Calendar of Events
Geneseo provides residents and visitors with a wide variety of activities that appeal to all ages and interests. Please browse through our many events, which we attempt to keep as current as possible. Our sister website, www.geneseony.org, contains schedules of governmental organizations and meetings.
If you would like to submit an event, click HERE.
Ken White, Dunwarden, n.d.
Exhibition Dates:
October 30–December 7, 2019
Photography: The Landscape: Exterior/Interior
Artist Panel Discussion at 5:30 PM on October 30 during Opening Reception
The SUNY Geneseo Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery is pleased to present this photographic group exhibition about the landscape. It includes both the physical and spiritual interpretations of and in the American landscape. The exhibiting artists are: Denis Defibaugh, Robert Doyle, Carl Hazelwood, Joanna Jennings, John Reuter , Kristine Tenalio, Andy Smith, Dick Thomas, and Edward (Ken) White.
At this exhibit the visitor will experience a range of photographic experiences, from the panoramic views of Robert Doyle’s views of New York to Denis Defibaugh’s Norwegian village Uummanq in Greenland. From Joanna Jennings’ psychological spiritual renderings of historical memory to John Reuter’s sometimes surreal polaroid photographs to Carl Hazelwood’s ubiquitous travel photos from studio windows. What the audience witnesses here is the continuing extension of photography in the hands of and through the eye of mature artist photographers.
Exhibitions are free and open to the public. We look forward to your visit to the gallery. For more information contact Lori Houtz at 585-245-5841 or Cynthia Hawkins at 585-245-5813.
Gallery Hours:
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Fridays & Saturdays: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
From June – October 2018, a series of three art workshops, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, was conducted for migrant farmworkers in eight counties of Western New York. These workshops culminated in an exhibit entitled, “Hand Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers Who Feed Us.”
So often farmworkers are an invisible population in this country, yet they are invaluable to our communities and our economy, These workshops produced a gestalt of various aspects of the individual artists themselves, to pull away the veil, so that they can truly be seen as deeply feeling human beings who are gifted and talented, and dedicated to their families, communities, and their work. This vision for a traveling exhibit was designed to raise the awareness of all viewers toward a clear understanding of the inner and outer lives of migrant farmworkers in eight counties of Western New York. This exhibit also features six poems by Mexican and Puerto Rican participants in our literature program that was funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.
This exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.
All exhibits are free and open to the public. We look forward to your visit to the gallery. For more information contact Lori Houtz at 585-245-5841 or Cynthia Hawkins at 585-245-5813.
Exhibition dates: October 23 – December 7, 2019
On loan from and curated by the Geneseo Migrant Center
Opening: October 23, 5 – 7 PM
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
The program is free to individuals who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Prior registration is not required for attendance.
Sponsored by Livingston County Hospice of the Livingston County Department of Health
Join SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles and Mayor Margaret Duff for an insightful conversation about Geneseo’s strong village-college relationship. Bring your questions and comments for this lively and interactive discussion.
Join us at Origami Club on the second Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 PM (September through June).• Ages 5 and up (adults too)
• All materials provided
• Sponsored by Friends of Wadsworth Library
Ken White, Dunwarden, n.d.
Exhibition Dates:
October 30–December 7, 2019
Photography: The Landscape: Exterior/Interior
Artist Panel Discussion at 5:30 PM on October 30 during Opening Reception
The SUNY Geneseo Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery is pleased to present this photographic group exhibition about the landscape. It includes both the physical and spiritual interpretations of and in the American landscape. The exhibiting artists are: Denis Defibaugh, Robert Doyle, Carl Hazelwood, Joanna Jennings, John Reuter , Kristine Tenalio, Andy Smith, Dick Thomas, and Edward (Ken) White.
At this exhibit the visitor will experience a range of photographic experiences, from the panoramic views of Robert Doyle’s views of New York to Denis Defibaugh’s Norwegian village Uummanq in Greenland. From Joanna Jennings’ psychological spiritual renderings of historical memory to John Reuter’s sometimes surreal polaroid photographs to Carl Hazelwood’s ubiquitous travel photos from studio windows. What the audience witnesses here is the continuing extension of photography in the hands of and through the eye of mature artist photographers.
Exhibitions are free and open to the public. We look forward to your visit to the gallery. For more information contact Lori Houtz at 585-245-5841 or Cynthia Hawkins at 585-245-5813.
Gallery Hours:
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Fridays & Saturdays: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
From June – October 2018, a series of three art workshops, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, was conducted for migrant farmworkers in eight counties of Western New York. These workshops culminated in an exhibit entitled, “Hand Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers Who Feed Us.”
So often farmworkers are an invisible population in this country, yet they are invaluable to our communities and our economy, These workshops produced a gestalt of various aspects of the individual artists themselves, to pull away the veil, so that they can truly be seen as deeply feeling human beings who are gifted and talented, and dedicated to their families, communities, and their work. This vision for a traveling exhibit was designed to raise the awareness of all viewers toward a clear understanding of the inner and outer lives of migrant farmworkers in eight counties of Western New York. This exhibit also features six poems by Mexican and Puerto Rican participants in our literature program that was funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.
This exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.
All exhibits are free and open to the public. We look forward to your visit to the gallery. For more information contact Lori Houtz at 585-245-5841 or Cynthia Hawkins at 585-245-5813.
Exhibition dates: October 23 – December 7, 2019
On loan from and curated by the Geneseo Migrant Center
Opening: October 23, 5 – 7 PM
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Girls Night Out, brought to you by Geneseo Community Main Street!
