The September 20 TPHS meeting will Not be held at VSW in the evening. We are meeting on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Rochester Historical Society, at 121 Lincoln Ave, on the west side of the city. Our tour … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Ol Parker, U.K. / U.S. 2018, 114 min.) "Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Intruder in the Dust (Clarence Brown, U.S. 1949, 87 min., 35mm) as part of the Reinventing Hollywood series. This rarely seen adaptation of the mystery novel by William Faulkner investigates racism and justice in the mid-century … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada, U.S. 2018, 96 min.) "While on probation, a black man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend."
Even if you don't have anything to perform, stop in — artists and photographers are invited to record the event; and, of course, everyone's welcome to drop in just to see and listen!!
The Cinema will screen Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, U.S. 2018, 118 min.) "Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world."
The Dryden will screen I, Daniel Blake (Ken Loach, U.K. / France / Belgium 2016, 100 min., DCP) as part of the Labor Film Series. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Ken Loach's latest film … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Juliet, Naked (Jesse Peretz, U.S. 2018, 105 min.) "Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens … Continue reading
The Little will screen From the Rough (Pierre Bagley, U.S. 2013, 97 min.) with film producer Mike Critelli and Dr. Catana Starks . The film is based on the inspirational true story of Dr. Starks, who made history as the … Continue reading
Meet 19th century Rochesterians — pivotal leaders, entrepreneurs and heroes — in sections not often visited on other Mt. Hope tours.
Frederick Douglass was a highly visible public figure, a popular orator, and a prolific writer and memoirist; he has also been called "the 19th century's most photographed American." Two hundred years after his birth, however, locating and bringing together dispersed … Continue reading