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Thu Nov 5

All day. Play Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars Play Lab

11:00 AM. Leigh Evans Literary Salon JCC Ballroom

5:00 PM. Flight Night Sip & Support with the Child Advocacy Center Flight Wine Bar

6:00 PM. How to Finish a Novel You Started Writers & Books

7:00 PM. Leigh Evans Literary Salon JCC Ballroom

7:30 PM. Eastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. Jeff Dunham: Inappropriate Contact Kodak Center

7:30 PM. The Groover Quartet - RIJF Innovation Jazz Series The Theater at Innovation Square

Fri Nov 6

All day. Play Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars Play Lab

12:00 PM. EPAM Presentation with Gabe Radford, The Embouchure Project - ESM COMMUNITY ONLY Eastman School of Music

4:00 PM. ZooBrew On Tour: Record Archive Record Archive

6:30 PM. Live Jazz Feat. Mel Henderson & Stuart Weissman Flight Wine Bar

7:05 PM. Rochester Americans vs. Hartford Wolf Pack Blue Cross Arena

7:30 PM. Eastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. Raiders of the Lost Ark Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

8:30 PM. College Night The Strong National Museum of Play

Sat Nov 7

All day. Veterans Day Parade Highland Park neighborhood

9:30 AM. Rochester Intergenerational Choir Day Hochstein Performance Hall

10:00 AM. Holiday Market & Preparing for Winter Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:00 AM. StART with a Story with Special Guest Reader Ms. Mariposa Memorial Art Gallery

10:30 AM. LEGO Building Workshop Play Lab

10:30 AM. David Yurman Trunk Show at Mann's Jewelers Mann's Jewelers

10:30 AM. LEGO Building Workshops Play Lab

11:00 AM. National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration The Strong National Museum of Play

11:00 AM. Enter Stage Write: Crafting Short Plays Writers & Books

1:00 PM. Modern Calligraphy for Beginners Flight Wine Bar

1:00 PM. Weezer’s Pinkerton 30th Anniversary Deep-Dive Pop-Up Hochstein Creativity Lab

1:00 PM. LEGO Building Workshops Play Lab

2:00 PM. Meet Author Debi Bower at Barnes & Noble University of Rochester Barnes & Noble University of Rochester

5:00 PM. Livingston-Backus Dinner (SOLD OUT) Genesee Country Village & Museum

6:30 PM. Live Jazz Feat. Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone Flight Wine Bar

7:30 PM. Eastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. Raiders of the Lost Ark Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Sun Nov 8

All day. Military Appreciation Day Seneca Park Zoo

12:00 AM. Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) 2026: Bach Reflected Eastman School of Music

10:00 AM. Holiday Market & Preparing for Winter Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:00 AM. Meet Author Debi Bower at Barnes & Noble Webster Barnes & Noble Webster

11:00 AM. National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration The Strong National Museum of Play

1:30 PM. Going for Baroque Memorial Art Gallery

2:30 PM. Eastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn Hall

3:00 PM. Eastman Presents: Ying Quartet: Billy Childs and String Quartet Creativity Hatch Recital Hall

3:00 PM. Going for Baroque Memorial Art Gallery

5:00 PM. Livingston-Backus Dinner Genesee Country Village & Museum

7:30 PM. The Rush Tribute Project Kodak Center

Mon Nov 9

Tue Nov 10

All day. Play Lab: Make Your Own Rocket/Launch Pad Play Lab

12:00 AM. Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) 2026: Bach Reflected Eastman School of Music

12:00 PM. Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center Gene Polisseni Center

12:10 PM. Tuesday Pipes Christ Church

6:00 PM. Wine Class for Beginners at Flight Wine Bar Flight Wine Bar

7:00 PM. Barak Benaryeh: The Vet Will See You Now JCC Hart Theater

7:30 PM. Faculty Artist Series: Michael Burritt, percussion Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights The Theater at Innovation Square

8:00 PM. Organ and Harpsichord Concert Christ Church

Wed Nov 11

All day. Play Lab: Make Your Own Rocket/Launch Pad Play Lab

12:00 AM. Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) 2026: Bach Reflected Eastman School of Music

11:00 AM. Veterans Day Bells of Peace Ceremony The Hochstein School

11:00 AM. Holiday Preview Adams Atrium

11:00 AM. The Strong’s Woodbury School Open House The Strong National Museum of Play

12:00 PM. Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center Gene Polisseni Center

12:10 PM. Live from Hochstein: Remembering David Hochstein: a Veteran’s Day Remembrance Hochstein Performance Hall

12:30 PM. Nutcracker Outreach Program Rochester Museum & Science Center

6:00 PM. Fiber Art Enthusiast Meetup Flight Wine Bar

6:00 PM. The Heart of Your Story: Finding Meaning in Your Memoir Writers & Books

7:00 PM. Chasing Rainbows: How We Talk About Color Memorial Art Gallery

7:00 PM. Carol Becker: William Greenberg Desserts Bakes Vegan JCC Ballroom

7:30 PM. Composers Concert Hatch Recital Hall

7:30 PM. Eastman Wind Ensemble featuring Ian Carleton Schaefer, guest conductor Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

