Introduction to War Tax Witnessing and Resistance (2017-Mar-25 @ 9 a.m.)

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

In collaboration with the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, the Gandhi Institute will be hosting two introductory workshops on the tradition of withholding federal income taxes as a form of civil disobedience. Two facilitators connected to the National War … Continue reading

Famous Women of Mt. Hope Cemetery with Dennis Carr

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

This event will be held at Mt Hope Cemetery, except in the case of inclement weather. If needed, the presentation will take place in the Gates Public Library meeting room. Join Dennis Carr for a guided tour of Famous Women … Continue reading

Think Genealogy It's Saturday: How Did They Get Here?

Rundel Library Building 115 South Ave., Rochester

Barb Koehler will present a Think Genealogy It's Saturday lecture titled How Did They Get Here? in the Local History and Genealogy Division on the 2nd floor of the Rundel Memorial Building. Join us for our monthly genealogy series on … Continue reading

Writing Your Family History: A Four-Part Series

Rundel Library Building 115 South Ave., Rochester

In the Rundel Arts Room on the 1st floor of the Rundel Building, Lisa Kleman will present the first of a four-part series titled Writing Your Family History. Perhaps you are the family storyteller, remembering the tales told by those … Continue reading

Winter Tour with Cam Tran

Mt. Hope Cemetery South Entrance 1133 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester

Enjoy a 60 to 90-minute (depending on weather) guided walking tour on flat, paved roads.

$5

Sing screening (2017-Mar-25 @ 12 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Sing (Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings, U.S. 2016, 108 min.) "In a city of humanoid animals, a hustling theater impresario's attempt to save his theater with a singing competition becomes grander than he anticipates even as its … Continue reading

Performative Lecture by Stephanie Mercedes

Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education) 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester

Stephanie Mercedes will present a Performative Lecture in the Sunken Room of the Flower City Arts Center. Stephanie Mercedes will give a performance on Luz del Día: Copyrighting the Light of Day her ongoing project in reaction to Argentine Copyright … Continue reading

I Am Not Your Negro screening (2017-Mar-25 @ 4:45 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, U.S. 2016, 93 min.) "Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House."

Hidden Figures screening (2017-Mar-25 @ 7 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi, U.S. 2016, 127 min.) "The story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program."

Sketching the Soul theatrical performance (2017-Mar-25 @ 7:30 p.m.)

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

The MuCCC is hosting a performance of Sketching the Soul by Jacqueline Lynch. Chelsea Logan is an artist struggling with the conflict between her growing celebrity and her Amish upbringing, which she left behind to pursue her ambition, and which … Continue reading

$15

Dick Tracy screening

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

The Dryden will screen Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty, US 1990, 105 min.) with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro in person, honored with the 2017 George Eastman Award. The George Eastman Museum will present cinematographer Vittorio Storaro with its highest honor in motion … Continue reading

$45

The Pattern of Ritual: Films by Xander Marro

Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St., Rochester

Xander Marro presents a collection of short movies made over the course of 20 years in Providence, RI. Mostly made on 16mm film, sometimes narrative, the program's common themes include : DIY living quarters, puppeteer frontiers, too many cats, winter, … Continue reading

BRAWL for Planned Parenthood

Butapub 315 Gregory St., Rochester

Come watch ladies arm wrestle to support Planned Parenthood! Eight wrestlers will compete in a tournament style show-down to see who will take home the title of BRAWL-Champion!

$5

Moonlight screening (2017-Mar-25 @ 9:10 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester

The Cinema will screen Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, U.S. 2016, 111 min.) "A chronicle of the childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood of a young black man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami."