Humanities Center Lecture: "It's OK': Improvising a Domestic Environment on The Road with Cormac McCarthy." by Carol Dougherty

Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester 755 Library Rd., Rochester

Carol Dougherty, Margaret E. Deffenbaugh and Leroy T. Carlson Professor in Comparative Literature at Wellesley College, will present "It's Ok': Improvising a Domestic Environment on The Road with Cormac McCarthy." The talk is sponsored by the Humanities Center at the … Continue reading

Nocturnal Animals screening (2017-Jan-19 @ 7 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, U.S. 2016, 116 min.) "A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale."

African World History and the Roots of Racism

Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave., Rochester

An evening of exploration for white allies wanting to learn about the history of the African Diaspora and its connection to current struggles and triumphs. Panel: Terry Chaka, Director of the Baobab Cultural Center, Dr. Kiahh E. Nyame, Social Justice-Cultural … Continue reading

2001: A Space Odyssey screening (2017-Jan-19 @ 7:30 p.m.)

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

The Dryden will screen 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, U.K./U.S. 1968, 149 min., 35mm) with an introduction and discussion with film star Keir Dullea. In writer and director Kubrick's visionary sci-fi masterwork, the themes of artificial intelligence and of … Continue reading

$25

Joan Shelley musical performance

Abilene Bar and Lounge 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester

Joan Shelley quickly followed her acclaimed 2014 album "Electric Ursa" with "Over and Even," a quieter, more contemplative set recorded in her home state of Kentucky. It was an album of the year at NPR Music and in the Los … Continue reading

$10

Collateral Beauty screening (2017-Jan-19 @ 9 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Collateral Beauty (David Frankel, U.S. 2016, 97 min.) "Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things … Continue reading