The Dryden, which shut down in January 2020 — at first because of construction, and then COVID-19 — will reopen to the public on April 2.
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University of Rochester to hold hybrid commencement
Eligible graduates, faculty, and staff can participate in-person, but family and friends will have to watch the ceremonies online.
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County Republican legislators seek oversight of county-forced business closures
The “Business Closure Transparency Act,” proposed by Joe Carbone, would enable the Monroe County Legislature to review and reverse closings.
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Cuomo loosens capacity restrictions on restaurants
But state officials warn that if COVID-19 infection numbers begin to rise, they may have to tighten capacities.
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Pandemic and racial reckonings fuel Black artists
Amidst a paralyzing pandemic and tumultuous social protests, Rochester’s Black artists kept creating.
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RoCo’s latest exhibit is a real artpocalypse
Rochester Contemporary’s ‘Last Year On Earth’ showcases creative responses to the events of 2020.
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Cinema Theater operators closing the movie house
Operators of the 1914 movie house say they haven’t been able to generate much income in the past year.
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A new COVID-19 mass vaccination site is coming to Rochester
Gov. Cuomo has announced that one of four new federally-run sites will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations in Rochester in early March.
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New York state to receive another boost in vaccine doses, Cuomo says
Over the next three weeks, New York state is expected to receive a five-percent increase in its supply of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Geva retools its 2021-22 schedule in these ‘absolutely, might’ times
As the arts attempt to emerge from the pandemic shutdown, Geva Theatre Center has a gradual seven-step plan to return to live performances.
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The F Word: Local musicians eye return to live shows as COVID numbers decrease
As COVID-19 numbers decrease, bands such as Televisionaries and Anonymous Willpower are staying busy, anticipating a return to live shows.
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Monroe County records 1,000th COVID-19 death
The Monroe County Public Health Department on Wednesday reported 63 new COVID-19 deaths, with the total number reaching a grim new milestone.
