Best of Rochester 2012: Arts & Entertainment

**NOTE: These results were determined by thousands of reader votes. City Newspaper had no say in the results.**

Best Original Band 

Teagan and the Tweeds
teaganandthetweeds.com.

Best Cover Band 

Uncle Plum

uncleplum.com

Best Solo Musician 

Teagan Ward

teaganward.com

Best Live Music Venue 

Water Street Music Hall

204 N. Water St. 325-5600.

waterstreetmusic.com.

Best Club DJ 

DJ Kalifornia

oneclublife.com/our-djs.

Best Open Mic Night 

Lovin Cup

300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940.

lovincup.com

Best Music Concert of 2012 

Steve Martin, Jazz Festival

stevemartin.com

Best Local Album of 2012 

“Mikaela Davis,” Mikaela Davis

mikaeladavis.bandcamp.com.

Best Local Theater Production of 2012 

“Chicago,” Pittsford Musicals

P.O. Box 362, Pittsford. 586-1500.

pittsfordmusicals.org.

Best Local Theater Company 

Geva Theatre Center

75 Woodbury Blvd. 232-4382.

gevatheatre.org.

Best Local Actor 

Sarah Peters

Best Local Comedian/Comedy Group 

Geva Comedy Improv

gevacomedyimprov.org.

Best Local Art Gallery/Museum 

Memorial Art Gallery

500 University Ave. 276-8900.

mag.rochester.edu/.

Best Local Art Exhibit of 2012 

“Wall Therapy”

wall-therapy.com/news/.

Best Local Artist 

Sarah Rutherford

shaftway.tumblr.com.

Best Local Photographer 

Gerry Szymanski

flickr.com/people/gerryszymanski/.

Best Local Dance Company 

Garth Fagan Dance

50 Chestnut ST. 454-3260.

garthfagandance.org.

Best Local Film Festival 

ImageOut

imageout.org.

Best Local Festival 

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

rochesterjazz.com.

Best Local Drag Performer 

Ambrosia Salad

Facebook.com/pages/Ambrosia-Salad/303984856298236.

This article appears in Best of Rochester 2012.