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In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a Books Sandwiched-In lecture with Alexus Clark reviewing When they call you a terrorist : a Black Lives Matter memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors, and Asha Bandele. The … Continue reading →

Adair Rounthwaite's talk is part of her current book project, which addresses the relationship between art and public space in Zagreb, in the former Yugoslavia, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period during which artists combined public engagement … Continue reading →

The Little will screen Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (Steve Loveridge, U.K. / U.S. 2018, 96 min.) as part of the One Take Documentary Series. Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge's Sundance award winning … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, U.S. 2018, 120 min.) "This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family."

The Dryden will screen Maciste all'Inferno (Maciste in Hell, Guido Brignone, Italy 1925, 95 min., 35mm) with live piano by Philip C. Carli as part of the Silent Tuesdays series. The Marvelous Maciste made his debut in the 1914 Italian … Continue reading →

For 25 years Paul Rishell and Annie Raines have been hailed as one of the world's best blues duos. They have recorded 6 albums together including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, U.S. 2018, 135 min.) "Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Co, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who … Continue reading →

In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Tim Madigan will Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Published 200 years ago and never out of print since then, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is a … Continue reading →

The City of Rochester will host a Public Meeting on the Vacuum Oil Brownfield Oppertunity Area Waterfront Amenities in the Community Room of the Phyllis Wheatley Library.

The Roc Against Gun Violence Coalition seeks to end gun violence in Rochester by bringing attention to the causes and effects of gun violence and promoting quality of life in Rochester's neighborhoods. The Coalition is made up of community partners … Continue reading →

The Little will screen Io sono Tempesta (I Am Tempesta, Daniele Luchetti, Italy 2018, 97 min.) as part of the Italian Film Series. Numa Tempesta, a financier who manages a fund totaling one and a half billion Euros, lives alone … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, U.S. 2018, 120 min.) "This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family."

The Dryden will screen The Pianist (Roman Polanski, France/Poland/Germany/U.K./U.S. 2002, 150 min., 35mm) as part of A Century of Polish Independence series. Based on the autobiography of the acclaimed Polish Jewish composer and pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, the film details his … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, U.S. 2018, 135 min.) "Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Co, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who … Continue reading →

Those with a commitment to social justice recognize the value of "lifting all boats" for the benefit of all. But when one or more parts of the whole are left out, we are all diminished. A true democracy does more … Continue reading →