Featuring work from local food photographer Kurt Brownell, EasySpeak explores the important role that liquid producers play in facilitating connection and celebration in people’s daily lives. Located at Joe Bean (1344 University Avenue), EasySpeak is the next installment in Joe Bean’s Power of Public Spaces series, which seeks to examine how people connect and find […]
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THEATER | “The Nutcracker”
This Friday through Sunday, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester City Ballet team up to deliver a live performance of “The Nutcracker” at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Performances are on Friday, November 28, Saturday, November 29, and Sunday, November 30, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day. Since its premiere in 1892, “The Nutcracker” […]
MARKETS | Holiday Fair Round-up
In preparation for the holiday season, several craft fairs and public markets throughout the greater Rochester area will open this week, and will feature local makers selling their wares: Maxfield Memorial Bingo Hall (8181 Maxfield Road, Naples) will host the Naples Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring products created […]
FILM/SPORTS | No Turning Back
On Saturday, November 22, the Auditorium Theatre will host a screening of Warren Miller’s “No Turning Back.” Warren Miller Entertainment’s 65th annual feature film about skiing and snow sports, “No Turning Back” chronicles the world’s top winter athletes as they hit the slopes across the globe in locations like Niseko, Mt. Olympus, the French Alps, […]
THEATRE | “Cirque Peking”
On Sunday, November 16, the Nazareth College Arts Center will present the National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China performance of “Cirque Peking.” Hailing from Beijing, the company performs worldwide and is one of the most acclaimed acrobatic troupes in China. Founded in 1951, the troupe has spent decades developing a unique act that […]
OPERA | Eastman Opera Theatre presents Albert Herring
Beginning Thursday, November 6, the Eastman Opera Theatre will present “Albert Herring,” a comedic opera about an innocent young British man who sets out to lose his virginity immediately after being crowned May King. Written by famed writer Benjamin Britten, “Albert Herring” is a witty satire of British small-town attitudes that explores themes of societal […]
EVENT | Animal Art Expo
Seneca Park Zoo will host its annual 21-and-older fundraiser, the Animal Art Expo, on Saturday, November 8, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Held in the Z.O.T Zone of the zoo, guests will be able to bid on artwork painted by animals at the zoo. Proceeds from the expo will go to conservation efforts, zoo […]
FILM | Polish Film Festival
Beginning Saturday, November 1, and running until Monday, November 10, University of Rochester’s Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies will host its 17th annual Polish Film Festival. Screening at The Little Theatre (240 East Avenue), the festival will hold screenings of nine different award-winning Polish films. The festival begins with a screening of […]
SPECIAL EVENT | Edible Expo
On Sunday, October 26, WellVentions will host the Edible Expo at Artisan Direct Art Space at 565 Blossom Road, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is a fundraiser celebrating healthy eating and a growing local food economy. The Edible Expo will include the reveal of teen created specialty food products, live performances, a […]
MUSIC/FILM | Organ and Film Festival
This weekend, the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative and Film/Music cluster of the University of Rochester will host the Organ and Film Festival. This four-day event is a celebration of the art of organ accompaniment to silent film, and will feature silent film presentations from the early 1900’s at a different Rochester location on each of […]
FOLK | Appleseed Collective
Filled with plenty of twangy guitar and rounded out with banjo, double bass, and washboard percussion, The Appleseed Collective brings the energy with its wide range of sounds. Formed in 2010 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the five-piece band is an eclectic mix of dixieland, ragtime, bluegrass, and jazz, topped off by a pleasing […]
ART | “Hidden Beauty”
Beginning Wednesday, October 8, RIT’s William Harris Gallery will host “Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science” on the third floor of RIT’s Frank E. Gannett Hall. The exhibition is part of a collaborative photographic art piece and book project led by Norman Barker and Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, featuring images from more than 60 medical […]






