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Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester

Arts-E-News June 10, 2005

If you want to achieve financial success as an artist, you need to market yourself and your work.

Learn how on Saturday June 25, 2005, 9 AM – 4 PM

The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester Presents:

Milon Townsend

Glass artist, Author, Arts Business Institute Board Member

The cost for this intensive all-day seminar is $100 for Arts Council members ($120 nonmember rate) and includes:

Marketing Companion Workbook ($25 value) Continental Breakfast Networking lunch featuring sandwiches from Open Face Sandwich Eatery

Call Clare Gunther TODAY to register at (585)473-4000, ext. 210 Visit www.artsrochester.org for a detailed program agenda.

You Can’t Afford To Miss This Workshop!

New Exhibit The Arts & Cultural Council’s

New Gallery 277 No. Goodman Street, Rochester

585-473-4000 Presents :

Gifts from the Creator: Native

American Traditional Arts May 24 – June 16, 2005

Free and Open to the Public

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Audition Announcement: Auditioning actors (male and female) for understudies/replacements as well as musicians for I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (musical comedy), and lead and supporting roles for other upcoming productions. Paid. Auditions by appointment from resumes and photos sent in advance: Downstairs Cabaret, 20 Windsor St. Rochester, NY 14605 or call: (585) 325-4370.

Grants / Contests/Call for Artists

The Lyric Chorale Excellent mixed-voice chorus seeks tenors, basses and first sopranos. Must read music. To schedule and audition call Chris at 585-381-2721 or email coolyule@rochester.rr.com

The National Endowment for the Arts FY 2006 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines are available at http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/index.html Grants for Arts Projects represents the primary funding opportunity for organizations.

National Endowment for the Arts The FY 2006/2007 Creative Writing Fellowships guidelines are now available at http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit06/index.html. These fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Non-matching grants are for $20,000. Creative Writing Fellowships: Fiction and Creative Fiction: March 1, 2005; December 2005; March 1, 2006 Poetry FY2007) March 1, 2005; December 2005; March 1, 2006

Call for Submissions for a Cover Art for a Literary Anthology Foothills Publishing currently seeking artwork for a cover design, which will be printed in color . The design need not be something new. Foothills Publishing is seeking one-time rights to reproduce the artwork as the cover to a literary anthology. In exchange for this, Foothills Publishing will pay the selected artist $50 plus 10 copies of the book. The artist will also be credited for the artwork and his or her work will be seen in bookstores, libraries, tourists centers, etc. all over the Fin-ger Lakes Region. For more information contact Donna M. Marbach at dmarbach@rochester.rr.com or visit www.foothillspublishing.com

Get your free A&CCESS Arts & Culture discount card and start unlocking savings! Discover all the treasures around us now with your free A&CCESS Card. It gives you savings at Rochester area galleries, live theatre, museums, music events and a growing list of other participating arts and cultural retailers. See all the savings now and order your free card at www.RochesterAccessCard.com or call the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester at (585) 473-4000. For information on how to become an A&CCESS participating retailer, please call Michael Futter at (585) 473-4000 x202. Special thanks to the Democrat and Chronicle for their sponsorship of the A&CCESS program.

National Endowment for the Arts Grant Opportunities Announcement

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce that application guidelines for FY 2006 are now available on-line. Application information; application forms and application deadlines can be downloaded at www.arts.gov/grants/apply. This site includes “frequently asked questions: and names and phone numbers of Endowment staff to answer questions about the application process. Examples of recent grants can be found at: www.arts.gov/grants/recent. Funding is available for projects in the following fields: Dance; Design; Folk & Traditional Arts; Literature; Media Arts (film, radio, tele-vision); Museums; Music; Musical Theater; Opera; Theater and Visual Arts. The Endowment also awards grants for presenting projects and for local arts agencies. Access to Artistic Excellence : Projects that foster and preserve excellence in the arts and provide access to the arts for all Americans. And organization may request a matching grant from $5,000 to $150,000. Application deadlines: August 15, 2005 (see guidelines for more details). Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: Projects that enhance the quality of, and access to, arts education for children and youth. Matching grants fare from $5,000 to $150,000. Application deadline: June 13, 2005.

