Following the end of the East End Music Festival’s 25-year run, a smaller City Celebration event is set to step in as a replacement on Friday, August 14. The event will feature live music from local acts Dave Matthews tribute band Big Eyed Phish, roots rock group The Barry Brothers, and The Zac Brown Tribute […]
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FESTIVAL | Brockport Arts Festival
Rubber ducks are prepping to flood the Erie Canal again, as the Brockport Arts Festival gears up for its 21st year. Sponsored by the Brockport Integrated Service & Community Organization (BISCO), the festival, held on Main Street in Brockport and running Saturday, August 8, through Sunday, August 9, features more than 100 artisanal vendors as […]
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FESTIVAL | Carifest
Celebrating Caribbean culture, the Rochester West Indian Festival Organization (RWIFO) will present the 31st annual Carifest and parade on Saturday, August 8. Beginning at 11 a.m., the parade will feature the vibrant colors and costumes indicative of the West Indies. The parade begins at the Liberty Pole (intersection of East Avenue and East Main Street) […]
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ART | “Seeing the City, One Drawing At a Time”
From the dozens of eyes locked onto phone screens to the passengers fast asleep in their seats, few bus riders stare around at the other commuters. Local illustrator Mark Payton, however, has a different thought. The story of “Seeing the City” begins with Payton’s arrival in Rochester, which brought with it a bout of unemployment. […]
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HIP-HOP | Diabolic
First gaining recognition rapping alongside Immortal Technique on new school classics like “Dance With the Devil” and “Peruvian Cocaine,” Long Island’s Diabolic is anything but a simple side act, “featured” artist. His flow, drenched in pop culture references, American history, and radical politics, balances sharp articulation with sheer aggression, every bar coming with a vicious […]
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ART | Images and Objects of Interest: Telling A Story
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 […]
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THEATER | “There’s Always Time for a Cocktail”
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. […]
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THEATER | “Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies”
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 […]
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FILM | “Coast of Death”
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, […]
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FESTIVAL | Native American Dance & Music Festival
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 […]
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JAZZ | Webster Jazz Festival
Still longing for more jazz this summer? The Webster Jazz Festival has got you covered with five local groups. Among these are the Webster Schroeder Jazz Combo at 4:45 p.m.; the 10-piece brass super group Prime Time Funk at 5:40 p.m.; Walter Chatmen at 7:05 p.m.; soulful rhythms from Afro-Cuban quintet The Mambo Kings at […]
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THEATER | “Sordid Lives”
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 […]
