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Author: Calvin Eaton

A Monday Message from the Director 

Dear Community Thank you so much for your support of 540 thus far in our winter semester. We are super […]

A Wednesday Word From the Director | 2017 Year End Edition

Dear Community, How would you describe 2017 in just two words? This is the type of reflective question that pervades […]

December Artist of the Month Spotlight | Allison McDonald

We are pleased to spotlight our December Artist of the Month Allison McDonald About Allison McDonald Allison McDonald is a […]

Community Volunteer Spotlight | Jianna Howard

We are pleased to spotlight Jianna Howard our newest Community Volunteer About Jianna Howard Jianna graduated summa cum laude from […]

Summer Intern Spotlight | Michael Adams

We are pleased to spotlight Michael Adams a Workforce Development Intern & co-creator of the Urban Architecture Tour How old […]

Rochester Makers Gift Shop Business Spotlight | Jess Kreiser Illustration

We are pleased to feature Jess Kreiser of Jess Kreiser Illustration as our second Business spotlight in the Rochester Makers […]

Summer Intern Spotlight | Tiara Downs

We are pleased to spotlight Tiara Downs a Workforce Development Intern & co-creator of the Urban Architecture Tour How old […]

Summer Intern Spotlight | Jaden Hayes

We are pleased to spotlight Jaden Hayes a Workforce Development Intern co-creator of the Urban Architecture Tour How old are […]

A Thankful Word from the Director | Fall Tour Series Kickoff

Dear Community, My body isn’t cooperating on this Friday in fact, I’ve spent all day in bed in full recovery […]

Summer Intern Spotlight | Terry-Ann Lewin

We are pleased to spotlight Terry-Ann Lewin a Workforce Development Intern co-creator of the Urban Architecture Tour How old are […]

A Wednesday Word from the Director | Fast Times & Tour Guides

Dear Community, This week’s word will be super quick. We are in the thick of practicing and planning for tomorrow’s […]

A Special Monday Word | One Year Anniversary Mingle Week

Dear Community, Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know that we celebrated 540WMain’s one year anniversary back on […]

A Wednesday Word from the Director | Self Care is The Best Care

Dear Community, I want to start off by apologizing for my absence last week. Between fibro flares, emotional upsets, and […]

A Wednesday Word from The Director | One Day At A Time

Dear Community, Happy Wednesday! I can’t believe a whole week has passed since I last came to you. The summer […]

A Wednesday Word from the Director | Change Takes Time

  Dear Community, We’ve come to the last full week of July. Can you believe it? Time is waiting for […]

A Wednesday Word from the Director | Dog Days of Summer

  Dear Community, The dog days of summer have finally arrived and just as we begin to settle into the […]

Special Announcement Wednesday Word | 2017 Workforce Development, Entrepreneur College Preparatory Internship

I am pleased to announce The 2017 Workforce Development, Entrepreneur & College Preparatory Internship Program The summer 2017 cohort started […]

Community Educator Spotlight | Carly Wise-Levick

  We are pleased to feature Carly Wise-Levick in our latest Community Educator Spotlight About Carly Carly Wise-Levick is a […]

A Wednesday Word from the Director | Black Women Roc!

All month long we’ve been celebrating the beauty, grace, talent and success of black women in Rochester here on 540Blog […]

A Wednesday Word | Special Announcement from Our Director

This past year has been quite the journey. Building 540WMain and getting us to our one year anniversary has truly been a magical […]

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