Rochester Fringe Festival Guide 2012

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WELCOME TO We are excited to present the first annual Fringe Festival in Rochester. In 2009, we began planning a festival that we hoped could be enjoyed by all the members of our community and would highlight Rochester’s vast local talent, as well as talent from across the country and around the world. Three years and many thousands of man (and woman) hours later, the 2012 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is the culmination of our effort. Because we are a volunteer board of a not-for-profit corporation we rely on the kindness of our donors, numerous volunteers and many others who have worked for a small fraction of their normal fee. They all have our sincere thanks and gratitude. But our Festival cannot be a success without you. Buy some tickets, attend some shows and have a fabulous time. If you enjoy yourself, it was all our doing.

If you don’t, it was the fault of the guy next to me with the moustache and glasses.

Sincerely, The Board of the Rochester Fringe Festival

Welcome to the first-ever First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival!

We couldn’t be more excited about this debut event, which is a perfect fit for First Niagara. That’s because we are truly all about making a positive difference in each of the communities we serve.

Rochester is an innovative community with a major emphasis on the arts, and we believe that the strength of our downtown core is vital to the health and wealth of the entire Greater Rochester area.

In addition – and some of you may find it hard to believe of a bank, but it’s 100% true – First Niagara believes in FUN! We encourage our employees to come up with fun events for all of us to participate in. That’s because we find that the different point of view that a little fun provides is empowering and energizing, and makes us a better company.

So: go explore the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival, and have some fun!

Sincerely yours, Suzanne Nasipak-Chapman Market Executive, First Niagara Financial Group

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AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR TITLE SPONSOR…

TABLE OF CONTENTS

6 FRINGE INFORMATION 8 DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE 12 HEADLINER: BANDALOOP 14 HEADLINER: HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR 16 HEADLINER: PATTON OSWALT 18 FREE OUTDOOR EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 20 SHOWS: CHILDREN’S 22 SHOWS: COMEDY

28 VENUES AND MAP 30 SHOWS: FILM, ANIMATION, &

MOTION GRAPHICS

32 SHOWS: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY &

MISCELLANEOUS

36 SHOWS: MUSIC 44 SHOWS: THEATRE 52 SHOWS: VISUAL ARTS 54 OTHER EVENTS

SPECIAL THANKS TO

24 SHOWS: DANCE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Justin L. Vigdor (Chairman), Senior Counsel, Boylan Code LLP Dr. Sylvie Beaudette, Director of Women in Music Festival and Asst Professor, Eastman School of Music

Nina Caruso, Manager of Special Projects, George Eastman House Mark A. Costello, Partner, Boylan Code LLP Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director, Geva Theatre Center

Dr. Grant Holcomb, Director, Memorial Art Gallery Ruby Lockhart, Executive Director, Garth Fagan Dance and Chair, Dance USA

Erica Fee, Producer, Erica Fee Productions

Dr. Elaine Spaull, Director, Center for Youth and Council Member, City of Rochester

David Henderson, Artistic Director, Method Machine

Burton Speer, Principal, Mengel Metzger Barr

Erica Fee Festival Producer

Anne Esse Art Director

Terri Wood Designer

Joe Alessi Logistics Coordinator

Gloria Smith Media Buyer and Planner

Joe Guy Allard Designer

Dr. Paul Burgett, Vice President, University of Rochester Mike Calabrese, Owner, Java’s and Good Luck

Deborah Stendardi, Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology Darren Stevenson, Founder and Artistic Director, PUSH Physical Theatre Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, President, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation

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STAFF

Karen Higman Sponsorship Director Sally Cohen Publicist Erin DiVincenzo Marketing Director Kate Sonnick Copywriter

Pete Fazio Web Designer

Max Seifert Guide Design

Tim Intili Box Office Coordinator

Martin Leary TV Commercial Producer/Director

Remy Fenster Volunteer Coordinator

Glenn Cerosaletti Higher Ed Coordinator

OFFICIAL GUIDE PRODUCED FOR THE FESTIVAL BY

Judith Shomper High Schools’ Coordinator Rev. Winterbourne LaPucelle Jones Gospel Sunday Coordinator Kathleen Reagan Logistics Assistant Erin Futterer Intern Robert Ferguson Intern

PARTNERS & SPONSORS

TITLE SPONSOR

FOUNDING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PARTNER

CO-PRODUCING SPONSORS

Ames Amzalak

MEMORIAL TRUST

ASSOCIATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS

ASSOCIATE PRODUCING SPONSORS

KOZEL FAMILY FOUNDATION

MEDIA SPONSORS

PUBLIC SUPPORT

Josh & Beth Bruner Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Cobblestone Capital Advisors Gouvernet Arts Fund at the Rochester Area Community Foundation IEC Electronics Java’s

Karen R. McLaughlin Dan Meyers The Rubens Family Foundation Tom & Colleen Wilmot Marie and Joseph Wilson Foundation Louise Woerner & Donald Kollmorgen

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FRINGE FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS

FRINGE INFORMATION

IN AND AROUND ROCHESTER’S EAST END SEPTEMBER 19-23, 2012 A BRIEF HISTORY OF FRINGE FESTIVALS In 1947, eight theatre groups turned up – uninvited – to perform at the newly-established and curated Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Although not listed in the official program, the groups performed anyway at venues they found for themselves.

The following year, a Scottish journalist coined the term “fringe festival” to describe these non-juried shows that were turning up annually.

The Edinburgh Fringe is now the largest arts festival in the world. The 2012 festival saw more than 41,000 performances of over 2,500 productions. Today, there are more than 200 fringe festivals worldwide, with around 20 in the United States. The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is the only fringe festival in Upstate New York.

WHAT IS A FRINGE FESTIVAL? A fringe festival is simply a multi-day, multi-genre arts festival. Unlike traditional arts festivals, the venues decide their own programming whether comedy, dance, music, theatre, visual arts, etc.

TICKETS Online www.rochesterfringe.com

Phone 877.368.2207 or 585.454.2100

In person Eastman Theatre Box Office (433 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604) Rochester Area Wegmans “That’s the Ticket!” (located at Customer Service) At the door, if still available, starting one hour prior to performance Eastman Theatre Box Office Hours during the Fringe: Wednesday, September 19 and Thursday, September 20: 10am – 5pm Friday, September 21 and Saturday, September 22: 10am – 9pm Sunday, September 23: 10am – 6pm

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Eastman Theatre Box Office Non-Festival hours: Mondays-Saturdays, 10am - 5pm (non-concert Saturdays, 10am – 3pm) Note: Cash ONLY at the door. ALL tickets carry a $1 service fee.

Fringe Fanatic Pass: 180 Performances. 20 Venues. 1 pass. Buy an all-inclusive FRINGE FANATIC pass today!

Fringe Fanatic passes are $150 and available online, by phone, and at the Eastman Theatre Box Office.

Please note: The Fringe Fanatic Pass does not apply to the Harlem Gospel Choir or Patton Oswalt at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Venues may not admit latecomers or in-and-outs, particularly to theatre and comedy shows. Passes are not available at Wegmans. Fringe Fanatic passholders must arrive 30 minutes before curtain for guaranteed seating. Pre-ordered Fringe Fanatic passes are available for collection at the Eastman Theatre Box Office from September 12th.

CONTACT US: Rochester Fringe Festival, P.O. Box 10508, Rochester, NY 14610 http://www.rochesterfringe.com • info@rochesterfringe.com

Thursday, September 20 Manhattan Square Park (Chestnut Street & Court Street, Rochester, NY 14604).

Free entertainment, food, beer, wine and a spectacular performance by the world-renowned Bandaloop at 8pm (see page 12).

Hours: 5-10pm (Entertainment ends at 9pm.)

Friday, September 21 – Sunday, September 23 Gibbs Street (between East Avenue and Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604).

Free entertainment, street performances, highlights of shows, box office, info booth, food, beer and wine.

Hours: Friday: 5-11pm, Saturday: noon-11pm, Sunday: noon-6pm

ATMs

FRINGE INFORMATION

WHERE IS THE FESTIVAL HUB?

Temporary ATMs can be found at Manhattan Square Park (Thursday, September 20) and Gibbs Street (September 21-23). Many venues also have ATMs. Please check the map on page 28 for other locations.

PARKING The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is held in Downtown Rochester’s East End. Most venues are within walking distance of each other, which allows for one-time parking.

The Fringe recommends one of the many surface lots and parking garages located near the Fringe hub on Gibbs Street, from East Ave to East Main St. (which will be closed to vehicle traffic during the festival). See map of page 28 for parking locations. Please note that the City of Rochester charges $5/car for all festival parking.

BIKE PARKING Because the Fringe is a pedestrian-friendly event, it’s also an ideal venue for those traveling by bicycle! The Fringe hub is easily accessible from East Avenue, with many bike racks and loops nearby. If you’re traveling into the city from the ‘burbs, throw your bike in the car, park in one of the many city side streets off East Avenue, and bike in from there. As always, it’s better to be safe than sorry: LOCK YOUR BIKE & WEAR A HELMET.

INFO BOOTH AND FIRST AID TENT The Fringe Info Booth and First Aid Tent will be located in Manhattan Square Park on the night of September 20th and on Gibbs Street (between Main St and East Ave) from September 21-23.

All Fringe venues are handicapped accessible. Individuals needing assistance may contact the Fringe at info@rochesterfringe.com for further help. Individuals being dropped off may pull up to the front of a venue or at the corner of Main St. and Gibbs St.

LOST & FOUND Anything turned into the Fringe will be held at the Fringe office until the end of the festival. Contact the Fringe Info Booth or info@rochesterfringe.com for more information.

PLEASE NOTE: All shows and times in this guide are subject to change.

Please check www.rochesterfringe.com for up-to-date information.

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DAY BY DAY SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 4-5pm YUM!. Writers & Books. $10

7-8pm The Unseen RAPA. $10

7-8pm Anonymous Willpower. Java’s.

FREE

7:30-8:30pm Search Engine Improv. The Space. $7

7-8pm The Event Geva Nextstage. $15

8-9pm I Write… To Discover. Writers & Books. $10

8:30- 9:30pm The Bicycle Men. Geva Nextstage. $15

8:45-9:45pm Search Engine Improv. The Space. $7

8:30-9:30pm Hide the Moon: based on Salome. RAPA. FREE

10-11pm Seth Faergolzia & The 23 Psaegrz.

Bernunzio’s. $8

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 5:30-7pm Mary’s Wedding. TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 6-7pm The Bicycle Men. Geva Nextstage. $15 6-7pm Lost in the Funhouse: Revolution.

RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium. $8

8pm Bandaloop. One HSBC Plaza. FREE 8-11pm Melia with Starlight Cities.

Montage. $5

9-10pm Matt Griffo. Geva 10-11pm Seth FaergolNextstage. $15 zia & The 23 Psaegrz.

Bernunzio. $8 9-10pm Search Engine Improv. The Space. $7

9-10pm Shimmy Shake 8:30-9:30pm Unleashed! Down. Sproull Atrium, Improv Presents: You Miller Center, Eastman Never Know, featuring School of Music (Next to PuppetProv, The Musical! Max of Eastman Place).

TheatreRocs at Xerox $10 Auditorium. $10 9-10:30pm PICk Love.

