Connections
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, May 17, 2024, we sit down with organizers of the 2024 Rochester Cocktail Revival and local businessowners to discuss the upcoming festival and the Rochester cocktail scene.
From CITY Magazine
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Cat + the Coyote brings one-of-a-kind theatrical experiences to Rochester audiences.
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Commotion Dance Theater uses movement, creative costuming and spoken word to connect three different acts.
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Demetrio Alomar, a School of the Arts and Nazareth University grad, returns to Rochester May 11-12 at West Herr Auditorium Theatre.
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The company adds modern dance to the monthly arts lineup on May 3.
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A sobering world premiere based on the 2012 school shooting runs at Geva Theatre Center through May 12.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from NPR's Hidden Brain, Joy Diaz remembers the missionary who gave her family a life-changing gift.
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Body acceptance activists have been trying to change American attitudes toward being overweight for generations. Could a "miracle" drug for weight loss mean the end of the body positivity movement?
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Switzerland won the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend in Malmo, Sweden. The singer Nemo and their song "The Code" came out on top in a Grand Final of 25 countries.