Enjoy a cello and harp concert by neighbor Ben Krug and Grace Browning, RPO musicians.  They will be putting on a family-friendly presentation on Saturday, March 26th from 1-2 pm.  Refreshments following the performance.  All are welcome!

A Sunday afternoon visit.…

With 250-year-old oaks, and other old growth forest inhabitants, visit with the SW Garden Group on May 26.  Meet at 3 PM on top of Cobbs Hill, at the bulletin board on the right.  Please RSVP to msweetla@frontiernet.net so we know who to wait for.  Also observe art on old water towers.  Should last about an hour.  Note there are some gentle hills we will  be traversing.  Hope to see you there!  

See Sept/Oct issue of (585)magazine for this article on how volunteers have renovated the historic Rochester graveyard, under the stewardship of our friend John Curran.  John is a member of the 19th Ward Community Association's History and Archives Committee.  As the opening sentence says, "one of Rochester's best-kept secrets is a pioneer cemetery in the 19th Ward."  

Read history of the cemetery and recent…

Here is some exciting news!

https://ffrplapps.libraryweb.org/arnett-murals?PFR=485&fbclid=IwAR28DKd2Ai6xy4ifu5MF-1kL7qzMpQdDP2WDc4hmJCaGvfdM6wjCD7XKLAA

Retrieved from the Arnett Branch Library Facebook page:

Check out this cool 30-sec. spot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbwYcG0gaww

In case you missed the parade or news of it on Ch. 10, here's a link to a D&C article, including photos from the parade.…

 The author of Love Like Sky, Leslie Youngblood, will be visiting the Arnett Branch Library today:

https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/5543508?hs=a

Recently, 19th Ward Community Cats brought in over a ton of clothing and household goods for its “Stuff the Truck” fundraiser. With a cash donation, the total earned was $485. Plans are to make this an annual event. Thank you to all who helped and donated.

This year has brought an explosion of kittens! The group purchased a kitty condo on wheels, foldable, with two doors and three shelves to care for some of them. Terri has recruited 2 more foster homes to help with our surplus of…

Mayor Warren's State of the City Address includes a focus on schools, community development, and policing. 

After laying out a vision of hope,…

Do you want to spread the word on how much you love your favorite library? This is the week to do it! The Rochester Regional Library Council is taking nominations for their Library of the Year Contest. Eligible libraries can be found under various headings. The Arnett Branch  and the Phillis Wheatley Libraries, for instance, are found under the Monroe County Library System Libraries button. :) Here is the link to vote:…

The Southwest Tribune ran an excellent interview of…

Bill Nichtauser's going away party is now on video:  https://youtu.be/jDxxjjsTe48

There was great music and a great time celebrating Bill !

     Date: August 9, 2018

     Place: Amphitheater at Brooks Landing, Plymouth and Brooks, near the Staybridge

Don't know what to do with all of those snapshots from adventures spent together? Why not make your own photo album! In this workshop, we will work in pairs to personalize and bind our own book to bring home! Couples can expect to work together to paste, sew and fold as a team to create a timeless album that will hold their memories for a lifetime. Feel free to bring in any of your own photographs sized 8x10" and smaller, along with any other two-dimensional form of memorabilia! 

This…

Did you know that you can vote for Arnett Branch Library or the Phillis Wheatley Community  as the 2018 Public  Library of the Year? If you click on the Monroe County Libraries button at this link you will find the Arnett and  Wheatley Branch Library options: https://rrlc.org/services/advocacy/libraryoftheyear/