6-7pm Solo Percussion and Multimedia: Peter Ferry. Hatch Recital Hall. $5 9-10pm Betty. Blackfriars. $5 6:45-7:30pm Present Tense Dance: Veritas.

9-10pm The Isle Eastman School of of Dogs. Writers & Music; East Wing, Room Books. $8 415. $7

RAPA. $15

10-11pm There’s Always Time for a Cocktail.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 10pm-1am Mansfield Avenue Band. Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place).$8

9:30-10pm Spirits Within.

10:30pm-12:00am GCI’s Christ Church. $10 Zombie Apocalypse.

9:30-10:30pm Dear Geva Nextstage. $10 Dexter. Java’s. FREE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 4-5pm We Were There.

Geva Nextstage. $15 4:30-5:30pm Divine Milieu: Teilhard de Chardin’s Last Confession.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10

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5-6pm A Cappella Hour.

RAPA. $12/$8 5-6pm Casey Jones Costello Sings the Great American Songbook.

Java’s. FREE 5:30-6:30pm RPO: Marimba Band. Hatch Hall at Eastman School of Music. $15 6-6:40pm I Remember You: A Coffee Cabaret.

Java’s. FREE 6-7pm Dangerous Signs. The Little Café.

FREE

6-7pm PUSH Physical Theatre. TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 6-7pm Rules and Regulations. Writers & Books. $10 6-7pm The Event.

Geva Nextstage. $15 6-7:30pm Wearable Technology Fashion Show. The Little, Theatre 1. FREE

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $10

7:30-8:30pm The Bicycle 8-9:30pm Harlem Men. Geva Nextstage. $15 Gospel Choir. Kodak Hall. $10-$40 7:30-8:30pm Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10

7:30–8:30pm Search Engine Improv. The 6:30-7:30pm FOOTBALL Space. $7 [and other things theatri- 8-9pm The Great cal]. RAPA. $10/$5 Chernesky. Java’s. FREE 7-8pm Oliver Brown and 8-8:30pm Spirits Within.

His Extraordinary Ukule- Christ Church. $10 les. Bernunzio’s. $5 8-9pm Death of (An) 7-8pm Ruddy Well Band. Artist. RAPA. $12/10 Gibbs St Main Stage.

8-9pm Howard & Emily.

FREE Writers & Books. $10 7-8:15pm On Tap: Original Music with Dance.

8-9pm Vanessa Mangione Quartet. School of Music, East Wing , Room 415. $5

8-9pm My Plastic Sun. Bernunzio’s. $5

8:30pm-9:30pm Canary In A Coal Mine: A Sketch Show. The Space. $5 9-9:30pm Spirits Within.

Christ Church. $10 9-10pm Matt Griffo.

Geva Nextstage. $15 9-10pm Richard III by William Shakespeare.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15/$10/$5 9:30-10:30pm Garden Fresh. Bernunzio’s. $5 9:30-11:30pm A Night of Laughs. RAPA. $12

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10

11:00pm-12:30am Drag 10-11pm The Gay Fiancee. 10:30pm-12am Hedwig 101. Sproull Atrium, Miller Writers & Books. $15 and the Angry Inch.

Center, Eastman School

of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $8 11:30pm-12:30am Search Engine Improv.

The Space. $7

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 10-10:40am Doug Waterman’s Fun with Fairy Tales. Writers & Books. $7

1:30-2:30pm The Bicycle 3:15-3:30pm Beyond Men. Geva Nextstage. $15 the Spheres. The Little, 2-2:15pm Signal. The Little Theatre 1. FREE

10-11am Stuart Little.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10

2-2:40pm I Remember You: A Coffee Cabaret.

Java’s. FREE

11am-12pm Operation Superpower. RAPA. $10/ $5

2-3pm Michael Vadala Trio. George Eastman House Terrace Garden.

FREE

Café, Theatre 1. FREE

3:30-4:30pm Lighter Tones. RAPA. $10/$8 3:30-3:45pm The Light Collector. The Little, Theatre 1. FREE

6-7pm Songs by David Temperley. Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $10 6-7pmThe Life of Leo Wool. Writers & Books. $10

3:45-4pm Before Dawn. 6-7pm UR Afterhours A Capella. Bernunzio’s. $8 The Little, Theatre 1.

11:30am-12:30pm FREE 6-7pm SMITH. TheatreDivine Milieu: Teilhard de 2-3pm Rules and Regula- 4-5pm Breakdown: Rocs at Xerox AuditoChardin’s Last Confesrium. $8 tions. Writers & Books. $10 Dance/Sound. Christ sion. TheatreRocs at Church. $10/$6 6:30-7:30pm Traveling 2-3pm Flower City Xerox Auditorium. $10 Vaudeville. RAPA. $10/$5 4-5pm FOOTBALL [and with a Broken Compass.

11:30am-12:30pm We Geva Nextstage. $15 other things theatrical].

2:15-2:30pm Beyond Were There. Geva NextRAPA. $10/$5 7-8:30pm PICk Love. the Spheres. The Little stage. $15 Theatre 1. FREE 4-5pm Howard & Emily. RAPA. $15 12pm-1pm Dangerous Writers & Books. $10 7-8pm Casey Jones 2:30-2:45pm The Light Signs. The Little Theatre Costello Sings the Great Collector. The Little, 4-5pm Predictions.

1. FREE American Songbook.

Theatre 1. FREE Sproull Atrium, Miller 12-1pm The Silver Java’s. FREE Center, Eastman School 2:30-3:30pm Club Threads. Writers & of Music (Next to Max of 7:30-8:30pm Unleashed!

RIT: Poetry Readings Books. $8 Improv Presents: You Eastman Place). $8 Sponsored by Signatures 12-4pm Renaissance Magazine. The Little Café. 4-5pm RIT Jazz Combo. Never Know, featuring PuppetProv, The Musical!

Remix. Memorial Art FREE The Little Café. FREE TheatreRocs at Xerox Gallery. FREE with gallery 2:30-3:30pm 4-5pm The World in Time. Auditorium. $10 admission One World: Hamlet and The Little, Theatre 1. FREE 8-8:30pm Spirits Within.

12:15-3:15pm Day of the Rest of Us. Blackfri4:30-4:45pm Geneseo Christ Church. $10 Dance, Saturday. RAPA. ars. $10 Bhangra. RAPA. FREE $5 suggested donation 8-9pm The Gay Fiancée.

2:30-4pm Mary’s Wed4:30-5:30pm Heather Writers & Books. $15 12:30-1:30pm Commu- ding. TheatreRocs at Roffe presents Specnity Moves Kids Show.

8-9pm GRR! Sproull Xerox Auditorium. $15 tion – Intro/Retro. Geva RAPA. FREE Atrium, Miller Center, 2:45-3pm Before Dawn. Nextstage. $15 Eastman School of Music 1-2pm Mariah Maloney The Little, Theatre 1. FREE 5-6pm Dear Dexter.

(Next to Max of Eastman Dance. George Eastman 3-3:15pm Signal. The Java’s. FREE Place). $10 House Terrace Garden.

Little, Theatre 1. FREE 5-6pm Solitude of Self: FREE 8-9pm Lost in the Fun3:15-3:30pm Beyond The Journey of Elizabeth house. RMSC Strasen1-2pm Solo Percussion The Spheres. The Little, Cady Stanton. Blackfriars. burgh Planetarium. $12 and Multimedia: Peter Theatre 1. FREE $10 Ferry. Hatch Recital Hall. $5 8-9pm My Plastic Sun. 3-4pm Bata Con Pies.

5:30-6:30pm Culture Bernunzio Uptown 1-2pm The Pipes Are Javas. FREE Clash Jazz Quartet. The Music. $5 Calling: An Elegy to Dan Little. FREE Higgins, Sr. TheatreRocs 3-4pm Charlie Bethel’s 8-9pm Peach Preserves.

5:30-6:30pm Faces of at Xerox Auditorium. $10 Gilgamesh. Geva NextEastman School of stage. $15 Madness. RAPA. $12/$10 Music, East Wing , Room 1-2pm Al Biles and Gen3-6pm Performing Public 6-7pm Astro Dance. The 415. $5 Jam. The Little. FREE Space. RoCo. FREE Little, Theatre 1. FREE  continues on page 10

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10:30pm-12am GCI’s Zombie Apocalypse.

Geva Nextstage. $10

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9:30-10:30pm Search Engine Improv. The Space. $7

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22  continued from page 9 8-9:30pm Patton Oswalt. 9-10pm There’s Always Kodak Hall. $15-$55 Time For A Cocktail. TheatreRocs at Xerox. $15 8-10pm 44 Plays for 44

10-11pm Threading. Writ- 10:30pm-12am GCI’s ers & Books. FREE Zombie Apocalypse.

Geva Nextstage. $10 10-11pm The Arkansas Presidents. Geva Next9pm-2am Run For The Traveler Meets Mulla Nas- 11:30pm-12.30am Search Engine Improv. stage. $15 Roses: A Tribute to the rudin. The Little. FREE The Space. $7 Grateful Dead.

Montage 8-10pm An Evening with 10:30-11pm Hide the Music Hall. $6 Chris Wilson. The Space.

Moon: based on Salome. 12:00am-1:30am Drag 101. Sproull Atrium, Miller $12 9:30-10:30pm Garden RAPA. FREE Center, Eastman School Fresh. Bernunzio Uptown 10:30-11:30pm PUSH 8-11pm sKoOba & of Music (Next to Max of Company. Black Radish. Music. $5 Physical Theatre. Theatre- Eastman Place). $8 $5 10-11pm Big Vaudeville Rocs at Xerox AuditoHook Comedy Hour.

The rium. $15 9-9:30pm Dragon’s Lair.

Space. $5 Christ Church. FREE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 11am-12pm The Life of Leo Wool. Writers & Books. $10 11am-12pm Hands On (Even If They’re Sticky!).

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $7 12-1pm Club RIT: Poetry Readings Sponsored by Signatures Magazine. The Little Café. FREE 12-3pm Day of Dance, Sunday. RAPA. $5 suggested donation

2-2:45pm Radio Ronnie’s Amazing Finger Lakes Juicy Secret! Black Radish. $5/$3 2-3pm Operation Superpower. RAPA. $10/$5 2-3pm Richard III by William Shakespeare.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15/$10/$5 2-3pm RIT’s Surround Sound. The Little Café.

FREE

2-3pm RPO: Argos Trio.

12-3pm Good Morning. Hatch Recital Hall, EastThe Little, Theatre 1. FREE man School of Music. $15 12:30-1:30pm Flower

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City Vaudeville. RAPA. $10/$5 kids

2-2:50pm BILL EVANS and COMPANY: Modern 1-1:30pm Eight Beat Mea- Jazz, Modern Tango and sure.The Little Café. FREE Contemporary Dance.

Eastman School of 1-1:40pm Doug Music, East Wing, Rm Waterman’s Fun with 415. $10/$5 Fairy Tales. Writers & 3-3:45pm Vocal Accent.

