A virtual ceremony hosted Thursday honored six Black women posthumously, including Toni Morrison, Henrietta Lacks, and Aretha Franklin.
19th Amendment
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Calendar preview: A September ender
This week: Black Lives Matter, and 19th Amendment commemorations continue — plus schnitzel, brats, beers, and … ghosts!
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Calendar preview: A Season for Change
A big week of events — from Black Kids Matter to The Suffragist City Parade — marks a big time for change here in Rochester.
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Calendar preview: Adieu, August
This week ends August with celebratory flair, including events for Women’s Equality Day, Record Store Day, and ice cream.
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CLASSICAL | RPO’S 19th Amendment Celebration
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the 19th Amendment with a livestreamed concert from the Susan B. Anthony House on August 26.
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SPECIAL EVENT | Virtual Equality Weekend
The Women’s Rights National Historic Park will livestream commemorations and lectures for its Virtual Equality Weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
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Calendar preview: Sun power
This week, the sun shines on sunflower fields, African lions, craft beer, classic festivals, and timely, important conversations.
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EXHIBITION-LECTURE | ‘Commemorating the Ratification of the 19th Amendment’
Eastman Museum will present a lecture to accompany its current History of Photography installation that commemorates the 19th Amendment.
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, August 15
County Clerk Adam Bello’s task force on vacant and abandoned properties – zombie properties – will hold a public forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in the Rochester City Hall’s City Council Chambers, 30 Church Street. Bello assembled the task force to examine how the houses become vacant and why they stay unoccupied, […]
