Name: Bebop to Bach
Start: 2026-10-04
End: 2026-10-04

The Campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is home to multiple top-end collegiate sports facilities and premier venues. With a large field house, competition pool, multiple arenas, and luxury event spaces the University Arenas venues can accommodate a wide array of sporting events and high-end events. University Arenas is comprised of the Godon Field House, the Gene Polisseni Center, the Lobozzo Alumni House, Tait Preserve and the University Gallery. The Gordon Field House is a 160,000 square foot center that includes a 60,000 square floor field/event venue, an aquatic center for competition and recreation, a fully equipped fitness center, and meeting space. The Gene Polisseni Center is a 112,400 square foot multi-purpose facility seats a capacity crowd of 4,300 fans which includes an ice rink, the RIT Athletic Hall of Fame, luxury suites, club longue, and concessions. Also, the Gene Polisseni Center is home to the university’s Division I Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams. The Joseph M. Lobozzo Alumni House is an impressive space with eye-catching design, high-end technology, and top-of-the-line comfort and amenities. Available for RIT campus use and the outside community, the House is an ideal space to host intimate gatherings or spacious events of up to 120 people. The University Gallery features curated exhibitions that showcase the work of professional alumni, faculty, esteemed national and international artists and designers. The University Gallery can accommodate events up to 150 people in seated for a meal or 200 people for lecture style seating. While Tait Preserve is only open to RIT community members and their guests. The preserve sits on 170-acres with a 60-acre lake and is RIT’s premier destination for special events, academic research and agricultural production. Featuring the stunning Leenhouts Lodge and a beautiful landscape of hills, forests and water, the Tait Preserve provides unique opportunities for the RIT Community to engage with the natural world.

University Venues at RIT

Since 1958, Fabulous Flowers has been Rochester, NY's leading flower and gift shop for occasions throughout Monroe County. Family owned and operated by the Dougherty's, the shop boasts a talented staff of award-winning designers. Fabulous Flowers is located at 217 West Ridge Road across from Eastman Business Park.

Fabulous Flowers and Gifts

Italian, seafood & steakhouse restaurant with 80-year-old recipes. Join us for dinner or call us to cater your private party and/or meeting at our location or yours! We can bake custom cakes for your special event. Our restaurant has a full-service bar and we have outdoor seating, weather permitting. We are also handicap accessible with ample parking. Visit us on Facebook and https://www.restaurantji.com/ny/webster/nuccis-italian-seafood-and-steak-house-/

Nucci's Italian, Seafood & Steakhouse

Taste the next chapter of Horizons, the heralded restaurant inside Woodcliff Hotel & Spa. Horizons Modern Kitchen + Wine Bar features a seasonally inspired menu of refined American fare, composed of local and thoughtfully sourced ingredients. Situated atop the county's highest point, our dining room boasts a stunning view, where the rolling pastoral hills of the Finger Lakes meet the bustling cityscape of Downtown Rochester.

Horizons Modern Kitchen & Wine Bar

Special Touch Bakery is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to provide training and employment in the community to people of all abilities. Proceeds from Special Touch Bakery benefit Holy Childhood, a non-profit, non-denominational agency. Both organizations inspire the lifelong success of people with intellectual and development disabilities.

Special Touch Bakery

Witness 50 years of wine making from graft to glass at Casa Larga Vineyards. Tours, tastings, special events facility, unique gift shop and cafe . Open 7 days a week. Home to the New York State Ice Wine and Culinary Festival every February, to the Purple Foot Grape Stomping Festival every September, to the Craft Vendor Holiday Market in November and to Rochester's original Patio Parties every Thursday evening from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Casa Larga Vineyards Inc.

Backwoods by Kettle Ridge Farm is the outdoor music, food and drink experience in Fairport NY that everyone is talking about. The 30-acre wooded venue features a shipping-container bar, live music stage, wood-fired grill station, covered pavilion, hiking and biking trails, and children's natural playground. Come relax in one of the rustic Adirondack chairs or at a picnic table and listen to some of the best local, regional, and nationally-touring performers you'll see anywhere. Amazing vibe, family-friendly, and dog-friendly. Check out the website at www.BackwoodsKRF.com and sign up for the email newsletter to stay on top of schedule and hours.

Backwoods by Kettle Ridge

Bill Gray's is Home of the "World's Greatest Cheeseburger" A Hometown Favorite since 1938. 14 locations in Rochester and Still Growing! Voted Rochester's Best Burger and Fish Fry for 13 years!

Bill Gray's

The Union Tavern, formerly the Reunion Inn, is located in the beautiful historic Sea Breeze neighborhood. Opening June, 2019, this New England style tavern features delicious food, cold drinks and a warm and welcoming atmosphere! Our menu consists of delicious, seaside favorites, ample appetizers for many to share, hearty comfort food and home-style entrees. Cocktails are a delightful mix of classic and creative, something old and something new. We have a large variety of beer, wine and cider featuring some of our local favorites!

The Union Tavern

Ever wanted to pack it in and head south like the lyrics of a Jimmy Buffet tune? Just visit Marge’s Lakeside in Seabreeze, NY. Open all year long, Marge’s is more than just a beloved dive bar on Lake Ontario, but a piece of Rochester’s history whose walls show a visual timeline of the patrons and parties that have made it a destination since the 1960’s. From the tiki bar and summer sunsets to warm winter weekends next to ‘Rochester’s Best Jukebox’, you don’t have to pack anything to get away from it all.

Marge's Lakeside Inn

Rochester, NY, is the third-largest metropolitan area in New York State, nestled along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. With a proud sports tradition, Rochester is home to iconic teams like the Rochester Red Wings (MiLB), Rochester Americans (AHL), Rochester Knighthawks (NLL), and Flower City Union (NPSL). Our vibrant sports culture thrives across all levels, from youth clubs and high schools to elite collegiate programs, creating a strong, year-round foundation for athletic excellence.

The Rochester NY Sports Commission champions Monroe County through the power of sports tourism. By attracting championships, invitationals, and tournaments across a wide range of disciplines, we help fuel the region’s economy and enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. Each year, Rochester welcomes a growing roster of sporting events, showcasing our top-tier facilities, supportive community, and dedication to teamwork on and off the field.

We invite event organizers, rights holders, and sports professionals to discover why Rochester and Monroe County are ideal destinations for your next competition or tournament. Let’s play in Rochester!

Visit Rochester

Sunday, October 4 at 2 pm at The Harley School, families with children ages 2–10 are invited to Bebop to Bach, a free, lively introduction to music that gets kids listening, moving, and exploring. Young audiences can groove to jazzy tunes, take part in interactive activities that highlight instruments and musical concepts, and then get an up-close look at the instruments during a special petting zoo. Designed for children and their parents, this engaging performance is open to the public and offers a fun, hands-on way to experience music together.

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