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Attendance at the third annual First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (September 18-27) grew by 20% in 2014, topping last year's 50,000 by an estimated 10,000 people, say Fringe organizers.

The 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival runs today, September 18-27, 2014, in and around downtown Rochester's East End. Fringe 2014 will include more than 380 shows of all genres in 28 venues that range from parked cars to the return of the Magic Crystal Spiegeltent.

The Erie Art Museum is pleased to present two new exhibits this month, Pattern Recognition, Works by Jamie Borowicz in the Hagen Family Gallery, on view September 13, 2014 through January 11, 2015, and William E. Workman (1932 - 2012) in the Ronald E. Holstein Gallery, on view September 19, 2014 through February 7, 2015. Works by Jamie Borowicz in the Hagen Family Gallery, on view September 13, 2014 through January 11, 2015. Jamie Borowicz's art exploits the tensions between the natural materials he uses, their clearly man-made design, and their setting in nature. Many of his works are ephemeral pieces on a beach near his house, lasting as long as the lake and weather allow. Nature provides not only most of his materials, but his inspiration as well. His repertoire ranges from naturalistic watercolors to large sculptures constructed of rocks and other assorted objects on the beach. Some of his beach works are documented with thoughtful commentary on his blog titled 'stonewave' (http://beachworks.blogspot.com). Exhibited work ranges from paintings and photos to sculptural forms made of stone and other natural materials. The exhibit includes three bodies of work: freestanding sculptural pieces up to eight feet high, photographs documenting sculptures constructed on the beach with a limited lifespan, and a watercolor series that examines the different textures and forms found in nature. A beloved teacher of art and art history at Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Borowicz graduated with degrees in Art and Art Education from Mercyhurst University, where he is also an adjunct faculty member. He received Master's and Doctoral degrees in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His anthropological studies have taken him to Teotihuacan, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala where he studied Pre-Colombian culture, art, and iconography. Borowicz's archaeological articles and drawings, both technical and interpretive, have been published in the United States, Mexico and Guatemala. Borowicz has taken that experience and brought it to his classroom, offering courses in Art History, Art Appreciation, Anthropology, and Mesoamerican Prehistory. William E. Workman (1932 - 2012) in the Ronald E. Holstein Gallery, on view September 19, 2014 through February 7, 2015. The late William Workman revealed the beauty of the mundane in his carefully composed scenes of urban and rural decay. His photos feature saturated colors and high contrast, an extension of his earlier experience with black and white photography. Workman got his first camera in 1945, at age 13. By high school he was already on his fourth, shooting pictures for three local newspapers and pursuing other freelance opportunities. He once said, 'All my friends called me the Margaret Bourke White of Brentwood,' referring to the pioneering adventurous photojournalist and his western Pennsylvania hometown. Fresh out of high school, Workman was hired by a Fortune 200 company to shoot industrial advertising photographs. Five years later he was drafted into the army; he took advantage of his time abroad to develop a photojournalistic style. After returning from the service, he earned a BS in business. While working, he authored several books and illustrated two on firearms collecting. In 2000, the large format nature photographs of Clyde Butcher reinvigorated his interest in black and white fine art photography, leading eventually to his explorations in color. Workman's photos have been exhibited at the George Eastman House, the Pentagon, and the Smithsonian Institution, and have earned him honors from Eastman Kodak, National Wildlife Federation, United States Armed Services, and others. His work has been featured in magazines such as Lenswork and Photographers Forum. In his final days, the Sharpsville (Mercer County) resident printed 23 photos, the beginning of what he had planned to be a rather large body of work. These unique prints featured in this exhibition are among the only color photographs that Mr. Workman produced. A public reception for both exhibits, including an artist reception for Jamie Borowicz, will be held on Gallery Night, Friday, September 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum. Admission is free. More details are found at erieartmuseum.org.

Coming to Village East Cinema today, Sept. 12, and running through Sept. 18, is award-winning and groundbreaking filmmaker Sharon Greytak's ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN, a gripping drama of a woman's fierce determination to save her mind from spiraling into delusion as she attempts to keep a chilling secret from her past buried, starring Oscar nominated/Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland and Tony-winner Victoria Clark.

Bjork: Biophilia Live, the documentary film capturing the multidimensional concert centered on Bjork's eighth studio album, will begin a limited series of premiere screenings at festivals, museums, libraries, galleries and cinemas worldwide

With more than 380 shows and events, there's no doubt that the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (Sept. 18-27) will provide participants with a plethora of inspired experiences, but organizers believe that some of them may stick around long after the stage lights have dimmed.

Robert Mann Gallery has announced Free Range, Julie Blackmon's third solo exhibition with the gallery. Blackmon's recent body of work, which includes new images that will debut at the exhibition, juxtaposes an enduring sense of nostalgia with keenly contemporary details to twist the artist's signature sly wit into strange, wry, and whimsical stories of family life. Coinciding with the release of her new book, Homegrown, the exhibition opening today, September 4th will be accompanied by a book signing.

Bjork: Biophilia Live, the documentary film capturing the multidimensional concert centered on Bjork's eighth studio album, will begin a limited series of premiere screenings

Coming to Village East Cinema Sept. 12-18 is award-winning and groundbreaking filmmaker Sharon Greytak's ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN

Drafthouse Films and the Film Society of Lincoln Center present the Gallery opening of The Dog: Images of a Real Bad Boy - Photographs By Marcia Resnick, in conjunction with the theatrical release of Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren's documentary The Dog.

Drafthouse Films and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are thrilled to announce the Gallery opening of The Dog: Images of a Real Bad Boy - Photographs By Marcia Resnick, in conjunction with the theatrical release of Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren's documentary The Dog.

Robert Mann Gallery has announced Free Range, Julie Blackmon's third solo exhibition with the gallery. Blackmon's recent body of work, which includes new images that will debut at the exhibition, juxtaposes an enduring sense of nostalgia with keenly contemporary details to twist the artist's signature sly wit into strange, wry, and whimsical stories of family life. Coinciding with the release of her new book, Homegrown, the exhibition opening on September 4th will be accompanied by a book signing.

The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival announced its third annual lineup this morning for the September 18-27, 2014 event in and around downtown Rochester's East End. Fringe 2014 will include more than 380 shows of all genres in 28 venues that range from parked cars to the return of the Magic Crystal Spiegeltent.

Coming to Village East Cinema Sept. 12-18 is award-winning and groundbreaking filmmaker Sharon Greytak's ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN, a gripping drama of a woman's fierce determination to save her mind from spiraling into delusion as she attempts to keep a chilling secret from her past buried, starring Oscar nominated/Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland and Tony-winner Victoria Clark. A

Andrea Meislin Gallery has announced Andy Freeberg's second solo exhibition at the gallery, Art Fare, which will be on view today, June 26 through August 8, 2014.

Andrea Meislin Gallery has announced Andy Freeberg's second solo exhibition at the gallery, Art Fare, which will be on view June 26 through August 8, 2014.