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October Events

tricks & treats, and spooky fun to be had in the Finger Lakes

Celebrate Halloween all month-long at October Events

Fall is in full swing this month.  No tricks here, just tons of fun events and even the scent of grapes or apples being pressed in the air! Whether you want to take a hay ride, enjoy the fall foliage or find a place to get spooky, we’ve got all the best October events just for you!

Check back often as more events are added throughout the year!

November - 2021
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Events for October 31, 2021 x
Fairy Magic at The Strong's Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden
Fairy Magic in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden at The Strong

Take a magical stroll through Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden at The Strong Museum. Listen to enchanting music as you walk among hundreds of butterflies and whimsical flowers, and check out fairy house doors by local artist Chris Pallace and Kevin Serwacki*. Garden fees apply.

 

*Presented in memory of Carol D. Simmons.

Varick Winery Pumpkin Chuckin'
Varick Winery Pumpkin Chuckin'

Release your tensions by hurling pumpkins with a giant slingshot on weekends in September and October.  Large groups may schedule an appointment to hurl pumpkins on other days.

Fall, Fire & Wine
Fall, Fire & Wine

Those looking to continue the Oktoberfest dining revelry but shift gears from German classics can check out Smoketoberfest at Radisson Hotel Corning, October 5th through the 9th.  This 2nd Annual event will feature smoked food and drink menus at both Market Street Social and Grill 1-2-5.   Items include smoked vodka martini, smoked gin and tonic, smoked Manhattan, smoked jalapeno butternut squash soup, smoked cheddar and potato perogies, smoked pulled pork BBQ sliders, smoked beef brisket sandwich, smoked salads, smoked fish, smoked chops, and more.  Reservations are available by contacting 607.962.5000 ext 127.  

Rhapsody In Black image
RHAPSODY IN BLACK | Encore Virtual Performance

The Clemens Center and John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc. 2021-2022 Family Connex Series presents

RHAPSODY IN BLACK | Encore Virtual Performance

Free Educational On Demand Streaming Event for High School and College Students

Available for Streaming Monday, October 18 – Sunday, October 31, 2021

Free through reservation. To reserve a spot, please contact Janice Slocum at 607-733-5639 x777 or janices@clemenscenter.org.

Recommended for high school and above. Video with captions available upon request.

 

Thanks to the vision and funding of the John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc., the Clemens Center was able to join 12 other notable theatres* across the United States to commission this important and timely performance, and offer it to youth and educational institutions in our area FREE of charge.

Written & Performed by LeLand Gantt
Directorial Consultant Estelle Parsons
Developed at Actors Studio

“I’m just trying to start a conversation.” — CREATOR LELAND GANTT

Written and performed by LeLand Gantt and developed at NYC’s Actors Studio by Estelle Parsons, Rhapsody in Black is a one-man show that explores LeLand’s personal journey to understand and eventually transcend racism in America. We follow his life story — from an underprivileged childhood in the ghettos of McKeesport, Pennsylvania to teenage experiments with crime and drugs to scholastic achievement and an acting career that land adult LeLand in situations where he is virtually the only African-American in the room. His efforts to cope with the various psychological effects of consistently being marked “The Other” is recounted in remarkable and exquisitely moving detail, guaranteed to leave lasting impressions. Multiple elements combine to give Rhapsody its super-powered emotional punch, many of them concentrated in the incredible persona of its star.

Charming, self-deprecatingly funny, linguistically awesome, LeLand Gantt imbues every word that falls from his mouth with all the passion and poignancy of a preacher speaking the Gospel. This is partly because he’s confronting heavy subjects, but mostly because he believes so firmly in his message that it’s impossible for it to emerge any other way. In his own words, “Objective truth strikes a chord.”

Please note that this show explores the topic of racism, and includes sensitive and difficult situations and language.

 

Made possible through the generous support of the John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc.

*The 13 American Performing Arts Institutions to Commission Rhapsody in Black Virtual Performance: AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, TX; Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY; Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH; Clemens Center, Elmira, NY; Cincinnati Arts Association, Cincinnati, OH; Goodwill Theatre, Johnson City, NY; Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE; Lied Center of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Mahaiwe Performing ArtsCenter, Great Barrington, MA; Ordway Center, St. Paul, MN; Playhouse Square, Cleveland, OH; Stockbridge Theatre, Derry, NH

Dog Man: The Musical logo
Dog Man: The Musical | Virtual Event

A Clemens Center Mary Tripp Marks School-Time Series production
presented by TheaterWorksUSA  

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

Available for Streaming Monday, October 25 – Sunday, November 7, 2021

 

Book & Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Music by Brad Alexander
Direction and Choreography by Jen Wineman

Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious new production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants.

Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard could it be?

With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters.

The show is written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, who collaborated on the Emmy-winning series Peg + Cat on PBS, TheaterWorksUSA’s Click, Clack, Moo, and the upcoming Clifford The Big Red Dog on PBS and Amazon. Jen Wineman directs and choreographs.

Curriculum Ties: Language Arts, Music, Science, Social Studies

Recommended for Grades 1 – 5

Show Length: 60 minutes

Purchase information:

For Schools:  Cost for schools is $60/classroom.  Each class must be registered.  A fillable Order Form for Schools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment or Purchase Order must be received before the link and password will be sent.

For Homeschools and Individuals:  Cost for Homeschools and Individuals is $6/household.  A fillable Order Form for Homeschools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment must be received before the link and password will be sent.

Please contact Janice Slocum, School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 x 777 or janices@clemenscenter.org

Harvest Twilight sparkling cocktail.
Halloween Weekend at Damiani

Join us Halloween weekend (Saturday and Sunday) for fantastic wines and super treats.

First, show up in costume either day and we'll reward you with 10% off your wine purchase.

Second, Jeremy has brewed a special Bollicine-based sparkling cocktail called Harvest Twilight. It's scary good!

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Sunny Days and Night Tree | Sensory Friendly Virtual Performance

The Clemens Center and John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc.
2021-2022 Family Connex Series presents
SUNNY DAYS and NIGHT TREE
Sensory Friendly Virtual Performance

Available for Streaming Monday, November 1 – Sunday, November 21, 2021

 

A MAGICAL TWO-PART FILM

SUNNY DAYS:

Feel, hear & smell the world around you. Roll in the long grass, scrunch it beneath your fingers & take a long deep breath. Sunny Days encapsulates the magic of being free, of moving with abandon, and playing in the outdoors. A dance film for little explorers.

NIGHT TREE:

Every year, in the middle of winter, we go into the forest to find our tree. Our special tree. We bundle up so we’re warm, with hats, gloves, shoes and coats. We travel through the trees. Among the leaves and muddy puddles. Listening to the birds sing. And watching for animals.
Come into the woods and dance as we go on a gentle, sensory journey through the beautiful wintery forest to find a very special tree…Squelch through mud, sip hot chocolate, and play amongst the pines! Night Tree is a magical two-part film based on Eve Bunting’s book of the same name.
The films are available with or without audio description and creative captions.

A note about Creative Captions
The company has worked with The Johnny Luu to animate and illustrate the narration of the films for young D/deaf audiences or anyone who enjoys reading and singing along!

Based on NIGHT TREE by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Rand. Text copyright © 1991 by Eve Bunting. Adapted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Key Themes: Nature and the Natural Environment, Movement, Imagination, Curiosity and Animals

Recommended for Grades Pre K – 3 

Show Length: 45 minutes with no intermission

 

Purchase information:

For Schools:  Cost for schools is $60/classroom.  Each class must be registered.  Please contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment or Purchase Order must be received before the link and password will be sent.

For Homeschools and Individuals:  Cost for Homeschools and Individuals is $6/household.  Please contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment must be received before the link and password will be sent.

Please contact Janice Slocum, School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 x 777 or janices@clemenscenter.org

 

John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc. 2021-2022 Family Connex Series
The carefully-curated programs in the five-show Family Connex Series will help connect families to the Clemens Center by attending together, and promote family conversation, critical thinking, and the simple enjoyment of the live performing arts.

Events for November 1, 2021 x
Dog Man: The Musical logo
Dog Man: The Musical | Virtual Event

A Clemens Center Mary Tripp Marks School-Time Series production
presented by TheaterWorksUSA  

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

Available for Streaming Monday, October 25 – Sunday, November 7, 2021

 

Book & Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Music by Brad Alexander
Direction and Choreography by Jen Wineman

Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious new production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants.

Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard could it be?

With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters.

The show is written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, who collaborated on the Emmy-winning series Peg + Cat on PBS, TheaterWorksUSA’s Click, Clack, Moo, and the upcoming Clifford The Big Red Dog on PBS and Amazon. Jen Wineman directs and choreographs.

Curriculum Ties: Language Arts, Music, Science, Social Studies

Recommended for Grades 1 – 5

Show Length: 60 minutes

Purchase information:

For Schools:  Cost for schools is $60/classroom.  Each class must be registered.  A fillable Order Form for Schools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment or Purchase Order must be received before the link and password will be sent.

For Homeschools and Individuals:  Cost for Homeschools and Individuals is $6/household.  A fillable Order Form for Homeschools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment must be received before the link and password will be sent.

Please contact Janice Slocum, School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 x 777 or janices@clemenscenter.org

Corning Museum of Glass building in the fall
Veteran's Free November

To show appreciation for their service to our country, all military veterans will receive free admission to The Corning Museum of Glass through the month of November. All others in the veteran's party are welcome to enjoy 15% off of their regularly-priced admission. Remember, kids and teens 17 and under are always free!

