While the standards and accountability movement has largely succeeded in heightening awareness of disparities in student achievement, surprisingly little attention has been given to what it takes to create conditions in schools that will make achievement for all students more … Continue reading →

The Irondequoit Public Library will host a screening of Shoulders To Stand On: The LGBT History of Rochester (Kevin J. Indovino, U.S. 2014, 90 min.) Learn the history of the LGBT Community in Rochester from the people who made that … Continue reading →

Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Beechwood Neighborhood Coaltion! This month, we are happy to announce that we will be hosting a Mayoral Candidates Forum. Looking forward to a great event!

The Cinema will screen The Zookeeper's Wife (Niki Caro, Czech Republic / U.K. / U.S. 2017, 127 min.) "The Zookeeper's Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people … Continue reading →

The Dryden will screen Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, U.K./U.S. 1962, 216 min., 35mm) as part of the Period Dramas series. Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, and Omar Sharif star in the epic film of a lifetime. As seen … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Their Finest (Lone Scherfig, U.K. / Sweden 2016, 117 min.) "A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them."