9 things to do in the Canandaigua area this week

This is yet another one of those weeks in the Canandaigua and Finger Lakes areas when all you have to do is walk out your front door to find something fun and interesting to do.

From a music standpoint alone, activities include a classical performance, from Stefania Neonato on pianoforte, to a rock and roll show with Joan Osborne to local bands showing their stuff at the Safe Harbors Summer Music Fest to music at the Wood Library.

And it’s time for Canandaigua in Bloom in downtown Canandaigua, with all sorts of activities including an open-air bookstore featuring local authors and the opening of the popular Canandaigua Farm Market for the summer season.

Here’s what’s happening this week.

1. Stefania Neonato at Granger Homestead in Canandaigua

The classical performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum, 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua, will be played on Granger’s Clementi grand pianoforte. The pianoforte is an earlier version of the modern piano, built in 1822 by composer, pianist and “father of the pianoforte,” Muzio Clementi. It’s one of only two Clementi grand pianofortes with a harmonic swell attachment known in the world. A reception with the artist to follow. Here's more about Neonato: She graduated from her town’s conservatory in piano and also received a bachelor’s degree in foreign language from Trento University. She went on to receive her fortepiano master degree at the Imola International Academy. Neonato writes articles for “Early Music” of Oxford Journals and “Keyboard Perspectives” of Cornell. Tickets are available online at grangerhomestead.org.

2. Joan Osborne's tribute to the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia in Canandaigua

Joan Osborne, who is a noteworthy solo artist in her own right with the huge hit, "What if God Was One of Us," is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, in an homage to the late Grateful Dead guitarist. Osborne, who played with the band after Garcia's death, is touring to support her recent albums "Radio Waves" and "Trouble and Strife." Her performance will be held at Lincoln Hill Farms, 3792 state Route 247, Canandaigua. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/lincolnhill/events/joan-osborne-a-tribute-to-jerry-garcia-66520.

3. Music Among the Stacks in Canandaigua

The first of four Friday night concerts at Wood Library is 7 p.m. June 2. The concerts (also, 6 p.m. June 9, 16 and 23) feature a variety of musical genres. For details and to register for this or other Wood Library programs, visit woodlibrary.org or call 585-394-1381.

4. Canandaigua in Bloom

Canandaigua in Bloom kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3. Celebrate spring in Downtown Canandaigua as over 100 hanging baskets, earth and ground planters, window boxes and gardens are all in bloom. The Canandaigua Farmers Market also opens at 9 a.m. at the Mill Street pavilion. The Central on Main will also be having its grand opening for the season. Merchants will be showcasing unique spring and summer items and participating businesses will provide free seed packets while supplies last. And Words in Bloom, an open-air bookstore event featuring Finger Lakes authors and their works, will be in Commons Park.

5. Wood Library book sale

The sale starts at 10 a.m. to noon for Friends members and continues from noon to 5 p.m. for the general public on June 3 at Wood Library, 134 N. Main St., Canandaigua. The book sale is open during regular library hours through Sunday, June 11. For details, visit woodlibrary.org or call 585-394-1381.

6. Safe Harbors Summer Music Fest in Canandaigua

Several bands will be performing on indoor and outdoor stages from 1 to 9 p.m. June 3 at the Moose Lodge, 305 Ontario St. Ext., Canandaigua. Vendors, barbecue, food trucks, raffles, corn hole and more are also planned. Advanced tickets are $20; $25 at the door. Cost for students is $15 and those 12 and under will be admitted free. For tickets, visit www.shflny.org. Proceeds benefit Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes.

7. Burning Springs is open in Bristol

Burning Springs, at the privately owned 4348 Case Road in Bristol, will be Noon to 5 p.m. June 3 and 4. A lecture by site owner Alan Jones will take place each day at 2 p.m. The Bristol Springs Historical Society’s free event includes an optional hike up the gully to see the lit flame and waterfall. During the open-gardens weekends, visitors can wander the gardens and view the burning spring near the farmhouse. For more information, visit bristolhillshistory@gmail.com.

8. Bicycle tire repair clinic in Victor

Sooner or later you may blow a tire. This program, at 10 a.m. June 3 at Dryer Road Park in Victor, will help you learn what to do. This is part of the Victor Hiking Trail’s National Trail Day celebration at Dryer Road Park. For details and to register for this and other programs, visit www.victorfarmingtonlibrary.org.

9. Geneva Music Festival

The Geneva Music Festival announces its fifth concert of the season, a celebration of music’s ability to both calm and uplift its listeners. On Saturday, June 3, artists-in-residence will perform at the Gearan Center on the Hobart and William Smith campuses at 7:30 p.m. Jinjoo Cho, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Geoffrey Herd, violin; Eric Wong, viola; and Henry Kramer, piano; will perform pieces by Maurice Ravel, Ernest Bloch, Osvaldo Golijov, and Lu Yun. The concert will be the continuation of the festival season with the theme of “Gods, Myths and the Divine.”

This article originally appeared on MPNnow: 9 things to do in the Finger Lakes area this week