8:00 PM. BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON Kodak Center

Thu Nov 12

All day. Play Lab: Make Your Own Rocket/Launch Pad Play Lab

4:00 PM. New Member Welcome Walkthrough Memorial Art Gallery

4:30 PM. Open MIC: Hugo McCloud Memorial Art Gallery

6:00 PM. How to Finish a Novel You Started Writers & Books

7:00 PM. Caroline Bock: The Other Beautiful People JCC Ballroom

7:30 PM. Trombone Choir Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. A Drag Queen Christmas Kodak Center

7:30 PM. Mozart & Bartók Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Fri Nov 13

All day. Murder Mystery Weekend Hotel Canandaigua

All day. Play Lab: Make Your Own Rocket/Launch Pad Play Lab

10:15 AM. KinderZoo Fabulous Frogs Seneca Park Zoo

11:30 AM. KinderZoo - Splish Splash Seneca Park Zoo

11:45 AM. Fiction Panel Lunch JCC Ballroom

3:00 PM. Member Mingles: Library Edition Memorial Art Gallery

5:00 PM. Portraits and Pints at MAG Memorial Art Gallery

5:30 PM. Faculty Open House Memorial Art Gallery

6:00 PM. Historic MacKay Supper Genesee Country Village & Museum

6:00 PM. Dr. Vivian A. Palladoro Performing Arts Series: Eastman Evenings Adams Atrium

6:30 PM. Live Jazz Feat. George Miller & Eric Davidson Flight Wine Bar

6:30 PM. Eastman Jazz Club Max Bar and Bistro at Eastman Place

7:00 PM. Spotlight Series: “Behind the Baton” Hochstein Performance Hall

7:05 PM. Rochester Americans vs. Laval Rocket Blue Cross Arena

7:30 PM. Musica Nova Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione Kodak Center

Sat Nov 14

All day. Murder Mystery Weekend Hotel Canandaigua

9:00 AM. Recycle Rally 2026 At The Zoo

9:30 AM. Especially for Educators: <em>to everything there is a season</em> Memorial Art Gallery

9:30 AM. Recycle Rally Seneca Park Zoo

10:00 AM. Yuletide Wreath Workshop Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:00 AM. Embroidery Workshop Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:30 AM. Marilla’s Mindful Supplies Community Cleanup! Marilla’s Mindful Supplies

11:00 AM. Archival Mount Making Class Genesee Country Village & Museum

11:00 AM. National Native American Heritage Month Celebration The Strong National Museum of Play

1:00 PM. How to Write One Song Workshop Hochstein Creativity Lab

2:00 PM. Meet Author Debi Bower at Bonesteel Wines Bonesteel Wines

4:00 PM. Hochstein Suzuki Group Class Concert Hochstein Performance Hall

5:05 PM. Rochester Americans vs. Laval Rocket Blue Cross Arena

6:00 PM. Historic MacKay Supper Genesee Country Village & Museum

7:00 PM. Carolyn Cronauer, violin, and Natsuko Yamagata, piano Hochstein Recital Hall

7:00 PM. Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings Temple Theater

7:30 PM. Bill Engvall: Here’s Your Sign - It Wasn’t My Time Kodak Center

7:30 PM. Mozart & Bartók Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Sun Nov 15

All day. Murder Mystery Weekend Hotel Canandaigua

All day. Play Lab: Make Your Own Rocket/Launch Pad Play Lab

10:00 AM. Cozy Crochet Workshop Play Lab

11:00 AM. Behind The “Seams” Brunch Genesee Country Village & Museum

11:00 AM. Rochester’s Own: Roundtable and Bagels JCC Ballroom

12:00 PM. Meet Author Debi Bower at Barnes & Noble Greece Barnes & Noble Greece

2:00 PM. Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert Hochstein Performance Hall

3:30 PM. Faculty Artist Series: Mikhail Kopelman, violin Hatch Recital Hall

Mon Nov 16

All day. Play Lab: Alien Collage Play Lab

10:30 AM. Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club: Food and Feasts Adams Atrium

7:30 PM. Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. Eastman School Symphony Orchestra Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Tue Nov 17

All day. Play Lab: Alien Collage Play Lab

10:15 AM. KinderZoo Fabulous Frogs Seneca Park Zoo

11:30 AM. KinderZoo - Splish Splash Seneca Park Zoo

12:00 PM. Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center Gene Polisseni Center

12:10 PM. Tuesday Pipes Christ Church

6:30 PM. Make Your Own Kombucha with Kat! Katboocha Booch Bar

7:30 PM. Eastman Saxophone Project Kilbourn Hall

Wed Nov 18

All day. Play Lab: Alien Collage Play Lab

11:00 AM. Book & Beast Seneca Park Zoo

12:00 PM. Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center Gene Polisseni Center

