May 19, 2015 Canandaigua Connected ENewsletter

Busy times ahead: Vote and get ready to kick off the summer because the Memorial Day weekend is almost here! Remember those who fought and died for our freedom. It is time to get the red, white, and blue out!

 

Cast your vote Tues, May 19 on the school budget, purchase of new transportation vehicles, board of education election (one seat for 5 year term), and Wood Library proposition to increase funding, 7am-9pm. 

 

Vote at the Elementary School, Link Gymnasium: if you live in the City or in the Town of Canandaigua in voting district 1, 2 or 3 or if you live in East Bloomfield, Gorham, Hopewell, or Farmington: Vote at the Elementary School, Link Gymnasium

 

Vote at the Cheshire Fire Hall: if you live in the Town of Canandaigua in voting district 4, 5, 6, or 7 or if you live in South Bristol or Bristol.

 

If you missed last week's summary of the candidates, here it is again:

John McGuire - A family physician with Thompson Health, John is currently the president of their medical staff. He served in the U.S. Air Force and on various local boards to benefit the community. He has two daughters who attend Canandaigua Academy. "I believe that a school board should be comprised of individuals with various backgrounds and experiences. I like to analyze issues from all different angles to take conflicting information and come out with educated decisions. I appreciate and applaud success, but realize at times we can learn even more from our setbacks. We must always strive for improvement and the status quo should always be challenged."

 

Cheryl Birx - A retired Canandaigua Academy teacher (31 years), Cheryl also served as president of the Canandaigua Teachers Association for 14 years. She served on numerous committees and held advisory and booster club positions. She has two daughters who graduated from Canandaigua schools. "As CTA president, I negotiated contracts and worked with district administrators during difficult financial times.  The history that I have with the district gives me the ability to contribute immediately when making decisions because I know where we have been and where we plan to go.  I will use my experience working with administrators, staff, Board members and the community to continue to provide a quality education for our students, which will improve our community."
 

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LIVE & LOCAL!

 

The Inn on the Lake, THE SANDBAR, 394-7800

Fri, May 22 -Banned From The Tavern, 7-11pm

Sun, May 24 - John Carter, 4-8pm

 

Jose & Willy's, 905-0017

Fri, May 22- DILF, 8pm-12am
Sat, May 23 - Call for info

Sunday, May 24 - Meyer & McGuire, 3-6pm

Mon, May 25 - Jam with Hakeem (Moonshine Margaritas all day/night), 8p-1am. 

 

Pickering Pub, 396-9060

Tues, May 19- Karaoke

Sat, May 23- DJ

  

The Upstairs Bistro, NYWCC, 394-7070 

Fri, May 22- Craig Snyder & Paul McArdle, 7-10pm
 
Shenanigans, 394-8301

Sat, May 23 - Rust Bucket

 

Nick's Chophouse, 393-0303

Fri, May 22- Piano Duo - The Way I Am, 6:30-9:30pm

Sat, May 23- Piano Duo - The Way I Am, 6:30-9:30pm

 

Rio Tomatlan, 394-9380

Wed, May 20 - Speakeasy Society (spoken word performances and open forum poetry readings), 7:30-10pm

 

Oasis East, 905-3268

Call for this weekend's band info

 

Peach's, 905-3039

Sat, May 22- Open Mic, 6-9pm

 

96 Grill & Lounge, Farmington, 742-2244  

Tues, May 19 - Car and bike night with DJ, 6pm

Wed, May 20 - Guitars and Stars After Party with Joel Page Acoustic, 9pm-1am

Thurs, May 21 - Ladies Night Trivia

Fri & Sat, May 22 & 23-  DJ Tyler Hayes debut, 9 til close 

 

Brew & Brats at Arbor Hill, Naples, 374-2870

Fri, May 22 - Andy Webster (open mic), 6-9pm

Sat, May 23 -Jack Jones, 6-9pm

 

Café Sol, Route 64, Bristol 229-2233

Sat, May 23 -Lisa Winter, 7-9pm

 

The Naples Hotel, 374-5630

Thurs, May 21- Open mic w/ Casey Bloom, 9pm

Fri, May 22- Karaoke, 9pm-1am

Sat, May 23 - John Carter , 9pm

  

Waterside Wine Bar, Phelps, (585) 752-1634

Fri, May 22 - Peace n Blues, 8-11pm

Sat, May 23- Charlie Ellis, 8-11pm

PARADE INFO!

