Best Local Original Band
Joywave. @joywavemusic; joywavemusic.com
Runners up: Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People | Harmonica Lewinski | Junkyardfieldtrip
Best Local Solo Musician
Teagan Ward. facebook.com/teaganwardmusic; teaganward.com
Runners up: Cammy Enaharo | Roger Kuhn | Nick LeDuc
Best Local Hip-Hop Act
Tugboat. facebook.com/theofficialtugboat
Runners up: Ishmael Raps | Level 7 Experience | MdotCoop
Best Local Album of 2017
"Content" by Joywave. joywavemusic.com
Runners up: "Exquisite Corpse" by Jon Lewis | "Missed Connections" by Small Signals | "Never Fit In" by Diluted
Best Live Music Venue (Arena/Large Venue)
CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. 394-4400; cmacevents.com
Runners up: Blue Cross Arena | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre | Main Street Armory
Best Live Music Venue (Club/Small Venue)
Bug Jar. 219 Monroe Avenue. 454-2966; bugjar.com
Runners up: Abilene | Anthology | Photo City Improv
Best Live DJ
DJ Kalifornia. @djkalifornia; djkalifornia.net
Runners up: DJ Alykhan | DJ Darkwave | MK Ultra
Best Local Author
Bethany Snyder. @bigfitdeal; bethanysnyder.com
Runners up: Dave Chisholm | Gary Craig | David Cay Johnston
Best Local Poet
Rachel McKibbens. @rachelmckibbens; rachelmckibbens.com
Runners up: Andrew Conley | Sarah Freligh | Jacob Rakovan
Best Locally Written Book of 2017
"Seven Million: A Cop, a Priest, a Soldier for the IRA, and the Still-Unsolved Rochester Brink's Heist" by Gary Craig. upne.com; garycraigwriter.com
Runners up: "Bird Can Sing" by Rick Burnett Baker | "Instrumental" by Dave Chisholm | "Railroad Phoenix" by Alicia Hoffman | "Saving Faith: A Memoir of Courage, Conviction, and a Calling" by Elizabeth Osta
Best Local Theater Production of 2017 (At a resident space)
"Million Dollar Quartet" at Geva's Mainstage. gevatheatre.org
Runners up: "Death of a Salesman" at Blackfriars Theatre | "Dionysus in '17" at Bread & Water Theatre | "Titanic, the Musical" at JCC CenterStage
Best Local Theater Production of 2017 (At a community space)
Shakespeare Players' "As You Like It" at Highland Park Bowl. rochestercommunityplayers.org
Runners up: WallByrd's "Macbeth" at Lyric Theatre | MDC/Dangerous Signs' "Pippin" at MuCCC | Kingfisher's "Votes for Women" at Gallery 74
Best Local Theater Company
Geva Theatre Center. 75 Woodbury Boulevard. 232-4382; gevatheatre.org
Runners up: Blackfriars Theatre | JCC CenterStage | WallByrd Theatre Co.
Best Local Stand-up Comedian
Sky Sands. skysands.com
Runners up: Kelsey Claire Hagen | Vinnie Paulino | Malcolm Whitfield
Best Local Comedy Group
Geva Comedy Improv. @gevaimprov; gevacomedyimprov.org
Runners up: EstroFest | Hardwood | Nuts & Bolts | Polite Ink.
Best Local Dance Company
Garth Fagan Dance. 50 Chestnut Street. 454-3260; garthfagandance.org
Runners up: PUSH Physical Theatre | Rochester City Ballet | Sirens & Stilettos Cabaret
Best Local Artist
Shawn Dunwoody. @shawndunwoody; shawndunwoody.com
Runners up: Jason Dorofy | Shawnee Hill | Jay Lincoln | Sarah C. Rutherford
Best Art Exhibit of 2017
WALL\THERAPY at various locations. @walltherapyny; wall-therapy.com
Runners up: 6x6x2017 at RoCo | "Her Voice Carries" at various locations | "M.C. Escher: Reality and Illusion" at MAG
Best Art Gallery
Memorial Art Gallery. 500 University Avenue. 276-8900; mag.rochester.edu
Runners up: ARTISANworks | Makers Gallery and Studio | Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Best Local Photographer
Jim Montanus. @jamesmontanus; montanusphotography.com
Runners up: Stephen Reardon | Gerry Szymanski | Aaron Winters
Best Local Filmmaker
Scott Fitzgerald. @fairportpicts; fairportpictures.com
Runners up: Matthew Ehlers | Alex Freeman | Chris Hogan-Roy | Linda Moroney
Best Local Film Festival
Rochester International Film Festival. rochesterfilmfest.org
Runners up: High Falls | ImageOut | Rochester International Jewish Film Festival
Best Local Music Festival
Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. rochesterjazz.com
Runners up: Fairport Music Festival | Lilac Festival | Party in the Park
Best Local Arts Festival
Corn Hill Arts Festival. cornhillartsfestival.com
Runners up: Clothesline | KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival | Park Ave Summer Art Festival
Best Local Cultural Festival
ROC Pride Fest. gayalliance.org/pride
Runners up:Little Italy Festival | Puerto Rican Festival | Rochester Greek Festival
Best Food And Drink Festival
Food Truck Rodeo. cityofrochester.gov/foodtruckrodeo
Runners up:Flour City Brewers Fest | Foodlink Festival of Food | Rochester Real Beer Expo
Best Local Family-Friendly Attraction
Strong National Museum of Play. 1 Manhattan Square Drive. 263-2700; museumofplay.org
Runners up: Rochester Museum & Science Center | Seabreeze | Seneca Park Zoo
Best Local Drag Performer
Mrs. Kasha Davis. @kashadavis; kashadavis.com
Runners up: Darienne Lake | DeeDee DuBois | Wednesday Westwood
