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Calling All Artists...Color Downtown!

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, 7:46pm

To provide additional color and vitality in downtown Rochester and to promote a friendly pedestrian experience for visitors and residents alike, the Rochester Downtown Alliance’s Downtown Cultural Initiatives Committee is launching Color Downtown! The Downtown Cultural Initiatives is a committee that focuses on utilizing the Rochester community’s art and cultural assets in creating a vibrant, unique downtown that has a strong, diversified base for economic prosperity. What is Color Downtown? An initiative that is focusing on four tactics to bring more color downtown--truly that simple!

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Four Daughters Winery Chosen As "Best in Metal"

Submitted by David Springer, ABC 6 Assistant News Director

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 10:34am

Four Daughters Winery Chosen As "Best in Metal"

The Four Daughters Wintery, in Spring Valley, isn't being recognized for its drinks, but rather its design.

Fabral Metal Roof & Wall Systems, and its voters across the country, have chosen the winery building as the 2012 design winner for the annual "Best in Metal" Project of the Year. The winery won in the category of Light Commerical Design.

The winery nominator, Valley Home Improvement, gets a $500 scholarship designated to the college or high school of its choice.

You can find out more about the winery here: http://www.fourdaughtersvineyard.com/

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Straight No Chaser Performance

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, 9:39pm

If the phrase "male a cappella group" conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. Originally formed over a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon – with a massive fanbase, more than 20 million views on YouTube, numerous national TV appearances, and proven success with two holiday releases, 2008’s HOLIDAY SPIRITS and 2009’s CHRISTMAS CHEERS as well as WITH A TWIST, released in the spring of 2010.

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Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale Announces Free Outdoor Community Concert

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor

Friday, March 16th, 2012, 4:45pm

Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale Announces Free Outdoor Community Concert

A year has passed since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in northern Japan. Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale (RSOC) announces a free outdoor community concert opening Rochesterfest. A Song for Sendai on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 6:30pm in the Peace Plaza, Along with the concert will be some fundraising activities including a VIP event that will raise funds for the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra which is located Sendai, Japan. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />

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Artisians Wanted for A Chair Affair

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 9:33pm

For the past 10 years, the chairs from A Chair Affair have been acclaimed for their craftsmanship and creativity. Your chair could be the one everyone raves about! And your donation will help support the youth of Boys & Girls Club of Rochester! If you are an artisan interested in creating and donating a chair for this event, please read the Artisan information on the website www.achairaffair.org. Your chair will need to be at our site by Tuesday, December 20 to be included in A Chair Affair. If you have questions please contact Lori Trotman at ltrotman@bgclubroch.org. A Chair Affair is Saturday, February 25th at the Rochester International Event Center.

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Style on the Plaza

Submitted by Mike Schram on Monday, September 12th, 12:28 am

The current fashion trends will be on display this week in Peace Plaza in downtown Rochester.

The fourth annual Style on the Plaza Downtown Fall Fashion Show takes place Thursday, September 15. Clothing, hair, makeup, and accessory trends for men, women, and children will be on display and for sale by locally-owned downtown businesses.

Happy hour runs from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The runway fashion show – featuring ABC 6 News anchor James Wilcox – runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Dancing for the Stars

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, 11:04pm

ABC 6 News Anchor James Wilcox is taking part in a "Dancing for the Stars" competition Friday, September 9th in Rochester. It is part of the Big Party Downtown which raises money for youth mentoring. James has been taking dance lessons with April Dahl from Dahl Dance Center in Rochester. April and James are up against two other teams. The winners are determined by the number of votes the teams receive before the dance. Each vote costs $1 and you can vote as often as you'd like. To vote for James go to http://bigpartydowntown.org/entertainment/dancing-for-the-stars.

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