News across Monroe County
Rochester Beacon
Published October 02Chamber music with soul: the fall 2026 Gateways Music Festival
The 31st anniversary of Gateways and its fall lineup features classical compositions and many other areas of the African-American musical experience.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 25Offering sanctuary through art
An upcoming RoCo exhibit poses questions about immigration and belonging in the United States.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 22Forty years later, Jet Black Berries go back to the beginning
A remastered version of the Rochester-based band’s first album, “Sundown on Venus,” drops this week.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 18Nicholson Baker’s portraits of suffering
The acclaimed writer’s drawings of people impacted by the Gaza war are on view at Hinterland Studio.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 15A community space rooted in clay
Laurentide Clay, which recently celebrated its grand opening, aims to be an accessible, affordable studio focused on the art of ceramics.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 11Eastman presents great American songs ‘In Plain Sight’
A Kilbourn Hall recital inspired by the release of Joshua Conyers’ recording project, “In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology,” will spotlight a collection of art songs by Black American composers.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 11Bahama Mama to reunite for 50th anniversary show
The band’s embrace of reggae in the 1970s marks them as part of the earliest wave of American reggae.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 04Company Theatre presents the simple gifts of ‘Our Town’
Thornton Wilder’s play was an instant classic—and perhaps one of the most misunderstood American plays.
Rochester Beacon
Published August 27An art museum for everyone
A civic treasure, the Memorial Art Gallery is embracing its community role in new ways—including free admission, starting next spring.