Meet the people in your neighborhood — CITY’s 2025 cohort of helpers.
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Harvest Moon Festival aims to bring AAPI communities together
Organizer and martial artist John Ra seeks to expand the cultural fair, now in its second year.
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Valley Rising aims to showcase Geneseo as a music destination
Organizers of the new one-day festival on Sept. 7 bring regional heavy hitters to an emerging culture hub.
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ROCHESTER TEN
Meet the 2024 cohort of CITY neighbors making art – and a difference.
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Auditorium Theatre becomes West Herr Performing Arts Center under naming-rights deal
The Buffalo-based car dealership contributes to Rochester’s theater scene.
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Mobile tomes
‘Bookstagram biz’ The Secondhand Librarian launches trailer pop-up Archivist Books.
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The Reverend Peyton breaks free from the times
The Indiana-based trio plays Sunday night at Iron Smoke Distillery.
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These 3 Black women photographers have a new perspective on Image City
Cocoa Rae David, Jackie McGriff, and Erica Jae aim to change the landscape of the local photography scene.
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Andrew Scott’s viral art breaks out of the box
Insta-fame is the last thing the illustrator expected from posts of his drawings “destroying” their own frames.
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Up-and-coming opera singers journey through the Glimmerglass Festival
The 2023 Young Artists Program is stacked with Eastman School alums and Lotte Lenya Competition winners.
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Kindred Spirits
Rohrbach Brewing Company and Black Button Distilling’s partnership undergoes a natural expansion.
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Chow Hound: What’s happening in Rochester’s dining scene
A Syrian comfort foods joint opens at Mt. Hope, a fresh smoothie biz hits the Temple Building, and Laughing Gull offers rare ‘Jaguar’ chocolate.
