The Dinner Dogs @ Penfield Amphitheater, July 12
by Sue Cannon
•A KIDS FEST will be held on Thursdays this summer at the Penfield Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Avenue. Performers include The Dinner Dogs on July 12, Bart and Kevin on July 19, the Dady Brothers on July 26 and the Mike Kornrich band on August 2. Call (585) 340-8655p or visit www.penfield. org.
•The COOL KIDS! GREEN KIDS! summer events taking place in Sagawa Park, Main and Erie Streets in Brockport NY, continues with “Ninja Storm!” on July 13 featuring a taekwondo demo team; and with “Book and Mike” night on July 20 where everyone can dance/sing/clap and play along. Call (585) 637-3984.
•GPAS Summer Theatre will be offering its production of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, on July 13 & 14 and 20 & 21 in the Athena Forum Room, 800 Long Pond Road. Call (585) 234-5636 for details.
•MOVIES AT BUCKLAND PARK will provide family screenings of Puss in Boots on July 17 and The Muppets on July 27 in Buckland Park, 1341 Westfall Road. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy! Call (585) 784-5260.
•The LITERATURE LIVE series, which finds characters jumping off the pages of children’s books to meet, greet and pose with youngsters, continues on July 13, 14 & 15 at Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, as Skippyjon Jones, the adventurous Siamese cat, appears. The following week, on July 20, 21 & 22, Lulu The Ladybug Girl, will be there. Call (585) 263-2700.
•An ICE CREAM SOCIAL is planned on July 14 at Tinker Nature Park, 1525 Calkins Road in Henrietta. Enjoy music and free ice cream! Call (585) 359-7044.
•A GALA FAMILY CELEBRATION is scheduled for July 14 in Center Park, Perinton. The event includes a horseshoe tournament, a car show, picnic, waterball, concerts and more. Visit www.perinton.org for details.
•FREE MOVIES IN THE PARKS are provided by the Monroe County Dept. of Parks this summer. On July 17, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (PG-13) will be screened and on July 24, Super 8 (PG-13) will be shown – both at dark in Ontario Beach Park. And, on July 12, Hugo (PG) will be the feature; while on July 19, it will be The Artist (PG-13) that will be shown – both in Highland Park Bowl at dark. Call (585) 753-7275.
•At the GATES FAMILY ICE CREAM SOCIAL on July 18, you can make your own Sundae at the Sundae Bar, and enjoy games and other family activities in Westgate Park. Call (585) 247-6100; or visit www.gatesrecparks.org.
•The CINEMA IN THE SQUARE series of family film screenings in Jackson Square, Batavia, includes the showing of Rio on July 18 and Gulliver’s Travels on August 15. Bring a comfortable chair or blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars. Call (585) 344-0900.
•From July 19 thru 22, the Geneseo Community Players will present ANNIE in Wadsworth Hall, on the SUNY Geneseo campus. Visit www.geneseocommunityplayers.org for details.
•Families can blast off to adventure with an event created just for them by families from the Genesee Community Charter School on July 20 at the Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Avenue. PLANET NEXT: WHERE ARE WE GOING AND HOW WILL WE GET THERE? offers hands-on experiences that explore the challenge of roving the universe. Also on July 20 at the RMSC Planetarium, the CHALLENGER CENTER will be open – offering a high-tech, hands-on simulation of a voyage to Mars! Children must be at least 7 to join in; and those 7 to 10 need to be accompanied one-to-one by an adult. Call (585) 697-1942.
•On July 20 thru 22, Victor Education Center Auditorium, located at 953 High Street in Victor NY, will host the Summer Stage production of DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. Sponsored by Victor recreation, the event will feature young actors from the region under the direction of John Barthelmes and Kaitlyn Zorn. Call (585) 742-0140.
