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ESL ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL to Feature 297 Productions in 15th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2026

The ESL Rochester Fringe Festival announced its full lineup for its 15th season, featuring 715 performances of 297 productions at 45 venues, including CIRCUS IN THE CITY and comedian Pete Davidson as headliner.

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Names Tonya McBride Robles as New President & CEO
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2026

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) Board of Directors announced the appointment of seasoned performing arts executive Tonya McBride Robles as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pete Davidson to Headline ESL Rochester Fringe Festival Comedy Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2026

Pete Davidson has been named the 2026 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival Comedy Headliner, performing at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre in Rochester, NY in September.

Rochester Philharmonic Appoints Rising Hawaiian Conductor Jake Taniguchi
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2026

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra announced Jake Taniguchi as Assistant Conductor and Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, where he will lead community, education, and youth performances.

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Will Screen in VistaVision at the Coolidge Corner Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025

The Coolidge Corner Theatre announced that it has been selected to screen Paul Thomas Anderson's new film One Battle After Another in VistaVision, joining only three other venues worldwide to exhibit the film in this rare and unique format.

ESL ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL Unveils 2025 Lineup With Over 250 Shows Across 12 Days
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2025

The 2025 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival to return September 9–20 with over 250 shows and 650 performances across 30+ venues. Highlights include the U.S. premiere of TRACES, the world-famous aerial spectacle SPHERE, immersive light installation SUBMERGENCE, and the debut of Cirque du Fringe: Claws Out.

Silent SNOW WHITE Film to be Shown With Live Score at The Park Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

The 1916 silent film Snow White has been brought back to life with a live score composed and performed by harpist Leslie McMichael, accompanied by her sister Barbara McMichael on viola at The Park Theatre. Learn more.

2025 Rochester Fringe Festival Show Submissions Open Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 25, 2025

Show submissions for the 2025 Rochester Fringe Festival are now open. Artists will have an opportunity to apply to as many of the diverse Rochester venues and spaces as they like through a single application process.

102 Student Nominees Announced for the 15th Annual Jimmy Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 12, 2024

The Broadway League Foundation has just announced the 102 nominees who will be arriving to New York City for the 15th annual Jimmy Awards. We have the full list!

Tribeca Festival Unveils Lineup With Guests Including Andy Cohen, Steven Spielberg, and More
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 30, 2024

The 2024 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its lineup of talks with iconic artists, critically acclaimed directors, and multi-hyphenate entertainers, as well as reunions and retrospectives of venerable and lauded films and TV series. See the full lineup here!

UCLA Film & Television Archive Presents THE ART OF THE BENSHI 2024 World Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2024

THE ART OF THE BENSHI 2024: WORLD TOUR - Japan's silent film narrators take center stage in a month-long tour across major cities including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. Presented by the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities.

Exhibition by Yamamoto Masao: AMBROTYPES Will be on View at Yancey Richardson
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2023

The emotional power of photography – and the ability of an image to evoke memories – will be illustrated in an exhibition of new photographic work by Japanese artist Yamamoto Masao.

FRIDA…A SELF PORTRAIT Opens This Week At Geva Theatre 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2023

Written and performed by Vanessa Severo, and directed by Joanie Schultz, Frida ... A Self Portrait begins preview performances on the Wilson Stage October 17, opens October 21, and runs through November 12.

Hunter Parrish, Erin Davie & More to Lead BALLAD OF DREAMS Industry Presentation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2023

Based on the best-selling novel, Ballad of Dreams a new musical, will get an invite-only industry presentation on October 12, 2023, at Pearl Studios. 

PB Photo Centre Will Exhibit BEATITUDE: The Beat Attitude in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2023

Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), has announced its next major exhibition that will kick off the nonprofit organization’s 35th anniversary.

Rochester Fringe Festival Announces 2023 Venues
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2023

Arts and cultural venues across Monroe County will host nearly 500 performances of theater, dance, vocal and instrumental music, fine art, comedy, film, and more at the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival from Tuesday, September 12 to Saturday, September 23. 

Phoenix Art Museum And Center For Creative Photography Appoint New Photography Curator
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2023

Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) and the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography (CCP) have announced Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, as the newly appointed Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Mickevicius will divide her time between the two institutions, working with CCP's world-renowned collections to curate exhibitions that will be presented in Phoenix Art Museum's Doris and John Norton Gallery for the Center for Creative Photography. She comes to PhxArt and CCP from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where she has served as curatorial assistant in the photography department since 2019. Mickevicius begins her role on June 5, 2023.

Overture's Duck Soup Cinema Features TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023

Overture's Duck Soup Cinema silent film series, nationally known for providing an authentic silent film experience in the historic Capitol Theater, wraps up its 2022/23 season with “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” on Saturday, June 3.

Library of Congress Festival of Film And Sound Announces Full Lineup of Rare Cinema and Special Guests
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2023

The Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center is announcing the full lineup of rare cinema and special guests to be featured at the inaugural Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound. The new four-day film festival will be held June 15-18 in association with the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center at the American Film Institute's beautifully restored 1938 art deco theater in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Frist Art Museum Presents Large-Scale Landscape Photography By Ron Jude
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2023

The Frist Art Museum presents Ron Jude: 12 Hz, an exhibition of large-scale black-and-white photographs that defy customary expectations of landscape imagery, revealing the planet's raw materials and the often-imperceptible forces that shape its appearance.