Prose writers of short fiction, memoir, essays, prose poem, chapters from longer works are welcome to read. Our only requirement is that your piece be under 2000 words.

The Dryden will screen Liebelei (Max Ophüls, Germany 1933, 83 min., 35mm, German w/subtitles) as part of the WWI series. This early work from celebrated German director Max Ophüls has all the elegance and sophistication of his later masterworks. Adapted … Continue reading →

We are very likely to have unimaginable and unprecedented global human suffering from Climate Change, yet, so far, there has been no meaningful response to that threat. The answer to "why?" is multilayered and complex. Many believe that better communication … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Trip to Spain (Michael Winterbottom, U.K. 2017, 108 min.) "Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way."

In conjunction with the exhibition The Run-On of Time, Eugene Richards will discuss his prolific career as a photographer. The exhibition is the first museum retrospective devoted to Richards's work.

This summer, join us for the MVP Health Care Slow Ride- a series of four free, on-street community bicycle rides that showcase each of our beautiful quadrants. The Slow Ride is an all-ages, all-skill level ride that lasts about one … Continue reading →

There will be a Public Informational Meeting regarding the Mt. Hope Avenue Phase 2 Improvement Project effecting Mt. Hope Ave. from Rossiter Road to the South City Line at St. Anne Church. To Discuss: Opportunities exist to enhance parking, pedestrian … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Patti Cake$ (Geremy Jasper, U.S. 2017, 108 min.) "Patti Cake$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in … Continue reading →

The Dryden will screen Sergeant York (Howard Hawks, U.S. 1941, 134 min., 35mm) as part of the WWI series. Alvin Cullum York, a third-grade dropout who found religion, vowed to obey the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." That vow put … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Trip to Spain (Michael Winterbottom, U.K. 2017, 108 min.) "Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way."

RIT will screen Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, U.S. / China / Hong Kong / U.K. / Italy / Canada / New Zealand 2017, 141 min.) in Ingle Auditorium. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, … Continue reading →

Flower City Arts Center is hosting an Opening Reception for From the Seeds of Cucumber Alley: Celebrating 40 Years of Photography, on display through December 21. Founded in 1977 by Anne Beach as Cucumber Alley School of Printing, our Photography … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Atomic Blonde (David Leitch, Germany / Sweden / U.S. 2017, 115 min.) "An undercover Mi6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing … Continue reading →

The Dryden will screen Ocean (Charles Atlas, Merce Cunningham, U.S. 2010, 100 min., digital) with Charles Atlas in person. With Ocean, pioneering film and video artist Charles Atlas captures the breathtaking 2008 performances of Merce Cunningham's seminal dance work of … Continue reading →