Culture
From songbirds to electro-jazz inspired by sea creatures
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Day 6 at the Jazz Fest filled the streets and brought crowds to their feet.
Culture
At the halfway point, the Jazz Fest rides high
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Day 5 at the 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival featured more mesmerizing performances.
Review
Where history and nostalgia meet on stage
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“Anastasia,” the musical playing at the Geva Theatre, shines brightest in its confrontation with memory.
Economy & Business
New ways to think about pie
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At Crust Pie Co., Rebecca Vang serves pastries that blend family, culture, and community.
Community
A potluck where mutual aid is the main course
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The Eastside Potluck Society, whose core members bonded through their Asian-American roots, builds community by serving dinners biweekly on Monroe Avenue.
Culture
An ogre’s wonderfully whimsical musical journey
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For the ninth year of the Blackfriars Theatre Summer Intensive, an ensemble of high schoolers and college students brought versatility and energy to “Shrek the Musical.”
Community
South Wedge shop knits crafts, community
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Little Button Craft, which this year marks a decade in business, is conducting a fundraiser to help it remain a space for vibrant acceptance and artistic accessibility.
Education
An expulsion at Eastman
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Rebecca Bryant Novak, a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music who complained about alleged harassment by a faculty member, is now fighting her dismissal from the school. The case involves questions of due process and First Amendment rights.
Community
Night market debuts in Plymouth-Exchange neighborhood
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The Rochester Night Market at the Exchange, in the Refinery on Flint Street, features vendors from Rochester and Upstate New York every other Tuesday evening.
Culture
A joy-filled close to the Jazz Festival
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The last nine days of wonderful music and fantastic performances were a celebration honoring the rich tradition of jazz.