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Diversity Dispatch: Have a Diverse Summer!

As you head into summer, find some fun things in the Rochester area to remind yourself of our diverse college and community. Stretch yourself by enjoying activities featuring or sponsored by groups with a different ethnic, racial, national, or religious background, sexual orientation, or ability level from your own. Here’s just a sample:

Festivals:
* Rochester Greek Festival (https://www.rochestergreekfestival.org/) – May 31-June 3
* Rochester Deaf Festival (https://www.rochesterdeaffestival.org/) – June 9
* Juneteenth (https://www.rochestervi.com/content/rochesters-2012-african-american-heritage-events) – June 16
* Rochester Pride (https://www.gayalliance.org/pride/) – July 5-16
* Puerto Rican Festival (https://www.prfestival.com/) – July 20-22
* St. Stanislaus Polish Arts Festival (https://www.polishartsfest.org/) – August 3-4
* Carifest (https://www.rwifo.com/carifest.htm) – August 11
* German Fest (https://www.rochestergerman.com/germanfest/) – August 10-12
* St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival (https://www.rochesterukrainianfestival.com/) – August 16-19

Performances:
* RCTV's Fourth Annual Black Music Month Celebration (https://www.rctv15.org/NewsandEvents/BlackMusicMonth.aspx) – June 2
* The Possibility Project-Rochester at ArtPeace presents “Through the Cracks” (https://muccc.org/events/?p=6995) – June 14-17
* Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (https://www.rochesterjazz.com/) -- June 22-30
* Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival (https://artscenter.naz.edu/dance-festival) – July 12-20
* Native American Dance & Music Festival (https://www.ganondagan.org/NADMF.html) – July 28-29

Films:
* JCC Ames Amzalak Rochester Jewish Film Festival (https://www.rjff.org/) – July 8-16
* Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House (https://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/)
* Little Theatres (https://www.thelittle.org/)

Books:
Don’t forget to visit your local public library for diverse summer reading!

Have a great summer!

This is part of a monthly series of articles from the Diversity Council about topics related to diversity and multiculturalism.

Debbie Mohr
Diversity Council (ETS: Libraries)
05/18/2012