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SPECIAL SECTIONS » SUMMER GUIDE June 04, 2014 Like 292 Tweet MoreShare 100 Reasons to Celebrate Life Things to do and see in Rochester all Summer long 1. Eat a white hot. 2. Go to a food truck rodeo — More than 25 vendors, and local music. The final Wednesday of each month at 280 N. Union Street, 5 to 9 p.m. 3. Try some Ribbon candy at Oliver's Candies, 211 W. Main Street in Batavia. 4. Expand your cooking skills with a culinary class click to enlarge 5. Learn the differences between frozen desserts 6. Finish a Garbage Plate, or the vegan Compost Plate. 7. Grab a drink at Marge's Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Road, and sit on the beach. FILE PHOTO A Garbage Plate at Nick 8. Take advantage of the water by taking a dinner cruise on the Tahou's. lake, river, or canal. LATEST IN SUMMER GUIDE 9. Learn more about wines at an educational seminar during Winestock — Saturday, June Summer Guide 2014 28, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Three Brothers Wineries & Estates in Geneva. Winestockny.org. The Rochester area comes alive during the summer. To help get you ready, we put together a list of 100 ways to live life during 10. If beer is more your style, the Finger Lakes Brew Festival takes click to enlarge the summer months. place Saturday, June 21, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Geneva Lakefront Events Center. Visitgenevany.com/events/finger-lakes-brew- Hot summer, cool treats festival. 5. Learn the diferences between frozen desserts 11. Take in the fresh air and relax with an outdoor yoga class. by Kathy Laluk Same drink, diferent takes 12. Take a margarita tour of the city 12. Take a margarita tour of the city by KATIE LIBBY 13. Stroll through the exotic flowers at the Lamberton More » Conservatory, located in Highland Botanical Park, 180 Reservoir FILE PHOTO Avenue. Monroecounty.gov/parks-conservatory. Enjoy a drink at Marge's Lakeside Inn. BROWSE LISTINGS 14. Let a butterfly rest on your shoulder at the Museum of Play's Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden. 1 Manhattan Square Dr.; Events Music Dining Bars Museumofplay.org. Thursday, June 19 15. Launch into the solar system or catch a laser light show at the click to enlarge -All Categories- Strasenburgh Planetarium at the Rochester Museum and Science -All Neighborhoods- Center. 657 East Ave.; Rmsc.org. go 16. Discover the Public Market after hours and grab dinner at Cure or check out the Collaborative Art Space, the Yards. 50-52 Public Submit an event Market. Curebar.net; Attheyards.com. FILE PHOTO 17. Take a dance class, everything from belly dancing to hoop Interact with butterflies TWEETS @ROCCITYNEWS dance. Get your body in motion. at the Museum of Play's Butterfly Garden. City Newspaper 8m City Newspaper 18. Cruise into a cruise-in or stop by a car show and see many of 8m @roccitynews the vintage cars that come out when the salt is washed away. Much more than Medley: Irondequoit developing a Streetmachinesof-rochester.com. new master plan. rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/reth… 19. Celebrate the ingenuity of the Erie Canal and feel the boat rise and lower with the locks #roc on one of the Sam Patch boat tours. 12 Schoen Place. Samandmary.org. Expand 20. It's festival season! City Newspaper 20m @roccitynews 21. The grapes have been stomped and bottles corked, follow the many Finger Lakes wine Joint Schools Construction Board pushes back on trails and pick your favorite winery. rumors. rochestercitynewspaper.com/NewsBlog/archi… 22. Do you know how to kayak? Come out to Lock 32 and take a class or play in the #roc Whitewater Kayak Park. 149 Elmwood Ave. Geneseewaterways.org. Expand City Newspaper 34m 23. Seen any street art lately? If not, explore the hidden water towers at the top of Cobbs @roccitynews Hill Park after a stroll around the reservoir. Cityofrochester.gov/cobbshill. 24. Speaking of street art, find the many Wall Therapy murals click to enlarge produced this spring.Wall-therapy.com. 25. See Rochester's local talent at poetry slam or open mic night. 26. Learn how to bind your own books at the Genesee Center for the Arts. 713 Monroe Avenue. Geneseearts.org. FILE PHOTO 27. Take in some live music Adam Francey's 2013 Wall-Therapy mural. 28. Take (or teach!) a variety of classes at Rochester Brainery and learn something new from your neighbors. Village Gate, Goodman Street. Rochesterbrainery.com. 29. Attend a reading from a visiting writer or learn ways to improve click to enlarge your own writing skills at Writers and Books. 740 University Avenue. Wab.org. 30. Immerse yourself in the history of the women's suffrage movement at the Susan B. Anthony House. 