Each Friday morning since 2009, Debra Ross, publisher and CEO of KidsOutAndAbout.com, has given WARM 101.3 listeners a sneak peek into all that makes the Rochester area a great place for kids, teens, and families.
Originally launched in Rochester in 2001, KidsOutAndAbout.com now celebrates local events and activities in over 50 communities in the US and Canada, with 15 million readers per year and 750,000 subscribers to their free weekly e-newsletter of things to do locally. Their corporate offices are still right here in Rochester, where more great things happen per unit kid than anywhere else in the world.
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Plus sign up for KidsOutAndAbout.com’s free weekly newsletter of things to do here in our great area! Your newsletter will come each Thursday morning at 6am. Then listen every Friday morning at 7:40 and 8:40 to hear Debra, Tony, and Kristie chat about them with some behind-the-scenes insights!
First: How fast can you say FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVAL? In this segment I talk about the annual Oatka Festival and all of the free things kids can do there Saturday and Sunday, the Downtown Canandaigua Art & Music Festival today through Sunday, and the new free exhibit at Image City Photography Gallery: Fur, Feathers, and Fins… in which my own daughter Ella Ross has a photo!
Next: How do you say FIFA in Italian? This weekend we have the Ciao Ragazzi! Festa D’Italia and 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Celebration, the Red Wings are in town, and the Rochester Community Players present The Taming of the Shrew at the Highland Bowl.