Sunny Days and Night Tree image
Sunny Days and Night Tree | Sensory Friendly Virtual Performance

The Clemens Center and John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc.
2021-2022 Family Connex Series presents
SUNNY DAYS and NIGHT TREE
Sensory Friendly Virtual Performance

Available for Streaming Monday, November 1 – Sunday, November 21, 2021

 

A MAGICAL TWO-PART FILM

SUNNY DAYS:

Feel, hear & smell the world around you. Roll in the long grass, scrunch it beneath your fingers & take a long deep breath. Sunny Days encapsulates the magic of being free, of moving with abandon, and playing in the outdoors. A dance film for little explorers.

NIGHT TREE:

Every year, in the middle of winter, we go into the forest to find our tree. Our special tree. We bundle up so we’re warm, with hats, gloves, shoes and coats. We travel through the trees. Among the leaves and muddy puddles. Listening to the birds sing. And watching for animals.
Come into the woods and dance as we go on a gentle, sensory journey through the beautiful wintery forest to find a very special tree…Squelch through mud, sip hot chocolate, and play amongst the pines! Night Tree is a magical two-part film based on Eve Bunting’s book of the same name.
The films are available with or without audio description and creative captions.

A note about Creative Captions
The company has worked with The Johnny Luu to animate and illustrate the narration of the films for young D/deaf audiences or anyone who enjoys reading and singing along!

Based on NIGHT TREE by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Rand. Text copyright © 1991 by Eve Bunting. Adapted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Key Themes: Nature and the Natural Environment, Movement, Imagination, Curiosity and Animals

Recommended for Grades Pre K – 3 

Show Length: 45 minutes with no intermission

 

Purchase information:

For Schools:  Cost for schools is $60/classroom.  Each class must be registered.  Please contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment or Purchase Order must be received before the link and password will be sent.

For Homeschools and Individuals:  Cost for Homeschools and Individuals is $6/household.  Please contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment must be received before the link and password will be sent.

Please contact Janice Slocum, School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 x 777 or janices@clemenscenter.org

 

John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc. 2021-2022 Family Connex Series
The carefully-curated programs in the five-show Family Connex Series will help connect families to the Clemens Center by attending together, and promote family conversation, critical thinking, and the simple enjoyment of the live performing arts.

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01
Jul 2021
Thru
31
Oct 2021
Take a magical stroll through Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden at The Strong Museum.
115 Howell Street (to museum's parking garage and entrance)
11 a.m.
(585)-263-2700
02
Jul 2021
Thru
22
Oct 2021
Enjoy a unique tour with a lunch focused on food and wine pairing. You’ll begin by sipping our welcome wine while you enjoy an in-depth tour of the vineyards and winemaking facility, which overlooks Seneca Lake.
670 State Route 14
11:30AM
(315)-536-4616
04
Sep 2021
Thru
31
Oct 2021
Release your tensions by hurling pumpkins with a giant slingshot on weekends in September and October.  Large groups may schedule an appointment to hurl pumpkins on other days.
5102 State Route 89, Cayuga Lake Wine Trail
9:30am
(315)-549-8797
07
Sep 2021
Thru
31
Oct 2021
Those looking to continue the Oktoberfest dining revelry but shift gears from German classics can check out Smoketoberfest at Radisson Hotel Corning, October 5th through the 9th.
125 Denison Parkway East
(962)-500-0127
02
Oct 2021
In 1981 Hunt Country Vineyards began as a winery.  In 1988, the Hunt's began the tradition of our Annual Harvest Festival to celebrate the winery and the harvest.  Join us this year for the 33rd Annual Harvest Festiv
4021 Italy Hill Rd.
10:00am
(315)-595-2812
02
Oct 2021
Saturday, October 2, 2021 For details and the most update-to-date information, visit Walk to End Alzheimers
295 North Main Street
02
Oct 2021
Enjoy a family friendly, day-long celebration of the harvest in the Finger Lakes!
West Main Street
12:00 PM
(607)-535-3003
02
Oct 2021
Thru
03
Oct 2021
Celebrate the bountiful Western NY harvest as the Museum shines in its finest fall colors!
1410 Flint Hill Rd
10:00am
(585)-538-6822
05
Oct 2021
Thru
09
Oct 2021
Those looking to continue the Oktoberfest dining revelry but shift gears from German classics can check out Smoketoberfest at Radisson Hotel Corning, October 5th through the 9th.
125 Denison Parkway East
(962)-500-0127
13
Oct 2021
MTI’s All Together Now!
6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn, NY 13021
1:00pm
(315)--25-5-17