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Rochester's plan for evaluating teachers has been approved by the state's education commissioner, John King. The district will now receive about $3.5 million in federal funds that King was withholding, Interim Superintendent Bolgen Vargas said at a press conference today. Vargas did not give a timeframe for when the new evaluations
For the past seven years, the Daynas has persevered in its steadfast mission to weasel out of potentially embarrassing Oscar predictions by instead honoring those overlooked (and, in a few snarky cases, deservedly so) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. And in light of the LA
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Cast a glance at the Hartnett Gallery at the University of Rochester, and you might be struck by its current state. Massive, glittering spider webs fill the corners of the space and hang from above, indicating an extreme disuse and need to clean house. The work is in fact a
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Sledding and snowman-building haven't been the only things impacted by this crazy non-winter winter. The Vision Kia Nationals at the Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack (State Route 96, Farmington) were postponed earlier this year, pushed back to Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25. Snocross is an
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If you're bored with watching the Academy Awards from the couch, or your space is too small to host your own soiree, consider joining the fun at the George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) on Sunday, February 26. You're invited to celebrate the 84th Academy Awards at the Eastman
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Ba dee ah - say, do you remember? Ba dee ah, dancing in, um, February! That's right, the disco inferno is about to rage again. On Saturday, February 25, the 9th Annual Ugly Disco Bash will be flooding the Riverside Convention Center (123 E Main St.) with polyester, afros,
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Dear cinemaphiles and/or civil rights enthusiasts: February loves you and is bringing not one but three film events dealing with ever-relevant social issues. This month, The Little Theatre will screen a V-Day Rochester film and a Black History Month film series, and the Cinema Theatre will play host to
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The term "occupy" is certainly getting some mileage these days. It's become a buzzword used to indicate the intellectual shift of the people toward reconsidering and refocusing on their own capabilities to care for themselves and their communities, without the "help" of immoral corporations and the big government that
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Here's the story...of some lovely ladies...who will be sharing the stage with the artist formerly known as Greg Brady. This weekend local comedy troupe Estrofest will be performing "The Best of Estrofest" at the Jewish Community Center (1200 Edgewood Ave.), and the group will be joined by 1970's teen
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Richie Stearns grew up listening to string and jug-band music, and has had an impressive career as one of the major innovators in contemporary banjo playing. Stearns has played an integral part in many important bands in the bluegrass scene over the years, including Donna the Buffalo and The
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Fioritura, as a musical term, is a 17th or 18th century indication to embellish or flourish a melody. It would seem a safe assumption that the musical group Fioritura Baroque will play music of this style. Fioritura brings the sounds of the early baroque orchestra in a smaller, chamber
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I'd say that Perry Farrell, lead singer of Jane's Addiction, is a creative visionary and marketing genius. Farrell may have foreseen the mainstream recording industry death spiral, and concluded that the only way to make a reliable buck is by selling tickets. So the frontman created a festival to
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David Wax, one half of David Wax Museum, sings and plays jarana, a type of guitar. Suz Slezak provides vocal harmonies and plays fiddle and quijada, a percussive instrument that's similar to a vibraslap but is made from a donkey's jawbone. It may all seem unconventional, but together the
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Once you encounter it, the music of the Colorblind James Experience is hard to shake. Its songs - anchored by the talk-sing of late founder Chuck Cuminale, who died in 2001 - are bouncy, droll, uplifting, and utterly unique. Genre-wise, the sound is hard to pin down, calling to
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Touring on the back of his 2011 album, "Gold In the Shadow," Pittsburgh-born folk artist William Fitzsimmons brings his melodic, personal songs (and his signature beard) to the Water Street Music Hall on Wednesday, February 22. Fitzsimmons learned to play multiple instruments from his parents, both of whom are
