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After Garth Fagan won a Tony Award in 1998 for best choreography in “The Lion King,” there might have seemed to be nowhere else for...

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A. Sue Weisler President David Munson delivers remarks during a ceremony unveiling a sculpture of Frederick Douglass in RIT’s Student Alumni Union in 2020. Olivia Kim is hoping to create a permanent bronze sculpture of Douglass at Rochester’s airport by the end of this year. Efforts are in motion to commission a permanent bronze statue of Frederick Douglass sculpted by Olivia Kim, an adjunct professor in RIT’s College of Art and Design, for the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. A fundraising drive led by the not-for-profit Rochester Community Television (RCT...

CORRECTION 5.11.21: Due to an editing error, the original version of this story mistakenly reported that the legislation in question was introduced by members of the Black and Asian Democratic Caucus. The bill was introduced by Legislator Vince Felder, who is closely aligned with the caucus but is not a member, and supported by the caucus. Small and medium-sized arts groups, all of which have taken a financial hit during the pandemic, could be in line for a share of $131,000 in grants from Monroe County under new legislation that appears poised to pass the County Legislature this week. The m...