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1st Annual Frederick Douglass Foundation of NY Holiday Party
2015-12-10 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Victory Church, 32 Wildbriar Rd., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
[source: Facebook, 2015-Dec-7]

David Hursh Reading, The End of Public Schools
2015-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
David Hursh will read from his new book, The End of Public Schools: The Corporate Reform Agenda to Privatize Education at Writers and Books.
The End of Public Schools analyzes the effect of foundations, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations on the rise of neoliberal principles in public education. By first contextualizing the privatization of education within the context of a larger educational crisis, and with particular emphasis on the Gates Foundation and influential state and national politicians, he describes how specific policies that limit public control are advanced across all levels. Informed by a thorough understanding of issues such as standardized testing, teacher tenure, and charter schools, David Hursh provides a political and pedagogical critique of the current school reform movement, as well details about the increasing resistance efforts on the part of parents, teachers, and the general public.
[source: Writers and Books website, 2015-Dec-7]

Jamie Lissow comedy performance (2015-Dec-10 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-12-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster, New York, 14580, United States
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Dec-9]

Spring Night, Summer Night screening
2015-12-10 20:00 - 21:22 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Spring Night, Summer Night (J.L. Anderson, U.S. 1967, 82 min., 35mm).
"Director J.L. Anderson's remarkable first—and only—feature, Spring Night, Summer Night has been claiming the attentions of a growing number of critics as it has gradually emerged from a decades-long obscurity. . . . Shot on location in rural southeastern Ohio, its rolling hills shimmering in eddies of black-and-white grain, accentuated by the film's low-key lighting, Spring Night brings an earthy poetry to its death trap portrait of small town America. In the clamor at the family dinner table, Carl (Ted Heimerdinger) and Jessie (Larue Hall), the eldest children in a blended brood, see the grinding trajectory of their lives laid out: from carefree youth to embittered adulthood to forgotten old-age. Both, secretly, hungering for escape, they rebel against the ties that bind them to this place and to each other through an illicit act of love that brings both tender and traumatic consequences." — Paul Malcolm, UCLA
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2015-Dec-7]

Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester's Dance) screenings (2015-Dec-11 @ 11 a.m.)
2015-12-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
During the day today, the MAG will be screen Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester's Dance, Marcel Dzama, U.S. / Canada 2013, 19 min.)
This 2013 film by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is a fictionalized account of the ill-fated affair between Dada artist Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins. Rife with art historical references to the work of Duchamp, Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, the 30-minute production is an exciting and often bizarre exploration of the surreal.
[source: MAG website, 2015-Dec-7]

Meet the Gingerbread Maker lecture
2015-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Today in the Curtis Theatre of the George Eastman Museum, "Meet the Gingerbread Maker" Tracy Burgio, and Alexandra Jaffer of Kneads and Wants Bake Shop.
This year the Gannett building in downtown Rochester has been created in gingerbread for the first time, as part of the museum's Sweet Creations display. The Democrat and Chronicle commissioned the Kneads and Wants bakery to commemorate what is likely to be its final winter in its building at 55 Exchange Blvd., which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The media group is scheduled to move to a modern new building, currently under construction at East Main Street and South Clinton Avenue, in 2016.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2015-Dec-7]

Metro Justice's Alternative Fair (2015-Dec-11 @ 5 p.m.)
2015-12-11 17:00 - 21:00 | First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Rd., Rochester, New York, United States
Metro Justice's values are integral to our annual Alternative Fair. You can enjoy family holiday shopping with a conscience at Metro Justice's 34th annual Alternative Fair, featuring thousands of unique fair trade, earth friendly, and locally produced goods that support a strong local economy and a just world. This is holiday shopping at prices the whole family can afford, and for many families, it's their #1 shopping destination each year. Sale items include pottery, textiles, jewelry, fine art, toys & games, ornaments, and much more — all fair trade imports or hand crafted by local artists.
[source: Metro Justice e-mail, 2015-Nov-24]

Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-11 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-11 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Suffragette (Sarah Gavron, U.K. 2015, 106 min.) "The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-Dec-9]

Roc Bottom Slam Performance and Open Mic
2015-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Rochester's adult slam team and host of the Breathing Fire Teen Poetry slam will be at Writers and Books to give a special performance, which will be followed by an open mic. Get ready for some powerful performance poetry and bring a poem of your own to share!
[source: Writers and Books website, 2015-Dec-7]

Almost Famous: a showcase of Dream/Visual/Create (DVC) performances (2015-Dec-11 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Dec-7]

Black and White Photographs
2015-12-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Before Your Quiet Eyes, 439 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Before Your Quiet Eyes will host Black and White Photographs by Jim Eldred.
Jim Eldred will be exhibiting his black and white photographs from 7-10 p.m. with voice interpreted performance by Vicki Nordquist from 8-8:30.. Light refreshments from Voula's Greek Sweets will be available.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Jamie Lissow comedy performance (2015-Dec-11 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-12-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster, New York, 14580, United States

The Dark Light theatrical performance (2015-Dec-11 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-12-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Bread and Water Theatre, 172 W. Main St., Rochester, New York, United States
Written during a time when stories of Sapphic love could not be expressed on the stage, Mercedes de Acosta has crafted a taut drama of unrequited love, passion and vengeance mirroring her own love affairs with some of the foremost women of her time. Set in Norway at the turn of the last century, Svanhild will stop at nothing to destroy her brother's chances of success, but underneath this veneer of animosity is a dark secret and a passionate love affair that could destroy them both. Part of the Rainbow Theater Festival.
[source: Bread and Water Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7]

