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Articles
Full slate of shows aims to attract wide audiences
Here is a closer look at fall shows offered by some arts groups.
Jazz Fest announces 2010 lineup
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will feature its largest lineup ever, with more than 1,000 artists. The nine-day event runs from June 11 through June 19.
Inside the new Eastman Theatre
Renovations to improve acoustics and create a better experience for patrons put the home of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on par with the nation's top performance halls.
New clothing retailer dresses up East Avenue
When contract work dried up this year, graphic designer Nadine Ball decided to take the plunge and open her own boutique.
Home(town) cooking
Rochester's top chefs bring a lifelong passion for cooking to the table.
Stressed out?
SPA. An echo of “ahh,” the word oozes bliss. For the more than 32 million Americans who are active visitors, spas are refuges from the demands of daily life.
History
After the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass moved to Washington from Rochester, his home of 25 years, he wrote to a friend: “I shall always feel more at home there than anywhere else in the country.”
A Rochester Tradition
English toffee, sugar plums and Italian ice. What sounds like a luscious dessert buffet actually describes some of the sweet treats in Rochester City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker,” scheduled for 2 and 7 p.m., Nov. 27-29, 2009, at the Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall.
A History Maker's House
In a red brick house in Rochester’s middle-class Madison-King neighborhood, everyday furnishings and Montgomery Ward wallpaper in a no-nonsense pattern set the scene for some remarkable history.
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