Rochester Brainery
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The Bazaar's Youngest Vendor: Zandra Cunningham
As many of you know, every second Saturday the Rochester Brainery hosts a craft show called the Brainery Bazaar. This past Bazaar featured vendors from the Buffalo, NY craft show,...
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Teacher Spotlight: Erica Stoy
Written by Murie Gillett, Rochester Brainery InternFrom Rochester to the runway and back again! Erica Stoy is a local hair stylist who finds her roots in Rochester but moved out...
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Teacher Spotlight: Kayla Carpitella
Written by Murie Gillett, Rochester Brainery InternNot your grandmother’s crafting! Local artist Kayla Carpitella had her training in painting and fine arts, but quickly expanded to machine knitting and other...
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Captain American: Sentinel of Rochester (and Beyond)
Written by: Sara Rising As the Fourth of July quickly approaches, we would be remiss not to recognize one of Rochester’s most patriotic sons, the one and only Captain America. ...
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Teacher Spotlight: Megan Mack
Written by Murie Gillett, Rochester Brainery InternThree weeks ago, I took my first class at Rochester Brainery. It was called “Improv for Beginners: Follow the Fear,” and was taught by...
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Sayonara, Pony Express!
Written by Sara Rising How did one Rochester man kill off the Pony Express? Imagine you live in California during the Gold Rush. After years of toiling and mining, you...
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Shop Small: Support our Local Art Suppliers
Written By Rachael Gootnick of Just Terrific Handcrafted Goods As someone who has lived in Rochester my entire life, I’m constantly discovering new places that make Rochester the kick-ass city...
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Weird History Wednesday: Rochester's Most Famous Suffragette
Written by Sara Rising [Photo Credit: Biography.com] What better time and place to celebrate...
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Weird History Wednesday: Tailored Made in Rochester
Written by Sara Rising Rochester has a long history of innovation and is home to some of the largest, most influential giants of industry. Take, for example, Kodak, Xerox, Bausch...
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Top 20 Classes of 2015
Can you believe it's February? Time flies when you're having fun and learning new things! 2015 was an incredible year. We are very lucky to be surrounded by...
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Weird History Wednesday: Jack the Ripper
Written by Sara Rising For our first Weird History Wednesday of 2016 we take a closer look at Rochester's connection to one of the most famous serial killers in history...
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Hello World!
Hi everyone! The name is Sandy. I am your Spring resident blogger and Rochester Brainery Intern. This is my initiation post to the Brainery family. Born and raised in...