Opening Reception for Pinpoints of Perception: Portraits of 1000 Bees

University of Rochester River Campus Intercampus Dr. & Library Rd., Rochester

In the Hartnett Gallery of Wilson Commons on the UofR Campus is the Opening Reception for Pinpoints of Perception: Portraits of 1000 Bees with artists Heather Green, and Dr. Robert Minckley.

Minimum Wage Debate

Bausch and Lomb Library Building 110 South Ave., Rochester

In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a Minimum Wage Debate. Todd Clausen will moderate Gregy Biryla, Mike Clarq, Sky Snead, and Colin O'Malley. (Pardon the biased quote:) "The Central Library of Rochester and … Continue reading

Seedfolk City Farm Annual Meeting

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

It's February and the days are getting longer, the fish and greens are happy, and we're holding our first Annual Meeting! Join us on February 25 at the M.K. Gandhi Institute where we'll elect a Board of Directors, discuss plans … Continue reading

Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed screening

Flying Squirrel Community Space 285 Clarissa St., Rochester

The Flying Squirrel will screen Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (Shola Lynch, U.S. 2004, 76 min.) Pioneering politician Shirley Chisholm is the subject of this lauded documentary. The nation's first African-American congresswoman, the passionate Chisholm launches a campaign for the … Continue reading

We Rise theatrical performance

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

The MuCCC will host a performance of We Rise by Robert Ricks. From the Motherland to Modern day America, through dance, song and Monologue our inner city youth tell the African American story of how out of the Huts of … Continue reading

$20

Sankofa screening

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

The Dryden will screen Sankofa (Haile Gerima, U.S. / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Germany 1993, 125 min., 35mm). Haile Gerima's American masterpiece has had a transformative impact on audiences. The film follows Mona, an African American model on a … Continue reading

Cowboy Junkies musical performance

German House 315 Gregory St., Rochester

Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985. The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991. In the early 1990s Margo Timmins … Continue reading

$45