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the launch of NEA Jazz in the Schools, an educational resource for high school teachers of social studies, U.S. history, and music. The curriculum will be produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center jazz, and supported by a grant from the Verizon Foundation. For more information, go to http://www.arts.gov/news/news04/JazzinSchools.html

Attention Artists! Foundation Grants to Individuals Online www.gtionline.fdncenter.org Find sources for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other financial support with the only online resource devoted exclu-sively to foundations that fund individuals! The ideal resource for students, artists, academic researchers, libraries, and financial aid offices. “..You can quickly search through detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, research-ers, and other individual grantseekers. This unique online database-the only one devoted exclusively to the needs of individuals-is convenient and easy to use! Within seconds you can generate your own list of prospective funders”.

Wanted: Eighteen Young Visionaries! Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) and M&T Bank seek eighteen outstanding young people, aged 12-14, for the 2005 M&T Bank RMSC Young Visionaries Awards program. Representing our community’s future innovators, peace-makers and leaders, successful applicants will be recognized for working hard in school, thinking independently, and demonstrating care and concern for their families and communities. Applications are available at RMSC’s website (www.rmsc.org), M&T Bank branches, the RMSC Welcome Center, area schools and libraries and local community based organizations that serve young people. Entries must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2005. The eighteen Honorees will be announced in September.

ARTWalk Seeks Performers & Visual Artists: Performing Artists interested in performing at the September 18 "ARTWalk Alive!" must submit applications before June 17, 2005. For more information and applications call 585.256.3336 or go to www.rochesterARTWalk.org.

Additional Resources: The Arts & Cultural Council is compiling a notebook of resources for artists seeking information about exhibitions or other arts-related opportunities outside the region. The notebook is available at the front desk and will be updated monthly. For more information, to submit materials for the notebook or for information about grants available through the Arts & Cultural Council, call Clare Gunther, Member Services and Grants Manager, (585)473-4000, ext. 210, or via e-mail, cgun-

Volunteers Needed for the 2005 Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 10-18!

Music fans, here’s your opportunity to hear some great jazz, meet people and support the nation’s fastest growing jazz festival. Volunteers are needed to help at evening concerts checking tickets and club passes, selling festival merchandise, and providing hospitality. Shift times are between 5 p.m. and midnight. Volunteers will receive a free official shirt and a one-day Club Pass to enter any Club Pass show (space allowing). To apply, visit www.rochesterjazz.com, print and complete the Volunteer Application Form (see link on home page), and fax it to 585-473-7645. To request a form by mail, call 585-473-4482. The Rochester International Jazz Festival is one of world’s the most multi-dimensional festivals showcasing all genres of crea-tive improvised music. Headliners Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti, Chick Corea, and Chaka Khan lead the spectacu-lar nine-day event, which will feature more than 100 concerts and 500 musicians representing 15-plus countries. Concerts will be held at multiple venues in downtown Rochester, all within walking distance. Several outside performance stages will also offer free music. Food and beverages available at or near most venues. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, and www.rochesterjazz.com. Eastman Theatre headliner show prices are $27.50 to $65. Access more than 100 Club Shows with a Club Pass, $75 May 1 until the Festival. $85 June 10. Single Club Shows $15/20 at the door. See www.rochesterjazz.com for the schedule, artist info, MP3 samples, map, news and more.

Finger Lakes Arts Grants and Services, Inc 433 Exchange Street Geneva, NY 14456

315-781-7725 FLAGS, in partnership with NYSCA and several arts councils in the Finger Lakes and Western NYS is hosting an arts conference, "Concrete Ideas for Your Next Step," on August 2,3,4, 2005. They seek artists to exhibit, sell and demon-strate their work at this event. Submission Deadline: June 17, 2005. Entry fee:$20. Artist must supply tables and chairs. Some electricity available. Apply online at www.artservicesflags.org , or call FLAGS staff at 315.781.7725 or by email flags@rochester.rr.com to request an application form.

