In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a Minimum Wage Debate. Todd Clausen will moderate Gregy Biryla, Mike Clarq, Sky Snead, and Colin O'Malley. (Pardon the biased quote:) "The Central Library of Rochester and … Continue reading
It's February and the days are getting longer, the fish and greens are happy, and we're holding our first Annual Meeting! Join us on February 25 at the M.K. Gandhi Institute where we'll elect a Board of Directors, discuss plans … Continue reading
The Flying Squirrel will screen Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (Shola Lynch, U.S. 2004, 76 min.) Pioneering politician Shirley Chisholm is the subject of this lauded documentary. The nation's first African-American congresswoman, the passionate Chisholm launches a campaign for the … Continue reading
The MuCCC will host a performance of We Rise by Robert Ricks. From the Motherland to Modern day America, through dance, song and Monologue our inner city youth tell the African American story of how out of the Huts of … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Sankofa (Haile Gerima, U.S. / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Germany 1993, 125 min., 35mm). Haile Gerima's American masterpiece has had a transformative impact on audiences. The film follows Mona, an African American model on a … Continue reading
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985. The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991. In the early 1990s Margo Timmins … Continue reading
In the Project Gallery at George Eastman Museum is an Artist's Talk conversation with Lisa Hostetler, and Lorna Bieber on her work, Fabrications, on display.
The annual production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues is hosted by College Feminists. Tickets can be purchased at the Common Market and at the door.
The MuCCC will host a performance by Akwaaba, The Heritage Associates. Akwaaba, The Heritage Associates presents a play chronicles the life and struggles of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. In the 1960's Hamer's efforts were key in getting voting … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Songs from the North (Soon-Mi Yoo, Portugal/South Korea/U.S. 2014, 72 min., DCP). Songs from the North is an essay film which offers a unique look at the enigma of North Korea, a country typically seen through … Continue reading
Just in case you aren't familiar with Béla Fleck, there are some who say he's the premier banjo player in the world. Others claim that Béla has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable … Continue reading