Olivia Lopez

Two women will revisit the impact Haudenosaunee women had on the 19th century women’s rights movement during a special presentation at the Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan. Onondaga Clan Mother Freida Jacques will join Women’s Rights Authority Sally Roesch Wagner to present “A Sustainable World of Equality and Peace” on Saturday, February 13. […]

Metro Justice’s 34th annual Alternative Fair will feature affordable fair trade, earth-friendly, and locally produced goods, including pottery, textiles, jewelry, art, toys, games, ornaments, and more. There is suggested donation of $5 for admission to the fair for all those over 12 years of age. Free child care will be provided for young children and […]

RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences will present the second part to a tribute to the late Keith Howard, a printmaking pioneer and RIT associate professor who passed in February 2015, with the exhibition “Flux: Keith Howard and His Legacy.” Howard was well-known in the printmaking community for his contributions to the development of […]

Directed by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child” tells the story of the famed New York City painter and how he handled being a black artist in a predominantly white field. Released in 2010, the documentary also explores Basquiat’s growth in the art world and follows his journey as an […]

The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House on Monday, December 14, will present a lecture on a topic contrary to the usual message associated with Anthony. Bruce Klee, former chair of the department of dramatic arts at SUNY Geneseo, will present a lecture entitled, “The Other Woman: Alice Hay Wadsworth, President of the National Association […]

Not everyone is lucky enough to have the exact people they would like to spend the holidays with. In “Rented Christmas,” a man decides not to rent a tree or decorations for his Christmas celebration, but a whole family to celebrate the season with. Middle-aged bachelor John Dale challenges the proprietor of a local rent […]

Sick of St. Nick? Hungerford’s got something a little edgier, focused around Krampus, a character from German folklore who punishes misbehaving children during the Christmas season. Krampus Does Hungerfound is a two-day event that includes a photo booth with a best-caption contest, a Christmas pageant, a “meet and beat” with Krampus, and a chance to […]

The Off-Monroe Players, Rochester’s only theater company specializing in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, are presenting “A Gilbert and Sullivan Christmas Carol,” a re-telling of the holiday classic through song and dance, with book by Gayden Wren and music by Arthur Sullivan. Performances began before Thanksgiving and resume this weekend. Performance times are 8 […]

Productions of two classics aim to awaken your holiday spirit. Geva Theatre Center is staging its popular “A Christmas Carol” – with a cast of 34, its largest production. Geva’s elaborate set and costumes take you straight back to Dickens’ England. And at the Auditorium Theatre, the award-winning Moscow Ballet brings the “Great Russian Nutcracker” […]

The University of Rochester’s International Theatre program is presenting Federico Garcia Lorca’s 20th-century Spanish tragedy “Yerma” over the next two weeks. The play, by the important Spanish poet and playwright, focuses on a woman trying to come to terms with her infertility. “Yerma” will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 3, through Saturday, December […]

Holiday-themed stories by Rochester authors are on tap at “Holidays: Stories of the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable,” from Stories ROC! The group showcases Rochester talent through themed storytelling in front of a live audience. Future themes include “What I Did for Love: Stories of True Love, Loss, and Laughs” on February 6 and “Creating […]

“¡Qué Locura!” is a dual-language comedy exploring the lives of Latino families. The simple message of “family first” remains at the core of this thought-provoking piece, which was written and directed by Ricardo Nieves and Harry Roldan, and is presented by the Puerto Rican Festival. The show runs from Friday, December 4, through Sunday, December […]