Events

The Downstairs Cabaret Theatre is pleased to announce SEX SIRENS OF THE 1940s, 50s & 60s, which premieres July 15 at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 East Main St. Quinn Lemley, the Indiana-born theatre actress and jazz vocalist, stars in the one-woman, 90-minute show. SEX SIRENS is a tribute to screen and sound sirens of the 40s, 50s and 60s, including Eartha Kitt, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich and Julie London, who have influenced Lemley’s personal and professional journey. Lemley tenderly combines humor and nostalgia in songs such as “A Woman Wouldn’t Be a Woman,” “I Wanna Be Evil,” “Every Baby Needs A Da-Da-Daddy/Daddy” and “Laziest Girl in Town.” She is accompanied by piano, bass, drums and alto saxophone. Performances of SEX SIRENS OF THE 1940s, 50s & 60s will run July 15 and 22 at 8 p.m., July 16 and 23 at 8:30 p.m., and July 17 and 24 at 3 p.m. at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 East Main St. Free parking is available in the East End Garage. Tickets are $21 for general admission, $18 for seniors age 60 and over, $18 for groups of 10 people or more, and $10.50 for full-time students age 22 and under. Additional discounts are available to members of the theatre. Tables are reserved for parties of five or more and donors of $100 or more. Snacks, desserts and beverages are available before the performance and during intermis-sion. For performance schedules and reservations, call (585) 325-4370 or visit the DCT website at www.downstairscabaret.com

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY Sunday, June 19, noon to 5 pm: Memorial Art Gallery Father's Day Special FREE TO FATHERS. Free to members and children 5 and under. General admission $7; college students with ID and sen-ior citizens, $5; children 6-18, $2. FREE DOCENT-LED TOUR: "View From Here" exhibition tour, 2 pm ON EXHIBIT: The View From Here: Contemporary Russian and American Screenprints A High Style: Alex Katz's Ada and Alex Series Wendell Castle in Rochester Gifts from Isabel Herdle May 20-July 31: A High Style: Alex Katz’s Alex and ADA Suite More details: www.mag.rochester.edu

Hochstein School of Music and Dance June 11, 2:30 pm: Dance Gala June 17, 8 pm: Spotlight on Faculty June 18, 2 pm: Hochstein Youth Singers June 20, 7:30 pm: Hochstein Chorale June 21, 5 pm: Composition Recital June 23, 6 pm: Music Therapy Departmental Recital For more details contact 585-454-4596 or www.hochstein.org

Monroe Community College Now through September 9: 29 MCC Student Art Exhibit at Mercer Gallery; Fine Arts Bldg 12; Brighton Campus; 1000 E. Henrietta Road. More details: 585-292-3121 or www.monroecc.edu/go/mercer

Genesee Country Village & Museum Special Events June 11 & 12: Focus on: Creating Backyard Habitat June 11: 19th Century Whirl More details: www.geneseecountryvillage.org

Strong Museum

June 18 & 19: Father’s Day Weekend. Make a card for your dad More details: www.strongmuseum.org

ROCHESTER ART CLUB ROCHESTER ART CLUB Presents Measured Creativity A SUMMER JURIED EXHIBIT The Rochester Art Club will hold an exhibition at the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, Lucy Burne Gallery, (in the Creative Workshop) from Thursday, June 17 through Thursday August 4. Lucy Burne Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10 AM to 5 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday. After July 4th the hours on Thursday are 10 AM to 9 PM. Admission to this exhibit is free. An awards reception will be held on Thursday June 16, 2005 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. in the Creative Workshop area. As juror for this show Rochester Art Club is pleased to have Adele Anderson, MFA, Ph.D, assistant professor in anthropology, cultural studies and the arts, Empire State College. The ROCHESTER ART CLUB, founded in 1877, is one of the oldest continuously active art groups in the United States. The organization's purpose is to advance the artistic growth of its membership and to contribute wherever possible to the cultural enrichment of the community. A variety of it's programs are open to the public and aim to explore and develop awareness of accepted techniques and new ideas. For further information contact, Susan Peachey, RAC Publicity, (585) 244 3275 For further information contact Susan Peachey 244-3275 Publicity/Rochester Art Club

Just Poets Sunday, June 5 - June 11: Donna M. Marbach will have her work exhibited in the June Exhibition of the Penfield Art Associa-tion at the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd. The reception and awards will be Monday, June 6, 7:00 -9:00 pm.

