Connections
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 8/12/26, our guests preview Fashion Week Rochester and discuss how it helps support local young people struggling with homelessness.
Jinelle Vaiana
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Arts, Music and Culture
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On a humid 90-degree day last July, nearly 400 people sat shoulder-to-shoulder inside the Fedder Building on East Main Street. Handheld fans and sweating bottles of Modelo took the edge off, and any discomfort was forgotten as the first-ever Rochester Fashion Runway program began. For the next two hours, more than 10 designers, 20 performing […] The post The team behind Rochester Fashion Runway is just getting started appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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Behind-the-scenes and setting the scene: Leaphe Ferm, Jeffrey McCune, Jr., Beatriz LeBron, John Kucko, Jenna Manetta-Knauf, Max Kelley, Jon Spacher, Pam Sherman, Andria B. Langston and Nydia Padilla-Rodríguez. The post Introducing the 2026 Rochester Ten appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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