Rebecca Rafferty

The Avenue Blackbox Theatre will this week host director, choreographer and co-founder of #CREATEASPACENOW Hettie Barnhill in “Behind the 4th Wall,” an event which explores art and artmaking, specifically with regards to the stories or marginalized groups. Barnhill will share the meaning of, and inspirations behind, three of her short docu-style films that each blend […]

It might be tempting to take your workout indoors when the weather turns, but if you want to get some brisk air in your lungs and feel the burn in your muscles, ice skating will hit both marks. The downtown, open-air Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park Ice Rink has officially opened for the […]

Created in commemoration of the lives lost in the Tree of Life (L’Simcha) Congregation shooting in Pittsburgh and in solidarity with Jewish people, the Dryden Theatre throughout the winter is presenting a film series, “L’Chaim: Celebrating Jewish Life.” Co-organized by Eastman Museum, the JCC of Greater Rochester, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, the […]

This weekend is the last opportunity to catch a show and sale of work by the Rochester Folk Art Guild in the city. The Middlesex-based craft guild has held major exhibits in Rochester for the past 57 years, but going forward plans to hosting events at its East Hill Farm center. This year’s Holiday Festival […]

Lightwire Theater returns to Rochester for a third time, this year presenting its “A Very Electric Christmas,” a holiday story told through unique artistry. In a darkened theater, electroluminescent characters come to life to tell the story of Max, a young bird who’s blown off course while flying south with his family. He ends up […]

Nazareth College’s Arts Center Gallery is currently exhibiting “Architectural Vessel,” a show of ceramic work by Bryan Hopkins, Richard Hirsch, and Peter Beasecker that stretches the definition and functionality of the vessel. And a student pop-up show opens next week in Naz’s Colacino Gallery. “Art & Social Justice Class Show” will feature a range of […]

You might be familiar with Rochester’s Hochstein School of Music & Dance, but what do you know about its namesake? Born in 1892 to Jewish immigrants, David Hochstein grew up on Joseph Avenue and graduated from East High School. Considered a violin prodigy, Emily Sibley Watson and George Eastman were patrons to his education. And […]

Rochester-based filmmaker Matt White’s new documentary, “House of Stronzo,” tells the story of Pete Cecere, a devout collector of folk and outsider art from the Americas. Cerere has spent more than 50 years amassing more than 5,000 pieces of art, all of which he stores in his home, dubbed “House of Stronzo.” The fate of […]

Rochester native and award winning poet and musician Cornelius Eady is now based in Southampton, New York, where he teaches poetry in the MFA program at Stony Brook University. He has produced eight volumes of poetry, won the 1985 Lamont Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets, and has been a finalist for both […]