Books. $7 The Little Café. FREE 1:30-2pm Encore A Capella. The Little Café. FREE 3-4pm Threading. Writers & Books. FREE 1:30-2:30pm Traveling with a Broken Compass. 3-5pm 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. Geva NextGeva Nextstage. $15 stage. $15

3:30-4:20pm BILL EVANS and COMPANY: Modern Jazz, Modern Tango and Contemporary Dance. Eastman School of Music, East Wing, Rm 415. $10/$5

CIAS Alumni at the Little Café . The Little Café. FREE

Gallery r Showcases CIAS. Gallery r. FREE Savor: Portraits of Eating . Sproull Atrium,

6:30-7:30pm Love at First Waltz. RAPA. $12/$8

6:30-7:30pm The Pipes 3:30-4:30pm Stuart Little. Are Calling: An Elegy to TheatreRocs at Xerox Dan Higgins, Sr. TheatreAuditorium. $10 Rocs at Xerox Audito3:30-4:30pm The Unrium. $10 seen. RAPA. $10 8-9pm Death of (An) Art3:30-4:30pm The World ist. RAPA. $12/10 in Time. The Little, Theare 7-8pm The Isle of Dogs.

1. FREE Writers & Books. $8 4-4:45pm Proof of 8-9pm Broken Images.

Purchase. The Little Café. TheatreRocs at Xerox FREE Auditorium. $15/$10 5-6pm The Dust. RAPA. $10/$8 5-6pm I Write…To Discover… Writers & Books. $10 5-6pm There’s Always Time for a Cocktail.

TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 6-7pm Lost in the Funhouse: Revolution.

RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium. $8

ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL BeeEye. Gallery r. FREE

6:30-7:30pm Heather Roffe presents Spection: Intro/Retro. Geva Nextstage. $15

Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). FREE

8-9pm Charlie Bethel’s Gilgamesh. Geva Nextstage. $15

HEADLINER Atossa Soltani

BANDALOOP

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The presentation of Bandaloop is make possible by generous grants from the Max & Marian Farash Foundation and the Rochester Area Community Foundation.

International pioneer of aerial movement, Bandaloop, will showcase the culmination of two decades of creating innovative works that respond to – and interact with – environments and audiences around the world. Almost a half-million people on five continents have seen Bandaloop perform its highly-physical, dynamic choreography, suspended from climbing ropes attached to buildings, bridges, skyscrapers and cliffs. They turn the dance floor on its side, challenging the audience’s perspective of gravity to amazing effect on such manmade structures as the Seattle Space Needle and the NY Stock Exchange, as well as on natural wonders including El Capitan in Yosemite and the fjords of Stavanger, Norway. Here in Rochester, the group will perform exceprts from Bound(less) – a large-scale, vertical dance choreographed by Bandaloop Founding Artistic Director Amelia Rudolph – on the south side of the 21-story One HSBC Plaza at 100 Chestnut Street. It will be the first time a performance of this kind has been staged in the region.

Main Show Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 8pm.

(Food, beer tent, and free festivities in Manhattan Square Park from 5-9pm.)

Family Friendly Show Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 4:30-5:00pm.

Viewing Area Manhattan Square Park (Bring a mat or a reclining chair for best viewing.)

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HEADLINER

HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR 14 • FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

with The Campbell Brothers  The world-famous Harlem Gospel Choir is America’s premier gospel choir and has performed around the globe for 25 years. The choir has performed with such superstars as Bono, Keith Richards, Madonna, Lyle Lovett, Josh Groban and Diana Ross. In 2009, the choir performed in Times Square as part of the televised memorial to honor Michael Jackson. The choir has also performed for Pope Benedict XVI, President Obama, Nelson Mandela, and Sir Elton John. This will be the choir’s only performance in Upstate NY this year. Opening for the choir will be Rochester’s own internationally renowned sacred steel superstars, The Campbell Brothers.

Show Friday, September 21, 2012 at 8pm

Venue Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street

Tickets $10 - $40

Bill Evans

Dance

Modern Tango and Contemporary Jazz

September 23 2pm & 3:30pm Eastman School of Music East Wing 433 East Main Street Room 415 $10* Adult $5* Students

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(*plus additional $1 surcharge)

HEADLINER

PATTON OSWALT

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with Jamie Lissow  One of today’s hottest comedians, Patton Oswalt has five TV specials and five critically-acclaimed albums, two of which were nominated for Best Comedy Album Grammys. He’s appeared in more than 25 films including The Comedians of Comedy, Ratatouille, Big Fan, Magnolia, Starsky and Hutch and Reno 911!: Miami, and won a Critics’ Choice Award for his brilliant performance in Young Adult. His more than 30 television appearances include playing ‘Spence’ on The King of Queens for nine seasons, and guest starring roles on Flight of the Conchords, Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil, The United States of Tara and Two and a Half Men. Oswalt released his first book, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, last year (along with an album and Showtime special called Finest Hour); plays Toronto’s Just for Laughs festival the night before his Rochester Fringe show; and can currently be seen at fine purveyors of sweatpants everywhere.

Opening for Oswalt will be Rochester’s own Jamie Lissow. Co-host of The Wease Show on 95.1 The Brew, Lissow has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show, and has a special currently running on Comedy Central.

Show Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 8pm

Venue Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street

Tickets $15 - $55

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Bandaloop

8pm, Manhattan Square Park This world-renowned aerial dance troupe dances on the south side of the 21-story One HSBC Plaza. Viewing from Manhattan Square Park, where more free entertainment takes place 5-9pm.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Prime Time Funk

9:30pm, Gibbs Street Outdoor Stage Kurt Brownell

FREE OUTDOOR EVENTS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Rochester’s premier 10-piece powerhouse will funk the Fringe.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Bandaloop Andy Snow

4:30pm, Manhattan Square Park Special encore performance especially for families.

Bill Evans Dance Katelin Carter

7pm, Gibbs Street Outdoor Stage Tap and Tango – rhythm tap dance and modern tango by world-class artists.

Dragon’s Lair

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9pm, Christ Church Experience what may be Rochester’s first projection-mapping public art! RIT Professor of 3D Digital Design Marla Schweppe and students project crazy, fairy tale graphics on the exterior of Christ Church.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Gospel Sunday

3-5:30pm, Gibbs Street Outdoor Stage Four of Rochester’s most soulful gospel choirs share their spirit with the Fringe – Jasen Monroe and The Elim Sanctuary Choir, Bishop Charlie Wells and the Original Voices of Clouds, Jason Wright and the Masters Touch and Mount Olivet Baptist Church Mega Choir

Watch for two surprise dance flashmobs during the Fringe. Time and location a strictly guarded secret. Sponsored by East Ave Inn & Suites.

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CHILDREN’S

COMMUNITY MOVES KIDS SHOW RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 12:30-1:30pm; Free

OPERATION SUPERPOWER

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 11am-12pm; Sun., Sept 23, 2-3pm; $10/$5 kids & students

From the sibling rivalry in “Perpetual” to the working cogs of a “Machine” to the feather brains in “South for the Winter,” Core Project Chicago’s Community Moves Kids Show will appeal to a child’s senses of adventure.

All ages

DOUG WATERMAN’S FUN WITH FAIRY TALES Writers & Books; Sat., Sept. 22, 10-10:40am; Sun., Sept. 23, 1-1:40pm; $7

Doug Waterman puts you and your family into some of your favorite stories, using music, laughter and lots of participation.

You’ll howl with the Big Bad Wolf, fall under a Wizard’s spell, and end up dancing in the Deep Dark Wood. The show is based on Doug’s CD, Truly Hairy Fairy Tales, which won WRUR’s Open Tunings’ 2006 Listeners’ Poll for best local release in any genre. The CD will be available at the performances. All ages

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teers from the audience up on stage to help create a little show – right before your eyes! 5+

HANDS ON (Even If They’re Sticky!)

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Sun., Sept. 23, 11am-12pm; $7 Watching a live theatre show is fun and exciting – so much so that lots of kids wish they could jump out of their seats and come right up on stage to be a part of the action. Here’s their chance to get HANDS ON with live children’s theater! TYKEs (Theatre Young Kids Enjoy) brings little volun-

Every child has an inner gift – a superpower!

Whether its singing, sports, kindness or friendship – Operation Superpower is here to take children on an inspirational musical journey to help them discover their superpowers and become real-life superheroes. Juilliard graduates Armand Ranjbaran, Tobias Greenhalgh and John Brancy combine their superpowers of composing and operatic singing to create an action-packed show filled with original music and audience participation. All ages

RADIO RONNIE’S AMAZING FINGER LAKES JUICY SECRET!

Black Radish Studio; Sun., Sept. 23, 2 - 2:45pm; $5/$3 children Are you ready to hear the coolest story since the last Ice Age about planet Earth and the unique Finger Lakes region?

Radio Ronnie is lively and engaging, and he knows how to connect with young audience members and their accompanying adults.

Colorful visuals, interesting sounds and props make this fresh, family entertainment. When you hear about the EarLectrics, the GrapeHeads & Their Bunch, and the Amazing Finger People, you’ll know why this story has to be kept a juicy secret! Ages 7-10/family  continues on page 22

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RENAISSANCE REMIX: 16th-century Art, Music, and Dance for All Ages

Memorial Art Gallery; Sat., Sept.22, Noon4pm; Free with gallery admission This multifaceted event celebrates the Memorial Art Gallery’s new Gill Discovery Center exhibit, Renaissance Remix: Art & Imagination in 16th-century Europe. Designed especially for families, the afternoon features performances and mini dance lessons by Rochester City Ballet, interactive organ demonstrations and concerts by Eastman School of Music faculty and students on the antique Italian Baroque Organ, and guided tours of the Gill Discovery Center and other Renaissance artworks. All ages, especially 8+

A NIGHT OF LAUGHS

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Fri., Sept. 21, 9:30-11:30pm; $12 Free workshop, 17+: Fri., Sept. 21, 6:15-7:15pm; www.rapatheatre.org Representing NYC, Chicago, LA and Philly – eight name comedians – all on one stage! Hosted

by NYC’s Burlesque bombshell, Kitty Cockpit, this show features witty NYC composer-lyricist, Mark Nutter; NYC sketch comedians, Kirsten O’Brien and Evan Zelnick; Philly’s brash and brazen, Judy Clay; Chicago’s comedic ukuleleist, Matt Griffo; and character comedy from LA’s Joe Liss (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Second City) and John Rubano (According to Jim, Second City). 18+

STUART LITTLE

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Sat., Sept. 22, 1011am; Sun. Sept. 23; 3:30-4:30pm; $10 E.B. White’s classic tale of a tiny mouse with a giant yearning for adventure comes to life in Rochester Children’s Theatre’s production of Stuart Little. Whether it’s ice skating in Central Park on paper clips, racing boats at Sailboat Pond, rescuing his friend Margalo from the family cat, or posing as a substitute teacher – one things is clear: Stuart never lacks for fun and excitement. Join Stuart and his friends as they search for what is important in their lives: family, loyalty, friendship and – of course – adventure! 5+

BIG VAUDEVILLE HOOK COMEDY HOUR The Space; Sat., Sept. 22, 10-11pm; $5

The Big Vaudeville Hook Comedy Hour showcases the best improv, stand-up and sketch comedy in Rochester! Hosted by Anna Hall. 18+

CANARY IN A COAL MINE: A Sketch Show The Space; Fri., Sept. 21, 8:30pm-9:30pm; $5

Experience a night of dark, irreverent, all-original sketch comedy with Rochester’s very own Canary In A Coal Mine, featuring the talents of BJ Scanlon, Jeff Andrews, Kirk Stevens and Angela Prodrick. They may make you laugh,

short-form improv show that will have you rolling on the floor with laughter. Come see why they’ve been around so long! 13+

GCI’s ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

SEARCH ENGINE IMPROV

Geva Comedy Improv’s live-action, improvised Zombie gore-fest returns with even more rotten flesh, grisly dismemberment and hilarious, undead ultra-violence.

