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Wednesday, December 12,2012
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Now Hear This!

By Nick DeSantis
For movie fans that are deaf or hard of hearing, activities as seemingly effortless as enjoying the latest blockbuster at the local multiplex can be frustratingly encumbered by the very characte
Wednesday, December 5,2012
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Grate Expectations

By Nick DeSantis
Nashville actress and screenwriter Emily Steele was required to include three elements in her upcoming script: a blender, a gym teacher named Fritz or Frida Sinclair, and the line “we need to
Wednesday, October 31,2012
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Debunking the Myths of Alzheimer’s

By Nick DeSantis
For Susan Dublin and Patricia Kimmerly the terrible experience of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease served not as a moment for surrender, but as their call to action. Since their ind
Wednesday, October 24,2012
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There Will Be Blood

By Nick DeSantis
It didn’t take long for executive artistic director Stephen Svoboda to realize that Alice In Slasherland, the horror play performed by the New York City-based “geek theater” company
Wednesday, October 24,2012
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Backyard Boos

By Nick DeSantis
Liverpool residents Al Dombroski and his wife Katy have a knack for seeing the potential in certain things far beyond their original function. Take, for example, their gray 1992 Cadillac hearse. %
Wednesday, October 10,2012
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Arboretum Day

By Nick DeSantis
On a Thursday afternoon, Beaver Lake Nature Center volunteers Parker Kiff and Antonio Peck arrived at the foot of a large archway in an area between the entrance roadway and the Three Meadows Trai
Wednesday, October 10,2012
BOOKS

Spread the Words

The Downtown Writer’s Center gears up for another Visiting Author Series

By Nick DeSantis
Rochester-based poet Thom Ward delivers a line from his most recent poetry collection, Etcetera’s Mistress (Accents Publishing, 2011), in a deep, crisp deadpan baritone that gives weight to e
Wednesday, October 3,2012
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Dance the Night Away

By Nick DeSantis
Even within some of the oldest and most traditional art forms, there is always room for change. Contra dancing, a style of partnered folk dance with a deeply rooted history in New England, is no e
Wednesday, September 26,2012
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Rustin Never Sleeps

By Nick DeSantis
One of the most important leaders of the American civil rights movement is also one of the most forgotten. Even as Americans far and wide enjoy the fruits of his labor working for the freedoms of
Wednesday, September 26,2012
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Howard, With Pluck

By Nick DeSantis
Series writer and creator Joseph Blum and his production team didn’t quite know what they were in for while creating the comedic web series Howard Rights His Wrongs until they were well into
 
 
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