High Falls News

1. Groups across the region have events planned today and Saturday for the Fourth of July. . The city of Rochester has a celebration on the Main Street bridge, between St. Paul and State streets, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with fireworks at 10 p.m. 2. The city of Rochester is also unveiling its new Celebrate One City laser light show at High Falls at 10 p.m. today. (The best place to watch is from the Pont de Rennes pedestrian bridge.) 3. Take a step back in time with the 19th Century Style 4th of July Celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford. Call (585) 538-6822. 4. This year's free Shakespeare at the Bowl production is Hamlet . It opens at 8 p.m. today at the Highland Park Bowl, with a show on Sunday, too. Call (585) 234-7840 or go to www.rochestercommunityplayers.org. 5. The 14 Fridays free concert series at the Village Gate courtyard continues from 6 to 8 p.m. today with Greg Townson . Go to www.bopshop.com. 6. The gallery community continues its First Friday series from 6 to 9 p.m. today. For details, go to www.firstfridayrochester.org. 7. Broadway and patriotic songs are on the program for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's "Red, White and Boom" concert at 7:30 p.m. today at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Hopewell. The Rochester City Ballet also will perform. Tickets are $15 to $50 (free for those 12 and younger). Go to www.rpo.org or call (585) 454-2100. 8. The Burns Sisters folk group opens the Summer Concert Series at Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, Tompkins County, at 7 p.m. Saturday. There's a $5 parking fee. Call (607) 387-6739 or go to nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkId=93. 9. Valentino: The Last Emperor , a documentary chronicling the success of fashion designer Valentino, while exploring intimate aspects of his life, is at 8 p.m. today and 5 p.m. Saturday at the George Eastman House's Dryden Theatre. Tickets are $7 ($5 for students). Call (585) 271-3361 or go to www.dryden.eastmanhouse.org. 10. The Sterling Renaissance Festival opens its season this weekend. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 16. Tickets are $24.95 ($14.95 for those ages 6 to 12). Call (800) 879-4446 or go to www.sterlingfestival.com.

The city of Rochester July Fourth Fireworks and 175th Fanfare, with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, is from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Main Street bridge between St.

The city of Rochester at 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday is unveiling a new laser and fireworks show in the High Falls Heritage District.

A ribbon cutting was held recently to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Depuy Canal House.

Mixed incoming housing available as city tries to transform High Falls from entertainment to residential.

The new owners of Genesee Brewing Co. have given the St. Paul Street brewery a new look.

Straub Beer is no longer only available in bottles. Sales of 12 ounce aluminum cans of Straub's Premium Beer began this morning at 8:30 a.m. at Straub Brewery in St.

Rich Lozyniak is a graduate of the UR's Simon School, so when he arrived here earlier this year to run High Falls Brewing Co., he was no stranger.

Get Flash to see this player. Location: High Falls is located on the west side of the Genesee River, just north of the Inner Loop and downtown business district.

The rough stone building at 208 Mill St. in Rochester's High Falls District has had nearly as many lives as a cat.

A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the finale of a weekend-long party to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Depuy Canal House restaurant in High Falls.

You can tell that an exhibition's got gravitas and heavily anticipated oomph when a roomful of the region's A-list artists start sniping about who did and didn't get in.

When the City of Rochester wanted to take the old Brown's Race Market Building in a new direction, Tony Gullace and Stuart Baker started planning an a oeevent space.a a oeWeddings, banquets, bar mitzvahs, first communions...you name it,a Baker said.

If you're looking for a vantage point to watch the flotilla on the Hudson River today as part of the quadricentennial celebration, the Rhine cliff Hotel is hosting a Flotilla Viewing Party from its riverside patio and porch.

There's a big investment being planned by the new owners of the Genesee Brewery.

" High Falls Brewery is getting ready for a multi-million dollar renovation. New owners, North American Breweries, are investing 10-million dollars in the brewery.

NEW PICS: Matthew McConaughey , his partner Camila Alves and their baby boy Levi Alves McConaughey spent Memorial Day together as family.

Jay Leno Reflects on 'Tonight Show' Reign Jay Leno is saying goodbye to "The Tonight Show" after almost 20 years, and he's opening up to ET about stepping down from the show, and turning it over to new host Conan O'Brien . "I'm glad that it's going to Conan; it couldn't go to a better person.

Stuart Low began as a violinist and linguist before defecting to journalism. He currently writes classical music reviews and covers theater and the visual arts.

June 4: The Hochstein at High Falls summer concert series, held at 12:15 p.m. on six Thursdays, kicks off with the Po'Boys Brass Band.