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• Rochester native Danny Doran uncorks “Sons of Mezcal”

  06-06-2023 23:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The documentary will screen on Wednesday, June 7 at The Little Theatre as part of Rochester Cocktail Revival.
  
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• Upstate theater partnership secures $900k for RBTL expansion and renovation

  06-06-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The funding comes from a state budget allocation for the 13-member Alive Downtowns! Upstate Historic Theater Coalition.
  
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• Deer Tick is bitten by the maturity bug

  05-06-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The band plays Lincoln Hill Farms on Thursday, June 8
  
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• Eastman student's commitment to early jazz runs deep

  01-06-2023 17:58 via roccitynews.com
  
  Gavin Rice doesn't just play 1920s jazz. He lives it — from the instruments he owns to the clothes he wears.
  
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• Welcome to K2 High

  31-05-2023 18:59 via roccitynews.com
  
  K2 Brothers Brewing purchased a 72,000 square-foot elementary school for its second location.
  
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• Can you drink beer in an elementary school? Welcome to K2 High

  31-05-2023 18:59 via roccitynews.com
  
  K2 Brothers Brewing purchased a 72,000 square-foot elementary school for its second location.
  
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• Movie Review: "Sanctuary" is a sensual, surprising thriller

  31-05-2023 18:13 via roccitynews.com
  
  The latest film from Zachary Wigon opens June 2 at The Little.
  
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• The Mighty High & Dry takes it where it can get it

  31-05-2023 15:18 via roccitynews.com
  
  Local band plays album release show at Record Archive on May 31
  
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• Eastman Opera Theatre names new artistic director

  30-05-2023 22:52 via roccitynews.com
  
  Timothy Long will assume a dual role for EOT next season, following the retirement of Steven Daigle.
  
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• Homage to the (town) square: Welcome to Buffalo AKG

  26-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The art museum formerly known as the Albright-Knox Gallery rebrands, expands and strengthens its inclusive contemporary position.
  
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• Jodie Foster is just a mom who confronts cannibals

  24-05-2023 20:24 via roccitynews.com
  
  The accomplished actress will be honored by George Eastman Museum on May 25.
  
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• RPO presented first sensory-friendly concert Sunday

  24-05-2023 18:58 via roccitynews.com
  
  The free performance at Hochstein was part of the orchestra's '100 Acts of Giving Back' this year.
  
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• Memorial service planned to honor David Fetler

  23-05-2023 18:03 via roccitynews.com
  
  The revered late musician led the Rochester Chamber Orchestra for 50 years.
  
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• The architecture of radio: Failing or fun?

  22-05-2023 18:03 via roccitynews.com
  
  A forecast for airwaves from the NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia.
  
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• 'Les Misérables'— without the songs

  22-05-2023 17:18 via roccitynews.com
  
  Open Road Theatre's non-musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel opens at MuCCC on June 1
  
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• Meet the artists who keep Seabreeze's painted ponies looking polished

  19-05-2023 21:56 via roccitynews.com
  
  Gaylon Arnold and Ann McCracken spend the park’s off-season restoring the brightly colored rides in time for the summer.
  
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• CITY Visits . . . The Lilac Festival

  19-05-2023 20:56 via roccitynews.com
  
  We visited The Lilac Festival during the Mikaela Davis concert on May 15 to ask attendees what's on their summer bucket list.
  
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• RPO to share national television spotlight during PGA Championship

  18-05-2023 14:41 via roccitynews.com
  
  CBS Sports will feature the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra during its coverage of the 2023 PGA Championship finals on Sunday.
  
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• Former 'vandal' finds Zen painting graffiti on model trains

  16-05-2023 16:34 via roccitynews.com
  
  Alex Price used to risk life and limb painting train cars. Now ‘Demon’ works at scale.
  
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• Born in Hong Kong, Bleak House Books reopening in Honeoye Falls

  15-05-2023 17:55 via roccitynews.com
  
  Albert Wan and Jenny Smith's bookstore is retaining its overseas roots.
  
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• Born in Hong Kong, Bleak House Books is reopening in Honeoye Falls

  15-05-2023 17:55 via roccitynews.com
  
  Albert Wan and Jenny Smith's bookstore is retaining its overseas roots.
  
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• The call of kettle corn

  12-05-2023 17:42 via roccitynews.com
  
  Rochester Kettle Corn almost didn’t make it off the (festival) ground. But five years in, the business seems to pop up everywhere.
  
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• Mark Quinn is the master green thumb who helps Flower City live up to its name

  12-05-2023 17:01 via roccitynews.com
  
  When you go to the Lilac Festival this weekend, think about themaster gardener who planted the namesake attractions in Highland Park.
  
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• “Ragtime” evokes history through rhythm and rhyme

  08-05-2023 19:42 via roccitynews.com
  
  JCC CenterStage production showcases struggles and hopes of America past and present.
  