Weavers’ Guild June 11, 10 am-4 pm: Fiber Arts Fair, Village Gate Square Courtyard & Weaving and Fiber Arts Center; 302 N. Good-man Street, Rochester More details: www.weaversguildofrochester.org

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre June 10, 7:30 pm: Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas June 10, 8 pm: The Water Coolers June 10, 8 pm: Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas June 11, 8:30 pm: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change June 12, 3 pm: Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas June 14, 4 pm: I Got The Music In Me with Cindy Miller (sold out) June15, 7:30 pm The Water Coolers June 16, 7:30 pm The Water Coolers For information and ticketing: (585) 325-4370 www.downstairscabaret.com

The Greece Performing Arts Society presents: 9th Annual Notable Garden Tour June 18, 10 am-4 pm Sun, Shade and Water features 7 gardens in Greece plus refresh-ments, musical entertainment, visual artists, and perennial plant sale. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 day of tour For more details: 585-234-5636 or www.greeceperformingarts.com

George Eastman House Exhibits: Dryden Theatre: (All films begin at 8:00 pm unless otherwise noted) June 10: The Take June 11: Edvard Munch June 12: The Milky Way June 13, 1:30 pm: Naughty But Nice June 14, Secrets & Lies June 15: McCabe & Mrs. Miller June 16, 7 pm: The End of the Affair and The Quiet American June 17, The Champagne Murders Events: June 10-18: Rochester International Jazz Festival More details: www.eastmanhouse.org

Rochester Contemporary 137 East Avenue Rochester, NY 585-461-2222

In the Members Lab Space: YOU Maria Kretschmann May 27-June 12

RPO June 10, 7 pm: Summer Serenade presented by the City of Rochester at Barrington Park. RPO String Quartet. Free More details: 585-454-2100

Geva Theatre Center May 25-July 1: A Chorus Line Tickets cost $18.50-$53.50 For information or tickets: 585-232-Geva or www.gevatheatre.org

Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester

Lovers & Traitors: The Killing of the Rosenbergs June 12, 2:00 pm in the Hart Theatre. Stage reading is free and open to the community. For details: 585-461-2000 x239 Phyllis Kasdin

Flower City Jazz Society Monday, June 20, 2005 at the Beahan Road Party House 677 Beahan Rd, Rochester, NY The concert is from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Concert cost: $8. Din-ner cost separate If you wish to have dinner, call Virginia Ransom at (585) 865-4027 Bearcat Jass Band from Syra-cuse ,NY will be playing, led by Dick Ames. They play mostly traditional and Dixieland Jazz.

The Irondequoit Chorale Americana! June 10 & June 11 at 7:30 pm At Irondequoit United Church of Christ; 644 Titus Avenue, Roch-ester, NY Tickets: $10 advance ($12 at door); Senior/Students $8 advance ($10 at door). Tickets available at Cooper Deli. Call Chorale office at 266-5018 for more details

City of Rochester June 11, 9:30-11:30 am Gardens Galore at Downtown Central Library, 115 South Ave and at Corner-stone Park, on Broad Street across from the library. Free event June 16, 5:30-9:30 pm: Party in the Park at High Falls ; at the High Falls Festival Site with Kelley Hunt and Joe Beard. Free event June 18 and 19, Maplewood Rose Festival, at the Maplewood Rose Garden in Maplewood Park, Corner of Park and Lake Avenues June 24-26, Ontario Beach Park, Harbor & Carousel Festival More details: 585-428-7371

Yates County Arts Center Thru December: 3rd Mondays: Stamping fun with Missy Shipman, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm children classes and 6:30-8:30 pm adult classes. Call 315-536-8226 to register

ALMOST IRISH: a trio performing Celtic and other traditional music on many instruments

“ARTIST’S Soup” supper and live music at Mill Art Center & Gallery; 61 North Main St., Honeoye Falls; on the 2nd floor in the Gallery; 585-624-7740

June 23, 2005, 6-9 pm

Enjoy Homemade Soups, salad, breads and brownies on the 2nd floor in the Gallery. Listen to music sur-rounded by this month’s exhibit: paintings by Ron Ketchum.

Visit our studios and see student work in progress, created by artists of all ages and levels of experience.

$12.00 adults; $6.00 students (age 5 and under, $2); PAY @ DOOR

A Very Casual fundraiser. Regular Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10-3, Sat 10-9. Appointments available at other times .

