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@mikekraus.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:39 PM

⛪ Can Rochester find its voice in Sister Act? 🎶

Join Webster Theatre Guild for a joyful musical about finding your voice and belonging! Opening night features a fundraising art auction. Oct 9, 10, 16 & 17 at Bishop Kearney. 🎟️ events.ticketleap.com/tickets/wtg-...

#UpstateNY #FingerLakes #ROC #FLX

Original painting on canvas board titled 'Queen of Angels Convent and Church' by artist Mike Kraus. The artwork is a fictional interpretation of the convent and church featured in the musical Sister Act, imagined as a location in South Philadelphia.

The painting is rendered during sunset, casting warm golden tones across the scene. The composition is divided between the dilapidated convent on the left third and the rundown church on the right half.

The left portion features a deteriorating convent building marked with graffiti. In front of the convent stands a statue of a saint positioned in a small plaza covered with snow, representing faith and spiritual presence amid urban decay. A bare tree stands nearby. The far left of the painting shows a row of connected row houses, typical of urban Philadelphia neighborhoods, with 1970s-era automobiles parked on the street.

The right half depicts the side and partial front view of an equally dilapidated church. The ground level of the church is covered entirely with graffiti, reflecting urban challenges. The church structure shows signs of age and neglect.

Throughout the composition, small piles of snow cover the sidewalks and road, suggesting winter or a time of hardship and cold. The overall aesthetic presents a neighborhood that appears worn and forgotten, yet holds the potential for awakening and transformation.

This artwork serves as an auction item for the Webster Theatre Guild's 90th Anniversary production of Sister Act, a musical celebration about finding voice, community, and belonging in unexpected places. The painting will be auctioned on opening night as a fundraiser supporting the theater company. The artwork resonates with the musical's themes of transformation, community building, and the power of music to bring people together.

@nwblack3.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 2:24 PM

@richardmortimer.bsky.social and @cpage68.bsky.social, another day, another skinny #FLX Rothno for you.

@nwblack3.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 4:56 PM

Our 20th visit to the #FLX. Almost always Skaneateles and Owasco; sometimes w/Canandaigua, Cayuga or Watkins Glen end of Seneca.

@dtyler321.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 2:35 PM

Going the try the Finger Lakes Wine Train this weekend. Anyone in #FLX or #ROC have experience with it?

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