Relentless fireworks has blurred the lines between what is legal and what is not for many people who just want the noise to stop.
Fireworks
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Calendar preview: A fuse for freedom
This Independence Day is packed with discussions and vigils reminding us to closely consider the concept of freedom and justice for all.
Posted inNews & Opinion
[UPDATED] Medical pot, schools project, judges, and sparklers mark end of Legislature session
Soon, it could be legal to sell and use sparklers in New York, but not to light up medical marijuana. As the State Assembly and Senate wound down its session last night (and this morning), they acted on a slew of bills dealing with big statewide issues and matters that were specific to single communities. […]
Posted inMusic
CLASSICAL PREVIEW: Summer road trip with the RPO
According to Ward Stare, the only place you’ll want to be on July 19 is at the Eastman Theatre, where he’ll lead the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in “three of the greatest works by three of the greatest composers.” Stare, a 30-year-old Rochester native, speaks of Beethoven, Mozart, and Wagner the way that some speak of […]
Posted inCulture
The rockets’ red (white and blue) glare
In the wake of the World Trade Center’s destruction, are celebratory fireworks still OK? More than ever. For one thing, fireworks can be used for Freudian sublimation: Take that, you rotten, sub-human terrorist scum — POW! ZAPP! and BANG!! And just to show that our spirits (of ’76) aren’t dampened, nor our ability to appreciate […]