Call 624-7740 and/or 669-2577

Rochester Museum & Science Center

The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery and the RMSC Players present two dramatic, interactive walking tours set in beautiful, historic Mount Hope Cemetery. Tickets for each performance are $10 for adults and $5 for children aged 3-18. The plays begin at the cemetery’s North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Avenue, opposite Robinson Drive. Call (585) 697-1942 for reservations (M-F, 9am-5pm). Both shows are approximately 1-1/2 hours long and require ex-tensive walking over varied terrain. Set in beautiful Mount Hope, the oldest municipal cemetery in the United States, these tours use Mt. Hope’s idyllic Victorian landscape to set the stage for inspiring dramatic encounters. A Circle of Friends: An Abolitionists’ Tour of Mount Hope in 1860 Presented at 10:30am on three Saturdays: June 25, September 10 and October 15.

Rochester’s Visionaries and Inventors Presented at 10:30 am, Saturday, September 24 Strasenburgh Planetarium: Bears (45 Min.) Exploring Black Holes with Einstein (50 min.) I See the Sky (35 min.) The Sky Tonight (50 min.) ‘90s Laser: Led Zeppelin Call (585)271-1880 or visit www.rmsc.org for more information and Planetarium show schedule.

New York Foundation for the Arts' upcoming June conference for visual artists -- Full Time Artist: Business of Art Conference. The conference provides visual artists at all experience levels with professional development on a wide variety of aspects concerning their life, art work, and professional career in the arts. Experts in their fields will provide artists with detailed and practical overviews about how to manage the business aspects of art without sacrificing creative time. Registration information is available online on NYFA's web site. For details, copy and past: http://www.nyfa.org/level3.asp?id=289&fid=1&sid=76 Where: The conference will take place at the Barney Building, Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University Steinhardt School of Education, located at 34 Stuyvesant Street in the East Village neighborhood of Man-hattan. When: The conference date is Saturday, June 11, 2004, from 9:30am - 4pm. Check in and sign up for "doctor's hours" begin at 9am. Workshop Topics: Inside the Artists Studio; Get More of What You Want: Effective Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Skills for Artists; The Artist-Gallerist Relationship: A Panel Discussion Cost: The cost to attend the conference is $100, which includes all workshops, lunch, and a conference resource guide. The cost for current NYU faculty, staff, and students to attend is $20. Registration: Registrations will be accepted as long as space is available. The conference is limited to 100 artists, so be sure to register early. Our last conference sold out in just two weeks! The registration form and instructions are available on NYFA's web site. New York Foundation for the Arts 155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor New York, NY 10013-1507 [p] 212.366.6900 x338

Greece Performing Arts Society June 18, 7 pm at Olympia High School Auditorium; 1139 Maiden Lane; Greece Matt Catingub will be performing with the Greece Jazz Band Tickets: $10 adults; $5 students available at the door; Bob Shop; House of Guitars; American Music and Music Lovers of Rochester. For more details: 227-4712 or www.greecejazzband.org

The Peace Warriors of Two Thousand and Three By Carl Chiarenza “Everywhere confrontation reigns, con?ict is chosen, reso-lution avoided. My world is a confused collage, a nightmare montage – a world in which, once again, humanity and in-humanity are seen, impossibly, as one and the same.” – Carl Chiarenza Published in an over-sized format, in an edition limited to just 500 copies, each book is slipcased and comes with an original print on the cover. Hardcover, 14 x 17, 40 pages, 24 duotone plates. ISBN 1-59005-116-5 (Item #116-5) $150.00

Shipping Dock Theatre 70 Averill Avenue

Rochester, NY 232-2250

Www.shippingdocktheatre.org

Presents It’s All True

By Jason Sherman June 10-July 10 Fridays at 8 pm; Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm

Watershed: A community cares for its land

an exhibition of wetland images and texts of interviews with conservationists

by Christine Sevilla

Center at High Falls; 60 Browns Race, Rochester, NY

Display runs to July 4

This project is sponsored by the Genesee Valley Audubon Society and funded by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Roch-ester, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York State Legislature.

ART IN JUNE A series of open studio exhibits featuring the work of Stephen Merritt and a select group of Rochester’s finest artists: Stephen Merritt: terra cotta and porcelain vessels with: June 10, 11, 12 Craig Wilson bronze, wood; Jean K. Stephens oil landscapes, still lifes; Dan Malczewski wood sculpture; Paul Knoblauch metal June 17,18,19 Patricia Wilder photography; Raphaela McCormack paper sculpture; Peter Secrest blown glass; Bob LaRossa wood furniture June 24, 25, 26 Victoria Moore metal; Taeyoul Ryu wood furniture; Kitty Hubbard archival digital prints; Jim Via photography 222 Hermitage Road, Irondequoit Friday night openings 6-9, Saturday 12-8, Sunday 12-5 342-3086 for information and directions www.merrittvessel.com

Nonprofit Works Presents Two New Workshops

Approaching and Developing Relationships with Grantmakers June 29, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester Cost: $75 per person, includes materials, lunch, and parking

See http://www.nonprofitworks.com/courses/gd_approachinggrantmakers.asp

This workshop will explain how to introduce your organization and its needs to a grantmaker, and how to solicit their advice (and, in some cases, permission) before applying.

