A downtown Rochester display depicting a scene from the sci-fi mystery show “Stranger Things” didn’t win first prize, but placed in two categories of the annual Rochester Posed! contest.

Nineteen businesses participated this year, converting their storefront windows into live-mannequin displays for one evening.

The Rochester Downtown Development Authority organizes the event and this year’s theme, “Netflix & Still: Original Streaming Content,” featured entries depicting characters from the shows “Bridgerton,” “Wednesday” and “Stranger Things,” among others.

“Rochester Posed is one of my favorite events,” said Jenna O’Dell, the DDA’s events coordinator. “The volunteers and business owners put in the real hard work, so kudos for them, for sure. They tell me what they’ll do and I just make

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