Rochester Fringe announces 2019 lineup
The 8th annual Rochester Fringe Festival takes place Tuesday, September 10, through Saturday, September 21, at venues in and around downtown Rochester. More...
News & Opinion
Confusion around special education programs continues
Even as preschool special education providers began inking contracts with Monroe County this week, the county has continued to clarify what those contracts mean.
Music
Wilder Maker: indie rock for adults
When your life is literally filled with nonstop music, there’s little time to catch your breath. Case in point, Wilder Maker is currently on a 10-concert tour through the Midwest and the Rust Belt, in support of its new digital single “Love So Well” and the B-side “Rose Room.” The band will play in Rochester — a frequent tour stop for frontman Gabriel Birnbaum and company — on Friday, June 21 at The Daily Refresher.
News & Opinion
Rochester Sudanese youth protest against massacre in home country
Sudan's transitional military government has been increasingly violent against peaceful protesters. Local organizers are holding a demonstration in support of the Sudanese people at noon Saturday in front of the Liberty Pole.
News & Opinion
Bronson releases legislation to improve RCSD
Assembly member Harry Bronson has released a draft of the Rochester City School District Empowerment Act, a bill he says will help improve student outcomes in Rochester schools.
Music
The F Word: Frank gets burned by holy water
Last Thursday, Significant Other burned down the Record Archive’s Backroom barn with its funkified drive. People were on their feet, people were on each other’s feet, people were on the tables, guzzling beer and wine and jumping for Joy, but she wouldn’t come down off the chandelier.
Jun 11, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Black Pride: history and the work ahead
Rochester Black Pride Collective balances even its most celebratory parties with discussions of serious work. On Saturday night RBP held a fundraiser for this fall's Black Pride Festival, announced a scholarship for trans students, and revealed the new Roc Black Pride flag.
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