Not everyone would turn down a job with Google for the uncertainty of a music career, but that’s just what Steven Markowitz did after graduating the University of Pennsylvania. Following the success of a few mixtapes between 2009 and 2011, Hoodie Allen released his debut EP, “All American” in 2012. His debut full-length, “People Keep […]
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VARIOUS | Beerly Legal
Flour City Station, with help from Three Heads Brewing, is putting on nine straight days of live music and beer tastings. Tastings will be held every night when the doors open and during the band’s set breaks, and all Three Heads Beers will be $5. The event will kick off with Danielle Ponder & The […]
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COMEDY | Daniel Tosh
Daniel Tosh is a comedian for the present age. His Comedy Central show, “Tosh.0,” now in its seventh season, sources it’s inspiration from the Internet, and the humor that follows is derived from engaging with the absurdity inherent to the digital time. Although often controversial, it is the intentionally offensive nature of some of his […]
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FESTIVAL | Strawberry & Dessert Tasting Festival
The Greece Historical Society and a slew of local businesses are coming together to put on this year’s Strawberry & Dessert tasting festival as a fundraiser for the Greece Historical Society. Strawberry-themed desserts will be provided by Tops, Long Pond Family Restaurant, Tim Horton’s, and various other local businesses. The festival will also serve as […]
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HIP-HOP | M.O.P.
Back in 1992, emcee Billy Danze and rapper-producer Lil’ Fame came together as the Brooklyn duo M.O.P., short for “Mash Out Posse,” and have maintained a consistent underground following. But they might be remembered for some mainstream success with the songs “Ante Up” and “Cold as Ice,” both of which featured on their 2000 album, […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | Seeing Animals through Different Eyes
Seneca Park Zoo will host “Seeing Animals through Different Eyes,” an event designed for patrons to get a fresh look at the Zoo through creative engagement. Chesler Photography, Sigma, and the Irondequoit Art Club have partnered to bring in artists to help provide patrons with the means to re-evaluate the familiar Zoo, and to highlight […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | Rochester Real Beer Expo
Anchoring Rochester Real Beer Week, the Real Beer Expo will feature more than 80 craft beers, along with ciders, local cheeses, and a plethora of locavore foods ranging from Cajun barbeque to pizza, poutine, and more. The event will take place on Gregory Street in the South Wedge between Whalin Street and Bond Street, set […]
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ART | Our Decay
Bread & Water Theatre will host the first solo exhibit of local photographer CM Goodenbury through the month of June. The exhibit, titled “Our Decay,” depicts images of decay from in and around the Rochester area. Goodenbury is a Western New York-based photographer whose focus is in urban decay, and as he puts it, contrasts […]
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FESTIVAL | Fairport Canal Days
This year is the 39th year of the Fairport Canal Days festival, which will feature vendors; artists and entertainment; wine, cheese and chocolate tasting; and live music. Great jazz has been the hallmark of the festival’s musical headliners, and this year is no exception, with the Saturday night slot going to swing music legend Louis […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | “Miscast”
The Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus will perform “Miscast” at Blackfriars Theatre on Friday, June 5. The cabaret-style performance will allow members of the chorus to break from normal casting restrictions and perform a song by a character for which they would normally never be cast. This model of show has been performed in numerous performing-arts […]
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THEATER | “Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference”
Centering on stage and film actress Vivien Leigh — the English actor who won Academy Awards for her roles as Southern heroines in “Gone With the Wind” and the film adapation of Tennesee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” — “Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference will be performed at Geva Theatre Center’s Nextstage starting Thursday, […]
