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Students plead: Don’t take our teachers
The Rochester Teachers Association said a third of city school student body could lose at least one teacher from the district’s proposed layoffs.
Council to vote on vacancy study legislation
The study would be the city’s first step toward opting in to state rent stabilization laws.
The F Word: Deafening silence
Tommy Stinson was a quiet storm as he vacillated between righteous anger, subtle inebriation, and sheer showmanship this past Wednesday night at Bop Shop Records.
Rochester poverty czar to step down
Leonard Brock has led RMAPI since its inception in 2015
Comedian Bill Maher returning to Rochester
Politically-driven comedian Bill Maher returns to Rochester to perform standup on May 31.
Robach bows out of Senate race
The veteran Republican legislator said his decision was motivated by “divisive New York City politics.”
Album review: ‘Sensorama’
Haewa ‘Sensorama’ Self-released haewamusic.bandcamp.com On this, Haewa’s seventh release, Rochester’s psychedelic darlings have opened up their creative space again. The album “Sensorama” is a study in infinite time and space. But there are finite, synthesized layers that swirl and converge upon the listener, serving as a safe place to go before diving back into the…
Album review: ‘The Old Great Lakes’
Tough Old Bird ‘The Old Great Lakes’ Self-released tougholdbird.bandcamp.com On Tough Old Bird’s new full-length album, “The Old Great Lakes,” brothers Matthew and Nathan Corrigan expand the scope of their sound. The Buffalo-based, multi-instrumentalist duo’s 2017 EP — the folksy “Where the Great Beasts Are Buried” — was steeped in acoustic warmth and earnest, sweet-voiced…
Hero under fire
“Richard Jewell” tells the story of how the twin forces of media and the government came together to destroy the life of a hapless Atlanta security guard.
PAB hits first milestone as applicants pour in
Nearly 120 applications have been submitted by people looking for a seat on the nine-member panel.
THEATER | ‘In the Heights’
This week OFC Creations will present “Hamilton” playwright Lin Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” in collaboration with Rochester Latino Theatre Company. The story explores three days in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights, and each of the characters contends with dreams, pressures, and change. The production features a cast of 50 students, ages…
Jake Clemons: Beyond E Street
Though multi-instrumentalist Jake Clemons is best known as the saxophonist for The E Street Band, he shouldn’t be ignored as a singer-songwriter. He plays Flour City Station on Thursday, December 19.
ART | ‘Genesee Valley 100’
For the second year, the Genesee Valley Conservancy is exhibiting its “Genesee Valley 100,” a community showcase of the work of about 100 photographers, which organizers say is meant to inspire conversations and appreciation of the region. Participants range from professionals to grade-school students, from six counties around the Genesee River watershed and three states.…
Mortal coils
Currently presented at Rochester Contemporary is “Earthen,” a set of three short video artworks that are gorgeous little meditations on our experiences with nature and time.
Dinner and a show
‘Raging Skillet’ is a touching tribute to Chef Rossi’s career, her mother, and living life to the fullest.
LECTURE | ‘Rethinking the Landscape: Haudenosaunee Women’
It’s an under-acknowledged fact that American democracy borrowed heavily from the Haundenosaunee’s system of government, and that while Haundenosaunee women lived as equals with the men, the US didn’t adopt that part of it. When American women began organizing to gain equal rights, Haudenosaunee women provided inspiration and guidance. This week International Coalition of Sites…
Brighton FD to town: No more speed bumps, humps please
Speed humps slow fire trucks down and can damage the expensive vehicles.
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Apple art
Located in The Hungerford Building, Seed + Stone Cidery is run by a father-daughter duo.
HOLIDAY JAZZ | ‘The Music of Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi’
There are few things in the world that everyone agrees upon. But it’s just about impossible to find anyone who doesn’t love the music that pianist Vince Guaraldi wrote and performed for “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” This year marks the 50th anniversary of the show and its tunes, including the spirited “Linus & Lucy” and…
BLUEGRASS | Heatwave Bluegrass
Two-thirds of the trio Heatwave Bluegrass — guitarist Max Flansburg and mandolinist Richie Colf — hail from the regional Americana band Dirty Blanket. This fact tells you all you need to know about the levels of energy and musical proficiency you can expect from Heatwave. Banjo player Brandon Masur completes the ensemble, which delivers a…
JAZZ | Jimmie Highsmith Jr.
Saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith Jr. is as homegrown as it gets, having honed his skills at Rochester’s Hochstein School of Music and School of the Arts. He then took off for the United States Air Force, where his flights included soaring jazz solos. After forming a band and playing USO events internationally, Highsmith Jr. returned to…
ALTERNATIVE ROCK | Violet Mary
Led by guitarist Mike Muscarella and vocalist Mel Muscarella, Violet Mary has been uplifting audiences with its blend of rock, pop, and soul since 2007. Based in Rochester, the Muscarellas are accompanied by bass, guitars, drums, and plenty of backing harmonies. The complex arrangements resemble that of Rush, and Mel’s voice cuts through the mix…
HOLIDAY CLASSICAL | Pegasus Early Music’s ‘A Baroque Noel’
Christmas is best celebrated with friends and with music. Pegasus Early Music offers lots of both in its “Baroque Noel” this Sunday afternoon, a concert of seasonal 17th-century gems brought to life by a full Baroque choir and orchestra. The friends include many faces and voices familiar to Pegasus fans, and this concert also includes…
DANCE | Garth Fagan Dance ‘Home for the Holidays’
This week Garth Fagan Dance company will present its annual “Home for the Holidays” performances at Nazareth College Arts Center’s Callahan Theatre. The shows will feature the Rochester premiere of “Triptych,” which is Bessie Award-winner and Garth Fagan Dance Rehearsal Director Norwood Pennewell’s tenth creation for the company. Four different programs will include a varying…
Concentus Women’s Chorus moves forward with new music director
Singer and conductor Anna Atwater first sang with Concentus Women’s Chorus in a 2016 concert. Three years later, Atwater is the choir’s first new music director since its founding.
Rochester schools to play prominent role in Assembly race
Assembly member Harry Bronson and his challenger, city Chief of Staff Alex Yudelson, have different views on city school governance.
Some gig workers are ‘dependent’ contractors
Gig workers are “independent contractors.” But how many are truly independent?
The F Word: Blood and bar-b-que
It’s a matter of priorities, I guess, but I’d be hard-pressed to choose between bar-b-que and rock ‘n’ roll. I’ve always felt that rock ‘n’ roll is what bar-b-que sounds like; and both are equally messy.
Film review: ‘Waves’
The flawed but deeply-felt domestic drama is essentially two movies in one, split into a harrowing first half and an elegiac second.
Bello’s exec victory sets up domino effect among Democrats
Assembly member Jamie Romeo plans to run for the clerk seat and other Dems are now eyeing her office.