Topics to be covered include:

• Approaching grantmakers by telephone

• Preparing and submitting letters of inquiry • Meeting with the grantmaker before applying

• Letting funders help you write a better grant request • Engaging your board of directors in the grantseeking process Instructors: Paul Mastrodonato and Pat Calvelli have helped dozens of nonprofits and businesses obtain funding from foundations, corporations, and government agencies.

A Productive Board of Directors June 22, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester Cost: $75 per person, includes templates and other materials organizations can customize for their specific

needs, refreshments, and parking

See http://www.nonprofitworks.com/courses/bt_productiveboards.asp

Topics to be covered include:

• Responsibilities and expectations of board members

• Designing a job description as a means of guiding your board • Structuring board and committee relationships

• Assessing your board’s needs and recruiting new members

• Methods to make the most of board members’ time and skills Instructor: Paul Mastrodonato, president, Nonprofit Works — Paul has served on and lead numerous boards, and advises boards on their role and how to be more effective in their work.

For more information about this or other Nonprofit Works courses, contact us at (585) 454-4910 or mail@nonprofitworks.com, or visit our website at www.nonprofitworks.com.

Rochester Harbor & Carousel Festival, June 24-26, 2005 The spectacular Rochester Harbor & Carousel Festival is back! Construction at Ontario Beach is completed, the new terminal is beautiful and the ferry will be operating again, the Denzel Carou-sel turns 100!-and so for many wonderful reasons, Rochester celebrates its popular waterfront-June 24-26, 2005! The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee (OBPPC) invites members of the Greater Rochester Visitors Association, as well as those of the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, to exhibit during the festival. Over150,000 people are expected to visit the festival, topped off by the arrival of Tall Ship Fair Jeanne and evening fireworks, both on Saturday. Entertainment, children's activities, an antique car show, arts & crafts show, Coast Guard and ma-rine rescue demonstrations, are also part of this three-day event. Here's a great opportunity to present your organization to festival goers from Rochester, Toronto and others throughout the region. An application to participate may be requested by e-mailing whitingb@rochester.rr.com and must be returned no later than June 3. Further questions may also be sent to this e-mail address. Appli-cations may be faxed back to 585-428-6021. All applications are subject to the approval of PPC. Participation is free for not-for-profits (not-for-profits who wish a table/tent to be provided will pay $100); commercial participants fee will be $200 (or $300 if they wish a table/tent to be pro-vided). Tables and tents must be requested in advance.

Do you know that every year hundreds of city school students who would like to take music lessons are turned away because of a shortage of instruments? The Rochester Education Foundation (REF) is launching Spring for Music, a community-wide musical instrument drive to benefit children in the Rochester City Schools. R.E.F. is asking the community to donate new or used instruments to drop off sites around the county during the month of May. WHEN: We are asking the community to drop off instruments, to various sites, throughout the month of May. If your organi-zation wants to collect instruments from members or parishoners just call REF at 325-8301 to make pick up arrangements. WHERE: Drop off point include the George Eastman House, all the city branches of the public library (with the exception of the Monroe branch), First Congregational Church of Christ in Fairport and many others. For a full list please go to our website (rochestereducation.org). CONACT INFORMATION : For further information on the campaign please call REF at 325-8301, contact us at braus-ref@frontiernet.net, or go to our website at www.rochestereducation.org

Come to the Fiber Arts Fair in June! Attention knitters, embroiderers, crocheters, quilters, spinners, rug hookers, weavers — fiber fans from around the region: On Saturday, June 11, the Weavers’ Guild of Rochester will offer a “Fiber Arts Fair” featuring a colorful array of fiber techniques. Interested in felting? Papermaking? Basketry? Beading? Want to know more about natural dyes —or even Kool Aid dyes for children? Spinning enthusiasts will learn more about silk-cocoon reeling and flax scotching, and alpaca lovers will get to see live, fabulously furry alpacas, the source of so much wonderful yarn. Here are the details: Saturday, June 11, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Village Gate Square, near the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, both outdoors in the courtyard, and indoors at the Weaving and Fiber Arts Center. Admission is free and the event is open to adults and children of all ages For more information visit the Weavers’ Guild of Rochester website at www.weaversguildofrochester.org No need to sign up— just show up and add more fiber to your life!

