UPDATE 5/10/13: The JCC has announced that, due to popular demand, an additional performance has been added to the run on Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m. You can understand why a community theater would want to revive a fondly remembered musical like “Funny Girl.” It ran for more than 1300 performances when it first […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’10: Rochester Basics
Every city has certain people, places, and things that help to define it. Deep-dish pizza is Chicago. The Golden GateBridge is San Francisco. Harry Connick Jr. is New Orleans. The list goes on. While Rochester may not be a booming metropolis like those previous examples, it has its own signature, and certain details that are […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’08: Local history
Open a map of Rochester and you’ll spot certain names over and over. Strong. Eastman. Sibley. Who were these people, and what are their names doing all over downtown? They’re entrepreneurs and philanthropists, kooks and pioneers. Maybe not nationally lionized like Susan B. Anthony, but still local heroes. Need an introduction? Allow us. Col. Nathaniel […]
