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Carvin Eison opens the lens to the community
Filmmaker Carvin Eison advocates for social justice and accessibility in media
Sanders, in Rochester, makes populist appeal
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders doesn’t want to talk about small changes, he wants to talk about a political revolution. He wants a government and an economy that works for everybody, he said at a rally in Rochester this morning, not just the wealthy and large corporations. That message resonates with Christin Babcock, a resident…
Eastman Presents announces 2016-17 series
The series will feature Renee Fleming, Norm Lewis, and Garrison Keillor.
No surprise: women still face pay disparities in New York
The National Partnership for Women and Families has released a study showing that, on average, New York women earn 87 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts. Median annual pay for a woman with a full-time, year-round job is $44,781, compared to $51,580 for men, says the analysis, which the organization released in…
Week Ahead: Events for the week of April 11, 2016
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s annual State of the City address is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at Genesee Brewery, 445 St. Paul Street. Rochester taxi drivers will rally at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, to protest the possibility of ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft operating in Upstate New York. The…
The City Seen: April 16-17
City last weekend visited the Rochester Museum and Science Center for the Genesee Region Orchid Society’s Orchid Show and Sale as well as the Rochester City Ballet studio for its “Fairytales & Fables.” Regardless of how familiar you are with orchids, the various award-winning displays by area societies at Saturday’s show were enough to convince…
Trump brings campaign spectacle to Rochester
Donald Trump has no love for the media, for the GOP establishment, for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, for President Barack Obama, or for the deals that the US government has made with other countries. Neither do his supporters, which turn out by the thousands for his rallies; the mere mention of any of them…
Candidate Kasich makes his case in Greece
John Kasich’s first stop was the room set aside for the overflow crowd, which ticked off some of the people in the main area, who incorrectly figured they were being made to wait so Kasich could charm local VIP’s. The GOP presidential contender swept into that first room to a roll of applause and cheers,…
Hillary Clinton courts New York — again
More than 2,200 people showed up at MCC on Friday night to hear the Democratic presidential candidate, and former senator from New York, Hillary Clinton, speak.
Opera Review: Eastman Opera Theatre’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”
Sun-Ly Pierce and Paulina Swierczek shine in this stellar production
Lorna Bieber weaves together borrowed imagery at Eastman
“All of my work is about the search for spirituality,” says Lorna Bieber in the cell phone tour that accompanies “Fabrications,” an exhibit of her largescale, black and white work currently in the Project Gallery at Eastman Museum. “To me, spirituality means trying to connect to the unseen forces that lie beneath the material world,”…
RBTL announces 2016-17 season
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League on Thursday made its 2016-17 season announcement, including six major productions and three special performances. The current season continues with “Matilda,” April 12 through April 17; Stomp on April 22 and April 23; and “Dirty Dancing” on May 10 through May 15. Opening the 2016-17 season will be “The Curious…
Theater review: “A Moon for the Misbegotten” at Geva
Like many artists, American playwright Eugene O’Neill found his most powerful muses in his own life. Three of his most famous works — “The Iceman Cometh,” “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” and “A Moon for the Misbegotten” — are autobiographical and use characters based on members of his immediate family. Geva Theatre Center is currently…
ALBUM REVIEW: “Paramount Clouds”
The Demos “Paramount Clouds” Self-released thedemos.bandcamp.com The Demos, baby. I’ve loved this band ever since it burst on the scene some 10-odd years ago. And this new EP, “Paramount Clouds,” serves to further cement my ardor. This is pure power pop stuff in line with Cheap Trick’s memorable work on “Heaven Tonight,” full of chunky…
ART | “From Ancient to Modern”
If you think something’s a little off with the lighting in the images in Steven Randell’s photo exhibit, you’d be right. “From Ancient to Modern: Classic Greek Architecture in Black, White and Blue,” currently on view at Gay Alliance’s Gallery Q (100 College Avenue, Suite 110), features 60 infrared photographs from his November 2015 trip…
Urban Action 4/06
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Coalition to hold Second Amendment event The Rochester Coalition for Reasonable Gun Laws will present “Understanding the Second Amendment” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Attorney David Tennant, co-chair of the New…
KIDS | “Fairytales & Fables”
Rochester City Ballet on Saturday will transform its dance studio into a fairytale land for kids to explore and meet Cinderella, Red Riding Hood (and maybe the Big Bad Wolf), and other characters. Children can dance with the company’s performers, and find fairytale themed activities and face painting around the space. This is a family-friendly…
UR’s Seward archive is now online
William Henry Seward was Lincoln’s secretary of state and integral in the purchase of Alaska.
