We look at three festivals that take attendees to different eras A celebration of cool, obsolete machinery Western New York State is rife with fertile farmland; it’s given the region a rich agricultural history. And though farming is still a major part of life in rural areas, industrial cities grew in the late 19th century, […]
Festival Preview Guide
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A (festival) day in the life
Food truck operators run long days in the summer heat to be out with the festival crowds Since modern style food trucks started hitting Rochester streets in 2011, they have become a cornerstone of the area’s festival scene. At this point, it would be hard to imagine going to Park Ave Fest or the Jazz […]
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Cue marks
The late, great film critic Roger Ebert often described movies as “empathy machines,” allowing us to understand different hopes, aspirations, dreams, and fears. I can’t think of a better explanation of the film medium’s unique ability to make us identify with another human being, putting us completely in their shoes. But that machine only works […]