Pack up your chainsaw, gas up the flamethrower, and rummage through your purse for shotgun shells. GCI is waking the dead and we want you there – for bait! **Strong language, violence and adult content - viewer discretion is advised** 18+

Three-man comedy team, Search Engine Improv (SEI), combines the best of Chicago and New York City styles of long-form improvised comedy performance.

SEI creates award-winning, uniquely styled live comedy shows, each an exciting exploration of compelling characters and hilarious scenarios and all created on the spot, in the moment, as you see it happening. SEI is Cal Keefe-Perry, Law Tarello and John Forrest Thompson. 13+

MATT GRIFFO

Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9-10 pm; Fri., Sept. 21, 9-10pm; $15 Matt Griffo is a Chicago musical comedian, combining serious piano and ukulele chops with hilarious lyrics. The composer of the smash Chicago production, Jersey Shore: The Musical, Matt has opened for Reggie Watts; plays regularly at the Laugh Factory; and has performed for Chicago Sketchfest, LA Comedy Festival, Black Box Comedy Festival Atlanta, Big Little Comedy Festival Michigan, and the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. 16+

NUTS AND BOLTS COMEDY IMPROV

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Fri., Sept. 21, 7:30-8:30 pm; $10 Around since 2000, Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv is Rochester’s longest-running improvisational comedy show. Enjoyed by audiences across the country, Nuts and Bolts is a comedic,

The Space; Wed., Sept. 19, 7:30-8:30pm & 8:45-9:45pm; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9-10pm; Fri., Sept. 21, 7:30-8:30pm & 9:30-10:30pm & 11:30pm-12:30am; Sat., Sept. 22, 11:30pm12:30am; $7

UNLEASHED! IMPROV PRESENTS: You Never Know, featuring PuppetProv, The Musical TheatreROCS at Xerox; Thurs., Sept. 20, 8:30 -9:30 pm; Sat., Sept.

22, 7:30-8:30pm; $10 Unleashed! has performed at the Toronto Improv Festival, the Baltimore Improv Festival and the prestigious North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, but this is their newest challenge: a complete musical, improvised, with puppets! The brainchild (well, brainpuppet, really) of three of the silliest and most sincere founding members of Unleashed!, and one newer (but equally silly and, frankly, more talented improviser), this is by far the craziest show they’ve ever attempted – don’t miss it! 12+

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COMEDY

they may make you cry, they may make you sick, but most importantly – they’ll make you feel. 16+

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ASTRO DANCE

The Little, Theatre 1; Sat., Sept. 22, 6-7pm; Free An astrophysics/dance project funded

by National Science Foundation, this RIT collaboration pairs the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) with the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. RIT/NTID Dance Company performers present an aesthetic, educational experience representing concepts of gravitational physics interpreted through dance, which was conceived and choreographed by RIT faculty Thomas Warfield. All ages

BILL EVANS and COMPANY: Modern Jazz, Modern Tango and Contemporary Dance

Eastman School of Music; East Wing, Room 415; Sun., Sept. 23, 2-2:50pm & 3:30-4:20pm; $10/$5 student

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This exciting, dynamic, emotionallymoving and entertaining choreography by awardwinning dance-maker, Bill Evans, will be performed by nine world-class dance artists. The 50-minute program includes athletic modern jazz, visually stunning modern tango, and both humorous and lyrical contemporary dance. This fast-paced and uplifting event includes a variety of musical styles and is suitable for all ages.

DAY OF DANCE, SATURDAY

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 12:15-3:15pm; Suggested donation: $5 12:15pm: Next Best Thing is a collective of energetic choreographers celebrating their quirkiness through dance.

1pm: Pokerfaced cat fights, raw female prowess and absurd infatuation with food illustrate

Kristi Faulkner Dance’s intimate, unapologetic performance.

1:45: TBA 2:30 – Geomantics Dance Theater premieres “Twisted Surveillance,” a satire on spying eyes, ears and pelvises of our times.

DAY OF DANCE, SUNDAY

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sunday, Sept. 23 12pm-3pm; Suggested donation: $5

Noon-12:45pm: Juxtapose, by Juliana Utz and Nicole Kaplan, demonstrates the complexities of concert dance in a presentation of technique, artistry and strength 12:45-1:30pm: Rochester’s four-piece GrooveDogs deliver ‘cool’ jazz animated by the dauntless dynamic tap dance artistry of Cheryl Johnson.

1:30-2:15pm: Percussive dance specialists, Brouhaha, led by Janet Schroeder, raises a rhythmic ruckus in the show “Tap and…”

2:15-3pm: NYC’s modern dance company, Areadance, premiers Britney Falcon’s newest work. Join them for a highly visceral, engaging experience!

GENESEO BHANGRA

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 4:30-4:45pm; Free

Since 2005, SUNY Geneseo’s Geneseo Bhangra has been traveling throughout the Northeast, performing high-energy Punjabi dance in competitions and shows. The dance team performs for numerous fundraisers in addition to participating in local community service. Now, Geneseo Bhangra brings its wild, entertaining fun to the Rochester Fringe Festival. Watch this exciting routine and become immersed in the awe-inspiring world of Punjabi dance! All ages  continues on page 26

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Heather Roffe presents SPECTION: INTRO/RETRO

Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Sat., Sept. 22, 4:30-5:30pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 6:30-7:30pm; $15 Spection: Intro/Retro is a presentation of choreography by Rochester’s Heather Roffe. Set to a range of music from Aretha Franklin to Tango to Meredith Monk, the dance works are inspired by observations of humanity.

Celebrating irony, vulnerability, and topics of gender, technology, love and loss, the works span the past five years. A new piece will be premiered: Hier, an abstract reflection on the societal constructs that divide and distance us from others and ourselves. All ages

LIGHTER TONES

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RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30-4:30pm, $10/8 students Collections Dance Company and Company Mariko Yamada share the stage in this Fringe show. Collections Dance Company premieres Other Homes, which examines the close relationship between environment and identity by exploring the shifting dynamics between two separate realities. Company Mariko Yamada presents Lime is the sweet name I call. Witty, poetic and musical, this delightful collection of satisfying images is an experience of moments of beauty created by an exquisite balance between perfection and imperfection. All ages

MARIAH MALONEY DANCE

George Eastman House Terrace Garden; Sat., Sept. 22, 1-2pm; Free International choreographer Mariah Maloney -- a former member of the world renowned Trisha Brown Dance Company -- celebrates an early afternoon of dance at George Eastman’s Terrace Garden. Celebrate the elegant floral setting and Mariah Maloney Dance as you

take in beautiful choreography ranging from a 14-member ensemble piece inspired by Baroque choral compositions; to a solo infused with traditional Irish Music

by Lad Lane; to an edgy, empowering female sextet danced to music ranging from Brazilian Girls to Carl Orff. All ages

PRESENT TENSE DANCE: VERITAS

Eastman School of Music; East Wing, Room 415; Thurs. Sept. 20, 6:45-7:30pm; $7 Present Tense Dance Company examines the bluntness of truth in this compelling new work, Veritas, by choreographer Anne Harris Wilcox.

Additional highlights in the concert will be Wilcox’s comical work, Magnum Opus; the upbeat and swinging Reunion; and Wild Swans at Coole, a collaboration with Eddie Murphy of Drumcliffe Irish Arts. Wilcox delivers work that engages your eyes, your mind and your heart. 10+

SHIMMY SHAKE DOWN

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Thurs., Sept. 20, 9-10pm; $10 Tribal Goddess Collective presents a breathtaking display of Middle Eastern-inspired dance featuring a dozen Rochester dancers showcasing swords, veils and more. Trained by world-renowned belly dance professionals, Shimmy Shake Down is a celebration of the feminine power in all women – young or vintage, thin or curvy.

You will not want to miss this one-of-a- kind extravaganza! All ages

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BEFORE DAWN

The Little, Theatre 1; Sat., Sept. 22, 2:45-3pm & 3:45-4pm; Free

GOOD MORNING

The Little, Theatre 1; Sun., Sept. 23, noon-3pm; Free RIT student Jieting Chen tells the compelling story of a girl’s morning using hand-drawn animation. 13+

According to filmmaker, Haoran Li, Before Dawn is: “a response to my idea and understanding of the human perception of the universe…I wanted to create an underwater experience that is unique and familiar and that parallels the intuitive experience of being in space. The underwater acts as a barrier to the world we live in and the world that we don’t know.” Xiaoyo Liu composed the music.

THE LIGHT COLLECTOR

The Little, Theatre 1; Sat., Sept. 22, 2:30-2:45 & 3:30-3:45pm; Free

All ages

BEYOND THE SPHERES

The Little, Theatre 1; Sat., Sept. 22, 2:15-2:30pm & 3:15-3:30pm; Free Saturn and Jupiter “space voices”, recorded by Cassini and Voyager satellites, create a backdrop of inspiration in Beyond the Spheres. By extracting the features of these space audios, controlled properties of particles create the arresting visuals. Some mathematical equations are used to control the movements of those particles in their unfolding and changing sequences throughout the work. By Meghdad Asadi-Lari (MFA graduate candidate, RIT School of Film and Animation). All ages

DRAGON’S LAIR

Christ Church; Sat., Sept. 22, 9-9:30pm; Free Crazy graphics and a fairy tale projected onto the exterior of Christ Church created by 3D Digital Design students at RIT, Professor Marla Schweppe and others. Perhaps the first projection-mapping experience in Rochester!

All ages

A collaboration by Jim Downer (Animator, RIT Alumnus) and Billy Vazquez (Graduate student, Astrophysics, RIT), The Light Collector is an experimental, stop-motion animation and a portrait of an astronomer.

Downer was inspired by Vazquez’ extensive space photographs and telescope research, and the astronomer’s attempt to create an understanding of the universe around us.

All ages

SIGNAL

The Little, Theatre 1; Sat., Sept. 22, 2-2:15pm & 3-3:15pm; Free In Signal, visual compositions of Sun images interwoven with animated sequences respond to the perceived chaos on the Sun. Following a musical trajectory that features sharp contrasts of dynamics, register, timbre and texture, Signal is “a dramatic revelation…of chaos that is pleasing to see.” A collaborative work by Prof. Stephanie Maxwell (RIT School of Film and Animation), Peter Byrne (Associate Prof., RIT School of Design), David Saroff (RIT PhD student, Astrophysics), and composer Elizabeth Kelly (PhD candidate, Eastman School of Music). All ages

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THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER MEETS MULLA NASRUDIN

The Little Café; Sat., Sept. 22, 10-11pm; Free In the spirit of a Gypsy campfire, a Turkish coffee house, a Greek Hash house and a New Mexican Matachine, Howie Lester tells stories with music. “The Great Topanga Fire,” “My Father’s Violin,” “Learning a tune from the son of a slave,” and “The Arkansas Traveler meets Mulla Nasrudin” are just some of the stories, with songs from Blues, Gypsy, Klezmer, Cajun and Appalachian roots traditions – sometimes all at the same time. All ages

BREAKDOWN: DANCE/SOUND

Christ Church; Sat., Sept. 22, 4-5pm; $10/ 6 students The fusion of orchestral music and contemporary dance has never been more interactive, surprising, and engaging. Dancers and musicians alike will test assumptions about the roles of audience and performer, stage and house. This family-friendly, multi-art experiment invites all to become part of the visual and aural landscape.

