• Abundance Support Group

    Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., Macedon, New York, United States

    Participants study how to practice positive thinking. They learn how to develop life habits that encourage success. These habits include setting goals and learning to manifest. Come and see the possibilities.

  • Artist's Talk with Aura Satz

    Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Tonight in the Dryden Theatre, Aura Satz will discuss her work currently on view in Eyelids Leaking Light. Satz's work incorporates film, sound, performance, and sculpture. Her art focuses on the complex intersections between the history, technology, and aesthetics of … Continue reading

  • Turn the Avenue White for a Night

    Park Ave. Rochester, New York, United States

    Unaware of the racial overtones of such an event ... "Park Avenue businesses will be decked out in white" in a Turn the Avenue White for a Night fundraiser for Trillium Health for programs and services.

    Free
  • What You Say Next Can Change Your World

    Gandhi Institute (M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence) 929 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Starting tonight at 6:30 p.m. and continuing Thursdays through May 21 is a A Series in Nonviolent Communication titled What You Say Next Can Change Your World. Join Gandhi staff Kit Miller and Malik Thompson for six weeks of exploring … Continue reading

  • The Holocaust and The Church

    Wood Library 134 N. Main St., Canandaigua, New York, United States

    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

  • Rachel Kushner Lecture

    Downtown United Presbyterian Church 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, New York, United States

    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

    $15
  • California Company Town

    Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    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

  • Postcard Snapshot Contest organized by Julia Wenz and Peter Franck

    Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St., Rochester, New York, United States

    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

    Free
  • Phases and Passings, MFA Thesis Show of John Barnabas Lake

    Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St., Rochester, New York, United States

    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 Imitation Game

    Hoyt Auditorium University of Rochester Campus, Rochester, New York, United States

    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."

  • Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion with Ryan Conrad

    Flying Squirrel Community Space 285 Clarissa St., Rochester, New York, United States

    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

    Free