This year’s TEDxRochester event was hosted at East High School on Saturday, November 15, and was emceed by Larry Moss of the ambitious balloon art operation, Airigami. Moss introduced this year’s theme, “Roc Soup,” by telling a variation on a favorite folk story, “Stone Soup.” In this tale, a clever traveler convinces the stingy and […]
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Robert Burley: “The Disappearance of Darkness”
In “The Disappearance of Darkness,” Canadian photographer Robert Burley explores the rapid dissolution of film manufacturing — and film-related industries — as digital photography technology became more commercially accessible to the masses in the mid-2000’s. The show’s work itself straddles the line between the two worlds; Burley shot the images on sheet film, then scanned […]
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Love me, love my city
Rochesterians often have a rocky relationship with their city. It’s passionate and nurturing, but it can also be upsetting or frustrating. In other words, it’s love in all of its beautiful, complicated glory. And it’s a kind of love that three local women — Laura Fox, Tanya Mooza Zwahlen, and Ana Liss — say deserves […]
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JAZZ FEST 2012: Meet Ron Netsky (Day 1 Preview)
This year’s Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival may not have too many hardcore jazz headliners. But the ClubPass venues are so full of excellent acts, it’s going to be tough to choose what to see on more than a few nights. I’m going to start the festival Friday with one of my favorite artists from […]
