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RECREATION: Lumberjack Festival (9/6-9/7)
Big, burly, flannel-wearing men wielding dangerous equipment? Sounds like a weekend back home. Whether or not the men and women in attendance actua... Read More
THEATER: Break-a-Leg (9/8)
For the second year, the Rochester theater community is getting together to wish each other good luck - oops, strike that, to tell ‘em to bre... Read More
LECTURE: "Raiders of the 'Lost Secret'" (9/4)
You don't have to know anything about violins to have heard of a Stradivarius. Violins crafted by the Stradivari family are considered the cr... Read More
FESTIVAL: Clothesline Festival (9/6-9/7)
The paintings no longer hang on clotheslines (they used to, back when the festival started in 1957), but you can still see hundreds of works by reg... Read More
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SPECIAL EVENT: Drum Corps World (8/29-8/31)
A drum corps is not just a marching drum unit - it consists of brass instruments, percussion, and a color guard, and can have up to 150 members. As... Read More
LITERATURE: Small Press Author Showcase (8/28)
Brunonia Barry's "The Lace Reader" broke the self-publishing glass ceiling this year when it pulled in a deal reportedly worth more than ... Read More
FESTIVAL: Festival of Balloons (8/28)
Taking a ride in a hot air balloon appears on many "bucket lists." And it's always exciting to spot one floating in the air. This weekend... Read More
ART EXHIBIT: "Wood Gestures" (8/30-9/29)
We all collected leaves off forest floors and glue-sticked them to paper for some grade-school project or another. But while we couldn't tell a map... Read More
SPORTS: World Beer Pong Tour (8/21)
In drinking games, it's sometimes difficult to tell the winners from the losers. In fact, it seems many times the winners are the losers, and visa ... Read More
WORKSHOP: Coffee Processing Methods (8/27)
Starbucks changed our consumption of coffee and birthed a caffeinated culture. From a diner cuppa joe, we began craving cappuccino, aching for espr... Read More
SPECIAL EVENT: Wedgestock (8/24)
It's one part block party, one part meeting, and one big festival. Wedgestock, hosted by the South Wedge Planning Committee, is held to promote... Read More
FESTIVAL: Sankofa (8/22-8/23)
Posters for this daylong African festival advise to "bring a friend, a drum, your wallet, and a lawn chair," and I can't think of a bette... Read More
ART: Arts at the Gardens (8/23-8/24)
If you've yet to stroll the nine formal gardens at Sonnenberg this summer, there is still time to catch them in bloom. This weekend the scenery wil... Read More
SPORTS: Poags Hole Hill Climb (8/17)
Dozens of daring drivers will race their 10-foot-long motorcycles up a 625-foot hill at the 12th annual Poags Hole professional hill climb Sund... Read More
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