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Published 6 hours ago‘Lest We Forget’ mural with patriotic message completed at Albion village park
Photo by Tom Rivers ALBION – A 36-foot-long wall on the bathroom building at Veterans Park has a dramatic new look. Albion art teacher Kamie Feder and 11 of her students turned the white wall into a mural with a bald eagle, poppies, an American flag, and a soldier saluting.…
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Published 18 hours agoHolley native completes mural celebrating her hometown
Photo courtesy of Mary Jo Whitman HOLLEY – The “Holley is Home” mural is done. Mary Jo Whitman, a Holley native and graduate, spent about six weeks diligently creating the mural on the Geddes Street side of the Heath and Heath law offices at 66 Public Square. Whitman, a Batavia…
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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.
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Published September 30Albion 8th-graders turn bland wall at Veterans Park into patriotic mural
Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – Albion 8th-grade students in Kamie Feder’s enrichment art class have been painting a patriotic mural the past three school days at Veterans Park in Albion at the corner of Linwood Avenue and Brown Street. Aleeah Vallejo is shown working on the…
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Published September 29Art auction raised $8K for Marti’s on Main in Albion
Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – Todd Jantzi, an auctioneer and owner of Bontrager Real Estate & Auction Service in Batavia, looks for bids during an art auction on Saturday at Marti’s on Main, an art gallery in Albion run by Kim Martillotta Muscarella. He is shown with a painting…
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Published September 28Bands had historic Pratt Theater rocking for Sunday concert
Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – The historic Pratt Theater on the third floor of the Pratt building in downtown Albion hosting a concert with several bands on Sunday afternoon. This photo shows Karen Conn and her daughter Shannon Vanderlaan singing “Rhiannon.” They are part of the…
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Published September 28New mural of pollinators’ garden completed in Albion at Lockstone
Justin Suarez of Aerosol Kingdom finishes third project in Albion Photo courtesy of Justin Suarez ALBION – Justin Suarez of Aerosol Kingdom finished his third large-scale mural in Albion today. The northside side of the Lockstone at 160 North Main St. now features a pollinators’…
Rochester Beacon
Published September 25Offering sanctuary through art
An upcoming RoCo exhibit poses questions about immigration and belonging in the United States.
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Published September 23Medina will host premiere of horror film on Nov. 7 featuring hometown star
Amber Hofmeister has appeared in several scary flicks MEDINA – It may be a first-ever event in Medina: a red carpet entrance to see a premiere of a film. The Medina Theatre at 603 Main St. will host the film screening on Nov. 7. The red carpet will be outside on the sidewalk…
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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.
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Published September 20Some Triennial installations will stay, while one is headed by barge to NYC
MEDINA – Medina’s first-of-its-kind Triennial has ended a three-month visit, but its effects will linger far and beyond Medina for a very long time. Exciting news is that the barge transformed by artist Mary Mattingly into a floating garden in the canal basin will be taken to New…
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Published September 19Capacity crowd sees acclaimed guitarist at Hoag Library
Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – It was a full capacity crowd for this afternoon’s concert at Hoag Library featuring internationally acclaimed guitarist Muriel Anderson. About 100 people filled the meeting rooms of the library for the concert, which included a special guest,…