Gino Fanelli

The exhibit “Images and Objects of Interest” presents a broad range of film, digital images, and found objects from local artist Tim Cosgriff, celebrating the art of narration through photography. Cosgriff has a long-standing impact on the local photo scene; his works have been displayed at the Eastman House, the Central Library, the Memorial Art […]

Coming straight off a New York City run, Mrs. Kasha Davis brings “There’s Always Time for a Cocktail” back home to the Jewish Community Center (1200 Edgewood Avenue). This play follows the life of performer and writer Ed Popil’s own transformation from a young boy in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to the title of “Celebrity Housewife Mrs. […]

Spanish director Lois Patino’s “Coast of Death” is a film reveling in visuals far above plot or characters. “Coast of Death” focuses on the eponymous coastal region of Galicia, named for the infamous number of shipwrecks caused by the rocky landscape and stormy weather that plagues the region. The film itself is an experimental documentary, […]

Going into its 24th year, The Native American Dance & Music Festival celebrates the culture and life of America’s indigenous people. Rocker Keith Secola, backed by a trio of local musicians and hoop dancers, and California blues duo Twice as Good will perform. Secola, a member of the Anishinaabe from Cook, Minnesota, has been dubbed […]

Bette Davis, with her signature cigarette in hand and blunt, often cynical acting style, is remembered as one of the most influential actresses of all time. An infamous, and sometimes aggressive perfectionist, another side, little known to the public, is captured in Jessica Sherr’s one-woman show “Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies.” Taking place on the […]

Celebrating LGBTQ culture, the Rochester Gay Alliance will present the 2015 Pride Week, July 16 through July 19. Pride Week is composed of a variety of events across the city, this year with a sci-fi theme. Among the events are the annual raising of the flag at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park (353 Court […]

As part of Pride Week, Black Sheep Theatre will present the first Rochester performance of Del Shores’ award-winning comedy “Sordid Lives.” Beginning with the death of Peggy, a good Christian lady who dies tripping over the wooden legs of her lover, “Sordid Lives” goes on to explore the secret lives of her family in the […]

“Beehive,” a high-octane, yet light-hearted musical from playwright Larry Gallagher brings to life the most prominent female voices of the flower child generation. With a range of 1960’s icons from Janis Joplin to Aretha Franklin, this jukebox musical catches the cultural shift captured so profoundly in the music of the era. “Beehive” prominently features everything […]

The Grammy-winning Green Day album, “American Idiot,” comes to life this summer at the Jewish Community Center’s CenterStage (1200 Edgewood Avenue). With a book written by Michael Mayer and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, “American Idiot” presents an expansion of the stories found in the concept album. Focusing on three young men, trapped in […]

Focusing on solidarity with the poor and sharing, with just a touch of anarchistic flair, RocShare presents the 2015 ShareFest. Composed of a variety of events across the city, ShareFest aims at creating a Rochester economy with an emphasis on sustainability and community. The festival runs from Monday, July 13, through Sunday, July 19. Among […]