New & Noteworthy

PAW PATROL LIVE!

Chase, Marshall, Liberty, and the rest of the PAW Patrol gang will visit Blue Cross Arena for two nights on February 21 and 22. For those unfamiliar, this group of rescue pups, led by ten-year-old boy Ryder who adopted and trained them, work together to keep their community safe. In Paw Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite,” the mayor has stolen Ryder’s robot dog and cloned it. The pups are on a mission to save RoboDog and catch the clones!

This is an interactive live show where audience members are encouraged to help the cast solve puzzles, as well as sing along to musical numbers, dance, clap, and have a great time. For the past six years, the PAW Patrol Live! stage shows have been seen by more than 4 million fans in more than forty countries.

Tickets start at $20 and are available at the box office or on ticketmaster.com. All audience members over twelve months old will need a ticket. The Very Important Pup Package features an opportunity to meet and take photos with two characters, as well as premium show seating. pawpatrollive.com

WONDERS OF WATER

What better way to learn than through immersion? With the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s new permanent exhibit, Wonders of Water, visitors will feel submerged as they enter the exhibition and learn about the waters of our region.

This exciting exhibit features an illuminated Luckey Climber, a climbing structure that illustrates the water temperature of Lake Ontario at various depths.

Visitors can learn about life on the USS Scourge, a warship that sank in the lake in 1813, and manipulate a Remotely Operated Vehicle to investigate the HMS Ontario shipwreck of 1780. In the second half of the exhibit, visitors resurface to explore the wetlands, build a spray park, and more.

“This exhibit educates people of all ages in the community on the importance of preserving and respecting water as a resource, in a fun, immersive way! Further evolving the historical function of a museum, Wonders of Water highlights the cultural significance of water to all people, past and present, and amplifies diverse voices from our community to be heard by a larger Rochester and visitor audience,” says Kira Sandoval, RMSC Communications Coordinator.

Access to Wonders of Water is included in general admission to the museum. rmsc.org/exhibits/wonders-of-water

JURASSIC QUEST

Another interactive experience for the whole family, Jurassic Quest at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center is a self-guided event that brings dinosaurs to life February 24–26!

Billed as featuring “more true-to-lifesize dinosaurs than any other touring dinosaur event,” you may need one to two hours to experience all this event has to offer. Kids will love the animatronic dinosaur rides—some walking and some stationary—as well as the craft area, bungee pull, and bounce houses including some bounce areas designated specifically for small children.

Visitors can also dig for fossils, meet baby dinos, and discover ancient oceans. This is a timed-entry event, so tickets are available for specific days and timeslots online at jurassicquest.com. Tickets range from $19-36, and all guests two years and older will require a ticket. jurassicquest.com

BLUEY’S BIG PLAY

All Dad wants is a bit of a snooze on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but Bluey— everyone’s favorite Australian puppy—is determined to get him off the couch! Join Bluey, her sister Bingo, and the rest of the family March 10 and 11 at the Auditorium Theatre for Bluey’s Big Play. This stage adaptation of the Emmy Award–winning TV show features life-size puppets to tell this original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm.

In case you haven’t met her: Bluey is a loveable six-year-old pup with tons of energy and a passion for inventing games, which find her and her friends in all kinds of unpredictable situations. Surely, she will use this creativity in her quest to pull Dad into the fun.

Everyone who enters the theatre must have a ticket, regardless of age, and tickets start at $29. VIP Packages are also available and include a meet-and-greet photo opportunity, a VIP lanyard, and a VIP gift. Runtime is fifty minutes events.bluey.tv