SPECIAL EVENT: Hurd Orchards (17260 Ridge Road, Holley) will host a Peaches and Cream Luncheon today at 12:30 p.m. in a celebration of ripe peaches and the end of summer. Call for ticket prices and to RSVP: 638-8838, hurdorchards.com.
LECTURE: Genesee Community College (Conable Technology Building, 1 College Rd., Batavia) will host a free Civil War lecture entitled "Man or Monster? Prophet or Madman?Reconsidering General William Tecumseh Sherman" tonight at 7 p.m. For more information, call 343-0055 x6616, email dsutherland@genesee.edu, or visit civilwaratgcc.wordpress.com.
ART EXHIBIT: Link Gallery at City Hall (30 Church St.) is hosting "Jazz: The Spirit of the Moment: Photographs by Jim Allen," which depicts decades of jazz greats. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and the show continues through September 10. For more info, call 271-5920.
SPECIAL EVENT: Get cozy with some knitting buddies at Knit Clique, the free knitting/crocheting drop-in at Brighton Memorial Library (2300 Elmwood Ave.), held noon-2 p.m. today. Info: 784-5300.
MUSIC: Time to bring the thunder! After yesterday's day of rain, celebrate the end of summer with some reggae jams courtesy of Thunder Body. The group's weekly Medicine Wednesday jam party at Abilene Bar and Lounge (153 Liberty Pole Way) starts up at 9:30 p.m., entry runs $6-$10, and all other info can be found at abilenebarandlounge.com.
MUSIC: If you'd rather be awash in the blues then wash them away, the Buford Duo will be playing its mix of blues and rock at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (99 Court St.) tonight for a free show. Grab some ribs, pull up a seat, and enjoy some tasty musical stylings. Tunes start at 9 p.m., and dinosaurbarbque.com has all the details.
MUSIC: Coming to the ROC live from the Big Apple, Here for Now will be playing the Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave.) tonight. Local bands Autoverse and Mammal is a Mountain open up the night, tunes start at 9 p.m. and tickets will run $6-$8. Check bugjar.com for all the information.
Special Event: Dicky's (791 Meigs St.) will host an Arrested Developement Trivia Night & Costume Contest & Chicken Dance Off tonight, 7 p.m. Admission is free, and prizes will be awarded. COME ON! For more information, call 730-8310 or visit facebook.com/DickysRochester.
Lecture: The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House (17 Madison St.) will host an event in their Monday lecture series today, during which Dr. Alison Parker
Special Event: Preview the brilliance of the coming generations at the Finger Lakes Regional Invention Convention, hosted by Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Ave.) on Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The event is included in museum admission ($11-$13). For more info, call 697-1942 or visit rmsc.org.
Special Event: The 12th Annual Rochester Dachshund Parade will take place Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m.-noon, at Washington Square Park (Washington Square at South Clinton Ave.) Admission is free, and costumes are encouraged! For more info, visit dachshundparade.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.
Special Event: Dicky's (791 Meigs St.) will host an Arrested Developement Trivia Night & Costume Contest & Chicken Dance Off tonight, 7 p.m. Admission is free, and prizes will be awarded. COME ON! For more information, call 730-8310 or visit facebook.com/DickysRochester.
Lecture: The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House (17 Madison St.) will host an event in their Monday lecture series today, during which Dr. Alison Parker
Special Event: Preview the brilliance of the coming generations at the Finger Lakes Regional Invention Convention, hosted by Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Ave.) on Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The event is included in museum admission ($11-$13). For more info, call 697-1942 or visit rmsc.org.
Special Event: The 449th Birthday of William Shakespeare will be celebrated with a benefit event for MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave.) tonight at 7:30 p.m. Pay what you can and enjoy a night of scenes, speeches, songs, and sonnets by William Shakespeare, presented by...
Special event: Brighton High School (1150 Winton Rd. South, Brighton) will host World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day 2013 on Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.m.