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Keep Bello, Slaughter
Louise Slaughter and Adam Bello have earned our endorsement in their races for Congress and Monroe County clerk, respectively.
Students making progress, but big challenges remain
The state of Rochester’s children is…a little bit better, according to a report issued today (see below) by ROC the Future, an alliance of Rochester-area institutions and community partners working to improve student achievement in the city school district. The alliance issues a report card each year that takes a look at 45 indicators of…
Dems: Increase county child care spending
The county has, over the past five years, cut the amount it pays toward child day care subsidies by approximately $2.6 million. County Legislature Democrats today asked County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to put back $1 million of the funding in her upcoming 2017 budget proposal. The ask echoes a request from the Children’s Agenda, which…
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[NEWS] WEEK AHEAD: Events for the week of Monday, October 24
ROC the Future, a public-private partnership of government and community organizations working to improve academic achievement for Rochester’s children, will release its fourth annual community report card on Tuesday. The report card tracks key measures of well-being for children and youth in the City of Rochester, from cradle to career. Speakers include Monroe County Executive…
The formation of a Star
“American Honey” star Sasha Lane was a student studying social work and psychology at Texas State University when she caught the attention of British director Andrea Arnold while on Spring Break, laying on a beach in Panama City, Florida. At the time, Lane was feeling directionless and looking to make a change; when she was…
Film review: “Under the Shadow”
The first feature from writer-director Babak Anvari, the atmospheric Iranian horror film “Under the Shadow” is set in post-Revolution Tehran of the late 1980’s, where a woman and her young daughter must contend with dark forces building both inside and outside their home. The wife of a doctor, Shideh (Narges Rashidi) finds her own career…
Greased up and ready to go
“The Greasy Strangler” is one weird-ass film. Actor Sky Elobar tells us about uncomfortable situations, his upcoming projects, and how greasy the movie really is
Film review: “A Man Called Ove”
Adapted by director Hannes Holm from a best-selling novel by Fredrik Backman, the crowd-pleasing Swedish dramedy “A Man Called Ove” revolves around Ove (the delightful Rolf Lassgård), a curmudgeonly old man who rules over his suburban neighborhood with an iron fist. Head of the neighborhood association until his neighbors voted him out, Ove makes his…
Feedback 10/19
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JAZZ | Laura Dubin Trio
ONLINE ONLY When the Laura Dubin Trio takes the stage at the Pythodd Jazz Room on Friday evening, pianist Dubin, drummer Antonio H. Guerrero and bassist Kieran Hanlon will have a lot of tunes to choose from. The occasion is a CD release celebration for a two-disc, 21-track album recorded live at last summer’s Xerox…
Urban Action 10/19
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. City of Rochester to give update on FIS program The City of Rochester’s Department of Neighborhood and Business Development will hold a public meeting to provide the results of the city’s first Focused…
NYCLU condemns solitary
The New York Civil Liberties Union and Legal Services of Central New York filed a class-action lawsuit in district court last month against the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office for its alleged use of solitary confinement for 16 and 17 year olds. The NYCLU says that the young people, many of whom are mentally ill, are…
THEATER | “Winnie-the-Pooh: The Musical”
“Winnie-the-Pooh: The Musical” begins the 2016-17 Family Theatre season for the Rochester Association of Performing Arts — the company’s Broadway Classics season just opened with “My Fair Lady.” Based on the household children’s character that’s been a favorite since the 1920’s, “Winnie-the-Pooh” will be performed by RAPA’s professional cast of adult and youth actors. This…
Reddit co-founder: You’ve got to suck to succeed
Reddit started as the project of two college kids with a $12,000 check from an investor. Now, it’s ranked as the eighth-largest website in the United States, co-founder Alexis Ohanian told a crowd at RIT’s Ingle Auditorium last week. The social media site is a sprawling series of discussion boards, ranging from deep debates on…
SPECIAL EVENT | Spirits of the Past Theatrical Tours
In a flashback to the 19th century, guides will lead lantern-lit tours through the historic Genesee Country Village, populated by costumed characters reading from the works of the iconic Edgar Allen Poe. Vignettes will include Poe’s well-known stories such as “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” which will transport attendees 150 years…
RPO highlights American music in new festival
American music is like America, says Ward Stare, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s music director. “It’s a melting pot,” he says, “a diversity of sounds and influences, and a tremendous breadth of styles. And Rochester has been an important center for American music for nearly a hundred years.” Stare will prove his point in the next couple…
COMEDY | “Halloween Slasher”
In homage to classic 1980’s slasher films, Geva Comedy Improv will perform two nights of quick-witted, on-the-fly skits featuring your favorite horror movie stereotypes. Classic storylines will combine with audience-led plot suggestions to generate an unpredictable performance each night. Violence, foul language, and adult content complement the Geva Theatre Center resident improv troupe’s aggressive performance…
