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The real fight against fake news
Fake news is not a new thing, and the new edition of Project Censored selections – the list of the year’s most important but unreported or under-reported stories – uses a reference to a 1938 fake news story as an illustration. The cover art for the latest Project Censored book, “Censored 2019: Fighting the Fake…
RBTL theater site moves to the riverfront
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League will get its new theater, if its fundraising is successful. But it won’t be on Parcel 5. It’ll be by the river, part of a large, $250 million multi-use complex on the site of the former Radisson Riverside Hotel on East Main Street, across the street from the Riverside Convention…
White tries to cushion Deane-Williams’ blow
Rochester School Board President Van White made a concerted effort at a press conference today to downplay Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams’ sudden announcement that she is leaving the district at the end of January. He dismissed the idea that she was leaving because of conflicts with board members. And he declined to comment on why she…
Rochester schools Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams leaving in January
Rochester schools Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams announced late Thursday evening that she is retiring on January 31, 2019.
New RBTL theater could boost all arts venues, consultant says
A new report suggests that a new larger theater for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League can have a positive economic impact on other city arts venues. City officials commissioned the report from AMS Planning and Research, an arts and entertainment consulting firm, to study the new theater’s financial impact on existing arts organizations. Though the…
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[UPDATED] Micciche to side with Lej Dems
[UPDATE] County Legislator Tony Micciche is leaving the Republican Party, switching his registration to the Democratic Party, and joining the County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus, according to a press release from the Monroe County Democratic Committee. Micciche will be the 12th Democratic member in the in the 29-seat Legislature, so the party is still a long…
DANCE | ‘Celebrate Dance’
Cobblestone Arts Center will this week present its First Annual “Celebrate Dance” event, featuring work by several choreographers and dance companies, including Mariah Maloney (formerly of the Trisha Brown Company), Mossa Dance DeLucia-Benson Dance, FuturPointe Dance’s N’Jelle Gage Thorne, and Heather Roffe. “Celebrate Dance” takes place Saturday, October 20, at 6 p.m., at Cobblestone Arts…
THEATER | ‘Hay Fever’
Noël Coward’s three-act comedic romp, “Hay Fever,” will this week be presented by Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and Theatre League. Set in the 1920s, the play follows one chaotic weekend in the life of the misbehaved Bliss family. Actress Judith, novelist David, their cartoonist son Simon, and daughter Sorel have each invited different…
Climate report calls for ‘unprecedented’ action
A new, comprehensive report on global warming, prepared by the top climate change agency in the world, doesn’t contain much in the way of good news. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change bluntly warns that humanity has just over a decade to slash carbon emissions dramatically if it wants to avoid the worst impacts of…
Urban Action 10/17
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Challenging standardized testing The Rochester Coalition for Public Education, in collaboration with the University of Rochester, the Rochester Teachers Association, and Writers and Books, is holding a series of discussions concerning high-stakes standardized…
INDIE | Floated Magazine Issue 5 Release Show
Floated began in August 2016 as a group initiative to showcase the hottest alternative acts in art, music, and culture. Featuring raw interviews with up-and-coming artists and exotic lifestyle gurus, the Rochester-based magazine is now gearing up to celebrate the release of its fifth issue later this week. The release show will feature some of…
SOUL | John Ellison
Rochester’s Soul Brothers Five were already stompin’ soul sensations in the mid-60’s when John Ellison arrived, making them Soul Brothers Six. Ellison became the lead singer and principal songwriter for the group, and in 1967, he penned the smash hit “Some Kind of Wonderful.” Since then, over 50 artists have recorded the song, and according…
INDIE ROCK | Arc Iris
