Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. The 5th Annual Maker Faire Rochester event takes place on Saturday, November 17, 2018, … Continue reading
Mark your calendars for the 5th year of Sour Fest. We will have an incredible array of sour beers from the U.S. and Europe on tap. All beers can be purchased in small serving sizes so you can sample lots. … Continue reading
In 1906 and 1910, George Eastman vacationed in what is now the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. During her MA studies in the museum's PPCM program, Edith Cuerrier cataloged the two resulting photo albums and will now share the … Continue reading
The results of Mind2Movie 2018. Come check out a dozen brand new horror short films from local filmmakers!
In the Kusler-Cox Auditorium on the 3rd floor of the Rundel Library Building, Julia Novakovic will present a lecture titled Lifelong Fascinations—A Portrait of Margaret Woodbury Strong. Margaret Woodbury Strong, the founder of what is now the world's largest museum … Continue reading
Founded in 2016, the Rochester Democratic Socialists of America (ROCDSA) believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. Members of the Socialist Feminist Collective from ROCDSA … Continue reading
The Little will screen Kusama: Infinity (Heather Lenz, U.S. 2018, 76 min.) followed by videoconference discussion with director Heather Lenz as part of the One Take Documentary Series. Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Bad Times at the El Royale (Drew Goddard, U.S. 2018, 141 min.) "Circa 1968, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen First Man (Damien Chazelle, U.S. 2018, 141 min.) "A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen I Am Not a Witch (Rungano Nyoni, U.K./France/Germany/Zambia 2018, 93 min., 35mm, English and Nyanja w/subtitles). When eight-year-old Shula turns up alone and unannounced in a rural Zambian village, the locals are suspicious. A minor incident … Continue reading
Polite Ink will perform a comedy improv show with Flower City Vaudeville titled Oh Watta Night! to benefit the Willow Domestic Violence Center.
The Cinema will screen Tea with the Dames (Roger Michell, U.S. 2018, 84 min.) "Dames Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright and Eileen Atkins have let the cameras in on a friendship that goes back more than half a century. … Continue reading
The Little will screen Planes, Trains and Automobiles (John Hughes, U.S. 1987, 93 min.) as part of the Saturday Night Rewind series. Easily excitable Neal Page (Steve Martin) is somewhat of a control freak. Trying to get home to Chicago … Continue reading