Grammy Award-winning R&B and soul artist Monica will perform this weekend at Kodak Center for Performing Arts in the Live+Love+Laugh concert series. Joining her will be three comedians: Anthony Jimenez, also known as Imagine, who has been featured on Latino Laughter and Comedy Central; Georgia-native Mope Williams, who has been featured on BET’s “Comicview”; and […]
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Threats to Medicaid lead to sit-in
About 25 members of the disability-rights group ADAPT were arrested and charged with trespassing after a sit-in at the Monroe County Republican Committee’s headquarters on State Street last week. The group asked county Republicans to go on record opposing any health-care legislation that caps or cuts federal Medicaid funding. About 40 people took part in […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | “Women Who Rock”
In light of the current political rhetoric that is putting women’s rights at jeopardy, Bewitched Burlesque Sideshow co-owner Evie Delilah is helping to organize “Women Who Rock,” a tribute to all the women who have succeeded in the rock ‘n’ roll industry over the years. Hula-hoopers, burlesque and belly dancers, and other performers will honor […]
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COMEDY | Doug Stanhope
A year and a half since his last Rochester show, darkly cynical comic Doug Stanhope will take the stage this week at the recently opened Comedy @ the Carlson. Not for the sensitive at heart, the shameless comedian stuns audiences with his controversial antics, ranging from suicide jokes to laughing about his girlfriend being in […]
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Disability rights advocates stage sit-in at county Republican headquarters
About 25 members of ADAPT were arrested and charged with trespassing after a sit-in at the Monroe County Republican Committee’s headquarters on State Street. The disability rights organization asked county Republicans to go on record opposing any healthcare legislation that caps or cuts federal Medicaid funding. The sit-in started around 1 p.m. and had roughly […]
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ART | “Square 2017”
“Square 2017,” the new exhibit at Gallery 96, features fine art photography in a square format from more than 25 juried artists. The exhibit includes Marshall Handfield, who received Best in Show for his piece, “Luminous Lunch,” at the 2016 Wayne County Council exhibit and contest “Art Thru the Lens.” His work is unmistakable and […]
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Jazz Fest 2017: Music around the fest
If the XRIJF’s more than 320 shows isn’t enough to quench your jazzy thirst, several other Rochester venues not affiliated with festival will host their own performances Friday, June 23, through Saturday, July 1. If you need a break from the Jazz Fest crowds, or want to catch one more show late night, keep an […]
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ART | “So Called Ladies”
Rochester-based artists Saundra Ehman and Beth Bloom are the creative minds behind Gallery Q’s latest exhibit “So Called Ladies,” curated by Jamie and Alice Carver-Kubik. Most of Ehman’s works are detailed pen and ink drawings with paisley patterns and bright colors, reminiscent of adult coloring books. On the back wall is a fiber and mixed-media […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | Record Store Crawl
Record Store Crawl is a four-month long nationwide event that combines record stores, live music, and bar crawls presented in different cities by Pabst Blue Ribbon, and is coming to Rochester this weekend. Kick off the first weekend of the summer with a day full of booze, tunes, and freebies. The crawl begins on a […]
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ART | “A Little Death: A Solo Exhibition”
What happens when Death’s son is a little nicer than Death himself, and has a hard time continuing the work of his father? Local artist Nicholas Gurewitch has the answer in his newest project, an art book called “Notes on a Case of Melancholia, or: A Little Death.” Gurewitch illustrated the entire, self-described “mostly silent […]
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Make Music Rochester to celebrate summer solstice
Several local venues will host free music performances,
events, and lessons throughout Wednesday, June 21
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ART | “Wear Orange”
Rochester Institute of Technology’s Gallery r joins the ranks of thousands of combined people, communities, and organizations across the country taking a stand against gun violence with the opening of “Wear Orange: Art to Action.” The exhibition is dedicated to National Gun Violence Awareness Month and features “The Mother’s Dream Quilt Project,” a series of […]