Rhode Island trio Arc Iris is the prog-pop brainchild of singer-songwriter Jocie Adams, touring behind the release of its third album, “Icon of Ego.” Blending psychedelic rock with vaudeville, folk, and blues influences, Arc Iris unleashes a theatrical swell of harmonies that culminates and washes through the air with cosmic overtones. Like a rose with…
CLASSICAL | Sandro Russo
Listen to just a few notes from masterful pianist Sandro Russo, and his command of the instrument is undeniably mesmerizing. Excelling in works from the Romantic era, Russo’s charismatic phrasing and eloquent approach to melody will be on full display this Friday at Kilbourn Hall. Appearing as part of Eastman School of Music’s Fernando Laires…
HIP-HOP | Atmosphere
Atmosphere has been gripping audiences around the world by defying common misconceptions about hip-hop since 1996. Based out of Minneapolis, the group is currently celebrating its newly released seventh album, “Mi Vida Local.” Slug writes intellectual rhymes that free-flow between the lines to reveal metaphorical surprises about social matters, while Ant provides concentrated grooves that…
ELECTRONIC | Steve Aoki
DJ Steve Aoki specializes in the kind of heart-pumping dance anthems that pack arenas and drive EDM fans wild. On Friday, Aoki brings his high-energy grooves to Rochester in a show being billed as “Wicked Halloween – Radioactive Wasteland.” This bass-bumping, synth-heavy concert will be a bona fide party. Rapper Joyner Lucas will also perform.…
DANCE | ‘Ripple’
Rochester Dance Theatre will this week present an immersive, multimedia experience in just four performances of “Ripple,” which merges the movement of bodies with the movement of light and sound. The program includes eight dancers in collaboration with spatial sound engineer Tom Montagliano, with light design and tech by Occurrent Arts. The audiences will be…
ART | ‘Dearly Departed’
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of 1975 Gallery, which emerged as a pop-up within Surface Salon in the South Wedge before gaining its own white walls on Charlotte Street. Though 1975’s brick-and-mortar spot has been closed down for a few years now, owner and curator Erich Lehman has continued his work…
RECREATION | Fall Foliage Train Excursions
After some alternating hot and cold temps, autumnal weather seems to have finally settled in. And the leaves have just begun to turn, right in time for The Medina Railroad Museum’s annual Fall Foliage train excursions. Passengers can relax and enjoy the scenery rolling by during a two-hour train ride along the scenic Erie Canal…
Review: ‘Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process’
The MAG exhibition showcases eight of Monet’s 40 paintings of the Waterloo Bridge, including the MAG’s own jewel-like version, “Waterloo Bridge, Veiled Sun,” and seven other versions borrowed from North American sister institutions.
Album review: ‘Harmonium’
Archimedes ‘Harmonium’ Self-released archimedesband.bandcamp.com Archimedes’ new CD “Harmonium” unfolds like little dreams that are anchored in plaintive delivery. Listen as the acoustic guitar swirls in a circular cadence, weaving a tapestry throughout the casually shared harmony like smoke wafting from an inviting campfire. It’s like a preamble to a madrigal, a requiem for a dream.…
Lessons for Rochester development from Detroit’s mayor
If planning and zoning don’t have a moral component, the poor –often people of color –won’t benefit from growth. They’ll suffer from it.
Fall foliage lunch stop at Stonecat
Stonecat Café is an excellent choice for lunch or dinner after a day of hiking and sipping Riesling at the myriad Seneca Lake wineries. This year marks Stonecat’s 19th year providing local, ethical, and delectable food as well as jazz-themed live music.
Album review: ‘Kokopelli’
Auld Lang Syne ‘Kokopelli’ Self-released auldlangsyne.bandcamp.com Auld Lang Syne may be itinerant, but the incomparable duo will always be a Rochester band to me. Set for release on October 20, “Kokopelli” is Auld Lang Syne’s latest batch of exquisitely crafted indie folk songs, and it’s a consummate return to form. Last year’s album “Positively Phototactic”…
Film preview: ‘The Old Man & the Gun’
As a breezy crime caper, “The Old Man & the Gun” makes for satisfying entertainment, but as a tribute to Redford’s legacy and his remarkable career, it becomes immensely moving.
Interview: ‘Little Steven’ Van Zandt
At each stop of “Little Steven” Van Zandt’s current tour, teachers get in free and can register for a free, pre-show TeachRock workshop. Before heading out for the Soulfire Teacher Solidarity Tour, Van Zandt spoke over the phone about his many projects and his connection to Rochester rock music.
