SPECIAL EVENT: Enjoy classic holiday tunes from favorites like the Mannheim Steamrollers, Vivaldi, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra while watching exciting light displays at RMSC’s Holiday Laser Show. 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. $6-$7. 657 East Ave. 271-4320. rmsc.org.
MUSIC: Looking for a place to enjoy a Christmas Eve meal and some music to wash it all down? Head on over to Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa today (199 Woodcliff Dr., woodcliffhotelspa.com) and enjoy the jazz sounds of Bill Slater going solo on the piano. Music starts at 5:30 p.m.
ART: See what Outside the Box Art Gallery has to offer this Christmas at its Holiday Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 6 N. Main St., Fairport. For more information call 645-2485 or email outsidetheboxag@gmail.com.
SPECIAL EVENT: Enjoy Charles Dickens’ characters up close and personal at The Shops on West Ridge’s 19th Annual Dickens Christmas Festival. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 3200 W. Ridge Rd. 368-0670. theshopsonwestridge.net.
Special Event: The Roc City Ribfest runs today, 5-11 p.m., through Monday, May 27, and includes live music, the YMCA kids zone, food and retail vendors, a variety of cook-off competitions featuring teams from across the nation, and even Canada, and the World Bacon Competition.
Art: Check out "Shapes, Light, and Color....An Ode to Architecture," a photography exhibit by Dan Neuberger, held at Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave.) through June 9. Today's hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, call 271-2540 or visit imagecityphotographygallery.com.
Special Event: The Roc City Ribfest runs today, 5-11 p.m., through Monday, May 27, and includes live music, the YMCA kids zone, food and retail vendors, a variety of cook-off competitions featuring teams from across the nation, and even Canada, and the World Bacon Competition.
Art: Check out "Shapes, Light, and Color....An Ode to Architecture," a photography exhibit by Dan Neuberger, held at Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave.) through June 9. Today's hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, call 271-2540 or visit imagecityphotographygallery.com.
Theater: Catch a staging of "The Glass Menagerie" tonight, 8 p.m., at Todd Theatre at the University of Rochester's River Campus. Tickets are $10-$15 and the show continues through May 4. For more information, visit rochester.edu/theatre.
MUSIC: It’s always great to see local musicians coming together for a good cause, and tonight you have a chance to give back at X-Fest, a benefit Concert for the victims of the Newtown tragedy at California Brew Haus (402 Ridge Road West). Over ten acts will be there, music starts at 8 p.m. and costs $5, with all proceeds going to the cause.