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There’s really only one event to highlight this weekend and that’s commencement weekend at the University.\u00a0The feature will resume in September.\u00a0In the meantime, find events happening daily on the University Events Calendar<\/a> and in the monthly highlights<\/a> feature, where you\u2019ll find things to do on\u00a0the River Campus, the Eastman School of Music, the Memorial Art Gallery, Medical Center, and College Town.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Keith Walters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#1: Celebrate Commencement Weekend<\/h2>\n

Commencement celebrations are underway as the University will host the\u00a0166th Commencement Ceremonies on May 13, 14, and 15, on the River Campus and Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. \u00a0The College ceremony will feature an address\u00a0by Erica Fee ’99, founding producer and board president of the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival, on Sunday, May 15. Fee, a Rochester native, ran her own London-based theatrical production company and is the first American to receive the New Producer’s Award from StageOne (Society of London Theatres). The College\u00a0commencement ceremony will be streamed live at www.rochester.edu\/commencement\/webcast<\/a>.\u00a0 For more details and individual ceremonies, visit www.rochester.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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