hibernation during the winter months. We’re a hearty bunch; blizzards, ice, snow, slush, and wind aren’t enough to dissuade us from venturing outdoors when there’s a good time to be had. This winter there’s no shortage of fantastic events that should tempt even the most dedicated of homebodies to brave the elements and head out for a night on the town.

Below find 10 of the most exciting events happening around the city over the next few months, each one sure to keep those winter blues at bay. This is in no way a comprehensive look at all of the arts and cultural happenings coming up in Rochester; for that make sure to pick up City Newspaper every Wednesday or check our searchable online calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com. In the meantime, here are some great events to get you started.

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SPORTS: The SnowBRAWL Rochester B.R.A.W.L. (Broads Regional Arm Wrestling League) celebrates one year of kicking ass for charity, empowering women, and bringing attention to the issues that affect them, with The SnowBRAWL, a formal-

themed anniversary party/arm-wrestling event at Skylark Lounge. Get dolled up in your best prom attire (make sure to stop by the photo booth to document your spiffy outfits), then drink, dance, and scream like a maniac to cheer on your favorite wrestlers, all for a good cause. Proceeds from the event will benefit Alternatives for Battered Women, which provides aid and counseling to victims of domestic violence. The SnowBRAWL will be held Saturday, January 26, 8 p.m. at Skylark Lounge, 40 S. Union St. Suggested $5 donation to attend. Check rochesterbrawl. tumblr.com for more information.

ART: “Boys vs. Girls” Art Show Remember when you were a kid and the opposite sex was something to be feared (unless, of course, you’d received your cootie shot), and a simple cardboard box held endless possibilities for fun, limited only by the boundaries of your imagination? Thirty Rochester artists will be getting back in touch with their inner child, as they divide into two teams — 15 boys and 15 girls — to battle it out and see what each of them can create based around the material of cardboard. It’s all

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(left) The arm-wrestling ladies of B.R.A.W.L. return January 26. FILE PHOTO (right) Art spaces The Yards and 1975 Gallery collaborate for "Boys vs. Girls" this winter. PHOTO PROVIDED

in the name of good fun, and the results of their efforts will be displayed in a twogallery show called, naturally, “Boys vs.

Girls.” The girl’s group will present their work at The Yards (50-52 Public Market Way), while the boys will show at 1975 Gallery (89 Charlotte St.). Both shows will be on display through March 2, with an opening night reception Saturday, February 9, 6-10 p.m. Check 1975ish.com and at attheyards.com for details.

FESTIVAL: Lakeside Winter Celebration Providing a solid argument that summer isn’t the only good time to visit the beach, the 29th Annual Lakeside Winter Celebration will offer loads of winter-themed activities that the whole family can enjoy.

Scheduled events include a snow-sculpture contest, chili cook-off, sailboat racing, and dogsled demonstrations, in addition to the enormously popular Polar Plunge fundraiser for New York Special Olympics. If that’s not incentive enough, there’s also an ice wine festival, which is a fairly recent addition to the event, and that stuff is delicious. The Lakeside Winter Celebration will be held on Sunday, February 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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DANCE: Valentine’s Day Tap & Jazz Show No celebration of Valentine’s Day would be complete without a little music to get you and your sweetheart in the mood, and Bill Evans Dance is here to provide.

“Rochester Rhythm and Romance: Jazz Hugs and Tap Kisses” is an evening of tap and jazz performances sure to delight all the lovebirds out there. The line-up of performances will include rhythmic tap from Bill Evans, Cheryl Johnson, and Courtney World as well as instrumental and vocal jazz by Richard Delaney, Cheryl Johnson, and Tamara Wilcox. The event will take place at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 E. Main St. Tickets cost $25. Show times are scheduled for Wednesday, February 13, 7 p.m.; Thursday, February 14, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Friday, February 15, and Saturday, February 16, 5:30 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, February 17, 2 and 4 p.m. Call 325-4370 for reservations or visit billevansdance.org. continues on page 14 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13

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(left) Eastman School of Music's Women in Music returns in March. PHOTO PROVIDED (right) Cumming Nature Center and Genesee Country Village and Museum both offer maple-sugar festivals. FILE PHOTO

