Kathryn Mariner, a cultural anthropologist, is researching placemaking in the city of Rochester, through Fertile Ground, a visual, large-scale, multi-year project.
Culture
Finger Lakes fusion
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A weekly pop-up menu at Noble Shepherd Craft Brewery in Bristol featuring Pad Thai Catering’s traditional Thai-Lao dishes has roots in a serendipitous crossing of paths three years ago.
Culture
The fiber of democracy
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A new exhibit featuring a diverse collection of craft art, from pieces knitted and crocheted by hand to quilts, explores themes such as reform, indignation against gender and racial injustices, women’s rights and voting.
Culture
A trip to medieval Scotland in Highland Park
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The Rochester Community Players, New York’s oldest community theater group, will stage Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” over two weeks in July.
GUEST OPINION
Is Rochester’s cultural identity competitive beyond upstate?
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Rochester must be realistic about its cultural strengths and recognize that other fast-growing metros have added substantial cultural assets in parallel to rapidly growing population and wealth.
Culture
Digging for treasure behind Park Avenue
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Named after a location in “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” Bartertown Collectibles brims with the stuff of recent history. The store’s toys, comics and other pop-culture collectibles reflect its owner’s interests as a kid.
Economy
Let’s embrace Rochester’s cultural identity
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Economic developers talk of “ecosystems,” a recognition that institutions, concentrations of knowledge and focused leadership spur economic vitality and growth. There is no stronger example in Rochester than the ecosystem that nurtures creative expression.
Culture
Bringing words and people together
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Writers & Books can be a generative center for people, breaking down barriers and widening the circle, says Alison Myers, the organization’s new executive director. She shares her vision for the nonprofit with Rochester Beacon Senior Editor E.C. Salibian.
GUEST OPINION
In RoCo’s massive 6×6 exhibition, everybody’s an artist
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Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6x6x2019 exhibition, slated to open June 1, will once again feature artwork from thousands of artists. The online preview begins today.
Culture
Appreciating our lilacs, in 7 photos and 10 facts
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In 1898, some 3,000 people gathered in Highland Park to smell lilacs planted by famed horticulturist John Dunbar. Today, a half-million people take part in the 10-day Rochester Lilac Festival. Here are some things you may not know about these beautiful and fragrant symbols of renewal and love.
Culture
A thrilling opening night for ‘Hamilton’ in Rochester
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The hip hop musical’s traveling production delivers its potent historical narrative with intricate choreography and superb vocal performances.