The Countdown to Rochester Begins! Rochester International Jazz Festival

Starts in Two Weeks -- June 10-18 Biggest Festival Ever

9 Days, 500+ musicians, 100+ shows Sonny Rollins, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Chaka Khan & More!!

The fourth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival is just two weeks away. From June 10-18, the world of jazz returns to Rochester for a spectacular nine-day event featuring more than 100 concerts and 500 musicians representing 15-plus countries.

The Eastman Theatre Headliner Series: with Sonny Rollins, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Chaka Khan, Will Downing and Madeleine Peyroux. Individual tickets $27.50 to $65 plus service charge. All shows start at 8 PM.

June 10 - An Evening with Sonny Rollins June 11 - Chaka Khan & Will Downing June 13 - RIJF-Eastman School of Music Scholarship Concert June 14 - Chick Corea & Touchstone + special guest Strunz & Farah June 15 - Jazz Film Premiere, Miles Davis "Live at The Isle of Wight 1970" June 16 - An Evening with The Dave Brubeck Quartet, 85th Birthday Tour June 17 - Chris Botti & special guest Madeleine Peyroux

Club Pass Series: 100 plus shows. Shows start at various times from 6 to 10 PM. June 10-18. See as many club shows as you choose with the Club Pass. $75 plus service charge until June 9. $85 plus service charge June 10 throughout Festival. Or, individ-ual tickets available at the door, $15/$20 cash only, first-come first-served. 3 Outdoor Stages: Enjoy free concerts on Jazz Street Stage, East Avenue Stage and Chrysler Performance Area. Food and bever-ages available. Tickets: Purchase at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, www.rochesterjazz.com or the Jazz Shop, 121 East Avenue Rochester, NY. Festival Schedule, Artist Bios, Photos and MP3 Samples: Visit www.rochesterjazz.com for a schedule, map, artist photos, bios, and MP3 samples. Schedule info is also available by calling the Festival Hotline at 585-234-2002.

About the Rochester International Jazz Festival June 10-18, 2005 www.rochesterjazz.com

Hotline: 585-234-2002 The Rochester International Jazz Festival will feature more than 100 concerts and 500 musicians representing 15-plus countries. The spectacular nine-day event is one of the most multi-dimensional festivals in the world showcasing all genres of creative impro-vised music. Headliners include Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti, Madeleine Peyroux, Chick Corea, soul veteran Chaka Khan, and Will Downing. From new sounds to familiar favorites, there is something for everyone including three outdoor stages with free music. Concerts are held at 10 venues all within walking distance in the East End Cultural District.

About the Wegmans Rochester LPGA June 13 -19, 2005, Locust Hill Country Club www.rochesterlpga.com 585-427-7100 Over the past 29 years, The Wegmans Rochester LPGA has become one of the most popular stops on the LPGA tour. With a $1.5 million purse, the event attracts the world's best women golfers, the most enthusiastic of crowds with thousands of fans, and 2000 eager volunteers who join together to raise funds to provide a lasting benefit to hundreds of kids with disabilities and city youth. Through the Monroe County Rotary Clubs, Tour-nament proceeds of more than $5.5 million have been generated to support Camp Hac-camo and The Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus.

