Events
Sunday Cinema
Third Sundays, 1:00 pm.
The Dove Block will host movie viewings in its intimate Jim Spates Theater on the third Sunday of most months. The films will be a variety of fiction and non-fiction works.
No registration required, but seating is limited.
Fifth Sunday Open Mic
Sunday, May 31, 12:30 pm to 3 pm.
On Fifth Sundays in 2026, from 12:30 until 3 pm, the Dove Block hosts an Open Microphone for performers of literary or musical work. All are welcome as performers or listeners. Performers are invited to offer brief samples of their work to a friendly audience. Come, perform, listen, enjoy light refreshments, have fun! Free.
A sign-up sheet for five-minute segments will be available from 12:30 until 1:00, when the performance begins. First come, first served. All welcome.
For the May 31 event, special guest readers Jessica Dubey and Carol Mikoda will be sharing their published and new poetry and song during the program.
After a long teaching career, Dr. Carol Mikoda lives in Hector, NY, original home of the Haudenosaunee. She studied at Syracuse University and received a doctorate from Binghamton University. Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her chapbooks include While You Wait (2021), Wind and Water, Leaf and Lake (Finishing Line Press, 2023) and Outside of Time (Kelsay Press, 2025) nominated for the Eric Hoffer Award. She also performs as a professional musician, in classical, folk and blues styles.
Poet Jessica Dubey resides in New York’s Southern Tier and is the author of poetry collections For Dear Life (2022) and All those Years Underwater (2022). Her work has been described as visceral and at times heart wrenching, yet unsentimental. She writes about themes of danger and desire, moving through life’s challenges such as motherhood, family health, and losses, seeking resilience through writing. She has been a member of the Boilerhouse Poets Collective which convenes annually for a residency at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Jessica is also a member of local workshopping groups, such as the Grapevine Poets. She has been nominated for The Best of the Net, and her poetry has appeared in journals such as Stone Canoe, Oxidant, Gulf Stream, South Florida Poetry Journal and Kissing Dynamite.
Light refreshments will be served. No registration required, but performers should arrive at 12:30 to sign up for a time slot.
Additional dates in 2026: August 30 and November 29.
Fifth Sunday Open Mic is funded by The Dove Block Project and curated by Stephen Lewandowski. For more information contact Steve at stachu14512@gmail.comor (585)554-4899).
All-American Ruins with Blake Pfeil
Saturday, October 10, 1 to 3 pm.
Blake Pfeil is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist. His latest body of work, All-American Ruins, has been the recipient of numerous awards for its genre-bending, multimodal storytelling, including recent UK Press Gazette Future of Media Awards nominations for Podcast of the Year (Regional) two years in a row. In 2025, the podcast arm of the project, abandoned, hit No. 1 on Apple Podcasts "Places & Travel" charts. Blake most recently served as a guest producer for season 5 of History Colorado's Lost Highways while also working his "day job" as the Operations & Digital Programs Manager at TMI Project and "night job" as co-host of Cinema Kingston! on WKNY.
The program will begin with an introduction by Blake Pfeil and viewings of selections from his podcast, abandoned, and his film, All-American Ruins: Universal Atlas Cement Plant. This will be followed by a moderated discussion about urban exploration, audio storytelling, and the healing power of the human imagination, as well as the importance of restoring abandoned spaces and properties for public use. Blake will take questions from the audience and will offer tips and tricks for audio storytelling magic.
Come armed with curiosity as Blake discusses the salve of imagination in the outdoors as well as the cultural and social significance of American ruins and their lasting impression on the past, present, and future of the United States.
Ages 18 and up. Attendance limited to 26.
Registration required.
The Third Annual Dove Block Project Short Film Festival
Sunday, October 11, screening from 1 pm to 4 pm.
The Film festival is in it's third year and will feature regional, national, and international films . The films are chosen based on artistic merit, social commentary, and entertainment value. The categories this year will be Youth produced, Animation, Environmental, Drama, and Documentary. Submissions to the festival will begin in June of 2026 through both Filmfreemway.com and directly to Harold@thedoveblockproject.org.
Ages 8 and up. Attendance limited to 26.
Registration required.
The Arc Ontario: Creative Expressions
The first Monday of each month, the Creative Expressions Team from The Arc Ontario visits the Dove Block. Creative Expressions is a comprehensive service/therapeutic experience that fosters creativity through visual arts, music, and horticulture, encouraging individual to expand upon traditional methods of communication and interaction in an educational environment.
Creative Expressions is designed for people seeking to improve their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social skills by expressing themselves in a variety of creative ways, while getting involved in their community.
They offer an Art Program that gives individuals access to a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, book arts and digital animation by guided by our art specialist.
The Music program offers a wide range of musical experiences to promote the health and well-being of individuals by enhancing and transforming their lives.
Our Horticulturist provides experience using the senses to experience various aspects of gardening.