1. Memorial Day

Canandaigua will host its parade at 10am Mon, May 25th. Participants will assemble at 8am at the American Legion Post 256 on North Main Street. The parade will go down Main Street, turn right onto West Gibson Street, then right onto North Pearl Street, ending at Woodlawn Cemetery, where a service will begin  at 11 a.m. 
 

2. 4th of July
 Celebrating the theme "My Chosen Spots," the parade will feature participant's favorite spots from around the City of Canandaigua. The 2015 parade will set up at 9am on July 4 with step off at 10am. Awards for:

Outstanding Musical Unit, Outstanding Float, and Best Theme. There will also be an award given by the Grand Marshall and the Junior Judges, as well as the Mayor's Community Spirit Award.


 

Parade applications will be accepted through June 5, 2015. Click here to submit your group! 

 


Open Tech Hours with Teen Tech Tutors. Tuesdays & Thursdays | 2:30-4:00 PM
Have tech questions? Stop in and get some answers. First come, first served!

Author Visit: Marci Diehl | What You Don't Know Now
Thursday, May 21 | 7:00 PM
Join us in welcoming local author Marci Diehl to Wood Library. The author will discuss her novel, What You Don't Know Now (Merge Publishing), and take questions from the audience. Books will be available for purchase ($15.99).
VOTE Tuesday, May 19 / 7:00AM-9:00PM.  Proposition #3 will appear on the May 19 Canandaigua City School District ballot.  It asks voters to authorize a levy increase of $12,000 in community-based funding for Wood Library.  This is a 1.97% increase over the base amount of $610,000 approved by voters in 2014.  Learn more about Proposition #3 here.

Wood Library's 5K, Fun Run and Story Walk-Early bird registration ends June 8.  Here's a 5K event that's for everyone-walkers and runners, strollers, and families. Proceeds from this July 11 event will support Wood Library's fun summer-time activities for youth.  Register today at woodlibrary.org/5K

Canandaigua Fitness May Schedule!

Check out our $5 and FREE fitness classes!

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  Come try our new menu items and lower prices on food and drink! Nick's Chophouse takes pride in bringing a city vibe to our small town, complete with live piano music 6:30-9:30pm on the weekends.  Check them out and experience the best cuts of meat, quality wines and eclectic martinis all at a reasonable price! $5 well drinks, $7 martinis, $3 Blue Light, Corona, Molson Canadian and Michelob Ultra.

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SPRING DERBY LADIES OPEN! May 31, 2pm 

 

Contact The Pro Shop to sign up or click here for more info!
585-396-2200 x 1

Entry Fee:
$30 Members
$45 Non-Members

Includes golf, cart, snacks, and tee prizes for longest drive, closest to the pin, and closest to the line 

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Stop down this weekend to see Casa de Pasta's BRAND NEW covered patio! A new roof, wonderful breeze and the great outdoors will surround you and the best homemade Italian cuisine. We are now open on Sunday, Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday 5-9pm and 5-10pm on Friday and Saturday.

Finger Lakes Academy: A Classical Charter School 

 

Our next information session is at the Waterloo Community Center on Tuesday, May 26th, 6-7:30pm. Please join us. 

 

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18th Annual Yarger Memorial Scramble

Saturday June 13th 10:30 tee times. Victor Hills Golf Course. Golfers pay $120 for 18 holes, cart, unlimited lunch, beverages on course, steak dinner, picture, trophies and tee gifts. 144 golfers allowed, first come, first serve, registration closes May 20th. Sponsorships start at $100. For information call Bill Yarger @585-978-1192. Proceeds benefit the Fralick Cardiac Rehab & Fitness Center at Thompson Health.   


Author Marci Diehl will be signing her book: What You Don't Know Now
  
Published by Merge Publishing.
  