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Why wait for St. Patrick’s Day when you can break out your “Kiss me, I’m Irish” t-shirt an entire month ahead of time? The RocCity Brewfest is an annual themed beer festival (last year’s theme was Mardi Gras) celebrating independent and local breweries. Brewfest offers live music, food, and a wide variety of craft brews to sample. Eat, drink, and be merry, all with an Irish flair. The Brewfest takes place Saturday, February 16, Session 1 runs 1-4 p.m. with a second session 6-9 p.m., both at the Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. Tickets cost $35 in advance and $45 at the door. Designated driver tickets are available for $10 and include free soda and water. Visit roccitybrewfest.com for more information.

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Indie-rock band Passion Pit arrived in a big way this year, with the hit single “Take a Walk” off its album “Gossamer” in constant radio rotation, an appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” and a track on the soundtrack for the final “Twilight” film (but don’t hold that against the band). It will be joined by Brooklyn-based pop/dance duo Matt & Kim, making its return appearance in Rochester.

Passion Pit will perform with Matt & Kim on Monday, February 18, 7 p.m. at the Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. Tickets

A Rochester landmark is currently getting a shiny new coat of paint, and in March the Dryden Theatre will reopen its doors after two months of major renovations, including new, larger, and (hopefully) more comfortable seats and updated digital projection capabilities. The theater will debut its snazzy new look with a special presentation of the critically acclaimed 2004 comedy, “Sideways”. The film’s Oscarwinning writer and director, Alexander Payne (“The Descendants,” “Election,” “About Schmidt”), will be on hand for the screening and a Q&A session following the film. The Dryden will screen “Sideways” on Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. Advance tickets cost $6-$8, and will be available starting February 2. The theater is part of the George Eastman House, located at 900 East Ave. For more information visit dryden.eastmanhouse.org.

THEATER: “The Book of Mormon” At first, you might not think “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone would have it in them to write a splashy Broadway musical. But then you stop and consider that 1999’s “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut” film somehow emerged as

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(top) Buzz-worthy band Passion Pit comes to Main Street Armory in February. (bottom) Mega-hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" comes to the Auditorium Theatre in March. PHOTOS PROVIDED

one of the best, most entertaining movie musicals of all time. Considering that, it’s not quite as much of a shock that their gleefully filthy send-up of Mormonism (and organized religion in general), “The Book of Mormon,” took The Great White Way by storm when it debuted. Now the 2011 Tony Award winner for Best Musical makes its way to Rochester, and it’s the perfect ticket for anyone who thought that “The Sound of Music” could have used a few more dick and fart jokes. “The Book of Mormon” will run at the Auditorium Theatre (875 E. Main St.) from Tuesday, March 5, through Sunday, March 10.

Advanced tickets sold quickly, and are already extremely limited, so keep a close watch on rbtl.org and the Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s Facebook page for updated ticket information.

FESTIVAL: Maple Sugar Festival Fresh maple syrup is pretty much one of the greatest things ever. It’s like the sweet, delicious reward for surviving another season of freezing cold temperatures. I’m not talking about that “pancake syrup” nonsense you can buy at the grocery store; I’m talking about the good stuff, made from sap from real maple trees. Happily for all of us, both the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s Cumming Nature Center in Naples and the Genesee Country Village and Museum in Mumford have events

scheduled to coincide with maple-sugaring season. Each offer a look into the process of making maple syrup, nature walks, and pancake breakfasts, so you can actually sample the fruits of their labors. Both events are being held March 16-17 and 2324, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the RMSC and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Genesee Country Village. Check gcv.org and rmsc.org for complete details.

CLASSICAL: Eastman Women in Music Festival Eastman School of Music’s Women in Music Festival is an annual celebration of the contributions of women in all aspects of music, through a week-long series of concerts, classes, open rehearsals, lectures, and presentations. This year’s festival will run March 25-29, and the 2013 composer-in-residence is Pulitzer Prize winner Melinda Wagner. Concerts of Wagner’s music will be performed by Eastman students and faculty throughout the week. Wagner will be in town from March 27-29, and during that time will participate in rehearsals and lessons at ESM. All of the festival events are free and open to the public. Check esm.rochester. edu/wmf for a complete schedule of the week’s events.

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