Lecture series spell back-to-school for the non-matriculated In the late summer after I graduated from college, I remember my feelings of blissful accomplishment and freedom-at-last dwindling into a slow-burning jealousy as some of my younger friends were picking out courses for the coming semester. Perhaps you’ve felt something similar, but going back to school — […]
Rebecca Rafferty
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ART | North Winton Village Festival of Arts
The cooler weather’s creepin’ in, but there’s time to squeeze in a few more summer festivals. Head over to Linear Garden (2315 East Main Street, North Winton Village) on Saturday, September 19, for the North Winton Village Festival of Arts. The community-focused, family-friendly event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and features […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | 38th Depression Glass Show and Sale
You may think antiques are for shelves — collector’s items to be encased and periodically dusted. But the Depression Glass Club of Rochester wants to encourage people to consider the utilitarian side of the elegant objects. This weekend, the club will host the 38th Depression Glass Show and Sale at Eisenhart Auditorium at RMSC (657 […]
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Renรฉe Fleming named ESM Distinguished Visiting Artist
The Eastman School of Music announced today that award-winning soprano Renรฉe Fleming has been appointed a Distinguished Visiting Artist at the school. As a Distinguished Visiting Artist, Fleming will offer master classes, coaching sessions, lessons, and open talks and presentations for the students on a recurring basis beginning this academic year. Fleming received her Master […]
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Spatial preoccupations
Rochester Contemporary worked with The Memorial Art Gallery and Robert Henry Contemporary to present “Brooklyn Bridge,” a show connecting Rochester audiences with the work of five New York-based emerging artists. “The works in the exhibition range from 9-foot-tall sculptures to fine, delicate drawings, yet are aesthetically connected and linked,” says Bleu Cease, RoCo executive director. […]
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ART | “Mythological Taxidermy Show”
Brenda Killackey-Jones creates faux taxidermy sculptures of cryptozoological marvels. Her menagerie includes the mounted heads of dragons, werewolves, and yetis; their fierce faces made from fur, foam, fabric, resin, clay, glass, and wood. Through Halloween, you can check out her handiwork at Nox (302 North Goodman Street, in Village Gate). The small grouping of her […]
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COMEDY | Andrew Dice Clay
Long before Jersey Shore, there was Andrew Dice Clay. Best known for his crass caricature of a macho Italian-American greaser, Clay earned the ire of women’s rights groups with his satirical, sexist stand-up and has historically been banned from TV and radio shows for his unrelentingly filthy mouth. In 1987, Rodney Dangerfield introduced this chain-smoking, […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | Roc-Con
This year is the 5th anniversary of Roc-Con, Rochester’s own comic and pop culture convention. This year’s festival will take place Friday, September 11, through Sunday, September 13, at Kodak Theatre on the Ridge (200 West Ridge Road). The location offers four floors of sci-fi, comic book, gaming, and anime fun, with vendors, authors, artists, […]
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Brooklyn Bridge
The work of five New York-based emerging artists is showcased at Rochester Contemporary.
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Eastman School launches new film music institute
Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal and vocalist Joan Beal will commit $2 million to the Eastman School of Music, the couple’s alma mater, in order to launch the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media, the school announced on Tuesday. Building on the film legacy of ESM’s founder, George Eastman, the gift will create a […]
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Geva executive director Tom Parrish to leave position
Geva Theatre Center’s executive director, Tom Parrish, will leave his position this fall to become the new executive director of Trinity Repertory Company, Geva’s Board of Trustees announced today. Trinity is the Tony Award-winning State Theater of Rhode Island. Parrish joined Artistic Director Mark Cuddy in the leadership of Geva in 2011, and during that […]
