“Brain Candy Live,” an educational show, combines two big names in science entertainment. Adam Savage, the editor-in-chief of Tested.com and former co-host of “Mythbusters,” and Michael Stevens, creator of award-winning YouTube channel Vsauce, have created a live stage show that’s billed as “a two-hour play date with Walt Disney, Willy Wonka, and Albert Einstein.” The […]
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The freedom of perspective
At the Seneca Art & Culture Center, people tell their own stories A dream 30 years in the making has finally been realized with the opening of the Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site. The center officially opened on October 24, and will provide a year-round venue for exhibits and programming […]
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Kid-friendly culture
It’s easy to imagine that the blessing of warmer weather arrives with the puzzle of how to fill up more than two months when the kiddos are sprung from school. And it’s understandable that adults might not want their time to be eaten up completely with events geared entirely toward children. Many of our local […]
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Burlesque confidential
The tundra-like temperature had pantsed the thermometer, and it was snowing sideways when I walked up to the Firehouse Saloon on the corner of Meigs and Clinton. The place was packed to the walls with an excitement that mixed with the steam heat wafting out to the street. The scene had a rock ‘n’ roll […]
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Arts and Cultural Council to close gallery and publication
Amid news of the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester’s financial struggles and changes in leadership, the Council announced this week that it will leave the space it has occupied at 277 N. Goodman St. “The plan is to leave the space by April 30,” says acting Council Director David Semple. The move is […]
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Historical Society hits a rough patch
The Rochester Historical Society’s board is facing some serious financial challenges, and the head of its board says it may need to change how it operates. Board Chair Pat Malgieri says the Historical Society’s challenges mirror those facing cultural organizations across the country, and the economy is a factor. In an interview last week, Malgieri […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’07: Rochester’s Cultural Diversity
by Dale Evans Rochester is rich in cultural diversity. For proof of that, consider the area’s cultural centers, built over the years by people of various ethnic or geographic backgrounds as meeting places to celebrate and share their unique heritage. Although distinct in nationality, most cultural centers have more in common than you might think. […]
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Failure is so possible
Fall arrives in Rochester with a flurry of colorful brochures announcing dance, music, and theater events. It’s an exciting time of year for arts lovers — authors start arriving, film festivals hit town, and art exhibitions open. But for some, all is not well in the cultural calendar. For creative types who haven’t met their […]