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• Rochester misses the boat on fast-growing Great Lakes cruises

  08-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Great Lakes cruise lines will stop at more than 40 ports this summer — but Rochester won't be one of them.
  
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• Wampum exhibit at Ganondagan is a homecoming for history

  06-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  A touring exhibit brings Haudenosaunee artifacts back to Ganondagan.
  
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• The RPO brings Verdi's 'Rigoletto' to life

  06-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The performance continues a series of popular operas in concert at Kodak Hall
  
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• The Company Theatre finds a home in Temple Building, announces 2023-24 season

  05-05-2023 19:59 via roccitynews.com
  
  The Company Theatre will stage its 2023-24 season in its new permanent home: Temple Theater on Franklin Street in downtown Rochester.
  
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• Sought-after sounds at Payton Violins

  05-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  A violinmaker makes a home in the former CITY newsroom in NOTA.
  
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• 'The Nerd' comes to MuCCC — and he's staying awhile

  05-05-2023 08:05 via roccitynews.com
  
  “The Nerd” is less about a misfit who overstays his welcome than the lengths one will go for a friend.
  
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• Get out of the CITY with our camping quiz

  04-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Our camping quiz will help pair you with the perfect place to pitch a tent within a short drive of Rochester.
  
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• Get out of the CITY: Camping quiz

  04-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Our camping quiz will help pair you with the perfect place to pitch a tent within a short drive of Rochester.
  
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• Call for Creatives: May Edition

  04-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Our roundup of arts grants, calls for proposals and submissions, and other items of note.
  
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• Seán Barna gets real in Rochester

  01-05-2023 20:29 via roccitynews.com
  
  The Philadelphia-based artist recorded his first album with indie label Kill Rock Stars at Macedon's 1809 Studios, and will launch his tour at Radio Social on May 11.
  
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• Rochester Music Hall of Fame Awards serve up surprises

  01-05-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The 10th annual event brought together Fagan, Majestics, and even Eagles.
  
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• Here are 54 summer festivals to make plans for

  01-05-2023 07:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Plan out the next few months with CITY’s comprehensive list of the best summer festivals in the region.
  
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• CITY's complete guide to festival season 2023

  01-05-2023 07:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Plan out the next few months with CITY’s comprehensive list.
  
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• A complete guide to 54 summer (and fall) festivals

  01-05-2023 07:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Plan out the next five months with CITY’s comprehensive list of the best festivals in the region.
  
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• The Lotte Lenya Competition celebrates 25 years

  29-04-2023 13:31 via roccitynews.com
  
  The touchstone event champions versatility through repertoires spanning opera and musical theatre.
  
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• RPO announces 25-year-old Jherrard Hardeman as new assistant conductor

  28-04-2023 19:38 via roccitynews.com
  
  The Detroit-born conductor and musician will also lead the RPYO.
  
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• Fulfilling the promise of CITY

  28-04-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Outgoing CITY Editor David Andreatta reflects on CITY's past and its future as WXXI's source for arts, life, and culture news.
  
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• Eastman School alumnus leads important choral album

  27-04-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Malcolm J. Merriweather conducts the music of largely unsung Black composer Margaret Bonds.
  
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• ImageOut’s First Cut film fest amplifies trans and drag stories

  26-04-2023 18:15 via roccitynews.com
  
  The third annual spring installment of ImageOut brings timely films to The Little and Dryden this week.
  
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• "High Yella" and Steve Majors’ search for identity

  25-04-2023 22:02 via roccitynews.com
  
  The WNY native will speak about his 'modern family' memoir in Rochester on Wednesday.
  
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• Free Casino melds busy guitars with contemplative moments on ‘Beggar’s Pitch’

  25-04-2023 17:32 via roccitynews.com
  
  Two thirds of the rock band have relocated to Brooklyn, but that hasn't tampered with Free Casino's quirky, clever sound.
  
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• Cordancia’s new Artistic Director Evan Meccarello takes the podium with an inclusive concert

  24-04-2023 21:15 via roccitynews.com
  
  The chamber orchestra Cordancia enters a new era with Artistic Director Evan Meccarello's first concert featuring composers of color.
  
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• Cordancia’s new Artistic Director Evan Meccarello takes the podium

  24-04-2023 21:15 via roccitynews.com
  
  The chamber orchestra enters a new era, with inclusive first concert featuring composers of color.
  
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• Set sail with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus and Eastman Philharmonia

  24-04-2023 20:18 via roccitynews.com
  
  Free performance of “A Sea Symphony,” inspired by the work of Walt Whitman, will take place this Friday.
  
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• Rochester Music Hall of Fame returns, the hard way

  24-04-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  The Rochester Music Hall of Fame makes a post-pandemic return
  
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• Monroe County seed libraries take root

  21-04-2023 11:00 via roccitynews.com
  
  Irondequoit Public Library is the latest in Monroe County to start a seed sharing program.
  
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