The Equal Rights Heritage Center has got Harriet Tubman right. There she is, standing on the lawn in downtown Auburn, holding a lantern. And just in case you choose to ignore that symbol of truth-seeker, there’s also a gun tucked in the statue’s belt. “Frederick Douglass dominates African-American history for the pre-Civil War period,” says […]
Jeff Spevak
Posted inMusic
Joe Dady’s still here, as are Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison
Jeff Spevak reports on a memorial concert for the late Joe Dady, a “hologram performance” by Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly, and more.
Posted inMusic
Jazz Fest 2019: Meet CITY’s jazz bloggers
Frank De Blase I agree with Frank Zappa when he said writing about music is like dancing to architecture. I’ve been dancing to architecture for 20 years for CITY Newspaper and this is his 17th year writing about the Rochester International Jazz Festival. I consider it the most wonderful time of the year. I like […]
Posted inSpecial Sections
Jazz Fest 2019: CITY’s Daily Jazz Blogs
The 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival runs from Friday, June 21, through Saturday, June 29, and CITY Newspaper will be out every night of the festival, covering multiple shows. Check back each day for reviews, photos and video of each nights festivities. For live updates follow us on Instagram @roccitynews and follow the hashtag […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Writers & Books launches The Ladder literary conference
The June 16 conference at Rochester Riverfront Hotel will be a day-long boot camp featuring the expertise of more than 40 literature industry professionals and 12 different workshops, all designed to help writers up their game.
