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Diversity Dispatch: Have a Diverse Summer!


As you head into summer, enjoy some fun events that will remind you of the diversity of the Rochester area community. Find activities featuring or sponsored by a group 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 30-June 2

•           19th Ward Community Square Fair (https://www.19wca.org/yearly-events) – June 1

•           Festa Italia East Rochester (https://www.festaitaliaer.com/) – June 6-8

•           Rochester Deaf Festival (https://www.rochesterdeaffestival.org/) – June 8

•           Juneteenth (https://groups.yahoo.com/group/ROCHESTERNYEVENTS/message/810) – June 15

•           Rochester Pride (https://www.gayalliance.org/pride/) – July 19-21

•           Festa Italiana (Gates) (https://www.iaccrochester.org/html/special_events.html) – July 19-21

•           Macedonian Ethnic Festival (https://www.macedonianfest.com/) – July 20-21

•           St. Stanislaus Polish Arts Festival (https://www.polishartsfest.org/ - 2013 not yet posted) – August 2-3

•           Puerto Rican Festival (https://www.prfestival.com/) – August 9-11

•           German Fest (https://www.rochestergerman.com/) – August 9-10

•           Carifest (Riverside Festival Site, Rochester, 1:00-10:00 PM) – August 10

•           St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival (https://www.rochesterukrainianfestival.com/) – August 15-18

•           Greek Fest (https://www.highlandgreekfest.com/) – August 22-25

Performances:

•           Black Music Month Celebration (https://tinyurl.com/clx63un) – June 1

•           Nrithya Tharangan (https://www.iccrochester.org/ICC_Concerts.aspx) – June 15

•           Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus (https://thergmc.org/season2012-13.html) – June 15

•           Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (https://www.rochesterjazz.com/) -- June 21-29

•           Native American Dance & Music Festival (https://tinyurl.com/dxpcdn9 - 2013 not yet posted) – July 27-28

•           Gateways Music Festival (https://gatewaysmusicfestival.org/) – August 14-18

•           Sankofa Evening of Theatre and Jazz Festival (https://muccc.org/events/?cat=3&paged=2) – August 22-24

Films:

•           Reel Mind Theatre & Film Series (https://www.reelmindfilmfest.com/) – May 14-June 25

•           JCC Ames Amzalak Rochester Jewish Film Festival (https://www.rjff.org/) – July 21-29

•           Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House (https://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/)

•           Little Theatres (https://www.thelittle.org/)

Books:

•           Visit the MCC Libraries or 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)
05/13/2013