The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival today announced several more events for its inaugural festival, which will take place September 19-23 in downtown Rochester. -The high-flying dance troupe Bandaloop, which will perform an aerial dance number on the side of the 21-story HSBCPlaza on Thursday, September 20, has added a second performance on Saturday, September […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’12: Special events calendar
COMPILED BY ANTOINETTE ENA JOHNSON As incoming students will soon discover, the Greater Rochester area is absolutely bursting with special events — this town loves its festivals — and there’s never a shortage of interesting things going on in the region. Below find a selection of some of the major events scheduled to take place […]
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ARTS NEWS: Inaugural Rochester Fringe Festival schedule announced
This morning the organizers of the inaugural First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival announced the schedule for the new arts & cultural event, which will feature more than 180 performances of 120 shows in 21 venues in downtown Rochester. Shows range from theater to music, visual art to comedy, dance to family-friendly fare, and will take […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Event guide
BY DEB SCHLEEDE When you’re in college there are two important things to focus on. The first is classes and studying. The second is what to do with your life when you’re not in classes or studying. College campuses are hives of activity, between fairs, lunches, homecomings, concerts, student events, clubs, parties, etc. And there’s […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Cheap fun in Rochester
Congratulations, you are now a college student! But that also probably means you’re a broke college student. You just cleaned out your bank account to pay for all of that stuff for your dorm room, you just bought those insanely expensive textbooks, and you probably coughed up about $50 for a college hoodie. You really […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’09: Underage entertainment guide
BY DEB SCHLEEDE It’s a Thursday night, your homework is done (or can be completely blown off until 10 p.m. on Sunday), and you’re ready to go out. But you’ve been hitting up the same bars, dance clubs, and movie theaters for weeks. These types of places, while fun, can still get boring. Never fear: […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Arts & Entertainment
ART You watch them as they strut the stage, bathed in footlights, commanding a scene or captivating a crowd. You listen as they discuss their latest exhibit at a gallery opening, soaking in the praise for their visionary works. You think to yourself, “I could do that.” And if you’ve got the talent, maybe you […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’08: Arts & entertainment
“There’s nothing to do in this city." Whenever I hear someone say something like that, I want to beat them about the head and shoulders. Rochester is not New York City. Rochester is not Washington, D.C. Rochester is not Los Angeles, or any other booming metropolis. But for a city its size, Rochester is practically […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’07: Cheap entertainment
It’s impossible to put a price on the benefits of art and culture. Except when you’re, like, broke. While it would be swell to pick up a fabulous piece of art from a chic gallery, dart to a nice evening show at the theater, and follow it up with a rock concert, for most of […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’07: Local favorites
by City Newspaper readers Each year City Newspaper polls its readers for the annual Best of Rochester issue. And every year hundreds of local residents let us know what they think is tops in food and drink, shopping, local color and more. Below is an edited last of the 2006 results; if you’re new to […]
