At the Rochester Documentary Filmmakers January Members Meeting is a screening of The Story of the A. C. Gilbert Company (Thomas B. Barker, 2013, 30 min.) Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the introduction of the Erector Set. This is the … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Trumbo (Jay Roach, U.S. 2015, 124 min.) "In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs."
Join us January 21, 2016 at Barnes and Noble in Pittsford at 7:30 for the opening of a year of celebrating this momentous occasion. We begin the evening with a 1952 Kodak Informational Film entitled 'Quality in Photographic Lenses' transferred … Continue reading
The MuCCC will host a performance of The Amen Corner, a play by James Baldwin. James Baldwin was an American author, whose literary work spanned multiple genres, including plays, novels, short stories and non-fiction. Baldwin's essays as collected in Notes … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Child of Resistance (Haile Gerima, U.S. 1972, 36 min., 16mm), and Bush Mama (Haile Gerima, U.S. 1975, 96 min., 16mm). Inspired by a dream Haile Gerima had after seeing Angela Davis handcuffed on television, Child of … Continue reading
Heading back out to Mendon to hopefully prove once again that I know more than powerchords. Special guests include "Handsome Dick" Richard Storms and other talented scoundrels. It's Free and always a great time out there. Amazing vittles as well … Continue reading
Join us for the South Wedge Planning Committee's annual meeting, reception and community conversation. Sign up for membership and learn about new perks. What do you like about the South Wedge and SWPC? What do you want to see change … Continue reading
The Flying Squirrel will screen Jane: An Abortion Service (Kate Kirtz, Nell Lundy, U.S. 1995, 60 min.) This fascinating political look at a little-known chapter in women's history tells the story of "Jane", the Chicago-based women's health group who performed … Continue reading
The UofR Cinema Group will screen Black Mass (Scott Cooper, U.S. / U.K. 2015, 122 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium. "The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history … Continue reading
"Then there's a quartet like Rochester's Cold Sweat, a straight-up, straight-ahead blues band. Sure, there are detours into Latin rhythms and rockabilly jump, but this is a heavy, rockin' blues quartet, pure and simple. Obviously influenced by heavy blues cats … Continue reading
He was one of the great twentieth century American playwrights, and Tennessee Williams' private persona is shown to have been just as fascinating as his plays in this delightful, moving, and incisive ninety minute drama. The play is structured as … Continue reading