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For the past five decades the Rolling Stones have enjoyed tremendous success as the original bad boys of rock for their image based on sex, drugs, and rock 鈥榥鈥� roll. But what many people don鈥檛 realize is that this hasn鈥檛 always been the case for the group, according to John Covach, director of the Institute for Popular Music.

搁辞肠丑别蝉迟别谤鈥檚 Publick Musick will be joined by Boston-based soprano Shari Alise Wilson and organist Edoardo Bellotti for two performances of music from the early Italian Baroque period on Thursday, March 19, at the Memorial Art Gallery.

From the archives: Philip Levine, former poet laureate of the United States, was a keynote guest when the Department of English's Plutzik Reading Series celebrated its centennial in 2012. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet died Sunday at the age of 87.

Rochester will be the second university to produce This situation, a piece by British-German artist Tino Sehgal. The piece is described as a 鈥渃onstructed situation鈥� akin to a contemporary salon in which live interpreters discuss among themselves and with visitors such issues as the aesthetics of existence and the implications of moving from a society of lack to a society of abundance.

O'Dette, professor of lute, won for Best Opera Recording, and Ludwig, alumnus and mastering engineer, took home three Grammys: Best Surround Sound Album, for his work on 叠别测辞苍肠茅; Best Engineered Album Non-Classical, for Beck鈥檚 Morning Phase; and Album of the Year.

The Department of English has named N鈥檍elle Gage and Guy Thorne of FuturPointe Dance the recipients of the 2014 Lillian Fairchild Memorial Award.

For ten years, this annual competition has showcased the artwork of undergraduate students exploring ideas of gender and sexuality. From January 23 through February 27, an exhibition in Rush Rhees Library features the 2015 jury鈥檚 top selections.

From contemporary to ballet, hip-hop to tango, more than 30 performances, master classes and workshops taught by guest artists and faculty will be available to the general public at the fifth annual inspireDANCE Festival, the University's annual celebration of dance and community.

The Institute for Popular Music (IPM) celebrates the 50th year of the Rolling Stone鈥檚 breakthrough hit, 鈥�(I Can鈥檛 Get No) Satisfaction,鈥� with a special concert January 24. This musical tribute coincides with the launch of a free online course on "The Music of The Rolling Stones."

Eastman Studies in Music seriesWith the recent publication of its 100th title, the Eastman Studies in Music series shows great breadth in an era of increasing musical specialization.

The play opens in Todd Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 4, and is based on the true story of Saartijie Baartman, a South African woman taken from her home in 1810 and brought to London where she becomes an overnight sensation on the freak-show circuit.

This year鈥檚 Polish Film Festival celebrates Eastern Europe鈥檚 move toward freedom, and the 20th anniversary of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, which organizes the annual festival.