ENTERTAINMENT: Not your neighbor’s drunken house party
Not too long ago, local bands played in the back room at Mr. Fluff’s, the laundry on South Avenue. The shows were known as sweat-drenched affairs attended by street-tough types. Police shut the shows down, and it’s straight-up rinse cycles and fabric-softening at the place now. But that kind of stuff’s still happening in Rochester.…
THEATER: “The Wild Party”
In 1928, Joseph Moncure March wrote an epic narrative poem titled "The Wild Party." Set in the Roaring 20’s, it told the story of entertainers Queenie and Burrs, their tempestuous relationship, and a raucous soiree in which it all went to hell. In 2000, two entirely different musicals called "The Wild Party," both based on…
DANCE: Garth Fagan Dance
On a recent afternoon, Garth Fagan Dance was rehearsing in their Chestnut Street studio, a loft-like space with sumptuous high ceilings, stained glass windows, and lots of light. Fagan presided from behind an old wooden desk, his dark eyes sparkling beneath a black-and-white-striped knit cap. A convivial quiet, accented by the occasional light laugh, filled…
