What's going on in SW Rochester Thursday August 22nd - August 31st

Thursday- August 22nd

RocRead Day at the Rochester Red Wings  - Every city school student who voluntarily reads a book and brings an adult to the August 22nd game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs who brings a completed RocRead form will receive a free book from the Rochester Educational Foundation, along with two free tickets to the game.

8:30 AM – 3 PM – Rochester Employment Training and Career Fair – workshops related to employment training. Topics will include effective cover letters and resumes, finding jobs and internships, applying and testing for civil service jobs, interview techniques and strategies, using the internet to search for job openings and preparing for a career fair – Staybridge Suites

2:00 – 3:00 PM - Board Gaming Time - Arnett Library

4:30 PM – City Council Work Session – City Hall Room 208 A

6 PM – Father’s Heart Ministry Food give away – Brown and Main

6:30 – 8:30 PM – This Life (live music) - 1872 Café

6:30 – 9:30 PM – King: A filmed record…from Montgomery to Memphis – Gandhi House.

 

Friday – August 23rd

9 AM – 4 PM - Rochester Employment Training and Career Fair – attendance at meeting on August 22nd required – Staybridge Suites

 

Saturday – August 24th

9 AM – A Call to Women of Color Social Gathering – Genesee Valley Park - Roundhouse

11:00 AM – 7 PM – Jefferson Ave. Business Association Extravaganza 2013 – Jefferson Ave between Cady St. and Tremont St. – featuring Nate Rawls & S.W.A.N Band., Stimulus, True Soul, ROC BOTTOM Poetry Collective, Deborah Cox & Friends, The Network Steppers, Charlie Wells & Voices of clouds, The new gospell times, Futcha Steele, The New Image Band, the Finest Steppers, and more.  Food Vendors, Health Providers, Rec on Wheels, Arts and Crafts, Soul Food, and more. – Jefferson Ave between Cady St. and Tremont St.

Noon – 4 PM – WDKX Back to School Rally and Free Backpack Give Away - Ridge Clinton Plaza, 1711 N. Clinton Ave

1:00 – 1:30 PM – Storytime – Arnett Library

1 – 4 PM – James A Dobson Back to School Event - James A Dobson Apartments

 

Sunday – August 25th

 

Monday – August 26th

10:30 - 11:15 AM - Foodlink Curbside Market - Thurston YMCA

11:45 - 12:30 - Foodlink Curbside Market - Kennedy Towers - 666. S. Plymouth

Noon – 3 PM – Literacy Navigator is at the Arnett Library to help with paperwork, health forms, school forms, job and housing applications, understanding your bills, and finding community resources.

6:00 PM -  Susan B Anthony Neighborhood Walk starting at the statue in Madison Park

8:00 PM – Voice of the Citizen – Budgeting for Public Safety – Edgerton Community Center Stardust Ballroom – 41 Backus St.

 

Tuesday – August 27th

11:15 – 11:45 – Story Time – Arnett Library

11:45 - 12:30 - Foodlink Curbside Market - Kennedy Towers - 666. S. Plymouth

4:00 – 7:30 PM – Westside Farmer Market

6:00 PM - Changing of the Scenes Neighborhood Walk starting at the Rock Garden in Changing of the Scenes (corner of Troop and Clifton)

6 PM – MVP Health Care Tuesday Night Guided Bike Tours – Genesee Valley Park Pool

6:00 – 8:00 PM – Rochester School Board Candidate Forum – Frederick Douglas Resource Center

 

Wednesday – August 28th

11:45 - 12:30 - Foodlink Curbside Market - Danforth Towers- 140/160 West Avenue

Noon – 4:00 PM – Monroe High School Back to School Kick-Off

 

Thursday – August 29th 

5:30 PM – RCSD Board Special Meeting (expected to convene in Executive Session) – 131 West Broad Street – Conference Room 3A

6 PM – MVP Health Care Thursday Night Nature Hikes – Susan B Anthony House

6 – 8 PM – Free Sports Physicals – University of Rochester School of Medicine, 415 Elmwood Avenue (for 1st 150 students)

6:30 – 8:30 PM – Live Music - 1872 Café

 

Friday – August 30th

 

Saturday – August 31st

1:00 – 1:30 PM – Storytime – Arnett Library

 

If you want to make a change in SW Rochester, one of the most important things you can do is vote.  This page is not about promoting any specific candidates but it heavily promotes voting.  The more registered voters in SW Rochester and the more people actually vote, the more attention we get from our local, state, and national leaders and political parties.

The Primary Election is Tuesday, September 10th. Polls open from Noon to 9 PM.

The General Election is Tuesday, November 5th.  Polls open from 6 AM to 9 PM

In SW Rochester, we will be voting for:

County Court Judge

2 Family Court Judges

Sheriff

County Legislature - Districts 17 & 19

Mayor of the City of Rochester

2 City Court Judges

5 At large City Council Members

3 Members of the City School Board 

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ABOUT THE 19TH WARD

19th Ward Community Association
Rochester City Living
RocWiki.org

 

ANIMAL RELATED SERVICES

To report animal cruelty, call 911 or  THE ANIMAL CRUELTY HOTLINE: (585) 223-6500

City of Rochester Low-income Spay/Neuter for pet Dogs and Cats

Rochester Community Animal Clinic - low-income spay/neuter for pet dogs and cats, and feral cats

PAWS, Inc.Providing Animal Welfare Services

City of Rochester Adopt a Dog or Cat

Lollypop Farm, The Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County 

 

BUYING A HOME IN THE 19TH WARD

Homesteadnet.com

City of Rochester Property Information

Rochester City Living

Trulia Listed Homes For Sale

UR Home Ownership Program

Zillow listed homes for sale

COMMUNITY LINKS

Arnett Public Library

Brooks Landing

City of Rochester 

John Lightfoot, Monroe County Legislator,District 25

Loretta Scott, City Council President, At Large

LaShay D. Harris, South District

Genesee Valley Park

Metro Justice

RGRTA Bus Information

Minority Reporter

SouthWest Tribune

Rochester Green Living

ROCSPOT

Sector 4 Comm. Developmant Corp

Savor Life Radio Show

Teen Empowerment

WDKX Urban contemporary 103.9 FM

WRUR 88.5 UR and WXXI partnership  88.5 FM

Southwest Family YMCA

UR Gov. & Community Relations


EDUCATION

Rochester Prep Charter School

U.S. Dept. of Education

 

FAITH COMMUNITY

St. Monica Church


BUSINESSES

El Latino Restaurant
D and L Groceries
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron
Jim Dalberth Sports
Menezes Pizza
TOPS Friendly Markets
Staybridge Suites

OUTREACH AND SERVICES

Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning (CPLP)

Dealing with Lead
Drug Activity
Healthy Blocks
HEAP NY Home Heating Assistant
Home Safety Tips    LifeTimesAdultDay Health Care
Medicare
NeighborWorks Rochester
Parking / Abandoned Vehicles
2-1-1 Social Services
ACT Rochester

OTHER

Genesee Co-op FCU

3/50 Project

South Wedge Ning

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