East Main Arts & Market Alternatives Open House
2015-06-17 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | School of the Arts, 45 Prince St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Facebook, 2015-Jun-8]

Garden Vibes 2015, Hey Mavis
2015-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Americana style of Rochester Jazz Festival favorite Hey Mavis seamlessly blends elements of jazz, bluegrass, folk, and a heaping spoonful of rock and roll—the perfect start to a much-needed summer!
[source: Eastman House calendar, 2015-Jun-8]

Rochester Black Rose Anarchist Federation Meet-and-Greet
2015-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Think "anarchist organization" is an oxymoron? Think again. Rochester Black Rose (formerly known as Rochester Red & Black) is an organization dedicated to making anarchism a force to be reckoned with in our city. Maybe you've been to our events, or seen our work in social movements. Maybe you've seen our flags or banners fluttering over a rally. If you've ever wondered who we are, or why someone would join an anarchist organization, this is your opportunity to learn more.
[source: Rochester Black Rose e-mail, 2015-Jun-13]

A History of the Hamburger: American Fast Food
2015-06-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St., Pittsford, New York, 14534, United States
At 7 p.m. in the Fisher Meeting Room of the Pittsford Community Library, Don Hall will discuss A History of the Hamburger: American Fast Food. [source: Monroe County Library website, 2015-Jun-8]

Woman in Gold screening (2015-Jun-17 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-06-17 19:00 - 20:48 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema is screening Woman in Gold (Simon Curtis, U.S. / U.K. 2015, 108 min.) "Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-Jun-10]

Battleground screening
2015-06-17 20:30 - 22:28 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Battleground (William A. Wellman, U.S. 1949, 118 min., 35mm).
Returning to the territory he charted with The Story of G.I. Joe, Wellman crafts another deeply humanistic, documentary-like portrayal of American soldiers during the Second World War as vulnerable humans, and not heroic killing machines. Restrained almost to the point of neorealism, Battleground again follows a single company (327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division) as they simply try to survive the notorious Battle of the Bulge. "And William Wellman . . . has done a tremendous job of making all the action—and reaction—plausible. In settings of striking realism, he has got the 'look' of that wintry battleground. And the split-second timing of his actors has made them utterly true to the life of 'Joe.' Among his masculine performers (there is only one girl, Denise Darcel, in a small role), it is difficult to make a selection of those who merit special praise. James Whitmore is magnificently shaggy and laconic as a veteran 'top kick,' and Douglas Fowley does a dandy job of playing a constant griper with a set of loose store-teeth. Van Johnson is honestly appealing as a wise-cracking, scrounging rifleman, and John Hodiak and George Murphy are solid as older and quieter men." — New York Times, 1949
[source: Dryden website, 2015-Jun-8]

5 Flights Up screening (2015-Jun-17 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2015-06-17 20:55 - 22:27 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen 5 Flights Up (Richard Loncraine, U.S. 2014, 92 min.) "A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-Jun-10]

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Drippers, Hot Mayonnaise
2015-06-17 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2015-Jun-8]

Free Grants Seminar
2015-06-18 16:30 - 18:00 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
If you are a non-profit, registered charity, church, municipality, library or individual artist then you are eligible for a grant through the Decentralization program of the New York State Council on the Arts. These grants are programmatically based for funds for the 2016 calendar year for arts, culture and heritage based projects. All Monroe County applicants interested must attend one seminar. If you do not, you may be ineligible to apply for funding.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Jun-17]

Woman in Gold screening (2015-Jun-18 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-06-18 19:00 - 20:48 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Making of an Emulsion Maker lecture by Nick Brandreth
2015-06-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Barnes and Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave., Pittsford, New York, 14618, United States
Photographic craftsman and photo historian at George Eastman House, Nick Brandreth, will share his experiences from the darkroom to the field to give us a view of modern-day amateur emulsion maker. He will discuss how he got into emulsion making, why he enjoys it, how to use it and share some of his images.
[source: The Photographic Historical Society e-mail, 2015-Jun-15]

