Opening Reception: The Walkers by Alyssa M Dewitt
2018-05-11 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education), 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
In the Photography Gallery of the Flower City Arts Center is an Opening Reception for The Walkers by Alyssa M Dewitt, on display through June 23.
Since 2009 photographer Alyssa M Dewitt has photographed the Walker family at their farm in rural Indiana. This exhibition, and the launch of Dewitt's photobook The Walkers, is the culmination of nearly a decade worth of photographs documenting life moments and the photographer's relationship with a family constantly in flux.
[source: Flower City Arts Center website, 2018-May-7]

Bring Your Own Tony film screenings
2018-05-11 19:00 - 20:02 | Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, 617 Main St., Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
The Squeaky Wheel will host a screening of short films titled Bring Your Own Tony featuring:

p0st-it t0ny (Alice Alexandrescu, 2010, 2 min.): "Impromptu performance. Tony Conrad asked for my input on a superbly complex topic in media analysis. I gave him my best answer to fit the time constraints of a graduate level course and left the room."
Wilderness Theater (Lara Odell, 2006, 11 min.): "'Wilderness Theater is a collaborative video by Anya Lewin and Lara Odell, with Tony Conrad as The Naturalist. Two bears, one brown and one white (played by Lewin and Odell), somnambulate through multiple split-screen spaces: a desert, a snowscape, a post-industrial ruin, a forest, and an interior dreamscape. The white bear, or ghost bear, is maybe the brown bear's unwanted thought. Meanwhile, a naturalist logs his visions of the bears with a camera and notebook.'"
Women in Jail Doc (David McCreery, 2010, 10 min.): "A 'documentary' of Tony Conrad at work in his studio, in preparation for filming his film 'women in jail' w/ Tony Conrad, Anna Brantwood and George Sherer."
Tony as my violin priest (Martha Colburn, 2014, 3 min.): "This is one of the last rolls of sound super 8mm ever processed. I made it one afternoon in tonys studio. He dressed up and we made a little set and he played violin."
Tangible Man (Stephen Gallagher, 1984, 15 min.): "Tangible Man (Tm, also for trademark or transcendental meditation) is a critique of artist's ability to render their interior world tangible in the form of an artwork."
We Are Fools — Scene 1 : The Magician (Zeljko McMullen, 2013, 5 min.): "Over the course of 7 years, I made an experimental feature film based off of different artists invoking archetypes from the Major Arcana of the Tarot. I set the stage for each of the 22 scenes, and had different artists improvise within it."
Tony Conrad: Bryant Park (excerpt) (Tyler Hubby, 2016, 7 min.): "Tony Skypes his media class while discussing his the installation of 'bryant Park Moratorium' and later visits contemporary Bryant Park."
We Ride Bikes! (David Gracon, 2000, 11 min.): "This is a short lo-fi documentary about Buffalo's first Critical Mass bike ride. Critical Mass is a celebration of community, public space and bike culture. The Buffalo Police shut down this ride and a debate ensued regarding bicycle rights."

Tony as hypnotist, Tony as magician, Tony as naturalist, Tony on a bike, Tony on skype! As we near the end of Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective, and the multi-institutional celebrations that took place throughout early 2018, we are excited to celebrate with an evening of films and videos featuring the late polymath, made by his friends, colleagues, and students. We remember our founder fondly, and hope to offer a fun and warm gathering for our community, with a couple of surprises thrown in.
[source: Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center website, 2018-May-7]

Finding Your Feet screening (2018-May-11 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-05-11 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Finding Your Feet (Richard Loncraine, U.K. 2017, 111 min.) "On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-9]

Father of the Bride screening (2018-May-11 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2018-05-11 19:30 - 21:03 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, U.S. 1950, 93 min, 35mm) as part of the Eastman Entertains series.
Spencer Tracy stars in this satirical film on the rites of matrimony as a lawyer who copes with one emergency after another as daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) prepares to walk down the aisle. With Father of the Bride, Vincente Minnelli (An American in Paris, Gigi, The Band Wagon) created a timeless comedy that inspired its own TV series and a popular 1991 remake with Steve Martin.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-7]

