Elizabeth Williamson, a Bay Area native, will become artistic director of American Conservatory Theater at the start of 2027. Geva’s board will search for her successor.
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Nicholson Baker’s portraits of suffering
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The acclaimed writer’s drawings of people impacted by the Gaza war are on view at Hinterland Studio.
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Eastman presents great American songs ‘In Plain Sight’
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A Kilbourn Hall recital inspired by the release of Joshua Conyers’ recording project, “In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology,” will spotlight a collection of art songs by Black American composers.
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Bahama Mama to reunite for 50th anniversary show
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The band’s embrace of reggae in the 1970s marks them as part of the earliest wave of American reggae.
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Company Theatre presents the simple gifts of ‘Our Town’
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Thornton Wilder’s play was an instant classic—and perhaps one of the most misunderstood American plays.
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An art museum for everyone
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A civic treasure, the Memorial Art Gallery is embracing its community role in new ways—including free admission, starting next spring.
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New festival to debut on East Avenue
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East Ave Fest, slated for Sept. 12 at the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street, comes 11 years after the East End Festival ended its quarter-century run.
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Scratching at the door for freedom
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georgie’s new album is a complex work that expresses frustration at modern society while also finding the joy in scraped knees.
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A Howard Hanson premiere, 50 years later
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The composer, who spent nearly six decades in Rochester, wrote “New Land, New Covenant” for the 1976 bicentennial. The Finger Lakes Choral Festival will present the first local performance of the piece on Sunday.
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RIT professor explores ‘gendered aging’ in museum debut
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Ahndraya Parlato’s “Time to Kill” at the George Eastman Museum uses imagery and writing to present a meditation on self-perception and self-worth in relation to others’ expectations.
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Rochester Fringe Festival reveals lineup
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More than 700 performances will fill 45 venues in the festival’s 15th year, with new additions including “Circus in the City.”