Angst vor der Angst (Fear of Fear) screening
2015-06-18 20:00 - 21:28 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Angst vor der Angst (Fear of Fear, R. W. Fassbinder, West Germany 1975, 88 min., 35mm, German w/subtitles).
Margot's (Margit Carstensen) and Kurt's (Ulrich Faulhaber) marriage happens smoothly and without much ado but also without great emotion—an inconspicuous relationship of the type one tends to call harmonic. Margot and Kurt live in Kurt's mother's (Brigitte Mira) house, where his sister (Irm Hermann) and her husband (Armin Meier) live as well. This is a source of friction, sometimes even open conflicts, especially when the mother forcefully intrudes into Margot's life. Since funds will be limited until Kurt finishes evening classes, these conditions are accepted, even by Margot: One must try to fit in and one must learn to subordinate oneself if circumstance so demands, even for the sake of losing your mind. A claustrophobic, intense psychological study of a housewife that breaks under pressure and slowly drifts into insanity.
[source: Dryden website, 2015-Jun-15]

5 Flights Up screening (2015-Jun-18 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2015-06-18 20:55 - 22:27 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Audrey Q EP Release show
2015-06-18 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2015-Jun-15]

Architecture for Lunch: St. Paul Street Garment District
2015-06-19 12:10 - 12:30 | H. H. Warner Building, 82 St. Paul St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Meet Cynthia Howk at 12:10 p.m. at the H. H. Warner Building (82 St. Paul St.) for an Architecture for Lunch tour of the St. Paul Street Garment District. [source: Landmark Society website, 2015-Jun-15]

Get a Grip fundraiser
2015-06-19 18:00 - 22:00 | The Yards, 50-52 Public Market, Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
"The annual grip tape art show to raise money for the Roc City Skatepark." [source: Facebook, 2015-Jun-15]

Ghost Light performance
2015-06-19 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Community theater director Max Campbell lives in the same building where he staged his great work. Yet when a politician threatens to tear it down in the name of jobs, he must confront the waves of change coming to him — along with the theater's resident ghost, an actress with a personal connection.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Jun-15]

All the Ships at Sea screening
2015-06-19 20:00 - 21:04 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen All the Ships at Sea (Dan Sallitt, U.S. 2004, 64 min., digital).
In the wake of a traumatic expulsion from a mysterious cult, Virginia (Edith Meeks) passes the days at a lakeside retreat in Northern Pennsylvania with her sister Evelyn (Strawn Bovee). "This project was inspired by the wish to work again with Strawn Bovee and Edith Meeks, and by the thought that the two seemed as if they could be sisters: though Strawn is a California girl born and bred, both actors suggest a New England composure and reserve. Writing for actors one knows is a great advantage when making a low-budget film that would not otherwise be assured of proper casting. The differences between Strawn and Edith also shaped the plot: Strawn has a marvelously lucid face that points like an arrow to the object of her thoughts; whereas Edith is infinitely complex and swallowed up, impossible ever to fathom fully. The film starts with these parameters and then gradually reverses them, so that the readable character increases her mystery and vice versa. The theme of religion was on my mind at the time: to a large extent the religious conflict of the film is really a political conflict, with Strawn representing the pragmatism required of those who actually run the world, and Edith the idealism that provides the motive force for change." — Dan Sallitt
[source: Dryden website, 2015-Jun-15]

Fletcher Steele: A Pioneer of Landscape Architecture lecture by JoAnn Beck
2015-06-20 13:00 - 14:00 | University of Rochester Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 1305 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
JoAnn Beck, Landscape Architect Presents a fascinating lecture on the works of the nationally famous landscape architect whose work bridged Beaux Arts formalism and modern landscape design.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Jun-15]

Another Broken Machine: an Evening of Short Plays by Louie Podlaski, Vol. II
2015-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
John W. Borek presents Another Broken Machine: an Evening of Short Plays by Louie Podlaski, Vol. II at the MuCCC.
Hollywood is burning when a film crew prepares an $80, 000, 000. prequel to a cinema classic. A popular Florida drag queen interrogated by the police as prime suspect in a murder drives the men in blue nuts, A former dancer tragically paralyzed reflects on her life before and after the devastating accident, Highly competitive newspaper men in 1947 NYC struggle to meet deadlines and ruin each other's reputation for the elusive headline, A widow bartender at a karaoke bar pours drinks, tells raunchy jokes and discovers the value of life, love and family.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Jun-15]