Foxtrot screening (2018-May-11 @ 9 p.m.)
2018-05-11 21:00 - 22:48 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Foxtrot (Samuel Maoz, Israel / Switzerland / Germany / France 2017, 108 min.) "A troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-9]

Walrus Junction, Animal Sounds musical performances
2018-05-11 22:00 - 2018-05-12 00:00 | Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Facebook, 2018-May-7]

Historic Interpretive Hike Series: Pentagass Road to the Village of Nunda
2018-05-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Genesee Valley Greenway Nunda Branch Trailhead, 2094 Pentagass Rd. (0.6 miles east of Rt. 408), Nunda, New York, 14517, United States
GVGSP is again offering the Historic Interpretive Hike Series. Each hike incorporates the history of the town in which it is located. The guide will also point out historic canal and railroad features and interesting natural features along the way. Hikes will be held on the second Saturday of each month, April through October, will begin at 10 am and last approximately 2 hours, depending on the length of the hike. In general, the GVG is an easy flat trail with a mixed surface of grass, cinders and stone dust.
[source: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park Enthusiasts (GVGSPE) Meetup group, 2018-May-1]

Annual Plant Sale (2018-May-12 @ 10 a.m.)
2018-05-12 10:00 - 15:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Purchase perennials and woody plants grown from seeds, divisions, cuttings, and offshoots from the museum gardens. Sale is located near the University Avenue entrance.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-7]

Book Signing: Richard Reisem's "Buried treasures in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York : a pictorial field guide"
2018-05-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Landmark Society Offices, 133 S. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
Richard Reisem will be at the Landmark Society for a book signing of Buried treasures in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York : a pictorial field guide.
Meet the author of this exciting new book! Through biographic sketches of more than 650 permanent residents of Mount Hope Cemetery, local author Richard Reisem tells the fascinating history of Rochester, New York.
[source: Landmark Society website, 2018-May-7]

Ellwanger Garden Lilac Weekends 2018 (2018-May-12 @ 10 a.m.)
2018-05-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast, 625 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Discover a hidden oasis on Mt. Hope Avenue and one of Rochester, New York's loveliest gardens when Ellwanger Garden opens to the public during the weekends of the Lilac Festival. Established in 1867 by famed Rochester nurseryman George Ellwanger, this living preservation site boasts eighty different kinds of perennials, including strong collections of peonies, roses, daylilies, hostas, irises and spring- and summer-flowering bulbs.
[source: Landmark Society website, 2018-May-7]

Lilac Parade
2018-05-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Highland Park, 450 Highland Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
More than 2,500 participants, including 20 marching bands, dancers, costumed characters, and the popular Damascus mini cars are what makes parade day one of the most special times at the Rochester Lilac Festival. The Lilac Parade begins on South Avenue at Science Parkway, then travels north on South Avenue to Highland Avenue where it turns south past the lilac gardens before ending at the corner of Highland Avenue and Goodman Street.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2018-May-9]

Three Identical Strangers screening (2018-May-12 @ 3 p.m.)
2018-05-12 15:00 - 16:36 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Three Identical Strangers (Tim Wardle, U.K. 2018, 96 min.) as part of the One Take Documentary Series.
In 1980, through a series of coincidences, two complete strangers—19-year-olds Robert Shafran and Edward Galland —made the astonishing discovery that they were identical twins. They had been separated at birth, adopted and raised by different families. Even more incredibly, when their story ran in the New York Post, another 19 year-old, David Kellman, realized he was their triplet, adopted to yet another family. After an overwhelmingly joyful reunion, they became instant media sensation sensations, interviewed by Tom Brokaw and Phil Donahue, clubbing at Studio 54, even appearing in a movie with Madonna. But the brothers' discovery set in motion a chain of events that, decades later, unearthed an extraordinary and disturbing secret.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2018-May-4]

