Transforming Conflicts: Nonviolence 101

Gandhi Institute (M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence) 929 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester

Worried about surviving your family during the holidays? Maintaining a compassionate, respectful stance toward others supports conflict resolution and peace within, between and among groups of people. Join Gandhi staff for this monthly orientation to resolving your conflicts with more … Continue reading

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Metro Justice's Alternative Fair (2015-Dec-12 @ 10 a.m.)

First Unitarian Church of Rochester 220 S. Winton Rd., Rochester

Metro Justice's values are integral to our annual Alternative Fair. You can enjoy family holiday shopping with a conscience at Metro Justice's 34th annual Alternative Fair, featuring thousands of unique fair trade, earth friendly, and locally produced goods that support … Continue reading

Jacquelyn O'Brien Open Studio

Meddlesome Lab 289 Griffiths St., Rochester

Her work looks to combine the social rhetoric of the home, humor and the discussion of gender identity and how it is formed based on cultural norms.

Tom Tischer: Cruisin'. . . on a Saturday Afternoon lecture

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House) 900 East Ave., Rochester

Intrepid globetrotter and Wish You Were Here sponsor Tom Tischer has visited all fifty states and more countries than he can remember—some more than once. A lover of all forms of travel, he has taken nearly 150 cruises and photographed … Continue reading

Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-12 @ 7 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Suffragette (Sarah Gavron, U.K. 2015, 106 min.) "The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State."

Winter Escape

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 1 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester

Tonight in Room 1829 of the Student Alumni Union is Winter Escape. "Escape the winter blues with cookie decorating, mug painting, and photos with your friends! Also enjoy warm refreshments provided by Maui Wowi."

Kill Bill: Vol. II screening

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House) 900 East Ave., Rochester

The Dryden will screen Kill Bill: Vol. II (Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 2004, 137 min., 35mm). Roger Ebert wrote, "Put the two parts together, and Tarantino has made a masterful saga that celebrates the martial arts genre while kidding it, loving … Continue reading

Truth screening (2015-Dec-12 @ 8:50 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Truth (James Vanderbilt, Australia / U.S. 2015, 125 min.) "Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather … Continue reading

Christmas Dance Party

Cure 50 Public Market, Rochester

"Ring in da holidaze with a dance party at the public market! All vinyl 45's to celebrate the Santas and Krampus's in your lives."