Registration begins at 4:00 PM at The Geneseo Riviera. (Come at the beginning to sign-up for limited Psychic Readings Group Sessions at Georgia’s Clothes Horse and Yoga Stretch Sessions at Shakti Yoga.) Grab your Swag Bag, Coupon Book and check out Maurices Pop-Up Fashion Shop at The Riviera. Then plan your route and get moving! Enter a Door Prize raffle at any business you stop by. Schedule and details at Facebook event page.
Tickets: $30 / $25 when purchasing 4 or more.
No online ticket sales. Tickets are selling fast! Remaining tickets can be found at…Honeygirl Gourmet, Not Dot Shop, ENVY Salon and Spa, Big Tree Inn, Market on Main Geneseo, Sweet Arts Bakery in Geneseo, Dublin Corners Farm Brewery, Shear FX, Georgias Clothes Horse, Genesee Valley Florist, Valley Liquor Shop, Body & Face By Kristin, Howard Hanna Geneseo, Florence’s Perpetual Estate Sale and Cycle Craze Geneseo,NY.
(If you need multiples, try the businesses at the beginning of this list first).
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Chances and Changes, a local not-for-profit organization serving survivors of domestic violence in Livingston County, New York. 
Indoor Market Dates: October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21 and December 5
Enjoy fresh local vegetables, meat, soap, eggs, honey, baked goods and so much more all throughout late October – early December at the Indoor Farmers’ Market at SUNY Geneseo! Vendors will include Hinz-Sight Goat Dairy, Fire Creek Farms, Dave’s Honey, Randall’s Plants, Sweet Art’s Bakery with more vendors to be added! The market will be located inside the Union Lobby on Thursdays from 4 to 6:30pm. Check out our local farmers and artisans and see their products!
PARKING: Lots B & K are closest to MacVittie Union and are open to the public after 4:30 PM. See this link for the campus parking map and this link for visitor parking information.
Please join us for a talk by Dr. Ben Railton, a professor of English from Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts, who is the author of We the People: The 500-Year Battle over Who is American (Rowan, 2019). This event is co-sponsored by American Studies and the History Department. Books will be available for purchase.
The Constitution begins with those deceptively simple words, but how do Americans define that “We”? In this talk based on his new book We the People, Ben Railton will argue that throughout our history two competing yet interconnected concepts have battled to define our national identity and community: exclusionary and inclusive visions of who gets to be an American. From the Revolutionary period’s debates on African American slavery to 20th-century controversies around Filipino Americans and Japanese internment and 21st-century fears of Muslim Americans (among many other eras and histories), time and again this defining battle has shaped our society and culture. Carefully exploring and critically examining those histories, and the key stories and figures they feature, is vital to understanding America—and to making sense of the Trump era, when the battle over who is an American can be found in every significant debate and moment.
SUNY Geneseo Department of Music Fall 2019 Concert Series
Ken White, Dunwarden, n.d.
Exhibition Dates:
October 30–December 7, 2019
Photography: The Landscape: Exterior/Interior
Artist Panel Discussion at 5:30 PM on October 30 during Opening Reception
The SUNY Geneseo Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery is pleased to present this photographic group exhibition about the landscape. It includes both the physical and spiritual interpretations of and in the American landscape. The exhibiting artists are: Denis Defibaugh, Robert Doyle, Carl Hazelwood, Joanna Jennings, John Reuter , Kristine Tenalio, Andy Smith, Dick Thomas, and Edward (Ken) White.
At this exhibit the visitor will experience a range of photographic experiences, from the panoramic views of Robert Doyle’s views of New York to Denis Defibaugh’s Norwegian village Uummanq in Greenland. From Joanna Jennings’ psychological spiritual renderings of historical memory to John Reuter’s sometimes surreal polaroid photographs to Carl Hazelwood’s ubiquitous travel photos from studio windows. What the audience witnesses here is the continuing extension of photography in the hands of and through the eye of mature artist photographers.
Exhibitions are free and open to the public. We look forward to your visit to the gallery. For more information contact Lori Houtz at 585-245-5841 or Cynthia Hawkins at 585-245-5813.
Gallery Hours:
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Fridays & Saturdays: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
From June – October 2018, a series of three art workshops, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, was conducted for migrant farmworkers in eight counties of Western New York. These workshops culminated in an exhibit entitled, “Hand Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers Who Feed Us.”
So often farmworkers are an invisible population in this country, yet they are invaluable to our communities and our economy, These workshops produced a gestalt of various aspects of the individual artists themselves, to pull away the veil, so that they can truly be seen as deeply feeling human beings who are gifted and talented, and dedicated to their families, communities, and their work. This vision for a traveling exhibit was designed to raise the awareness of all viewers toward a clear understanding of the inner and outer lives of migrant farmworkers in eight counties of Western New York. This exhibit also features six poems by Mexican and Puerto Rican participants in our literature program that was funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.
This exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.
All exhibits are free and open to the public. We look forward to your visit to the gallery. For more information contact Lori Houtz at 585-245-5841 or Cynthia Hawkins at 585-245-5813.
Exhibition dates: October 23 – December 7, 2019
On loan from and curated by the Geneseo Migrant Center
Opening: October 23, 5 – 7 PM
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Free Admission / all are welcome.
Vendor and crafter event.
Featuring Biscuit de Rue Food Truck
Vendors Include
Sew Happy
Paparazzi
Norwex
Usborne Books
Colorstreet
Little Lady Crafter
Tastefully Simple
Lemongrass Spa
Lila Rose
Fly by Night Jewlery and Crafts
Young Living
Many More Handmade Crafters and Vendors!