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ArtSpace36 offerings for teens, adults ArtSpace36, the College’s gallery in downtown Canandaigua at 36 S. Main St., offers exhibits and programming all year long, often in cooperation with other community organizations. Here’s a rundown. EXHIBITS The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors can also view the adjoining Gallery 32, operated by the Ontario County Arts Council. YOUTH PROGRAMMING Letters & Lattes is an opportunity for youth ages 15 to 22 to create and socialize. No art experience is required and participants decide what projects to do. Entry is free. Snacks, a beverage, and art supplies are provided. Letters & Lattes runs most Thursday nights, with breaks around the holidays, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Letters & Lattes is co-sponsored by the Community Support Center. ALL AGES Create + Connect with the Community Support Center provides instruction and materials for informal art projects for ages 7 and up. Create + Connect is held select Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., alternating between in-person and Zoom. For December, projects are in-person on Dec. 11 and online on Dec. 18. For details and links, visit flcc.edu/events. For the spring dates, see instructions to sign up for the alumni and community newsletter on page 3. PERIODIC WORKSHOPS on specific art forms, such as print-making or watercolors, are scheduled throughout the year. Some are open to youth, others for adults. Most have fees. Registration is required in advance using links at artspace36.com. Gallery 32, which adjoins ArtSpace36, offers Open Art sessions on select Saturdays from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Artists at all levels are invited to come in with their projects to work and swap ideas with others. 16 | THELAKER save the date Events are subject to change. Check flcc.edu/events to confirm or get updates and details. How to join the Finger Lakes Chorale The Finger Lakes Chorale, a community chorus based at the College, accepts new members in January. Founded in 1971, the Chorale performs four to six concerts a year. The director is Ines Draskovic, professor of music. Chorale rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m., starting Tuesday, Jan. 27 in room 3375 of the main campus. Registration is free. New members can sign up at the first two rehearsals (Jan. 27 and Feb. 3). Singers can join the Chorale for enjoyment or sign up for it as a one-credit class. Get more info on the website: flcc.edu/chorale. Contacts are cfinley1@rochester.rr.com and ines.draskovic@flcc.edu. NOVEMBER And Now for Something Completely Different: Art of Judi Cermak Thursday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m. artist’s talk, 4 to 6 p.m. reception Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34, first-floor, main campus Free entry, exhibit runs through Jan. 16 Fall Mainstage Theatre: The Diary of Anne Frank Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. Main campus auditorium $15 general admission at door, $10 for seniors and non-FLCC students, free with FLCC ID DECEMBER Jazz Café Concert Thursday, Dec. 4, 1 p.m. Main campus, Stage 14, free entry Finger Lakes Camerata Holiday Concerts Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m., Location TBD, check flcc.edu/events Saturday, Dec. 6, 3 p.m., First Congregational Church, 58 N. Main St., Canandaigua Free entry, offering taking for scholarship fund Jazz Ensemble Concerts Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 8 and 9, 7 p.m. Main campus, Stage 14, free entry Winter Concert Friday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Main campus auditorium, free entry Finger Lakes Chorale Holiday Concerts Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., check flcc.edu/events for location Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m., First Congregational Church, 58 N. Main St., Canandaigua Free entry, offering taking for scholarship fund APRIL Vintners & Valentines Friday, April 10 Watch for updates in the newsletter (see page 3) or flcc.edu/events

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