THE GRANGER HOMESTEAD SOCIETY 295 NORTH MAIN ST., CANANDAIGUA, NY 14424 Ph:585 394-1472

Fax: 585 394-6958 E-mail grangercarriages@aol.com Web: www.grangerhomestead.org

Carriage Ride Season opens June 3 at the Granger Homestead Join in the fun. Take a ride back in time with a horse-drawn carriage ride in Canandaigua on Thursday, Friday and Sunday after-noons. Thursday afternoons June to October, 45 minute narrated Woodlawn Cemetery Carriage Tours are offered. The costumed driver will share the history and lore of our locals as the carriage makes it way through the beautiful landscapes at Woodlawn. Friday afternoons, June to October, enjoy a 45 minute narrated historic neighborhood tour, including Sonnenberg Gardens, stories of lore and amusing tales of what it was like living in Canandaigua 100 years ago. Sunday afternoons, June, July and August, riders may select a 45 minute Storyteller Tour or a Homestead grounds ride. The Story-teller’s Tour is narrated with stories of lore as the horse-drawn carriage winds through the historic neighborhoods of Canandaigua. Homestead rides on the grounds (no reservations required) are 10 minute rides that take the horse and carriage around and through the woods and paths of the mansion. All 45 minute tours are scheduled by advance reservation. Cost: $20 for adults, $10 children 4-12 and youngsters 3 and under free. Homestead 10 minute rides (no reservation required) are offered 1 to 3 pm. Cost: $5 adults, $3 children 4-12, youngsters 3 and under free. For additional information and to reserve your tour call (585)394-1472 or e-mail grangercarriages@aol.com

MUSICA SPEI (Music of Hope) (10th Anniversary Season) presents

THE ISAAC PROJECT: ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS

The diverse, thrilling and deeply moving sacred and secular choral music of Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517), one of the greatest com-posers of the Renaissance, featuring: - the world premiere of a new edition of a set of Mass Propers and Gregorian chant prepared by Patrick Macey, professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music - "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen," one of the best known songs of the Renaissance - A secular motet composed by Isaac on the death of his patron, Lorenzo de' Medici - Florid and soaring sacred motets composed by the youthful Isaac in Florence, Italy-

Saturday, June 11th 7:00 Pre-concert presentation by Patrick Macey

8:00 Concert Post-concert reception celebrating Musica Spei's 10th anniversary

Saint Anne Church 1600 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester

Free Will Offering (Suggested Donation, $5) For further information, call (585) 742-1292 or visit www.musicaspei.org

Space to Rent Magnificent Rental Space for Dance performance, music performance, Yoga workshops, theater productions, and more! Bush Mango Drum & Dance Community Center, at 34 Elton Street in the Neighborhood of the Arts is a newly renovated 8,000 square foot loft space with natural brick walls, antique refinished hardwood floors and windows on three sides. We occupy both floors of the entire two-story building with the dance studio upstairs and a blackbox theater and 4 Walls Art Gallery downstairs. All inquires to Colleen@bushmango.com with "Rental Space" in the subject line. No phone calls, please.

Free Paint Available to Nonprofit Organizations

The National Council on Paint Disposition, Inc. (NCPD) is compiling a list of nonprofit organizations who are inter-ested in receiving free paint. For more information visit: http://charitychannel.com/publish/templates/?a=3746&z=26

For Sale/For Rent/For Free

House for Sale

Actors, Sculptors and Artists —-Oh My! Want to live in a Thriving Artist Community?

Housing opportunities, Inc. has completed construction at 24 King Street, in the Historic Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood. This lovely, single-family home has: three large bedrooms; studio/office area; eat-in kitchen; entertainment-sized dining room; large liv-ing room; a full front porch over looking the Susan B. Anthony park; off street parking. Call Miriam Zinter at 737-9468 to schedule a walk-through and for more details.

Positions Available

Development Assistant Hochstein School of Music & Dance

20 hrs/week (schedule to be adjusted to allow for special events, meetings, etc.) $18,000-$20,000/year, includes limited benefits. Ideal candidate should: * Have at least three years of grant-writing/development experience and have demonstrated successful grant writing and fund acquisition; * Be able to work independently as well as collaboratively; * Identify corporate funding sources for, primarily but not limited to, special events; develop/strengthen corporate relationships; * Be familiar with local, state/government and national funders (including United Way and NYSCA); and develop/strengthen relationships with those funders; * Be able to identify new funding sources for existing programs, activities, on-going capital needs, etc. and be able to work with Hochstein faculty and staff to identify funding sources for new programs/projects. Send resume and cover letter to Dr. Margaret Quackenbush, Hochstein School, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, NY 14614

Exhibits

RIT Bevier Gallery May 21-Sept. 6: Undergraduate School Honors Exhibition

RIT Gallery R

June 9-July 30 RIT Alumni Exhibition 1 More details: 585-475-7680 or 585-475-2646

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