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Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club's Fifth Annual Fall Festival -

Satisfy Your Senses

Saturday, Oct. 16, Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd.

This year the Annual Sierra Club Fall Festival offers a package of delights: a hike/bike tour to get your appetite going, followed by a homemade pasta dinner, a brief presentation on local environmental progress, and a concert by a favorite local folk artist, Maria Gillard. It’s hard to predict which will delight your senses more: the exercise, the tasty feast, or Maria’s music. Brighton Town Park abuts the Erie Canal Heritage Trail, and the Festival begins at 5:00 with an informative hike/bike tour along parts of this trail.

It will include comments by experts about a proposal to build a trail connecting this trail with Highland Park. (See our web page for more details.) At 5:30 guests are welcome for appetizers. Dinner begins at 6:00. this year, Genevieve Russo returns to whip up her outstanding Italian pasta sauces (meat and vegetarian, of course) served over penne – a huge hit at the 2002 festival! (If you’re lucky, Genevieve may share her recipe.) Dinner also includes Greek salad, garlic bread, dessert (lots of chocolate) and soft drinks, coffee, or tea. Following dinner, there will be a brief talk about local urban trails, past and (hopefully) future.

Entertainment - Finally, the evening peaks with Rochester’s own Maria Gillard. Maria’s guitar work is a mix of folk, blues, and swingy jazz propelled by her rich alto voice. Her original songs invoke universal themes of life, love, and family through story and humor. As Jeff Spevak of the D&C notes, her “easy going style is a trap, drawing the listener into lyrics that stare straight into the sun.” If you’ve seen her on stage or heard her on the radio, you know that her energy is engaging and contagious. Maria has opened for such folk heroes as Loudon Wainwright III, John McCutcheon, Cheryl Wheeler, and others.

Come enjoy October’s splendor in the beautiful Brighton Town Park, and help support your club at the same time. Tickets Tickets are available through the mail or from the Executive Committee: Club Members, in advance: Adults: $20 Children: $10Members at the door, & non-members: Adults: $25 Children: $15Please mail a check to David Ruekberg, 3558 Oatka Creek Rd., Leroy, NY, 14482. Please note which kind of tickets you’d like, and be sure to include your return address. Questions? Call David at 538-6463, E-mail SierraRochTix@hotmail.com , or visit our web page. See you there!

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