SPECIAL EVENT | PUSH Physical Theatre Fundraiser
PUSH Physical Theatre on Saturday will host a public fundraiser, a first for the 16-year-old company, inside its South Wedge rehearsal studio. The black and white themed party will give attendees the chance to mingle with PUSH performers and get a look at the organization’s new space. There will be a live jazz performance, dance…
Two city charter schools on the move
Growth is pushing two local charter schools out of their current buildings in the northwest quadrant of the city. Young Women’s College Prep, an all-girls public school, is moving from 311 Flower City Park to the Summer Sands Campus on Hoover Drive in Greece. And Vertus, an all-boys public high school, is moving from 2…
THEATER | “It’s Only a Play”
For the cast and crew involved, the moments after a Broadway show premieres must be nerve-racking as they await reviews and audience reception. Terrence McNally’s “It’s Only a Play” drops the audience into a party hosted by a wealthy producer following the opening night of “The Golden Egg” on Broadway. While celebrity guests are mingling,…
Brown Hound opens Memorial Art Gallery location
Trish Aser was doing the farm-to-table concept before we even started calling it “farm-to-table.” She opened the Brown Hound Bistro in 2005 in a small, century-old Bristol house, and began sourcing all of her ingredients locally, taking advantage of the many farms and businesses in the area. The restaurant was a success and the whole…
THEATER | “More Than a Rib”
Black Sheep Theatre, this weekend and next, will present a program of one-acts that focus on women and the universal stories they share. “More Than a Rib” will include three works by Jane Shepard — “Commencing,” about a blind date between a straight woman and a lesbian; “Friends of the Deceased,” which follows a widow…
Feedback 4/06
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CLASSICAL | Choir of Royal Holloway
If you’re a lover of the English church music tradition, you know that the word “royal” in the name of a choir is usually a good sign. The University of London’s Choir of Royal Holloway will undoubtedly prove the accuracy of that theory when it performs Friday night. The 24-member choir has a history dating…
JAZZ | Al Chez
When trumpeter Al Chez takes the stage at Honeoye Central School, he’ll be paying tribute to another great trumpeter, Mic Gillette, who died earlier this year. Chez, who will be backed by the Greece Jazz Band, played with Gillette in the great funk band Tower Of Power. Chez went on to be a first-call trumpeter,…
JAZZ | Eastman Jazz Ensemble and New Jazz Ensemble
There’s a double header on deck at Kilbourn Hall Friday. The Eastman Jazz Ensemble will be performing director Bill Dobbins’ arrangements of tunes from Oliver Nelson’s greatest album, “The Blues and the Abstract Truth.” Not to be outdone, Dave Rivello’s New Jazz Ensemble will premiere five brand new compositions, four by Eastman students and one…
JAZZ | Jim Snidero
One listen to his latest album, “Main Street,” should be enough to convince you that Jim Snidero is one of the top improvising saxophonists playing today. Since the early 1980’s, Snidero has paid his dues in a wide variety of settings including stints with Jack McDuff, the Mel Lewis Orchestra, and Frank Sinatra’s backup band.…
HARD ROCK | Geoff Tate
It was Geoff Tate’s soaring demon vocals that catapulted Queensryche into its own stratosphere where — too conceptual for metal, but too heavy for prog — the band reigned unchallenged. Now on his own and touring with Operation Mindcrime, Tate will showcase material off his new album, “The Key,” as well as some heavy treats…
BLUES | Tommy Castro
Perhaps you read the raves we threw out for Tommy Castro and the Painkillers’ new CD, “Method to my Madness.” And since, upon my urging, you ran out and bought it and went ape-shit, now is the chance to get a second — deluxe — dose of Castro, live and in your face, ace. Live,…
R&B | Ms. Monet
Ms. Monet has been performing alongside famed musicians like Queen Latifah, Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs for nearly two decades. Full of soul and power in her five-octave vocal range, Monet has toured with Lenny Kravitz and has belted backups for Celine Dion, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw. Upward Groove, Haewa, and Tommy…
Not necessarily stoned
As if by magic, The Sword swirls and sways throughout its heavy landscape with a flourishing melodic ease amid its own crushing thunder. Clearly disciples of Black Sabbath and its ilk, the Austin-based band colors way outside the lines and restrictions put upon them by the casual or lazy listener. The Sword shuns the prison…
ALBUM REVIEW: “Blue Innuendo”
Dave Anderson “Blue Innuendo” Label 1 daveandersonjazz.com Over the last two decades, Dave Anderson has gradually carved out a reputation as a saxophonist to reckon with. First on the Seattle scene and now in New York, Anderson has supported artists like Clark Terry, Craig Taborn, and Mel Torme. The release of “Blue Innuendo” leaves no…
Theater review: “Other Desert Cities” at the JCC
“Other Desert Cities” is a great example of the powerful family dramas that regularly win over audiences. But those plays only work if the actors are effective.
Film review: “Boy & the World”
When it comes the Oscars, the cliché has always been that “it’s an honor just to be nominated.” And while the actual nominees are free to disagree, there are many ways in which the bromide holds true — particularly for the independent films that break through to Hollywood’s biggest night. And by far the biggest…
A reluctant endorsement for Hillary Clinton
Democrats must nominate the person with the best chance to win and who will best be able to get things done.
Film review: “Eye in the Sky”
The War on Terror is given a provocative and suspense-filled exploration in the political thriller “Eye in the Sky,” from South African director Gavin Hood (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Rendition”). Helen Mirren stars as Colonel Katherine Powell, a British officer overseeing a joint military operation between Britain and America targeting a terrorist cell in Kenya. The…