Men in War screening
2015-06-20 20:00 - 21:42 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Men in War (Anthony Mann, U.S. 1957, 102 min., 35mm).
"The cycle of Westerns Anthony Mann made with Jimmy Stewart in the first half of the 50s seemed to push the director's fascination with the abstract cinema of gesture and posture to the limit. And yet, from the remarkable opening crane shot following a puff of smoke as it drifts up from a vehicle fire, Men in War carries Mann's visual precision and dramatic abstraction further than ever before, right to the boundary between entertainment and art cinema. (Someone should pair Men in War with Antonioni's Il Grido, made the same year, to observe the American and European cinemas meeting in no man's land.) For years I've been trying to convince people that All the Ships at Sea is basically a reworking of the dramatic dilemma of Men in War, with Robert Ryan's humane officer increasingly tormented that Aldo Ray's brutal loose-cannon sergeant is manifestly better equipped for survival. Substitute older sister Evelyn in Ships for Ryan, traditional Catholicism for by-the-book military practice, and the serenity of faith for survival in the jungle—get it? Don't worry, no one else does either." — Dan Sallitt
[source: Dryden website, 2015-Jun-15]

Cat DeLaus
2015-06-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Boulder Coffee calendar, 2015-Jun-15]

Universal Appeal improv
2015-06-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Never has there been a more challenging environment for human exploration than outer space. Improv offers similar thrills and risks. Improvisers Abby Devuyst and Dan Hart take an audience-centric approach and revolve around you. Their mission? To experiment with bold new characters, scenes, and situations based on your suggestions; to perform theater created just for you. In space, no one can hear you scream, but Universal Appeal will make you laugh!
[source: Writers and Books website, 2015-Jun-15]

CANCELED: Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix (2015-Jun-21 @ 2 p.m.)
2015-06-21 14:00 - 15:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Johnny Peers, the maestro of Muttville Comix, has suffered a health emergency. Unfortunately, we are forced to cancel the Muttville shows we were so looking forward to. He promises to return and we will notify all of you when he does.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Jun-22]

Westward the Women screening
2015-06-21 14:00 - 15:58 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Westward the Women (William A. Wellman, U.S. 1951, 118 min., 35mm)
"Thinking about how women made their way into the center of westerns in the Fifties (Joan Crawford in Johnny Guitar, Barbara Stanwyck in Forty Guns), it's strange how seldom Wellman's remarkable portrayal of a female group is mentioned in lists of the finest 1950s westerns, the greatest decade for that form. Both The Ox-Bow Incident and Yellow Sky might have bigger reputations and yet, poignantly, Westward the Women is a strong candidate for Wellman's finest western. A female trek, even though it is led by Robert Taylor, more or less reenacts the story of Red River. The narrative is less deep than Hawks's masterpiece, and in some sense it is harsher, more realistic about the difficulties and facts of loss. Another great contemporary film, Ford's Wagon Master, is somehow romantic by comparison. Wellman was a tough guy who could create an amazing combination of tenderness and cruelty." — Peter von Bagh
[source: Dryden website, 2015-Jun-15]

CANCELED: Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix (2015-Jun-21 @ 4 p.m.)
2015-06-21 16:00 - 17:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Muuy Biien, Wilxy and Crump, Dead Ghoti
2015-06-21 22:00 - 2015-06-22 00:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

On Beauty, My Country, Love Land screening
2015-06-22 18:00 - 20:16 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen the short documentary On Beauty (Joanna Rudnick, U.S. / Kenya 2013, 32 min.), the short animation My Country (Jelena Sinik (co-director) Ralph Stevenson (co-director), Austria 2014, 3 min.), and the feature-length drama Love Land (Joshua Tate, U.S. 2014, 101 min.) along with a discussion; in conjunction with The Center for Disability Rights of Rochester. [source: Cinema e-mail, 2015-Jun-17]

CANCELED: Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix (2015-Jun-22 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-06-22 19:00 - 20:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

CANCELED: Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix (2015-Jun-23 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-06-23 19:00 - 20:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
