The Dryden will screen Contact (Robert Zemeckis, U.S. 1997, 150 min., 35mm) as part of the First Contact series. Based on the novel by astrophysicist Carl Sagan, Contact is a thoughtful, philosophical exploration of what an encounter with an extraterrestrial … Continue reading →

The MuCCC will host a performanc of The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter. On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a six-hundred- pound recluse hides away in his apartment, and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his … Continue reading →

The Waiting Room will host the beat-charged, experimental extravaganza, one-man-band <!-- 2010-Mar-7: Castaways (Ithaca)-excellent performance with an unclassifiable sound that's related to jam bands, hip-hop, rock, synth-pop, and novelty acts, also 2003-Apr-17 Bug Jar-He plays a "magic pipe" which is … Continue reading →