Rochester City Newspaper - Arts & Entertainment

There’s no generational nostalgia on my part for “Anastasia,” the 1997 film from legendary animation director Don Bluth. I first saw the movie a year or so after its release, while in college, and for a second time a year or so ago at a screening at Rochester’s own Little Theatre. But what I would call a minor screen delight translates superbly to the stage, in particular th...

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When Joe Hurley and his son Chris first dreamed up Backwoods, they weren’t just trying to build another live music venue. Beyond the food, drink and music scene, they wanted to create an outdoor gathering place where people could slow down and explore. As the father-son team behind Kettle Ridge Farm in Victor, they’re already known for turning the natural world into a source...

Jazz Street’s back for year 23, and with each consecutive iteration, the Rochester Regional Health Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank — sporting a new title sponsor this year — continues to grow in size. The region’s largest fest will also receive support from Wegmans and the City of Rochester, along with many other community partners.

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Ask a city-dweller what best represents Rochester, and you may hear garbage plates or
chicken French, Kodak or Xerox, even good old Genesee Beer.

But the easiest answer is perhaps less obvious: the Flower City mark. That five-petaled
sigil has become such an ingrained local icon that it can easily be overlooked,
placed everywhere from the shoulder patches ...