Scott predicts progress, regardless of PAB vote

Warren continues to push for change in school governance

On Wednesday, Warren released a short video on Facebook that makes a direct appeal to the public to join her in support of changing the district's governance.

Conference touts the benefits of charter schools

David Osborne, a charter school advocate who led the event organized by Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce conference, is among many educational advocates who argue that the typical public school systems were designed for another era.

RCSD Distinguished Educator Aquino leaving next week

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced Friday that Jaime Aquino, the Rochester City School District’s distinguished educator, has resigned.Elia said his last day will be June 7.

It’s time to let the state try to fix the RCSD

Rochester seems to have squashed a perfectly reasonable proposal: one that could short-circuit the district's cycle of dysfunction, inject some stability, and give the community several years to talk about options.

Urban Action 5/29

'Verified' curator Amanda Chestnut talks identity

"Culturally we tend to speak about race very much in dichotomy. It's an 'or' situation. And for the most part, many people are 'and,' but linguistically and culturally we don't give them space to be 'and.'"

VSW celebrates 50th anniversary

If someone were to create a Venn diagram with circles labeled "respected academic institution" and "punk-DIY-ethos hub," you'd find Visual Studies Workshop in the intersecting space. It's marking its anniversary with an exhibition, film screening, panel discussion, and art auction.

THEATER | 'Man of La Mancha'

ART | '6x6'

KIDS | 'Frozen Jr.'

KIDS | 'Grab Your Goggles!'

DANCE | Garth Fagan Dance

ART | 'Metamorphosis'

Jesse Sprinkle records new album with RACS students

The learning in listening

Fresh Cut: 'Your Silly Ways' by Tart Vandelay

With a nod to classic soul and R&B, “Your Silly Ways” by Tart Vandelay is a heartfelt and unironic love song about the joys of finding a quirky significant other who “gets you.”

Jazz and pop merge in Eastman’s 2019-20 Kodak Hall Series

There’s plenty to like about the roster of headlining talent coming to Eastman Theatre in the 2019-20 season, as part of Eastman School of Music’s Kodak Hall Series. The lineup features iconic artists Wynton Marsalis and Bobby McFerrin, as well as TV-film composer Jeff Beal and jazz pianist Jon Batiste, who are poised to shape the future of popular music for years to come.

Low Tide Recordings offers UK sound stateside

Importing grime

Eastman’s 2019-20 World series highlights music from Asia

If there’s a word that encapsulates the Eastern-centric 2019-20 Barbara B. Smith World Music Series at the Eastman School of Music, it’s “variety.” The four-concert series features musical traditions from India, China, Taiwan, and Indonesia.

Album review: 'Connect the Dots'

Album review: 'Cuerno Exotica'

REGGAE | Mosaic Foundation

FUNK | The Comb Down

ANTI-FOLK | Origami Ghosts

WORLD | The Afro-Semitic Experience

The F Word: An apology to Margaret Explosion

People who brandish cell phones at shows are distracting and disappointing. Put the phone down and dig the show, sluggo. Live in the now. But this isn’t a rant at millennial meatheads and their all-important tools of hipster oblivion. This is an apology to Margaret Explosion.

Film preview: 'Rocketman'

“Restrained” shouldn’t be the first word that comes to mind when describing larger-than-life singer Elton John. But that’s exactly the descriptor that came to mind while watching “Rocketman,” director Dexter Fletcher’s surprisingly timid and conventional rock-musical-biopic of the artist’s most unconventional life.