Fri18Sep
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September 2026
Friday, September 18
Fri18Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Early Childhood Music Class
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 2 dates
Fri18Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Early Childhood Music Class
1:30 PM to 2:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 2 dates
Saturday, September 19
Sat19Sep
Sat19Sep
Music, arts and comedyFree
StART with a Story with Special Guest Reader Jazmín Dreas
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
Sat19Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Faculty Artist Series: David Bowlin, violin, and Tony Cho, piano
7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Sunday, September 20
Sun20Sep
Sun20Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Sunday Matinees at NAZ: Andreas & Haydn
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Nazareth University, Beston Hall at Glazer Music Performance Center, Rochester
Sun20Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Eastman Presents: Mivos Quartet: Celebrating Steve Reich: The String Quartets
3:00 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Tuesday, September 22
Tue22Sep
Music, arts and comedyFree
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Tue22Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Faculty
7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Wednesday, September 23
Wed23Sep
Music, arts and comedyFree
Eastman Wind Ensemble with guest Colleen Bernstein, percussion
7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester
Friday, September 25
Fri25Sep
Music, arts and comedyFree
<em>Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season</em> - Members’ Opening Party
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
Fri25Sep
Music, arts and comedy
POSTPONED - Rochester Celebrity Organ Series (RCORS) with Cherry Rhodes, concert organist
7:30 PM · Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
Saturday, September 26
Sat26Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Faculty Artist Series: Eastman Virtuosi I
7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Sat26Sep
Sunday, September 27
Sun27Sep
Sun27Sep
Music, arts and comedyFree
Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day 2026
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
Sun27Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Opening Night: Dvořák’s New World Symphony
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester
Tuesday, September 29
Tue29Sep
Music, arts and comedy
Faculty Artist Series: Brock Tjosvold, collaborative piano, with Kyrsten Chambers Jones, mezzo-soprano, and Ryan Hardcastle, viola
7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Ongoing in September
Exhibitions and runs longer than a week, listed once.
Until25Oct
Music, arts and comedy
Fischli & Weiss: The Way Things Go
Through Oct 25 · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
Until31Oct
Music, arts and comedy
Stride and Gesture
Through Oct 31 · International Art Acquisitions, Brighton · 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Until31Oct
Music, arts and comedy
Remain Present
Through Oct 31 · International Art Acquisitions, Brighton · 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Until3Jan
Music, arts and comedy
Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season
Through Jan 3 · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
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