17 Madison Street. susanbanthonyhouse.org. 31. Come see the American alligators this summer at the Seneca Park Zoo before they go back to Florida. 2222 St. Paul Street. Senecaparkzoo.org. FILE PHOTO Writers & Books on 32. Seneca Park Zoo also hosts a ZooBrew happy hour and live University Ave. music for adults 21 and over once a month. 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 20, July 18, August 8, and September 5. Senecaparkzoo.org/ZooBrew.aspx. 33. Spend some time at the theater. 34. If you're looking for more Shakespeare and classical theater, the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, offers standard-setting productions throughout the summer. Presentations of "Man of La Mancha," "King Lear," "Antony and Cleopatra," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "King John" are running through the fall. More information can be found at Stratfordfestival.ca. 35. Take a trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, for a production during the Shaw Festival. This year, the festival features "Cabaret," "The Philadelphia Story," "The Sea," "Arms and the Man," and "The Mountaintop." Shawfest.com. 36. This summer, Stageworks, a theater company whose productions benefit Rochester- based charitable organizations, will show "Bonnie and Clyde," July 11-13, and "Ain't Broadway Grand," August 1-2. For more information, visit Stageworksroc.org. 37. Attend a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution. This year's lecturers include Roger Rosenblatt, Tom Brokaw, Dennis Dimick, Jim Richardson, Colin G. Campbell, Ken Burns, Fareed Zakaria, and Geoffrey C. Ward. Themes include "Feeding a Hungry Planet," "The Ethics of Privacy," "Emerging Citizenship," "The American West," "A Week with Ken Burns," "Chautauqua's Global Public Square," and "Health Care: From Bench to Bedside." Chautauqua also hosts theater, musical acts, and other entertainment throughout the summer. Ciweb.org 38. Catch a drag show and see some of the best Kings and Queens click to enlarge in Rochester strut their stuff on stage. 39. See the works of six exceptional regional artists during Rochester Biennial at the Memorial Art Gallery. 500 University Avenue. Mag.rochester.edu. 40. Catch one of the season's flicks. 41. Skip the store and go pick your own strawberries at any one of Rochester's local farms. FILE PHOTO Check out a local drag 42. Reserve your weekly supply of fresh vegetables for the summer show. and support your local farmers by joining CSA. (Community Supported Agriculture) 43. Take advantage of the new bike lanes in Rochester and join in on a Critical Mass. 44. Want to scale buildings, jump over benches and let the city be your playground? Then start practicing at the Rochester Parkour gym. 121 Lincoln Avenue. Rochesterparkour.com. 45. See a movie for $1 during the Summer Movie Express at Regal Theaters. Regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express. 46. Watch out for the free movies in the park at Ontario Beach and click to enlarge Highland Park Bowl in July. Monroecounty.gov/parks-movies. 47. Get cozy at the drive-in and see what movies are playing on the big screen at Vintage Drive-In Theatre. 1520 W. Henrietta Road. vintagedrivein.com. 48. Relive the romance of the black and white films or even a silent film at the Dryden Theater of the George Eastman House. 900 East Ave. Dryden.eastman.org. FILE PHOTO 49. Get some food and listen to music at the Pittsford Food Truck + Check out a local vintage Music Fest. Saturday, June 14, 12 to 9 p.m. Behind the Pittsford car show. Library, 24 State Street in Pittsford. 50. Practice or show off your skate, bike, and board tricks at the Rochester Action Sports Park. 1044 University Ave. r-a-s-p.com. 51. Running a Marathon on your bucket list? Let Roadracing Fleet Feet help you get ready to run with training workshops. 155 Culver Road. fleetfeetrochester.com. 52. If a marathon seems too intense, run (or walk) a 5K. There is a race for everyone, and it's a great way to get outside. robertstech.com. 53. Relax on the water and explore a "secret wilderness" in the click to enlarge wetlands with a paddleboat at Bay Creek. 1099 Empire Blvd. baycreek.com. 54. Dig into Seabreeze. 55. You could spend another full day at Darien Lake, 9993 Allegheny Road in Darien Center. Darienlake.com. FILE PHOTO Interact with butterflies 56. Play a round at Parkside's Whispering Pines Miniature Golf. at the Museum of Play's The course opened in 1930 and is listed on the National Register of Butterfly Garden. Historic places as the oldest miniature golf course in the U.S. Hours vary during season, call 323-2710; Parksidediner.com/miniature- golf. 57. Want to forgo the putter? There's disc golf. The Greater Rochester Disc Golf Club can help you get started. Grdgc.org. 58. Have a picnic in Highland Park.