Her Sister's Secret screening
2015-12-11 20:00 - 21:26 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Her Sister's Secret (Edgar G. Ulmer, U.S. 1946, 86 min., 35mm).
"Her Sister's Secret is a melodrama of two sisters, one of whom has a child out of wedlock, the other unable to have children but willing to adopt, leading to a conflict that Bertolt Brecht would later rework in The Caucasian Chalk Circle. The film demonstrates an uncommon flair for the complicated nature of emotions, for the frivolity of love, the difficulties of motherhood, and the barely concealed jealousy of the sister, while pitting itself against the unwritten Hollywood laws of a puritanical America, where a single mother has to be 'punished.' Indeed, unlike standard Hollywood melodramas, here there are neither villains nor any moral condemnation, qualities that are common to German exile productions." — Jan-Christopher Horak, UCLA
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2015-Dec-7]

Mood Swing Comedy presents: Boarding Pass
2015-12-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Boulder Coffee calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays theatrical performance (2015-Dec-11 @ 8 p.m.)
2015-12-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14605, United States
In Ken Ludwig's (Lend Me A Tenor, Fox on the Fairway, Shakespeare in Hollywood) latest comedy, it's Christmas Eve, 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Curtain Times 7:30pm on Thursday 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday 2:00pm on Sunday [source: Blackfriars Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7]

Night Terrors, Santa Claws screening
2015-12-11 20:00 - 23:01 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Night Terrors (Alex Lukens, Jason Zink, U.S. 2013, min.), and Santa Claws (John A. Russo, U.S. 1996, 83 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series. About Night Terrors:
A resentful older sister fills her brother's head with bizarre tales of terror, blood-soaked memories and nightmares of perversion after learning that she must baby-sit and miss a party. In "Massacre on 34th Street," a deranged killer dressed as Santa Claus slaughters a houseful of squatter punks who don't appreciate the holiday. In "Baby Killer,, a distraught professor performs illegal experiments on victims in an attempt to save his dying daughter. And in "Abstinence," a horrifying flesh eating Std quickly spreads through a college campus.
About Santa Claws:
A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Clause hat and shoots them both dead. Years later, now thinking he is Santa Clause, the man develops an obsession with an erotic horror film star named Raven and begins stalking her.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7] [source: Little Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7]

Truth screening (2015-Dec-11 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-12-11 20:50 - 22:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Truth (James Vanderbilt, Australia / U.S. 2015, 125 min.) "Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-Dec-9]

Seabreezers' X-mas show
2015-12-11 21:30 - 23:30 | Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Skylark Lounge calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Jamie Lissow comedy performance (2015-Dec-11 @ 10 p.m.)
2015-12-11 22:00 - 23:30 | Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster, New York, 14580, United States

The BuddhaHood musical performance
2015-12-11 22:00 - 2015-12-12 00:00 | Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd., Henrietta, New York, 14623, United States
Wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood perform at Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint tonight. [source: Sticky Lips website, 2015-Dec-7]

5Head, Giftshop musical performances
2015-12-11 22:00 - 2015-12-12 00:00 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
[source: Lovin' Cup website, 2015-Dec-7]

Transforming Conflicts: Nonviolence 101
2015-12-12 09:30 - 13:00 | Gandhi Institute (M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence), 929 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
Worried about surviving your family during the holidays? Maintaining a compassionate, respectful stance toward others supports conflict resolution and peace within, between and among groups of people. Join Gandhi staff for this monthly orientation to resolving your conflicts with more confidence and skill, using the philosophy of Nonviolent Communication and other nonviolence skills.
[source: Gandhi Institute calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Metro Justice's Alternative Fair (2015-Dec-12 @ 10 a.m.)
2015-12-12 10:00 - 14:00 | First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Rd., Rochester, New York, United States

Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester's Dance) screenings (2015-Dec-12 @ 11 a.m.)
2015-12-12 11:00 - 17:00 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Jacquelyn O'Brien Open Studio
2015-12-12 11:00 - 18:00 | Meddlesome Lab, 289 Griffiths St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Her work looks to combine the social rhetoric of the home, humor and the discussion of gender identity and how it is formed based on cultural norms.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Tom Tischer: Cruisin'. . . on a Saturday Afternoon lecture
2015-12-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Intrepid globetrotter and Wish You Were Here sponsor Tom Tischer has visited all fifty states and more countries than he can remember—some more than once. A lover of all forms of travel, he has taken nearly 150 cruises and photographed them all. He will share selected images and stories from these experiences, while tracing the history of the modern cruise industry from the 1920s to the present.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2015-Dec-7]

Book Launch and Reading to Honor Rick McKee Hock (2015-Dec-12 @ 3 p.m.)
2015-12-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
In the VSW Auditorium is a Book Launch and Reading to Honor Rick McKee Hock.
VSW Press is pleased to announce the launch of two new titles in connection with the exhibition The Curious Reality of Images including photographic prints and drawings by Rick McKee Hock (1947—2015) currently on display at VSW.
[source: Visual Studies Workshop website, 2015-Dec-7]

Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-12 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-12 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Almost Famous: a showcase of Dream/Visual/Create (DVC) performances (2015-Dec-12 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
