Events
Crafty Hours
Friday, November 21, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
We're doing happy hour a little different! Join us on the third Friday of each month, September through December, from 5:30 to 7:30 for CRAFTY HOURS! Bring a project with you (or just tour the gallery's latest exhibit) and a drink to sip while you craft if you'd like. We will have limited beers and wine available too!
Upcoming dates in 2025: November 21, December 18.
All are welcome. No registration required.
Fifth Sunday Open Mic
Sunday, November 30, 1 pm to 3 pm.
Another in the series of literary arts happenings with time and space on the microphone for songs, music, short stories and poems. You are invited to show our audience what you’ve been working on.
Featuring readings by poets Douglas Curry of Rochester and Scott Williams of Buffalo.
DOUGLAS CURRY is a native New Yorker, born in Harlem and raised in the Bronx. He is a 1974 graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Since 1982 he has been the radio host and voice of “Blacks&Blues” produced regionally at www.theroute.org and from the Midwest at www.wdcb.org. He has been a contributing writer and poet performing regionally in Buffalo, Auburn and particularly at Rochester venues: the Memorial Art Gallery, Writers & Books, The Visual Studies Workshop, Hochstein Performance Hall, as well as at local libraries and open mic poetry readings. Douglas chooses not to self-publish but prefers to contribute to online outlets and to share at public readings.
SCOTT WILLIAMS is a native of Baltimore, MD, holds a PhD. from Lehigh University and taught Mathematics at SUNY Buffalo for 32 years. He has enjoyed being a Fullbright Professor in Prague, Czech Republic and Beijing, China. He has always been interested in the arts and was a member of the Rochester Folk Art Guild (as a blacksmith) for several years. He has published in Coffeehouse, Rundelania, and Juniper Poetry. He recently published his first book of poems, Gamblers Woods, from Baltimore’s Wilson Park with Moonstone Press of Philadelphia, PA.
Fifth Sunday Open Mic. appears each time a month has a fifth Sunday, four times in 2025. It is funded by The Dove Block Project and curated by Stephen Lewandowski. It is open to the public and free. Light refreshments will be served. Enjoy!
For more information contact Steve at stachu14512@gmail.com or (585)554-4899.
Come to perform or just to listen. No registration required, but performers should arrive at 12:30 to sign up for a time slot.
Artwalk
Saturday, December 6, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Stop in for a great selection of arts and crafts at The Dove Block Project during the Holiday Artwalk. This year will feature a screen printing table where you can bring your own items to be printed with the Dove t-shirt design for free. A great way to share The Dove Block Project during the holiday season with family and friends.
All are welcome. No registration required.
The Arc Ontario: Creative Expressions
The first Monday of each month, the Creative Expressions Team from The Arc Ontario visits the Dove Block. Creative Expressions is a comprehensive service/therapeutic experience that fosters creativity through visual arts, music, and horticulture, encouraging individual to expand upon traditional methods of communication and interaction in an educational environment.
Creative Expressions is designed for people seeking to improve their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social skills by expressing themselves in a variety of creative ways, while getting involved in their community.
They offer an Art Program that gives individuals access to a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, book arts and digital animation by guided by our art specialist.
The Music program offers a wide range of musical experiences to promote the health and well-being of individuals by enhancing and transforming their lives.
Our Horticulturist provides experience using the senses to experience various aspects of gardening.