Upcoming Events
Live Performances Smith Opera House Tour
While the historic Smith Opera House is a venue where fascinating stories unfold via film and the performing arts, the building itself has its own compelling stories that … Read more »
Tickets:Free but donations are welcome
Live Performances Pat Metheny Side-Eye
DSP Shows
Pat Metheny is launching a new playing environment called “Side Eye” for this upcoming season.
Pat explains “I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast … Read more »
Tickets:Reserved seating $75, $55 and $35 plus service fees
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Live Performances Second Annual A Cappella Sunday
It's back! September 8th, 2019 at the Smith Opera House, come enjoy an afternoon of song with the area's best a cappella groups.
Tickets will be on sale soon, … Read more »
Tickets:$12, 5 and under free
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Live Performances Jon Lehrer Dance
Geneva Concerts
Please note, the Smith Opera House will not be selling tickets for this show. Find ticketing information below.
Jon Lehrer started his company in 2007 in Buffalo, New York … Read more »
Tickets:$30-$35, $10 college students, Free K-12 and HWS students
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Film Una Mujer Fantastica (A Fantastic Woman)
New York State Council on the Arts
Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.
Somewhere in Santiago at … Read more »
Tickets:$5 Adult, (fees will incur for online orders)
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Film Chico & Rita
New York State Council on the Arts
Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their … Read more »
Tickets:$5 general admission, 12 & under free (fees apply to online orders only)
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Live Performances Los Pleneros de la 21
NYSCA and MAAF
Los Pleneros de la 21, is considered by many as New York’s preeminent Bomba and Plena ambassadors, bringing Puerto Rican culture to the world.
The LP21 ensemble, an … Read more »
Tickets:$28 Adults, $13 Kids and Seniors (plus fees)
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Live Performances Memories of Elvis
Get ready to enjoy not one, but three incredible artists paying tribute to the one and only Elvis Presley! This entertaining performance includes 3 tributes to Elvis at … Read more »
Tickets:$35-$75
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Film Saturday Night Fever
In the 1970s, The Smith Opera House was in danger of having to permanently close. The newly formed Finger Lakes Art Council – a group of five Genevans … Read more »
Tickets:$1.50
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Live Performances “1964” … The Tribute
"1964"... The Tribute focuses on the quintessential moment in history, when The Beatles actually played before a LIVE audience.
The Beatles toured the world in the early 1960's, … Read more »
Tickets:Reserved seating $47-$27 plus service fees
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Live Performances The Second City
There’s a reason the biggest names in laughter all catapulted their careers at The Second City...it’s been the funniest place on the planet since ‘59! Come witness the … Read more »
Tickets:Reserved seating $28.50-$38.50 plus service fees
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Film The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A cult classic from 1975 returns to The Smith this October with action-packed romance, thrills, chills, lots of laughs, and 16 great singalong songs.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is … Read more »
Tickets:$10 adult, $7 students (service fee applies to online orders)
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Live Performances An Acoustic Evening with Trey Anastasio
Creative Concerts
This show is SOLD OUT
Creative Concerts and The Smith Opera House are thrilled to announce that we will be bringing TREY ANASTASIO to our … Read more »
Tickets:$75, $85 + fees
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Live Performances Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Geneva Concerts
Featuring:
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Simone Porter, violin
Program
HINDESMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
The Smith will not be selling tickets for this event. Please go to Geneva Concerts website, genevaconcerts.org, for more … Read more »
Tickets:$30-$35, $10 college students, Free K-12 and HWS students
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Live Performances Lake Street Dive
DSP Shows
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Their sophomore release, Free Yourself Up, pulls from late sixties-early seventies rock but … Read more »
Tickets:$49.50, $39.50, $29.50
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Live Performances Koshare Dance Collective 2019
Hobart and William Smith College
Join us as the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges take the stage for two nights of dance! Featuring a variety of dance styles, Koshare celebrates the … Read more »
Live Performances The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass
Geneva Concerts
An ensemble of virtuoso brass players collected from the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, and others, performs an eclectic program ranging from J.S. Bach's Contrapunctus IX to Leonard Bernstein's West Side … Read more »
Tickets:$30-$35, $10 college students, Free K-12 and HWS students
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Live Performances Ithaca Ballet performs The Nutcracker
Ithaca Ballet
Fall in love with Tchaikovsky’s great ballet, The Nutcracker, all over again with the Ithaca Ballet. Featuring classic pieces such as March of the Toy Soldiers, Dance of … Read more »
Tickets:$22 Adults, $17 Student/Senior, $12 Kids 12 and under
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Live Performances The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
City of Geneva
The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Academy of … Read more »
Tickets:$46.50, $26.50, $10.50 plus service fees
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ArtSmart Educational Theatre Havana Hop
HAVANA HOP is a children’s tale of culture and confidence!
Young Yeila dreams of being a superstar but her lack of confidence gives her awful stage fright. With advice … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
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ArtSmart Educational Theatre Havana Hop
HAVANA HOP is a children’s tale of culture and confidence!
Young Yeila dreams of being a superstar but her lack of confidence gives her awful stage fright. With advice … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
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Film The Polar Express (2004)
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of … Read more »
Tickets:$10 Adults; $5 Children 12 and Under, Lap-sitters are free!
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Live Performances Keb’ Mo’s Jingle Bell Jamboree
DSP Shows
This year Keb’ Mo’ is celebrating his 25th Anniversary year of performing under the moniker, with the release of two albums, Oklahoma (June 14) and Moonlight, Mistletoe, And … Read more »
Tickets:$148.50 VIP, $58.50, $48.50, $38.50 (Plus service fees)
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ArtSmart Educational Theatre The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites
Three beloved stories by Eric Carle, award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, are retold on stage through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets. The Very Hungry … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
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ArtSmart Educational Theatre The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites
Three beloved stories by Eric Carle, award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, are retold on stage through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets. The Very Hungry … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
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Live Performances Symphoria
Geneva Concerts
Featuring:
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Peter Rovit, violin
Arvilla Wendland, viola
Program
BEETHOVEN Fidelio Overture
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
The Smith will not be selling tickets for this event. Please go to Geneva Concerts website, Read more »
Tickets:$30-$35, $10 college students, Free K-12 and HWS students
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Live Performances Red Hot Chilli Pipers
DSP Shows
They are back!
Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!
It’s Bagpipes. It’s Rock. … Read more »
Tickets:$38.50 to $28.50 plus service fees
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Live Performances Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Geneva Concerts
Featuring:
Ward Stare, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Program
USTOVOLSKAYA Symphonic Poem No.2
BERLIOZ Les nuits d'été
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11 "The Year 1905"
The Smith will not be selling tickets for this event. Please go to Geneva Concerts website, genevaconcerts.org, for … Read more »
Tickets:$30-$35, $10 college students, Free K-12 and HWS students
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ArtSmart Educational Theatre As You Like It
National Players
Banished from the only home she’s ever known, Rosalind escapes to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and their fool Touchstone. While disguised as a man, … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
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ArtSmart Educational Theatre As You Like It
National Players
Banished from the only home she’s ever known, Rosalind escapes to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and their fool Touchstone. While disguised as a man, … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
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