IN AURORA:



October 2 & 3, 2010
TRUST
The Morgan Opera House presents "Trust," an original play by William Duncan. "Trust" is a dramatized re-creation of the conflict between John D. Rockefeller (Standard Oil) and muckraker Ida Tarbell (McClure's magazine). Topics touched upon in the play include the concentration of energy resources, women's emergence in the workplace, religion as motivator, and children's relationships with their fathers. Winner of the 2010 Gloria Ann Barnell Peter Playwright Competition.

Location: Morgan Opera House, 370 Main Street, Aurora
Admission: $10 (Adults), $8 (Seniors), $5 (Children)
Time: Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm
For more information, visit the Morgan Opera House's website

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Samite - An African Music, Multi-Media Presentation
Enjoy a feast for the eyes and ears as Samite plays traditional African instruments coupled with slides of East Africa. This interactive show is cosponsored by the Mandel Therapy Group of King Ferry and Moravia and NYSCA.

Location: Morgan Opera House, 370 Main Street, Aurora
Admission: FREE
Time: Saturday at 11am
For more information, visit the Morgan Opera House's website



IN The Vicinity:

Through October 9, 2010
Ring of Fire
The Merry-Go-Round Theater's second regional premiere of the season features the music of the one and only Johnny Cash. Though he is never impersonated, his remarkable spirit emerges from the characters and experiences that shaped the course of his life and music. The cast leads audiences through a mosaic of the American experience with hits like "Walk the Line," "Hurt," "Jackson," "Folsom Prison Blues," and of course, "Ring of Fire."
The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse is Upstate New York’s most popular professional theater performing five Broadway musicals each season. Experience Broadway in the Finger Lakes!

Location: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Emerson Park, Auburn, NY
Admission: Varied
Time: Daily evening performances as well as varied matinees
For more information, visit the Playhouse website

October 9 & 10, 2010
King Ferry Winery Harvest Festival
Wine-making, tours, food, free live music and wine tasting.

Location: King Ferry Winery, 658 Lake Road, King Ferry (8 miles south of the Aurora Inn)
Admission: Free (food for a fee)
Time: Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm
For more information, visit King Ferry Winery's website

October 13 - October 30, 2010
Church Basement Ladies 2
It's 1969 and the world is changing. As folks protest the Vietnam War and women are demanding equal pay for equal work, the ladies of the Lutheran church basement kitchen are dealing with changes of their own. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young mom-to-be, these women find strength in each other as they face the joys and upheavals of life with their hilarious antics and down-to-earth common sense. This marks the New York State priemiere of this thoroughly entertaining musical.

The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse is Upstate New York’s most popular professional theater performing five Broadway musicals each season. Experience Broadway in the Finger Lakes!

Location: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Emerson Park, Auburn, NY
Admission: Varied
Time: Daily evening performances as well as varied matinees
For more information, visit the Playhouse website

October 31, 2010 - January 9, 2011
Quilts = Art = Quilts
Quilts=Art=Quilts is the Schweinfurth Art Center's 30th annual juried quilt exhibition and will showcase 85 - 100 quilts from all over the world. The Art Center has long recognized the importance of quilts as a visual medium, and has been presenting quilts in an art gallery setting since 1981.

Location: Auburn, NY (a 25-minute drive from Aurora)
Admission: $6 for adults; free for children under 12
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1pm-5pm
For more information, please visit the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center website

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