Behind the Scenes: Harro East

Harro East Ballroom 155 N. Chestnut St., Rochester

You may have danced in the ballroom or worked up a sweat in the athletic club, but did you know that this 1930s gem went from an abandoned building in the 1970s to the thriving mixed-use building we know today? … Continue reading

Free

Gridlock Sam Schwartz lecture

Little Theatre 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester

Sam Schwartz, "the man who invented the word 'gridlock' will speak at the Little about his book, Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars. Schwartz, the last Traffic Commissioner for New York City, is one of … Continue reading

$15

Monologues on Clarissa Street theatrical performance

MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center) 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester

The MuCCC will host a performance of Monologues on Clarissa Street by Karen Culley. celebrates the Third Ward of Rochester, New York circa 1930-40 as it shares some of the experiences of the Great Migration. The monologues and multimedia captures … Continue reading

$20

Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) screening

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

The Dryden will screen Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond, Agnès Varda, France 1985, 105 min., 35mm, French and Arabic w/subtitles). Found in a ditch, having frozen to death, Mona (Sandrine Bonnaire) is resurrected through the memories of the people she … Continue reading