Two artists at Rochester Contemporary deal with communicating across great divides in a time of mass death and physical distancing.
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Japanese indie film ‘Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes’ is a high-energy, original adventure
The Anomaly film festival closes on Sunday, Nov. 7 with Junta Yamaguchi’s wacky, at times clunky, but ultimately endearing “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.”
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Rochester City Council halts vote on RPD outside some RCSD schools
The possibility emerged after a rash of violent acts in and around middle and high schools since the school year began.
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Anomaly film festival presents silly, nostalgic kung fu flick ‘New York Ninja’
With only the film negatives from the 1984 kung fu movie “New York Ninja” remaining, the newly reconstructed version retains the absurdity and nostalgia of the original.
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Rochester Jazz Festival to return to downtown in 2022
After being cancelled two years in a row, the Jazz Fest will return to downtown Rochester in 2022, organizers announced on Friday.
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Anomaly film festival continues Friday with imaginative, wildly erotic ‘After Blue’
Bertrand Mandico’s imaginative, erotic film “After Blue” — which imagines a planet with only women — tries to be feminist but suffers from objectification.
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Chris Gethard brings quirky, conversational comedy to Anthology
Comedian Chris Gethard’s performance at Anthology on Nov. 6 includes a live episode of his podcast “Beautiful/Anonymous” and his stand-up set.
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Former RPD Chief La’Ron Singletary announces run for Congress
Former RPD Chief La’Ron Singletary launched his run for Congress Thursday, lamenting police defunding, vaccine mandates, and leftism.
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2021 Anomaly film festival opens with the sweet, strange ‘Strawberry Mansion’
The eccentric film “Strawberry Mansion” opens this year’s Anomaly film festival on Nov. 4. Co-director Albert Birney says the idea was born in Rochester.
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Voters approve change to NY Constitution on ‘clean’ environment, reject proposals on elections
New York state’s voters have rejected proposals for same-day voter registration and no-excuse absentee ballots, but approved an amendment on the environment.
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‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ arrives in Rochester, with a lifelong fan as the lead
The cult classic MST3K comes to the Auditorium Theatre, with Emily Marsh as the first woman to play the role show creator Joel Hodgson originated.
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Tight races leave control of the Monroe County Legislature uncertain
With several close races and thousands of absentee ballots not yet returned, it’s not certain who will control the Leg in 2022.
