Now in its 15th year, the Rochester Fringe Festival is known for presenting a cross-section of shows that are wild, weird, and experimental. From the intimate to the spectacle, the festival features 715 performances in 45 venues over 12 days.
Rochester Overture
An in-development folk opera by Geneseo-based composer Glenn McClure explores an overlooked chapter in the life of Civil War nurse and American Red Cross founder Clara Barton: the decade she spent in Dansville, New York and the emotional reasons that brought her there. The opera was given a concert-style workshop in late August at the Geneseo Riviera.
On a picture-perfect evening, regional Josh Groban fans came out to the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening for a well-attended concert of his latest tour, 'Stage, Screen, Symphony,' promoting his recent album, "Cinematic." The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra provided the backing track for his soaring vocals.
Josh Groban is a multi-platinum recording artist, multi-Grammy-nominated singer, and Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor—and he comes to the Rochester region on Tuesday, August 18 to perform at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center. He won’t be alone, though, or with a touring band. A familiar group of musicians will be on stage with him: members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Beyond the major museums of Rochester is a community filled with artmakers of all mediums, together a simmering creative engine that powers Rochester’s artsy feel. Each month, the city’s smaller galleries, studios, and atypical arts spaces open their doors to the community for First Friday, a citywide gallery crawl that invites the public into the creative minds of featured local artists.