Ten things to do in the Rochester area this weekend
1. Ralphie’s back at Geva Theatre Center with the second year of A Christmas Story. The play runs through Dec. 27, with tickets ranging from $28 to $65. (585) 232-4382 or www.gevatheatre.org.
2. The Toy Train Collectors Society show is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Diplomat Banquet Center. Admission is $6 ($2 for those under 12 years old). (585) 647-1980 or http://ttcsltd.org.
3. New York City actress Mildred Gerestant brings her “one-woMAN” play, When She Was King, to the third floor theater at the Auditorium Center at 8 p.m. today. The performance is sponsored by the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and Tawa Pano Unity Fellowship Church as part of Transgender Day of Remembrance. $15. (585) 244-8640 or www.gayalliance.org.
4. The MOCHA Center, the Rochester Victory Alliance and several other community groups are sponsoring Hope Takes Action: A Road to Victory for Rochester, a free concert to promote HIV awareness from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday on the fourth floor of the Auditorium Center. (585) 756-2329.
5. Nazareth College Arts Center hosts two children’s theater performances this weekend: The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites will be at 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. ArtsPower National Touring Theatre will stage Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown at 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12 to $17 for both shows. (585) 389-2170 or www.naz.edu/dept/artscenter.
6. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performs Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and more with guest conductor Hannu Lintu and violin soloist Augustin Hadelich at 8 p.m. Saturday at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. $20 to $75. (585) 454-2100 or www.rpo.org.
7. It’ll be rocking Saturday night at Water Street Music Hall. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings will be in the main space at 8 p.m. The Flatlanders will be at the Club at Water Street at 9 p.m. $30 each. (585) 325-5600 or Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
8. La Bande Feufollet’s Cajun sound will fill Harmony House in Webster from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at this Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network event. $15. (585) 727-4119 or www.rochesterzydeco.com.
9. The Rochester Museum & Science Center Women’s Council’s 39th annual Holiday Bazaar Arts and Crafts Show begins at 5 p.m. today and continues Saturday and Sunday at Eisenhart Auditorium. $4 (free to those 12 and younger). (585) 271-1880 or www.rmsc.org.
10. The Kwanzaa Family Bazaar will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Village Gate Square. Free. (585) 271-7010.
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