There will be a discussion about writing, Q & A, then book signing.
  
This Thursday, May 21, at Wood Library, 7-830 pm

GOT SCRAP?

A metal recycling fundraiser will be held on Sat, May 30 and Sun May 31 by the Canandaigua Lions Club to raise funds for their many service projects in the community. Dumpsters will be in place next to Tom Wahl's on Route 332 in Canandaigua  9am-5pm on those two days to accept old appliances, scrap metal, cans, etc. (no old electronics, please). If you are unable to bring your metal that weekend, please call 585-729-4533 to arrange a pickup the week prior to the event. The Canandaigua Lions Club plan and conduct a variety of community and humanitarian projects locally, including participation in Lions KidSight USA, which provides early detection vision screenings to safeguard the sight of children aged six months through six years old, and a Kids Fishing Derby at the City pier each summer! 

The Canandaigua City School District is seeking nominations for its Canandaigua Academy Graduates of Distinction program. Scientists, Humanitarians, Engineers, Artists, Writers, Inventors, Educators -- the Graduate of Distinction designation is the District's highest honor for lifetime achievement by its graduates.

 

The District plans to hold an induction ceremony for a new group of Graduates of Distinction on September 25, 2015, part of Homecoming Weekend festivities. Canandaigua Academy Graduates of Distinction are exemplary citizens. They have distinguished themselves at the highest level in their communities, their professions and their careers. A total of 73 CA Graduates of Distinction have been inducted in the 20 years since the program was initiated in 1995. Their plaques are displayed in the CA entry hallway. There have been no inductions since 2011.

 

The District invites family members, alumni and community members to submit a nomination for a new Canandaigua Academy Graduate of Distinction. For nomination information and form, click here.


 

Nominations will be accepted until May 29, 2015. Selection will be in June by an anonymous Selection Committee of community residents. 

 

 


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Celebrate Rose and Dinner & A Movie!


 

Join us in the Sands Gallery as we celebrate the perfect warm weather wine - Dry Rosé! Culinary samplings, too! $10 in advance. WEd, May 27, 6-8pm.  Click here for more info!

 

Dinner & A Movie: Chef

Enjoy a night out with dinner and a movie with wine and cuisine inspired by the movie, Chef. Fri, May 29, 6:30-9pm.  Click here for more info!

 

 

FLCC cuts tuition for summer basic skills classes

Finger Lakes Community College has cut tuition by more than 60 percent for summer classes designed to strengthen new students' reading, writing and math skills in preparation for college work.

 

Tuition for developmental studies in math and a combined reading and writing course will be reduced. Costs for most classes will drop from $501 to $195, including fees.

 

This summer, FLCC is offering a total of 24 developmental studies classes at the main campus; campus centers in Geneva, Newark and Victor and online. Summer classes are held for about four weeks; FLCC has three summer sessions running from May 26 to June 19, June 22 to July 16, and July 20 to Aug. 13.

Details about these summer courses are available online at www.flcc.edu/dst. For questions about registration, contact the One Stop Center at (585) 785-1000.

 

FLCC piloted the reduced tuition program last year, and Deborah A. Cochran of Victor was among the first to sign up.

 

Read more about her story here.   

Short term Summer Memberships available at the Y - Memorial Day to Labor Day. If you're coming to Canandaigua for the summer or just want to stay fit, come on in!

 

Get Wet this summer with Summer Swim Lessons at the Y & at Kershaw Park!

 

Play Day a bus trip away. Join our Active Older Adults for a summer bus trip to the Corning Museum of Glass on July 9.

 

 

  
 


'Friends for Flo' This Wednesday at CMG

The Spirit of Women Program at UR Medicine's Thompson Health is sponsoring "Friends for Flo," the first annual Women's Health Night hosted by the Canandaigua Medical Group, 335 Parrish St., on Wed, May 20, at 6:30pm.  Physicians, nurse midwives and a nurse/certified lactation consultant from the Ob/Gyn Department at CMG will share information on a number of topics, including abnormal bleeding, menopause, dense breast tissue and more. Refreshments will be served. Please bring a donation of feminine supplies or $5 to go to Canandaigua Churches In Action, to help women who cannot afford feminine hygiene products.  

