Drum Corps World Championships

Dozens of the world’s best all-age drum corps will participate in the Drum Corps Associates 2010 World Championships on September 3 thru 5 here in Rochester. Smaller group performances are scheduled at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center and Radisson Riverside Hotel on Friday night. Both venues offer great acoustics, good food and drink – and a drum corps block party outside! Field events will take place on Saturday and Sunday at Marina Auto Stadium, 460 Oak Street. Visit www.dcacorps.org for full details; and call (888) 300-6910 for tickets.

Summer Concert Series…

•Village Gate Square at 274 N. Goodman Street, continues its 14 Fridays at the Village Gate summer series on August 27 with a performance by the Airplay Vaudeville Revue; and concludes on September 3 with a concert by John & Mary (See our Coming to Town section.). Call (585) 271-3354; or go to bopshop.com for further details.

•In the City of Rochester, the final Bands on the Bricks concert of the season at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union Street, will feature The Druids on August 27th. Call 311 for details in the City of Rochester; or call (585) 428-6907 outside City limits.

•Concluding the Performances at Honeoye Lake summer concert series, presented by the Honeoye Public Library at the Gazebo on Main Street (Rt. 20A) in Honeoye on August 27 at 7 p.m. will be the 60s girl group, It’s My Party. Call (585) 229-5020.

•The final Park Point Concert Series performance of the summer will be on August 27 at Park Point, Jefferson Road & John Street. 50/50 will present a Styx, REO, Journey Show with Brass Taxi & Small Town. The event is a benefit for Veteran’s Outreach. Go to parkpointrochester.com for details.

•Beaver Creek Bluegrass presents the final concert in the Vitale Park Summer Series on August 29. The park is located at 5829 Big Tree Road (Rt. 20A) in Lakeville NY. Call (585) 346-3710.

More Concert Notes…

•The Colonial Belle, docked at 400 Packets Landing in Fairport NY, invites fans to Jimmy Buffett Night on August 30. Listen to the sounds of Mr. Fred Vine as you cruise the Erie Canal at 7:30 or 9:30 p.m. Call (585) 223-9470 to make a suggested reservation.

•The Tuesday Members’ Showcase Series offered by Golden Links opens on August 31 with a concert in 12 Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 Winton Road South. Performing at this one will be Bill Thomas, Julie Clayton, Tom Taylor, and Fred Vine. Visit www.goldenlink.org for details.

•On August 29, the Traveling Cabaret marks its milestone 20th birthday with the performance of “An Afternoon of Song, Dance & Comedy” at the Irondequoit Town Hall Gazebo, 1280 Titus Avenue. Call (585) 336- 6070 for details.

•As part of the “Inspired by Moonlight” series presented by the Canandaigua Lake Music Festival, “A Night Lit Only By Moonlight” will be presented on August 27 at Zion Fellowship, 5188 Bristol Road in Canandaigua. Music by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Sheng and Schoenberg will be featured. Next, on August 29 at the same location, “ A Moonlit Romance” will be offered featuring music by Dvorak, J.S. Bach and Schumann. Call (585) 690-1220.

•The September laser show at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue, will be The Beatles in Laser Light. Enjoy multi-sensory renditions of a host of Beatles hits – “Love Me Do,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “The Long and Winding Road” as brilliant argon and krypton lasers fill the dome with dazzling color patterns. Call (585) 271-1880.