Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development appointment
2015-04-23 17:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | City Hall, 30 Church St, Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
Today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, the City Council meets for a Committee of The Whole for a "Special Meeting of the City Council to consider the resolution confirming the appointment of the Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development." [source: City of Rochester website, 2015-Apr-22]

Records Collecting Dust screening
2015-04-23 19:00 - 19:57 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Alternative Music Film Series will screen Records Collecting Dust (Jason Blackmore, U.S. 2015, 57 min.) at the MAG at 7 p.m.
"Records Collecting Dust: A documentary film about the music and records that changed our lives." Written and directed by California musician and filmmaker Jason Blackmore, this new release documents the vinyl record collections, origins and holy grails of such alternative music icons as Jello Biafra, Chuck Dukowski, Keith Morris and John Reis.
[source: MAG website, 2015-Apr-20]

History Reading Group: Korean War, 1950-53
2015-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Join Writers and Books' history buffs as they explore the big issues and personalities of history. We do not choose particular books, only subjects. You can read any book or other material on the subject and join the discussion.
[source: Writers and Books website, 2015-Apr-20]

Aftermath Photography, Photographers and the Man-Altered Environment, Bruno Chalifour
2015-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Spectrum Gallery, 100 College Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Bruno Chalifour will present a lecture titled Aftermath Photography, Photographers and the Man-Altered Environment at 7 p.m. at the Spectrum Gallery in conjunction with Endangered Coastline featuring photos by John Ganis, on display through April 28. [source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Apr-22]

Kevin Meaney (2015-Apr-23 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-04-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster, New York, 14580, United States
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Apr-22]

William Shakespeare's 451th Birthday
2015-04-23 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Shakespeare Players program of the Rochester Community Players celebrates William Shakespeare's 451th Birthday Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at MuCCC Theater! There is no admission charge; donations are gratefully welcome. This is a fundraiser for our Shakespeare program, so give Will what you will.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Apr-20]

Rochester International Film Fesitval screening (2015-Apr-23 @ 8 p.m.)
2015-04-23 20:00 - 21:38 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Starting at 8 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre is a screening of the Rochester International Film Fesitval featuring:

My Dear Americans (Arpita Kumar, USA, 7 min.): "Tejpreet, a recent immigrant to the U.S., is reluctant to embrace her new American identity. In contrast, her husband celebrates everything American until they encounter hatred."
Tuning Oscar (Mikel Alvariño, Spain, 20 min.): "Sometimes it's hard to start a new relationship when a former lover constantly appears."
Children of Stateless (Moonsik Chung, South Korea, 14 min.): "A Myanmar child's life, education and work at the Mae-La Refugee Camp in Thailand."
Open 24 Hours (Henry Chaisson, USA, 7 min.): "A man buying duct tape and rope cannot convince the clerk he is in a hurry."
Plato Para Dos (Party of Two) (Eugenia Llaguno, Spain, 14 min.): "A couple's anniversary dinner takes an unexpected turn."
Between Times (Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata, USA, 7 min.): "From the wall of a small town bakery, a cuckoo clock recounts the the day when bread was sliced one second thick and time rarely flowed at an even rate."
Carry On (Yatao Li, China, 17 min.): "A Chinese father tries to protect his daughter from the Japanese who have occupied China during World War II."
Golosinas (Candies) (Iván López, Spain, 12 min.): "Two people have a chance encounter many years after they had first met. Time has passed and both have changed."

[source: Rochester International Film Fesitval website, 2015-Apr-20]

Trevor Watts, and Veryan Weston
2015-04-23 20:30 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
Trevor Watts, and Veryan Weston perform at the Bop Shop tonight starting around 8:30 p.m.
The Bop Shop is extremely proud and excited to be presenting two major figures in British jazz, saxophonist Trevor Watts and pianist Veryan Weston. We presented Watts with his large ensemble, Celebration Band early in the last decade and it was one of our most memorable concerts. But this date will be a chance to here two premiere players in British jazz, free improvisation as a duo up close and personal.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2015-Apr-20]

Routine Involvements, Lexi Weege, and Jon Lewis Band
2015-04-23 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Tonight at the Bug Jar starting around 9 p.m. is effortlessly tight, fast, hard-pop-rock from Routine Involvements, Lexi Weege, and the Jon Lewis Band. [source: Bug Jar calendar, 2015-Apr-20]

Jon Akers, and Erik Welsh
2015-04-23 22:00 - 2015-04-24 00:00 | Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que website, 2015-Apr-20]