 

'Back to Work Breastfeeding Class' May 28

The Birthing Center at UR Medicine's Thompson Hospital is hosting a "Back to Work Breastfeeding Class on Thursday, May 28, 7 - 9 p.m. Expectant and new mothers are invited to learn more about pumping, storing breastmilk, introducing bottles, New York State breastfeeding laws, breastfeeding in a daycare setting and more. The cost is $10. For more information and to register, call (585) 396-6497. 

 

 

"Victorians at Play" will be presented by a panel of experts on the history of the Thompson family of Sonnenberg during the late 1800s and early 1900s.   For the past five years this panel, a group of historians and archivists, have studied andtranscribed  diaries,  letters,  ledgers,  newspaper  articles,  and  other  relevant documents.  This  presentation  will  focus  on  popular  recreational  activities  of Victorian  times  and  how  the  Thompsons  participated.   Known  for  their philanthropies, the Thompsons gifts to the community and beyond for recreation will be discussed.  The panel thanks the Ontario County Historical Society and Sonnenberg Archives for access to their collections to unfold the Thompson story. The admission fee will help support the newly formed Education Committee of Sonnenberg which will provide for future programs.

Spring and Summer 2015 - The Shape that feels great!

Thought that you could not wear sandals due to needing orthotic supports or have Plantar Fasciitis? Stop on down to see the new styles of Spenco Footwear Sandals with Total Support Technology. Spenco Footwear has sandals that not only provide support , but make a fashion statement as well.

Check out the colors for this season and get a pair ( or 2) so your feet will be comfortable all season. If you can't find a size or style in the
store, special orders are available.
 

Stop by Canandaigua the Medicine Shoppe (66 West Ave) and ask our knowledgeable staff about the insole that is right for you.  purchase some today.
 


Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival: Take a closer look

Whether you like to paint, want to learn about art or just look at great paintings, the Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival is meant for you.

Like to paint? Join the Community Paint Out, a competition open to local artists from 9th grade and up on Saturday, June 13, in downtown Canandaigua. For information, click here.

Like to learn about painting? Consider a free lecture by Valerie Balint, "In Search of A 'Truer Nature': The Influence of John Ruskin and British Artists on American Plein Air Painting" on Sunday, June 7, at 1 p.m. at Finger Lakes Community College. Get details by clicking here.

Want tips on painting? Plein Air Festival judge Nancy Tankersley will host a workshop on "Keeping It Fresh," June 15-17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Canandaigua. Registration is required by clicking here.

Just looking? View the final works by more than 40 artists at the Public Exhibit and Sale at Sonnenberg Gardens Sunday, June 14, from noon to 4 p.m. Entry is free! Click here.

 

Local Lawn Party for a Great Cause! Join your neighbors!
All are welcome.  Click here for more info....

Get Involved, Canandaigua!


 

Town of Canandaigua Republicans.

The Canandaigua City Democratic Committee

Kickoff the 2015 local election year w/ FULL BREAKFAST BUFFET & BEVERAGES! Sat, June 6 (9-11am) at the American Legion. $15 or 2 for $25! (585) 953-5651 Click here for more info.

 

Interested in joining the City of Canandaigua Republican Committee? Please contact Dudley Purbeck. Next meeting is at The Inn on the Lake, May 27th at 6pm.

 

Town of Canandaigua Democrats

Click here for more info or email us.

 

Conservative Party meetings:  Click here for Facebook page with meeting dates.

 

Canandaigua Tea Party Meetings are the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month. Click here for details.

 

Canandaigua School Board meetings, click here.

 

Please join the Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua for a membership open house on Tuesday June 16th at 530 pm at Inn on the Lake. Have fun,  join Kiwanis! Help your local community.  It's all about helping kids and seniors locally. Like us on Facebook to be updated on our events. 


 Canandaigua Lions Club Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 7:00p (Sept-June) At Wegmans Market Cafe, Captains Quarters, 345 Eastern Boulevard, Canandaigua, NY 14424

 

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Plein Air - June 10-14th

  Click on picture for all the details!