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One thing James Carter cannot be accused of is traveling light. When he visits Penfield High School for two concerts this weekend, he'll be bringing along four or five of his saxophones. In fact, hearing him on soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and
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Joe Romano soulfully blew some laidback sax for our frozen bones on Friday at The Montage Grille. The joint was cozy, cool, and warm. And here's the guy to play in the background on Valentines Day, or when you simply have to say "I'm sorry."
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Read more about The State We're In in the Cover Story section The state of the union is one of rising unemployment and a growing number of people with little or no health insurance; of reckless energy use and the trashing of the environment. Of a growing disparity between rich and poor, encouraged by
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The 'Roe' story This year we mark the 30th anniversary of Roe v Wade. In your January 15 issue, you describe the "Jane Roe" of the case as "a pregnant, single woman." There's more to the story.
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The worldwide peace movement is on a roll, in national capitals and communities like Rochester. Geopolitical matters dominate --- witness the transoceanic court battle, Bush v. Europe, et al. But people are becoming peacemakers for visceral and moral reasons. They're confronting things like
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Longtime Democratic Party activist Molly Clifford succeeded Ted O'Brien as chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee last December. Unlike O'Brien, who served in the position in a more-or-less part-time capacity, Clifford will helm the county party full-time. She'll need every minute she
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Among the half-truths, distortions, and misleading politic-speak Governor George Pataki spewed forth in his January 29 address announcing his 2003-2004 state budget was this whopper: "The last thing I want to do is reduce spending on education. However, the crisis is that bad. We have no choice."
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I was an hour into dinner when I realized this place used to be Spiro's. No matter how familiar you might have been with that old spot, you'll have to squint to see it in the thoroughly made-over LoLa Bistro & Bar. With its vaulted ceilings, wooden bar, and tiled dining area, it bears
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The subjects of Adam Frank's research are thousands of light years away from the earth; he studies the life and death of distant stars.But his work as associate professor of physics & astronomy, theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics at the University of Rochester, is ultimately about us --- how we
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Following a long and often instructive tradition, The Recruit demonstrates that popular film in general --- and the thriller, in particular --- provide an index to the characteristic tensions and attitudes of a particular time and place. Last year's retrograde and essentially obsolete thriller, The Bourne Identity, presented a familiar vision inherited from decades
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It's not difficult to pinpoint the exact instant I stopped enjoying the fifth annual Sarasota Film Festival. The moment occurred when, kicking and screaming, I was forced onto the flight that returned me to Rochester and its subzero temperatures. Piles of sand turned to mounds of snow. Palm trees became ice-encrusted bushes. Scores and scores
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Sarasota Film Festival|The Intended|He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not|Spellbound|Manic|The Backyard|Tribute: A Rockumentary Movies by Jon Popick Florida: It's not just for voter fraud anymore It's not difficult to pinpoint the exact instant I stopped enjoying the fifth annual Sarasota Film Festival. The moment occurred when, kicking and screaming, I was forced onto the flight that returned
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If somebody told me Kim Ki-Duk's The Isle was equal parts Takashi Miike (Audition) and Shohei Imamura (Warm Water Under a Red Bridge), I'd probably either drop dead from laughter (because it sounds so improbable), or immediately head down to the Dryden Theatre to be the first in line for the February 15 screening (because
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Imagine being a high school senior interested in attending the University of Rochester (or a parent thereof), and receiving this piece of promotional material from the college... "The University of Rochester is uniquely positioned to offer its students a world-class education in a
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Movin' on up Sure, the economy is faltering. But that hasn't quelled the demand for high-end downtown housing. The latest big project to be announced is undoubtedly the most elegant yet. The 107,000-square-foot Sagamore on East (130-160 East Avenue) will be ready for occupancy in late summer/fall of 2004. Built by Christa Development Corp. and designed by Macon Chaintreuil
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Crunched accordion-like under pressing deficits, the state budget process is making a lot of interest groups wheeze. Governor George Pataki insists he won't raise taxes as the state faces a $12 billion shortfall next fiscal year, and he's committed to tax cuts already scheduled; the promise or threat will soon constrict things like the public
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Guns down, crime up? I enjoyed Jack Bradigan Spula's "Crime: The Means and the Ends" (January 15). Whether I find myself agreeing or disagreeing with the positions he takes in his essays, I always find them thought-provoking and well worth reading.
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Focusing on greatness: Gordon Parks' "Muhammad Ali", 1970. Gordon Parks has done a lot. Even before he picked up a camera in 1938, at the age of 25, he had tried his hand at "you name it, you know, just about everything." He worked in a bar, washed dishes in a restaurant, played piano in
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The Big Voice: God Or Merman?,by Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu, is completely original and utterly rewarding. A musical about two totally opposite, deeply religious, gay men falling in love, surviving AIDS, and finding success in showbiz could be camp or clichÈ. But we are truly indebted to Downstairs Cabaret Theatre for producing the East Coast premiere