Album review: “Ashes of man”
Fox 45 Twin Earth Records fox45.bandcamp.com Opening with an epic stoner metal grind and groove, the gals in Fox 45 are back in black with album numero dos, “Ashes of Man.” Musically, it’s a hard and heavy head-bang. Lyrically, it preaches a hopeless gospel that rides above the quartet’s relentless, mid- tempo drive — a…
FILM | “Werewolves Across America”
Each month, Main Street Arts (20 West Main Street, Clifton Springs) hosts a free film screening with a focus on artists, collectors, movements, and designers. This month’s featured film will be the documentary “Werewolves Across America,” the first in the series to spotlight a musician: Viking Moses front man Brendon Massei. With the cult folk…
New tavern opens in the Triangle
When Aaron DeBlieck took over the space that used to house his father-in-law’s bar and grill, Ellison’s, he wanted to keep the feeling of a friendly, neighborhood bar — nothing too fancy. DeBlieck and his partner, Ben Kulikowski, opened Tryon City Tavern (2300 East Main Street) the first week in August. DeBlieck has been in…
FILM | DasFilmfest
The first annual DasFilmfest, showcasing the best of contemporary German, Austrian, and Swiss films comes to The Little Theatre (240 East Avenue) on Saturday, October 22, through Monday, October 24. The festival will screen a lineup of seven feature films, including the US premiere of the drama “Icons of Light” (“Lichtgestalten”), starring Max Riemelt (“Sense8”),…
Album review: “1954”
Ricardo Grilli Tone Rogue Records ricardogrilli.com The title of guitarist Ricardo Grilli’s new album, “1954,” may cause you to anticipate a tribute to the greatest generation of jazz players. While some measure of that is inevitable on a CD by an excellent musician and his supporting players — Aaron Parks on piano; Joe Martin, bass;…
ROCK | Andy Timmons
Known for his pyrotechnic technique with the pop metal band of yesterday Danger Danger, guitarist Andy Timmons has collaborated with guitar heroes and monsters like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Morse. His studio work is extremely broad, too, including work with artists from Paul Stanley to Olivia Newton-John and the Beach Boys.…
FUNK/R&B | Earth, Wind & Fire
Multiple Grammy Award-winners and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Earth, Wind & Fire are credited with changing the face of Black Pop of the 60’s and early 70’s with its energetic blend of funk, soul, and R&B. The band has recorded a plethora of instantly recognizable hits over its nearly 50-year history, like…
CLASSICAL/JAZZ | “From Tragedy to Transcendence”
The phrase “Casals playing Bach” is not just a shorthand phrase for transcendent music making; it’s also a metaphor for profound artistic integrity. When the young Spanish cellist Pau (Pablo) Casals discovered the Bach suites for solo cello at the turn of the 20th century, they were virtually unknown; his recitals and recordings made them…
GOSPEL | Tamela Mann
If you haven’t heard Tamela Mann as a gospel singer, you may have seen her as an actor in several Tyler Perry movies (“Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” “Madea’s Big Happy Family”), or on a number of TV shows, including the sitcom “Meet the Browns.” But as her five albums, a long list of…
JAZZ | “Tierra Mestiza”
“Tierra Mestiza” is the name of a beautiful traditional folk song, and the name of a wonderful duo featuring guitarist Omar Tamez and pianist Angelica Sanchez. Naming their instruments does not begin to do justice to Tamez — who also coaxes ethereal sounds from a nose flute, a mbira (thumb piano), and a host of…
HIP-HOP | Michael Christmas
The title of Boston-based rapper Michael Christmas’ first mixtape, “Is This Art?,” lends the impression that Christmas will be taking the listener on a journey of existential crises and spiritual dilemmas. It’s true, but not in the way you expect. On his early hit “Daily,” Christmas half mumbles, half raps, “So now I gotta take…
SOUL | Ellis Hall
In what promises to an impassioned, fun performance filled with poignancy, the stunning singer Ellis Hall will join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik in Kodak Hall for a set of classic tunes from some of the best singer-songwriters in 20th century popular music: David Bowie, Sam Cooke, George Harrison, Lerner…
‘Halloween Forever’ offers spooky, nostalgic gaming
Just in time for All Hallows’ Eve, Rochester-based artist Peter Lazarski will release the full version of his first video game, “Halloween Forever,” a throw-back 8-bit game with creepy midi music to match. Although the market for indie, retro games is well-established, Lazarski’s game is targeting the hyper-niche corner haunted by retro-enthusiasts who adore Halloween.…
CLASSICAL | Gossamer Edge Trio
As the last few warm days come and go, and the autumn season settles in, local classical trio Gossamer Edge will bring the evocatively titled program “Garden of Delights” to the Lyric Theatre on Saturday. The instrumentation of the trio — with pianist Paula Rodney Bobb, flutist Rita George Simmons, and mezzo-soprano Allyn Van Dusen…
A soccer team gives us an example of patriotism
Some district officials want students to inform adults before they protest. That’s an ‘I support your right to protest, but’ attitude.
Film review: “American Honey”
Written and directed by British filmmaker Andrea Arnold, the beguiling “American Honey” is a rambling, intoxicating road movie about youth, freedom, poverty, and the American Dream.
