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The 2008 Flour City Brewers’ Fest attracted hundreds of beer lovers to the Frontier Field on Friday, August 15.

Each year, the Renaissance Festival in Sterling, NY attracts thousands of visitors. Both actors and actresses as well as visitors dress in their Medieval attire for a day of performances, parades, and more. This year, the festival ran from July 12 to August 17.

The Park Ave Arts festival attracted thousands of visitors on August 2nd and 3rd.

On Sunday, July 27, the American Idol tour graced Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena. The show was nothing short of entertaining and screaming fans could be heard for miles.

Thousands celebrated Latino Night at Frontier Field this weekend with “Queen of Merengue” Milly Quezada and N-Klabe.

Rochester’s annual Gay Pride Parade draws thousands on Saturday, July 19, 2008. The parade featured dozens of local groups and organizations including the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, the Rochester Fire Department, Tilt nightclub and the Community Christian Church. Rochesterians of all ages, sexes and ethnicities celebrated gay pride from Park Avenue down to Main Street.

Victor Antonetti’s Latin Jazz Project performed downtown as part of the Aqueduct Park Noontime Concert Series

The Annual Corn Hill Festival, held this weekend, attracted hundreds of visitors.

This Friday marked this summer’s second East End Festival in Rochester. Festival goers conclude their work week while enjoying some music, beer and company on a beautiful Friday evening.  Miss out on the fun?  Fear not, the East End Festival will be back one more time before the summer’s conclusion on Aug. 15.

The Big Rib Barb-E-Que and Blues Festival is being held at Highland Park from July 10 through July 13.

Grahm Gardner spends his summer as a sail instructor at the Rochester Yacht Club.

Dozens of wrestlers competed for individual titles at the U.S. Beach National Championships and World Team Trials at Ontario Beach Park’s Sports and Music Festival this July 4, 2008 weekend.

The 5boronyc crew descended upon the Roc Thursday, July 3 and visited XDream Skate Park in East Rochester.

Incoming freshman and transfer students that will be starting at Roberts Wesleyan this fall, came together early this summer to get to know one another and play a variety of games.

The 4th Annual Armond Bassett Memorial Canoe Race on Saturday, June 28, attracted a multitude of paddlers not only from Rochester, but from many other states.

As the Rochester International Jazz Festival approached its climax, Soulive took the stage at East Avenue Chestnut Street to an eager crowd of thousands. While rain had held off most of the day, it was only a few songs into their set when the skies opened up. Few concert goers were dismayed, however, as Soulive’s signature fusion of funk, soul and hip-hop united both the die hard fan and the casual listener alike in a rockin’ downtown party.

Hundreds crowded into Ontario Beach Park for the annual Rochester Harbor and Carousel Festival this weekend. With a variety of vendors, live music, a carnival and a fireworks display, this festival was a happening place.

Rodeo may not be considered an official sport in New York state, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have real cowboys in the Empire State. The fourth annual Clarkson Rodeo was held last weekend in the town of Clarkson, only 20 miles west of Rochester.

The legendary Boz Scaggs performed to a full house at the Eastman Theater on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

On June 17, the Dave Matthews Band returned to Darien Lake and was met by hordes of partying fans mobbing the parking lots.