Brighton Memorial Library will host a Books Sandwiched In with Niraj Lama reviewing The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. A mother and daughter search for each other as the modern world impacts the tea growing culture in … Continue reading
November marks the 100th anniversary of women's voting in New York State! Historian Maureen Whalen will introduce us to some of the Charlotte/Greece women who supported the campaign to win the vote. She'll also tell us about the three county … Continue reading
In the Golisano Auditorium at RIT, Claire Van Vliet will present a lecture titled Janus Press: A Survey 1955- in conjunction with The RIT Goudy Award for Typography. Claire Van Vliet is the founder and proprietor of the Janus Press. … Continue reading
As the Erie Canal neared completion, the final push was to make the Deep Cut through the Niagara Escarpment. Michael McCarthy, President of the Irish American Cultural Institute, Rochester Chapter, and local author, will examine the difficulties the engineers faced … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Marshall (Reginald Hudlin, U.S. 2017, 118 min.) "About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases."
The Dryden will screen Celluloid Man (Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, India 2012, 150 min., 35mm, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Japanese, French w/subtitles) as part of the Stories of Indian Cinema series. "Few are aware that 1,700 silent films were made in … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Professor Marston and The Wonder Woman (Angela Robinson, U.S. 2017, 108 min.) "The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, the polyamorous relationship between his wife and his mistress, the creation of his beloved comic book character … Continue reading