Local author Rose O'Keefe will introduce Rochestarians from the Anthony family, Col. Nathaniel Rochester, the Douglass family and more

The Cinema will screen Annihilation (Alex Garland, U.K. / U.S. 2018, 115 min.) "A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply."

Filmmaker/curator/professor Roger Beebe returns to the East Coast for a 4-month, 3000-mile roadshow program of his multiple-16mm projector performances. The program features several premieres of new works alongside some of his best-known projector performances (including the six-projector show-stopping "Last Light … Continue reading →

The Dryden will screen Kadal (Mani Ratnam, India 2013, 165 min., 35mm, Tamil w/subtitles) as part of the Stories of Indian Cinema series. A singular example of a Tamil film in our ongoing Stories of Indian Cinema series, Kadal (literally … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Unsane (Steven Soderbergh, U.S. 2018, 98 min.) "A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear—but is it real or a product of her delusion?"

2018 just got a whole lot better! Brooklyn's Ambassadors of Love They Might Be Giants are back with a brilliant new studio album, I Like Fun; they're back with their Dial-A-Song service at www.dialasong.com; and they're back on the road … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Game Night (John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, U.S. 2018, 100 min.) "A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery."

The Dryden will screen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (MiloÅ¡ Forman, U.S. 1975, 133 min., 35mm) as part of the After Bedlam series. In this Academy Award—winning screen adaptation of Ken Kesey's 1962 novel about life inside a mental … Continue reading →

Honored by BBC Radio 2 as Folk Singer of the Year in the early 2000's, Martin Carthy is one of the giants of contemporary British music. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of traditional music … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Party (Sally Potter, U.K. 2017, 71 min.) "Janet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as … Continue reading →

Join us for a candid discussion on gentrification, what it means, what is has done to past Rochester, implications for future Rochester, and personal actions you can take to improve housing access for all Rochesterians. This is an introductory course … Continue reading →

Lecture and book-signing with long distance hiker, author, speaker, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.

The Cinema will screen Game Night (John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, U.S. 2018, 100 min.) "A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery."