Connections
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 6/12/26, guest host Hannah Maier talks with her guests about what to expect this year at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Arts, Music and Culture
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Steven Spielberg is often credited as the father of the summer blockbuster, thanks to his mega-hit “Jaws” in 1975. He’s worked effortlessly between prestige dramas and popcorn entertainment for the entirety of his career (sometimes in the same year, like 1993, which saw the release of “Jurassic Park” and the year’s Best Picture winner, “Schindler’s […] The post REVIEW | ‘Disclosure Day’ appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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Ahead of the full lineup reveal on July 14, Rochester Fringe Festival announced today that popular comedian Pete Davidson would headline the 12-day festival with a stand-up show at Kodak Hall on Friday, September 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets begin at $52.50 for the 18+ show and are on sale now at rochesterfringe.com. Taking a cue from […] The post Pete Davidson announced as ESL Rochester Fringe Festival comedy headliner appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
Local and national arts from NPR
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They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool. -
Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence. -
Workers finished removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building. -
So you want to ignite a reading habit this summer. How do you get back into the groove? We talk to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever. -
Spielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely. -
It's camp. It's drag. A Stormaganza is coming and the Glamazonian Express is in trouble! -
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker. -
Three Vietnam War veterans are suing to stop President Trump from building an arch just steps from Arlington National Cemetery, where 400,000 service members, veterans and their relatives are buried. -
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil writes about the ascent of the first grunge band to sign with a major label and the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in his memoir, "A Screaming Life." -
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy has a new stand-up special on Fox Nation called The Joke's on Me — and it might just be his last. He discusses what makes his show unique with NPR's A Martínez. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Karen Hao about the Pope's recent warnings that AI companies represent a new form of colonialism. -
Michel Martin speaks with sports journalist Albert Samaha about Game 3 of the NBA Finals and New York City's response to having President Trump in attendance.
