Congratulations: you've made it to another glorious summer in Rochester, your reward for putting up with the less-than-cooperative Western New York weather the rest of the year. You've earned these sunny skies,...
ART REVIEW: 4th Rochester Biennial
When only six local artists are chosen from thousands of applicants to be featured in a major...
THEATER REVIEW: 2010 Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Even without Christopher Plummer's extraordinary performance as Prospero in "The Tempest," the...
Through a no-doubt-fortuitous coincidence, the new thriller "Salt" somehow combines an oddly...
Opening number was set to a stripped-down version of Sting's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," featured an "Alice in Wonderland"-type tea party. Everything, including the dancers, was in black and white except All-Star Allison - who was...
"So You Think You Can Dance" 2010: Top 6 results, for real this time
Movies
Are you fed up yet with the celluloid slough that's seeped into the multiplexes this summer? From the noisy thud of "Prince of Persia" to the lofty, soulless tedium of "Inception," the major studio offerings have consistently failed to dazzle,...
Movies
Film, Orson Welles reminds us, is a ribbon of dreams, which not only explains some of the power of the medium but also justifies a good deal of its subject and technique. Without apparent effort cinema regularly violates the strictures of time...
Movies
FILM PREVIEW: 2010 Rochester Jewish Film Fesitval
Kudos to the Rochester Jewish Film Festival, which currently has two reasons to celebrate. The first is that this year marks the 10th installment of RJFF, this city's annual assemblage of quality contemporary cinema about the Jewish experience,...
Art
ART REVIEW: "Wind of Change" at 1975 Gallery
"I've had so many friends over the years who became or were tattoo artists, and I've always been amazed at what they can do with the canvas of human skin," says genuine ink-virgin Erich Lehman, director of 1975 Gallery @ Surface Salon and...
Stage
THEATER REVIEW: "Girls Night: The Musical"
I did an actual double-take when I walked into Geva Theatre for the opening night of its new summer show, "Girls Night: The Musical." Instead of the usually polite crowd of theatergoers decked out in business casual, the lobby was packed with...
You won't hear Willie Nelson on jazz radio, but I've always felt the haphazard phrasing and the...
Not sure what to do with the little ones this weekend? One Saturday morning per month, the...
When the three Followill brothers - Caleb, Nathan, and Jared - spent most of their childhood...
Congratulations: you've made it to another glorious summer in Rochester, your reward for putting...
The definitive guide to Rochester, NY. Inside Annual Manual 2010 you'll find profiles of several...
Recent Comments
Ed said:
Nice blogs. They make me laugh, but they are also fair and well considered, and I have better insight into the show after reading them. Keep up...
in "So You Think You Can Dance" 2010: Top 6 results, for real this time
mike mockley said:
you live in rochester new york... god you are a dumb ass.. why would you think that you opinion about anything should count for well anything... ...
in "So You Think You Can Dance" 2010: Top 6 results, for real this time
Josie said:
I love how you go through the whole show especially cuz I fast forward through it. I can stand the suspense!!
in "So You Think You Can Dance" 2010: Top 6 results, for real this time
eatdrinkfun said:
I can't believe all the comments about Billy , 'WHAT'S WRONG WITH TAKING CARE YOUR BODY?" So the Dr cleared him, So he choose to sit out, SO...
in "So You Think You Can Dance" 2010: Top 6 results (or: this show needs to get its shit together)