The Joy Project
What it is
The Joy Project, an exhibit inspired by the former Sibley’s Department Store in downtown Rochester, brings old-time Christmas to life at the Exhibit Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1 East Main Street, LeRoy. There is a huge Christmas village and train display to enjoy as well as “department store windows” with animatronics and accompanying story, an idea that came directly from the Sibley’s Enchanted Tunnel of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Hand-painted murals of Christmases of yesteryear by local artist Lorie Longhany were funded by a grant from GoArt! (Genesee Orleans Regional Arts Council).
A key feature of this exhibit is the one-of-a-kind diorama of the 1937 radio show “The Cinnamon Bear.” Constructed by a Chicago-area model builder in the 1980s, it was displayed in a Chicago department store Christmas display, and when it needed a new home, this location was selected. An extensive newscast was aired last year on Chicago PBS station WETA about this diorama and the need for a new home. https://www.pbs.org/video/man-created-miniature-maybeland-in-his-portage-park-home-18h/
This exhibit is open and free to the public on Saturdays from 10-4 and Sundays from 12-4 between Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, yes, kazoos will be available for sale—just like they were at Sibley’s!
This report from Spectrum News summarizes it all!
This article in the Genesee Valley Pennysaver gives a great overview of the project. And the coverage in the Daily News gives more perspective.
Schedule
The Joy Project is open Saturdays from 10-4 and Sundays from 12-4 starting on Saturday, November 30 and ending on Sunday, December 22. It will also be open New Year's Eve from 6:00-9:00 pm before the fireworks on the creekbank.
Sponsors
Jim and Leslie DeLooze
GoArt! - This project (mural) is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART! 
Miracle on 34th Street
Stage Radio Show on Saturday, December 14 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Step back in time as the Bloomfield Rotary Players bring their live radio play, Miracle on 34th St., to St. Mark’s Church on Saturday, December 14 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Watch this stage radio show with actors in period costume, a sound effects person, and a supporting cast from the LeRoy High School Music Department. Tickets are $10 each and support The Joy Project. Tickets may be purchased at the church office (open Tuesdays-Thursdays from 7:00 am - 12:00 noon), at April’s Finds (7895 East Main Road, LeRoy) or by mailing a check with a SASE to St. Mark’s Church.