BeyondTheNest: Weekly e-newsletter for Rochester | |
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Save the Date
Fri, Mar 13: Honoring Heroes: A Night of Fortune & Fate at Monroe Golf
Course from Ability Partners Foundation
Fri, Mar 13: Make a Connection!: 45+ at Memorial Art Gallery
Sat, Mar 14: Haudenosaunee Winter Games, Food & Storytelling at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Sun, Mar 15: Backyard Chickens 202 at Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester
Sun, Mar 15: Third Sundays @3pm Concert: Lenten Choral Meditation at St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Rochester, NY
Sun, Mar 15: “America the Beautiful!” - Organist Lance Luce at Rochester Theater Organ Society
Fri, Mar 20: GCV&M Maple Sugar Festival 2026 at Genesee Country Village & Museum
Fri, Mar 20: The Cry of Jeremiah at Rochester Oratorio Society
Sat, Mar 21: Golden Link presents Low Lily at Golden Link Folk Singing Society
Sat, Mar 21: Ferret Fest: Spring Craft & Play Day at Furever Ferrets Sanctuary
Sat, Mar 21: Maple Weekend 2026 at Schoff's Sugar Shack
Sat, Mar 21: Dream Factory Casino Night Fundraising Event at Car Club of Rochester
Sun, Mar 22: Maple Sugaring Weekend at Cumming Nature Center of RMSC Sun, Mar 22: Brit Floyd at Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) - West Herr Auditorium Theatre Tue, Mar 24: Kimberly Akimbo at Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) - West Herr Auditorium Theatre
Sat, Mar 28: FLX REX - Finger Lakes Robotics Expo at Corning Museum of Glass
Sat, Apr 4: 2026 Riedman Foundation Trout Derby at The Riedman Fish Hatchery at Powder Mills Park |
Note from your publisher March is one of those wonderful in-between seasons—when we’re ready for spring but still savoring cozy indoor learning and performances. This week’s picks offer a little bit of everything, from nature talks and gardening know-how to thought-provoking theater and lively cultural celebrations. If you're sticking with winter, head to Ganondagan's annual Winter Games celebration on Saturday.
If nature is on your mind, you can explore the importance of old-growth forests in an online talk with the Burroughs Audubon Nature Club or get a jump on the growing season with a Seed Starting Basics session at Winton Branch Library. The arts scene is also buzzing. Catch powerful live performances like Sweat at JCC Centerstage, The Cherry Orchard at MuCCC, Barefoot in the Park at Geva, or Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with The Company Theatre. You can also dive into history and culture—from a fascinating talk on 19th-century fashion and
gender tonight at the MAG to a program exploring the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. You can celebrate St. Patrick's day while also celebrating our community: Enjoy Irish music and dancing will be all around you this weekend, including at Penfield Library on Sunday. Or celebrate the season at the St. Paddy’s Sip & Stroll Saturday afternoon in Canandaigua. However you spend the weekend, I hope you
discover something inspiring! —Debra Ross, publisher
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Saturday, March 14: Head to Ganondagan in Victor for Snowsnake demonstrations, Dog sled demonstrations, Haudenosaunee Social Dancing workshops, Storytelling, Traditional games, Food demonstrations & sampling, Maple sugar & traditional tapping demonstrations, Haudenosaunee White Corn inspired foods for purchase, Children’s activities, and more!
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Friday, March 13, 2026, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, online (Zoom with Burroughs Audubon Nature Club): Learn about old-growth forests, why they are important, how to recognize them and where to find them nearby. We’ll also discuss how the national Old-Growth Forest Network protects and promotes these special places in New York and how you can get involved.
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Saturday, March 14, 11am: Join Master Gardener Karen Soanes and get a jump on spring by starting plants inside. Learn techniques and tips for seed selection, successful seedling growth, hardening off and planting times. No registration required.
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March 7-22 at the JCC Centerstage: Based on interviews with working-class residents of Reading, PA, a group of factory workers share laughs, drinks, and dreams of a better life until layoffs and picket lines threaten their ability to stay afloat. Originally scheduled for 2020 and cancelled due to pandemic shutdowns, this insightful, powerful, and humorous play, at last, comes to the JCC stage.
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March 6-14, 2026 at MuCCC: In Anton Chekhovʼs timeless masterpiece The Cherry Orchard, an aristocratic family returns to their beloved estate only to watch it slip away as debts mount and the estate is sold out from under them. At once funny and heartbreaking, the play captures a world on the brink of change, as the beautiful cherry orchard is cut down and a fading old order gives way to a brash new one. Directed by Mark Cuddy.
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The Company Theatre of Rochester’s production of Shakespeare’s timeless JULIUS CAESAR runs March 6-22, 2026, at their 28 Lawn Street Rochester location. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors 60+ and students, and may be purchased through The Company Theatre’s box office, www.thecompanytheatreroc.org/box-office. Special group rates for 10 or more are available by emailing info@thecompanytheatreroc.org.
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Friday, March 13 at the Monroe Golf Club: An elegant evening celebrating community heroes while supporting individuals with disabilities. Honoring Heroes: A Night of Fortune & Fate is a signature fundraising gala benefiting Ability Partners Foundation in support of all Ability Partners agencies ~ CP Rochester, Happiness House & Rochester Rehabilitation Center. Guests will enjoy an immersive evening featuring entertainment, auctions, and meaningful moments honoring individuals and organizations who make a lasting impact in our community. Proceeds support programs and services for children and adults with disabilities across our three agencies.
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Thurs, Mar 12, 6pm: What does it mean to dress “like a woman,” and what does that look like? How do race, class, and occupation change the expectations around the visual representation of womanhood, both in historic fashion and in art? Join Fashion Historian Brandon W. Brooks for a fascinating Fashion & Art DeTOUR, where he will pair fashion history with select pieces from the MAG’s fine art collections.
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Broadway, television, and film star Robert Neary creates an unforgettable tribute to one of the greatest recording artists in history. Two hours packed with 24 classic hit songs, nostalgia, stories, multimedia, and trivia, and a finale that is pure Broadway caliber.
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The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt will be a 3-part series. Please join us for all of the programs in this series or one of them! The first part of this series will be about Eleanor Roosevelt’s birth and the loss of both parents at a young age, her education in London, and Eleanor’s return to America where she meets a young Franklin Roosevelt. This presentation will also focus on Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage life, Franklin’s betrayal, and how polio affected their lives.
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Saturday, March 14 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Celebrate St. Patrick’s season in Downtown Canandaigua during the annual St. Paddy’s Sip & Stroll! Enjoy a festive afternoon strolling the historic streets of downtown while sampling hand-crafted beverages and small bites at more than 25 participating locations—the largest number of stops the event has featured to date. From local craft beers and regional wines to creative mocktails and delicious culinary tastings, there is something for everyone. Completed passports will enter you in a drawing to WIN up to $500 in Downtown Canandaigua Gift Certificates.
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Sunday, March 15, 3pm: Welcome Rochester’s branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (literally, The Association of Musicians of Ireland) as they present an afternoon of song and, if you’ll join us, very beginner-friendly social dancing (none of the high kicks you see in solo dancing). Whether you don your dancing shoes or not, you can count on a thought-provoking presentation on the many contributions of the Irish to the Genesee Valley.
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Lovely local experiences are in your future! |
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