Featuring “some of the area’s top modern dancers” (Anna Reguero, D&C), BIODANCE will playfully premiere new dance works that will fuse seamlessly with the power of Sound ExChange’s 30-member orchestra. All ages

CLUB RIT: Poetry Readings Sponsored by Signatures Magazine

The Little Café; Sat., Sept. 22, 2:30-3:30pm; Sun., Sept. 23, noon-1pm; Free

Poetry in a variety of modes by RIT students, staff and faculty. All ages

DANGEROUS SIGNS

The Little; Fri., Sept. 21, 6-7pm, Café; Sat., Sept. 22, noon-1pm, Theater 1; Free Dangerous Signs is an exploration of African-American, Deaf and original poetry presented by RIT’s Masquerer’s Drama Club.

A fusion ASL (American Sign Language)/poetry performance using music, dance, mime and spoken word, this performance is accessible to Deaf and Hearing audiences. 6+

DEATH OF (AN) ARTIST

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Fri., Sept. 21, 8-9pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 8-9pm; $12/$10 students Free workshop, 12+: Fri., Sept. 21, 9:1510pm; www.rapatheatre.org In this multidisciplinary drama written and directed by classical cellist Esther Rogers, actors, musicians and dancers participate as equal performers, asking: “Who killed Artist?” With a strong element of traditional theater script, the real energy of the play comes from the improvisatory language shared between performers from different disciplines. Surprising, simple and honest, this show will be unique and thought-provoking. 12+

THE DUST

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sun. Sept. 23, 5-6pm; $10/$8 students Free workshop, 14+: Fri., Sept. 21, 7:458:30pm; www.rapatheatre.org A multimedia exploration of contemporary myth and belief, Core Project Chicago’s The Dust explores the archetypes of Death, Fate, Memory and Man through dance, poetry, experimental music  continues on page 34

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Winner of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe First award and the Adelaide Fringe Best Theatrical Performer award.

“Intelligent and exhilarating” – THE GUARDIAN, LONDON

“Beautifully written…great fun” – ADELAIDE ADVERTISER, AUSTRALIA

“Brilliant...As complex and stimulating as it is pleasurable.”

- KIELER NACHRICHTEN, GERMANY

The Geva Theatre Center The Fielding Nextstage Space.

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and visual art. The Dust takes audiences into the collaborative creative mind, as the artists of CPC debate, reminisce, narrate, philosophize, make fun of, dance around and dive headlong into the BIG questions of life and death. All ages

FLOWER CITY VAUDEVILLE

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 2-3pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 12:30-1:30pm; $10/$5 kids Free workshops, all ages, following each show! www.rapatheatre.org What do you get when you combine fantastic feats, family fun, and a variety show with a flair for the fabulous? The answer is: a multi-talented troupe of top Rochester performers skilled in juggling, music, clowning, circus arts and comedy whose name is FLOWER CITY VAUDEVILLE! There’ll be club and knife throwing, plate spinning, washboard playing, unicycle riding, tale telling, rope walking, and a big wheel that keeps on turning! All ages

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Java’s; Fri., Sept. 21, 8-9pm; Free The Great Chernesky is a folk performer hailing from Auburn NY, who has mastered the art of vagrant vaudeville, which is a performance style incorporating folk songs, joke telling, skits and stunts.

Always a high-energy, entertaining act that engages the audience, The Great Chernesky is the greatest performer east of the Mississippi…and west of that don’t matter! 16+

LOST IN THE FUNHOUSE: REVOLUTION

RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium; Thurs., Sept. 20, 6-7pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 8-9pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 6-7 pm; $8 Lost in the Funhouse: Revolution is a one-hour presentation of one revolution of the earth

around the sun. Using live computer music, field recordings, spoken text and projected planetarium star maps and videos, Revolution will depict both the science (physics) and psychology (emotions) of the passage of seasons, solar/lunar cycles, celestial mechanics and harmony of the spheres. 5+

LOVE AT FIRST WALTZ: BIODANCE & RESONANZ

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sun., Sept. 23, 6:30-7:30pm; $12/$8 students Close harmonies, creative dance and cabaret mix when BIODANCE and RESONANZ celebrate love in the timehonored traditions of the American Songbook and romantic Austria. Two polished ensembles perform music of Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Johannes Brahms in an intimate cabaret setting. Featuring original choreography by Missy Pfohl Smith and musical direction by Eric Townell. All ages

ON TAP: ORIGINAL MUSIC with DANCE

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Fri., Sept. 21, 7-8:15pm; $10 Live contemporary jazz and classical music – composed

by Eastman School of Music and Nazareth College students and alumni – meets local professional dancers. Featured composers Jennifer Bellor, Matt Evans, Josh Forgét, Colin Gordon and Aaron Staebell collaborate with featured dancers and choreographers, including Hannah Beach Chisholm, Alex Dugdale, Rebecca McArthur, Missy Pfohl Smith and Courtney World. All ages

PERFORMING PUBLIC SPACE w/ Rochester Contemporary Dance Collective RoCo; Sat., Sept. 22, 3-6pm; Free

How are dancers, artists and activists redefining public space today? As part of the exhibition, State of the City 2012: Whose Space? Our Space!, RoCo and The Memorial

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Sat., Sept. 22, 4-5pm; $8 Magic, mind reading and mentalism by Nickle. A high-energy show crammed with humor and mind-numbing magic that will tickle your funny bone and fry your brain. Ages 10+

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Writers & Books; Fri., Sept. 21: 6-7 pm, Sat., Sept. 22: 2-3 pm; $10 Detroit-based writer Caedra Scott-Flaherty, New York City-based choreographer Lauren Hale Biniaris, and Rochester-based composer rachMiel each use their respective mediums – language, movement, and sound – to explore the nature of rules: how they are made, how they are obeyed, how they interact, and how they are broken. And most importantly: how they can be used to enhance, rather than limit, personal and group freedom. 13+

SKOOBA & COMPANY

Black Radish Studio; Sat., Sept. 22, 811pm; $5 Progressive, ambient, upbeat. Moving through different realms to sculpt soundscapes of imagination, sKoOba (Steven Bertolone) takes his audience into an alternate universe outside the everyday perception. Inspired by new

SPIRITS WITHIN

Christ Church; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9:30pm; Fri., Sept. 21, 8:00-8:30 & 9:00-9:30pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 8:00-8:30; $10 Eastman School of Music’s Stephen Kennedy will improvise on the amazing scientifically-restored 1790 Christ Church organ while dancers from FuturPointe improvise in movement, and RIT Professor Marla Schweppe and her 3D Digital Design students improvise graphics projected on the organ and dancers. Improvisation times three! Every performance will be different.

Thanks to Geva for projection support. All ages

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY SHOW The Little, Theatre 1; Fri., Sept. 21, 66:45pm; Free

See the latest not-so-serious fashions that incorporate technology. What do flying birds, fireflies, invisibility and blinking lights have to do with clothing? Come and find out!

RIT student creators will explain the technology and answer any questions. All ages

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ideas and old video games, he strives to remind society that the imagination and the self are endless. sKoOba’s musical performance will also feature visual art by John Bertolone and a beautiful flowing hoop dance by Libby Miga. 16+

YUM!

Writers & Books; Wed., Sept. 19, 4-5pm; $10 Life is short – eat dessert first! YUM! is a delicious mix of original and traditional food stories, songs and poems. Win a serving of “Love Cake.” Witness a live whipped-cream demo.

Help make “Pomegranate Jam.” Entertainer, Home Ec teacher, knitter and composer Beth Ely Sleboda will use voice, mountain dulcimer, guitar, ArtScarves and a variety of percussion instruments to cook up interactive musical fun! Songs include “Gimme Another One of Them CremeFilled Donuts” and “Shortnin’ Bread.” All ages

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Art Gallery present: Performing Public Space with Rochester Contemporary Dance Collective. The performers included in this original program will challenge us to think differently about the public spaces we all inhabit. The exhibition takes its title from the popular protest chant: Whose Streets?

Our Streets! All ages

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ANONYMOUS WILLPOWER

A Cappella Hour features the University of Rochester’s all-male Yellow Jackets and RAPA’s Roc City Singers! The Yellow Jackets recently competed on Season Three of NBC’s The Sing-Off, and the Roc City Singers are Rochester’s own “Glee!” This highly-prestigious regional show choir features the top high school and college talent in the area. All ages

Don Anonymous and Suzi Willpower are a husband-andwife team of soul-inspired songwriters and genre-bending interpreters. Willpower’s vocals have been described as a blast of psycho-sexual seduction and wail. The band’s four instrumentalists lay down a variety of hip-shaking grooves. The result is soul-baring vocals married to jazz, blues and New Orleans traditions, with a dash of reggae and punk-rock attitude. There’s a dynamic push and pull within the songs: a poetic polemic of love. 16+

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Fri., Sept. 21, 5-6pm; $12/$8 students

AN EVENING WITH CHRIS WILSON

The Space; Sat., Sept. 22, 8-10pm; $12 Chris Wilson is a unique singer/songwriter whose voice sets him apart from anyone else in his genre today. Chris burst onto the scene on the MTV television series, The Cut, where he placed second out of 10,000 hopefuls from around the country. A modern folk artist with influences ranging from Paul Simon to Johnny Cash, Chris has entertained audiences all over the world. Now he brings his intimate storytellers style concert to The Space.14+

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The Little Café; Sat., Sept. 22, 1-2pm, Free Al Biles and GenJam play jazz, which doesn’t sound all that fringy.

Well, the music may be straight-ahead, but the band is far out. Al (a human trumpet player) and GenJam (the Genetic Jammer) improvise on tunes ranging from swing and bop to Latin and pop. Al and GenJam listen and reply to each other, but since GenJam is computer software that evolves its musical ideas in real time, it’s spontaneous, responsive, and definitely on the fringe! All ages

Java’s; Wed., Sept. 19, 7-8pm; Free

BATA CON PIES

Java’s; Sat., Sept. 22, 3-4pm; Free This African/ Caribbean drum and dance company promotes the concepts of cultural diversity, performing music from Africa, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti and Brazil. The name Bata Con Pies translates to “African drums with feet.” The group uses bata drums, a family of sacred double-headed drums from the Yoruba culture in present-day Nigeria. All ages

CASEY JONES COSTELLO Sings the Great American Songbook

Java’s; Fri., Sept. 21, 5-6pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 7-8pm; Free Prepare to be wowed.

Young crooner, Casey Jones Costello, takes you on a time trip through the early and mid Twentieth Century songbook.

Along with veteran Broadway musician and conductor, Craig T. Raisner, Costello croons out the classics and forgotten gems, taking you on a sentimental journey in song. His silky-smooth vocals cushion you like a cat’s pillow. Close your eyes and you’ll see Bing Crosby. All ages  continues on page 38

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CULTURE CLASH JAZZ QUARTET The Little Café; Sat., Sept. 22, 5:30-6:30pm; Free Playing improvisational music, influenced by a range of world cultures and the music known as “jazz,” Cultural Clash Jazz Quartet is led by noted saxophonist and composer, Carl Atkins, who’s also professor of fine arts and director of the music program at RIT. All ages

DEAR DEXTER

Java’s; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9:30-10:30pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 5-6pm; Free Dear Dexter plays acoustic rock ‘n’ roll, meshing acoustic guitar styles with classic rock for a unique sound.

