Growing up in Miami in a Haitian-French household, Cécile McLorin Salvant’s musical exposure spanned continents and cultures: Haitian and Caribbean music, folk music from South and North America, R&B and hip-hop, jazz and the blues. She breathed it all in and then, together with formal training in opera and classical singing, translated it into a […]
Justin Murphy
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Mutoscopes provided a window into the risqué
The year is 1900. You’re a Rochester boy old enough to ride the streetcars, and you’ve got a few nickels in your pocket. Where to go? There’s the ballpark on Culver Road or the races at Driving Park. You could ride up to the beach if the weather is good, or down to the South […]
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ROCHESTER TEN | MIDGE THOMAS
Read last year’s profile on the philanthropist and community champion, who died Thursday at age 99.
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The MAG’s first-ever curator of contemporary art tells the story of now
For more than a decade, until recently, the Memorial Art Gallery’s main contemporary art space was segmented off by a series of internal walls. These walls divided the exhibits into small groups and dissociated the room from the outside. Visitors sometimes didn’t know whether they were on ground level or below it. One of the […]
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Nature prevails
Two journalists take an unexpected walk through the Owasco Flats Nature Preserve.
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Bottling the craic
Danny and Jessica Barry started with an Irish pub — and now they’re selling it by the case.
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Not lost in translation
Open Letter Books just might find your new favorite (international) read.
