Imagine the restrictions on businesses were lifted today. How eager would we be to embrace normalcy? Would you go to the movies? The gym? Happy hour?
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Mendoza: Monroe County has ‘flattened the curve,’ urges patience on reopening
Monroe County officials say public health data will determine when businesses reopen.
Posted inMusic
The F Word: Sound engineers are suffering
When COVID-19 struck, the infrastructure of the live music scene in Rochester collapsed like dominoes. And sound engineers who run the venues’ sound systems have become a casualty.
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Monroe County faces staggering budget shortfall
County Executive Adam Bello projects that the gap could account for as much as 10 percent of the county’s $1.2 billion.
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Monroe County approves ‘hazard pay’ for some county workers
About half the county’s workforce will receive 10- to 20-percent raises. Meanwhile, the city of Rochester is looking to layoff or furlough workers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
First Friday art series goes virtual
For the first time ever, the monthly mass art opening series will be streamed on May 1 to art patrons as a curated set of short presentations.
Posted inMusic
Two jazz fest headliner acts rescheduled
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival has set new October dates for its headlining shows featuring Puss N Boots and Spyro Gyra.
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Local Music Quarantine Challenge yields three attempts at ‘Serenity’
Jackson Cavalier has challenged Rochester musicians to cover each other’s songs during the pandemic. Interestingly, Benny Bleu’s “Serenity Song” is the only one to be covered twice.
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Virtual arts as the new normal, and Brokaw’s Exquisite Quarantine Poems
COVID-19 is teaching us to slow down, but not so much that we ignore the burgeoning virtual arts scene in Rochester.
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Bello proposes 10-20% ‘hazard pay’ for Monroe County workers
Workers in line for increases include 2,400 employees who work in areas of public safety, health, and environmental services.
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Half of New York breweries are not making beer, survey finds
One in four breweries in the Finger Lakes and more than half in New York City have shut down during the pandemic.
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New York cancels presidential primary amid coronavirus concerns
The cancellation of New York’s June 23 presidential primary will not affect a special election for Congress or a primary for a state Legislature seat.
