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In “fLOUR CITY Interactive ROCgarden,” Rochester Fringe audiences meet famous Rochesterians from the past who share their compelling stories. Seven voices boomed across the East Avenue garden space alongside Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, in the shadow of Christ Church. The voices of the dead.…

The band Two Truths makes a bold introduction to the Rochester music scene with their debut single and music video, “Brushstrokes.” [REVISED 9/18/21] This article has been updated with corrections to musicians and actors’ names, as well as the song’s lyrics and instrumentation. Since the start of the pandemic, Blake Pattengale — the jazz guitarist […]

Unvaccinated people in specific geographic areas are being offered $100 gift cards to get inoculated against COVID-19. In an attempt to persuade thousands of unvaccinated people in the Rochester area to get inoculated against COVID-19, county health officials and philanthropic leaders are offering their largest incentive to date — $100 gift cards. Now through the […]

Garth Fagan Dance’s 2021 Rochester Fringe performance features new-ish choreography and some even newer dancers for its 50th anniversary season. After five decades, Garth Fagan Dance continues to evolve. It must, if it is to survive.…

This weekend’s Black Pride aims to be a celebration Rochester’s vibrant Black and brown LGBTQ community. Black Pride is back this weekend, as new organizers launch a celebration for Rochester’s Black and brown LGBTQ community. Entering its seventh year, this year’s Black Pride is a three-day event featuring a ball, barbecue, and closeout party running […]

On its first tour since the pandemic began, the iconic Celtic punk band Flogging Molly plays Main Street Armory with Violent Femmes on Sept. 18. Flogging Molly had just set up onstage when the world locked down. The Celtic punk band was at a venue near San Diego last year when concerns about coronavirus caused […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she doesn’t believe religion is a legitimate excuse for not getting vaccinated. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she doesn’t believe health care workers in New York should be able to cite a religious exemption to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who held a briefing on the […]

Marked by valleys and hills formed 10,000 years ago by glacial movement, Washington Grove has been inducted into a national nonprofit focused on preservation. Washington Grove sits nearby a bus route, but at the center of this 26-acre woodland you could easily forget you’re in a city.…

The Rochester Fringe play “Belonging(s)” — performed next on Sept. 22 at MuCCC — is a thought-provoking commentary on ownership and identity. The MuCCC continued its habit of hosting compelling new plays at KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival on Saturday with the American premiere of “Belonging(s),” a two-person drama with comedic undertones by E. Elia. The […]

The site-specific performance “Remnants” and Penny Sterling’s new one-woman show “ShMILF Life” both ponder previously ignored realizations. Searching for spirituality in ‘Remnants’ Just a few moments into Friday’s KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival show “Remnants,” at Ellison Park, I became ashamed of my inferior spirituality.…