William Y. Cooper art opening

Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave., Rochester

William Y. Cooper is a painter, printmaker, muralist, writer and illustrator. His work, which he calls Afrocentric Fusion, incorporates aspects of his American experience and African heritage. He describes his work as conceptual and metaphorical. Painting is first and foremost … Continue reading

Southpaw screening (2015-Aug-28 @ 7 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The cinema will screen southpaw (Antoine Fuqua, U.S. 2015, 124 min.) "Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to … Continue reading

The Duke of Burgundy screening (2015-Aug-28 @ 8 p.m.)

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House 900 East Ave., Rochester

The Dryden will screen The Duke of Burgundy (Peter Strickland, U.K. 2014, 104 min., DCP). Sex, bondage, and butterflies: two women explore the extremes of carnal desire in this kinky, deliciously twisted tale of erotic obsession. In a crumbling European … Continue reading

People Places Things screening (2015-Aug-28 @ 9:10 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen People Places Things (James C. Strouse, U.S. 2015, 85 min.) "Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his young twin daughters and a classroom full of students while exploring and navigating the rich … Continue reading