Theme Tour: The Civil War and "King" Cotton with Barry Platt

Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester

This tour considers the peculiarity of American slavery and Reconstruction, and the Civil War as the start of the long march toward freedom and equality in America.

$7

Baby Doll screening

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

The Dryden will screen Baby Doll (Elia Kazan, U.S. 1956, 114 min., 35mm). One of the last films to get the Catholic Legion of Decency all hot and bothered, this successful collaboration between director Kazan and playwright Tennessee Williams drove … Continue reading

Burning the Man Party

Skylark Lounge 40 South Union St., Rochester

Ahhhh Burning Man.... The annual pilgrimage of the wild and wonderful to the Nevada desert. Do you wish you were there? Or maybe you wish you knew what the heck it was. Either way this party is for you. Don … Continue reading