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The Landmark Society of Western New York Inc. has chosen five properties for revitalization. The annual Five to Revive identifies opportunities for targeted, strategic revitalization. The list of properties draws attention to key priorities for revitalization in Western New York. ...

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When Eric Vaughn Johnson founded OFC Creations Theatre Center he was a middle-schooler with a passion for theater that wasn’t being addressed in the traditional school setting. So it might come as little surprise that 15 years later, as OFC ...

Main Street Arts, a Clifton Springs not-for-profit art gallery, will hold its 7th annual “Small Works” and 5th annual “The Cup, The Mug” virtually this year. Both events are national juried exhibitions. Main Street Arts will use Facebook live on ...

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Genesee Country Village & Museum is marking the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment with a webinar series that takes a closer look at the struggle for women’s rights and equality. “Rightfully Hers: Building the Foundation for ...

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Geva Theatre Center will begin the first productions of its reimagined 2020-2021 season on Oct. 27. Geva will present “Recognition Radio: An Audio Play Festival Celebrating Black Voices.” Local actor and director Esther Winter will serve as creative producer for ...

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21st Century Arts Inc., a local arts consultancy headed by Rachel DeGuzman, has become a nonprofit 501 (c)(3), and next month will launch the Black House, a space committed to physical and virtual arts centering on Black American contemporary culture ...

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Deborah Ronnen Fine Art is presenting “KOTA EZAWA: Taking a Knee,” a pop-up exhibition of work from the artist’s 2018 series National Anthem. The exhibition opened at R1 Studios on Sept. 26 and will run through Nov. 7. The exhibition ...

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Willie, a 5-year-old red panda, has made his way to the Seneca Park Zoo, where it is expected he will woo Starlight, the zoo’s female red panda. Willie’s arrival in Rochester was based on a recommendation from the Association of ...

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Rochester’s chamber music ensemble fivebyfive has been awarded one of 15 grants distributed nationwide by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program. Nearly 200 projects were considered as part of the competitive grant process. The grant will enable fivebyfive to ...

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A piano used and signed by 15-time Grammy award winner Alicia Keys is headed to Rochester. The piano was auctioned as part of MusiCares COVID-19 Relief, which seeks to alleviate the enormous financial burden placed on people in the music ...

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More than 175 artists will take the virtual stage next month for the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, producers said Tuesday. Now in its ninth year, the Rochester Fringe will feature 12 days of virtual productions from Sept. 15 through Sept. ...

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The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives is seeking additional funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for nonprofits that serve the arts and humanities. Members of ACCE include the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Inc. ...

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The “Take It Down! Organizing Against Racism” traveling exhibit has returned to its home at Rochester Museum & Science Center. This exhibit, about the Dentzel Menagerie Carousel panel, discusses racism in the past and today, and inspires new dialogues about ...

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Six area arts establishments have been awarded $10,000 each in CARES Act funding to support staff salaries, fees for artists or contractual personnel and facilities costs. A total of $490,000 was awarded to 49 arts organizations in nine New York ...

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Visit Rochester is encouraging local residents to stay local and be tourists in their own town. The official tourism promotion agency for Monroe County wants Rochesterians to “rediscover Rochester” as more businesses continue to open. The Rediscover Rochester initiative is ...

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