ONGOING

According to "Anthony Luncheon Lecture Series" www.susanbanthonyhouse.org. Susan B. Anthony House. 585-235-6124. Specific Dates 1/9, 2/13, 3/13.

Stardust Ballroom Dance Series every Tuesday. Edgerton Community Center. 585-428-6769.

Italian Baroque Organ. www.mag.rochester.edu. See the only full-size antique Italian organ in North America with its 600 pipes and lavishly decorated 22-foot case. Memorial Art Gallery. 473-7720.

Going for Baroque. Every Sunday in January & February. Recitals on the Baroque organ. Memorial Art Gallery. 473-7720.

JANUARY

Thunder Nationals January 6 - 8. www.bluecrossarena.com. Includes Monster truck competition. Blue Cross Arena. 585-232-1900.

Rochester STEPOFF January 16. www.rochesterstepoff.org. Monroe County Fair and Expo Center. 585-334-4000.

Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series January 18. www.rmsc.org. Meggan Craft on the Serengeti Lion Project. Rochester Museum & Science Center. 585-271-1880.

Disney on Ice Monsters Inc. January 18-22. www.bluecrossarena.com. Blue Cross Arena. 585-758-5300.

Making American Music Series -January 18. www.strongmuseum.org. Performance series for adults. "Reminisce in Four-Part Harmony." Strong Museum. 585-263-2700.

Rochester Annual Manufacturers RV Show and Sale January 19-22. www.rrcc.org. Rochester Riverside Convention Center. 585-232-7200.

Groundhog Day Festival January 28. www.greecechamber.org. Food, beverages, chainsaw carving demonstrations, birds of prey, Frisbee golf, children's ice fishing, a relay race in the snow and many other fun family events. Held at the Greece Canal Park, off of Elmgrove Rd., in the Millennium Lodge. Greece Chamber of Commerce. 585-227-7272.

Extreme Materials January 29 - April 9. www.mag.rochester.edu. Garden hoses, pencil shavings, fish skins, carrots, rubber tires, eggshells, smog…these are a few of the unorthodox substances you'll see in this new exhibition. Memorial Art Gallery. 585-473-7720.

FEBRUARY

David Copperfield February 2. www.rbtl.org. Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Auditorium Theatre. 585-222-5000.

Rochester Boat Show February 2-5. www.rrcc.com. Rochester Riverside Convention Center.585-232-2700.

"Extreme Sundays" February 5. www.mag.rochester.edu. All ages will enjoy free admission, hands-on art activities, live music and tours of the exhibition "Extreme Materials." Memorial Art Gallery. 585-473-7720.

History Talks-30 Years: My Favorite Stories. February 9. www.gcv.org. Director Emeritus Stuart Bolger shares his favorite stories-one from each decade about the Genesee Country Village & Museum's opening. Valley Manor Apartments. 585-770-1954.

Book Fair and Concert February 11 www.hochstein.org. Hochstein's annual Barnes & Noble Book Fair and Concert. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Pittsford Plaza. 585-454-4596.

Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series February 15. www.rmsc.org Tim Gallagher-Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Rochester Museum & Science Center. 585-271-1880.

Making American Music Series February 15. www.strongmuseum.org. Performance series for adults. "A Jazz Quartet Plays the Legends."Strong Museum. 585-263-2700.

Black History Month Celebration Sunday, February 19. www.mag.rochester.edu. Enjoy music, guided tours of the Gallery and more in celebration of Black History Month.Free with Gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery. 585-473-7720. Baroque Organ Showcase February 19. www.mag.rochester.edu. William Porter, professor of harpsichord and organ improvisation at the Eastman School of Music, gives an hour-long recital on the Italian Baroque organ. Memorial Art Gallery. 585-473-7720.

Dutch Connection February 6 - February 20 www.eastmanhouse.org. The Dutch Connection: George Eastman's Conservatory in Winter Bloom. Experience springtime in mid-winter, as the house is decorated with flowers just the way George Eastman did it! George Eastman House. 585-271-3361.

Loaf and Ladle February 8. www.grangerhomestead.org Lunch or supper served at the Homestead or delivered to your home or office. Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum, Canandaigua, New York. 585-394-1472.

Globetrotters in Town February 11. www.ticketmaster.com. Blue Cross Arena. 585-232-1900.

Susan B. Anthony Birthday Luncheon February 14. www.susanbanthonyhouse.org. Rochester Riverside Convention Center. 585-235-6124. Reservations Required.

Antique Show February 18- 19. www.domecenter.com. Genesee Promotions Antique Show. Monroe County Fair and Expo Center. 585-334-4000.

Home Improvement Auction February 18 - 19. www.domecenter.com. Monroe County Fair and Expo Center. 585-334-4000.

Brian Regan February 24. www.rbtl.org. Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Auditorium Theatre. 585-222-5000.

Home Fair Expo 2006 February 24 - 26. www.domecenter.com. Monroe County Fair and Expo Center. 585-334-4000.

Mardi Gras Celebration February 24-26. www.villagetaverninn.com. All the fun of Mardi Gras in the heart of the Finger Lakes-enjoy costume parade, wine tour and party in the Village of Hammondsport. 607-569-2528.

Animal Art Expo February 25, 2006. www.senecaparkzoo.org. Animals at Monroe County's Seneca Park Zoo have been busy creating art to be sold at the Animal Art Expo, an event to benefit the zoo's chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK). Seneca Park Zoo. 585-336-7200.

MARCH

Rochester International Auto Show March 1-5. www.rrcc.org. Rochester Riverside Convention Center. 585-232-7200.

"Extreme Sunday" March 5. www.mag.rochester.edu. All ages will enjoy free admission, hands-on art activities, live music and tours of the exhibition "Extreme Materials." Memorial Art Gallery. 585-473-7720.

2006 Orchid Show March 9 - 12. www.sonnenberg.org. Sonnenberg Gardens, Canandaigua, New York. 585-396-7433.

St. Patrick's Day Parade March 11. www.rochesterparade.com. Downtown Rochester. 585-234-5167.

Rochester Arts and Lectures Series: Audrey Niffenegger March 16. www.artsandlectures.org. Some of the nation's most distinguished artists and authors. Downtown United Presbyterian Church. 585-546-8658.

Annual March Booksale March 16-19. www.libraryweb.org. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County. 585-428-8322.

Gardenscape March 16-19. www.rochesterflowershow.com. Come to Gardenscape and enjoy 24 beautifully landscaped gardens and 75 Market Place vendors of plants and gardening accessories. Monroe County Fair and Expo Center. 585-334-4000.

Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series March 22. www.rmsc.org. Josh Smith Ph.D.-Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt. Rochester Museum & Science Center. 585-271-1880.

100th Anniversary of Susan B. Anthony's Death March 25. www.susanbanthonyhouse.org. The house will present a commemoration of Susan B. Anthony's life, work and legacy. Hochstein School of Music. 585-279-7490.

Making American Music Series March 22. www.strongmuseum.org. Performance series for adults. "The Long Steel Rail: American Railroads in Song and Story." Strong Museum. 585-263-2700.

Rochester National College Fair March 24 & 25. www.rrcc.org. Rochester Riverside Convention Center. 585-232-7200.