Take a guided tour of Yuletides past that will warm your heart and soul. Join us again this year at GCV&M for our Yuletide in the Country Tours, coming up on December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, and 17. As you explore the wintry village bedecked in holiday splendor you’ll be invited into vignettes that illuminate the link between today’s cherished holiday traditions and the cultural customs of generations that came before. Theatrical performances will represent the rich history and tradition that newcomers to the region would have shared throughout the 19th century. Highlights include a look at a Polish Christmas Eve Wigilia dinner, a Hanukkah celebration, Watch Night festivities as presented by David Shakes and the North Star Players, and even a visit from that jolly old elf, St. Nick.

The stunning exhibition, Arctic – A Man Under The Ice, An Immersive Journey, is coming to Niagara Falls, NY for a limited time. We invite adventurers of all ages to explore the world of the Canadian Arctic and observe it through the lens of world-renowned diver, filmmaker, and photographer Mario Cyr. This 60-75 minute immersive experience draws spectators into spectacular landscapes in rare and never-before-seen photos and video captured on the expeditions of Mario Cyr, one of the world’s foremost wildlife documentary filmmakers. Visitors walking through this large, immersive exhibition will get to experience the feeling of being on the actual expedition and under the ice to examine the underwater world in a way few people ever will. Walk into the life-sized base camp and join the expedition as the explorer meets his invaluable Inuit guides. In Niagara Falls, NY at the Summit Mall's NISE Exhibition Center Oct 19 - Jan 8.

See dozens of uniquely decorated wreaths on view in the Potter Peristyle.

Released in the summer of 1947, Miracle on 34th Street has nonetheless grown into a perennial favorite, bridging the season from Thanksgiving to Christmas. When the Santa Clause hired for the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade turns up drunk, a jolly, bearded man named Kris (Edmund Gwenn) volunteers for the job. He is so perfect for the job, he is hired as a Santa for the Macy’ store Christmas display and worms his way into the hearts of Macy’s special events director Doris Walker (Maureen O’Hara), neighbor, love interest, and lawyer Fred Gailey (John Payne), and Doris’s daughter, Susan (Natalie Wood). When Kris begins to tell people that he is the real Santa Claus, however, his sanity is questioned and he finds himself in a legal battle to stay out of the sanitarium and restore the hearts of the children of New York City. Nominated for Best Picture at the 1948 Academy Awards, this 75th anniversary screening will touch all members of the household.

The concert series features short organ recitals by Eastman students as part of the department’s ongoing initiative to bring outstanding organ music to the Rochester community.

Learn lifesaving skills to help protect your furry family member. This class is designed to help pet owners provide temporary, urgent care to pets until they can reach a veterinary or emergency clinic. This course is for ages 14 and up.

Showcase recitals are for students of any age or level who are prepared to give their best performance in one of Eastman’s beautiful performance halls!

With all the folderol in our world it is definitely a time for some holiday jocularity. Nothing makes your holidays brighter than a holiday concert by RGMC, this year celebrating its 40th concert season.

Praised for its warmth, lyricism and “infallible instincts” (Philadelphia Inquirer),the Brentano Quartet enjoys successful award-winning performances around the world. Making their Kilbourn Hall debut, the Brentano Quartet’s program pays tribute to Dvorak and his American legacy. Also included are some of the spirituals Dvorak found so moving -works by William Grant Still and George Walker –and short workby Charles Ives and a newer piece by Steven Mackey.

Each Sunday evening at 9 PM, October through April (except December 25), the Schola Cantorum, an ensemble of voices and historical instruments directed by Stephen Kennedy, performs the 30-minute liturgy by candlelight. Organ preludes at 8:50 precede Compline each week. On the first Sunday of each month, a Candlelight Concert at 8:30 precedes Compline.