Declan Ryan

Written in 1994, Arthur Miller’s final play, “Broken Glass,” is set in Brooklyn in 1938. As news reports tell of German authorities escalating a populist movement into genocidal madness across the Atlantic, the Gellburg family in New York deals with wife Sylvia’s sudden and mysterious paralysis. Miller produced anti-authoritarian writing throughout his life, most notably […]

Have you ever been in a public place with earbuds screwed into your head when the podcast you’re listening to hits a crescendo, but you can’t laugh or gasp because you’ll look like some sort of antisocial maniac to the other people waiting in the checkout line? Great news. There’s a new live storytelling event […]

The monthly 2nd Sunday Storytime is a family-friendly event presented by The Avenue Blackbox Theatre. Families are invited to hear a featured book read by a professional storyteller, alongside other activities and performances centered on a rotating theme. The March installment is all about Women Leaders, and attendees will get to take home a copy […]

The Hochstein School, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, serves 3,500 students in the Rochester area. The Musical Mystery Tour is the school’s annual children’s open house, which gives families a chance to try out instruments and learn about music and dance class offerings for the age 3-10 set. This year’s tour includes an […]

Roc City Roller Derby has been undefeated in CITY’s annual “Best Local Women’s Sports Team” poll since the introduction of the category in 2015. If you haven’t seen a bout in person before, this is an excellent opportunity to get off the couch and into the bleachers. Expect an hour of fast-paced action, where the […]

The first ever Festival of Inclusion is coming up this week, thanks to a partnership between the Golisano Foundation, Special Olympics, and Best Buddies. The event, which kicks off 2020’s annual springtime Spread the Word Inclusion campaign to stop discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities, is set in Nazareth College’s new 108,000-square foot athletic complex, […]

Now in its 11th year, the Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam showcases a unique live performance format. Deaf and hard-of-hearing performers will present poetry live in American Sign Language, taking turns on stage with hearing poets who perform spoken word work, which is in turn made accessible through live interpreters. This year’s lineup features a […]

In one of the more unusual lineups of 2020, The Zone drive time radio hosts Mark Maira and Shane Allen are teaming up with former Judge Leticia Astacio to make some jokes at the Flower City’s expense. Garbage plates, the Fast Ferry, and the weather will all be on the menu as we hear from […]

Beyond the pun in the title — and I’m always a sucker for those — it’s a whimsical and refreshing idea to host a quadrennial dance performance on leap day. Commotion Dance Theater is a mainstay act at Rochester Fringe, as well as the coordinators of the summer festival “Dances at MuCCC.” This leap day […]

Intersectionality is this year’s topic at the third annual Anthony Mascioli Rainbow Dialogues. The half-day program is presented by the Rochester Public Library, Out Alliance, City Historian, and ImageOut. The event combines featured speakers with a selection of primary sources from LGBTQ+ historical archives to give new perspectives on activism over time. The Keynote Speaker […]