The Avenue Blackbox has been a special place since opening its doors in June 2018. Now celebrating its fifth season, “The Ave” is a safe and
Henna body art, also known as mehndi, has a 5,000-year-old history. For brides preparing for their big day, mehndi holds important cultural, social, and personal
Anna Overmoyer knew when she was five-years old she wanted to be an artist. “I drew a picture of my grandpa,” she remembers. “And I
Hearing the words “auction house” might spark the image of a jam-packed room with a fast-talking auctioneer calling out bids from potential buyers who want
Rochester recording artist Boy Jr. (aka Erica Lubman) is a singer-songwriter who doesn’t quite fit into one genre. Is she grunge pop, heavy pop, alternative?
In the beginning, it was Ian Wilson and an idea. For him it was simple, he wanted to bring the types of murals he had
Minerva Gutiérrez doesn’t suffer fools lightly. Yet every day she encounters them at the ice cream stand she works at. The customers, the coworkers, and,
When I visited Joshua Enck’s studio in downtown Rochester, he was working on a twenty-one-foot, welded steel, sheet metal sculpture that, when completed, would weigh
Enter a Zoom video chat room to find two women raise similarly oversized mugs to their lips: chai tea for one, coffee loaded with cream
