Pamela Barres will review Becoming Nicole : the transformation of an American family by Ellis Nutt at today's Books Sandwiched In in the Kate Gleason Auditorium in the Bausch and Lomb Library Building.
The Little will screen The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, U.S. 1999, 97 min.) as part of the Science on Screen series. In an ordinary suburban house, on a lovely tree-lined street, in the middle of 1970s America, lived the five … Continue reading
Rochester has been home to many great musicians through the years; writing, playing and singing in different styles. Take some time to learn more about three Rochesterian composers and their music. The playlist will include: Cary Ratcliff's setting of poetry … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen "three short films that were originally made to promote co-ops to the public in the United States. They were filmed in the 1940s and 1950s, a time when enthusiasm and support for cooperatives was growing, but … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Bakushu (Early Summer, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan 1951, 124 min., 35mm, Japanese w/subtitles). Two parents seek a suitable mate for their 28-year-old professional daughter (Setsuko Hara), bound to marry her off before they retire to the country. … Continue reading
Rochster Movie Makers is hosting their monthly Script Writers Workshop at Carlson Cowork. Come out to the Writers Workshop this Wednesday, 6pm-8pm, at the Carlson Cowork. We'll be discussing the Outline process and sharing the ones we've been working on. … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn, U.S. 2014, 85 min.) "Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Informer (John Ford, U.S. 1935, 91 min., 16mm). John Ford's adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel by the same name is now commonly regarded as the director's passion project and his foray into art-cinema. Though Ford … Continue reading
In the Interfaith Chapel Sanctuary on the UofR Campus, Noam Chomsky will present a lecture titled Language, Creativity, and the Limits of Understanding followed by a Q&A and a reception in the Eisenberg Rotunda in Schlegel Hall.
Mayor Lovely Warren will host a Community Input Session to ask residents for their opinions on jobs and business development programs, public safety measures, quality of life services and much more. The Mayor is seeking community feedback on City programs … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, U.S. 2016, 112 min.) "A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan."
Tonight's The Photographic Historical Society (TPHS) meeting at Barnes and Noble features Grant Romer discussing More Light — The Story of the First American Photography Patent. On May 8, 1840, Alexander S. Wolcott was granted the first American patent relating … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, Uk/Us 1976, 117 min., 35mm). If Goldfinger defined what a Bond movie should be, You Only Live Twice gloriously stretched that definition to its limits. From the time that 007 … Continue reading