4:30 PM. Especially for Educators: <em>to everything there is a season</em> Memorial Art Gallery

6:00 PM. The Heart of Your Story: Finding Meaning in Your Memoir Writers & Books

6:30 PM. LGBTQIA+ Archival Film Series presents: Saturday Church Central Library

7:30 PM. Eastman Philharmonia Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Thu Nov 19

Fri Nov 20

All day. Play Lab: Alien Collage Play Lab

4:00 PM. Holiday Bazaar Rochester Museum & Science Center

4:30 PM. NUMBERS IN VERSE: A Fibonacci Day Poetry Open Mic Marvelous Minds at Village Gate Square

6:00 PM. Historic MacKay Supper Genesee Country Village & Museum

6:30 PM. Live Jazz Feat. Marye Lobb & Rob Laird Flight Wine Bar

7:30 PM. Chamber Music Extravaganza: Guitar and Friends Hatch Recital Hall

7:30 PM. Tuba Mirum Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. All-American John Williams Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

8:00 PM. Jim Breuer: Find The Funny Tour Kodak Center

Sat Nov 21

10:00 AM. Springerle Workshop Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:00 AM. Sweet & Savory Pasties & Pies Workshop Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:00 AM. Holiday Bazaar Rochester Museum & Science Center

10:00 AM. Quilting Workshop Genesee Country Village & Museum

10:15 AM. KinderZoo Fabulous Frogs Seneca Park Zoo

10:30 AM. Piano Pedagogy Symposium Eastman School of Music

11:00 AM. Meet Author Debi Bower at The Bird House in Pittsford The Bird House

11:00 AM. In Another Galaxy The Strong National Museum of Play

11:30 AM. KinderZoo - Splish Splash Seneca Park Zoo

12:00 PM. Roc City Wine & Beer Tours Roc City Tours (departs 260 E. Broad St)

1:00 PM. How to Write One Song Workshop Hochstein Creativity Lab

6:00 PM. Historic MacKay Supper Genesee Country Village & Museum

6:30 PM. Live Jazz Feat. Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo with John Gabriele Flight Wine Bar

7:30 PM. All-American John Williams Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

7:30 PM. Carpenters Legacy The Theater at Innovation Square

Sun Nov 22

10:00 AM. Holiday Bazaar Rochester Museum & Science Center

11:00 AM. 50th Anniversary Brunch Genesee Country Village & Museum

11:00 AM. In Another Galaxy The Strong National Museum of Play

12:00 PM. Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day 2026 Memorial Art Gallery

2:30 PM. Celebrating the Life of Michael A. Jones Hatch Recital Hall

3:30 PM. Eastman Chorale Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. RPYO Fall Concert Hochstein Performance Hall

Mon Nov 23

All day. Play Lab: Sci-fi Puppets Play Lab

11:00 AM. Museum Mondays for Seniors Presentation Paychex Theater

7:30 PM. Brass Guild Kilbourn Hall

7:30 PM. OSSIA/EMuSE presents: multi# / matrix~ / mayhem! Hatch Recital Hall

Tue Nov 24

All day. Play Lab: Sci-fi Puppets Play Lab

12:00 PM. Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center Gene Polisseni Center

12:10 PM. Tuesday Pipes Christ Church

2:00 PM. Stroller Walkabouts Seneca Park Zoo

6:00 PM. Thanksgiving Wine + Floral Design Unwine’d

7:30 PM. Chamber Percussion Ensemble Kilbourn Hall

Wed Nov 25

All day. Play Lab: Sci-fi Puppets Play Lab

5:00 PM. Rockin’ Thanksgiving Eve with Northside Johnny Bella Vista Ballroom

7:00 PM. The Nutcracker with Rochester City Ballet Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Geva Theatre

7:30 PM. Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas OFC Creations Theatre Center

Thu Nov 26

All day. The Feast Thanksgiving Day Run Blue Cross Arena

All day. Wedge Waddle South Wedge

All day. Play Lab: Sci-fi Puppets Play Lab

Fri Nov 27

All day. Membership Bring-a-Guest Days! Seneca Park Zoo

All day. Play Lab: Sci-fi Puppets Play Lab

2:00 PM. The Nutcracker with Rochester City Ballet Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

2:00 PM. Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas OFC Creations Theatre Center

Ongoing events

Since Sat Sep 26. Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season Memorial Art Gallery

Since Fri Oct 2. Sanctuary: Borders & Belonging in 2026 Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)

Since Tue Oct 13. Geva Theatre Presents Topdog/Underdog Geva Theatre

Since Sat Oct 24. Crumpets & Climb Central Rock Gym Rochester

Since Sat Oct 31. Cao Fei: Duotopia Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Memorial Art Gallery

Since Sun Nov 1. A Season For Art International Art Acquisitions

Since Sun Nov 1. Late Night at the Rochester Dino Rochester Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Through Sun Jul 11. Käthe Kollwitz: Prints from MAG’s Permanent Collection Memorial Art Gallery

Through Sun Jun 6. Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” Memorial Art Gallery

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