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From CITY Magazine
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Cat + the Coyote brings one-of-a-kind theatrical experiences to Rochester audiences. -
Commotion Dance Theater uses movement, creative costuming and spoken word to connect three different acts. -
Demetrio Alomar, a School of the Arts and Nazareth University grad, returns to Rochester May 11-12 at West Herr Auditorium Theatre. -
The company adds modern dance to the monthly arts lineup on May 3. -
A sobering world premiere based on the 2012 school shooting runs at Geva Theatre Center through May 12. -
JCC CenterStage presents a political play based on a true story — sort of — through April 21.
Local and national arts from NPR
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The Netflix show's third season takes on the "friends to lovers" romance trope. -
A report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to uphold traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Amy Argetsinger, author of There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America, about the recent controversy surrounding the resignations of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
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Both of these novels, Pages of Mourning and The Cemetery of Untold Stories, from an emerging writer and a long-celebrated one, respectively, walk an open road of remembering love, grief, and fate. -
In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the retail giant says it is committed to supporting the LGBTQ+ community year-round, not only during the month of June.
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The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. -
Williams was young when he was thrust into the public eye as the star of Everybody Hates Chris. Now a teacher on Abbott Elementary, he works to help his child actor colleagues feel comfortable. -
The residents of a bucolic woodland community face off against a developer with big plans for the land in a film that will leave you rapt — and profoundly unnerved. -
After a pair of resignations rocked the pageant world, organizers have found a replacement for Miss USA but not Miss Teen USA. Last year's runner-up said this week that she turned down the crown. -
AI can conjure the voice or likeness of a dead celebrity with just a few clicks. This opens a host of legal questions about the rights of the deceased and their heirs to control their digital replicas -
System of a Down singer Serj Tankian covers fleeing the Lebanese Civil War as a child, advocating for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and why his band hasn't made a new album since 2005. -
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a relatively new literary award given to women and nonbinary authors. This year's winner is V.V. Ganeshananthan for her book Brotherless Night.