They shoot for melodic and simple with driving progressions, and the show will be mostly original material with reformatted covers (take out “to suit our style”).

“We’re excited to be a part of this festival and know we’ll give you a good show!” 13+

EIGHT BEAT MEASURE: Live a Cappella

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The Little Café; Sun., Sept. 23, 1-1:30pm; Free Now in their 24th year of existence, Eight Beat Measure is RIT’s original a cappella group. Begun as a faculty-led extension of RIT’s choir, they quickly expanded their horizons and branched into the world of contemporary a cappella, where they’re constantly taking risks and exploring new territory to make sure you get the best show possible!

Make sure you pick up their latest album, “No Safety Nets,” available on iTunes. 16+

ENCORE A CAPPELLA

The Little Café, Sun., Sept. 23, 1:30-2pm; Free Started in 1996, Encore A cappella is RIT’s original, all-female a cappella group, consisting

of a selected number of talented singers! Encore loves to entertain both on campus and off, and performs a diverse assortment of music from many different genres – all without accompaniment! All ages

GARDEN FRESH

Bernunzio Uptown Music; Fri., Sept. 21, 9:30-10:30pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 9.30-10.30pm; $5 Garden Fresh began in 2010 when Chris Coon and Pete Johnson set out to create hip-hop alter egos who could espouse the polar opposite of the genre’s stereotypical content while still reveling in its music and machismo. Dubbing themselves Professor Fizizizt (read: physicist) and Tha Dome, Garden Fresh eschews praising money, intoxication and misogyny, and instead pens clever odes to thrift, water and politeness to a fault. The result is a jovial, all-ages performance full of catchy choruses and witty wordplay. All ages

GRR!

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Sat., Sept. 22, 8-9pm; $10 The GRR! trio will take you on a genre-bending musical journey. Expect original compositions and select cover tunes ranging from fun and quirky to dark and haunting, always with carefully-crafted arrangements and provocative twists and turns along the way. The brainchild of guitarist Geoff Tesch, bassist Ron Broida and vocalist Robin Whiteman, GRR! will travel from stark, riveting Blues, to Folk, Jazz, Funk, and beyond. All ages

MANSFIELD AVENUE BAND

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Thurs., Sept. 20, 10pm-1am; $8 Whether you enjoy your live music served up at center stage or prefer to chill with friends just tapping your toes, this foursome will keep you moving. Man continues on page 40

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sfield Ave delivers a high-caliber, modern, acoustic-rock sound, and covers music from the 90’s to now. Between the fluid, jam-band grooves of DMB, and pop gems revived from a time before Bono put on the orange shades, this group delivers. 21+

MELIA with STARLIGHT CITIES Montage Music Hall; Thurs., Sept. 20, 8-11pm; $5

Rochester’s Melia won three awards at 2012’s Indie Music Channel Awards in Hollywood: Best Female Rock Artist, Best Rock Song and Song of the Year. Melia and her band will start off the night at 9pm, followed by Rochester pop/rock band, Starlight Cities, for an unforgettable night of great, high-energy, pop-radio-friendly music. 16+

MICHAEL VADALA TRIO

George Eastman House Terrace Garden; Sat., Sept. 22, 2-3pm; Free

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The Michael Vadala Trio features writer/ pianist Michael Vadala, along with drummer Jamie Greene and bassist Robert Ferguson. MVT began as an engineering project at Finger Lakes Community College, but after finishing its first full album in May of 2011, the trio’s looking to create a reputation as a young jazz trio with a great upside. MVT is looking to bring a new, fun dance-ability to the jazz scene. All ages

MY PLASTIC SUN

Bernunzio Uptown Music; Fri., Sept. 21, 8- 9pm & Sat., Sept. 22, 8-9pm; $5

their live shows have been drawing rave reviews.

Come and see what the buzz is all about! All ages

OLIVER BROWN AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY UKULELES

Bernunzio Uptown Music; Fri., Sept. 21, 7-8pm; $5 Described by the Santa Cruz Good Times as the ukulele’s answer to Jonathan Richman, Oliver Brown performs Shakespearean tales about milk runs, girls with cotton-candy hair, and master-servant deli situations. During his 25-year career, he has delighted audiences in nightclubs, living rooms and parking garages from New York to San Francisco (where he once got heckled by Jello Biafra). Featured in the documentary, Rock that Uke, Oliver also has a song on Sesame Street. All ages

PEACH PRESERVES

Eastman School of Music, East Wing, Room 415; Sat., Sept. 22; 8-9pm; $5 Peach Preserves is the inspired music child of Adrian DiMatteo, several rhythm players from Eastman School of Music, and a night of jamming. The jazz, rock, funk fusion with uniquely smooth melodies was too good to confine to just one jam session, and so Peach Preserves was born. Peach Preserves has released its first, self-titled album graced with the artwork of young Rochester artist, Khari Thompson.

All ages

PROOF OF PURCHASE

The Little Café; Sun., Sept. 23, 4-4:45pm; Free RIT’s newest and only co-ed a cappella group, Proof of Purchase, just finished recording its first CD, Yay!, and is ready to take on the world.

PoP does it all – sing, dance, create original songs, and cover a variety of different genres. But above all else, they just have a blast singing together! All ages

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RIT JAZZ COMBO

The Little Café; Sat., Sept. 22, 4-5pm; Free The RIT Jazz Combo, directed by John Kruger, consists of trumpets, trombones, saxes, piano, drums, bass and guitar. Repertoire typically includes traditional big band music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Woody Herman, as well as more contemporary music from groups such as Spyro Gyra.

The ensemble also performs music by local composers, including Matt Harris. All ages

RIT’s SURROUND SOUND

The Little Café; Sun., Sept. 23, 2-3pm; Free

notable treasures” (SUNY Brockport’s The Stylus), the RPO Marimba Band continues a half-century tradition that was established in the 1950’s by the Eastman School of Music’s Marimba Masters. Specializing in music written and arranged for melodic percussion instruments, the RPO Marimba Band primarily features ragtime xylophone pieces and novelty music from the early decades of the 20th century as well as many Latin and jazz tunes, and performs on a xylophone, two marimbas, vibraphone, steel drum, drum set, and various percussion instruments. The group is comprised of members of the RPO’s Percussion Section, and was formed in 1979.

RUDDY WELL BAND

Gibbs St. Main Stage; Fri., Sept. 21, 7-8pm; Free

An a cappella group, RIT’s Surround Sound specializes in Comedy and Barbershop.

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: ARGOS TRIO

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Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music; Sun., Sept. 23, 2-3pm; $15 The Argos Trio – formed in 2007 with violinist Liana Koteva Kirvan, cellist Lars Kirvan and pianist Chiao-Wen – has received consistent praise for its superb interpretations of baroque to contemporary music. Combining the strict yet artistic training of the Eastern European School with the refined freedom of the American conservatory, the Trio was recently praised by Stephen Neal Dennis (allartsreview4u.com), after performing Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2, as giving a defining performance of what must have been one of the greatest piano trios of the twentieth century. You won’t want to miss this performance of some of the RPO’s most charismatic, fiery, and unabashed musicians.

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA MARIMBA BAND Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music; Fri., Sept. 21, 5:30-6:30pm; $15

Described as “one of the Rochester area’s unique and

The Ruddy Well Band is a contemporary folk/rock band, driven by the harmonies of guitarist and banjo player, Andrew Ruddy, violin and accordion player, Monique Ritter, and guitarist, Ryan Burdick. “So the musical chemistry began…Ruddy and Ritter, of Pulaski, and Burdick, of Baldwinsville, are cutting into a huge slice of American pie as the Ruddy Well Band.” – Mark Bialczak of the Post Standard. All ages

RUN FOR THE ROSES: a Tribute to the Grateful Dead Montage Music Hall; Sat., Sept. 22, 9pm-2am; $6

This a MUST-SEE show for any music fan!

A magical night of sound and lights as the band RUN FOR THE ROSES pays tribute to The Grateful Dead and their music – note for note. Come see the band’s over-two-hour set, as they represent one of music’s best jam bands. Doors are at 9pm. 16 +

SETH FAERGOLZIA & THE 23 PSAEGZ

Bernunzio Uptown Music; Wed., Sept. 19, 10-11pm; Thurs., Sept. 20, 10-11pm; $8 Seth & the Psaegz concoct music which remains outside the scope of particular genrelabels or classification. With their harmonic subtlety, poetically-experimental lyricism, quirked-out energy and –of course – Seth’s

THE SILVER THREADS

UR AFTER HOURS A CAPPELLA Bernunzio Uptown Music; Sat., Sept. 22, 6-7pm; $8

The Silver Threads are an original, roots-Americana band, with a literate take on classic musical forms birthed by our fair nation. Harmonies, red-hot banjos, sad songs played fast, and happy songs played slowly will all appear. All ages

After Hours, the University of Rochester’s co-ed a cappella group, began in 1998 as a vocal jazz group, and was originally called Charivari, after the Old French term for rough music. Two years later, the group dynamic changed from vocal jazz to rock and pop, making way for the UR’s newest a cappella ensemble, After Hours. All ages

SOLO PERCUSSION & MULTIMEDIA: Peter Ferry

THE VANESSA MANGIONE QUARTET

Writers & Books; Sat., Sept. 22, noon-1pm; $8

Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music; Thurs., Sept. 20, 6-7pm; Sat., Sept.22, 1-2pm; $5 Peter Ferry is an enthusiastic performer of new works written for percussion, using multimedia technology to create an unforgettable experience for all audiences. This Fringe performance will include the Nostalgia Project, a collaboration exploring personal memories created with composer Matt Evans, students and faculty from RIT (artists, designers, computer scientists), and YOU! Become a part of the project by visiting http://nostalgia.cias.rit.edu/ to upload an image which evokes a feeling of nostalgia for you. All ages

SONGS BY DAVID TEMPERLEY

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Sat., Sept. 22, 6-7pm; $10 David Temperley is a professor of music theory at the Eastman School of Music, but in his spare time, he’s written more than 100 songs. The style is a unique blend of rock, classical and cabaret,

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with engaging melodies, witty and touching lyrics, and intricate piano accompaniments.

Two talented Eastman graduates, Noelle McMurtry and Carli Miller, will sing, accompanied by Temperley at the piano. All ages

Eastman School of Music, East Wing, Room 415; Fri., Sept. 21, 8-9pm; $5 The Vanessa Mangione Quartet is a youngblood jazz/R&B group with its own take on standards and contemporary hits. With original arrangements of repertoire from Cole Porter to The Beatles to Amy Winehouse, VMQ offers performances that blur the lines between jazz and pop; old and new. Vanessa’s scintillating vocals compliment the rhythm section of Adrian DiMatteo on guitar, Chris Potter on drums and Kyle Vock on bass – all graduates of the Eastman School of Music. All ages

VOCAL ACCENT

The Little Café; Sun., Sept. 23, 3-3:45pm; Free RIT’s Vocal Accent is an all-female a cappella group re-created in 2009 at RIT. Using only their voices to create a magnificent sound, the lovely ladies of Vocal Accent have proven that they are a force to be reckoned with. Vocal Accent’s repertoire spans from crowd-pleasers, to pop, to rock/alternative and even the occasional modern hip-hop piece. Come check us out!

