#31. Stay in Rochester for the summer and go to at least five of the more than 20 area festivals

Between the months of May and September, Rochester boasts over 25 festivals, with topics ranging from environmental awareness, to lilacs, to whatever fringe is.

This summer, I went to Imagine RIT, the Xerox Jazz Festival, the Corn Hill Arts Festival, Park Ave Festival, and the Rochester Fringe Festival. I also plan to volunteer at ZooBoo at Seneca Zoo later next month (I'll dress up and give kids candy).

I have not had as much fun as I did at each of these festivals in a very long time.

• I fell head over heels in love with downtown Rochester and The Frog Pond (The Best Brunch in Rochester according to Urbanspoon) during Park Ave Fest
• The marketing agency I interned at this summer essentially ran the Corn Hill Arts Festival, so I ended up dressing up like Tinker Bell and giving kids "pixie dust" at the Fairy Houses Tour Exhibit (pictures will not be included) 
• Last weekend I went to Silent Disco at Fringe Fest (dancing with hundreds of your closest strangers with headphones on to one of two DJs- since no one knows what you're listening to you can dance however horribly you want). Also, this weekend RIT's President Bill Destler will be playing his banjo at the Little Theatre, so I will be in the front row.

The music and art scene in Rochester is abundant, and makes me so proud to call this place my home (at least for four years). Alas, for all the slack we give old Rochester, the summer months make the horrendous winter weather completely worth it.