Celebration Series offers Rochester area families and community members the opportunity to learn more about specific cultures, communities, and events through performances, presentations, art & crafts, and more! These days are free and include museum admission with a suggested donation of $5 per group when you RSVP. Tickets are required!
The Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery is the series sponsor for our Celebration Days.
Sunday, June 4 | 12-4 pm
2023 marks the ten-year anniversary of the opening of the Centennial Sculpture Park, bringing art to the community. To celebrate the expansion of the park, join us for free museum admission, yoga, art projects, lawn games, and more!
12-4 pm | Lawn games and food trucks
12-4 pm | Community display tables
12:30-2 pm | Docents by the new works in the Centennial Sculpture Park
1-4 pm | Art projects with the Creative Workshop
1-4 pm | SOTA performances in the Rashid Johnson Community Pavilion
3 pm | Yoga with NAMI under Pia Camil’s Lover’s Rainbow
Join us for Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day! Enjoy free museum admission, community and cultural displays, live performances, a grand finale, and more. This year’s theme is “Together, we are stronger.”
VANDEN BRUL PAVILION
12:15-1:30 pm | Inauguration & Performances
Song – Vivaan Dholakia accompaniment Casey Kallman
Phoenix Dance Team – Mother’s Day Dance
Thiruvathira Dance – Vivaan Dholakia
Song – Mehul Patel
Kuchipudi Dance
ABCD Dance Group
Gujarati Dandiya Dance
Phoenix Dance team
Chinese School of Rochester – Flowers in the Rain
Fashion Show coordinated by Seema Dahake
AUDITORIUM
1:45-2:45 pm | Performances
Leah Ou on pipa and Libby Du on guzheng
Alan Simon – tabala solo
Chinese Music Ensemble of Rochester
M&T BANK BALLROOM
3:30-4:30 pm | Grand Finale
ABCD Group Dwanshi – Bollywood
Bharata Parvatha – Karthikeya the God of Beauty
Myanmar Hkadin – Jinghpaw Kachin
Filipino American Association of Rochester – Kuratsa
Philippine Dance Company of Rochester – Subli
Chinese School of Rochester – Chopstick Dance
Join us for our Black History Month Celebration Day! With something for everyone, come enjoy storytelling, music, performances, art, fashion, and more!
M&T BANK BALLROOM
12-3 pm | Community Display Tables
12:30-12:45 pm | Donna Beaty
12:45-1:45 pm | Community Organization Representatives
1:45-2 pm | Kassie – “Healing in Motion”
2-2:15 pm | Dunwoody Dance 5678
2:15-2:30 pm | Jermaine Barber
2:30-2:45 pm | Borinquen Dance Theatre
2:45-3 pm | Royal D’or Dance Team
3-3:15 pm| Michael Peace & Bethel Express Drum Team
VANDEN BRUL PAVILION
12-3:30 pm | Art Displays by Prince Will Star as ProartCreate & Debra Aaron
12:15-12:30 pm | Gospel, Old School RnB & Hip-Hop w/ DJ Andre AGONY
12:30-12:45 pm | Nicolette Ferguson of Garth Fagan Dance
12:45-1 pm | Gospel, Old School RnB & Hip-Hop w/ DJ Andre AGONY
1-1:15 pm | Poetry w/ Lavonne Barfield of LoveOn Artwork & Ca Tyra Polland of Love for Words
2-2:30 pm | Saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith
2:30-2:45 pm | Gospel, Old School RnB & Hip-Hop w/ DJ Andre AGONY
2:45-3 pm | ROC City Line Dance Express
3:30-4:30 pm | Fashion show w/ MansaWear & Carlton Wilcox Band
AUDITORIUM
12:30-1 pm | Hatshepsut: She Wears the Beard, She says I’m King
1:45-2:45 pm | Health and Wellness Panel discussion
2:30-3 pm | Hatshepsut: She Wears the Beard, She says I’m King
BAUSCH & LOMB PARLOR
12-3 pm | Make-it-and-take it
Join us for Native American Heritage Celebration Day at MAG in collaboration with Friends of Ganondagan Program Director Jeanette Jemison (Mohawk, Snipe Clan)! Enjoy free museum admission, live dances and demonstrations with Bill Crouse (Seneca, Hawk Clan), storytelling with Perry Ground (Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation), display tables, history, culture, celebration, and more.
M&T BANK BALLROOM
12-12:45 pm | Storytelling with Perry Ground
1-1:45 pm | Haudenosaunee music & instruments
2-2:45 pm | Hoop Dance participatory demonstration
3-3:45 pm | Haudenosaunee Social Dance Performance
VANDEN BRUL PAVILION
12-3 pm | Wampum Belt and Deer Parts Displays
Join us for Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day! Enjoy free museum admission, community and cultural tables, live dances and music, performances and presentations centered on this year’s spotlight country (Mexico), storytelling, arts & crafts, a youth talent show, and more. This year’s theme is How Great Our Tomorrow Can Be | Qué tan grande puede ser nuestro mañana. Check out the events photos!
VANDEN BRUL PAVILION
12-2 pm | Cultural Organization Display Tables
12:20 pm | Opening Remarks Featuring Mayor Malik Evans, County Executive Adam Bello
12:30 pm | Performances
Alexandra Solei Perea Infant Queen of Carnival 2022
Brianna Angelica Perea Infant Queen of Carnival Barranquilla 2023
School #9 Bilingual Students
Byron Noble
1 pm | Reina Infantil Gabriela Acevedo
1:15 pm | Next Generation – Fenix Artistic Development
AUDITORIUM
12:50 pm | Byron Noble
1-2 pm | Spotlight Country Performance: Mexico
M&T BANK BALLROOM
12-2 pm | International Display Tables
12-12:30 pm | Trio Los Arpegios
12:45-1:25 pm | Freddy C and The Latin Jazz Quartet
1:30-2 pm | Borinquen Dance Theatre
2:25 pm | Validy La Mejor
2:30-4 pm | “How Great Our Tomorrow Can Be” Youth Talent Show
BAUSCH & LOMB PARLOR
12:30-2 pm | “History of Guitars Used in Spanish Museum of Puerto Rico” by Marcos Santiago
LYNNE LOVEJOY PARLOR
12-4 pm | Monroe County COVID-19 Vaccine Station
CREATIVE WORKSHOP
12:30-2:30 pm | Storytelling (room #7)
12:30-2:30 pm | Make-It & Take-Its (room #8, room #10)
IN THE MUSEUM
1 pm | MAGconnect Tour Led by Delores Jackson Radney (Bus pickup time is 4 pm)
Sponsored by the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery and Poder 97.1 FM with support from the City of Rochester Mayor Malik D. Evans, City of Rochester Hispanic Heritage Committee, and Rochester Latino Theatre Company, Inc.
Join us for our annual celebration of acceptance, community, diversity, learning, and love! Enjoy free museum admission, a unicorn photo op, drag storytime with Vanessa LeRoux, workshop performances by Frazee Feet Dance, and more all-ages fun. Dress in your favorite fabulous Pride look or rainbow colors outfit, pack some snacks for dinner in the Centennial Sculpture Park, or bring a blanket to picnic on the MAG lawn! Download the event poster, and view photos on Flickr!
CHECK-IN, FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION | 5-9 pm
COMMUNITY DISPLAY TABLES | 5:30-8:30 pm
ARTS & CRAFTS | 5:30-8 pm
PERFORMANCES | 6-8:30 pm
Interested in participating in a Celebration Day? Send us an Email and describe your talent!
