Anthony J. Sciolino will discuss his book, The Holocaust, the church, and the law of unintended consequences : how Christian anti-judaism spawned Nazi anti-semitism. "While tens of thousands of Christians risked their lives, many more —including some members of the … Continue reading
Author Rachel Kushner has been a finalist for the National Book Award twice and is a recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her award-winning first novel, Telex from Cuba, was a New York Times bestseller and her second novel, The … Continue reading
Tonight at 8 p.m., the Dryden will screen California Company Town (Lee Anne Schmitt, U.S. 2008, 76 min., 16mm). This strikingly shot essay film casts a probing, clear-eyed gaze at the landscape of California towns abandoned by the industries that … Continue reading
You are invited to participate in an international postcard competition on the topic of "the snapshot". The winner of the contest will have their postcard image as part of an exhibition in 2015 in Stuttgart-Wangen, Germany, a double page in … Continue reading
Phases and Passings, the MFA thesis show of John Barnabas Lake, explores being human through photography, installation, and text. Each piece of art work acts as a meditation, trying to connect to the viewer parallel and paradoxical considerations of life. … Continue reading
The UofR Cinema Group is screening The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum, U.K. / U.S. 2014, 119 min.) "During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians."
Ryan Conrad will discuss his book Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion. Ryan Conrad's multi-media talk focuses on dissecting the three cornerstones of the mainstream gay and lesbian rights movement in the United States: marriage, military inclusion, and hate … Continue reading
This is a free, monthly live true storytelling show in the tradition of The Moth and Risk. Any human being can sign up to tell a five minute story from their life. Each month we suggest a prompt to get … Continue reading
At 8 p.m., the Dryden will screen Barbarella (Roger Vadim, France/Italy 1968, 98 min., 35mm). The year is 40000, and positronic ray ("all persons and objects in its path are deminimumized to the 4th level") inventor Dr. Durand Durand has … Continue reading
The UofR Cinema Group is screening The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum, U.K. / U.S. 2014, 119 min.) "During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians."