JONATHAN MEAD

The Peking Acrobats have performed for Western audiences since 1986. The physical prowess of these Chinese acrobats is complemented by lively choreography, with contortionism and cycling flowing seamlessly into gymnastic maneuvers. The Peking Acrobats (with guests JIGU! Thunder Drums of China) will join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for two days of rapid-fire visual and auditory entertainment. […]

The Park Avenue and Meigs Street neighborhood has been home to quite a few swanky cribs in its day. Learn more about these plus-sized, elegant abodes at Mansions in our Neighborhoods, a presentation at the Century Club hosted by the Park-Meigs Neighborhood Association. Presenting at this special historical inquiry is Don Hall, former director of […]

We can work and interact with someone for years before discovering a commonly-held interest or non-obvious quirk. This is especially the case when hobbies seem unrelated to careers, an instance at the focus of the Memorial Art Gallery’s series, “Hidden Passions: Inspiring Conversations about Hyphenated Lives.” The next iteration of the series is Thursday, April […]

Rochester Deaf Rotary Club is holding a fundraising event that involves speaking in sign language and drinking in wine-language. Wine and beer tastings, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, raffles, and a silent auction will provide the backdrop for socializing at this gathering at Holiday Inn. Any who are interested in improving their signing fluency can attend a […]

As the title suggests, Schweinfurth Art Center’s “Made in NY” show is an annual juried art exhibition featuring artists from the furthest reaches of the Empire State, including several from the Rochester area. Seventy-three pieces from 56 artists will be on display, touching on almost every visual medium imaginable: photography, sculpture, ceramics, painting, drawing, fiber, […]

Of all the fond and lofty thoughts associated with Shakespeare’s plays, rarely do mannequin actors on rolly wheels, audience interaction, and two-character single-actor dialogue fit into the description. This performance of the “Merry Wives of Windsor,” performed by the Rochester Shakespeare Players, is an abridged and more accessible adaptation intended for younger audiences (or anyone […]

From stand-up he came, and to stand-up Tom Arnold has returned. With a long (very long) list of movie roles under his belt, Arnold still retains a modicum of humor about his Hollywood career: A quote from his website describes him pithily as “The star of more than one hundred movies, and three good ones.” […]

For a single evening, “A New View” will be on display at Cat Clay studio. The show features landscape photography by Gregory Eddi Jones, a well-traveled local artist, writer, and publisher. Apart from pursuing his own imaging, Jones is the founding editor of In the In-Between, a digital journal platform that features artists working “at […]

The Art Museum of Rochester is opening a new multi-artist gallery exhibition in April.  Titled “Dead End City III,” this show will feature the artwork of Talia Gonzalez, Rachel Coyne, Jason Coyne, AIREN, El Destructo, Grace Docherty, Laura Fernandes, Dave Dow, and Rachel Dow. The work will be displayed at AMOR through the end of […]

Eldred Harris of the Cornell Hip-Hop Collection’s advisory board will speak on Saturday at “Days of F.I.R.E.,” a Rochester community event exploring the social and economic factors surrounding hip-hop’s beginnings and how urban poverty and “the creation of the prison industrial complex is connected to the development of this powerful music form.” The talk will […]

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Rochester Black Arts Council and many participating artists present “A Mothering Blackness: Emancipation Proclamation.” The multimedia exhibit challenges revisionist and biased perceptions of the “afrikan wombman,” and swirls together visual art, spoken-word pieces, musical performances, and films. On Tuesdays, continuing through May 19, the exhibit organizers will screen […]

On Tuesday, March 31, the Reel Paddlers Film Festival comes to Rochester’s Swiftwater Brewing Company. The touring festival’s stop is hosted by the Finger Lakes Ontario Watershed Paddler’s Club. The films explore the world of paddle sports in all its iterations, from whitewater kayaking, and transcontinental canoe trips across Canada, to the drama of dam […]