Greentopia is a local organization working “to change Rochester both economically and environmentally.” They’ll also be hosting this year’s Reflections on the River at the Central Library.
As part of this event, Greentopia asked area artists to reinterpret 32 Rochester Heroes, an exhibit of pressboard historical figure silhouettes that they rescued when the City closed the High Falls Visitor Center. These figures will be making an appearance at 14 local libraries (including the Irondequoit Library) from Monday, July 15, through Sunday, July 28.
You can participate in a Scavenger Hunt throughout the county to find these Rochester Heroes and win a State Park t-shirt (if you visit six libraries) or a copy of the book, also called Reflections on the River, that documented the project (if you visit all 14 libraries with figures).
Each figure has a QR code that’ll take you to a brief synopsis of the artist and the history of the historical figure they painted. The public will also be able to bid on these figures in an online auction for a chance to take home a colorful piece of Rochester history. All proceeds go to support Greentopia’s Green Visions Workforce Development program.
Download a copy of the Scavenger Hunt here and get your entry in before the contest ends on Sunday, July 28. More information is available at Greentopia.org and a full list of the figures can be found here:
EAST ROCHESTER LIBRARY
Brown Brothers
Geroge Herdle
HENRIETTA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Bausch & Lomb
Warner Brothers
IRONDEQUOIT LIBRARY
Red Jacket
Hiram Sibley
Kitty Van Bortel
MENDON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Claude Bragdon
George Eastman
NEWMAN-RIGA LIBRARY
Chester Dewey
PARMA LIBRARY
Henry O’Reilly
Daniel Powers
PITTSFORD LIBRARY
Ellwanger & Barry
Garth Fagan
Seth Green
Sister Hieronymo O’Brien
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (CENTRAL LIBRARY)
Susan B. Anthony
Kate Gleason
Howard Hanson
Sylvy Ruth Levy
Lewis Henry Morgan
Louis Perticone
Nathaniel Rochester
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (ARNETT BRANCH)
Dr. Wende Logan
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (FREDERICK DOUGLASS BRANCH)
Frederick Douglass
Henry Ward
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (LINCOLN BRANCH)
You Could be “Famous”
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (MONROE BRANCH)
Louise Brooks
Elisha Johnson
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (SULLY BRANCH)
Abelard Reynolds
Frank Gannett
SEYMOUR LIBRARY
Ebenezer Allen
Published on July 15, 2024.
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