Gary Craig

3 weeks ago | democratandchronicle.com | Gary Craig

Last year Brighton's own David Kwong mesmerized Rochester Fringe Festival audiences with his immersive illusion show merging puzzles and magic. Now, Kwong, performing again in his show "The Enigmatist," is bringing the act across the border for a run of nearly two weeks in Toronto. "The Enigmatist" runs from June 10 to June 22 at the Lighthouse Blackbox Theatre in Toronto. "I’m thrilled to bring 'The Enigmatist' to Toronto, a city that feels like home to me," Kwong said.

1 month ago | democratandchronicle.com | Gary Craig

A councilmember is in the midst of a legal skirmish with a town lawsuit. A federal magistrate judge wants an investigation into whether there was perjury with the lawsuit. Records show the town paid for investigators to track a police officer and resident but the mystery remains as to who ordered the tracking. With an election approaching, the Town of Greece finds itself embroiled in lawsuits that continue to twist and turn in odd directions.

1 month ago | democratandchronicle.com | Gary Craig

The Rochester Speaker Series hopes to attract prominent authors for speaking engagements. Surveys showed a demand for such a series, with in-person visits instead of remote talks. The series is similar to the popular Rochester Arts & Lectures series from the 80s and 90s. Two authors whose books have resided atop the New York Times best-seller list are slated to be the initial speakers at a new Rochester speaker series.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Gary Craig

Mediation in the Oak Hill Country Club lawsuit is going so well that the parties in the litigation can't even agree on what's happening in mediation. Should mediation fail, the legal skirmish engulfing the country club could cost its members hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, especially if it goes to trial. Court records show that a recent mediated attempt at settlement apparently failed.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Gary Craig

The newly chosen pope, Pope Leo XIV, is surely a different man than his predecessor, but in Rochester, the connections to Pope Francis and the possibility for a similar papal tenor resonate with many — especially with Leo being the first American pope.