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.
- Click here for a list of everything happening in Rochester this weekend
- Click here for FREE things to do this weekend
- Plan for next weekend too!
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!
Friday, May 8, 2026
1. Moms are special, and I prove that everyone around here knows it, too! Moms get in FREE at Genesee Country Village this Sunday, moms tickets are just $5 at Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua on Sunday. Consider signing up for tomorrow morning’s Pink & Teal challenge to help the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester help cancer survivors. Here is a link to ALL Mother’s Day themed events in our area. Plus… listen to the segment to learn which local venue was the first one I ever visited as a mom!
2. This entire second segment is brought to you by the color purple! It contains all the ins and outs of what’s happening at our world-famous festival starting today!