CITY’s 2025 guide to the region’s unofficial fifth season.
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Posted inMusic
Renowned musician Chuck Mangione dies at 84
The performer and composer’s career garnered international acclaim and spanned six decades.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Theater Review | ‘Always… Patsy Cline’
A breezy concert based a true events, dressed up as a play and presented by Geva Theatre Company through August 3.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
A spa with sparks
Welder and metal sculptor Stacey Mrva provides empowerment and community at Ironwood Studios.
Posted inMovies
Movie Review | ‘Eddington’
Ari Aster’s latest film isn’t a horror flick — but the pandemic-era plot has its share of horrifying moments.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Eastman Museum celebrates 75 years; keeps a cautious eye on the future
With federal grants in jeopardy, the center looks to alternate sources of funding for ambitious expansion projects.
Posted inCulture
Quiet legacy
Middlesex Music Festival — a small fest with a big history — returns to the eastern shore of Canandaigua Lake August 23.
Posted inMusic
Album Review | ‘Upside Down’ by Chaz & The Dazzlers
The group’s sonic contemplation of childhood puts the “twee” in “tweenager.”
Posted inMovies
Movie Review | ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
The latest horror legacy sequel tries to skewer nostalgia, but is left powerless.
Posted inSpecial Sections
Rochester Fringe Festival reveals 2025 lineup
Highlights of the 14th annual fest, which runs Sept. 9-20, include a world premiere Cirque show in the Spiegeltent and the return of free programming at Parcel 5.
Posted inMusic
Album Review | ‘Homesick’ by Flying Object
Flying Object’s first full-length album sounds best when windows are down and defenses are up.
