• Buddhahood

    Lilac Festival 450 Highland Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood performs on the Center Stage at the Lilac Festival at 4 p.m.

    Free
  • An Honest Liar screening

    Little Theatre 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, United States

    Tonight at 7 p.m., the Little will screen An Honest Liar (Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein, U.S. / Spain / Italy / Canada 2014, 90 min.) followed by a Videconference Q&A with documentary subject James "The Amazing" Randi. For the last … Continue reading

  • Breaking Away screening

    Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    As part of the Rochester Bicycle Film Festival, the Cinema will screen Breaking Away (Peter Yates, U.S. 1979, 101 min.) Breaking Away is the lighthearted and heartwarming tale of competitive bicyclist Dave Stohler and his working-class friends. The film was … Continue reading

  • Heroes And Villains—An Interactive History Of Medicine In America

    MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center) 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Riots, deception, legitimate and illegitimate science, aristocratic villains and drug addicted heroes- who knew these were all part of the evolution of medicine as we know it here in America?

    Free
  • Basic Instinct screening

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

    Tonight at 8 p.m., the Dryden will screen Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, Us/France 1992, 125 min., 35mm). Scripted by Joe Eszterhas (Jagged Edge) and starring Michael Douglas, Verhoeven's glossy pulp shocker stands as the ne plus ultra of the '80s/'90s … Continue reading

  • Blues Traveler

    Lilac Festival 450 Highland Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Blues Traveler performs on the Center Stage at the Lilac Festival at 7 p.m.

    Free
  • Everybody Gets Ice-Cream reading

    MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center) 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Starting at 7:30 p.m., the MuCCC will host a reading of Everybody Gets Ice-Cream by James St. Jean. In "Everybody Gets Ice-Cream" one man, Ian Christopher Muller, decides to cheer up NYC by giving everyone free ice-cream. When his brother … Continue reading

  • The Game screening

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

    Tonight at 8 p.m., the Dryden will screen The Game (David Fincher, U.S. 1997, 127 min., 35mm). What birthday gift should you give to a man who already has everything? You give him The Game. Tailored specifically to each participant. … Continue reading

  • Rusted Root

    Lilac Festival 450 Highland Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Rusted Root performs on the Center Stage at the Lilac Festival at 7 p.m.

    Free
  • The Line screening and discussion

    Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

    Starting at 7 p.m. at the Baobab is a screening of The Line (Linda Midgett, U.S. 2012, 30 min.) followed by a discussion with Ann Johnson, and Ed Doherty. The Line is a groundbreaking documentary chronicling the new face of … Continue reading

  • Violet performance (2015-May-14 @ 7:30 p.m.)

    Blackfriars Theatre 795 E. Main St., Rochester, New York, United States

    As a girl, Violet was involved in a tragic accident leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved, she's traveling across the deep south in 1964 towards a miracle - the healing touch of … Continue reading

  • Yiyun Li lecture

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

    Yiyun Li's debut collection, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Pen/Hemingway Award, Guardian First Book Award, and the California Book Award for fiction. Her subsequent works have also won numerous awards including … Continue reading