The Defeated Royals, Ashton Blake and author C.J. Campbell
2015-05-22 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
"Love Will Not Be Defeated Tour" featuring The Defeated Royals, Ashton Blake and author C.J. Campbell in the month of May. This tour will be in support of the upcoming release of "The Zen of Beard Trimming" the highly acclaimed debut from author C.J. Campbell. The live show will consist of live music from the bands as well as storytelling from C.J. Campbell.
[source: Boulder Coffee calendar, 2015-May-18]

Clouds of Sils Maria screening (2015-May-22 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-05-22 20:50 - 22:54 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
This week's 8:50 p.m. movie at the Cinema is the excellent character study Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, France / Switzerland / Germany / U.S. / Belgium 2014, 124 min.) "A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-May-20]

Pink Floyd: The Wall screening
2015-05-22 22:00 - 23:35 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Little Theatre website, 2015-May-18]

Danny Collins screening (2015-May-23 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-05-23 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
This week's 7 p.m. movie at the Cinema is the charmingly entertaining Danny Collins (Dan Fogelman, U.S. 2014, 106 min.) "An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-May-20]

Opening of DNO: Self Titled Show
2015-05-23 19:00 - 22:00 | 1975 Gallery, 89 Charlotte St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Starting at 7 p.m. at 1975 Gallery is the Opening Reception for DNO: Self Titled Show with works by Dudes Night Out. The show is on display until May 30.
Into their second year of Roc art world domination, the Dudes Night Out team is landing for a weeklong show at their favorite gallery, 1975! The show will be featuring over a dozen artists, all creating large and "off the wall" work. From sculpture, to interactive pieces, every team member is bumping up their game and making something that is sure to be truly one of a kind.
[source: Facebook, 2015-May-21]

Grace performance (2015-May-23 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-05-23 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Grace is a tragicomedy that explores human assumptions about how God, goodness, faith and causality operate in the cosmic machinery. Steve and Sara have relocated to Sunrise, Florida to pursue an unbelievably wonderful business deal, but as the deal slowly unravels and Steve finds himself afflicted with an itch that just won't stop, Sara finds herself increasingly drawn to their next-door neighbor, Sam, a badly-scarred victim of a recent car accident who wants nothing to do with her or her Bible-quoting husband. In the end, with a little help from an old German exterminator who's still angry about the Allied bombing of Hamburg in World War II, all three characters are confronted by a world that's both better and worse than any religion can justify.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-May-18]

Gods of the Plague screening
2015-05-23 20:00 - 21:31 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen GÃ¶tter der Pest (Gods of the Plague, R. W. Fassbinder, West Germany 1970, 91 min., 35mm, German w/subtitles) tonight at 8 p.m.
Franz (Harry Baer) has been released from jail and is looking for former acquaintances. First he finds Joanna (Hanna Schygulla), who sings in a bar. She loves him and wants to help. But Franz senses that behind this love lingers a claim of ownership that would take away the last bit of freedom he has. Franz also does not want to be kept by Joanna. He states: "There must be some money!" He abandons Joanna. Then he meets Margarethe (Margarethe von Trotta). She, too, is ready to help and, more importantly, less possessive in her love. This is the second part of Fassbinder's highly stylized loose trilogy of gangster pictures, considered by the filmmaker to be the fifth best picture he ever made.
[source: Dryden website, 2015-May-18]

Clouds of Sils Maria screening (2015-May-23 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-05-23 20:50 - 22:54 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Seth Faergolzia and 23 Psaegz, Danielle Ponder and The Tomorrow People
2015-05-23 21:30 - 2015-05-24 00:30 | Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Starting around 9:30 p.m. at Skylark Lounge is Seth Faergolzia and the 23 Psaegz, and Danielle Ponder and The Tomorrow People [source: Facebook, 2015-May-18]

Frisco Jenny screening
2015-05-24 14:00 - 15:13 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
At 2 p.m., the Dryden will screen Frisco Jenny (William A. Wellman, U.S. 1932, 73 min., 35mm).
Ruth Chatterton suffers her way through this sweeping pre-Code story that spans the early 20th century, from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake through to the bootlegging Prohibition era. When her fiancé is killed just before their nuptials can "legitimize" the baby she's carrying, Chatterton turns to prostitution to support her son. She climbs the ranks to become a top procurer of female flesh and illegal alcohol, before taking the rap for a murder committed by slimy and powerful friend Louis Calhern and losing her son to foster care. And it's even further downhill from there, culminating with a mother's secret sacrifice for her son. Wellman directs this familiar story reminiscent of Madame X (filmed several times, and with Chatterton starring in the 1929 version) with his usual frankness, yet with sympathy toward the pre-Code woman trying to navigate her way through (or escape from) illicit relationships, blackmail, and the law. Look for Wellman in a cameo as a reporter.
[source: Dryden website, 2015-May-18]

Work Party
2015-05-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Gandhi Institute (M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence), 929 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
"Help us plant trees and get ready for spring here in the gardens at Gandhi! "[source: Gandhi Inistitute website, 2015-May-18]

Kari Todesco
2015-05-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Boulder Coffee calendar, 2015-May-18]

Danny Collins screening (2015-May-24 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-05-24 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Clouds of Sils Maria screening (2015-May-24 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-05-24 20:50 - 22:54 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Danny Collins screening (2015-May-25 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-05-25 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Geeks Who Drink trivia
2015-05-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Despite Memorial Day, Boulder's calendar reports their weekly trivia quiz continues today. [source: Boulder Coffee calendar, 2015-May-18]

Clouds of Sils Maria screening (2015-May-25 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-05-25 20:50 - 22:54 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Jenn Libby Portraits Opening Reception
2015-05-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Tonight starting at 5 p.m. at the Little Cafe is the Opening Reception for Jenn Libby's Portraits, on display through June 19. "An exhibition of wet-plate collodion tintypes and ambrotypes by Jenn Libby. These one-of-a-kind portraits on glass and metal embody and belie their Victorian origins." [source: Facebook, 2015-May-12]

Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock And Roll screening
2015-05-26 19:00 - 20:46 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Starting at 7 p.m., the Little will screen Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock And Roll (John Pirozzi, U.S. / Camobdia / France 2014, 106 min.) followed by a videoconference Q&A with director John Pirozzi.
Through the eyes, words and songs of its popular music stars of the 50's, 60's, and 70's, Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock And Roll examines and unravels Cambodia's tragic past. Combining interviews with surviving musicians and never-before-seen archival material and rare songs, the film tracks the winding course of Cambodian music as it morphs into a unique style of rock and roll. A vibrant musical culture that was nearly lost forever under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime is revived and celebrated.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2015-May-18]

Danny Collins screening (2015-May-26 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-05-26 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Mutiny on the Bounty screening
2015-05-26 20:00 - 22:10 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
At the Dryden at 8 p.m. is a screening of Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd, U.S. 1935, 130 min., 35mm).
In the midst of a 1789 voyage to the West Indies, master's mate of the HMS Bounty Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) rebels against the sadistic Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton). The most breathtaking and expensive film of 1935 was based on historical incident, but the combination of spectacular seascapes, shipboard intrigue, and Gable's and Laughton's battle for control make for a timeless story that will never be topped. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Picture, this lavish MGM production was a career high point for Laughton, whose performance seethes with nautical villainy. James Card screened this film as part of the second series he programmed for the Dryden in 1951, its first year in operation. Titled Exceptional Films of the World, the series strived to "conjure up shadows of some long-forgotten and some well-remembered films produced in nearly every country that regularly makes movies." Card chose Mutiny on the Bounty as the sole representative of American filmmaking.
[source: Dryden website, 2015-May-18]

Clouds of Sils Maria screening (2015-May-26 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-05-26 20:50 - 22:54 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Danny Collins screening (2015-May-27 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-05-27 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Prospero's Books screening
2015-05-27 20:00 - 22:07 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Tonight at 8 p.m., the Dryden will screen Prospero's Books (Peter Greenaway, U.K. 1991, 127 min., 35mm).
It would not be quite accurate to say that Prospero's Books is an "adaption" of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Rather, Greenaway's film is a lively and deeply experimental reflection on the nature of reading and the materiality of books, using the Bard's final play as a point of departure. When a violent storm casts Prospero (John Gielgud) astray on an unidentified island, his vast library somehow survives with him. He resides in a state of limbo, somewhere between reading and writing, between life and death, and it is from this perpetual in-between state that Prospero's Books finds its footing. The written and spoken word constantly invades the space of the film, whether in the form of pages adrift in the mise-en-scÃ¨ne, frames of text embedded within the image, or Gielgud's magisterial voice. Like many of Greenaway's films, Prospero's Books is best experienced not as a narrative to follow but as a kind of literary fever dream to which one surrenders.
[source: Dryden website, 2015-May-18]

Clouds of Sils Maria screening (2015-May-27 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-05-27 20:50 - 22:54 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Greek Festival (2015-May-28 @ 11 a.m.)
2015-05-28 11:00 - 23:00 | Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 962 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Greek Festival website, 2015-May-27]

Singing in the Rain: Weathering the Storm of Dementia with Humor, Love, and Patience discussion
2015-05-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
Starting at 6:30 p.m. at Henrietta Public Library, Vicky Ruppert and Ann Henderberg will discuss their book, Singing in the Rain: Weathering the Storm of Dementia with Humor, Love, and Patience.
Vicky Ruppert and Ann Henderberg will speak about dementia and how it differs from Alzheimer's. Caregivers will receive tips from what Vicky and Ann have learned in their experience. Find out how they came to write their book, "Singing in the Rain: Weathering the Storm of Dementia with Humor, Love, and Patience." Listen to humorous and enlightening excerpts from the book, a compilation of the e-mails they wrote as they acted as each other's main emotional support during the last three years of their husbands' lives.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2015-May-25]

Occupy the Farm screening with Elizabeth Henderson
2015-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Starting at 7 p.m. is a screening of Occupy the Farm (Todd Darling, U.S. 2014, 90 min.) at the Little followed by a discussion with Elizabeth Henderson.
Occupy The Farm tells the story of a community's fight to save public land for urban farming. When 200 farmers march to the gates of the last farmland in the urban East Bay near Oakland, they don't carry signs protesting University of California's plans to build a shopping center. Instead, they carry tents, tools and 15,000 seedlings. They clip the padlock off the gate and march onto the fields. What happens next will change the fate of the land and introduce a new strategy for activism. From tilling soil and watering vegetables to police raids, from lawsuits to overflowing harvests, Occupy The Farm reveals a resourceful, creative, and determined community responding with direct action to a serious social need: access to healthy food.
[source: Little Theatre e-mail, 2015-May-20]

Genesis: Together and Apart screening
2015-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
At 7 p.m. at the MAG is a screening of Genesis: Together and Apart (John Edginton, U.K. 2014, 90 min.) "This new documentary chronicles one of the most successful British bands in rock history with unseen archival material and rare performance footage. [source: MAG website, 2015-May-25]

Danny Collins screening (2015-May-28 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-05-28 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