Unrest screening (2018-May-12 @ 3 p.m.)
2018-05-12 15:00 - 16:38 | University of Rochester River Campus, Intercampus Dr. & Library Rd., Rochester, New York, 14611, United States
The UofR will host a screening of Unrest (Jennifer Brea, U.K. / U.S. 2017, 98 min.) in the Genrich-Rusling Room of Raymond F. Lechase Hall.
The Center on Disability and Education is hosting a film screening of Unrest, a Sundance award-winning film by Jennifer Brea. Twenty-eight year-old Brea is working on her Ph.D at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she gets a mysterious fever that leaves her bedridden and looking for answers. Disbelieved by doctors yet determined to live, she turns her camera on herself and discovers a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms by ME, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
[source: University of Rochester events calendar, 2018-May-7]

Love, Simon screening (2018-May-12 @ 4:15 p.m.)
2018-05-12 16:15 - 18:05 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Love, Simon (Greg Berlanti, U.S. 2018, 110 min.) "Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-9]

Finding Your Feet screening (2018-May-12 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-05-12 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Trouble in Paradise, Dinah screening (2018-May-12 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2018-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch, U.S. 1932, 83 min., 35mm) as part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation Tour. The film will be preceded by Dinah (Dave Fleischer, U.S. 1932, 7 min., 35mm), a short featuring the Mills Brothers, inviting you to follow the bouncing ball and sing along with their rollicking rendition of 'Dinah.'"
Playboy/thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) meets the expert pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins) on the Riviera, and they, of course, fall in love. Initially, they try to steal from each other—a kind of foreplay among thieves—before realizing their mutual interests make them a perfect team. In Paris, Gaston gets a job as personal secretary to the wealthy heiress to a perfume company, Madame Mariette Colet (Kay Francis), hiring Lily as maid, so they can rob her blind. This movie is certainly one of the most delightfully ironic of Lubitsch's pre-Code romantic comedies. Preservation funded by the George Lucas Family Foundation and the Film Foundation.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Apr-30]

Foxtrot screening (2018-May-12 @ 9 p.m.)
2018-05-12 21:00 - 22:48 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Anna May, The Dirty Pennies, The Tins musical performances
2018-05-12 21:30 - 23:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

The Rocky Horror Picture Show screening (2018-May-12 @ 11:30 p.m.)
2018-05-12 23:30 - 2018-05-13 01:10 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, U.K. / U.S. 1975, 100 min.)
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
[source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-9]

Brighton Farmers' Market 10th Anniversary Summer Market
2018-05-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Brighton High School, 1150 S. Winton Rd., Brighton, New York, 14618, United States
The Brighton Farmers' Market actively promotes a healthy, sustainable local food system and supports the farmers working to provide our communities with good food. Nearly 50 vendors, many organic, will join the market during the season, offering a wide variety of fresh local fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, dairy products, flowers, honey, maple products, baked goods, and more. Bedding plants for the garden, including certified organic plants, are offered by local farmers. Each week there will be live music, food trucks, activities for children, and community groups offering information about their missions.
[source: Brighton Farmers' Market website, 2018-May-9]

Ellwanger Garden Lilac Weekends 2018 (2018-May-13 @ 10 a.m.)
2018-05-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast, 625 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

North Section Public Tour (2018-May-13 @ 2 p.m.)
2018-05-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse, 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
This foundational tour is a two-hour walk of approximately one mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This overview includes the graves of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, as well as topics of local history, horticulture, geology, architecture, monument symbolism, and more. […] Free for all mothers in honor of Mothers Day!
[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2018-May-7]

Love, Simon screening (2018-May-13 @ 4:15 p.m.)
2018-05-13 16:15 - 18:05 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Finding Your Feet screening (2018-May-13 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-05-13 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Foxtrot screening (2018-May-13 @ 9 p.m.)
2018-05-13 21:00 - 22:48 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Lydia Lunch's Retrovirus, The Shine, Moolah musical performances
2018-05-13 21:30 - 23:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Father of the Bride screening (2018-May-14 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2018-05-14 13:30 - 15:03 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Finding Your Feet screening (2018-May-14 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-05-14 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Foxtrot screening (2018-May-14 @ 9 p.m.)
2018-05-14 21:00 - 22:48 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Finding Your Feet screening (2018-May-15 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-05-15 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