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soaring, roaring, gurgling, whipcrack-acrobatic vocals, each Psaegz performance lovingly unweaves time, revealing moments honest and organic in their exploration of possibility. 18+

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Geva Theatre Center presents the Geva Theatre Conservatory production of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, in association with “Rock the Vote.”

Written by the Neo-Futurists of Chicago, this is a smart, hilarious and irreverent look at whom our country chooses as its President…and why. Each President gets a two-minute play in a surprisingly informative yet moving view of American History, with a 2012 Presidential vote by the audience at the end of each performance. Middle school+

Presented by Indo American Community Theater Group, KALIDAS, Girish Karnad’s play is about a regional short story writer who becomes a literary phenomenon overnight when she decides to write a novel in English. Although the novel explores the complex relationship between the writer and her invalid sister, her own ‘image’ explores the ‘real story.’ A psychological thriller that keeps the audience guessing till the end. 18+

BETTY

CHARLIE BETHEL’S GILGAMESH

It’s 1963. Betty Parsons, the den mother of abstract expressionism, is about to lose her famous art gallery to a rival dealer who’s lured away her giants of the art world, which include Jackson Pollack. Simultaneously, her career as an artist is being reignited. As the fiery Parsons dreams of her perfect gallery – a royal court with Betty as the Queen – she must face a world of loss that includes her former lover. Will Betty reclaim her gallery, or will losses so great destroy her? Play reading. 18+

Friendship and enmity.

Joy and lament. Sex and violence. Gods and Men. Life and death.

Huge antitheticals of the human experience come together in this 3,000-year-old tale from ancient Mesopotamia.

Cross into the underworld with the king who did not want to die and learn the Big Secret of the Gods. 13+

Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Sat., Sept. 22, 8-10pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 3-5pm; $15

Blackfriars Theatre; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9-10pm; $5

THE BICYCLE MEN

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19, 8:30-9:30pm;Thurs., Sept. 20, 6-7pm; Fri., Sept. 21, 7:30-8:30pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 1:30-2:30pm; $15 The Bicycle Men is a sublimely silly musical comedy about a hapless American tourist whose bike breaks down in a quaint French village. Mayhem ensues as he steps into a surreal world of depraved marionettes, creepy bicycle repairmen, and off-thewall cabaret performers. “Nothing could possibly lift your spirits as quickly as ‘The Bicycle Men.” –NY Times; “Absolutely not to be missed…delicious… intensely funny.” –Chicago Tribune. Award-winning show features Joe Liss, Mark Nutter, John Rubano, Bruce Green and Derek Manson. Ages 16+

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Sun., Sept. 23, 8-9 pm; $15/$10 seniors

Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Sat., Sept. 22, 3-4pm & Sun., Sept. 23, 8-9pm; $15

DIVINE MILIEU: The Last Confession of Teilhard de Chardin

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Fri., Sept. 21, 4:305:30pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 11:30am-12:30pm; $10 Reverand Edward Heidt delivers a compelling performance as twentieth-century philosopher, theologian, paleontologist and priest, Teilhard de Chardin, in L. John Cieslinksi’s Divine Milieu.

Discouraged and frustrated by the Vatican’s efforts to silence him for his views on evolution and his order’s heavy-handedness in dealing with him, Teilhard confides his feelings to a sympathetic friend. Fighting with his frustrations and his unwillingness to leave the Jesuit Order, he only wishes to show the Church that it has nothing to fear from science. 14+  continues on page 46

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DRAG 101

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Fri., Sept. 21, 11pm-12:30am; Sat., Sept. 22, 12-1:30am; $8 DeeDee Dubois hosts Drag101, a unique blend of Rochester’s best drag entertainers! A different show each night, featuring seasoned and fresh drag performers. Big heels, bright colors, spectacular costumes, lots of laughs, amazing illusion and fabulous impersonations.

This high-energy show is guaranteed to leave you wanting more and wondering, “How’d they do that?” Don’t forget your cameras! 16+

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Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Wed., Sept. 19, 7- 8pm; Fri., Sept. 21, 6- 7pm; $15 A man stands in a pool of light and attempts the ultimate magic trick: disappearing while remaining in plain sight. John Clancy’s “extraordinary tour de force” (Scotsman), comes to Rochester via Amsterdam, Australia, Belfast, Berlin, Edinburgh, London and New York. “Performed with a conjurer’s élan” (Guardian, London) by Edinburgh & Adelaide Fringe Best Actor Winner, David Calvitto, “one of the funniest and cleverest performers around” (Herald, Scotland), “a single performer gifted enough to rivet any audience.” (London Times) 14+

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FACES OF MADNESS: Classic Tales of the Insane Mind

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 5:30-6:30pm; $12/$10 students Free workshop, 14+: Sat., Sept. 22, 6:45-7:30pm, www.rapatheatre.org Experience a glimpse into madness as four actors recount tales of insanity by such classic authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Through dramatic, horrifying monologues and haunting physicality, MCC’s On the Edge Drama Troupe will transport audiences to the depths of madness and present the circumstances that drove such minds into lunacy. 12+

FOOTBALL [and other things theatrical]

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Fri., Sept. 21, 6.30 -7.30 pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 4-5pm; $10/$5 students The brainchild of several young actors from Brighton High School, Football [and other things theatrical] features two one-act plays by highly-acclaimed playwright, Christopher Durang: For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls and A Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room. These hilarious plays satirize the more famous Glass Menagerie and skewer the film industry. And then…there’s a football. Directed by Judy Shomper. 13+

THE GAY FIANCÉE

Writers & Books; Fri., Sept. 21, 10-11pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 8-9pm; $15 In The Gay Fiancée, we meet blushing groom-to-be, Harvey, when he locks himself in the tux shop dressing room to soothe his cold feet. In this fantastical tale of love and mystery, Harvey must come to terms with the past before he walks down the aisle for his ninth life with the perfect guy, The Man in the Moon. From Method Machine, the company that brought you The Lipstick Massacre and Angels in America.13+

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH TheatreROCS at Xerox; Fri., Sept. 21, 10:30pm-12am; $10

Written by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, this rock musical follows a post-botchedop transsexual East German singer on her journey to find her other half. Also a Sundance award-winning film, Echo Productions’ cast features local actors Carl Del Buono and Sammi Cohen, along with a live band, The Angry Inch. Through beautifully-crafted music and clever anecdotes, this one-night-only performance about an internationally-ignored song stylist is bound to captivate and entertain. Directed by Wayne Alan Dunbar. 17+

Infatuation. Loathing. Fear.

Lust. Hide the Moon: based on Salome leaves no emotion undiscovered.

In this reinvention of Oscar Wilde’s scandalous 1891 play, Eastman School of Music students combine drama, music and movement in what promises to be a wild and fresh theatrical event. Featuring a live instrumental ensemble and original arrangements of music by artists like Fiona Apple, Björk, and the Dresden Dolls, Hide the Moon is one Fringe Festival production you simply won’t want to miss. 16+

HOWARD & EMILY

Writers & Books; Fri., Sept. 21, 8-9 pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 4-5 pm; $10 In this theatrical/literary/psycho-musical mashup, (ghosts of) Emily Dickinson and Howard Phillips (H. P.) Lovecraft share the stage, unaware of each other’s existence, speaking in quotes from their writings and letters. Between them sits Doktor Bronisław Kielbasa-Funk, a Polish acolyte of Sigmund Freud, who has fallen into ill repute. Emily and Howard find each other and fall in mad love; Doktor Kielbasa-Funk analyzes the proceedings and is forever changed by what he sees.

Period music serves as accompaniment. 15+

I REMEMBER YOU: A Coffee Cabaret

Java’s; Fri., Sept. 21, 6-6:40pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 2-2:40pm; Free This caffeinated cabaret is the journey of five people discovering who they are through past experiences, relationships, and cherished friendships. Throughout the evening, they sort through this hectic, but beautiful, cup of life. This cabaret of classic and contemporary musical theatre features talented Nazareth College students Scott Charles, Erin Hassett, Katie LeSuer, Jennifer Menter and Brian Ziemann, with Don Kot at the piano. All ages

Writers & Books; Wed., Sept. 19, 8-9pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 5-6pm; $10 Process Productions presents a monolog of opinions, biography and excerpts from the works of mid-twentieth-century American Southern writer, Flannery O’Connor. Her darkly comic fiction has entertained and challenged readers for 60 years. Gretchen Woodworth portrays the author in the twilight of her short life, but at the height of her career. Joan D. VanNess directs this award-winning production

by Ed Scutt. High school+

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I WRITE…TO DISCOVER…

THE ISLE OF DOGS

Writers & Books; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9-10pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 7-8pm; $8 The Isle of Dogs, presented by Spanner Theatre Company and Method Machine, is Kimberly Niles’s original, dark, British comedy written in the style of Magical Realism and Dadaism. The unlawful use of veterinarian- grade pharmaceuticals and victimless misdemeanors are considered charmingly normal at this holiday destination. Visitors to The Isle of Dogs have been described as narcissistic, glue-sniffing sex pests-in-training, but they can’t stay that way forever – someone always raises the stakes. Mind the gap. Mature audiences

THE LIFE OF LEO WOOL

Writers & Books; Sat., Sept. 22, 6-7pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 11am- noon; $10 Literature is dying. And so is Leo Wool, the last American superstar literary critic. When visited in his home by a feminist colleague, an outraged writer, and an adoring co-ed, Leo must confront the real life he has led and what he may have sacrificed in search of the sublime. 13+

MARY’S WEDDING

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outset of the First World War. Charlie and Mary duck in to a barn to escape a summer storm, only to find each other.

But the world is at war and duty calls Charlie.

Will their love pay the price? Directed by NYC’s Innovative Theater Best Director Award-winner, Suzi Takahashi, this is a heart-stirring tribute to those who serve their country and those who wait for them. 12+

ONE WORLD: Hamlet and the Rest of Us Blackfriars Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 2:30-3:30pm; $10

Monarch Players is an inspirational troupe of actors with and without disabilities. They make Shakespeare’s Hamlet accessible to all with text, music and dance, and the play comes alive with the raw emotions only available to actors with developmental disabilities. You will never see the world the same way again after you watch the Monarch Players perform Hamlet! All ages

PICK LOVE

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RAPA’s East End Theatre; Thurs., Sept. 20, 9-10:30pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 7- 8:30pm: $15 Free workshop, 14+: Fri., Sept. 21, 7:15-8pm, www.rapatheatre.org Join Partridge Place Productions and a cast of romantic yet zany characters for a HUMOROUS and HEARTFELT look at the different stages of love: Passion, Intimacy and Commitment! Michael Radi returns to his native Rochester as Composer/Librettist and Musical Director for this Fringe performance of PICk Love, with direction by David E. Shane and an all-star cast directly from NYC! Come and experience this premier new musical and decide for yourself: would you PICk Love?

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THE PIPES ARE CALLING: An Elegy to Dan Higgins, Sr.

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Sat., Sept. 22, 1-2pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 6:30-7:30pm; $10 Dan Higgins laid bricks, served the Buffalo Common Council and raised five children.

His grandson, Matt Crehan Higgins, could not relate.

