Highlights Archive

Hochstein at High Falls: Mountain. River. Traveler

Mountain. River. Traveler joins the Hochstein at High Falls Concert Series this summer.

This group weaves together the diverse musical traditions of China with powerful grooves and winding time signatures, creating a sound called “supercharged Chinese folk”. The group features traditional instruments – most notably the Pipa – among the standard guitar-bass-drums setup. Fresh yet familiar, traditional yet modern, Mountain · River · Traveler effortlessly breaks down musical boundaries to forge new sonic frontiers.

More about the concert series:
Hosted by Hannah Maier of The Route/WRUR 88.5, the concerts begin at 12:10 pm in the outer parking lot at 4 Commercial Street, corner of Browns Race. Please note that this is an alternate location for this summer, due to ongoing construction on the Pont du Rennes.

Concerts take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, the rain location at MCC Downtown Campus will be announced by 10:30 am on Hochstein’s website and via Hochstein’s social media. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own seating and lunch. Each performance will run approximately 40 minutes.

Parking Info: Public parking is available at the High Falls Parking Garage. Please note: the lot at 4 Commercial Street and the MCC lot across the street is for permit holders only.

Hochstein at High Falls concerts are presented by High Falls Business Association, The Hochstein School, and The Route/WRUR 88.5. Hochstein at High Falls concerts are also made possible by a number of local organizations, including Brandtatorship, LaBella Associates, and Monroe Community College.

Photo: Mountain. River. Traveler
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – No Nukes • WXXI-TV

Celebrate the 1979 “No Nukes” concerts featuring newly restored footage of Bruce’s epic performance.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – No Nukes airs Friday, June 6 at 9 p.m. and streaming live and on the PBS App & WXXI app.

Witness the legendary band on the cusp of superstardom in the “No Nukes” concerts of 1979, with recovered and restored footage of their epic performance. Features live favorites “Badlands,” “The Promised Land,” “Thunder Road,” “Born to Run” and more.

Photo: Bruce Springsteen
Credit: Sony Music Entertainment

Aretha! With Sheléa and the Pacific Symphony • WXXI-TV

Celebrate the music of Aretha Franklin with this fun concert featuring vocal powerhouse Sheléa.

Aretha! With Sheléa and the Pacific Symphony airs Wednesday, June 4 at 9:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI’s app

Taped on November 9, 2024, at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, California, this fun-filled concert features the music of Aretha Franklin performed by vocal powerhouse Sheléa. The Grammy-nominated singer performs classics including “Chain of Fools,” “Say A Little Prayer,” “Respect,” and “Natural Woman.” Emmy Award-winning Music Director Rickey Minor conducts the Pacific Symphony, and a choir of backup singers gets the audience up on their feet and dancing in the aisles.

Photo: Quilter Sheléa with Stevie Mackie
Credit: Courtesy of PBS SoCal

The Quilting Women of Gee’s Bend • WXXI-TV

Learn about the celebrated quilts made by a community of African American women in rural Alabama.

The Quilting Women of Gee’s Bend airs Monday, June 2 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI’s app

explores how an isolated community of women in rural Alabama became respected worldwide as the creators of celebrated woven works of art. Established during enslavement, the nuanced quilting practice in Gee’s Bend was passed down from mothers to daughters for generations, surviving everything from reconstruction to Jim Crow to the Civil Rights Movement to the present day. A legacy woven by hand, the quilts have been embraced by the modern art world and featured in museums across the country, but little is known about the women who make them and the challenges they have faced.

Photo: Quilter Stella Mae Pettway
Credit: Gionatan Tecle, Seen & Held, LLC

Great Performances “Kiss Me Kate” • WXXI-TV

Experience this Cole Porter classic musical starring Tony winner Stephanie J. Block.

Great Performances “Kiss Me Kate” airs Friday, May 30 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app.

Enjoy this Cole Porter classic musical featuring iconic songs like “Another Op’nin’, Another Show,” “So In Love” and more. Tony winner Stephanie J. Block and Adrian Dunbar co-star in a backstage romantic comedy directed by Bartlett Sher.

Starring Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block in her West End debut as Lilli Vanessi, this production of Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy features classic songs including “Another Op’nin, Another Show,” “So In Love,” “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” “Too Darn Hot” and more. Filmed from the Barbican in summer 2024, it also features multi-award-winner Adrian Dunbar as Fred Graham. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs.

Photo credit: Johan Persson

Great Performances “Girl from North Country” • WXXI-TV

Enjoy this musical by Conor McPherson featuring the music of Bob Dylan set in 1934 Minnesota.

Great Performances “Girl from North Country” airs Friday, May 23 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app.

Experience 20 reimagined, legendary Bob Dylan songs including “Forever Young,” “Hurricane,” and “Like A Rolling Stone” in this musical set in 1934 Minnesota where a group of travelers’ lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope.

WXXI Community Town Hall • Watch Now

The future of public media is being debated, and the voices that value and rely on WXXI need to be heard — now more than ever.

Watch the recording of the Town Hall here.

On Tuesday, June 17 WXXI President Chris Hastings held a virtual town hall to talk about WXXI’s mission and impact in our community, the state of public media, what WXXI is doing to fight against possible defunding, and learn ways you can help Protect WXXI. It was followed by a moderated Q&A.

Voice of the Voter: 2025 Democratic Mayoral Primary Candidate Debate • WXXI News

Learn what the Democratic Mayoral Primary Candidates stand for and the issues they are most concerned with in this Voice of the Voter debate.

Voice of the Voter: 2025 Democratic Mayoral Primary Candidate Debate Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV, WXXI News (105.9FM), and streaming on WXXINews.org and WXXI News YouTube.

WXXI will host this Voice of the Voter Democratic mayoral primary debate between Rochester City Councilmember Mary Lupien, businessman and IT executive Shashi Sinha, and incumbent Malik Evans on Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. Evan Dawson of WXXI News and host of “Connections with Evan Dawson” will moderate.

The candidates will share their platforms and answer questions from panelists Kerria Weaver of the Democrat and Chronicle, Cheryl McKeiver, Ph.D. of WDKX, Matt Molloy of 13WHAM News, and Gino Fanelli of WXXI News.

Have a question for the candidates?

Submit your questions here.

The debate is part of Voice of the Voter, a collaboration among WXXI Public Media, Democrat and Chronicle, 13WHAM News and WDKX 103.9, which is committed to bringing citizens’ concerns to the forefront in political issues.