But when his grandfather’s memory begins to fade, he is overcome with a desire to make up for lost time. As Dan’s ability to relate in the present tense is lost, family roles change, decisions are made, unfiltered feelings surface and Matt sees clearly how the man his grandfather was shaped the one he has become. All ages

PUSH Physical Theatre

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Fri., Sept. 21, 6-7pm; Sat., Sept. 22, 10:30-11:30pm; $15 This talented group of performers inspires awe with physical illusions and gravitydefying, dance-infused, acrobatic high-jinx.

Masters of physical storytelling, PUSH Physical Theatre grab hold of audiences’ emotions and “push” the boundaries of traditional theatre. Award-winning PUSH will perform two new pieces: “The Evolution of Aviation” (world premiere) and “The Natural World” (Rochester premiere) – and begin their show on You Tube before the Fringe even opens! All ages

RICHARD III,

by William Shakespeare

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Fri., Sept. 21, 9-10pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 2-3pm; $15/$10 seniors/ $5 under age 25 The Shakespeare Players program of the Rochester Community Players presents Richard III, Shakespeare’s historic tragedy of a wickedly ruthless king. Period costumes, sizzling battle scenes, murder and mayhem all abound in Shakespeare’s incomparable original text. Originally staged at the Highland Park Bowl in July, 2012, this specially-edited, hour-long presentation has been recreated exclusively for the Fringe. 12+  continues on page 50

BY: Michael Radi VENUE: RAPA's East End Theatre PERFORMANCE DATES/TIMES: Thursday, Sept. 20 • 9pm-10:30pm Saturday, Sept. 22 • 7pm-8:30pm TICKETS: $15 WEBSITE: picklovemusical.com

Hedwig

and the angry inch One night only 9.21 @ 10:30 PM tHEATREROCS @ Xerox Auditorium

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Xerox Auditorium t Friday, Sept. 21s @7:30 pm Tickets $10

Text by John Cameron Mitchell Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask

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SMITH

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Sat., Sept. 22, 6-7pm; $8

its world premiere at the Fringe. Join the ultimate hostess for an evening of music, stories and party games with a heartfelt story of love, acceptance and finding your own path. 13+

THREADING

Writers & Books; Sat., Sept. 22, 10-11pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 3-4pm; Free

SMITH tells the true story of Zach Smith, an infectiously positive young man who followed his dreams of becoming a US Marine. Four days into his first mission and six months into his marriage, he was killed in Afghanistan changing his hometown of Hornell, NY forever.

This play, derived from a series of interviews with his family, friends, and members of the community, calls attention to the sacrifices being made by young men, women, and their families every day. Ages 13+

SOLITUDE OF SELF: The Journey of Elizabeth Cady Stanton Blackfriars Theatre; Sat., Sept. 22, 5-6pm; $10

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Recipe for a women’s revolution: take one brilliant housewife stranded in Seneca Falls, NY, c.1848; fold in 7 children and a healthy pinch of outrage; mix with humor and passion. Let simmer.

Solitude of Self is the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, friend and partner of Susan B. Anthony and the force behind the Women’s Rights Convention of 1848. Written and performed by well known local actress, Patricia Lewis. 12+

THERE’S ALWAYS TIME FOR A COCKTAIL

TheatreROCS at Xerox; Thurs., Sept. 20, 10-11pm; Sat., Sept 22, 9-10pm; Sun., Sept 23, 5-6pm; $15 Kasha Davis knows fringe…and she looks fabulous in it! The story of little Eddie Popil’s transformation from a young boy in Scranton, PA, to “International Celebrity Housewife, Mrs. Kasha Davis,” the star of Big Wigs, makes

Theading is a modern retelling of the Greek myth of the three Fates, the legendary figures charged with spinning, measuring and cutting the thread of life. It follows three co-workers cooped up in a corporate office, accompanied by their otherworldly supervisor, Moros. Life outside of the office is a child, a husband and a lover, all of whom seem to slip further away each evening. Farcical reality meets melodrama as fate entangles with self-fulfilling prophecy. Wine will be spilled. 12+

TRAVELING WITH A BROKEN COMPASS: A HOW-TO

Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Sat., Sept.

22, 6:30-7:30pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 1:30-2:30pm; $15 It’s 2012 – the year it’s all supposed to change. The world’s a mess, we all seem to have lost our way, and the maps they gave us are out of date. So, we had better pay attention to the road signs. Traveling With a Broken Compass is a how to for navigating this new world. With humor, political satire, memoir and a dose of performance art, Linda Starkweather offers some crazy ideas for finding a path out of the madness. 16+

THE UNSEEN

RAPA’s East End Theatre; Wed., Sept 19, 7-8pm; Sun., Sept 23, 3:30-4:30pm; $10 From the producer and writer of TV’s Lost, Six Feet Under, Brothers & Sisters and Dirty, Sexy Money, comes The Unseen: a contemporary drama that explores the boundaries between faith and intellect, religion and science. Two men are imprisoned in an unknown place, in an unknown time, interrogated about an unknown crime. Their  continues on page 52

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conversations and word games reflect upon the personal prisons in which human beings often find themselves entrapped. Adults

WE WERE THERE

Geva Theatre Center Nextstage; Fri., Sept. 21, 4-5pm & Sat., Sept. 22, 11:30am-12:30pm; $15

VISUAL ARTS

We Were There, an original work by Rochester’s Geriactors, dramatizes true stories from personal and ancestral experiences of company members during the Napoleonic wars to WWII. These are not war stories per se, but stories of what happens to ordinary people in extraordinary times: a Jewish merchant following Napoleon’s armies, a Polish youth after WWI, an American second lieutenant in North Africa and more. The stories are light — you

will laugh — and complemented with appropriate song. All ages

THE WORLD IN TIME

The Little, Theatre 1; Sat., Sept. 22, 4-5pm; Sun., Sept. 23, 3:30-4:30pm; Free This series of short, oneact plays, written by RIT students for the annual Spring 24-Hour Show, features a theme of time and different cultures.

The 24-Hour Shows, put on each fall and spring by the RIT Players, are auditioned on a Friday night, written and cast overnight, then rehearsed and performed on Saturday night! Works include: “Time’s Up” (Shawn Gray), “A King’s Lament” (Allie Trimboli), “A Long History of Time” (Reginald D. Pierce), and “Time Highway” (Robert Paul Hoops). 10+

BEE EYE

GALLERY r SHOWCASES CIAS

Immerse yourself in the world of the honeybee in BeeEye, a video installation by Cat Ashworth. Enter the hexagon-shaped structure and be surrounded by the sights and sounds of the honeybee. The honeybee has been in the public mind ever since Colony Collapse Disorder threatened their survival. This artwork takes a unique perspective on the human-honeybee relationship. All ages

Visit Gallery r’s metro showcase and learning laboratory, where global thinking and creative solutions are the results of investigations

by RIT’s undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Imaging Arts & Sciences. Appreciate the convergence of art and technology, interpreted through an impressive range of techniques and processes. Many of the works exhibited are interactive and encourage audience participation.

Gallery r; Throughout Fringe; Free

Gallery r; Throughout the Fringe; Free

All ages

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CIAS ALUMNI AT THE LITTLE CAFÉ

The Little Café; Throughout Fringe; Free Recent fine arts, illustrations and photography of RIT alumni from the College of Imaging Arts & Sciences are on view at the Little Theatre Café, September 15-29.

Check out the artwork while attending RIT performances, poetry readings or other scheduled events at this familiar venue. All ages

SAVOR: PORTRAITS OF EATING

Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (next to Max of Eastman Place); Wed., Sept. 19 - Sat., Sept. 22; Free Savor is a series of portraits

by Sara Basher, a recent MFA graduate of RIT who appreciates people and the way in which food and drink bring people together, time and time again. The series was inspired by friends and coworkers from Sara’s serving job at Questa Lasagna. It should be said here that coworkers are friends, especially if one works in a restaurant. All ages

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OTHER EVENTS

Be sure to check out the other great events that are happening around town at the same time as the Fringe. They’re not ticketed through the Fringe; just contact the participating organizations for further details.

DORA AND DIEGO: LET’S MOVE! EXHIBIT OPENING The Strong; Sat., Sept. 22, 11am-4pm & Sun., Sept. 23, 1-4pm; $11-13

Preschoolers learn while they play with beloved characters Dora and Diego from Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series, Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!, along with their friends Boots, Map, Backpack, Isa, Tico, and – of course – Swiper! During opening weekend, meet Dora and pose for pictures. Included with general museum admission fees.

JOHN LITHGOW, STORIES BY HEART

Auditorium Theatre; Thurs., Sept. 20, 7:30pm; $37.50- $57.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com) Tony®, Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award Winner, John Lithgow, brings his critically-acclaimed, one-man theatrical memoir, Stories By Heart, to Rochester for one performance only during the Fringe! Invoking memories of his grandmother and father before him, Mr. Lithgow traces his roots as an actor and storyteller, interspersing his own story with two great stories that were read to him and his siblings when they were children.

Lithgow performs with zany abandon, portraying ten distinct, outrageous characters (including a parrot). Stories By Heart provides ample evidence of the power of storytelling, the magic of theatre, and the talents of one of our greatest actors.

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MuCCC Theatre (142 Atlantic Ave.); various, Sept. 19-23; pay what you will at door More than 20 performances by: Philip Frey, Polite Company, Cassandra Kelly, Jacqueline Moe,Thomas Warfield, Handmade Orchestra, Metallus Questia, Richard Storms, Darryll Rudy, John Borek, Spencer Christiano, Justin Rielly, Blacksheep Theatre and more! Visit www.MuCCC.org for details.

STUDIO 34 CREATIVE ARTS CENTER CLASSES & STUDENT/ FACULTY EXHIBITION

Studio 34 Creative Arts Center & Gallery (34 Elton St.); various; free-$35 (737-5858 or www.studio34creativeartscenter.com) Live demonstrations in glass-blowing, casting,

fusing, and jewelry design in upstate New York’s premier public-access studio. Classes for beginner through master level. Love the look of fused dichroic or flamework glass? Learn how to melt and shape glass into sculptures, marbles, beads and pendants in a state-of-the-art studio located just one block from the George Eastman House.

If you’re interested in glass, powder metallurgy (PMC), chain maille or contemporary metal techniques, take a class or watch a demonstration.

Pre-registration required for classes; demonstrations are free.

YOGA, CONTINUUM & DANCE CLASSES

Physikos Movement (302 N. Goodman St. 2nd floor); various; fees vary (721-4220 or www.physikosmovement.com) On the fringe of the Fringe, step into the act of your own true life. Experience an hour or so of yoga, continuum, dance or meditation with one of our remarkable, wise and witty teachers. The spacious, windowed, GORGEOUS space elevates your experience and makes every move a moment of living art. Schedule and class descriptions online; fees vary by class. Or just stop by (in Village Gate, above Salena’s) to see for yourself. Time and space are all it takes to begin. Come...and Be Moved.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

Wilson Mainstage at Geva Theatre Center; various through Oct. 7; tickets start at $25 (232-GEVA or www.gevatheatre.org) Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and directed by Mark Cuddy, You Can’t Take It With You starring Robert Vaughn is a screwball comedy that pits the eccentric Sycamore family – prone to spontaneous eruptions of music, dance, poetry and fireworks – against the buttoned-up bigwigs of Wall Street and the IRS. When Alice Sycamore agrees to marry the son of ultra-conservative parents, will true love win out? A Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway classic that the whole family will enjoy!

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